Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Kazuyoshi Enomoto 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: 11813518Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takeshi Igarashi, Tsubasa Umeki, Masaaki Tonogai, Isao Okuyama, Takuro Sawada
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Patent number: 11779834Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20230293982Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Patent number: 11714488Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 11429187Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20220193537Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Patent number: 11273370Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20210405748Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20210379486Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takeshi Igarashi, Tsubasa Umeki, Masaaki Tonogai, Isao Okuyama, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20200368611Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Publication number: 20200341549Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 10765937Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20200114256Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Patent number: 10603576Abstract: An operating device includes: right and left hold sections to be held by a user, the right and left hold sections provided with first operating members; and a central section interconnecting the right and left hold sections. The operating device has a second operating member forming an upper surface of the central section. The second operating member includes a touch sensor located between the first operating members of the right and left hold sections, and is so supported as to be capable of vertical movement in response to a user's pressing-down operation. The second operating member is plate-like in shape, so that user's fingers can easily reach the second operating member in a condition where the user is holding the hold sections. As a result, operability of the operating device can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Patent number: 10507386Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface provided at a front surface of the central section. The central section includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20170348596Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface provided at a front surface of the central section. The central section includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Patent number: 9789395Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface provided at a front surface of the central section. The central section includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Patent number: 9757648Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface provided at a front surface of the central section. The central section includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20170239559Abstract: An operating device includes: right and left hold sections to be held by a user, the right and left hold sections provided with first operating members; and a central section interconnecting the right and left hold sections. The operating device has a second operating member forming an upper surface of the central section. The second operating member includes a touch sensor located between the first operating members of the right and left hold sections, and is so supported as to be capable of vertical movement in response to a user's pressing-down operation. The second operating member is plate-like in shape, so that user's fingers can easily reach the second operating member in a condition where the user is holding the hold sections. As a result, operability of the operating device can be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Masaho MORITA, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Toshimasa AOKI
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Patent number: 9690392Abstract: An operating device includes: right and left hold sections to be held by a user, the right and left hold sections provided with first operating members; and a central section interconnecting the right and left hold sections. The operating device has a second operating member forming an upper surface of the central section. The second operating member includes a touch sensor located between the first operating members of the right and left hold sections, and is so supported as to be capable of vertical movement in response to a user s pressing-down operation. The second operating member is plate-like in shape, so that user s fingers can easily reach the second operating member in a condition where the user is holding the hold sections. As a result, operability of the operating device can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Toshimasa Aoki