Patents by Inventor HIRONARI MIZUMURA
HIRONARI MIZUMURA 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: 20230298202Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved information processing device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including an imaging position information acquisition unit configured to acquire imaging position information at a time when a structure is imaged which is acquired by an imaging device configured to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of certain flight information, and a damage data generating unit configured to use a captured image of the structure imaged by the imaging device and the imaging position information and to generate data related to damage of the structure including position information of damage of the structure included in the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kayoko TANAKA, Kohtaro SABE, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Kousuke SUZUKI, Peter DUERR, Miki SHIBUYA, Hironari MIZUMURA
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Patent number: 11657534Abstract: To provide a novel and improved information processing device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. Provided is an information processing device including an imaging position information acquisition unit configured to acquire imaging position information at a time when a structure is imaged which is acquired by an imaging device configured to fly over a periphery of die structure to image the structure on the basis of certain flight information, and a damage data generating unit configured to use a captured image of the structure imaged by the imaging device and the imaging position information and to generate data related to damage of the structure including position information of damage of the structure included in the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Peter Duerr, Miki Shibuya, Hironari Mizumura
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Publication number: 20220122288Abstract: To provide a novel and improved information processing device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. Provided is an information processing device including an imaging position information acquisition unit configured to acquire imaging position information at a time when a structure is imaged which is acquired by an imaging device configured to fly over a periphery of die structure to image the structure on the basis of certain flight information, and a damage data generating unit configured to use a captured image of the structure imaged by the imaging device and the imaging position information and to generate data related to damage of the structure including position information of damage of the structure included in the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kayoko TANAKA, Kohtaro SABE, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Kousuke SUZUKI, Peter DUERR, Miki SHIBUYA, Hironari MIZUMURA
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Publication number: 20220107643Abstract: A control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an overview of a structure, and a flight information generating unit configured to generate flight information of a flying body being caused to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control device generates information used to cause the flying body to image the structure, and thereby makes it possible to make more efficient the inspection performed by the flying body capable of performing imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kayoko TANAKA, Kohtaro SABE, Miki SHIBUYA, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Kousuke SUZUKI, Haruto TAKEDA, Peter DUERR, Masaomi NABETA, Takekazu KAKINUMA, Hironari MIZUMURA
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Patent number: 11250585Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved information processing device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including an imaging position information acquisition unit configured to acquire imaging position information at a time when a structure is imaged which is acquired by an imaging device configured to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of certain flight information, and a damage data generating unit configured to use a captured image of the structure imaged by the imaging device and the imaging position information and to generate data related to damage of the structure including position information of damage of the structure included in the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Peter Duerr, Miki Shibuya, Hironari Mizumura
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Patent number: 11237560Abstract: A control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an overview of a structure, and a flight information generating unit configured to generate flight information of a flying body being caused to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control device generates information used to cause the flying body to image the structure, and thereby makes it possible to make more efficient the inspection performed by the flying body capable of performing imaging.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Miki Shibuya, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Haruto Takeda, Peter Duerr, Masaomi Nabeta, Takekazu Kakinuma, Hironari Mizumura
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Publication number: 20220027420Abstract: An information processing device (1) including a control unit (2) configured to: store, in a block chain (BC), a common key by using which information on a document including sensitive information on a user is encrypted; and based on information on the common key stored in the block chain (BC), display a submission status of the document on a screen of a user terminal (10) that is used by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: KENGO YOSHII, NORIYUKI SUZUKI, HIRONARI MIZUMURA, ANGIE PARK, NAOKI OGISHITA
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Publication number: 20210029217Abstract: A communication support device includes: a compatibility determination unit configured to determine compatibility between a guest user who requests provision of a service and a host user who provides the service to the guest user; a communication unit configured to transmit a compatibility determination result to a terminal device of the guest user; and a connection processing unit configured to perform a connection process between the terminal device of the guest user and a terminal device of the host user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kengo YOSHII, Noriyuki SUZUKI, Hironari MIZUMURA, Angie PARK, Naoki OGISHITA
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Publication number: 20190302770Abstract: [Object] To provide a control device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is a control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an overview of a structure, and a flight information generating unit configured to generate flight information of a flying body being caused to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control device generates information used to cause the flying body to image the structure, and thereby makes it possible to make more efficient the inspection performed by the flying body capable of performing imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Miki Shibuya, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Haruto Takeda, Peter Duerr, Masaomi Nabeta, Takekazu Kakinuma, Hironari Mizumura
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Patent number: 10372133Abstract: [Object] To provide a control device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is a control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an overview of a structure, and a flight information generating unit configured to generate flight information of a flying body being caused to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control device generates information used to cause the flying body to image the structure, and thereby makes it possible to make more efficient the inspection performed by the flying body capable of performing imaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Miki Shibuya, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Haruto Takeda, Peter Duerr, Masaomi Nabeta, Takekazu Kakinuma, Hironari Mizumura
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Patent number: 10075544Abstract: [Object] To associate information generated on the basis of an activity that is carried out by a user with respect to a content with the content, thereby effectively using the information. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an activity detection unit configured to detect an activity of a user who currently plays back a content; a tag generation unit configured to generate tag information on the basis of information on the activity; and a tag association unit configured to associate the tag information with one or more positions in the content, the one or more positions corresponding to the activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hiroaki Kitano, Shotaro Hori, Taiji Ito, Tetsu Natsume, Koichi Oshima, Hironari Mizumura, Yoshihiro Takagi, Yasuo Sakuma
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Publication number: 20170169582Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved information processing device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including an imaging position information acquisition unit configured to acquire imaging position information at a time when a structure is imaged which is acquired by an imaging device configured to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of certain flight information, and a damage data generating unit configured to use a captured image of the structure imaged by the imaging device and the imaging position information and to generate data related to damage of the structure including position information of damage of the structure included in the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Peter Duerr, Miki Shibuya, Hironari Mizumura
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Publication number: 20170010615Abstract: [Object] To provide a control device that can make more efficient an inspection performed by a flying body capable of performing imaging. [Solution] Provided is a control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an overview of a structure, and a flight information generating unit configured to generate flight information of a flying body being caused to fly over a periphery of the structure to image the structure on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control device generates information used to cause the flying body to image the structure, and thereby makes it possible to make more efficient the inspection performed by the flying body capable of performing imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kayoko Tanaka, Kohtaro Sabe, Miki Shibuya, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Kousuke Suzuki, Haruto Takeda, Peter Duerr, Masaomi Nabeta, Takekazu Kakinuma, Hironari Mizumura
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Publication number: 20160112524Abstract: [Object] To associate information generated on the basis of an activity that is carried out by a user with respect to a content with the content, thereby effectively using the information. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an activity detection unit configured to detect an activity of a user who currently plays back a content; a tag generation unit configured to generate tag information on the basis of information on the activity; and a tag association unit configured to associate the tag information with one or more positions in the content, the one or more positions corresponding to the activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: YASUHIRO SUTOU, HIROAKI KITANO, SHOTARO HORI, TAIJI ITO, TETSU NATSUME, KOICHI OSHIMA, HIRONARI MIZUMURA, YOSHIHIRO TAKAGI, YASUO SAKUMA