Patents by Inventor Kosuke Yoshitomi

Kosuke Yoshitomi 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: 20240097458
    Abstract: A control device includes a power storage unit, a balance processing unit, and a control unit. The power storage unit includes a plurality of battery cells, and supplies power to a load. In a case where the load stops, the balance processing unit can execute balance processing of reducing variation in the voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells according to the degree of the variation in the voltage. The control unit generates, for display, a state image indicating the state of the variation according to the degree of the variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi YASAKA, Kensuke KANEDA, Daisuke YOSHITOMI, Kosuke ONITSUKA
  • Patent number: 11323852
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information without the destination apparatus communicating directly with the peripheral apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a notification processing unit that generates notification information for causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information, which is directed to a peripheral apparatus that is estimated to be located within a predetermined range from the destination apparatus of the delivered information on a basis of positional relationship information; and a communication unit that transmits the notification information generated by the notification processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi Kato, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Jun Kimura, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Patent number: 11216179
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that determines an angle between at least a part of an upper limb of a user and one of a vector or a plane. The processing unit further determines whether an operation of the user is a pointing operation or a hover operation on the basis of the angle that is between at least the part of the upper limb of the user and one of the vector or the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Eisuke Fujinawa, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Masaki Handa, Junji Otsuka, Kenji Gotoh, Katsuji Miyazawa, Shoji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210195383
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information without the destination apparatus communicating directly with the peripheral apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a notification processing unit that generates notification information for causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information, which is directed to a peripheral apparatus that is estimated to be located within a predetermined range from the destination apparatus of the delivered information on a basis of positional relationship information; and a communication unit that transmits the notification information generated by the notification processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumi KATO, Ikuo YAMANO, Kei TAKAHASHI, Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Jun KIMURA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210181864
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller that detects at least two candidate points positioned in a detected operation direction, switches the candidate points such that a predetermined candidate point is selected from the at least two candidate points, and displays at least the selected candidate point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji OTSUKA, Masaki HANDA, Kenji GOTOH, Tetsuo IKEDA, Eisuke FUJINAWA, Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Katsuji MIYAZAWA, Shoji WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11023050
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device capable of executing an operation corresponding to a gesture in consideration of a user's utilization state and intention, the display control device including: a determination unit that determines content of a gesture from an operation that has been performed on a display surface; and an effect decision unit that decides an effect with a defined direction in relation to display of an object displayed on the display surface and the object which is a target of the effect, that correspond to the gesture determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Tomohiro Ishii, Kosuke Yoshitomi
  • Publication number: 20200409547
    Abstract: [Problem] It is desired to provide a technology capable of conveniently determining the type of operation in a case where a non-contact operation is performed with a fingertip separated from an object. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that determines whether an operation of a user is a pointing operation or a hover operation on the basis of an angle of at least a part of an upper limb of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUO IKEDA, EISUKE FUJINAWA, KOSUKE YOSHITOMI, MASAKI HANDA, JUNJI OTSUKA, KENJI GOTOH, KATSUJI MIYAZAWA, SHOJI WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10877524
    Abstract: For attaining the object described above, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to a notification to a user. The generation unit generates control information for changing an outer shape of a wearable device on a basis of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshitomi, Jun Kimura, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Ayumi Kato
  • Patent number: 10870377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a soft polyurethane foam molded atticle which has a mounting surface (1A) can be obtained by foaming and molding a raw foaming liquid, and has a constitution which a ratio of a diameter of a foaming cell in the horizontal direction X along the mounting surface (1A) to a diameter of the foaming cell in the vertical direction Y orthogonal to the mounting surface (1A) increases toward the mounting surface (1A) in the vertical direction (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shinohara, Kosuke Yoshitomi
  • Patent number: 10817243
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an extraction part configured to extract, when an output destination is changed to a recipient candidate device, a change in a screen layout determined in accordance with an output environment of the recipient candidate device, and a notification controller configured to perform control to execute notification of the change in the screen layout extracted by the extraction part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniaki Torii, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Hikotatsu Chin, Katsuya Hyodo
  • Patent number: 10802811
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including circuitry configured to receive a notification that includes information of an application related to the notification; subject the notification to filtering based upon a filtering condition set in advance of receiving the notification; and automatically install the application on the basis of the information of the application received in the notification
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshitomi, Daisuke Nakata, Takahiro Okayama, Katsuya Hyodo, Ryo Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 10631649
    Abstract: The present invention is a seat pad (10) that includes a main component (1) having a seating surface and side components (2) disposed on both sides of the main component. The main component includes a main first pressure receiving portion (1a) and a main second pressure receiving portion (1b). The main first pressure receiving portion has a higher foam density than the side components disposed on both sides. The main component and each of the side components are a flexible polyurethane foam obtained by foam molding a foaming stock solution containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, and a catalyst. The main first pressure receiving portion contains diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI). Each of the side components contain tolylene diisocyanate (TDI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Yoshitomi
  • Patent number: 10599296
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshitomi, Daisuke Nakata, Takeo Tsukamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Junichirou Sakata, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20190286245
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device capable of executing an operation corresponding to a gesture in consideration of a user's utilization state and intention, the display control device including: a determination unit that determines content of a gesture from an operation that has been performed on a display surface; and an effect decision unit that decides an effect with a defined direction in relation to display of an object displayed on the display surface and the object which is a target of the effect, that correspond to the gesture determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro ISHII, Kosuke YOSHITOMI
  • Publication number: 20190101958
    Abstract: For attaining the object described above, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to a notification to a user. The generation unit generates control information for changing an outer shape of a wearable device on a basis of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: KOSUKE YOSHITOMI, JUN KIMURA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, IKUO YAMANO, KEI TAKAHASHI, AYUMI KATO
  • Publication number: 20190014906
    Abstract: The present invention is a seat pad (10) that includes a main component (1) having a seating surface and side components (2) disposed on both sides of the main component. The main component includes a main first pressure receiving portion (1a) and a main second pressure receiving portion (1b). The main first pressure receiving portion has a higher foam density than the side components disposed on both sides. The main component and each of the side components are a flexible polyurethane foam obtained by foam molding a foaming stock solution containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, and a catalyst. The main first pressure receiving portion contains diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI). Each of the side components contain tolylene diisocyanate (TDI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke YOSHITOMI
  • Publication number: 20180362702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a soft polyurethane foam that is obtained by foam molding a foaming stock solution containing a polyol, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, a foaming agent, and a catalyst. The polyol includes a polyether polyol A having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 3,000 to 8,000 and 3 to 4 functional groups. The diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) includes monomeric MDI in an amount of 80 mass % or more with respect to the total mass of the MDL The monomeric MDI includes 4,4-MDI in an amount of 70 mass % or less with respect to the total mass of the MDI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Hideharu SEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180345838
    Abstract: The present invention provides a soft polyurethane foam obtained by foam molding a foaming stock solution containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a foaming agent, and a catalyst. The polyol includes a polyether polyol A having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 3,000 to 8,000 and 3 to 4 functional groups and a polyether polyol B having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 to 4,000 and 2 functional groups. The polyisocyanate includes diphenylmethane diisocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Hideharu SEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180129382
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Daisuke NAKATA, Takeo TSUKAMOTO, Katsuya HYODO, Junichirou SAKATA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20180121185
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device capable of, in response to reception of a push notification in which an application to be started is specified, determining operation to the application. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to acquire information of an application that transmits a push notification to a user; and a control unit configured to automatically install the application on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Daisuke NAKATA, Takahiro OKAYAMA, Katsuya HYODO, Ryo FUKAZAWA