Patents by Inventor Akihiro Komori

Akihiro Komori 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: 8839130
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the sensor, judge, based on the signal from the sensor, a user operation different from the drag operation for one of copying and moving data related to the data icon based on the drag operation, and execute processing for one of copying and moving the data according to the user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Patent number: 8830196
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a touchpad, a hardware processor, and a storage medium coupled to the processor. The storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing apparatus to receive a proximity signal indicative of whether a user is providing input to the touchpad; receive a movement signal indicative of whether the input includes movement of an object relative to the touchpad and/or whether the input includes movement of the object from an outer area surrounding an inner area of the touchpad to the inner area of the touchpad; and select one of a pointing user input mode or a scrolling user input mode based on the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ikuo Yamano, Kunihito Sawai, Osamu Shigeta, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Sato
  • Patent number: 8812502
    Abstract: Music contents assigned to play lists are reproduced so as to correspond to user's preference. A music content database 7 has stored a plurality of music contents. A CPU 3 creates genre ranks such that music contents that have been more frequently, for example, reproduced are more highly ranked. In addition, the CPU 3 creates play lists corresponding, for example, to tempos and stores the created play lists in a play list database 8. The CPU 3 selects a play list corresponding to a moving tempo obtained from a tempo detection section 9 and selects music content categorized as a highly ranked genre in the genre ranks from those corresponding to the selected play list. The selected music content is supplied to a decoder and amplifier section 12 and then reproduced from a head phone 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano
  • Publication number: 20140225914
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires image data corresponding to an object; acquires content based on a determination of whether the image data is direct image data that is directly acquired or indirect image data that is indirectly acquired; and outputs the acquired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Akihiro Komori
  • Patent number: 8803982
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an image pickup unit photographing a subject; a movement detecting unit detecting changes in movement of a subject photographed by the image pickup unit; a data generating unit generating first timing data relating to change timing at which the movement detecting unit detected a change in the movement; a receiving unit receiving second timing data, which relates to change timing when movement of a subject photographed by another apparatus was detected, from the other apparatus during photographing by the image pickup unit; and a determining unit determining, based on the first timing data generated by the data generating unit and the second timing data received by the receiving unit, whether the subject photographed by the image pickup unit and the subject photographed by the other apparatus are the same or a similar subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Osamu Shigeta, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Sato, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Takuro Noda
  • Publication number: 20140218326
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit content and a point of interest indicator to a second device. The content and the point of interest indicator are selected by a user of the first device using a single action. The point of interest indicator identifies a portion of the content to be highlighted by the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Komori, Tomoaki Takemura, Shinya Masunaga, Nobuhiro Ozu
  • Patent number: 8791962
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a display section configured to display a first object in a virtual three-dimensional space having a depth direction of a display screen, an operation section configured to acquire an operation for moving the first object in at least the depth direction, and a controller configured to move the first object on the display screen in accordance with the acquired operation, to execute, when a region of the first object overlaps a first overlap determination region, a first process to one or both of the first and second objects, and to execute, when the region of the first object overlaps a second overlap determination region, a second process to one or both of the first and second objects. The first overlap determination region may be a region obtained by extending the second overlap determination region in at least the depth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuro Noda, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Satoh, Osamu Shigeta, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140149872
    Abstract: A communication connection apparatus may include a display unit to display an image of a device selected as a communication target with which to establish a communication connection. The apparatus may further include a processing unit to update a progress informing image for informing progress of a communication connection synthesized with the selected device image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro Komori
  • Publication number: 20140132631
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is A head mounted display including: (A) an eyeglasses frame-like frame to be mounted to an observer's head; (B) an image display device; (C) an image sensing device mounted to the frame; and (D) a correction section, wherein the image display device includes (B-1) an image generating device, and (B-2) see-through type light guide section which is mounted to the image generating device, on which beams emitted from the image generating device are incident, through which the beams are guided, and from which the beams are emitted toward an observer's pupil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Komori, Hiroshi Mukawa
  • Publication number: 20140099073
    Abstract: There is provided a content editing apparatus, content editing method and program capable of easily and rapidly extracting sections corresponding to a reproducing operation of content data. The content editing apparatus includes an operation input processing unit 104 into which a reproduction operating command of content data is input by a user and a record controlling unit 108 for recording operation data corresponding to the reproduction operating command input into the operation input processing unit along with a reproduction position of the content data in a recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsushi Nashida, Akihiro Komori, Takeo Kishida
  • Patent number: 8577200
    Abstract: There is provided a content editing apparatus, content editing method and program capable of easily and rapidly extracting sections corresponding to a reproducing operation of content data. The content editing apparatus includes an operation input processing unit 104 into which a reproduction operating command of content data is input by a user and a record controlling unit 108 for recording operation data corresponding to the reproduction operating command input into the operation input processing unit along with a reproduction position of the content data in a recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsushi Nashida, Akihiro Komori, Takeo Kishida
  • Publication number: 20120304268
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit for communicating with another information processing apparatus and a determination unit for determining whether or not to authenticate the other information processing apparatus on the basis of an operation pattern reported to a user and an analysis result of the user's operation corresponding to the operation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro KOMORI, Qihong WANG, Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120300086
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an image pickup unit photographing a subject; a movement detecting unit detecting changes in movement of a subject photographed by the image pickup unit; a data generating unit generating first timing data relating to change timing at which the movement detecting unit detected a change in the movement; a receiving unit receiving second timing data, which relates to change timing when movement of a subject photographed by another apparatus was detected, from the other apparatus during photographing by the image pickup unit; and a determining unit determining, based on the first timing data generated by the data generating unit and the second timing data received by the receiving unit, whether the subject photographed by the image pickup unit and the subject photographed by the other apparatus are the same or a similar subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Ken MIYASHITA, Osamu SHIGETA, Akihiro KOMORI, Nariaki SATO, Kazuyuki YAMATOMO, Takuro NODA
  • Publication number: 20120297343
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon and an access authority editing icon for editing an access authority of data related to the data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a user operation with respect to the access authority editing icon based on the signal from the sensor, and change a state of the access authority of the data related to the data icon according to the user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Qihong WANG, Akihiro KOMORI
  • Publication number: 20120297328
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit is configured to detect a user operation and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on a screen of a display unit, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the input unit, and cause an icon to be displayed on the screen according to the drag operation, the icon indicating a state of an access authority of data related to the data icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Publication number: 20120297329
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the sensor, judge, based on the signal from the sensor, a user operation different from the drag operation for one of copying and moving data related to the data icon based on the drag operation, and execute processing for one of copying and moving the data according to the user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Publication number: 20120291093
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device including a determination unit for determining whether authentication information presented to a user of another communication device is consistent with comparison information transmitted from the other communication device capable of obtaining and transmitting the authentication information, and an authentication unit, when it is determined that the authentication information is consistent with the comparison information, for authenticating the other communication device as an opposite communication party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori, Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120281018
    Abstract: There is provided an portable electronic device including a touch sensor which acquires operation information input by an operation subject based on an operation performed by an operator on an operation surface, a control section which generates a picture image on which the operation subject is reflected, based on the operation information, and an image generation section which generates an image in which the picture image is superimposed on an original image. According to such a configuration, a user can perform an input with a natural operation while visually recognizing the picture image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Akihiro Komori, Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Nariaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20120242576
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a touchpad, a hardware processor, and a storage medium coupled to the processor. The storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing apparatus to receive a proximity signal indicative of whether a user is providing input to the touchpad; receive a movement signal indicative of whether the input includes movement of an object relative to the touchpad and/or whether the input includes movement of the object from an outer area surrounding an inner area of the touchpad to the inner area of the touchpad; and select one of a pointing user input mode or a scrolling user input mode based on the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUNUMA, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ikuo Yamano, Kunihito Sawai, Osamu Shigeta, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20120089932
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that comprises a first detection unit configured to detect a first user operation on a first object and a first display unit configured to generate signals to display the first object in a first display state. The apparatus further comprises a second display unit configured to generate signals to change the display state of the first object from the first display state to a second display state. The apparatus further comprises a third display unit configured to generate signals to change the display state of the first object from the second display state to the first display state in response to the detection of the second user operation on the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, Yoshihito Ohki, Akihiro Komori, Reiko Miyazaki