Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Tobita
Hiroaki Tobita 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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Patent number: 10477143Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, including: a camera that captures a real space; a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a remote user; a streaming control unit that streams a first video captured by the camera from the communication unit to the terminal device if the information processing device itself is selected by the remote user from among a plurality of devices that capture the real space; and a display that displays a user image of the remote user while the first video is being streamed to the terminal device. The information processing device reduces inconvenience for the remote user during remote communication, and realizes rich remote communication with a higher degree of freedom.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20180131901Abstract: [Object] To reduce inconvenience for the remote user during remote communication, and to realize rich remote communication with a higher degree of freedom. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a camera that captures a real space; a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a remote user; a streaming control unit that streams a first video captured by the camera from the communication unit to the terminal device if the information processing device itself is selected by the remote user from among a plurality of devices that capture the real space; and a display that displays a user image of the remote user while the first video is being streamed to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventor: HIROAKI TOBITA
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Patent number: 9894317Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, including: a camera that captures a real space; a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a remote user; a streaming control unit that streams a first video captured by the camera from the communication unit to the terminal device if the information processing device itself is selected by the remote user from among a plurality of devices that capture the real space; and a display that displays a user image of the remote user while the first video is being streamed to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Patent number: 9779550Abstract: An augmented reality system including an unmanned moving object and an augmented reality marker arranged on or within the unmanned moving object. The augmented reality system further includes a visual rendering unit that is configured to augment virtual information corresponding to the augmented reality marker and to map the virtual information on the unmanned moving object.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20170201715Abstract: [Object] To reduce inconvenience for the remote user during remote communication, and to realize rich remote communication with a higher degree of freedom. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a camera that captures a real space; a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a remote user; a streaming control unit that streams a first video captured by the camera from the communication unit to the terminal device if the information processing device itself is selected by the remote user from among a plurality of devices that capture the real space; and a display that displays a user image of the remote user while the first video is being streamed to the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: HIROAKI TOBITA
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Patent number: 9417106Abstract: Wearable computing device, comprising a wig that is adapted to cover at least a part of a head of a user, at least one sensor for providing input data, a processing unit that is coupled to the at least one sensor for processing said input data, and a communication interface that is coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a second computing device. The at least one sensor, the processing unit and the communication interface are arranged in the wig and at least partly covered by the wig in order to be visually hidden during use.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20150235423Abstract: An augmented reality system including an unmanned moving object and an augmented reality marker arranged on or within the unmanned moving object. The augmented reality system further includes a visual rendering unit that is configured to augment virtual information corresponding to the augmented reality marker and to map the virtual information on the unmanned moving object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Patent number: 9084023Abstract: An image processing device is provided where it is possible to determine a reproduction form of preview moving images in an expression form which does not currently exist which is determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images using a comic which are elements of the base moving images in two dimensions by arranges panel images of base moving images in a comic region and determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images according to the comic panels arranged in the comic region, and it is possible to impress expressiveness.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20140351679Abstract: A system for creating a digital comic comprises a page processor configured to generate frames and the layout of frames that form pages of a digital comic including one or more multi-storylines each including two or more storylines and to provide selection elements in one or more frames allowing a user of the digital comic to select a storyline from among the two or more storylines of a multi-storyline associated with a frame containing selection elements. An edit processor is provided that is configured to generate comic content of the frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20130311132Abstract: Wearable computing device, comprising a wig that is adapted to cover at least a part of a head of a user, at least one sensor for providing input data, a processing unit that is coupled to the at least one sensor for processing said input data, and a communication interface that is coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a second computing device. The at least one sensor, the processing unit and the communication interface are arranged in the wig and at least partly covered by the wig in order to be visually hidden during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki TOBITA
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Patent number: 8429523Abstract: A comic creation apparatus includes a frame candidate setting unit configured to set, as frame candidates, candidates of a frame to be arranged adjacent to a frame arranged on a page of a comic, a frame candidate display unit configured to display the set frame candidates in a desired location on the page, and a frame determination unit configured to arrange a frame candidate selected from among the frame candidates displayed on the page in the desired location on the page as a frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Publication number: 20120014619Abstract: An image processing device is provided where it is possible to determine a reproduction form of preview moving images in an expression form which does not currently exist which is determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images using a comic which are elements of the base moving images in two dimensions by arranges panel images of base moving images in a comic region and determining the reproduction form of the preview moving images according to the comic panels arranged in the comic region, and it is possible to impress expressiveness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Hiroaki TOBITA
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Publication number: 20110292348Abstract: Provided is a balloon including an envelope and a projecting unit that projects an image, which switches display mode between first display mode that displays the image projected by the projecting unit on the envelope and second display mode that displays the image projected by the projecting unit on an external object through the envelope.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TOBITA, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20110138271Abstract: A comic creation apparatus includes a frame candidate setting unit configured to set, as frame candidates, candidates of a frame to be arranged adjacent to a frame arranged on a page of a comic, a frame candidate display unit configured to display the set frame candidates in a desired location on the page, and a frame determination unit configured to arrange a frame candidate selected from among the frame candidates displayed on the page in the desired location on the page as a frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki TOBITA
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Patent number: 7580574Abstract: A user interface method includes acquiring a shape of an object arrangement area entered by a user's sketch operation; acquiring an object conversion parameter based on the acquired shape of the object arrangement area; acquiring a symbol entered by a user's sketch operation; searching registered objects for a display object associated with the acquired symbol; converting initial data of the display object to form a converted display object based on the object conversion parameter; and displaying the converted display object in the object arrangement area.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2004Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Tobita, Junichi Rekimoto
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Patent number: 7228108Abstract: An RF tag 25 is incorporated in a mouse 20, and an RF tag reader 15 is mounted on the main body side of a computer 10. When using the mouse 20 to a specified computer 10, a user moves the mouse close to the reader 15 to read identification information (ID) of the mouse 20, which is included in the RF tag 25. On the main body side of the computer 10, the mouse 20 is designated in accordance with the read ID and communication with the mouse 20 is set. There may be a case where a plurality of computers and peripheral equipment intermingle, but, by making joint use of the ID reader 15 in a short-range, a corresponding relationship between the main body of the computer 10 and the wireless equipment 20 is made clear.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2002Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuji Ayatsuka, Junichi Rekimoto, Shigeru Tajima, Ivan Poupyrev, Eduardo Agusto Sciammarella, Henry Owen Newton-Dunn, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Hiroaki Tobita
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Patent number: 7139796Abstract: At least a part of the three-dimensional community space is divided into regions and the right to use a region is sold at a particular price to a user who wants to obtain it. A user having the right to use a region is allowed to build an element such as a building or a signboard in the region via an avatar. If an attractive signboard with high originally is built, the region in which the signboard is built and also nearby regions become popular. As a result, the economic value of such a region becomes high. If desired, a user is allowed to resell his/her region via auction.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Rekimoto, Hiroaki Tobita, Hidenori Karasawa
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Publication number: 20060238653Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes an extracting device configured to extract feature regions from image regions of original images constituted by at least one frame, and an image deforming device configured to deform the original images with regard to the feature regions so as to create feature-deformed images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tobita
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Patent number: 6919893Abstract: In an image editing apparatus, a mouse and a display function as a drawing interface, such as a digital canvas, a palette, and a pen or a brush. A stroke input by a user by dragging the mouse is regarded as a hand-drawn operation with the pen or the brush. In the digital canvas, painting is performed by using inks having various attributes and activities such as texture and animation, based on the stroke input by the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Tobita, Junichi Rekimoto
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Publication number: 20050062740Abstract: A user interface method includes acquiring a shape of an object arrangement area entered by a user's sketch operation; acquiring an object conversion parameter based on the acquired shape of the object arrangement area; acquiring a symbol entered by a user's sketch operation; searching registered objects for a display object associated with the acquired symbol; converting initial data of the display object to form a converted display object based on the object conversion parameter; and displaying the converted display object in the object arrangement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Tobita, Junichi Rekimoto