Patents by Inventor Makoto SUNAYAMA

Makoto SUNAYAMA 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: 11992776
    Abstract: A play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a screen image for selecting a play mode relating to installation of game software 70. An installation execution section 110 installs game software into a storage device. When the game software is to be installed for the first time, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a first selection screen image for selecting a play mode to install first from a plurality of play modes. Thereafter, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a second selection screen image for selecting a play mode not to install or a play mode to install.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Syunsuke Bamba, Makoto Sunayama
  • Publication number: 20230105178
    Abstract: In a case where the storage area of an information processing apparatus is insufficient for data to be downloaded, an information terminal causes the size of a lacking storage space and a list of stored data in the storage area to be displayed, and accepts, from a user, selection of the data targeted for deletion. If the selection is expected to resolve the lack of storage space, the information terminal accepts a deletion request and issues the deletion request to a management server to achieve deletion of the target data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takehiko Tsurumi, Makoto Sunayama, Syunsuke Bamba, Toru Yamamoto, Makoto Oshita, Koji Ihara, Keisuke Ichikawa, Yuki Ogawa, Nobuyoshi Miyokawa, Daisuke Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20220253235
    Abstract: A reading-out section 108 is capable of reading out files recorded in a first auxiliary storage device 2a and a second auxiliary storage device 2b. A recording management section 106 moves a file of an application recorded in the second auxiliary storage device 2b to the first auxiliary storage device 2a. An application execution section 102 executes the application by using the file moved to the first auxiliary storage device 2a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Syunsuke BAMBA, Makoto SUNAYAMA, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Keiichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220088494
    Abstract: A play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a screen image for selecting a play mode relating to installation of game software 70. An installation execution section 110 installs game software into a storage device. When the game software is to be installed for the first time, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a first selection screen image for selecting a play mode to install first from a plurality of play modes. Thereafter, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a second selection screen image for selecting a play mode not to install or a play mode to install.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Syunsuke BAMBA, Makoto SUNAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200092594
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to effectively guide a user to related content pertaining to a distribution program. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: an extraction unit configured to, on the basis of log information pertaining to a distribution program and acquired from a distribution destination device, extract a target distribution destination device from a plurality of the distribution destination devices; an identifier specifying unit configured to acquire an identifier of a guidance target associated with an identifier of the target distribution destination device; and a guidance control unit configured to cause the guidance target to display guidance information that directs to related content pertaining to the distribution program on the basis of the identifier of the guidance target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SONY NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Wataru KASAI, Tomoyuki SUZUKI, Tetsuro KIDA, Yohei HASHIMOTO, Yutaka KIMURA, Taku SEIMIYA, Makoto SUNAYAMA, So KATAGIRI, Asuka MOMOSE