Patents by Inventor Atsushi Izumihara

Atsushi Izumihara 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: 20170038892
    Abstract: There is provided a control device to provide an information processing system capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the control device including: a generation unit configured to generate the control information for controlling an output unit such that an output associated with a predetermined condition is executed when a state on a display surface detected by a detection unit satisfies the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20170031530
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device, display control method, and program capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the display control device including: a display control unit configured to decide a display region of a display object to be displayed on a display surface according to information regarding a real object on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20160353014
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit configured to perform a process regarding an amount of information on an image photographed by a photographing unit based on an action state of the user recognized by the action recognition unit during photographing by the photographing unit carried by the user, and a transmission control unit configured to cause the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, TAKUO IKEDA, TETSUO IKEDA, KENTARO KIMURA, YASUYUKI KOGA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160328093
    Abstract: [Object] It is desired that the user intuitively perceives the relationship between the plurality of pieces of content and the piece of content that is currently being played back. [Solution] Provided is an information processing system including an output control unit configured to control a display output unit in a manner that a display object indicating a sequential passage of time is displayed. The display object indicates a playback position of content, the display object including a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO ISHII, TETSUO IKEDA, ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, MASANARI KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9432532
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit configured to perform a process regarding an amount of information on an image photographed by a photographing unit based on an action state of the user recognized by the action recognition unit during photographing by the photographing unit carried by the user, and a transmission control unit configured to cause the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Takuo Ikeda, Tetsuo Ikeda, Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20160246388
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional information acquiring unit acquiring information related to a movement of an operation target by a user operation, and a display control information generating unit generating control information to control display content, based on the information related to the movement. Among a first direction component and a second direction component of the movement, the display control information generating unit preferentially generates the control information for the first direction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, SHOICHIRO MORIYA, AKEMI TAZAKI, FUMINORI HOMMA, YASUSHI OKUMURA, KEN MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160209915
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Masayuki YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9355617
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional information acquiring unit acquiring information related to a movement of an operation target by a user operation, and a display control information generating unit generating control information to control display content, based on the information related to the movement. Among a first direction component and a second direction component of the movement, the display control information generating unit preferentially generates the control information for the first direction component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Shoichiro Moriya, Akemi Tazaki, Fuminori Homma, Yasushi Okumura, Ken Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9332117
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Tomohiro Ishii, Atsushi Izumihara, Takayuki Sakamoto, Masayuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20160078685
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a viewpoint acquisition unit configured to acquire a viewpoint of a user detected by a viewpoint detection unit; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit so that a virtual object is stereoscopically displayed by the display unit. The display control unit is configured to control a position in a depth direction of the virtual object presented to the user based on the viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KOGA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takuo IKEDA, Kentaro KIMURA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160054565
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a notification state control unit configured to switch a notification state of outside information with respect to a user, the outside information indicating a situation external to the user; and a presentation state control unit configured to switch, based on the switched notification state, a presentation state in which information indicating a response of the user to the outside information is presented to the outside of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Maki IMOTO, Koji IHARA, Shigeru KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160018887
    Abstract: A device may include a display control unit to move a displayed object on a screen of a display device according to movement of the display device. The displayed object is moved to a predetermined position on the screen after the display device stops moving without any user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Takuo IKEDA, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Yasuyuki KOGA
  • Publication number: 20160018655
    Abstract: [Object] To enable a user and an outside person to communicate smoothly. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a necessity degree determination unit configured to determine, based on outside information indicating a situation external to a user, a degree of necessity that the user be notified of the outside information; and a notification state control unit configured to switch a notification state of the outside information with respect to the user based on the determined degree of necessity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki IMOTO, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Koji IHARA, Shigeru KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160018885
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to provide a user interface to a user, determine whether a predetermined object is present in an input recognition area of a sensor, and determine a region of interest within the user interface. The circuitry is further configured to determine, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, whether the region of interest within the user interface changes. The circuitry is further configured to perform an operation based on whether the region of interest is determined, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro KIMURA, Takuo IKEDA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Yasuyuki KOGA, Atsushi IZUMIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150370335
    Abstract: A display control apparatus of an illustrative embodiment controls display of a movable object on a display plane such that, in response to a movement operation, a movement trajectory of the movable object has a component that appears perpendicular to the display plane, wherein the movement operation is initiated when an operation device receives a user input having a component perpendicular to the display plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Takuo IKEDA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Kentaro KIMURA, Yasuyuki KOGA
  • Publication number: 20150124111
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit configured to perform a process regarding an amount of information on an image photographed by a photographing unit based on an action state of the user recognized by the action recognition unit during photographing by the photographing unit carried by the user, and a transmission control unit configured to cause the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takuo IKEDA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Kentaro KIMURA, Yasuyuki KOGA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150124101
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, and a photographing control unit configured to control timing at which a photographing unit carried by the user is allowed to perform photographing based on the recognized action state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, TAKUO IKEDA, TETSUO IKEDA, KENTARO KIMURA, YASUYUKI KOGA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150126167
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Masayuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20130249926
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional information acquiring unit acquiring information related to a movement of an operation target by a user operation, and a display control information generating unit generating control information to control display content, based on the information related to the movement. Among a first direction component and a second direction component of the movement, the display control information generating unit preferentially generates the control information for the first direction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Shoichiro Moriya, Akemi Tazaki, Fuminori Homma, Yasushi Okumura, Ken Miyashita
  • Patent number: D760790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Tetsuo Ikeda, Atsushi Izumihara, Masanari Koyama