Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki 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: 11956621
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an executing unit that associates a head-related transfer function corresponding to a user with an identifier that identifies equipment that is used by the user and a providing unit that provides the head-related transfer function and the identifier associated with the head-related transfer function to a providing destination to which the head-related transfer function corresponding to the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20230396875
    Abstract: Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAKI, Yukihiro ISONO
  • Patent number: 11770604
    Abstract: Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamaki, Yukihiro Isono
  • Publication number: 20220294980
    Abstract: Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAKI, Yukihiro ISONO
  • Publication number: 20220078338
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a first determination unit that determines whether a size of a region occupied by a user's front-view face in an imaging region is within a threshold; a second determination unit that determines whether a size of a region occupied by a user's side-view face in the imaging region is within a threshold in a case where there has been a determination that the size of the region occupied by the user's front-view face is within the threshold; and an imaging unit that images the user's side-view face in a case where there has been a determination that the size of the region occupied by the user's side-view face is within the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220060841
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an executing unit that associates a head-related transfer function corresponding to a user with an identifier that identifies equipment that is used by the user and a providing unit that provides the head-related transfer function and the identifier associated with the head-related transfer function to a providing destination to which the head-related transfer function corresponding to the user is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 11036463
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device including: a communication unit that communicates with an audio reproduction device; a sound quality adjustment unit that performs sound quality adjustment on audio data; and a control unit that determines whether or not the audio reproduction device has a sound quality adjustment function depending on a communication result of communication based on a predetermined protocol, and turns on or off the sound quality adjustment function of the sound quality adjustment unit depending on a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamaki, Koji Fujita
  • Patent number: 11039378
    Abstract: An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology which is executed by a computer includes detecting, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from a first apparatus, the first apparatus, and communicably connecting the detected first apparatus and the computer. A distance from the computer to the first apparatus is calculated on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected. In a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and a second apparatus is transmitted to the first apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Onohara, Taichi Yoshio, Takuma Higo, Hiroshi Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20200012475
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device including: a communication unit that communicates with an audio reproduction device; a sound quality adjustment unit that performs sound quality adjustment on audio data; and a control unit that determines whether or not the audio reproduction device has a sound quality adjustment function depending on a communication result of communication based on a predetermined protocol, and turns on or off the sound quality adjustment function of the sound quality adjustment unit depending on a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAKI, Koji FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20180324684
    Abstract: An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology which is executed by a computer includes detecting, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from a first apparatus, the first apparatus, and communicably connecting the detected first apparatus and the computer. A distance from the computer to the first apparatus is calculated on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected. In a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and a second apparatus is transmitted to the first apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: TAKASHI ONOHARA, TAICHI YOSHIO, TAKUMA HIGO, HIROSHI TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 9904373
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a touch screen device, the apparatus includes an elongated recess sized to receive a side edge of the touch screen device, a least one U-shaped resilient member disposed in the elongated recess, a first elastomer pad positioned on the at least one U-shaped resilient member, the first elastomer pad including a first touch screen device engaging surface, and in which the at least one U-shaped member includes at least one slot defining a first resilient portion that abuts the first elastomer pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Shirata, Hiroshi Tamaki, Tamio Nishino
  • Publication number: 20160252971
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a touch screen device, the apparatus includes an elongated recess sized to receive a side edge of the touch screen device, a least one U-shaped resilient member disposed in the elongated recess, a first elastomer pad positioned on the at least one U-shaped resilient member, the first elastomer pad including a first touch screen device engaging surface, and in which the at least one U-shaped member includes at least one slot defining a first resilient portion that abuts the first elastomer pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi SHIRATA, Hiroshi TAMAKI, Tamio NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20140362510
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first device including a display unit, a second device configured to perform at least one of input and output of information and to perform transfer of the information to/from the first device by communication, and a wrong orientation detection part configured to detect whether the first and second devices are overlapped with each other in a correct orientation. The first device includes a plurality of first magnets. The second device includes a plurality of second magnets. The first and second magnets are arranged at respective positions which overlap with each other when the first and second devices are overlapped with each other, in the first and second devices, respectively. The first and second devices are locked to each other by force with which the first and second magnets attract each other when the first and second devices are overlapped with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsaku Hirano, Yuuki Kubota, Hiroshi Tamaki, Kengo Masaoka
  • Publication number: 20100103691
    Abstract: An automotive lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device used as a light source and bracket used as a support member supporting the semiconductor light emitting device. The bracket includes a first heat-transfer member having an isotropic thermal conductivity in at least part of region in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second heat-transfer member having an anisotropic thermal conductivity in a region in contact with the first heat-transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji YASUDA, Takashi Inoue, Seiichiro Yagi, Junichi Shimizu, Hiroshi Tamaki, Tetsuya Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 4666299
    Abstract: An inclination measuring apparatus having a prism and a container having a liquid sealed therein for providing a liquid surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity. A member constructed from thermal conductive material is position under the liquid surface to maintain the liquid surface level in the presence of ambient temperature changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamaki, Fumitomo Kondo, Hiroo Sugai
  • Patent number: 4601575
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the optical characteristics of an optical system includes a light source, collimator means for collimating a beam of light from the light source, a mask means, a means for holding the optical system to be tested between the collimator means and the mask means, a detector, a calculator, and first beam splitting means. The mask means includes at least one mask provided in each optical path following the first beamsplitter means, each having a linear band group consisting of at least two parallel linear bands, with each mask disposed to provide a different orientation for the linear bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tamaki
  • Patent number: 4588270
    Abstract: A curvature measuring apparatus is provided for measuring the radii of curvature of a curved surface, particularly a human cornea or a contact lens. The apparatus comprises an illuminating optical system which illuminates the surface to be measured. The optical system includes a light source for forming a pattern of radiating beams of at least two groups, with each group being comprised of at least two parallel straight lines in a virtual plane. The straight lines in one group are different in directions of arrangement from the straight lines in the other group, and each group includes at least one line whose characteristics are substantially different from the other lines in the group to serve as a reference line. A collimator lens orients principal rays of illuminating beams of light emitted from the light source through a pin hole arranged on an optical axis, to be parallel to the optical axis so as to illuminate the surface to be measured by the illuminating beams of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tamaki
  • Patent number: 4507647
    Abstract: An encoder having an optical measuring part establishing a vernier relationship between a code plate and a line sensor, and counters for obtaining a course reading from time serial output signals of the line sensor and a fine reading from the vernier relationship. Correction data including a change component in a magnification of a lens system are obtained from a counter. The correction data and the fine reading are supplied to a converting circuit to provide a corrected fine reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Assignee: Tokyo Kagaku Kikai K.K.
    Inventors: Masana Minami, Hiroshi Tamaki, Tsuneo Sasaki, Kazuaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 4465373
    Abstract: An interpolation encoder comprising a sensor array, a code plate arranged in opposition to the sensor array and having a plurality of groups of lattice patterns, and an arithmetic unit for processing data of the code plate detected by the sensor array. The lattice patterns of at least one of the groups are inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamaki, Fumio Ohtomo, Kazuaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 4461462
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling at least the inside of steel pipes. Cooling is effected while restraining the radial displacement of a pipe at a point not more than 500 mm, or preferably not more than 250 mm, away from each end of the pipe and at intermediate points spaced at intervals of 1.0 m to 2.5 m. Elliptical deformation in the cross section of larger-diameter pipes also is prevented by adding to the aforementioned cooling method and apparatus a device and step to rotate the pipe being cooled at a rate of 30 to 150 times per minute. The restraining device at one end of the pipe is designed to move in the direction of the pipe axis so that the restraint of the radial displacement at a point not more than 500 mm away from that end is at all times ensured even when the pipe length varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Mizushima, Kyohei Murata, Hiroshi Tamaki, Junichi Hayashi, Fujio Ohkubo