Patents by Inventor Kota Aizawa

Kota Aizawa 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: 12232855
    Abstract: A measurement device 100 includes a light source that irradiates a subject with light, a drive control unit that intermittently drives the light source, a light receiving element that receives scattered light of the light from the subject and generates an electric signal, and an amplifier that amplifies the electric signal with an integration circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Wakita, Kota Aizawa, Takahiro Igarashi
  • Patent number: 12169929
    Abstract: A configuration that analyzes reflection light of light emitted to a user face and executes both facial-expression analysis and biometric-signal analysis together is realized. The configuration has a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of light emitted to a user face, and a light-reception-signal analyzing section that analyzes a light-reception signal of the light-receiving section. The light-reception-signal analyzing section has a facial-expression analyzing section that analyzes user-skin-surface reflection light and generates facial-expression analysis information, and a biometric-signal analyzing section that analyzes subepidermal reflection light and generates bioanalysis information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sayaka Ogawa, Kota Aizawa
  • Patent number: 12004873
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and a method of ventilating an information processing device, which are able to prevent getting sweaty and damp when the information processing device is worn. The information processing device is to be worn by a user and includes a main body portion having a contact surface that is brought into contact with a skin of the user, and a groove that crosses the contact surface. The present technology is able to be applied to a wearable device of a type such as a wrist-band type, an earphone type, a neckband type, an eyeglasses type, a watch type, a bracelet type, a neckless type, a headset type, or a head-mount type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kota Aizawa
  • Patent number: 11909139
    Abstract: Housings have blade receiving portions for blade insertion formed in a peripheral wall by two side walls facing each other in the through-thickness direction of the blades and two end walls; the multiple connecting units include end connecting units located at the opposite ends in the through-thickness direction of the blades and intermediate connecting units located between the end connecting units; engagement grooves engaging with counterpart connect bodies formed in the intermediate connecting units between the side walls and the end walls of the housing to extend in the through-thickness direction of the blades and be open toward the counterpart connect bodies; and no grooves are formed in end connecting units to an extent equal to or greater than the depth of the engagement grooves of the intermediate connecting units between the end walls and the outer side walls located on the outside in the through-thickness direction of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunkai Yang, Kota Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20230035537
    Abstract: A measurement device 100 includes a light source that irradiates a subject with light, a drive control unit that intermittently drives the light source, a light receiving element that receives scattered light of the light from the subject and generates an electric signal, and an amplifier that amplifies the electric signal with an integration circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: YOSHIHIRO WAKITA, KOTA AIZAWA, TAKAHIRO IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 11494470
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a fingerprint information acquisition unit that acquires fingerprint information, a determination unit that determines an action of a finger on the basis of the fingerprint information, and a processing unit that performs specified processing predetermined depending on the action on the basis of the determined action. This configuration makes it possible to perform a desired operation depending on the operation even with a compact apparatus, thereby enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miwa Ichikawa, Yuhei Taki, Kota Aizawa, Koichi Sakumoto, Naoto Tsuboi, Naoya Sazuka
  • Publication number: 20220302622
    Abstract: Housings have blade receiving portions for blade insertion formed in a peripheral wall by two side walls facing each other in the through-thickness direction of the blades and two end walls; the multiple connecting units include end connecting units located at the opposite ends in the through-thickness direction of the blades and intermediate connecting units located between the end connecting units; engagement grooves engaging with counterpart connect bodies formed in the intermediate connecting units between the side walls and the end walls of the housing to extend in the through-thickness direction of the blades and be open toward the counterpart connect bodies; and no grooves are formed in end connecting units to an extent equal to or greater than the depth of the engagement grooves of the intermediate connecting units between the end walls and the outer side walls located on the outside in the through-thickness direction of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Chunkai YANG, Kota AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220084196
    Abstract: A configuration that analyzes reflection light of light emitted to a user face and executes both facial-expression analysis and biometric-signal analysis together is realized. The configuration has a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of light emitted to a user face, and a light-reception-signal analyzing section that analyzes a light-reception signal of the light-receiving section. The light-reception-signal analyzing section has a facial-expression analyzing section that analyzes user-skin-surface reflection light and generates facial-expression analysis information, and a biometric-signal analyzing section that analyzes subepidermal reflection light and generates bioanalysis information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: SAYAKA OGAWA, KOTA AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210247289
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an environmental measurement apparatus that detects a fine particle in the air such as smoke or an odor and can be made small, an information processing apparatus that uses measurement data acquired using the environmental measurement apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Solving Means] An environmental measurement apparatus includes a light source and a light-receiving-element array. The light source irradiates light onto a fine particle in gas. The light-receiving-element array includes a plurality of light receiving elements receiving backscattered light obtained by the light being irradiated onto the fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: TOSHIO ENOKIDO, KEN MIYASHITA, YOSHIHIRO WAKITA, YOHEI KAWAMOTO, KOTA AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210161482
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program that are capable of dealing with needs potentially generated in an estimated user state, the information processing device including: an estimation unit configured to estimate states of one or a plurality of target users based on sensing data; and an output control unit configured to perform output corresponding to an estimation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota AIZAWA, Yoshihiro WAKITA
  • Patent number: 10932681
    Abstract: Provided is an optical unit that radiates a coherent light such that the coherent light is incident in a target region of speckle image capturing in accordance with a pattern that includes a bright region and a dark region located uniformly in at least one direction in the target region. Provided is a measurement system including: an optical unit that radiates a coherent light such that the coherent light is incident in a target region in accordance with a pattern that includes a bright region and a dark region located uniformly in at least one direction in the target region; a light reception unit that receives a reflected light of the coherent light in the target region; and an imaging unit that captures an image of a speckle included in the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nishimura, Kota Aizawa, Yoshihiro Wakita
  • Publication number: 20200367819
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and a method of ventilating an information processing device, which are able to prevent getting sweaty and damp when the information processing device is worn. The information processing device is to be worn by a user and includes a main body portion having a contact surface that is brought into contact with a skin of the user, and a groove that crosses the contact surface. The present technology is able to be applied to a wearable device of a type such as a wrist-band type, an earphone type, a neckband type, an eyeglasses type, a watch type, a bracelet type, a neckless type, a headset type, or a head-mount type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: KOTA AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10801831
    Abstract: There is provided a speckle measurement apparatus to improve accuracy of flow velocity measurement or the like of particulates such as erythrocytes, the speckle measurement apparatus including an imager that captures scattered light images returned from an object to be measured when the object to be measured is irradiated with coherent light as speckle images, and a controller that determines a measurement area that is the same site of the object to be measured in a plurality of the speckle images captured continuously in time series by the imager by incorporating a displacement amount of a relative positional relationship between the object to be measured and the imager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Aizawa, Atsushi Okubo, Yoshihiro Wakita
  • Publication number: 20190278896
    Abstract: [Object] To perform a desired operation in response to an operation even with a compact apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a fingerprint information acquisition unit configured to acquire fingerprint information; a determination unit configured to determine an action of a finger on the basis of the fingerprint information; and a processing unit configured to perform specified processing predetermined depending on the action on the basis of the determined action. This configuration makes it possible to perform a desired operation depending on the operation even with a compact apparatus, thereby enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: MIWA ICHIKAWA, YUHEI TAKI, KOTA AIZAWA, KOICHI SAKUMOTO, NAOTO TSUBOI, NAOYA SAZUKA
  • Publication number: 20190094009
    Abstract: There is provided a speckle measurement apparatus to improve accuracy of flow velocity measurement or the like of particulates such as erythrocytes, the speckle measurement apparatus including an imager that captures scattered light images returned from an object to be measured when the object to be measured is irradiated with coherent light as speckle images, and a controller that determines a measurement area that is the same site of the object to be measured in a plurality of the speckle images captured continuously in time series by the imager by incorporating a displacement amount of a relative positional relationship between the object to be measured and the imager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota AIZAWA, Atsushi OKUBO, Yoshihiro WAKITA
  • Patent number: 9841812
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes at least one electrode configured to generate at least one signal related to eye blinking of a subject; and a processing circuit configured to receive the at least one signal and detect eye blinking of the subject based on the at least one signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kitazawa, Seiji Wada, Kota Aizawa, Yutaka Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20170347900
    Abstract: [Object] To freely set a target region while ensuring a necessary speckle diameter, in speckle image capturing that uses coherent light. [Solution] Provided is an optical unit that radiates a coherent light such that the coherent light is incident in a target region of speckle image capturing in accordance with a pattern that includes a bright region and a dark region located uniformly in at least one direction in the target region. Provided is a measurement system including: an optical unit that radiates a coherent light such that the coherent light is incident in a target region in accordance with a pattern that includes a bright region and a dark region located uniformly in at least one direction in the target region; a light reception unit that receives a reflected light of the coherent light in the target region; and an imaging unit that captures an image of a speckle included in the reflected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: TAKUYA NISHIMURA, KOTA AIZAWA, YOSHIHIRO WAKITA
  • Publication number: 20150301594
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes at least one electrode configured to generate at least one signal related to eye blinking of a subject; and a processing circuit configured to receive the at least one signal and detect eye blinking of the subject based on the at least one signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Kitazawa, Seiji Wada, Kota Aizawa, Yutaka Fukuyama