Patents by Inventor Kiyobumi Matsunaga

Kiyobumi Matsunaga 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: 11951392
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20240066394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including at least one processor that has hardware. The at least one processor generates a first content image in a three-dimensional virtual reality space to be displayed on a head-mounted display, generates a second content image to be displayed on a flat-screen display, and generates a third content image from the first content image and/or the second content image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: NODOKA TOKUNAGA, KIYOBUMI MATSUNAGA, MASAHIRO FUJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230345068
    Abstract: A sharing processing section uploads a content image recorded in an image recording device to a distribution server. A display processing section displays a display element indicative of the updated content image. The sharing processing section acquires past distribution record data regarding the uploaded content image. The display processing section displays information regarding past distribution records in association with the display element indicative of the uploaded content image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Masaki Takase, Masahiro Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20230302353
    Abstract: An image evaluating section calculates evaluation values of a plurality of game videos recorded in a recording apparatus. A data reduction processing section reduces, on the basis of each of the evaluation values of the plurality of game videos, a data amount of a game video recorded in the recording apparatus. In the recording apparatus, an upper limit capacity is set to a region in which the plurality of game videos are recorded. The data reduction processing section reduces the data amount of the already recorded game videos, when a new game video is recorded in the recording apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Masaki Takase, Masahiro Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20230302355
    Abstract: When a preset event occurs during a game progress, game software outputs an event code indicating the event that has occurred. A recording apparatus records a game video generated by execution of the game software, in association with time information. An event information transmitting section transmits, to a management server, event information including the event code and the event occurrence time. A video information transmitting section transmits, to the management server, an image ID set for the game video in the recording apparatus and time information indicating the start time and the end time of the game video. An editing management section acquires, from the management server, event data that identifies the event that has occurred in the game video, and determines a scene to be edited. A video editing section performs editing processing on the game video, based on the scene determined by the editing management section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Masaki Takase, Masahiro Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20230141701
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki TAKAICHI, Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Toshimasa AOKI, Takeshi MATSUZAWA, Takahiro FUJII
  • Patent number: 11577165
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Patent number: 11351467
    Abstract: An image processing unit 118 generates a distribution image including a game image. A distribution processing unit 126 distributes the distribution image to one or more of information processing terminals through a shared server. A participation processing unit 128 accepts play requests of viewing users operating the information processing terminals and approves a game play of one of the viewing users who has made a request for a play. An application execution unit 110 processes a game using operation information transmitted from the information processing terminal operated by the viewing user the game play of which has been approved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujihara, Kiyobumi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11341096
    Abstract: Techniques for presenting recently generated content on a display include presenting, based on an execution of an application, content on the display, generating a content file including at least one of a video or a screenshot of the application, storing the content file, receiving, based on user input at the input device, a request to access one or more of content files from the folder, wherein the request is received while the execution of the application continues, and presenting, in response to the request, a window over at least a first portion of the content while the execution of the application continues, wherein the window previews the content file and indicates the recency of the content file, and includes a selectable option to edit for length, crop, or annotate in the window any of the content file or the other content files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin S. Clingman, Andrew D. Herman, Masahiro Fujihara, Kiyobumi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11338211
    Abstract: An application execution unit 110 generates a game image. A message generation unit 112 generates a notification message. An image processing unit 118 generates a distribution image including the game image. A distribution processing unit 126 distributes the distribution image to one or more information processing terminals through a shared server. A setting unit 114 allows a user to set whether or not the notification message is included in the distribution image so as to be visually recognizable, and registers setting contents in a storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujihara, Kiyobumi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20220066990
    Abstract: Techniques for presenting recently generated content on a display include presenting, based on an execution of an application, content on the display, generating a content file including at least one of a video or a screenshot of the application, storing the content file, receiving, based on user input at the input device, a request to access one or more of content files from the folder, wherein the request is received while the execution of the application continues, and presenting, in response to the request, a window over at least a first portion of the content while the execution of the application continues, wherein the window previews the content file and indicates the recency of the content file, and includes a selectable option to edit for length, crop, or annotate in the window any of the content file or the other content files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Dustin S. Clingman, Andrew D. Herman, Masahiro Fujihara, Kiyobumi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20210260477
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Patent number: 11033816
    Abstract: An input device for transmitting operation information of a user to an information processing device, includes: a housing having an upper surface; a left grip part located proximate to a left side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a left hand of the user; a right grip part located proximate to a right side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a right hand of the user; a first input part located proximately to the left grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the left hand; a second input part located proximately to the right grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the right hand, where the inputs from one of the first input part and the second input part cause system software of the information processing device to take action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200353368
    Abstract: An application execution unit 110 generates a game image. A message generation unit 112 generates a notification message. An image processing unit 118 generates a distribution image including the game image. A distribution processing unit 126 distributes the distribution image to one or more information processing terminals through a shared server. A setting unit 114 allows a user to set whether or not the notification message is included in the distribution image so as to be visually recognizable, and registers setting contents in a storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro FUJIHARA, Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200349637
    Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Masaki Higuchi, Hirofumi Shimada, Syunichi Souma, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Yuichiro To
  • Publication number: 20200306650
    Abstract: An image processing unit 118 generates a distribution image including a game image. A distribution processing unit 126 distributes the distribution image to one or more of information processing terminals through a shared server. A participation processing unit 128 accepts play requests of viewing users operating the information processing terminals and approves a game play of one of the viewing users who has made a request for a play. An application execution unit 110 processes a game using operation information transmitted from the information processing terminal operated by the viewing user the game play of which has been approved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro FUJIHARA, Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10748208
    Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Masaki Higuchi, Hirofumi Shimada, Syunichi Souma, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Yuichiro To
  • Publication number: 20200084261
    Abstract: An input device for transmitting operation information of a user to an information processing device, includes: a housing having an upper surface; a left grip part located proximate to a left side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a left hand of the user; a right grip part located proximate to a right side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a right hand of the user; a first input part located proximately to the left grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the left hand; a second input part located proximately to the right grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the right hand, where the inputs from one of the first input part and the second input part cause system software of the information processing device to take action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Patent number: 10516724
    Abstract: An image generation unit generates image data to be displayed on an outputting apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts operation information of inputting units provided in an inputting apparatus. A sharing processing unit carries out, when the acceptance unit accepts operation information of particular one of the inputting units provided in the inputting apparatus, a process of sharing the image data generated by the image generation unit or information relating to the image data. The particular inputting unit provided in the inputting apparatus is used by a user to input operation information to system software of an information processing apparatus, and the sharing processing unit carries out the sharing process only when the acceptance unit accepts the operation information of the particular inputting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20150281325
    Abstract: An image generation unit generates image data to be displayed on an outputting apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts operation information of inputting units provided in an inputting apparatus. A sharing processing unit carries out, when the acceptance unit accepts operation information of particular one of the inputting units provided in the inputting apparatus, a process of sharing the image data generated by the image generation unit or information relating to the image data. The particular inputting unit provided in the inputting apparatus is used by a user to input operation information to system software of an information processing apparatus, and the sharing processing unit carries out the sharing process only when the acceptance unit accepts the operation information of the particular inputting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii