Patents by Inventor AKANE KONDO

AKANE KONDO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240061495
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (20) according to an embodiment includes a setting unit (230) that, based on basic trigger region information defining a basic trigger region which is to be a trigger of an occurrence of an event in an application that presents predetermined content to a user based on position information regarding the user within a real space, determines an extended trigger region having a predetermined positional relationship with the basic trigger region, and sets information defining the determined extended trigger region onto a storage unit (220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, TOMOYA NARITA
  • Patent number: 11908090
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately displaying an object in a virtual space. Included is a setting unit that sets an initial position at which an object is initially displayed on a display unit on the basis of presentation position information regarding a presentation position to be presented in a virtual three-dimensional space of the object superimposed and displayed on a real world, size information regarding a size of the object, and field of view area information regarding a field of view area of the display unit that displays the object, in which the setting unit sets the initial position on a deeper side in a depth direction than a position represented by the presentation position information in a coordinate system based on the real world. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing device that provides augmented reality (AR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane Kondo, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20230397867
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program enabling to present more appropriate feedback. An arousal state determination unit determines which state among hyperarousal, optimal arousal, and hypoarousal an arousal state of a user is in, and a feedback information generation unit generates feedback information for the user on the basis of the determined arousal state. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi TERAGUCHI, Osamu SHIGETA, Akane KONDO
  • Patent number: 11835727
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a physical information acquisition unit, a gesture information acquisition unit, a determination condition setting unit, and a control unit. The physical information acquisition unit acquires physical information of a user wearing a head-mounted casing. The gesture information acquisition unit acquires gesture information regarding a gesture of the user. The determination condition setting unit sets, on the basis of the physical information, a determination condition for determining a trigger gesture that is a trigger for an operation input by the gesture of the user. The control unit determines, on the basis of the gesture information and the determination condition, whether or not the trigger gesture is performed and controls, on the basis of a result of the determination, an output corresponding to the trigger gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane Kondo, Tomoya Narita, Ryo Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20220317462
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a physical information acquisition unit, a gesture information acquisition unit, a determination condition setting unit, and a control unit. The physical information acquisition unit acquires physical information of a user wearing a head-mounted casing. The gesture information acquisition unit acquires gesture information regarding a gesture of the user. The determination condition setting unit sets, on the basis of the physical information, a determination condition for determining a trigger gesture that is a trigger for an operation input by the gesture of the user. The control unit determines, on the basis of the gesture information and the determination condition, whether or not the trigger gesture is performed and controls, on the basis of a result of the determination, an output corresponding to the trigger gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, TOMOYA NARITA, RYO FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220301035
    Abstract: To enable control of a user's action in a manner more suitable for the personality of the user. A method for controlling an action of a user is set on the basis of the power of the user. For example, the magnitude of the power of the user is determined on the basis of at least one of the status or assets of the user, and the method is set on the basis of the determined magnitude of the power. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, an information processing method, or a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yousuke KAWANA, Akane KONDO, Itaru SHIMIZU, Tetsuo SAKAMOTO, Keitaro MACHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220270330
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately displaying an object in a virtual space. Included is a setting unit that sets an initial position at which an object is initially displayed on a display unit on the basis of presentation position information regarding a presentation position to be presented in a virtual three-dimensional space of the object superimposed and displayed on a real world, size information regarding a size of the object, and field of view area information regarding a field of view area of the display unit that displays the object, in which the setting unit sets the initial position on a deeper side in a depth direction than a position represented by the presentation position information in a coordinate system based on the real world. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing device that provides augmented reality (AR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane KONDO, Tomoya NARITA
  • Patent number: 11156844
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a setting unit and a display control unit. The setting unit sets a limitation region in which entry is limited. The display control unit controls display of a blocking object that is a virtual object that blocks entry into the limitation region on the basis of a display area in which the virtual object is capable of being displayed. With this configuration, the blocking object can be appropriately displayed, and natural virtual experience can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane Kondo, Tomoya Narita, Ryo Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 11036351
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling presentation of information to a user in a more easy-to-understand manner according to the situation. A control section controls an output associated with a position of an object which is disposed in a three-dimensional space, on the basis of user action information indicating a user's action and a position relationship between a display region of a display device and the object. The present technique is applicable to an AR-use display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Akane Kondo, Kei Nitta
  • Publication number: 20200348749
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving usability. [Solution] An information processing apparatus that includes an input method determination unit configured to determine an operation input method related to a virtual object that is arranged in a real space, on the basis of arrangement information on the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE KONDO, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200341284
    Abstract: [Problem] To make it possible to guide the line of sight of a user in a more preferable manner. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires first information regarding guidance of a line of sight of a user; and a control unit that controls second information to be presented to the user so as to guide the line of sight of the user, wherein the control unit controls, based on the first information, the second information so as to be localized in a route having a lower following load on the user with regard to the second information out of a first route and a second route connecting a start position and an end position regarding the guidance of the line of sight in accordance with a second coordinate that is independent of a first coordinate associated with an output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: MIWA ICHIKAWA, TAKESHI OGITA, AKANE KONDO, TAKAYOSHI SHIMIZU, TAKURO NODA, RIE KAMIKUBO, RYO FUKAZAWA, TOMOYA NARITA
  • Publication number: 20200319472
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a setting unit and a display control unit. The setting unit sets a limitation region in which entry is limited. The display control unit controls display of a blocking object that is a virtual object that blocks entry into the limitation region on the basis of a display area in which the virtual object is capable of being displayed. With this configuration, the blocking object can be appropriately displayed, and natural virtual experience can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane KONDO, Tomoya NARITA, Ryo FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200297016
    Abstract: Provided is a sweetener composition having an excellent sweetness quality. The sweetener composition of the present invention comprises rebaudioside A and mogroside V at a mass ratio of 95:5 to 99:1, and can improve the sweetness quality of stevia extract to make it close to the sweetness quality of sugar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Koji YOSHINAKA, Akane KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200210051
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling presentation of information to a user in a more easy-to-understand manner according to the situation. A control section controls an output associated with a position of an object which is disposed in a three-dimensional space, on the basis of user action information indicating a user's action and a position relationship between a display region of a display device and the object. The present technique is applicable to an AR-use display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE KONDO, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200202161
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program are provided. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a first virtual object having a visual salience corresponding to color information of a real space, and having substantially a same shape as a real object existing in the real space, in the real space so as to be viewed at substantially a same position as the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA, TAKURO NODA, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200159318
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program are provided. [Solution] The information processing device includes: a conspicuous region specification unit configured to specify a conspicuous region that can relatively easily attract visual attention of a user in a field of vision of the user; and a display control unit configured to perform display control to dispose a virtual object in the conspicuous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA