Patents by Inventor Kohichi AOKI
Kohichi AOKI 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).
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Patent number: 11762533Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, upon a user request, a menu is presented over content from a first application based on an execution of a menu application. The menu comprises a window presented in a first state that corresponds to a second application other than the first application. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is transitioned and presented in a second state. During the transition, an overlay window supported by an application module is presented that completely overlaps the window in the second state. While the window and the overlay window are in the second state, options to perform actions on the overlay window or content of the overlay window are presented.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20230218996Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, windows are added to a dynamic area of a menu based on an execution of a menu application. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window is shown in a first state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a second state. Based on the window being in the second state, an application module is updated to present an overlay window reproducing the window in the second state. The overlay window is presented coextensive with and over the window in the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Patent number: 11642830Abstract: Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. The humidity of the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization region is regulated, depending on a temperature of the containers to be conveyed to the sterilization region.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Kohichi Aoki, Daisuke Tanaka, Yasue Takeuchi, Kohichi Tamura, Takashi Minamihonoki
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Patent number: 11635875Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, application windows are added to a dynamic area of a menu based on an execution of a menu application. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window is shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state and includes one or more selectable controls. Based on the window in the selected state, an application module is updated to present an overlay window reproducing the window in the selected state. The overlay window is presented coextensive with and over the window in the selected state.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20220155918Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Patent number: 11269492Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Patent number: 11185758Abstract: A computer system including a content monitoring service of a menu application is provided. The content monitoring service pre-fetches data for a target application based on a data template defined for the target application, and stores the pre-fetched data in a cache of the menu application. The menu application presents a window in a first presentation state, where the window corresponds to the target application and includes content based on the pre-fetched data in the cache. The computer system further includes a window application that, upon a user selection of the window, receives a copy of the pre-fetched data from the cache and presents the window in a second state based on the data template.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Katsuya Hyodo, Daisuke Kawamura, Kohichi Aoki, Joseph B. Lynch, Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Daniel Morales, Robert Eldon Brown, Toru Yamamoto, Satoshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210357087Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Patent number: 11169665Abstract: Techniques for previewing and presenting content of different applications in a user interface are described. In an example, a computer system determines a presentation template defined for a page application. The page application is configured to present a page about a target application, and the page includes a preview area and a body area. The system receives a user selection of an icon in a menu, whereby the icon corresponds to the target application. The system then presents in the user interface contents based on data stored in local memory, whereby the contents are presented according to an arrangement specified by the presentation template for the preview area. The system then receives a user request for additional information about the target application, and subsequently presents at least a portion of the body area of the page based on an execution of the page application.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicholas R. Hunter, Daisuke Kawamura, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Wivat Kruawongwanich, Toru Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210278934Abstract: Techniques for previewing and presenting content of different applications in a user interface are described. In an example, a computer system determines a presentation template defined for a page application. The page application is configured to present a page about a target application, and the page includes a preview area and a body area. The system receives a user selection of an icon in a menu, whereby the icon corresponds to the target application. The system then presents in the user interface contents based on data stored in local memory, whereby the contents are presented according to an arrangement specified by the presentation template for the preview area. The system then receives a user request for additional information about the target application, and subsequently presents at least a portion of the body area of the page based on an execution of the page application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Nick R. Hunter, Daisuke Kawamura, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Wivat Kruawongwanich, Toru Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210275899Abstract: A computer system including a content monitoring service of a menu application is provided. The content monitoring service pre-fetches data for a target application based on a data template defined for the target application, and stores the pre-fetched data in a cache of the menu application. The menu application presents a window in a first presentation state, where the window corresponds to the target application and includes content based on the pre-fetched data in the cache. The computer system further includes a window application that, upon a user selection of the window, receives a copy of the pre-fetched data from the cache and presents the window in a second state based on the data template.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Katsuya Hyodo, Daisuke Kawamura, Kohichi Aoki, Joseph B. Lynch, Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Daniel Morales, Robert Eldon Brown, Toru Yamamoto, Satoshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11093114Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20210031432Abstract: Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. The humidity of the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization region is regulated, depending on a temperature of the containers to be conveyed to the sterilization region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Atsushi UEDA, Kohichi AOKI, Daisuke TANAKA, Yasue TAKEUCHI, Kohichi TAMURA, Takashi MINAMIHONOKI
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Patent number: 10857719Abstract: Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. It is preferable that the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization area have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area and the sterilization chamber have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Kohichi Aoki, Daisuke Tanaka, Yasue Takeuchi, Kohichi Tamura, Takashi Minamihonoki
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Publication number: 20200310602Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20200310610Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20200310603Abstract: Techniques for better information sharing and control switching in a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. In an example, a computer system determines a user context indicating a likely user interest in applications. Upon a user request for a menu, windows are added to a dynamic area of the menu based on the user context and correspond to the applications. The menu is presented in the GUI and each window be shown in a glanced state to provide quick information about the corresponding application. When the user focus shifts to a window, that window is presented in a focused state to also provide a selectable action that can be performed. Upon a user selection of the window, the window is presented in a selected state to further provide additional performable actions. The window can be pinned to the GUI and user control can automatically switch to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Kohichi Aoki, Robert E. Brown
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Publication number: 20180307762Abstract: Systems and methods for social-based management of content are provided. Information regarding a plurality of users may be stored. The stored information for each user may include include a library of content titles available to the user and one or more other users identified as social contacts. A library of content available to a social contact may include at least one content title in common with the library available to the user. Activity of each social contact may be tracked in relation to the respective library available to the social contact. The library of content titles available to the user may then be filtered based on the tracked activity of the social contacts. A customized display may be generated to include content titles selected from the library available to the user based on the filter results.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Kohichi Aoki, Sneha Singh, Katsuya Hyodo, Yumi Kataoka, You Asakura, Daniel Morales
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Publication number: 20170354891Abstract: A user interface for live streaming game play including user controls enables users to play a video game by providing input with a device and see the provided input on the screen which enables users to analyze the input provided including reviewing strategy analytics. Users are also able to retrieve/share the input/analytics from/to other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Kohichi Aoki, Katsuya Hyoda, Sneha Singh
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Publication number: 20170348893Abstract: Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. It is preferable that the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization area have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area and the sterilization chamber have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Atsushi UEDA, Kohichi AOKI, Daisuke TANAKA, Yasue TAKEUCHI, Kohichi TAMURA, Takashi MINAMIHONOKI