Patents by Inventor Masaaki Isozu

Masaaki Isozu 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: 20200213316
    Abstract: To implement access control of data registered in a P2P database. Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire arbitrary data associated with access right information desired by a user, and a registration control unit configured to control registration of the arbitrary data to a P2P database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: KOKI TAKAHASHI, KAZUHIRO WATANABE, MASAAKI ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20200104913
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor that determines, on the basis of a predetermined condition, a transaction between a first virtual asset granted on the basis of a learning unit being certified to a user being educated and a second virtual asset different from the first virtual asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: MATTHEW LAWRENSON, MASAAKI ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20200090538
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor that certifies, on the basis of evaluation target data created by a user and a predetermined condition, a first unit indicating experience of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrenson, Nicholas Walker, Masaaki Isozu
  • Patent number: 10573192
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to evaluate an evaluation target on a basis of target data regarding the evaluation target acquired from blockchain data circulated on a peer-to-peer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Isozu
  • Publication number: 20200042726
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor that generates a plurality of pieces of authority information for obtaining user information classified into a plurality of categories, in which the processor generates the authority information to correspond to each of a plurality of the categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrenson, Nicholas Walker, Masaaki Isozu
  • Publication number: 20200013302
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor that obtains, from a first P2P database, evaluation information for evaluating learning of a user, which is obtained by an acquisition device, and performs evaluation on learning performed by the user on the basis of the evaluation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: MATTHEW LAWRENSON, MASAAKI ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20190378230
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a processing unit that certifies a second learning credit on the basis of a first learning credit that is certified on the basis of learning information and a predetermined condition, and registers information concerning the certified second learning credit in a P2P database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: MATTHEW LAWRENSON, MASAAKI ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20190206272
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to evaluate an evaluation target on a basis of target data regarding the evaluation target acquired from blockchain data circulated on a peer-to-peer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Isozu
  • Publication number: 20190176049
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable the user to recognize in advance how the created robot moves for each application. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that generates robot display information for displaying information related to a robot to be created by assembly of a plurality of parts, selects a plurality of programs installable on the robot, generates motion display information for displaying information related to motion of the robot in a case of installation of the plurality of programs on the robot, and performs control such that the motion display information is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20190172269
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which can improve user-friendliness of a description screen for assembly of parts in creation of a robot. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform display control to: separately display a plurality of parts for creation of a robot, display a line connecting joint surfaces of the respective parts, and display animation in which the respective parts are jointed in accordance with the line connecting the joint surfaces in assembly order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka SATOH, Mitsuo OKUMURA, Takehiko SASAKI, Masaaki ISOZU, Shohei TAKAHASHI, Marika NOZUE
  • Publication number: 20180301051
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to evaluate an evaluation target on a basis of target data regarding the evaluation target acquired from blockchain data circulated on a peer-to-peer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki ISOZU
  • Publication number: 20180233058
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, information processing method, and program, capable of determining a next question depending on an answer to a relevant question used to derive a correct answer to a question, thereby improving learning efficiency. [Solution] An information processing device including: a communication unit configured to transmit a question and a relevant question to a client terminal and receive an answer to the relevant question from the client terminal, the relevant question being present with passage of time and being used to derive an answer to the question; and a control unit configured to determine a next question to be transmitted on a basis of the answer to the relevant question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki ISOZU, Takehiko SASAKI, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Yoshihiko IKENAGA, Shinji TAKAE
  • Publication number: 20170316710
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device which can provide a user with a question corresponding to a degree of learning comprehension of the user. [Solution] Provided is the information processing device including: a control unit configured to obtain a degree of learning and an acquisition speed of a user, generate a question to the user on a basis of the obtained degree of learning, and generate a similar question related to the generated question on a basis of the obtained acquisition speed. The information processing device with the configuration can provide a user with a question corresponding to a degree of learning comprehension of the user by using indexes of a degree of learning and an acquisition speed of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, MASAAKI ISOZU, TAKEHIKO SASAKI, KAZUHIRO WATANABE, SHINJI TAKAE, JUNICHIRO TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20170229034
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is an information processing device that can dynamically determine point allocation of a question and provide a user with enjoyment of receiving a test. [Solution] Provided is the information processing device including a control unit configured to determine point allocation of each question in a test on a basis of answer results of the test made by a plurality of users during a test time, calculate a score of a predetermined user on a basis of the point allocation in response to a request of the predetermined user, and generate information for disclosing the score of the predetermined user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro WATANABE, Masaaki ISOZU
  • Patent number: 9519343
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage, and a controller. The storage is configured to store rule information indicating a rule for calculating points of a user in accordance with a type of an operation by the user. The controller is configured to calculate, based on a detected operation of a first user and the rule information, points of the first user in accordance with a type of the detected operation, to control the storage to store first point information indicating the calculated points, and to control the communication unit to perform one of transmission of the stored first point information to another information processing apparatus and reception of second point information from the other information processing apparatus, the second point information indicating points of a second user and being stored in the other information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Isozu, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9473554
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a control unit. The first communication unit is configured to be capable of communicating with a first apparatus via a predetermined communication path. The first apparatus has a predetermined sensing function and does not have an Internet connecting function. The second communication unit is configured to be capable of communicating with a second apparatus via the Internet. The control unit is configured to be capable of controlling the first communication unit to receive sensed data from the first apparatus and controlling the first communication unit to transmit the received data to the second apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Isozu, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9170722
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device including an operation display unit for detecting operation positions, on a display screen, in accordance with a user operation on the display screen, a state determination unit for determining, based on a detection result of the operation positions, a first operation state where two operation positions are detected, a process determination unit for determining, based on a change in the operation positions in the first operation state, a process related to display that is to be performed, and a display control unit for performing, based on a determination result of a process, a process which has been determined to be performed, and causing the display screen to perform display corresponding to the process. The display control unit continues the display corresponding to the process which has been determined to be performed, according to a duration of determination for the process which has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Masaaki Isozu, Takehiko Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9167212
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image displaying apparatus connected to a first camera and a second camera, on both of which pan/tilt control can be carried out, the image displaying apparatus including: an information acquisition section for acquiring information used for moving a display area over a virtual area obtained by combining a first area with a second area by making the first and second areas adjacent to each other; a control section for monitoring the position of the display area in the virtual area, requesting the first camera to carry out pan/tilt operations when the display area is positioned in the first area before and after a movement of the display area, and requesting the second camera to carry out pan/tilt operations when the display area has been moved from the first area to the boundary with the second area; and an image displaying section for displaying an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Masaaki Isozu, Takehiko Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9122680
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a category classifying unit configured to classify a document into one or more categories, a word extracting unit configured to extract one or more words from the document, a word score calculating unit configured to calculate a word score for each of the one or more words extracted from the document on the basis of an appearance frequency of the word in each of the one or more categories, the word score serving as an index of interest of the word, a sentence-for-computation extracting unit configured to extract one or more sentences from the document, and a sentence score calculating unit configured to calculate a sentence score for each of the extracted one or more sentences on the basis of the word score calculated by the word score calculating unit, the sentence score serving as an index of interest of the sentence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Isozu, Tsugutomo Enami
  • Patent number: 9123385
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a thumbnail preparation unit configured to retrieve thumbnail images, each thumbnail image representing a scene of a different time of one or more moving images, a first thumbnail line display unit configured to time sequentially display a first plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to at least a part of one of the moving images as a first thumbnail line, a second thumbnail line display unit configured to display a second plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a marked part of the moving images as a second thumbnail line, and a thumbnail shifting unit configured to shift a selection of a thumbnail along the second thumbnail line and update the first thumbnail line to display at least one thumbnail image of a temporally adjacent part of the marked part of the moving image corresponding to the newly selected thumbnail in response to a user instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Isozu, Takehiko Sasaki, Kazuhiro Watanabe