Patents by Inventor Junichirou Sakata

Junichirou Sakata 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: 20230020102
    Abstract: An information processing device, a program, and an information processing method are provided, capable of instructing an imaging device to start and end a predetermined operation through an operation via a GUI. The information processing device includes: a display control unit configured to control display of a slider on a display unit, the slider being configured such that a display object is movable between predetermined positions; and a process control unit configured to instruct an imaging unit to control photography in a predetermined mode when the process control unit receives an operation of moving the display object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Masanori Kasa, Yohei Nakajima, Tomoko Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata
  • Publication number: 20220398937
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires subjective evaluation information from a second user about each performance performed by at least part of a body of a first user moving, a learning unit that performs machine learning on a relationship between the each performance and the corresponding subjective evaluation information and generates relationship information between the each performance and the corresponding subjective evaluation information, and a presentation unit that presents feedback information to the second user based on the relationship information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi FURUYA, Takanori OKU, Hayato NISHIOKA, Masato HIRANO, Yukako UEMATSU, Junichirou SAKATA
  • Patent number: 11490003
    Abstract: An information processing device, a program, and an information processing method are provided, capable of instructing an imaging device to start and end a predetermined operation through an operation via a GUI. The information processing device includes: a display control unit configured to control display of a slider on a display unit, the slider being configured such that a display object is movable between predetermined positions; and a process control unit configured to instruct an imaging unit to control photography in a predetermined mode when the process control unit receives an operation of moving the display object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kasa, Yohei Nakajima, Tomoko Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata
  • Publication number: 20210197393
    Abstract: To activate communication between an autonomous operation body and a user. Providing an information processing device that includes: an application control unit that controls operation of an application relating to communication between an autonomous operation body and a user; and a reflection unit that causes the autonomous operation body to reflect an operation performed by the user in the application. In the information processing device, the application control unit controls operation of an avatar imitating the autonomous operation body, and the reflection unit causes the autonomous operation body to reflect a reward obtained by the avatar on the basis of the operation performed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: TOMOO MIZUKAMI, KEI YOSHINAKA, NAOKI YUASA, IZUMI KAWANISHI, HIROTO WATANABE, JUNICHIROU SAKATA, TOHRU KURATA, YUICHIRO TOU
  • Publication number: 20200402489
    Abstract: Provided is a mechanism allowing improvement of the degree of freedom in production when multiple users collaboratively produce a music track via a network. An information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to receive multitrack data containing multiple pieces of track data generated by different users, edit the multitrack data, and transmit the edited multitrack data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou SAKATA, Keisuke SAITOU, Keiichiro YAMADA, Misao SATO, Kouichi SUNAGA, Takuya OGURA
  • Patent number: 10671232
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a part generation unit configured to generate a part that is suitable for a predetermined application and that includes at least a portion of any photo and is displayed on a display screen at a time of execution of the application, and an application control unit configured to control the execution of the application and at least display the part on the display screen during the execution of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kae Okazawa, Junichirou Sakata, Masahiro Takahashi, Kazuma Takahashi, Kunihito Sawai
  • Patent number: 10599296
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshitomi, Daisuke Nakata, Takeo Tsukamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Junichirou Sakata, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 10579187
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control unit for controlling a display unit for displaying an image, the display control unit being configured to display a plurality of represented images that represent a plurality of image groups classified depending on related information of the images on the display unit in a first display mode, and display related images relating to the represented images between a plurality of the represented images displayed in the first display mode depending on a user input on the display unit in a second display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata, Kazuma Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200014844
    Abstract: An information processing device, a program, and an information processing method are provided, capable of instructing an imaging device to start and end a predetermined operation through an operation via a GUI. The information processing device includes: a display control unit configured to control display of a slider on a display unit, the slider being configured such that a display object is movable between predetermined positions; and a process control unit configured to instruct an imaging unit to control photography in a predetermined mode when the process control unit receives an operation of moving the display object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kasa, Yohei Nakajima, Tomoko Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata
  • Patent number: 10425575
    Abstract: An information processing device, a program, and an information processing method are provided, capable of instructing an imaging device to start and end a predetermined operation through an operation via a GUI. The information processing device includes: a display control unit configured to control display of a slider on a display unit, the slider being configured such that a display object is movable between predetermined positions; and a process control unit configured to instruct an imaging unit to control photography in a predetermined mode when the process control unit receives an operation of moving the display object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kasa, Yohei Nakajima, Tomoko Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata
  • Publication number: 20190073081
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control unit for controlling a display unit for displaying an image, the display control unit being configured to display a plurality of represented images that represent a plurality of image groups classified depending on related information of the images on the display unit in a first display mode, and display related images relating to the represented images between a plurality of the represented images displayed in the first display mode depending on a user input on the display unit in a second display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata, Kazuma Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10168822
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control unit for controlling a display unit for displaying an image, the display control unit being configured to display a plurality of represented images that represent a plurality of image groups classified depending on related information of the images on the display unit in a first display mode, and display related images relating to the represented images between a plurality of the represented images displayed in the first display mode depending on a user input on the display unit in a second display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Junichirou Sakata, Kazuma Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180129382
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Daisuke NAKATA, Takeo TSUKAMOTO, Katsuya HYODO, Junichirou SAKATA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20180129326
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a part generation unit configured to generate a part that is suitable for a predetermined application and that includes at least a portion of any photo and is displayed on a display screen at a time of execution of the application, and an application control unit configured to control the execution of the application and at least display the part on the display screen during the execution of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KAE OKAZAWA, JUNICHIROU SAKATA, MASAHIRO TAKAHASHI, KAZUMA TAKAHASHI, KUNIHITO SAWAI
  • Patent number: D817979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou Sakata, Satoshi Asai
  • Patent number: D881217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou Sakata, Tohru Kurata
  • Patent number: D910030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichirou Sakata
  • Patent number: D920989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichirou Sakata
  • Patent number: D921038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou Sakata, Tohru Kurata
  • Patent number: D978172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou Sakata, Tohru Kurata