Patents by Inventor Kenji Sugihara

Kenji Sugihara 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: 20200242842
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program are to be provided. [Solution] An information processing device including a display control unit that controls, when recognition information related to recognition based on sensing of a real object includes first recognition information, shielding display representing shielding of a virtual object by the real object such that the shielding display presents a first boundary representation at a boundary between the virtual object and the real object or at a position near the boundary, and controls, when the recognition information includes second recognition information different from the first recognition information, the shielding display such that the shielding display presents a second boundary representation different from the first boundary representation at the boundary or at a position near the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA, HIROYUKI AGA, ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, SHINICHI TAKEMURA, MIWA ICHIKAWA, SHUNITSU KOHARA, RYOSUKE MURATA, KENJI SUGIHARA, MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200218072
    Abstract: [Problem] To realize intuitive control of a viewpoint related to a display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: SOICHIRO INATANI, KENJI SUGIHARA, MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200202161
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program are provided. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a first virtual object having a visual salience corresponding to color information of a real space, and having substantially a same shape as a real object existing in the real space, in the real space so as to be viewed at substantially a same position as the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA, TAKURO NODA, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200183496
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for performing processes on a target of interest corresponding to an operation input more accurately. Processing is performed on a target of interest on the basis of the target of interest and one of a first recognizer or a second recognizer, the target of interest being identified on the basis of status information regarding a user including at least either action information or position information regarding the user, the first recognizer being configured to recognize an operation input of the user, the second recognizer being configured to be different from the first recognizer and to recognize the operation input of the user. The present disclosure may be applied, for example, to information processing apparatuses, image processing apparatuses, control apparatuses, information processing systems, information processing methods, or information processing programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: KENJI SUGIHARA, MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200135150
    Abstract: An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of dynamically changing visibility of a user's view are proposed. An information processing device including: a position of interest estimation unit configured to estimate a position of interest of a user; and a visibility control unit configured to perform visibility control to gradually reduce visibility of a second view opposite to a first view of the user corresponding to the position of interest such that the visibility of the second view of the user becomes lower than visibility of the first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: KENJI SUGIHARA, MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200108842
    Abstract: A vehicle and a stop switch apparatus capable of accommodating various unexpected situations in a software operable vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a first operation section that allows operation of the vehicle without software, a second operation section capable of operating the vehicle by using software, a communicator that communicates with an external apparatus, and a stop switch that is provided physically and operable to stop operation of the second operation section without software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Junichi YUKAWA, Kenji SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200066116
    Abstract: It is desirable to provide a technology capable of performing control such that the user is notified in a manner more desirable for the user in a case where an event occurs. There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires detected data that includes at least one of an importance level or an urgency level of an event; and a notification control unit that controls a notification object that makes a notification in various ways depending on content of the detected data such that the notification object notifies a user of predetermined notification content, in which the notification control unit controls the notification object to be or not to be positioned in a central field of view or an effective field of view of the user on the basis of the detected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200057486
    Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of grasping a user intention more accurately. An information processing apparatus includes: an accuracy acquisition unit configured to acquire accuracy information regarding a user intention to a target, the accuracy information being estimated on the basis of an action-recognition result of a user; and a response-induction control unit configured to perform response-induction control of imparting an effect according to the acquired accuracy information, to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: KENJI SUGIHARA, MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200033942
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a line-of-sight-information acquisition unit, an input-information acquisition unit, and a position presentation unit. The line-of-sight-information acquisition unit acquires first line-of-sight information that indicates a gaze position of a first user with respect to a specified object. The input-information acquisition unit acquires specified input information regarding an input performed by at least one of the first user or a second user. The position presentation unit controls, on the basis of the specified input information, an information providing device to perform a position presentation control for presenting, to the second user, the gaze position of the first user in an invisible state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200018926
    Abstract: It is desirable to provide a technology capable of enabling calibration of a line-of-sight to be executed more naturally. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a line-of-sight information acquisition unit configured to acquire line-of-sight information of a user; and a calibration execution unit configured to execute calibration on the basis of a position of a target object in a visual field and the line-of-sight information, the target object having a visual attraction degree higher than a first threshold and a size in a predetermined direction smaller than a predetermined size, in a case where the target object has been detected from the visual field of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200013401
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an aspect of the present technology includes a user information acquiring unit, an object information acquiring unit, and an output control unit. The user information acquiring unit acquires information related to a gaze position of a user while a substance of content is being automatically reproduced, in accordance with a first control amount, from an audio source located in a space in which the user is located. The object information acquiring unit acquires position information related to the audio source and position information related to a first object gazed at by the user. The output control unit performs first output control of providing the user with the substance of the content in accordance with a second control amount different from the first control amount in a case where the gaze position within the first object moves toward the audio source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari SAITO, Kenji SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190171350
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a processing unit that performs decision determination with respect to an option associated with a predetermined object by determining whether a user is following the predetermined object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: KENJI SUGIHARA, TOMOHISA TANAKA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE YANO
  • Publication number: 20190149811
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit that determines a display method for an object in a virtual space on a basis of a positional relationship between the object and a viewpoint. A binocular parallax regarding the object which is to be imparted to a user varies depending on the determined display method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane YANO, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Ryo FUKAZAWA, Kenji SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190138261
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of acquiring accurate information associated with a desired target by pointing the desired target by a user. The information processing device includes: an indication target detection unit that detects an indication target that is a target pointed by an indicating object; an information generation unit that generates explanatory information that includes content information indicating visually recognizable content of the indication target, and additive information indicating visually recognizable characteristics associated with the indication target; and an output control unit that controls output of a voice of the explanatory information. For example, the present technology is applicable to a wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: SHINICHI KAWANO, TAKUYA NAMAE, RYO FUKAZAWA, KENJI SUGIHARA, DAISUKE SATO
  • Publication number: 20190138117
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of simply correcting an indication position in an image which corresponds to a position that is pointed in a three-dimensional space. The information processing device includes: an indication position detection unit that detects a spatial indication position that is a position pointed by an indicating object in a three-dimensional space; and an indication position correction unit that corrects an image indication position that is an indication position in an image which corresponds to the spatial indication position on the basis of a user voice that is a voice spoken by a user. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a head mount display (HMD) using virtual reality (VR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: SHINICHI KAWANO, TAKUYA NAMAE, KENJI SUGIHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, DAISUKE SATO
  • Patent number: 10275528
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit which displays information in a first display state of the information processing apparatus itself and displays a search result obtained by using at least a part of the information as a search key in a second display state of another information processing apparatus of a different type from the information processing apparatus itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Sugihara, Yasutaka Fujii, Kentaro Maruyama, Keisuke Tanaka, Fumitaka Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20190088021
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism that can prevent deterioration in a sense of immersion or a sense of reality of a user with respect to a virtual object displayed in a display area from deteriorating. An information processing device includes a display control unit configured to control display of a virtual object displayed to be moved in a display area, and change an aspect of the virtual object when the virtual object moves across a boundary of the display area. An information processing method is performed using a processor, the information processing method including: controlling display of a virtual object displayed to be moved in a display area, and changing an aspect of the virtual object when the virtual object moves across a boundary of the display area. A program for causing the information processing device to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: TOMOHISA TANAKA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE YANO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190066630
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program which can improve usability by outputting notification information in an output style in accordance with an output explicitness level. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine an output explicitness level of notification information to a user; and an output control unit configured to perform control such that the notification information is output in an output mode according to the determined output explicitness level. The output control unit performs control such that the notification information is output in a display mode of assimilating the notification information into a display environment in accordance with the output explicitness level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, TOMOHISA TANAKA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, AKANE YANO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190026589
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to realize an interaction with a user in a more preferred manner even in a situation in which an operation is selectively performed on a plurality of visibly presented targets, the information processing device including: a control unit configured to cause a predetermined output unit to display one or more pieces of display information; a detection unit configured to detect an operation for a visible object; and an identification unit configured to identify a candidate for display information serving as a target of the operation in accordance with a detection result of the operation. In a case in which there are a plurality of identified candidates, the control unit controls a display position of at least one candidate such that the plurality of candidates are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji SUGIHARA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Ryo FUKAZAWA, Akane YANO
  • Patent number: 9379593
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device that has a stator and a rotor disposed on the inside of the vehicle wheel and drives the wheel, wherein the whole stator can be intensively cooled without causing an increase in production costs. The vehicle drive device comprises: the stator that has a stator core (20) and a hollow stator coil (30), is arranged on the inside of the rotating vehicle wheel (10), and electrically generates magnetic force; the rotor that has permanent magnets (11) connected to the wheel (10), and applies rotational force to the wheel (10) using the magnetic force of the stator; a cooling medium that flows through the hollow section of the stator coil (20); and a first radiator unit (50) that releases heat from the cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugihara, Satoru Itani