Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Iida

Fumihiko Iida 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: 11944887
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a control unit that performs position detection of an object, on which a light emitting unit or a reflective material is provided, on the basis of a captured image acquired by imaging of emitted light or reflected light of the object in a direction facing a side, on which the light emitting unit or the reflective material is provided, of the object, wherein the control unit adjusts algorithm for the position detection of the object according to an illuminance detection result of external light including at least a wavelength of the emitted light or the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko Iida, Kentaro Ida, Takuya Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20240053604
    Abstract: A control device generates a first image in which, together with an object in the real world appearing in an image captured by a camera of a robot, a virtual object appears and which presents an exterior appearance of the virtual object while the position of the camera of the robot is set as a view-point. An HMD displays the first image generated by the control device. In a case in which the position of the HMD in the height direction changes, the control device generates a second image from which the object in the real world is deleted and which presents the exterior appearance of the virtual object viewed from a new view-point according to the change in the position of the HMD in the height direction. The HMD displays the second image in place of the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi OKUMURA, Yukari KONISHI, Fumihiko IIDA, Ryuichi SUZUKI, Kotaro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240051147
    Abstract: An entertainment system includes a user terminal, a robot, and a control device. The user terminal causes a display unit to display contents which allow a user to select any one character from a plurality of characters for which personalities different from one another are defined. The control device determines an operation mode of the robot on the basis of a parameter corresponding to a personality of the character selected on the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Yasushi OKUMURA, Fumihiko IIDA, Ryuichi SUZUKI, Yukari KONISHI, Kotaro IMAMURA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Daisuke KAWAMURA, Naoki OGISHITA, Bhat Ramanath UDUPI, Mari YASUDA
  • Patent number: 11698578
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a recording medium with which a user can recognize a boundary of a drivable range by feedback for a projection specification position by the user to facilitate determination of and search for a projection position are provided. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to perform processing of outputting feedback indicating an effect corresponding to a boundary of a drivable region of a drive-type projector in a projection environment space in accordance with a state of a projection specification position specified by a user for the drivable region, the state being determined based on the drivable region and the projection specification position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Fumihiko Iida, Kentaro Ida, Osamu Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20230030442
    Abstract: A robot has a generally cubic body portion on propulsion elements. The robot turns its head in accordance with a remote person turning his head, and also presents, on a display representing the face of the robot, a full-face image representing the person even when the person is being imaged in profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI OGISHITA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, FUMIHIKO IIDA, RYUICHI SUZUKI, KAREN MURATA, JUN MOMOSE, KOTARA IMAMURA, Yasushi Okumura, Ramanath Bhat, Daisuke Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11570017
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit (140) that executes a detection process of detecting, on the basis of user-specified position information in a space and target position information in the space, a plurality of processing targets that is continuously selected by a user from a plurality of selection targets within the space, and a batch operation process of executing a batch operation on the detected plurality of processing targets on the basis of processing policy information indicating a processing policy specified by the user for the detected plurality of processing targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihiko Iida
  • Publication number: 20220404783
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and an appliance control unit. The acquisition unit acquires recipe information which is information regarding cooking performed by the user. Based on the recipe information acquired by the acquisition unit, the determination unit determines a non-cooking appliance that is an appliance used by the user and is not used for cooking to be an appliance being a control target. The appliance control unit controls the non-cooking appliance determined by the determination unit at a timing before a predetermined process based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: YOUSUKE KAWANA, FUMIHIKO IIDA, KENTARO IDA, TAKUMA SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11491372
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program capable of more reliably recognizing positions of a plurality of detection targets. The information processing device includes a control unit for recognizing positions of a first detection target and a second detection target that are present on the same surface. The control unit recognizes the position of the first detection target based on sensing data obtained by a first sensor for sensing the first detection target from a first direction, and recognizes the position of the second detection target based on sensing data obtained by a second sensor for sensing the second detection target from a direction opposite to the first direction across the same surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Ida, Fumihiko Iida, Takuya Ikeda, Yoshihito Ohki, Miho Yamada
  • Publication number: 20220288791
    Abstract: An information processing device including: an output control unit that controls an output from an interaction device to a user; an action evaluation unit that determines an action of the user performed in correspondence with an output of the interaction device; an emotion estimation unit that estimates an emotion of the user corresponding to the action of the user; and an information accumulation unit that accumulates the output of the interaction device, the action of the user, and the emotion of the user in association with each other as interaction information, in which the output control unit controls the output from the interaction device to the user based on the interaction information accumulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: FUMIHIKO IIDA, RYUICHI SUZUKI, KUNIAKI TORII, EMIKA KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11417135
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can optimize information output in response to an environment in a space, the information processing apparatus including: a recognition unit that recognizes a situation in a space based on sensor data obtained by sensing the space in which a content is output; and a determination unit that determines an output scheme of the content based on a result of the recognition and an analysis result of related information of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Takuya Ikeda, Fumihiko Iida
  • Patent number: 11361541
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating an estimation result of movement of a predetermined target object in accordance with a history of chronological detection results of positions of the target object and a recognition result of a surrounding environment of the target object, and a control unit that causes display information to be presented in a display mode corresponding to the estimation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Fumihiko Iida, Kentaro Ida
  • Publication number: 20220088788
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a moving body and a moving method that make it possible to move the moving body while causing the moving body to exert interactivity. The moving body of one aspect of the present technology moves while controlling a movement speed and a movement direction, depending on a state of the moving body, a state of a person located around the moving body, and a parameter indicating character or emotion of the moving body. The present technology can be applied to movable robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: SEIJI SUZUKI, YOSHIHITO OHKI, EMIKA KANEKO, FUMIHIKO IIDA, YURI KUSAKABE, TAKUYA IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11284047
    Abstract: An information processing device including a recognition unit that recognizes a projection environment in space on the basis of sensor data obtained by sensing the space in which content is projected, and an inducement control unit that presents, to a user, inducement information to change a state of the projection environment from the recognized first projection environment state to a second projection environment state with improved visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Fumihiko Iida, Kentaro Ida, Seiji Suzuki, Ryuichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220001065
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. Sensing information sensed in a predetermined space is input into the input unit. The control unit controls, in accordance with a result obtained by analyzing states or attributes of a plurality of users existing in the space on a basis of the sensing information, output of a scent from the scent output apparatus to each of the users for each user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: FUMIHIKO IIDA, YOUSUKE KAWANA, YU AOKI, KENTARO IDA, SATOSHI NAKAMARU, ITIRO SIIO, MOMOKO IWAMI
  • Patent number: 11173375
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism making it possible to provide a more favorable service to an audience viewing the action of performer. An information processing apparatus including: a control unit that outputs content related to a performer, on the basis of detection information detected regarding an audience or the performer who performs an action to be viewed by the audience, in a display region that satisfies a criterion of visibility for the audience and a criterion of ease-of-viewability of an action of the performer by the audience, and does not satisfy a criterion of visibility for the performer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko Iida, Ryuichi Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Takuya Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210327101
    Abstract: Deterioration in usability due to a delay is improved. An information processing device includes a control unit (10) that controls drawing of a picture displayed on a real object according to delay information based on a result of displaying of a picture on the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya IKEDA, Kentaro IDA, Fumihiko IIDA, Mitsuru NISHIBE, Atsushi ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11144114
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling an intuitive operation to be performed on a virtual object in a manner similar to that in a case of a real object. An information processing apparatus as an aspect of the present technology includes a physical property setting unit configured to set a physical property in a virtual object that can be viewed together with an operating tool and a real object existing in a real space, a positional relationship detection unit configured to detect a virtual positional relationship among the operating tool, the real object and the virtual object, and a virtual object changing unit configured to change display of the virtual object on the basis of the virtual positional relationship that is detected. The present technology may be applied to a VR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Fumihiko Iida
  • Publication number: 20210258548
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that can enhance the visibility of content while a projection region is being moved. An information processing device includes a projection control unit configured to decide a projection region in accordance with whether or not a projection device is in an operation mode of moving a projection region in which content is to be projected, on the basis of space information regarding a space in which the projection device can project the content, and control projection processing of the content in the decided projection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: YU AOKI, FUMIHIKO IIDA, TAKUYA IKEDA, KENTARO IDA
  • Publication number: 20210211621
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a control unit (150) configured to control a projection process of notification information including posture control of a projection device (121) on the basis of spatial information of a space (30) where the projection device can perform projection, information indicating the position and the posture of the projection device, information indicating confidentiality of the notification information, information of a first user who is a notification target of the notification information, and information of a second user who is not a notification target of the notification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: FUMIHIKO IIDA, KENTARO IDA, TAKUYA IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210167982
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit (140) that executes a detection process of detecting, on the basis of user-specified position information in a space and target position information in the space, a plurality of processing targets that is continuously selected by a user from a plurality of selection targets within the space, and a batch operation process of executing a batch operation on the detected plurality of processing targets on the basis of processing policy information indicating a processing policy specified by the user for the detected plurality of processing targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihiko IIDA