Patents by Inventor Kazuhide Kemmochi

Kazuhide Kemmochi 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: 10318028
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Yasushi Miyajima, Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masashi Takeda, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Ichigo Hayakawa, Takao Tanikame
  • Patent number: 10228895
    Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or face of a user includes a display unit which displays an image; an information maintaining unit which maintains user information of the user; a region specifying unit which specifies an attention region from a field of vision of the user based on the user information; an image processing unit which performs image processing with respect to the attention region; and a display control unit which displays the attention region after being subjected to the image processing on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Miyajima, Yoichiro Sako, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20180003983
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, YASUSHI MIYAJIMA, HIROSHI MUKAWA, TATSUYA NARAHARA, MOTOYUKI TAKAI, MASASHI TAKEDA, HIROAKI OGAWA, SEIJI WADA, ICHIGO HAYAKAWA, AKIRA TANGE, TAKAO TANIKAME, KAZUHIDE KEMMOCHI
  • Publication number: 20170371439
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, SEIJI WADA, HIROAKI OGAWA, HIROSHI MUKAWA, TATSUYA NARAHARA, MOTOYUKI TAKAI, YASUSHI MIYAJIMA, IKUO TSUKAGOSHI, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MASASHI TAKEDA, AKIRA TANGE, KAZUHIDE KEMMOCHI, ICHIGO HAYAKAWA, TAKAO TANIKAME
  • Patent number: 9798144
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 9791948
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Yasushi Miyajima, Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masashi Takeda, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Ichigo Hayakawa, Takao Tanikame
  • Patent number: 9740008
    Abstract: There is provided an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, the image display device including a display device configured to display an image, a waveguide configured to guide the image to each of a location seen from a side of the user and a location seen from an outside of the image display device, and a control unit configured to control display of an internal image and an external image, the internal image being seen from the side of the user, the external image being seen from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mukawa, Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Motoyuki Takai, Tatsuya Narahara, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Takao Tanikame, Ichigo Hayakawa, Masashi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20150253573
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20150227222
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Yasushi Miyajima, Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masashi Takeda, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Ichigo Hayakawa, Takao Tanikame
  • Publication number: 20150219897
    Abstract: There is provided an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, the image display device including a display device configured to display an image, a waveguide configured to guide the image to each of a location seen from a side of the user and a location seen from an outside of the image display device, and a control unit configured to control display of an internal image and an external image, the internal image being seen from the side of the user, the external image being seen from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mukawa, Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Motoyuki Takai, Tatsuya Narahara, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Takao Tanikame, Ichigo Hayakawa, Masashi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140125558
    Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or face of a user includes a display unit which displays an image; an information maintaining unit which maintains user information of the user; a region specifying unit which specifies an attention region from a field of vision of the user based on the user information; an image processing unit which performs image processing with respect to the attention region; and a display control unit which displays the attention region after being subjected to the image processing on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Miyajima, Yoichiro Sako, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20140126782
    Abstract: An image display apparatus used while it is mounted on a user's head or facial area includes a display unit configured to display an inside image viewable from the user; an input unit configured to input an identification pattern from the user; a checking unit configured to check the identification pattern; and a control unit configured to control the image display apparatus on the basis of a result of the checking by the checking unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki Takai, Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi