Patents by Inventor KIMIHIRO FUKUI

KIMIHIRO FUKUI 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: 20230408308
    Abstract: To provide a wearable device that detects a state of being worn on a body of a user. A wearable device includes: a main body; a first proximity sensor disposed on a first side surface of the main body; a second proximity sensor disposed on a second side surface of the main body, the second side surface forming an angle equal to or larger than a predetermined angle with the first side surface; and a determination unit that determines whether or not the main body is worn on a body of a user on the basis of a sensor signal of each of the first proximity sensor and the second proximity sensor. When the main body is worn on an ear of the user, the first side surface faces a cavum concha, and the second side surface faces an antitragus or an antihelix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kimihiro FUKUI
  • Patent number: 11438687
    Abstract: There is provided a speaker device including a controller that controls assignment of a process to a key on the basis of whether or not the speaker device is stored in a case. The key is configured to be inputted to an operation section of the speaker device. The process is executed in a case where the key is inputted to the operation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kimihiro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20210029440
    Abstract: [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] It is desirable to provide technology that enables a process to be more effectively assigned to a key. [Solution] There is provided a speaker device including a controller that controls assignment of a process to a key on the basis of whether or not the speaker device is stored in a case. The key is configured to be inputted to an operation section of the speaker device. The process is executed in a case where the key is inputted to the operation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: KIMIHIRO FUKUI