Patents by Inventor Kei YOSHINAKA

Kei YOSHINAKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20210197393
    Abstract: To activate communication between an autonomous operation body and a user. Providing an information processing device that includes: an application control unit that controls operation of an application relating to communication between an autonomous operation body and a user; and a reflection unit that causes the autonomous operation body to reflect an operation performed by the user in the application. In the information processing device, the application control unit controls operation of an avatar imitating the autonomous operation body, and the reflection unit causes the autonomous operation body to reflect a reward obtained by the avatar on the basis of the operation performed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: TOMOO MIZUKAMI, KEI YOSHINAKA, NAOKI YUASA, IZUMI KAWANISHI, HIROTO WATANABE, JUNICHIROU SAKATA, TOHRU KURATA, YUICHIRO TOU
  • Patent number: 10444968
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Publication number: 20180225035
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Patent number: 10003716
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device including circuitry configured to acquire data of a first group of one or more images photographed by a first photographing method with corresponding first attribute information and first photographing time, and acquire data of a second group of one or more images photographed by a second photographing method with corresponding second attribute information and second photographing time; assign a priority to the first group and the second group based on the first photographing method and the second photographing method, respectively; and select one or more images from the first group and the second group based upon the assigned priorities, wherein a time to continuously display the selected one or more images occurs within a pre-determined time range for a set display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communicatons Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Hino, Takayuki Ochi, Kosuke Endo, Kei Yoshinaka, Mizuho Hara, Risa Watanabe, Ryo Nakagawa, Kae Okazawa
  • Patent number: 9977586
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Publication number: 20170003864
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: KEI YOSHINAKA
  • Patent number: 9483857
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Publication number: 20160286072
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device including circuitry configured to acquire data of a first group of one or more images photographed by a first photographing method with corresponding first attribute information and first photographing time, and acquire data of a second group of one or more images photographed by a second photographing method with corresponding second attribute information and second photographing time; assign a priority to the first group and the second group based on the first photographing method and the second photographing method, respectively; and select one or more images from the first group and the second group based upon the assigned priorities, wherein a time to continuously display the selected one or more images occurs within a pre-determined time range for a set display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto HINO, Takayuki Ochi, Kosuke Endo, Kei Yoshinaka, Mizuho Hara, Risa Watanabe, Ryo Nakagawa, Kae Okazawa
  • Publication number: 20160035118
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Patent number: 9189148
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control Unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Yoshinaka
  • Publication number: 20120306928
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control Unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Kei YOSHINAKA