Patents by Inventor Hiromu TAKIZAWA

Hiromu TAKIZAWA 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).

  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 11991580
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • Electronic device and feedback providing method
    Patent number: 11726589
    Abstract: To intuitively identify the state of an electronic device. There is provided an electronic device that implements a predetermined function, the electronic device including: an operation detection unit configured to detect a physical operation on the electronic device; a transmitter configured to transmit operation information indicating the operation to an external device; a receiver configured to receive feedback information indicating at least a type of feedback representing a state relating to the function, the feedback information being transmitted by the external device in response to the operation information; and a feedback unit configured to provide the feedback in accordance with the feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukito Inoue, Hiromu Takizawa, Takehiro Hagiwara, Hidenori Karasawa, Takeo Inagaki, Daisuke Ishii
  • Information processing device, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 11693530
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to enable a user to intuitively perform an operation of setting a linked operation of hardware elements or software elements, the information processing device including: a display control unit configured to cause a plurality of icons indicating hardware elements or software elements that perform a linked operation together, and a link connecting the plurality of icons to each other to be displayed. A spatial sequence of the plurality of icons formed by the link corresponds to a temporal sequence of operations of the software elements or the hardware elements indicated by the plurality of icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Karasawa, Takeo Inagaki, Hiroyuki Masuda, Hiromu Takizawa, Takehiro Hagiwara, Genta Kondo
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20230144720
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 11570676
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20220091728
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to enable a user to intuitively perform an operation of setting a linked operation of hardware elements or software elements, the information processing device including: a display control unit configured to cause a plurality of icons indicating hardware elements or software elements that perform a linked operation together, and a link connecting the plurality of icons to each other to be displayed. A spatial sequence of the plurality of icons formed by the link corresponds to a temporal sequence of operations of the software elements or the hardware elements indicated by the plurality of icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori KARASAWA, Takeo INAGAKI, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Hiromu TAKIZAWA, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Genta KONDO
  • Information processing device, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 11216153
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to enable a user to intuitively perform an operation of setting a linked operation of hardware elements or software elements, the information processing device including: a display control unit configured to cause a plurality of icons indicating hardware elements or software elements that perform a linked operation together, and a link connecting the plurality of icons to each other to be displayed. A spatial sequence of the plurality of icons formed by the link corresponds to a temporal sequence of operations of the software elements or the hardware elements indicated by the plurality of icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Karasawa, Takeo Inagaki, Hiroyuki Masuda, Hiromu Takizawa, Takehiro Hagiwara, Genta Kondo
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210191537
    Abstract: To intuitively identify the state of an electronic device. There is provided an electronic device that implements a predetermined function, the electronic device including: an operation detection unit configured to detect a physical operation on the electronic device; a transmitter configured to transmit operation information indicating the operation to an external device; a receiver configured to receive feedback information indicating at least a type of feedback representing a state relating to the function, the feedback information being transmitted by the external device in response to the operation information; and a feedback unit configured to provide the feedback in accordance with the feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukito INOUE, Hiromu TAKIZAWA, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hidenori KARASAWA, Takeo INAGAKI, Daisuke ISHII
  • Electronic device and feedback providing method
    Patent number: 10996776
    Abstract: To intuitively identify the state of an electronic device. There is provided an electronic device that implements a predetermined function, the electronic device including: an operation detection unit configured to detect a physical operation on the electronic device; a transmitter configured to transmit operation information indicating the operation to an external device; a receiver configured to receive feedback information indicating at least a type of feedback representing a state relating to the function, the feedback information being transmitted by the external device in response to the operation information; and a feedback unit configured to provide the feedback in accordance with the feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukito Inoue, Hiromu Takizawa, Takehiro Hagiwara, Hidenori Karasawa, Takeo Inagaki, Daisuke Ishii
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20210058842
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 10887809
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20200305047
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 10728818
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20200022051
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 10448299
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identities a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20190075500
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identities a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SonyCorporation
    Inventors: TAKEHIRO HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 10142901
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20180295550
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroyuki MASUDA, Genta KONDO, Hiromu TAKIZAWA
  • Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware or software to perform linkage operation
    Patent number: 10021612
    Abstract: A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Masuda, Genta Kondo, Hiromu Takizawa
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170300141
    Abstract: To intuitively identify the state o an electronic device. There is provided an electronic device that implements a predetermined function, the electronic device including: an operation detection unit configured to detect a physical operation on the electronic device; a transmitter configured to transmit operation information indicating the operation to an external device; a receiver configured to receive feedback information indicating at least a type of feedback representing a state relating to the function, the feedback information being transmitted by the external device in response to the operation information; and a feedback unit configured to provide the feedback in accordance with the feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukito INOUE, Hiromu TAKIZAWA, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hidenori KARASAWA, Takeo INAGAKI, Daisuke ISHII