Patents by Inventor Hidenori Aoki

Hidenori Aoki 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: 12190579
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that performs selection or display mode change of a virtual object to be displayed depending on a real object type in a target area to be a display area for the virtual object. Included are an object identification unit that executes identification processing of a real object in the real world, and a content display control unit that generates an AR image in which a real object and a virtual object are superimposed and displayed. The object identification unit identifies a real object in the target area to be the display area for the virtual object, and the content display control unit performs processing of selecting the virtual object to be displayed or processing of changing the display mode depending on the object identification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Gotoh, Hidenori Aoki, Fujio Arai, Keijiroh Nagano, Ryo Fukazawa, Haruka Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 12175702
    Abstract: An information processing device including a control unit that controls a display terminal that arranges a virtual object in a real space by using a coordinate system associated with the real space, in which the control unit determines whether to update first spatial information of a first display terminal and second spatial information of a second display terminal, which are used for determining a position of the virtual object, based on a first operation state of the first display terminal and a second operation state of the second display terminal that shares the virtual object with the first display terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Fujisawa, Fujio Arai, Hidenori Aoki, Ryo Fukazawa, Keijiroh Nagano, Tomohiko Gotoh
  • Patent number: 12176135
    Abstract: A coil component includes a base body containing metal magnetic particles and a binder binding together the metal magnetic particles and having a first surface extending along a coil axis and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a coil conductor electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes. In one embodiment, the coil conductor has a winding portion, the winding portion has first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions. The first and second conductor portions alternate with and are connected to each other. A first dimension of the base body representing a dimension between the first surface and the second surface is greater than a second dimension of the base body representing a dimension of the base body between the third and fourth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 12087496
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil component comprises: forming a coil conductor including a winding portion, the winding portion including a plurality of first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions, the first and second conductor portions alternate with and connected to each other; forming a molded body by molding composite magnetic material including metal magnetic particles and a binder with the coil conductor being disposed inside the composite magnetic material; and heating the molded body to produce a magnetic base body. The magnetic base body is formed such that a distance between the first conductor portions and a first surface of the magnetic body is greater than a distance between the second conductor portions and a second surface of the magnetic base body opposite to the first surface, by molding, cutting or polishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 12080467
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a coil component including a base body having a first surface extending along a coil axis and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first external electrode provided on the base body, a second external electrode provided on the base body, and a coil conductor electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes, where the coil conductor extends around the coil axis. In one embodiment, the coil conductor has a winding portion, the winding portion has a plurality of first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions, and the first and second conductor portions alternate with and are connected to each other, and a distance between the first conductor portions and the first surface is greater than a distance between the second conductor portions and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 12073516
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes a first self-position estimation unit that performs a first self-position estimation on the basis of an environment image whose subjects are surroundings of the information processing device. The information processing device further includes a second self-position estimation unit that performs a second self-position estimation on the basis of a detection plane detected from the environment image and object information generated in advance and related to a shielding AR object having a planar shape to correct a display position of a non-shielding AR object according to a result of the first self-position estimation on the basis of a result of the second self-position estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Tsutsui, Gen Hamada, Keijiroh Nagano, Tomohiko Gotoh, Masayuki Inoue, Hidenori Aoki
  • Patent number: 12039753
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first acquisition section, a second acquisition section, and a determination section. The first acquisition section acquires a camera-based position indicating a position of a real object, the camera-based position being determined on the basis of a captured image of a real space in which there exists the real object. The second acquisition section acquires an output-wave-based estimation position indicating the position of the real object, the output-wave-based estimation position being determined on the basis of an output wave that is output to the real space from a position that corresponds to the real object. The determination section determines a reference position used to represent virtual content related to the real object, on the basis of the camera-based position and the output-wave-based estimation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Fujio Arai, Keijiroh Nagano, Shintaro Tsutsui, Naoyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11995740
    Abstract: A device and a method for performing AR image display control in which flicker in a boundary region between a virtual object and a real object is not noticeable are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunitsu Kohara, Hidenori Aoki, Hirotake Ichikawa, Shintaro Tsutsui, Hiroshi Matsuyama, Hajime Wakabayashi, Atsushi Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20240096544
    Abstract: A coil component includes a base body containing metal magnetic particles and a binder binding together the metal magnetic particles and having a first surface extending along a coil axis and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a coil conductor electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes. In one embodiment, the coil conductor has a winding portion, the winding portion has first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions. The first and second conductor portions alternate with and are connected to each other. A first dimension of the base body representing a dimension between the first surface and the second surface is greater than a second dimension of the base body representing a dimension of the base body between the third and fourth surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hidenori AOKI, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 11914760
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, and an information processing method for curbing occurrence of a feeling of strangeness in augmented reality in a use environment for a plurality of people. Position information indicating the self position of an AR device that outputs an AR object that is shown to the user as if the AR object existed in real space is acquired by the AR technology, and a deviation weight which is an evaluation value indicating how easily a plurality of users recognizes that an arrangement position of the AR object is deviated from each other on the basis of position information of a plurality of the AR devices and the arrangement position of the AR object. Then, the output method of the AR object is adjusted according to the deviation weight to make it difficult to recognize occurrence of the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Hidenori Aoki, Haruka Fujisawa, Fujio Arai, Ryo Fukazawa, Tomohiko Gotoh
  • Patent number: 11901106
    Abstract: A coil element according to one embodiment of the present invention has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a principal surface including long sides and short sides. The coil element includes a drum core, a winding wound around the drum core, a first external electrode, a second external, and a covering portion covering at least a part of the winding core. The drum core in the embodiment includes a first flange, a second flange, and a winding core connecting between the first flange and the second flange. The winding core extends along the short sides of the principal surface. In one embodiment, the coil element has a height less than 0.85 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11869702
    Abstract: A coil component includes a base body containing metal magnetic particles and a binder binding together the metal magnetic particles and having a first surface extending along a coil axis and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a coil conductor electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes. In one embodiment, the coil conductor has a winding portion, the winding portion has first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions. The first and second conductor portions alternate with and are connected to each other. A ratio of a first distance between the first conductor portions and the first surface to a second distance between the second conductor portions and the second surface is from 0.5 to less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11862379
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: a drum core 10 that includes a winding shaft 12 and flange parts 14a, 14b; a coil 40 that includes a winding part 42 and a pair of lead parts 44a, 44b led out from the winding part 42 toward a side face 22 of the flange part 14a and then bent onto the flange part 14a along the side face 22; and a pair of external electrodes 60a, 60b provided on the outer face 17a of the flange part 14a, and connected to the pair of lead parts 44a, 44b; wherein the shortest distance L4 between the side face 22 and the outermost periphery of the winding part 42 is shorter than the shortest distance L3 between a side face 24, opposite the side face 22, of the flange part 14a, and the outermost periphery of the winding part 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Matsui, Hidenori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11854151
    Abstract: This information processing device includes: a control device which determines whether or not a first terminal is in a first position in a real space, controls, on the basis of the determination that the first terminal is in the first position, the first terminal to start superimposing a virtual object according to the first position on the real space, determines whether or not the second terminal different from the first terminal is in the first position, and controls the second terminal to start superimposing the virtual object on the real space, on the basis of the determination that the second terminal is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Hidenori Aoki, Fujio Arai, Masayuki Inoue, Tomohiko Gotoh, Shintaro Tsutsui, Keijiroh Nagano, Haruka Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20230335331
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil component comprises: forming a coil conductor including a winding portion, the winding portion including a plurality of first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions, the first and second conductor portions alternate with and connected to each other; forming a molded body by molding composite magnetic material including metal magnetic particles and a binder with the coil conductor being disposed inside the composite magnetic material; and heating the molded body to produce a magnetic base body. The magnetic base body is formed such that a distance between the first conductor portions and a first surface of the magnetic body is greater than a distance between the second conductor portions and a second surface of the magnetic base body opposite to the first surface, by molding, cutting or polishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hidenori AOKI, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 11770517
    Abstract: Natural appearance of transition from a predetermined object of two-dimensional content displayed on a two-dimensional display to a three-dimensional display model of an AR display device or vice versa is achieved. Control is performed such that, the transition is performed after switching the two-dimensional content from the motion parallax non-application display to the motion parallax application display. For example, control is performed such that the motion parallax application display is displayed on the two-dimensional display in a case where there is one AR display device, and the motion parallax application display is displayed on the AR display device in a case where there is a plurality of AR display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuko Ishihara, Hirotake Ichikawa, Atsushi Ishihara, Hajime Wakabayashi, Takaomi Kimura, Masayuki Inoue, Hidenori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11694675
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus that includes a voice recognition section that executes a voice recognition process on a user speech and a learning processing section that executes a process of updating a degree of confidence on the basis of an interaction made between a user and the information processing apparatus after the user speech. The degree of confidence is an evaluation value indicating the reliability of a voice recognition result of the user speech. The voice recognition section generates data on degrees of confidence in recognition of the user speech in which data plural user speech candidates based on the voice recognition result of the user speech are associated with the degrees of confidence which are evaluation values each indicating reliability of the corresponding user speech candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Aoki, Fujio Arai, Yusuke Kudo, Gen Hamada, Naoyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20230120092
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an output control unit (173) that controls output on a presentation device so as to present content associated with an absolute position in a real space, to a first user, a determination unit (171) that determines a self-position in the real space, a transmission unit (172) that transmits a signal requesting rescue to a device positioned in the real space, when reliability of determination by the determination unit (171) is reduced, an acquisition unit (174) that acquires information about the self-position estimated from an image including the first user captured by the device according to the signal; and a correction unit (175) that corrects the self-position based on the information about the self-position acquired by the acquisition unit (174).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: DAITA KOBAYASHI, HAJIME WAKABAYASHI, HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA, ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, HIDENORI AOKI, YOSHINORI OGAKI, YU NAKADA, RYOSUKE MURATA, TOMOHIKO GOTOH, SHUNITSU KOHARA, HARUKA FUJISAWA, MAKOTO DANIEL TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20230109335
    Abstract: A coil component includes a base body containing metal magnetic particles and a binder binding together the metal magnetic particles and having a first surface extending along a coil axis and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, and a coil conductor electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes. In one embodiment, the coil conductor has a winding portion, the winding portion has first conductor portions and one or more second conductor portions smaller in number than the first conductor portions. The first and second conductor portions alternate with and are connected to each other. A ratio of a first distance between the first conductor portions and the first surface to a second distance between the second conductor portions and the second surface is from 0.5 to less than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hidenori AOKI, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 11621114
    Abstract: A coil component according to one aspect is provided with a core containing a plurality of soft magnetic metal particles, a winding wire wound on the core, and a sheathing body provided on the core so as to cover at least part of the winding wire and having a relative magnetic permeability smaller than that of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Hidenori Aoki