Patents by Inventor Kei Shimizu

Kei Shimizu 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: 11947869
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing device including a control unit that dynamically controls output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of the device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Junichi Shimizu, Junichi Nagahara, Manabu Fujiki, Tomohiro Imura, Keiichi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11940896
    Abstract: Erroneous ignitions of a process of a device caused by characteristics of speeches/behaviors of a user are efficiently prevented. Provided is an information processing device having: a notification control unit configured to notify a user of information about a candidate speech/behavior estimated to be suitable as a trigger for executing a predetermined process among a plurality of speeches/behaviors extractable from a behavior log of the user, wherein the notification control unit further notifies the user of an inquiry whether or not execution of the candidate speech/behavior estimated from the behavior log is to be applied as the trigger, and the candidate speech/behavior is estimated based on a number of times by which the speech/behavior is extracted from the behavior log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Nagasaka, Kei Takahashi, Junichi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 4972310
    Abstract: To facilitate program control modification and troubleshooting in sequence control system in spite of simple processing programs, sequence control processes are linked in a chain fashion. A unit process for activating an actuation member in both forward and reverse directions forms a ring so as to be activated in sequence cyclically via an execution condition recognizing switches, and these unit process rings are linked between an actuation start side activator for the present process and an actuation end side activator for the preceding process, both activated simultaneously whenever one of them is activated. Therefore, any process can be stopped at, restarted and reversed from any process steps in both the forward and reverse directions through the linked actuation start and end side activators, after the automatic operation has been switched to the manual operation or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Onodera, Hisashi Kubota, Tatsuo Naitoh, Takayuki Kawakami, Takatoshi Itoh, Kei Shimizu
  • Patent number: 4951189
    Abstract: To facilitate program control modification and troubleshooting in a sequence control system in spite of simple processing programs, sequence control processes are linked in a chain fashion. A unit process for activating an actuation member in both forward and reverse directions forms a ring so as to be activated in sequence cyclically, and these unit process rings are linked between an actuation start side activator for the present process and an actuation end side activator for the preceding process, both activated simultaneously whenever one of them is activated. Therefore, any process can be stopped at, restarted and reversed from any process steps in both the forward and reverse directions through the linked actuation start and end side activators, after the automatic operation has been switched to the manual operation or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Onodera, Tatsuo Naito, Hisashi Kubota, Takayuki Kawakami, Takatoshi Ito, Kei Shimizu