Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tamori
Masahiro Tamori 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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Patent number: 12151677Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a notification control unit that controls a notification to surroundings in a case where a vehicle moves from a parking position and an operation control unit that automatically moves the vehicle from the parking position to make the vehicle join a vehicle traffic region and temporarily stops the vehicle before the vehicle enters the vehicle traffic region. The present technology is applied to, for example, a vehicle that automatically drives.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Tamori
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Patent number: 12072196Abstract: A mobile-object control device includes: an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a mobile object to cause the mobile object to be present at a set place at a set time; and a notification control unit configured to control notification in a case where at least one of the set time or the set place cannot be achieved. The mobile object includes: a drive unit; an operation control unit configured to control the drive unit to cause the mobile object to be present at a set place at a set time; and a notification control unit configured to control notification in a case where at least one of the set time or the set place cannot be achieved. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle that performs automatic driving.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Tamori, Yasufumi Ogawa
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Publication number: 20240054897Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, a mobile device, and an information processing system that can improve accuracy of recognition of a direction in which an object is present on the periphery of a mobile device such as a vehicle. An information processing device includes a recognizing section configured to perform detection processing for an object on a periphery of a mobile device, and a warning sound control section configured to control a feature quantity of a first warning sound, the first warning sound indicating presence of the object, and a position of a sound image of the first warning sound, according to a position of the detected object. The present technology is applicable to, for example, mobile devices such as vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Takuya SHOJI, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Masahiro TAMORI
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Patent number: 11873007Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for ensuring safety when a line-of-sight direction of a driver is inappropriate according to a driving situation. The line-of-sight direction of the driver of a vehicle is detected, whether or not the detected line-of-sight direction is a safe line-of-sight direction is determined, and in a case where the line-of-sight direction is determined not to be the safe line-of-sight direction, the vehicle is controlled to a safe state. The present disclosure can be applied to an in-vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Tamori
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Publication number: 20230415652Abstract: The present technology relates to a camera module, an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus capable of suppressing complication of a system including a camera in a moving device such as a vehicle. A camera module includes a first camera, a second camera, and a housing that stores the first camera and the second camera. In a state where the camera module is installed in a moving device, an optical axis of the first camera faces obliquely rearward of the moving device, and an optical axis of the second camera faces in a lateral direction or obliquely forward of the moving device. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle that performs automated driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuji WADA, Masahiro TAMORI, Hidenori ISHIBASHI, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Satoshi AKAGAWA, Keishi TSUCHIYA, Shinichi IRIYA, Takuya MOTOISHI, Junichi NAGAHARA, Daisuke ISHII, Henrik ERBEUS
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Patent number: 11815887Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a remote operation control unit that approves a remote operation right (a right to perform a remote operation of a vehicle) and an operation control unit that controls an operation of the vehicle according to a remote operation performed in response to an instruction by an information processing device to which the remote operation right is granted to another vehicle to move. The information processing device includes a vehicle detection unit that detects a first vehicle and a vehicle control unit that requests a remote operation right that is a right to remotely operate the first vehicle and remotely operates the first vehicle in response to an instruction to move a second vehicle in a case where the remote operation right is granted. The present technology is applied to, for example, a vehicle that performs automatic driving or a control device of a parking lot.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Tamori, Nobuhiro Jogano
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Patent number: 11519741Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes a planning unit that sets a joining route on the basis of information about at least one of a planned route of a user mobile unit that uses a service or a planned route of a provider mobile unit that provides the service, the joining route being a zone for the user mobile unit and the provider mobile unit to receive and provide the service, and makes a movement plan including at least one of a route plan for the user mobile unit or a route plan for the provider mobile unit based on the joining route. The information processing device further includes a service provision unit that controls provision of the service so that the user mobile unit and the provider mobile unit receive and provide the service while moving on the joining route.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Tamori, Atsushi Ochiai, Tomoya Fujita, Chao Wang, Masaomi Nabeta, Keisuke Maeda, Takamori Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20220019218Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a remote operation control unit that approves a remote operation right (a right to perform a remote operation of a vehicle) and an operation control unit that controls an operation of the vehicle according to a remote operation performed in response to an instruction by an information processing device to which the remote operation right is granted to another vehicle to move. The information processing device includes a vehicle detection unit that detects a first vehicle and a vehicle control unit that requests a remote operation right that is a right to remotely operate the first vehicle and remotely operates the first vehicle in response to an instruction to move a second vehicle in a case where the remote operation right is granted. The present technology is applied to, for example, a vehicle that performs automatic driving or a control device of a parking lot.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masahiro TAMORI, Nobuhiro JOGANO
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Publication number: 20220017093Abstract: The present technology relates to a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a program, and a vehicle that enable automatic driving to safely bring a vehicle from a parking position to a vehicle traffic region. A vehicle control device includes a notification control unit that controls a notification to surroundings in a case where a vehicle moves from a parking position and an operation control unit that automatically moves the vehicle from the parking position to make the vehicle join a vehicle traffic region and temporarily stops the vehicle before the vehicle enters the vehicle traffic region. The present technology is applied to, for example, a vehicle that automatically drives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Masahiro TAMORI
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Patent number: 11218535Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a computer program each processing an application or a program included in an application. The information processing apparatus includes: a starting section that starts a second container separated from a first container where a first node operates to start a second node in the second container; and a proxy managing section that starts a proxy node performing data communication with the first node in the first container on the basis of a predetermined communication model, and performing data communication with the second node in the second container on the basis of the predetermined communication model.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Tada, Masahiro Tamori, Takamori Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20210396532Abstract: A mobile-object control device includes: an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a mobile object to cause the mobile object to be present at a set place at a set time; and a notification control unit configured to control notification in a case where at least one of the set time or the set place cannot be achieved. The mobile object includes: a drive unit; an operation control unit configured to control the drive unit to cause the mobile object to be present at a set place at a set time; and a notification control unit configured to control notification in a case where at least one of the set time or the set place cannot be achieved. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle that performs automatic driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masahiro TAMORI, Yasufumi OGAWA
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Publication number: 20210387640Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an Information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for detecting a driver's abnormal physical condition during driving to implement processing in consideration of safety. Vital data of the driver of a vehicle is acquired and the vehicle is controlled to a safe state according to an automatic driving level in a case where a determination result that an abnormal physical condition is occurring in the driver is acquired on the basis of the vital data. The present disclosure can be applied to an in-vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masahiro TAMORI, Tomohiro ARIKADO, Tatsuya KOEDA, Yasufumi OGAWA
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Publication number: 20210339770Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for ensuring safety when a line-of-sight direction of a driver is inappropriate according to a driving situation. The line-of-sight direction of the driver of a vehicle is detected, whether or not the detected line-of-sight direction is a safe line-of-sight direction is determined, and in a case where the line-of-sight direction is determined not to be the safe line-of-sight direction, the vehicle is controlled to a safe state. The present disclosure can be applied to an in-vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Masahiro TAMORI
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Publication number: 20210190515Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a moving object that enable provision of a service from a mobile unit to another mobile unit. An information processing device includes: a planning unit that sets a joining route on the basis of information about at least one of a planned route of a user mobile unit that is a mobile unit to use a service or a planned route of a provider mobile unit that is a mobile unit to provide the service, the joining route being a zone for the user mobile unit and the provider mobile unit to receive and provide the service, and makes a movement plan including at least one of a route plan for the user mobile unit or a route plan for the provider mobile unit in accordance with the joining route; and a service provision unit that controls provision of the service so that the user mobile unit and the provider mobile unit receive and provide the service while moving on the joining route.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: MASAHIRO TAMORI, ATSUSHI OCHIAI, TOMOYA FUJITA, CHAO WANG, MASAOMI NABETA, KEISUKE MAEDA, TAKAMORI YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11014494Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a mobile body that make it easy to acquire information regarding a convoy of mobile bodies such as vehicles. The information processing apparatus is disposed in a first mobile body, and includes a convoy information detection section, a convoy information generation section, and an output control section. The convoy information detection section detects, based on a first optical signal outputted from a second mobile body preceding the first mobile body, convoy information regarding a convoy of mobile bodies including up to the second mobile body. The convoy information generation section updates the convoy information by adding information regarding the first mobile body to the convoy information. The output control section controls an output section in such a manner as to output a second optical signal to rearward of the first mobile body in accordance with the updated convoy information.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takamori Yamaguchi, Koichi Hayakawa, Masahiro Tamori
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Publication number: 20200361369Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a mobile body that make it easy to acquire information regarding a convoy of mobile bodies such as vehicles. The information processing apparatus is disposed in a first mobile body, and includes a convoy information detection section, a convoy information generation section, and an output control section. The convoy information detection section detects, based on a first optical signal outputted from a second mobile body preceding the first mobile body, convoy information regarding a convoy of mobile bodies including up to the second mobile body. The convoy information generation section updates the convoy information by adding information regarding the first mobile body to the convoy information. The output control section controls an output section in such a manner as to output a second optical signal to rearward of the first mobile body in accordance with the updated convoy information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: TAKAMORI YAMAGUCHI, KOICHI HAYAKAWA, MASAHIRO TAMORI
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Publication number: 20200036774Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a computer program each processing an application or a program included in an application. The information processing apparatus includes: a starting section that starts a second container separated from a first container where a first node operates to start a second node in the second container; and a proxy managing section that starts a proxy node performing data communication with the first node in the first container on the basis of a predetermined communication model, and performing data communication with the second node in the second container on the basis of the predetermined communication model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta TADA, Masahiro TAMORI, Takamori YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9223366Abstract: An electronic apparatus that includes a CPU and at least one device and that is identical to or different from an electronic apparatus in which the CPU is capable of simultaneously executing multiple applications. The electronic apparatus includes: a determiner that determines usage rates of the CPU and the device for each application being executed, on the basis of at least one of statistical information and log information of the CPU and the device; a divider that determines proportions of power consumptions of the CPU and the device relative to a power consumption of the entire electronic apparatus; and an estimator that estimates a proportion of a power consumption for each application relative to the power consumption of the entire electronic apparatus, on the basis of the determined usage rates and the determined proportions.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Kida, Masahiro Tamori, Hiroki Nagahama
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Publication number: 20150112891Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processor, an information processing method, and a program by which an objective variable value is efficiently and highly precisely estimated. A log acquisition unit acquires objective time-series data corresponding to the objective variable to be estimated, and a plurality of pieces of explanatory time-series data being time-series data corresponding to a plurality of explanatory variables explaining the objective variable. A model parameter update unit learns a parameter of a probability model using the acquired objective time-series data and plurality of pieces of explanatory time-series data. A log selection unit selects, based on the parameter of the probability model having been obtained by the learning, the explanatory variable corresponding to the explanatory time-series data acquired by the log acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Watanabe, Masato Ito, Masahiro Tamori
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Publication number: 20140281187Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a volatile memory, a swap device, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to divide data loaded in the volatile memory between an activation start and a specific time point after the activation start into data used to create a snapshot image and data stored in the swap device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro TAMORI, Kan IIBUCHI, Satoru IWASAKI, Kazumi SATO