Patents by Inventor Hideaki Watanabe

Hideaki Watanabe 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: 20250008195
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a new and improved information processing apparatus capable of further improving a viewing experience of a user in a content including a sound. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes an information output unit configured to output sound control information on a basis of an analysis result of first time-series data included in content data and an analysis result of second time-series data indicating a situation of a user, in which the sound control information includes information for controlling sound image localization of a voice of another user output to a user terminal used by the user or a sound included in the content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventor: HIDEAKI WATANABE
  • Patent number: 12151515
    Abstract: There is provided a sensor attachment structure for a straddle-type vehicle including: a sensor unit including a sensor configured to detect a state of a tire; and a fender formed along an outer surface shape of an upper portion of the tire. The sensor unit is attached to a rear portion of the fender and faces the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Watanabe, Makoto Satou
  • Patent number: 12119017
    Abstract: Provided is a device that includes a user spoken voice extraction unit that extracts a user spoken voice from a microphone input sound. The user spoken voice extraction unit analyzes a sound source direction of an input sound, determines whether the input sound includes an external apparatus output sound on the basis of sound source directions of external apparatus output sounds recorded in a database, and removes a sound signal corresponding to a feature amount, for example, a frequency characteristic of the external apparatus output sound recorded in the database, from the input sound to extract a user spoken voice from which the external apparatus output sound has been removed upon determining that the input sound includes the external apparatus output sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Kazuya Tateishi, Yuichiro Koyama, Hiroaki Ogawa, Chie Kamada, Noriko Totsuka, Emiro Tsunoo, Yuki Takeda, Yoshinori Maeda, Kan Kuroda, Akira Fukui, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240304859
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery capable of decreasing the heating value. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and the cathode layer includes a complex cathode active material containing a spinel type active material, and a lithium oxide layer coating a surface of the spinel type active material; and a halide solid electrolyte containing an X element wherein X is a halogen, as a main component of an anion, and the anode layer includes a Si based anode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240293567
    Abstract: Desired is development of novel CDN derivatives having STING agonist activity; and a therapeutic agents and/or therapeutic methods using the novel CDN derivatives for diseases associated with STING agonist activity. Further desired is development of a therapeutic agents and/or therapeutic methods capable of delivering the novel CDN derivatives specifically to targeted cells and organs for diseases associated with STING agonist activity. The present invention provides novel CDN derivatives having potent STING agonist activity, and antibody-CDN derivative conjugates including the novel CDN derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshifumi TSUDA, Toshiki TABUCHI, Hideaki WATANABE, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Masayuki ISHIZAKI, Kyoko HARA, Teiji WADA, Masami ARAI
  • Patent number: 12027665
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery capable of decreasing the heating value. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and the cathode layer includes a complex cathode active material containing a spinel type active material, and a lithium oxide layer coating a surface of the spinel type active material; and a halide solid electrolyte containing an X element wherein X is a halogen, as a main component of an anion, and the anode layer includes a Si based anode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11984121
    Abstract: An information processing device presents first information indicating that voice input for the voice operation is possible and second information representing a domain of utterance in which voice operation is possible in response to an occurrence of a predetermined state transition, and performs voice recognition for voice input by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Fukui, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yoshinori Maeda, Chie Kamada, Emiru Tsunoo, Akira Takahashi, Noriko Totsuka, Kazuya Tateishi, Yuichiro Koyama, Yuki Takeda, Hideaki Watanabe, Kan Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11936718
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that enable output of information using a more optimal output modal. Provided is an information processing device including a processing unit configured to perform processes of: acquiring apparatus information regarding an output modal for each electronic apparatus; selecting an electronic apparatus having an output modal that outputs information from among a plurality of electronic apparatuses on the basis of the acquired apparatus information; and outputting the information from an output modal of the selected electronic apparatus. The present technology can be applied to, for example, electronic apparatuses such as information apparatuses, video apparatuses, audio apparatuses, or household electrical appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriko Totsuka, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yuki Takeda, Kan Kuroda, Yoshinori Maeda, Yuichiro Koyama, Akira Takahashi, Kazuya Tateishi, Chie Kamada, Emiru Tsunoo, Akira Fukui, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230361280
    Abstract: A composite particle includes a positive electrode active material particle and a coating film. The positive electrode active material particle contains a lithium-containing composite oxide having a layered rock salt structure, and the coating film covers at least a part of a surface of the positive electrode active material particle. The coating film contains a phosphate compound, and satisfies a relationship of the following formula (1): XP/T ? 0.04 (1). In the above formula (1), XP indicates a mass fraction of phosphorus contained in the composite particle measured by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, and T indicates a film thickness of the coating film measured by a scanning electron microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki WATANABE, Masaru KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20230343961
    Abstract: A composite particle includes a positive electrode active material particle and a coating film. In a method for producing the composite particle, the coating film covers at least a part of a surface of the positive electrode active material particle, the coating film contains a phosphorus compound, and a glass-transition temperature of the coating film is 300° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki WATANABE, Masaru Kubota, Ryosuke FURUYA
  • Publication number: 20230282809
    Abstract: In a composite positive electrode active material including a lithium metal oxide as a positive electrode active material and a covering layer covering at least part of a surface of the positive electrode active material, the covering layer contains an Li element, a B element, and an O element, a molar ratio Li/B of the Li element to the B element in the covering layer is 1.5 to 3.0, and a coverage rate of the covering layer covering the positive electrode active material is 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230282810
    Abstract: In a composite positive electrode active material including a lithium metal oxide as a positive electrode active material and a covering layer covering at least part of a surface of the positive electrode active material, the covering layer contains an Li element, a B element, and an O element, a molar ratio Li/B of the Li element to the B element in the covering layer is 0.1 to 0.8, and an intensity ratio I?/I? of a peak intensity I? of 720 cm?1 to a peak intensity I? of 780 cm?1 in Raman spectral measurement is 1.0 to 1.5, and the coverage rate of the covering layer covering the positive electrode active material is larger than 57%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230254620
    Abstract: Audio signal processing that satisfies both sound quality and cost is enabled. A processing unit that performs processing based on an output audio signal of a first microphone unit focusing on sound quality and an output audio signal of a second microphone unit focusing on cost is included. For example, the processing performed by the processing unit includes processing of obtaining a beamforming output and processing of obtaining a sound source separation output. Furthermore, for example, the processing performed by the processing unit may include processing of generating a first audio signal on the basis of an output audio signal of the first microphone and processing of generating a second audio signal on the basis of output audio signals of a plurality of the second microphone units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: YOHEI SAKURABA, YOSHIHIRO TAMURA, HIDEAKI WATANABE, KAZUHIRO MATSUTANI, YASUHIKO KATO, TAKESHI YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11646401
    Abstract: An electrode slurry is prepared by mixing at least an electrode active material, a sulfide solid electrolyte, a binder, and an organic solvent. The electrode slurry is coated on a surface of a substrate to manufacture an electrode. The electrode active material includes a lithium compound. The binder includes a fluorine-containing polymer. During the preparation of the electrode slurry, the variation range of a potential difference between a pH response electrode and a reference electrode in the electrode slurry is maintained within a predetermined reference range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230140031
    Abstract: There is provided a sensor attachment structure for a straddle-type vehicle including: a sensor unit including a sensor configured to detect a state of a tire; and a fender formed along an outer surface shape of an upper portion of the tire. The sensor unit is attached to a rear portion of the fender and faces the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki WATANABE, Makoto SATOU
  • Patent number: 11545695
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer. The solid electrolyte layer separates the positive electrode layer from the negative electrode layer. The positive electrode layer includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, an oxide-based lithium ion conductor, and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte. A cross section of the positive electrode layer satisfies a relational expression (1): 3%?SB/SA?30%. In the relational expression (1), “SA” represents a partial area of the oxide-based lithium ion conductor that is in contact with the positive electrode active material, and “SB” represents a partial area of the oxide-based lithium ion conductor that is surrounded by the sulfide-based solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220351600
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that performs a process of detecting, as sensing information, information that indicates an operation status of a device, and a process of judging, when the sensing information has been detected, by referring to a storage unit that stores therein response content associated with the sensing information, whether to notify a user of the operation status of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: HIROAKI OGAWA, CHIE KAMADA, EMIRU TSUNOO, YOSHINORI MAEDA, AKIRA TAKAHASHI, NORIKO TOTSUKA, KAZUYA TATEISHI, YUICHIRO KOYAMA, YUKI TAKEDA, HIDEAKI WATANABE, AKIRA FUKUI, KAN KURODA
  • Publication number: 20220293010
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that generate second setting information related to a first setting item and a second setting item different from the first setting item of a second object used by the user based on first setting information related to the first setting item of a first object acquired when the user uses the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: HIDEAKI WATANABE, NORIKO TOTSUKA, CHIE KAMADA, YUKI TAKEDA, KAZUYA TATEISHI, YUICHIRO KOYAMA, EMIRU TSUNOO, AKIRA TAKAHASHI, AKIRA FUKUI, KAN KURODA, HIROAKI OGAWA, YOSHINORI MAEDA, JUNYA SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220223167
    Abstract: A device and a method capable of performing audio recognition based on clear user speech by removing an external apparatus output sound from audio input through the audio input unit are realized. The device includes a user spoken voice extraction unit that extracts a user spoken voice from a microphone input sound. The user spoken voice extraction unit analyzes a sound source direction of an input sound, determines whether the input sound includes an external apparatus output sound on the basis of sound source directions of external apparatus output sounds recorded in a database, and removes a sound signal corresponding to a feature amount, for example, a frequency characteristic of the external apparatus output sound recorded in the database, from the input sound to extract a user spoken voice from which the external apparatus output sound has been removed upon determining that the input sound includes the external apparatus output sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA TAKAHASHI, KAZUYA TATEISHI, YUICHIRO KOYAMA, HIROAKI OGAWA, CHIE KAMADA, NORIKO TOTSUKA, EMIRO TSUNOO, YUKI TAKEDA, YOSHINORI MAEDA, KAN KURODA, AKIRA FUKUI, HIDEAKI WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220200046
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery capable of decreasing the heating value. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and the cathode layer includes a complex cathode active material containing a spinel type active material, and a lithium oxide layer coating a surface of the spinel type active material; and a halide solid electrolyte containing an X element wherein X is a halogen, as a main component of an anion, and the anode layer includes a Si based anode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki WATANABE