Patents by Inventor Akari Hoshi

Akari Hoshi 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).

  • Patent number: 11321764
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can propose makeup that brings parts constituting a user's face closer to an ideal arrangement. A user's face image is captured, parts of the user's face image are recognized on the basis of the face image, and a best balance face image in which the parts are optimally arranged and have optimum sizes. Makeup on the user's face image is closer to the best balance face image is set, and a recipe image displaying a process of the makeup is generated and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruhiko Kishi, Yoko Fukata, Akari Hoshi, Takahiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 10990613
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a circuitry configured to set a threshold value to define each user group based on position information and retrieve a state of each user detected based on sensing data provided from a user terminal. The circuitry is further configured to integrate the detected states for each user group defined based on the position information to generate integrated state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Gomi, Takeshi Koga, Akari Hoshi, Manabu Kii, Ryuichi Namba
  • Patent number: 10497020
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires feedback information from a first user having viewed an advertising activity of a second user, the advertising activity including displaying advertising information on an information processing apparatus possessed by the second user; and updates profile information for determining an effectiveness of the advertising activity based on the received feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Manabu Kii, Yoshiki Takeoka, Akari Hoshi, Yasuhide Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20190254408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can propose makeup that brings parts constituting a user's face closer to an ideal arrangement, and a program. A user's face image is captured, parts of the user's face image are recognized on the basis of the face image, and a best balance face image in which the parts are optimally arranged and have optimum sizes. Makeup thereby the user's face image is closer to the best balance face image is set, and a recipe image displaying a process of the makeup is generated and displayed. The present disclosure can be applied to an information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: HARUHIKO KISHI, YOKO FUKATA, AKARI HOSHI, TAKAHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10269153
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system, which are capable of presenting useful information to a user. A correlation calculation unit finds correlation between a plurality of pieces of first information input by a user and one or more pieces of second information obtained as values by measuring the user. A specific information extraction unit extracts, as specific first information, at least first information highest in correlation with the second information among the plurality of pieces of first information. A display unit performs adjustment for simultaneously displaying the specific first information and the second information. The present technology can be applied to an information processing apparatus analyzing a skin state of a user, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Gomi, Yusuke Nakamura, Natsuki Kimura, Akari Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20160275175
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a circuitry configured to set a threshold value to define each user group based on position information and retrieve a state of each user detected based on sensing data provided from a user terminal. The circuitry is further configured to integrate the detected states for each user group defined based on the position information to generate integrated state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: SHINICHIRO GOMI, TAKESHI KOGA, AKARI HOSHI, MANABU KII, RYUICHI NAMBA
  • Publication number: 20160210764
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system, which are capable of presenting useful information to a user. A correlation calculation unit finds correlation between a plurality of pieces of first information input by a user and one or more pieces of second information obtained as values by measuring the user. A specific information extraction unit extracts, as specific first information, at least first information highest in correlation with the second information among the plurality of pieces of first information. A display unit performs adjustment for simultaneously displaying the specific first information and the second information. The present technology can be applied to an information processing apparatus analyzing a skin state of a user, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: SHINICHIRO GOMI, YUSUKE NAKAMURA, NATSUKI KIMURA, AKARI HOSHI
  • Patent number: 9384494
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a user state detector configured to detect a state of each of a plurality of users based on sensing data provided from the plurality of users together with position information, a user state integration unit configured to integrate the detected state for each user group defined based on the position information to generate integrated state information, and a state display generator configured to generate information for displaying the integrated state information in association with a position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Gomi, Takeshi Koga, Akari Hoshi, Manabu Kii, Ryuichi Namba
  • Publication number: 20160140603
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires feedback information from a first user having viewed an advertising activity of a second user, the advertising activity including displaying advertising information on an information processing apparatus possessed by the second user; and updates profile information for determining an effectiveness of the advertising activity based on the received feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KAWAMURA, Manabu KII, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Akari HOSHI, Yasuhide HOSODA
  • Publication number: 20140379461
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a circuitry configured to initiate an outputting of advertisement information through a display device associated with a person, initiate a generation of an effect measurement information based on at least one of a reach metric and an effectiveness of the outputted advertisement information, and initiate an adjustment of the advertisement information based on the effect measurement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KAWAMURA, Manabu KII, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Akari HOSHI, Yasuhide HOSODA
  • Publication number: 20140191872
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a user state detector configured to detect a state of each of a plurality of users based on sensing data provided from the plurality of users together with position information, a user state integration unit configured to integrate the detected state for each user group defined based on the position information to generate integrated state information, and a state display generator configured to generate information for displaying the integrated state information in association with a position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro GOMI, Takeshi Koga, Akari Hoshi, Manabu Kii, Ryuichi Namba
  • Patent number: 8726193
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes the following elements. An accepting unit accepts selection of one of objects displayed in a window in either a cursor mode, in which a cursor is moved to select an object, or a pointer mode, in which a pointer is moved to select an object, one of the modes being selected by a user. When an instruction to switch the pointer mode to the cursor mode is given, a display control unit erases the pointer and displays the cursor such that the cursor selects an object closest to a position where the pointer was displayed just before being erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito Kondo, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Patent number: 8201097
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detector and a display controller. The detector detects a user operation performed by using a first input interface and a user operation performed by using a second input interface. When the detector detects that an operation using the second input interface has been performed while a predetermined screen is displayed on the basis of detection of an operation using the first input interface, the display controller changes the predetermined screen to a screen containing an object indicating that the object can be operated by an operation using the second input interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito Kondo, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Patent number: 8063884
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that allows a display to show a plurality of windows on a same screen is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes: a detecting means for detecting a signal sent in response to a press of a button allocated on a remote controller; a control means for outputting to an operating system a signal indicating that a first key and a second key provided on a keyboard are pressed and allowing the operating system to switch a representation on the display when the detecting means detects that a first button provided on the remote controller is pressed in accordance with a state of the representation on the display; and a measuring means for measuring a time period from the detection of a signal corresponding to the press of the first button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito Kondo, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Publication number: 20080192003
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that allows a display to show a plurality of windows on a same screen is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes: a detecting means for detecting a signal sent in response to a press of a button allocated on a remote controller; a control means for outputting to an operating system a signal indicating that a first key and a second key provided on a keyboard are pressed and allowing the operating system to switch a representation on the display when the detecting means detects that a first button provided on the remote controller is pressed in accordance with a state of the representation on the display; and a measuring means for measuring a time period from the detection of a signal corresponding to the press of the first button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohito Kondo, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Publication number: 20080189630
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detector and a display controller. The detector detects a user operation performed by using a first input interface and a user operation performed by using a second input interface. When the detector detects that an operation using the second input interface has been performed while a predetermined screen is displayed on the basis of detection of an operation using the first input interface, the display controller changes the predetermined screen to a screen containing an object indicating that the object can be operated by an operation using the second input interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito KONDO, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Publication number: 20080178124
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes the following elements. An accepting unit accepts selection of one of objects displayed in a window in either a cursor mode, in which a cursor is moved to select an object, or a pointer mode, in which a pointer is moved to select an object, one of the modes being selected by a user. When an instruction to switch the pointer mode to the cursor mode is given, a display control unit erases the pointer and displays the cursor such that the cursor selects an object closest to a position where the pointer was displayed just before being erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito Kondo, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin
  • Publication number: 20080165209
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including recording section for recording information on a feed of an RSS format, converting section where a picture contained in each feed whose information is recorded in the recording means is converted into a picture having a predetermined size on a basis of the number of vertical pixels, and display controlling section for displaying, for each feed, a title and a main text by predetermined numbers of rows, and a picture obtained through conversion by the converting means at a predetermined position, when a predetermined operation is performed in a state where a list of feed titles is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohito KONDO, Akari Hoshi, Satoshi Akagawa, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Zhezhu Jin