Patents by Inventor Atsushi Fuse
Atsushi Fuse 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).
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Patent number: 11953665Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first reflection optical system and a second reflection optical system having mutually different optical axes, each of the first and second reflection optical systems includes a plurality of reflecting surfaces, a first imaging portion configured to receive an imaging light reflected by the first reflection optical system, a second imaging portion configured to receive an imaging light reflected by the second reflection optical system, a first member, a second member, and a frame. A part of the plurality of reflecting surfaces of the first reflection optical system are reflecting surfaces provided on the frame. Among the plurality of reflecting surfaces of the first reflection optical system, a final-stage reflecting surface configured to reflect the imaging light toward the first imaging portion is a first reflecting surface formed on a surface of the first member.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Fuse, Chiaki Inoue, Ichiro Kanazashi, Atsushi Takata, Kazuhiro Kochi, Kouga Okada
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Patent number: 11712630Abstract: A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Charles Wayne Denison, II, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Akihiko Kusumoto, Nobukazu Koyama, Atsushi Fuse
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Publication number: 20220305383Abstract: A game image display unit displays a game image. A system image display unit superimposes, onto the game image, and displays a system image according to an operation by a user. A selection area display unit displays an area for selection of participating, as a spectator, in a session for a multiplayer game.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Atsushi FUSE, Steven Trombetta
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Patent number: 11457277Abstract: A system and method for making context-based action suggestions is provided. Data regarding one or more activities may be stored in memory. Such activities may be associated with an interactive content title and one or more actions. Information regarding a current user status for each activity may be received by a server. A set of one or more activities available to a user based on the current user status may be identified. One or more actions may be filtered based on availability to the user and the current user status for each identified activity. A subset of the filtered actions may be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Steven Trombetta, Daniel Hiatt, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Junya Noda, Atsushi Fuse, Nobukazu Koyama, Adil Sherwani, Derek Parker, Parsa Shirazi, Charles Wayne Denison, II
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Publication number: 20220300393Abstract: A data acquisition unit acquires data regarding an activity from a plurality of activity servers. A request receiving unit receives an acquisition request for activity information from a client device of a user. A data element acquisition unit acquires a plurality of data elements according to the acquisition request from among pieces of data regarding an activity. An activity information creating unit creates activity information in which identification information is added to a set of the plurality of data elements acquired. A providing unit provides the activity information to a client device of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Daiki TERAUCHI, Atsushi FUSE, Steven TROMBETTA
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Patent number: 11249623Abstract: A system and method for generating an integrated interface is provided. A user dataset of a user, a peer dataset of a peer user, and interactive titles available to the user are stored in memory. A network interface establishes a session with a user device associated with the first user. A processor executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor constructs a group of interactive activities based on the sets of one or more activities of each interactive title, a user presence based on the first user dataset, and a peer presence based on the peer dataset and displays the set of interactive activities, the user presence, and the peer presence on an integrated interface displayed on the first user device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Charles Wayne Denison, II, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Akihiko Kusumoto, Nobukazu Koyama, Atsushi Fuse
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Publication number: 20210409459Abstract: A system and method for initiating a multiuser session is provided. A plurality of multiuser activities and a plurality of activities templates may be stored in memory. A user profile for a user and a peer profile for each of one or more peers may be received. The user and the one or more peers may be members of an initial session. A user selection specifying one of the filtered multiuser activities may be received. An activity template associated with the selected activity may be retrieved. Such retrieved activity template may provide activity requirements required to launch the selected activity. A multiuser session may be established that includes session requirements based on at least the activity requirements. The user and at least one peer from the initial session may be added to the multiuser session. The selected activity may be launched in the multiuser session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Steven Trombetta, Daniel Hiatt, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Atsushi Fuse, Nobukazu Koyama, Shogo Suzuki
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Patent number: 11115442Abstract: A system and method for initiating a multiuser session is provided. A plurality of multiuser activities and a plurality of activities templates may be stored in memory. A user profile for a user and a peer profile for each of one or more peers may be received. The user and the one or more peers may be members of an initial session. A user selection specifying one of the filtered multiuser activities may be received. An activity template associated with the selected activity may be retrieved. Such retrieved activity template may provide activity requirements required to launch the selected activity. A multiuser session may be established that includes session requirements based on at least the activity requirements. The user and at least one peer from the initial session may be added to the multiuser session. The selected activity may be launched in the multiuser session.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Steven Trombetta, Daniel Hiatt, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Atsushi Fuse, Nobukazu Koyama, Shogo Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210245059Abstract: A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: STEVEN TROMBETTA, CHARLES WAYNE DENISON, II, BENEDIKT NEUENFELDT, AKIHIKO KUSUMOTO, NOBUKAZU KOYAMA, ATSUSHI FUSE
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Patent number: 10987593Abstract: A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Charles Wayne Denison, II, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Akihiko Kusumoto, Nobukazu Koyama, Atsushi Fuse
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Publication number: 20210067566Abstract: A system and method for initiating a multiuser session is provided. A plurality of multiuser activities and a plurality of activities templates may be stored in memory. A user profile for a user and a peer profile for each of one or more peers may be received. The user and the one or more peers may be members of an initial session. A user selection specifying one of the filtered multiuser activities may be received. An activity template associated with the selected activity may be retrieved. Such retrieved activity template may provide activity requirements required to launch the selected activity. A multiuser session may be established that includes session requirements based on at least the activity requirements. The user and at least one peer from the initial session may be added to the multiuser session. The selected activity may be launched in the multiuser session.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Steven Trombetta, Daniel Hiatt, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Atsushi Fuse, Nobukazu Koyama, Shogo Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210067833Abstract: A system and method for making context-based action suggestions is provided. Data regarding one or more activities may be stored in memory. Such activities may be associated with an interactive content title and one or more actions. Information regarding a current user status for each activity may be received by a server. A set of one or more activities available to a user based on the current user status may be identified. One or more actions may be filtered based on availability to the user and the current user status for each identified activity. A subset of the filtered actions may be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Steven Trombetta, Daniel Hiatt, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Junya Noda, Atsushi Fuse, Nobukazu Koyama, Adil Sherwani, Derek Parker, Parsa Shirazi, Charles Wayne Denison, II
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Publication number: 20200097147Abstract: A system and method for generating an integrated interface is provided. A user dataset of a user, a peer dataset of a peer user, and interactive titles available to the user are stored in memory. A network interface establishes a session with a user device associated with the first user. A processor executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor constructs a group of interactive activities based on the sets of one or more activities of each interactive title, a user presence based on the first user dataset, and a peer presence based on the peer dataset and displays the set of interactive activities, the user presence, and the peer presence on an integrated interface displayed on the first user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: STEVEN TROMBETTA, CHARLES WAYNE DENISON, II, BENEDIKT NEUENFELDT, AKIHIKO KUSUMOTO, NOBUKAZU KOYAMA, ATSUSHI FUSE
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Publication number: 20200086217Abstract: A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: STEVEN TROMBETTA, CHARLES WAYNE DENISON, II, BENEDIKT NEUENFELDT, AKIHIKO KUSUMOTO, NOBUKAZU KOYAMA, ATSUSHI FUSE
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Publication number: 20090178127Abstract: Disclosed herein is an authentication system offering high degrees of security and convenience by use of two storage media. An automatic log-in system (100) requests a server (110) to perform a user authentication process using card-specific information (101) retrieved from an IC card (10) and password information (102) from a portable memory (11). The server (110) authenticates the user by acquiring a user ID and a password using the card-specific information (101) and password information (102). The card-specific information (101) and password information (102) constitute authentication request information, and the user ID and password make up authentication information. Following successful authentication of the user, the server (110) allows the user to log in; in case of unsuccessful authentication, the server (110) denies log-in.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2005Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Shinichi Ogino, Shinji Hasejima, Haruhiko Ohashi, Koichi Yamamoto, Reiko Murayama, Atsushi Fuse, Shinji Arakawa, Hidekazu Kondo, Hiroshi Okada, Seiichi Misawa, Toshiya Kurasaki, Kasuhiro Nishiyama
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Patent number: 7529829Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user image can be inlaid as superimposed upon the predetermined advertisement image and providing-side transmitting means for transmitting the provision image data via a network.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Kaneko, Naoki Nagano, Satoru Kamoto, Katsushi Fujii, Mayumi Shinoda, Atsushi Fuse, Michinari Kohno
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Patent number: 7480693Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user image can be inlaid as superimposed upon the predetermined advertisement image and providing-side transmitting means for transmitting the provision image data via a network.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Kaneko, Naoki Nagano, Satoru Kamoto, Katsushi Fujii, Mayumi Shinoda, Atsushi Fuse, Michinari Kohno
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Patent number: 7454780Abstract: This invention relates to a service providing system and a service providing method for allowing users to receive a service from a service server without having to submit their security-critical information to that server. A CE device 1 requests provision of the service by transmitting authentication information such as a device ID to a surrogate authentication server 2. The surrogate authentication server 2 authenticates the CE device 1 based on the authentication information and transmits a result of the authentication to the service server 3. In turn, the service server 3 provides the CE device 1 with the requested service based on the result of the authentication received from the surrogate authentication server 2. The CE device 1 then uses the service provided by the service server 3. This system can be applied advantageously to network-based marketing systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2003Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Katsube, Atsushi Fuse, Masato Yokobori, Takamasa Iwade, Naoshi Suzuki, Keiji Yuzawa, Junichi Ootani, Takafumi Masuda, Hiroshi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7421467Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user image can be inlaid as superimposed upon the predetermined advertisement image and providing-side transmitting means for transmitting the provision image data via a network.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Kaneko, Naoki Nagano, Satoru Kamoto, Katsushi Fujii, Mayumi Shinoda, Atsushi Fuse, Michinari Kohno
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Publication number: 20070234421Abstract: Disclosed herein is an authentication system offering high degrees of security and convenience by use of two storage media. An automatic log-in system (100) requests a server (110) to perform a user authentication process using card-specific information (101) retrieved from an IC card (10) and password information (102) from a portable memory (11). The server (110) authenticates the user by acquiring a user ID and a password using the card-specific information (101) and password information (102). The card-specific information (101) and password information (102) constitute authentication request information, and the user ID and password make up authentication information. Following successful authentication of the user, the server (110) allows the user to log in; in case of unsuccessful authentication, the server (110) denies log-in.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Shinichi Ogino, Shinji Hasejima, Haruhiko Ohashi, Koichi Yamamoto, Reiko Murayama, Atsushi Fuse, Shinji Arakawa, Hidekazu Kondo, Hiroshi Okada, Seiichi Misawa, Toshiya Kurasaki, Kasuhiro Nishiyama