Patents by Inventor Akira Tange

Akira Tange 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: 20190150586
    Abstract: A nail production system according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first correction section and a first conversion section. The first correction section corrects shape data of an existing nail tip or an existing nail sticker on the basis of measurement data of a nail, to thereby generate shape data of an original nail tip or an original nail sticker. The first conversion section converts the shape data of the original nail tip or the original nail sticker that is generated by the first correction section into print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Fumiko SHIGA, Tomomasa WATANABE, Naoko ISHIDUKA, Soichi FUKASAWA, Yue OUYANG, Sachiko TAKAHASHI, Nobuyuki UCHIYAMA, Akira TANGE
  • Publication number: 20190138859
    Abstract: There is provided a display control system including a plurality of display units, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, a predictor configured to predict an action of the subject according to a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a guide image generator configured to generate a guide image that guides the subject according to a prediction result from the predictor, and a display controller configured to, on the basis of the prediction result from the predictor, select a display unit capable of displaying an image at a position corresponding to the subject from the plurality of display units, and to control the selected display unit to display the guide image at the position corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kohei Asada, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma
  • Patent number: 10282619
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to detect an object from which an individual is identifiable from captured image data, store information from which the object is restorable in memory and transmit image data generated by omitting the information regarding the object to a server. The information processing apparatus also detects the existence of a wireless terminal and controls deletion of the information regarding the object based on a privacy level associated with the wireless terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masakazu Yajima, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190132700
    Abstract: A server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network, including: a network interface that communicates with the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone a memory that stores a predetermined distance data; and circuitry that receives first and second GPS signals, first and second user information, and first and second restriction information from the first and second mobile phones respectively calculates a distance between the first and second mobile phones; compares the distance with the predetermined distance; changes an information sharing state between the first and second mobile phones from a first state to a second state based on the comparison result; and restricts the chance of the information sharing state based on the first restriction information and the second user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito Yokoyama, Akira TANGE, Masako KADOBAYASHI, Kyohei TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20190126706
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a suspension coil spring includes forming first shot peening indentations on a surface of a wire by projecting first shots toward the wire and forming a compressive residual stress portion to which a compressive residual stress is imparted from the surface of the wire to a first depth, and projecting ball shots as second shots toward a lower end turn portion by an ultrasonic apparatus. A size of each ball shot is larger than a size of each first shot. The method includes forming second shot peening indentations on a surface of the lower end turn portion, and a deep residual stress portion in the lower end turn portion, a compressive residual stress of the deep residual stress portion imparted from the surface of the wire to a second depth that is deeper than the first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira TANGE, Hideki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190114136
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a display control unit for causing a display to display an image corresponding to a specified place, a sound-collection-signal input unit for inputting a sound collection signal of a sound collection unit that collects a user sound produced with microphones surrounding the user, an acoustic-signal processing unit for performing a first acoustic-signal process for reproducing a sound field where the user sound is sensed as if the sound were echoing in the place on the signal input by the sound-collection-signal input unit, based on a first transfer function measured in the place to indicate how a sound emitted on a closed surface inside the place echoes in the place and then is transferred to the closed-surface side, and a sound-emission control unit for causing a sound based on the processed signal to be emitted from speakers surrounding the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Yoichiro Sako, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Akira Tange, Yuki Koga
  • Patent number: 10235805
    Abstract: There is provided a client terminal including a determination unit that determines, based on position information associated with a particular object, whether the particular object is included in an angle of view visually recognized by a user, and a guidance unit that guides the user when the determination unit determines that the particular object is not included in the angle of view visually recognized by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Mitsuru Takehara
  • Patent number: 10228895
    Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or face of a user includes a display unit which displays an image; an information maintaining unit which maintains user information of the user; a region specifying unit which specifies an attention region from a field of vision of the user based on the user information; an image processing unit which performs image processing with respect to the attention region; and a display control unit which displays the attention region after being subjected to the image processing on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Miyajima, Yoichiro Sako, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10225525
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a storage medium, and a control method which are capable of assisting more comfortable and safer living by providing information based on real-time images collected from a plurality of imaging devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a search unit configured to search for an imaging device around a specific information processing device; a providing unit configured to provide information related to the searched imaging device and an angle of view of the imaging device to a user; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image imaged by an imaging device selected by the user. The providing unit provides the image acquired by the acquiring unit to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange
  • Publication number: 20190065049
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising circuitry configured to obtain information of an input speed of a gesture input of at least one user from a sensor configured to detect a hand of the user, estimate an attribute of the user based on the input speed, control a display apparatus to display a layout image for the gesture input based on the estimated attribute of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, KAZUHIRO WATANABE, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUNORI HAYASHI, YASUNORI KAMADA, TAKAYASU KON, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, TOMOYA ONUMA, YUKI KOGA
  • Patent number: 10204293
    Abstract: There is provided a display control system including a plurality of display units, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, a predictor configured to predict an action of the subject according to a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a guide image generator configured to generate a guide image that guides the subject according to a prediction result from the predictor, and a display controller configured to, on the basis of the prediction result from the predictor, select a display unit capable of displaying an image at a position corresponding to the subject from the plurality of display units, and to control the selected display unit to display the guide image at the position corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kohei Asada, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma
  • Publication number: 20190032191
    Abstract: A hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method can be provided, which can save the time and energy necessary for carburization, thus requiring no dedicated carburizing furnace or the like for carburization, and further can make the interior space of a steel tube a rust-prevention atmosphere. A hollow stabilizer for a vehicle includes a steel tube sealed at one end and another end thereof and a carburizing gas sealed in the interior space of the steel tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Morimichi KAI, Akira TANGE
  • Publication number: 20190030980
    Abstract: A terminal sealed portion is formed on an end portion of a hollow rod made of steel. An enclosed space is formed on an inner side of the hollow rod. At an end of the enclosed space, a terminal gap is formed. A volatile powdered rust inhibitor is supplied in the enclosed space. As the volatile powdered rust inhibitor is vaporized, the enclosed space is turned into a rust-inhibiting atmosphere. As the vaporized component of the volatile powdered rust inhibitor is adsorbed to an inner surface of the enclosed space, an inner surface rust-inhibiting film is formed. The vaporized component also enters inside the terminal gap, and forms a terminal rust-inhibiting film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira TANGE, Masato SUGAWARA, Yutaka WAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190032190
    Abstract: A hollow stabilizer production method of a hollow stabilizer used for a vehicle includes attaching a first mounting member and a second mounting member respectively to one end and another end of a formed steel tube and heating the steel tube. The method includes feeding a carburizing gas into the interior space of the heated steel tube through the first mounting member, and collecting the air and/or the surplus carburizing gas from the interior space through the second mounting member to thereby carburize the steel tube inner surface. The method includes rapidly cooling the heated steel tube to thereby quench the steel tube continuously from the carburization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Morimichi KAI, Akira TANGE
  • Patent number: 10194270
    Abstract: A server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network, including: a network interface that communicates with the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone; a memory that stores a predetermined distance data; and circuitry that receives first and second GPS signals, first and second user information, and first and second restriction information from the first and second mobile phones respectively; calculates a distance between the first and second mobile phones; compares the distance with the predetermined distance; changes an information sharing state between the first and second mobile phones from a first state to a second state based on the comparison result; and restricts the change of the information sharing state based on the first restriction information and the second user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito Yokoyama, Akira Tange, Masako Kadobayashi, Kyohei Takano
  • Patent number: 10175931
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a display control unit for causing a display to display an image corresponding to a specified place, a sound-collection-signal input unit for inputting a sound collection signal of a sound collection unit that collects a user sound produced with microphones surrounding the user, an acoustic-signal processing unit for performing a first acoustic-signal process for reproducing a sound field where the user sound is sensed as if the sound were echoing in the place on the signal input by the sound-collection-signal input unit, based on a first transfer function measured in the place to indicate how a sound emitted on a closed surface inside the place echoes in the place and then is transferred to the closed-surface side, and a sound-emission control unit for causing a sound based on the processed signal to be emitted from speakers surrounding the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Yoichiro Sako, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Akira Tange, Yuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20180365456
    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment of the technology includes: a plurality of first wireless communication units each having an identifier; and a second wireless communication unit that reads out the identifier from each of the plurality of first wireless communication units combined from among the plurality of first wireless communication units. The information processing system further includes an information processing unit that executes processing based on a combination of the plurality of identifiers that are read out by the second wireless communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Fumiko SHIGA, Soichi FUKASAWA, Naoko ISHIDUKA, Akira TANGE, Tomomasa WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10133481
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising circuitry configured to obtain information of an input speed of a gesture input of at least one user from a sensor configured to detect a hand of the user, estimate an attribute of the user based on the input speed, control a display apparatus to display a layout image for the gesture input based on the estimated attribute of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kohei Asada, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Yuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20180322145
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an action history acquiring unit configured to acquire action history information on a user, the action history information being accumulated in a predetermined time frame, an attribute score calculating unit configured to calculate an attribute score of the user for one or more attributes in an attribute group, the attribute score being based on the action history information, and an object generating unit configured to generate an object on the basis of the attribute score, the object representing the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megumi KIKUCHI, Toshihiko KAWAI, Atsushi KURIBAYASHI, Akira TANGE, Shigefumi TAMURA
  • Patent number: 10091720
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including a communication unit that transmits and receives data in at least one communication mode from among a first communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a predetermined range, and a second communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a wider range than the predetermined range; and a control unit that, when data is being transmitted and received with a second wireless communication apparatus via one or a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses in the first communication mode, configures the second communication mode and conducts a control for detecting a third wireless communication apparatus that satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kohei Asada, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange