Patents by Inventor Lyo Takaoka
Lyo Takaoka 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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Publication number: 20230367455Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display an operation target; determines a contact size of an object on the display; and enables or disables an operation input for the operation target based on the contact size.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke HIRO, Lyo TAKAOKA, Akane YANO, Tomoya NARITA
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Patent number: 11747958Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display an operation target; determines a contact size of an object on the display; and enables or disables an operation input for the operation target based on the contact size.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka, Akane Yano, Tomoya Narita
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Patent number: 11593426Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that are capable of providing contents suitable for a user. The information processing apparatus includes an information generation section that refers to information related to an action history and an action schedule of a user acquired and a database of event content information regarding a plurality of events, and generates profile information of the user while tying together information of stay places in past and future of the user and information of artistes of the events, and an output section that sets a priority for each of the plurality of artistes on the basis of the generated profile information, and outputs a content corresponding to each of the artistes in accordance with the priority.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lyo Takaoka, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Hiroshi Nakamura, Piljong Kang, Takafumi Kuroki
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Patent number: 11463612Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a program for giving a sense of imaging to a user. There are provided a processing unit that processes data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image. The display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. The mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. Alternatively, the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Karasawa, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Haruka Kawata, Ayako Iwase, Kanako Yana
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Patent number: 11137666Abstract: A control device, control method, and program, capable of executing a process suitable for a state of proximity of an eye with respect to a viewfinder, and an operating state with respect to an operation display portion. The control device includes a process control unit that executes a process related to shooting or playback of an image, on a basis of whether proximity of an eye with respect to a viewfinder is detected, and detection of an operation state with respect to an operation display portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ayako Iwase, Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka
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Patent number: 11039072Abstract: [Object] To provide a display control apparatus that can perform control of displaying an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision that satisfies the demand of the user. [Solution] Provided is a display control apparatus including: a control unit configured to control a display mode on a screen of an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision at a time of image capturing, in accordance with the operation of a user that is performed on a screen. The display control apparatus can perform control of displaying an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision that satisfies the demand of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Hiro, Ayako Iwase, Lyo Takaoka
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Publication number: 20210149952Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of providing contents suitable for a user. There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information generation section configured to refer to information related to an action history and an action schedule of a user acquired and a database of event content information regarding a plurality of events, and generate profile information of the user while tying together information of stay places in past and future of the user and information of artistes of the events, and an output section configured to set a priority for each of the plurality of artistes on the basis of the generated profile information, and output a content corresponding to each of the artistes in accordance with the priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: LYO TAKAOKA, YOSHINORI MATSUMOTO, HIROSHI NAKAMURA, PILJONG KANG, TAKAFUMI KUROKI
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Publication number: 20210004130Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display an operation target; determines a contact size of an object on the display; and enables or disables an operation input for the operation target based on the contact size.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke HIRO, Lyo TAKAOKA, Akane YANO, Tomoya NARITA
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Publication number: 20200356226Abstract: An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: KENZO NISHIKAWA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, LYO TAKAOKA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
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Patent number: 10645295Abstract: [Object] To provide an imaging control apparatus that enables a parameter that complies with the intention of a user, to be automatically set at the time of image capturing. [Solution] Provided is an imaging control apparatus including: a control unit configured to change a display that consecutively describes a relationship between parameters of two or more image capturing conditions, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, and to change a setting of the relationship in accordance with a change of the display. With this configuration, the imaging control apparatus enables a parameter that complies with the intention of a user, to be automatically set at the time of image capturing.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Hiro, Ayako Iwase, Lyo Takaoka
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Publication number: 20190387176Abstract: [Object] To provide a display control apparatus that can perform control of displaying an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision that satisfies the demand of the user. [Solution] Provided is a display control apparatus including: a control unit configured to control a display mode on a screen of an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision at a time of image capturing, in accordance with the operation of a user that is performed on a screen. The display control apparatus can perform control of displaying an auxiliary line serving as aid for composition decision that satisfies the demand of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2016Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Daisuke Hiro, Ayako Iwase, Lyo Takaoka
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Patent number: 10469737Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
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Publication number: 20190320121Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a program for giving a sense of imaging to a user. There are provided a processing unit that processes data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image. The display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. The mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. Alternatively, the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Karasawa, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Haruka Kawata, Ayako Iwase, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20190158729Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: LYO TAKAOKA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, KENZO NISHIKAWA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
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Publication number: 20190121220Abstract: [Object] To provide a control device, control method, and program, capable of executing a process suitable for a state of proximity of an eye with respect to a viewfinder, and an operating state with respect to an operation display portion. [Solution] The control device includes a process control unit that executes a process related to shooting or playback of an image, on a basis of whether proximity of an eye with respect to a viewfinder is detected, and detection of an operation state with respect to an operation display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: AYAKO IWASE, DAISUKE HIRO, LYO TAKAOKA
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Patent number: 10218897Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
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Patent number: 10182184Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a presentation controller configured to control presentation of degrees of focus in a target image corresponding to an image to be processed on the basis of a first determination result corresponding to a determination result of a degree of focus in a pixel unit in the target image and a second determination result corresponding to a determination result of a degree of focus in a region unit in the target image.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Mori, Satoshi Akagawa, Takuji Higashiyama, Masahiro Takahashi, Lyo Takaoka, Masafumi Wakazono
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Publication number: 20180359425Abstract: [Object] To provide an imaging control apparatus that enables a parameter that complies with the intention of a user, to be automatically set at the time of image capturing. [Solution] Provided is an imaging control apparatus including: a control unit configured to change a display that consecutively describes a relationship between parameters of two or more image capturing conditions, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, and to change a setting of the relationship in accordance with a change of the display. With this configuration, the imaging control apparatus enables a parameter that complies with the intention of a user, to be automatically set at the time of image capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Daisuke Hiro, Ayako Iwase, Lyo Takaoka
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Patent number: 10007401Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display an operation target; determines a contact size of an object on the display; and enables or disables an operation input for the operation target based on the contact size.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka, Akane Yano, Tomoya Narita
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Patent number: D841016Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasushi Okumura, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Yoshihito Ohki, Ayako Iwase, Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka, Sheng Wang, Qi Zheng