Patents by Inventor Ken Miyashita

Ken Miyashita 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: 20240012521
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11797131
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230325073
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display section which displays, as a first layout state, an object group including a plurality of objects arranged in a first direction, a detection section which detects an operation input that is input to the display section, and a control section which, when the detection section detects an operation input in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, changes the first layout state into a second layout state in which the respective objects constituting the object group which has been selected are spread and pieces of information associated with the plurality of objects, respectively, are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 11714545
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display section which displays, as a first layout state, an object group including a plurality of objects arranged in a first direction, a detection section which detects an operation input that is input to the display section, and a control section which, when the detection section detects an operation input in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, changes the first layout state into a second layout state in which tire respective objects constituting the object group which has been selected are spread and pieces of information associated with the plurality of objects, respectively, are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20230008798
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Ken MIYASHITA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Patent number: 11487419
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 11340714
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement information acquisition part acquiring information which is based on movement of an operation device, and a control information generation part generating, based on the information, control information for changing a display status continuously in a non-linear manner according to the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Atsushi Izumihara, Yoshihito Ohki, Yasushi Okumura, Fuminori Homma, Akemi Tazaki, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20220092830
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus including a memory storing instructions, and a control unit configured to execute the instructions to detect an image of an object of interest within an image of real space, detect an orientation of the real space object image with respect to a real space user perspective, generate a modified image comprising an image of a modified object, corresponding to the real space object, such that an orientation of the modified object image corresponds to a desired user perspective, and display the modified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ken MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 11195307
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus including a memory storing instructions, and a control unit configured to execute the instructions to detect an image of an object of interest within an image of real space, detect an orientation of the real space object image with respect to a real space user perspective, generate a modified image comprising an image of a modified object, corresponding to the real space object, such that an orientation of the modified object image corresponds to a desired user perspective, and display the modified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita
  • Patent number: 11188125
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an information processing device includes a housing and a display unit configured to display at least a portion of a first content to a user. A projection unit is configured to project at least a portion of a second content onto a projection surface. A detection unit configured to detect a displacement between the projection surface and a portion of the housing, the housing being configured to support the display unit, the projection unit, and the detection unit. The detection unit is further configured to determine whether the displacement falls within a threshold distance. The projection unit is further configured to project the second portion of the content onto the projection surface, when the displacement falls within the threshold distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Shunichi Kasahara, Ikuo Yamano, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Mizunuma
  • Publication number: 20210247885
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Ken MIYASHITA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20210247289
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an environmental measurement apparatus that detects a fine particle in the air such as smoke or an odor and can be made small, an information processing apparatus that uses measurement data acquired using the environmental measurement apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Solving Means] An environmental measurement apparatus includes a light source and a light-receiving-element array. The light source irradiates light onto a fine particle in gas. The light-receiving-element array includes a plurality of light receiving elements receiving backscattered light obtained by the light being irradiated onto the fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: TOSHIO ENOKIDO, KEN MIYASHITA, YOSHIHIRO WAKITA, YOHEI KAWAMOTO, KOTA AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210204821
    Abstract: A measuring device provided with a pressing unit that presses a part of a user's body according to adjustment by a user, a pressure measuring unit that measures a pressing force by the pressing unit, and a blood flow measuring unit that measures a blood flow velocity of the user in a case where the pressing force is in a predetermined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: KEN MIYASHITA, MAKOTO SATO
  • Patent number: 11010038
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 11003304
    Abstract: An information display terminal includes a first operation information acquiring unit that acquires first operation information including first location information on a display screen via a touch panel including a contact detection surface and the display screen. A three-dimensional coordinate space is projected onto the display screen. An object is arranged within the three-dimensional coordinate space on the basis of three-dimensional coordinate information of the object. The information display terminal also includes a second operation information acquiring unit that acquires second operation information including second location information on the display screen via a contact detection surface provided on a surface on a side opposite to the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20210064182
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10862997
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing method that effectively executes a plurality of mutually relating functions in a plurality of devices. An information processing device which uses the method includes a functional information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a first device that executes a first function and a second function that relate to each other, functional information related to the second function; and a function transmission unit that transmits the functional information acquired from the first device to a second device in a manner that the second function among the first function and the second function that have been executed in the first device is executed in the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hikotatsu Chin, Ken Miyashita, Katsuya Hyodo
  • Patent number: 10860145
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10684751
    Abstract: A display method including the steps of displaying document data and/or content data including a plurality of objects, controlling an arrangement position of a translucent focus area on a display unit, where the focus area is provided to make the object enter a selection state, detecting a position on the display unit, where a user contacts the display unit at the position, and moving the focus area as the contact position is moved when the detected arrangement position of the focus area is approximately equivalent to the detected contact position is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Tatsushi Nashida, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10648815
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement data acquiring unit that acquires pieces of movement data including positional information for movement and time at which the positional information is acquired, a movement data analyzing unit that analyzes a velocity for movement on a specific route on the basis of the pieces of movement data, and a route dividing unit that divides the specific route on the basis of a result obtained by analyzing the velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Ken Miyashita, Jun Kimura, Osamu Ooba