Patents by Inventor KAZUO HONGO
KAZUO HONGO 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).
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Patent number: 12134431Abstract: Provided is a robot leg structure that includes a link extending downward from a leg joint, a ground contact portion that comes in contact with a ground, a leaf spring that couples the link and the ground contact portion to each other, and a damping member adjacent to the leaf spring and couples the link and the ground contact portion to each other. With this configuration, the damping member damps the vibration attributed to the leaf spring, making it possible to reliably stabilize the motion of the legs of a robot.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhisa Kamikawa, Kazuo Hongo, Atsushi Sakamoto, Yoshikazu Furuyama
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Patent number: 12128560Abstract: It is possible to transfer an object smoothly. An information processing device includes a control unit (12, 11) that controls a manipulator so that a moving speed of an object gripped by the manipulator maintains continuity when the object is transferred to a transfer target person.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinao Sodeyama, Tetsuya Narita, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Kazuo Hongo, Toshimitsu Tsuboi
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Patent number: 12109684Abstract: A controller according to the present disclosure includes a whole-slip detecting unit (210) that detects, based on pressure information sent from a plurality of regions having different slipping characteristics when an object in contact with the plurality of regions is slipping, a state of a whole slip in which the object is slipping on each of the plurality of regions. An occurrence timing of the whole slip is different for each of the plurality of regions, and thus a state of a partial slip in which a part of the object is slipping is able to be detected, so that it is possible to detect a slip of the object with high accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoko Nagakari, Tetsuya Narita, Kazuhito Wakana, Kazuo Hongo, Wataru Kokubo, Yoshinao Sodeyama
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Patent number: 12103163Abstract: A control apparatus includes a determining section that determines freshness of a target object on the basis of odor data of the target object sensed by an odor sensor, and an operation control section that performs control such that operation predefined for the target object is executed on the basis of the freshness is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Toshimitsu Kai, Kazuo Hongo
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Patent number: 12083688Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for arranging objects in such a manner as to permit the user to handle the objects more easily. The information includes a robotic arm device configured to arrange one or more objects, and circuitry configured to determine one or more characteristics of a user, determine an arrangement position of each object of the one or more objects to be arranged based on the one or more determined characteristics of the user, and initiate control of the robotic arm device to arrange each object according to the determined arrangement position of the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuo Hongo, Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Shunsuke Yajima
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Patent number: 12053254Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes a motion request verifying unit controlling execution of a motion request for a device, on the basis of the motion request based on device side information including device state information indicating a state of the device at a first point in time and target state information indicating a state of an operated target, and device side information updated during time after the first point in time and before a second point in time at which the motion request is received.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Miyamoto, Naoki Kusashima, Ryota Kimura, Kazuo Hongo
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Patent number: 12038750Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a control method, and a program that enable the action of a movable body to be planned in accordance with the value of a peripheral object. The control device according to an embodiment of the present technology estimates a value of an object at the periphery of a movable body on the basis of sensor data detected by the movable body, and plans an action of the movable body on the basis of the value of the object estimated. The present technology is applicable to robots capable of acting autonomously.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime Mihara, Andrew Shin, Tetsuya Narita, Kazuo Hongo, Masanobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 12030186Abstract: A control device (120) according to the present application includes a limitation portion that is provided in a joint portion, which joins two or more links, of a robot and that physically limits motion of the links, and a control unit (122f) that limits movable ranges of the links by controlling the limitation portion corresponding to a predetermined joint portion on the basis of a task executed by the robot. With this configuration, it becomes possible to secure safety of when the robot executes a task.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinao Sodeyama, Kazuo Hongo, Kazuhito Wakana, Yoshikazu Furiyama
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Publication number: 20240183728Abstract: There is provided a sensor device to detect a force sense with a smaller and simpler mechanism. The sensor device includes: a force acting portion exposed from an opening provided on an exterior portion and attached to an inside of the exterior portion via a flexible body; a reflection space of which at least two surfaces are surrounded by a first mirror provided on an inner bottom surface of the exterior portion and a second mirror provided on a surface of the force acting portion or flexible body, the surface facing the first mirror; and a light source unit configured to emit light to the reflection space; and an imaging unit provided on the inner bottom surface of the exterior portion and configured to capture an image including a force sense detection region in which reflection light of the light emitted from the light source unit is seen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Kazuo HONGO
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Patent number: 11981026Abstract: A slip detecting device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of contact parts having different slipping characteristics when an object (600) in contact with the plurality of regions is slipping; and a sensor that detects a pressure distribution of each of the plurality of contact parts. By employing the plurality of contact parts having different slipping characteristics when the object (600) in contact with the plurality of regions, a timing at which a whole slip occurs is different between the plurality of contact parts, and thus a state of a partial slip in which a part of the object (600) is slipping is able to be detected, so that it is possible to detect a slip of the object (600) with high accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoko Nagakari, Tetsuya Narita, Kazuhito Wakana, Kazuo Hongo, Wataru Kokubo, Yoshinao Sodeyama
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Patent number: 11926036Abstract: Execution restrictions on tasks based on a state of a multifunction robot or the like are satisfied, and furthermore, the execution efficiency of the entirety of an operation is also enhanced. An information processing device includes a determination unit that determines an execution order of a plurality of tasks including an operation for a target object, based on a transition of a state of an operation tool used in each of the tasks.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Sato, Kazuo Hongo
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Patent number: 11897360Abstract: An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program are proposed that make it possible to allow an autonomous moving body to make battery replacement more easily. The information processing device includes a controller. The controller couples, in a first region, a connection terminal to the autonomous moving body. The first region is provided for ejection of a first battery included in the autonomous moving body. The connection terminal is provided for power supply and included in a power supply apparatus disposed in the first region. The controller moves the autonomous moving body with the connection terminal coupled, from the first region to a second region in which a charged second battery is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhisa Kamikawa, Aneesh Chand, Wataru Kokubo, Kazuo Hongo
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Patent number: 11850751Abstract: Provided is a control device capable of controlling the operation of a control target according to a detected external force. A control device (200) includes a control unit (210-1) that compares a first external force detected by a force sensor provided in a control target and a second external force estimated on the basis of a torque detected by a torque sensor provided in an a movable portion of the control target, the movable portion enabling the force sensor to be movable, and controls the operation of the control target by correcting a torque command value on the basis of a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Matsuda, Kenichiro Nagasaka, Hiromasa Masuda, Kazuo Hongo
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Publication number: 20230218365Abstract: Provided is a medical arm device that avoids interference with a surgeon. A medical arm device includes a first arm part including a tip part that supports a medical instrument such as an endoscope, and a second arm part that supports the first arm part, and includes at least two horizontal rotation axes and an inter-axis distance changing unit that changes a distance between the two horizontal rotation axes. The tip part includes a structure in which joint members corresponding to rotation axes of three degrees of freedom that determine an attitude of the medical instrument are directly connected, and a rotation axis around a longitudinal axis of the medical instrument, a yaw axis in a case where the rotation axis around the longitudinal axis is a roll axis, and a pitch axis are disposed in order from a most tip part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Jun ARAI, Kei TOMATSU, Kazuo HONGO
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Publication number: 20230211494Abstract: To prevent scattering of scattered objects such as of water, sand, mud, or snow accompanied by movement. Scattering prevention constraint information is acquired based on road surface information. Movement is controlled based on the scattering prevention constraint information. For example, vibration information is detected by a vibration sensor or the like, and road surface information (information such as a road surface depth and a road surface type) is acquired based on the vibration information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: ATSUSHI SUZUKI, YASUNORI KAWANAMI, JUN ARAI, WILLIAM CONUS, YOSHIKAZU FURUYAMA, KAZUO HONGO
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Publication number: 20230210630Abstract: A medical arm device to support a medical instrument has a tip part with a structure in which three rotation axes are disposed in order of a rotation axis around a longitudinal axis of the medical instrument, a yaw axis that rotates the medical instrument left and right with respect to a tip of a link, and a pitch axis that rotates the medical instrument up and down with respect to the tip of the link, and a first wire for rotation transmission of the yaw axis, a second wire for rotation transmission of the roll axis, a first rerouting pulley that reroutes the first wire between the pitch axis and the yaw axis, a second rerouting pulley that reroutes the second wire between the pitch axis and the yaw axis, and a third rerouting pulley that reroutes the second wire between the yaw axis and the roll axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kazuo HONGO, Jun ARAI
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Publication number: 20230202051Abstract: The present technology relates to a transport device, a transport method, a program, and an information processing device that can prevent damage to the content of luggage during transportation. The transport device includes a luggage characteristic estimation unit that estimates luggage characteristics including at least one of fragility of a content of luggage and packaging quality of the luggage based on at least one of change in center of gravity due to movement of the luggage, vibration characteristics of the luggage, and characteristics of the sound generated from the luggage due to the movement of the luggage. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a robot that transports luggage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: WILLIAM ALEXANDRE CONUS, KAZUO HONGO, YOSHIKAZU FURUYAMA, YASUNORI KAWANAMI, JUN ARAI, ATSUSHI SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11601328Abstract: Provided is a communication path control device that transmits path information for controlling a path for transmitting data to a plurality of communication devices which are connected by a wired path and through which data addressed to the plurality of communication devices is sequentially forwarded.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Takashi Kito, Kazuo Hongo, Ryota Kimura
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Patent number: 11577390Abstract: A center of gravity of a robot device is estimated without utilization of a force sensor or the like. An information processing device including a center-of-gravity estimation unit that calculates, on the basis of torque applied to one or more joints included in each of a plurality of leg portions, reaction force applied from a ground contact surface to each of the plurality of leg portions, and that estimates a center of gravity of a robot device including the plurality of leg portions on the basis of the calculated reaction force on the plurality of leg portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya Kinoshita, Kazuo Hongo, Hiroki Saijo
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Publication number: 20230004074Abstract: A parallel link apparatus includes: a base section; three or more deployment sections that extend radially from the base section and that are pivotable with end parts coupled to the base section being pivot axes; arm sections that are coupled to end parts, of the respective deployment sections, that are on opposite sides of the end parts coupled to the base section, and are pivotable with respect to the deployment sections and expandable and contractible in one direction independently of each other; and a movable section coupled to each of second ends, of the arm sections, that are on opposite sides of first ends, of the arm sections, coupled to the deployment sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventor: KAZUO HONGO