Patents by Inventor Junichi Rekimoto

Junichi Rekimoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20190258066
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device, the imaging device including: a support structure configured to be mountable on a head of a user; an optical filter having a reflection surface that reflects predetermined light having a predetermined wavelength band and allows visible light to pass; and at least one first imaging unit configured to acquire a first image including at least a part of a face of the user on the basis of the predetermined light reflected by the reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi REKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10389937
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of sharing a space while maintaining the degree of freedom of a visual line. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a control unit configured to perform control in a manner that a display image generated based on image information which is generated through imaging of an imaging device mounted on a moving object moving in a space, imaging-device posture information which is information regarding a posture of the imaging device, and user view information which is obtained from a user manipulation device manipulated by a user and specifies a region that the user desires to view is displayed in a display region viewed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Rekimoto, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 10390375
    Abstract: The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone (11) is placed on an input display section (2) of a personal computer (1), a reader/writer built in the personal computer (1) reads a telephone number of the portable telephone (11) stored in an RF tag built in the portable telephone (11). Based on the telephone number, a telephone line is connected between the portable telephone (11) and the personal computer (1). Data is interchanged between the portable telephone (11) and the personal computer (1) via the telephone line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Rekimoto, Yuji Ayatsuka, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Eduardo Sciammarella, Haruo Oba
  • Publication number: 20190238793
    Abstract: To perform matching between a user who provides a first person view and a user who views the first person view. An icon indicating a current position of each Body is displayed on a map of a range that is currently specified. A Ghost can select a Body to whom the Ghost desires to perform JackIn by specifying an icon in a desired position by UI operation such as a touch or click. Further, when a keyword for limiting behavior or the like is input to a search field, only Bodies extracted on the basis of the behavior are displayed. Then, when selection is settled, a JackIn request is transmitted from the Ghost to the selected Body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto, Jun Kimura, Taizo Shirai
  • Publication number: 20190218773
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a light-shielding device, a light-shielding method, and a program which make an object that is meant to be invisible to human beings enter a state in which the object is hidden so as to be invisible to eyes, or make an object that is meant to be visible enter a state in which the object is visible to eyes in correspondence with a state of the periphery of a light-shielding wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: SHUNICHI SUWA, JUNICHI REKIMOTO, KUNIHIKO NAGAMINE, YOSHINOBU ARISUMI
  • Publication number: 20190195012
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a light-shielding device, a light-shielding method, and a program which make an object that is meant to be invisible to human beings enter a state in which the object is hidden so as to be invisible to eyes, or make an object that is meant to be visible enter a state in which the object is visible to eyes in correspondence with biological information. A light-shielding wall, which partitions two spaces and includes a plurality of panels capable of being controlled to a transmitting state in which light is transmitted or a light-shielding state in which light is shielded, is used as a window, an orientation of a face of a user who is sleeping is detected as biological information, and the light-shielding wall is controlled so that the user is capable of visually recognizing light of which a light source is the sun when it reaches an alarm setting time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: KUNIHIKO NAGAMINE, JUNICHI REKIMOTO, SHUNICHI SUWA
  • Patent number: 10291848
    Abstract: When a user viewing an image of a conversation partner displayed on a display moves, a displayed image is more easily switched to an image reflecting a position of the user after the movement. When an image of a first user is displayed on a display of a second user, the image of the first user taken by an imaging device and an image of a background taken by the imaging device are acquired, and the acquired images are composited with each other, thereby displaying on the display a composite image in which the first user is positioned in front of the background. Moreover, when a movement of the face of the second user with respect to the display is detected, transition processing of causing the composite image displayed on the display to transition from a state before the detection of the movement of the face is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Takahashi, Tsukasa Nakano, Takashi Orime, Yuichiro Takeuchi, Junichi Rekimoto, Yasushi Miyajima
  • Publication number: 20190079671
    Abstract: A user input apparatus is provided with user input means for the user to input data or a command by using the user's human body, and use-form detection means for detecting a form in which the user uses the user input means by the user's human body. A computer connected to the user input apparatus changes the operation of the application being executed by application execution means, according to a detection result obtained by the use-form detection means. Therefore, input operations can be performed without inconvenience even if the user cannot use one hand due to another work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
  • Publication number: 20190051019
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an image acquiring section configured to acquire a moving image shot from a viewpoint changing from moment to moment, a spatial position specifying section configured to specify a spatial position in a first frame of the moving image, and a display control section configured to display the moving image, in such a manner to maintain the spatial position in a predetermined state in a second frame after the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Junichi REKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180349083
    Abstract: To provide an information processing system and information processing method that control display of information input with a receiver of a captured image. In a case where a first Ghost and a second Ghost receive an image (first person view) captured by a Body and first information generated in accordance with input to the first Ghost and second information generated in accordance with input to the second Ghost are transmitted to the Body, a control unit 509 performs control such that an integrated image obtained by integrating the first information and the second information is displayed and output to a display unit 503.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto
  • Patent number: 10140016
    Abstract: A user input apparatus is provided with user input means for the user to input data or a command by using the user's human body, and use-form detection means for detecting a form in which the user uses the user input means by the user's human body. A computer connected to the user input apparatus changes the operation of the application being executed by application execution means, according to a detection result obtained by the use-form detection means. Therefore, input operations can be performed without inconvenience even if the user cannot use one hand due to another work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
  • Publication number: 20180332641
    Abstract: The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone (11) is placed on an input display section (2) of a personal computer (1), a reader/writer built in the personal computer (1) reads a telephone number of the portable telephone (11) stored in an RF tag built in the portable telephone (11). Based on the telephone number, a telephone line is connected between the portable telephone (11) and the personal computer (1). Data is interchanged between the portable telephone (11) and the personal computer (1) via the telephone line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi REKIMOTO, Yuji AYATSUKA, Nobuyuki MATSUSHITA, Eduardo SCIAMMARELLA, Haruo OBA
  • Patent number: 10115210
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an image acquiring section configured to acquire a moving image shot from a viewpoint changing from moment to moment, a spatial position specifying section configured to specify a spatial position in a first frame of the moving image, and a display control section configured to display the moving image, in such a manner to maintain the spatial position in a predetermined state in a second frame after the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto
  • Patent number: 10114494
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a pressure detecting unit for detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object; and a changing unit for changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
  • Publication number: 20180278888
    Abstract: To perform matching between a user who provides a first person view and a user who views the first person view. An icon indicating a current position of each Body is displayed on a map of a range that is currently specified. A Ghost can select a Body to whom the Ghost desires to perform JackIn by specifying an icon in a desired position by UI operation such as a touch or click. Further, when a keyword for limiting behavior or the like is input to a search field, only Bodies extracted on the basis of the behavior are displayed. Then, when selection is settled, a JackIn request is transmitted from the Ghost to the selected Body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto, Jun Kimura, Taizo Shirai
  • Publication number: 20180247463
    Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can generate video that allows a user to easily understand a change in positional relationship resulting from a viewpoint transition. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to cause first video to be displayed in a display area that a user visually recognizes, the first video being captured by a first imaging unit mounted on a first moving body that moves in a first space. The display control unit generates first transition video corresponding to a viewpoint position that is moved continuously between a first viewpoint which is a viewpoint of the first imaging unit and a second viewpoint for imaging the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi REKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10055089
    Abstract: A device for managing image and audio files displays thumbnails, which are representative of the files, on a screen in different arrangements, depending on the selected layout and order. When the user enters input to indicates that he or she wishes to browse through the thumbnails, the thumbnails move across the screen in sequence, following a path through a focus outline in the center of the screen. The path followed by the thumbnails depends on the selected layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Agusto Sciammarella, Masakazu Hayashi, Makoto Imamura, Masato Kuninori, Haruo Oba, Junichi Rekimoto, Hideyuki Agata
  • Patent number: 10049497
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a matching section configured to match a first image or sensor data output from a first imaging device or a sensor worn on a head of a first user, to a second image output from a second imaging device worn on a part other than the head of the first user, a sight estimation section configured to estimate a region corresponding to a sight of the first user in the second image, on the basis of a result of the matching, and a display control section configured to generate an image expressing the sight of the first user using the second image on the basis of a result of the estimation of the sight, and display the image expressing the sight of the first user toward a second user that is different from the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto
  • Patent number: 10009722
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a transmission portion, an information acquisition portion, a storage portion, a selection portion, and a transmission control portion. The transmission portion transmits information. The information acquisition portion acquires location information for the wireless communication device that includes a received signal strength of a signal that is transmitted from a base station in the vicinity. The storage portion stores, in association with specific location information, regulating information that regulates the transmission from the transmission portion of the information that corresponds to the location of the wireless communication device. The selection portion selects from the storage portion the regulating information associated with the location information acquired by the information acquisition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
  • Publication number: 20180165928
    Abstract: There is provided a signal control device including a signal output unit configured to output a signal for a vibratory device, and a signal control unit configured to control the signal. Between a case where a change from a reference level to a first level is exerted on the signal and a case where a change from the first level to the reference level is exerted on the signal, magnitudes of variation amounts of acceleration per unit time generated in the vibratory device are different from each other. The signal control unit exerts the change from the reference level to the first level and the change from the first level to the reference level on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: JUNICHI REKIMOTO