Patents by Inventor FUMIKO SHIGA
FUMIKO SHIGA 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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Publication number: 20230381972Abstract: [Object] To provide a control apparatus, a robot apparatus, a control method and a program for a robot apparatus that can detect and grip an end portion of a piece of cloth not spread. [Solving Means] A control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit, an operation command generation unit, and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires an output of a first pressure distribution sensor arranged on a gripping surface of a first hand and an output of a second pressure distribution sensor arranged on a gripping surface of a second hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: TOSHIMITSU TSUBOI, SATOSHI SATO, KEN KOBAYASHI, FUMIKO SHIGA
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Patent number: 11589817Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens section that is worn on an eyeball; an acquisition section that is provided in the lens section and acquires biological information; and an output section that outputs the biological information acquired by the acquisition section to an external apparatus to be worn on a human body. The output section has one or a plurality of coil antennas extending along a front surface of the lens section, and a capacitor that is coupled to the one or the plurality of coil antennas in series or in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga, Ken Hayakawa
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Patent number: 11534065Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball and a mesh-like or meandering linear communication electrode provided in all or a portion of the lens unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga
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Patent number: 11520168Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens section to be worn on an eyeball. The contact lens further includes a communication electrode, a sensor device, a controller, and a shield layer in the lens section. The controller supplies electric power to the communication electrode, and outputs a signal corresponding to information acquired by the sensor device to the communication electrode. The shield layer is provided at a position facing at least one of the sensor device, the controller, or the communication electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga
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Publication number: 20220121042Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens section that is worn on an eyeball; one or a plurality of functional sections that is provided in the lens section; and one or a plurality of terminals that is physically coupled to the one or plurality of functional sections, and is configured to be physically couplable to an external terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: MASANORI IWASAKI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, KEN HAYAKAWA, FUMIKO SHIGA
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Patent number: 11288723Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an extraction unit configured to extract a parameter for generating an article design on a basis of content selected by a user and related information related to the content, a generation unit configured to generate a design of a designated article by using the parameter, and a presentation control unit configured to perform control to present the generated design to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yui Kanii, Kazuma Yoshii, Naoko Ishiduka, Fumiko Shiga, Yue Ouyang
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Patent number: 11229272Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumiko Shiga, Tomomasa Watanabe, Naoko Ishiduka, Soichi Fukasawa, Yue Ouyang, Sachiko Takahashi, Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Akira Tange
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Patent number: 11069328Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a housing, a display section, a pressure-sensitive sensor, and a control section. The housing has a front surface and a sub-surface including an operation area and is capable of being held by a user. The display section is arranged on the front surface. The pressure-sensitive sensor detects a pressure value with respect to the sub-surface. The control section identifies a status that the operation area is operated by the user and a status that the operation area is held by the user on the basis of the pressure value, and executes predetermined processing on the basis of an operation by the user with respect to the operation area in a case where the status is determined that the operation area is operated.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Munetake Ebihara, Kimihiko Kogure, Akira Fujisawa, Ken Kobayashi, Tomoko Katsuhara, Tetsuro Goto, Fumiko Shiga
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Patent number: 11065898Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the technology includes an obtaining section, a determining section, and an instructing section. The obtaining section obtains a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image. The determining section determines one or a plurality of second design images different from the first design image on the basis of the first design image or the corresponding data obtained by the obtaining section. The instructing section instructs printing of one or both of the one second design image determined by the determining section and a plurality of the second design images determined by the determining section.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Soichi Fukasawa, Fumiko Shiga, Naoko Ishiduka, Yue Ouyang, Sachiko Takahashi, Akira Tange, Shogo Kawata, Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Tomomasa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20210085177Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball and a mesh-like or meandering linear communication electrode provided in all or a portion of the lens unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Masanori IWASAKI, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI, Tsukasa YOSHIMURA, Masakazu YAJIMA, Fumiko SHIGA
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Publication number: 20210080749Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens section to be worn on an eyeball. The contact lens further includes a communication electrode, a sensor device, a controller, and a shield layer in the lens section. The controller supplies electric power to the communication electrode, and outputs a signal corresponding to information acquired by the sensor device to the communication electrode. The shield layer is provided at a position facing at least one of the sensor device, the controller, or the communication electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Masanori IWASAKI, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI, Tsukasa YOSHIMURA, Masakazu YAJIMA, Fumiko SHIGA
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Patent number: 10899079Abstract: Provided is an optical shaping apparatus that includes a light source that outputs diffusion light or converging light as outgoing light, an optical function section that is disposed in an optical path of the outgoing light and modulates the optical path or a phase of the outgoing light, and a sensor that acquires positional data of an object surface. The optical shaping apparatus further includes a controller that controls operation of the optical function section on the basis of the positional data and coordinate data of a shaped article, to apply modulated light generated by the optical function section to the object surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomomasa Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yoshiaki Tashiro, Fumiko Shiga
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Publication number: 20200307291Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the technology includes an obtaining section, a determining section, and an instructing section. The obtaining section obtains a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image. The determining section determines one or a plurality of second design images different from the first design image on the basis of the first design image or the corresponding data obtained by the obtaining section. The instructing section instructs printing of one or both of the one second design image determined by the determining section and a plurality of the second design images determined by the determining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: SOICHI FUKASAWA, FUMIKO SHIGA, NAOKO ISHIDUKA, YUE OUYANG, SACHIKO TAKAHASHI, AKIRA TANGE, SHOGO KAWATA, NOBUYUKI UCHIYAMA, TOMOMASA WATANABE
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Patent number: 10769390Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumiko Shiga, Soichi Fukasawa, Naoko Ishiduka, Akira Tange, Tomomasa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20200271956Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball; and an optical device that is mainly provided in a circular region opposed to a pupil that becomes small by contraction in a case where the lens unit is placed on the eyeball, and provides an action that is different from an action of the lens unit to light entering the eyeball.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: MASANORI IWASAKI, NAOTO YAMAGUCHI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, FUMIKO SHIGA, KEN HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20200268247Abstract: A biological information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a generating section and an output section. The generating section generates an analysis result according to a request of a user on a basis of first biological information about a tear, an eyeball, or a line of sight obtained using a contact lens. The output section outputs the analysis result generated by the generating section to an external apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: MASANORI IWASAKI, NAOTO YAMAGUCHI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, FUMIKO SHIGA, KEN HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20200237308Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens section that is worn on an eyeball; an acquisition section that is provided in the lens section and acquires biological information; and an output section that outputs the biological information acquired by the acquisition section to an external apparatus to be worn on a human body. The output section has one or a plurality of coil antennas extending along a front surface of the lens section, and a capacitor that is coupled to the one or the plurality of coil antennas in series or in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Masanori IWASAKI, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI, Tsukasa YOSHIMURA, Masakazu YAJIMA, Fumiko SHIGA, Ken Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20200168182Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology that prevents processing from being executed against a user's intention when the user holds a housing. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a housing, a display section, a pressure-sensitive sensor, and a control section. The housing has a front surface and a sub-surface including an operation area and is capable of being held by a user. The display section is arranged on the front surface. The pressure-sensitive sensor detects a pressure value with respect to the sub-surface. The control section identifies a status that the operation area is operated by the user and a status that the operation area is held by the user on the basis of the pressure value, and executes predetermined processing on the basis of an operation by the user with respect to the operation area in a case where the status is determined that the operation area is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Munetake EBIHARA, Kimihiko KOGURE, Akira FUJISAWA, Ken KOBAYASHI, Tomoko KATSUHARA, Tetsuro GOTO, Fumiko SHIGA
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Publication number: 20190159571Abstract: An order reception apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a receiving section and a transmitting section. The receiving section receives order information including identification information of a nail tip or a nail sticker, and user information. The transmitting section transmits the identification information and the user information received by the receiving section to a first external apparatus. Here, the first external apparatus corrects nail tip or nail slicker shape data corresponding to the identification information on the basis of measurement data of a nail corresponding to the user information, to thereby generate original nail tip or original nail sticker shape data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Fumiko SHIGA, Tomomasa WATANABE, Naoko ISHIDUKA, Yue OUYANG, Sachiko TAKAHASHI, Soichi FUKASAWA, Nobuyuki UCHIYAMA, Akira TANGE
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Publication number: 20190150586Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Fumiko SHIGA, Tomomasa WATANABE, Naoko ISHIDUKA, Soichi FUKASAWA, Yue OUYANG, Sachiko TAKAHASHI, Nobuyuki UCHIYAMA, Akira TANGE