Patents by Inventor Junya Matsui

Junya Matsui 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: 11861439
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device, a control method, and a program that control enabling or disabling of a plurality of IC card antennas by using a mobile terminal. The antenna device includes: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer provided in a mobile terminal; a plurality of IC card antennas that communicates with an IC card including an IC chip for the IC card that reads/writes data in a contactless manner in response to a command transmitted by the reader/writer; and a control circuit that operates by using power generated when the mobile terminal antenna receives the radio wave output by the reader/writer and controls enabling or disabling of each of the IC card antennas in response to the command transmitted by the reader/writer. The present technology is applicable to a playmat used for a card game using a smartphone having an NFC function and an IC card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takubo, Masuo Murakami, Shinya Kato, Yuji Hiura, Junya Matsui
  • Publication number: 20230356072
    Abstract: There is provided a game mat, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method that can manage information regarding a game played using cards, in association with a mat ID of a mat serving as a storage space of the cards. A game mat according to an aspect of the present technology is a mat including: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer of a mobile terminal that communicates with a server that manages a game using an IC card; an IC card antenna that communicates with the IC card including an IC chip for an IC card in which reading/writing of data is performed contactlessly by a command transmitted from the reader/writer; a memory that stores a mat ID, which is identification information of a mat; and an internal IC chip that receives a command transmitted from the reader/writer and stores, into the memory in association with the mat ID, information regarding the game transmitted from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji HIURA, Hisanori ARAI, Masahiro SUEYOSHI, Junya MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20220335264
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device, a control method, and a program that control enabling or disabling of a plurality of IC card antennas by using a mobile terminal. The antenna device includes: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer provided in a mobile terminal; a plurality of IC card antennas that communicates with an IC card including an IC chip for the IC card that reads/writes data in a contactless manner in response to a command transmitted by the reader/writer; and a control circuit that operates by using power generated when the mobile terminal antenna receives the radio wave output by the reader/writer and controls enabling or disabling of each of the IC card antennas in response to the command transmitted by the reader/writer. The present technology is applicable to a playmat used for a card game using a smartphone having an NFC function and an IC card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKUBO, Masuo MURAKAMI, Shinya KATO, Yuji HIURA, Junya MATSUI
  • Patent number: 10716289
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
  • Patent number: 10515241
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission system capable of ascertaining positions or the like of mounting targets with more versatile and simpler configurations. [Solution] A signal transmission device including: a power generation unit configured to generate power in accordance with a surrounding environment; a first communication unit configured to send a signal using the power generated by the power generation unit; a storage unit configured to store communication control information for controlling the first communication unit; a communication control unit configured to control the first communication unit on a basis of the communication control information; and a contactless communication unit configured to receive rewrite information for rewriting the communication control information stored in the storage unit by contactless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Junya Matsui, Masakazu Yajima
  • Publication number: 20190380306
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
  • Publication number: 20190183436
    Abstract: [Solution] An information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing method which can determine an estrus period of individual livestock while viewing a transition of the state quantity showing a characteristic change in the estrus period of livestock, and execute contact with a veterinarian and accumulation of information of the estrus period by an operation of causing the estrus period of livestock to be notified to a veterinarian when the estrus period has arrived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Chisako Kajihara, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Junya Matsui, Hideo Niikura
  • Publication number: 20190163941
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission system capable of ascertaining positions or the like of mounting targets with more versatile and simpler configurations. [Solution] A signal transmission device including: a power generation unit configured to generate power in accordance with a surrounding environment; a first communication unit configured to send a signal using the power generated by the power generation unit; a storage unit configured to store communication control information for controlling the first communication unit; a communication control unit configured to control the first communication unit on a basis of the communication control information; and a contactless communication unit configured to receive rewrite information for rewriting the communication control information stored in the storage unit by contactless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Junya Matsui, Masakazu Yajima