Patents by Inventor KENICHI SETA

KENICHI SETA 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: 12491632
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a cooking robot that allow for object sensing with use of an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology adaptively selects, in accordance with an object sensing condition, and executes an object sensing program in which an object sensing algorithm for sensing an object on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined. The present technology can be applied to sensor devices mounted on various devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi Goto, Masahiro Otsuka, Kenichi Seta
  • Patent number: 12253844
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a robot capable of performing environment sensing using an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology is provided with a sensing control unit configured to adaptively select and execute an environment sensing program in which an environment sensing algorithm to sense an environment on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined according to an environment sensing condition. The present technology may be applied to a sensor device mounted on various devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Otsuka, Norifumi Goto, Kenichi Seta
  • Publication number: 20250060732
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a robot capable of performing environment sensing using an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology is provided with a sensing control unit configured to adaptively select and execute an environment sensing program in which an environment sensing algorithm to sense an environment on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined according to an environment sensing condition. The present technology may be applied to a sensor device mounted on various devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OTSUKA, Norifumi GOTO, Kenichi SETA
  • Publication number: 20220331957
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a cooking robot that allow for object sensing with use of an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology adaptively selects, in accordance with an object sensing condition, and executes an object sensing program in which an object sensing algorithm for sensing an object on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined. The present technology can be applied to sensor devices mounted on various devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi GOTO, Masahiro OTSUKA, Kenichi SETA
  • Publication number: 20220288790
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a robot capable of performing human sensing using an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology adaptively selects to execute a human sensing program in which a human sensing algorithm to sense a human on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined according to a human sensing condition. The present technology may be applied to a sensor device mounted on various devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi SETA, Norifumi GOTO, Masahiro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20220269246
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing device, a data processing method, and a robot capable of performing environment sensing using an appropriate algorithm. The data processing device according to one aspect of the present technology is provided with a sensing control unit configured to adaptively select and execute an environment sensing program in which an environment sensing algorithm to sense an environment on the basis of sensor data output from a sensor mounted on a robot is defined according to an environment sensing condition. The present technology may be applied to a sensor device mounted on various devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OTSUKA, Norifumi GOTO, Kenichi SETA
  • Publication number: 20220188858
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (200) includes a storage unit (240) that stores therein provision information (D1) including a provision condition for advertising for a product in a content, and a control unit (250) that estimates purchase intent on the product on the basis of a reaction of a user to the advertising for the product using the content if the provision condition indicated by the provision information (D1) is met. The control unit (250) associates intent information (D2), which indicates that it is estimated that the user has the purchase intent on the product, with the provision information (D1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: KENJI HISANAGA, MASAHIRO OTSUKA, KENICHI SETA, AKIKO HORIKOSHI
  • Patent number: 9939982
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine, for each window, whether time decided by a certain method has elapsed since a last operation performed on a window in a display screen, and a control unit configured to shut down an application of a window for which the determination unit has determined that the time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Noguchi, Kenichi Seta, Masatoshi Ueno
  • Patent number: 9891948
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine, for each application, shift time length for each state shift while an application changes from a non-usable state to a usable state, and a control unit configured to shift a state of an application to the non-usable state, the application being specified on the basis of a result of the determination by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Seta, Masato Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9746919
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an application information acquisition unit which acquires a position of a window on a display screen, and a control unit which terminates an application of a window whose position acquired by the application information acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Seta, Masatoshi Ueno, Masato Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20150169051
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an application information acquisition unit which acquires a position of a window on a display screen, and a control unit which terminates an application of a window whose position acquired by the application information acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: KENICHI SETA, MASATOSHI UENO, MASATO NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150150022
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine, for each application, shift time length for each state shift while an application changes from a non-usable state to a usable state, and a control unit configured to shift a state of an application to the non-usable state, the application being specified on the basis of a result of the determination by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Masatoshi UENO, Kenichi SETA, Masato NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150135136
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine, for each window, whether time decided by a certain method has elapsed since a last operation performed on a window in a display screen, and a control unit configured to shut down an application of a window for which the determination unit has determined that the time has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: MASATO NOGUCHI, KENICHI SETA, MASATOSHI UENO