Patents by Inventor Masashi Kishikawa
Masashi Kishikawa 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: 20220291665Abstract: Communication with a user is more naturally and effectively realized. An information processing apparatus includes a first sensor (1101) that detects an object present in a first direction with respect to an autonomous mobile body; second sensors (1102, 1103) that detect the object present in the first direction with respect to the autonomous mobile body by a system different from a system of the first sensor; and an operation control unit (230) that controls an operation of the autonomous mobile body based on a detection result acquired by the first sensor and a detection result acquired by the second sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: REIICHI SATO, JUNNA IMAI, MASASHI KISHIKAWA, TAKUYA FUJII
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Publication number: 20220016757Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from a learning result regarding the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the control unit controls the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person. Moreover, an information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the controlling further includes controlling the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: HIDEKI NOMA, MASASHI KISHIKAWA, TAKUMA MORITA, NAOKI YUASA, TAKESHI KATAYAMA, MIKA NAGAE
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Patent number: 8929723Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; and a recording control section configured to reserve a recording region beforehand on recording media by updating file management information about the recording media to which the data is to be recorded, the recording control section being further configured such that when the data input through the input section has reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section records the input data to the reserved region.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masashi Kishikawa, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Yuichi Motomura, Hisao Tanaka
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Patent number: 8768986Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information recording apparatus including: a loading section configured to be loaded with a recording medium for managing a file on the basis of at least one of an FAT file system and a file system similar thereto; and a control section configured, in updating at least one directory entry recorded to an area in a second and subsequent clusters in a recording area of directory entries in a predetermined directory in the recording medium, to read data, update at least the one directory entry, record the updated data, and update the FAT of the recording medium and management information similar to the FAT such that the area in which the updated data of the area in the second and subsequent clusters is recorded is linked to the area in a first cluster of the recording area in the predetermined directory.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masashi Kishikawa, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Yuichi Motomura, Hisao Tanaka
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Patent number: 8761573Abstract: A recording device includes: an input portion to which data to be recorded is input; and a recording control portion which transfers the data input to the input portion to a recording medium to record the data in the recording medium by using a certain file system, and specifies a partial region or some files in the data recorded in the recording medium to set the partial region or the files as recording information of an additional information region prepared in the file system.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masashi Kishikawa, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Hisao Tanaka
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Patent number: 8509597Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; a data placement section configured to suffix write complete information indicating that a written state of the data written to recording media is normal, to the data; and a recording control section configured to transfer a predetermined amount of the data to which the write completion information is suffixed by the data placement section, to the recording media successively for recording thereto from a start block of the data.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichi Motomura, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa
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Patent number: 8452158Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input main data and added data attached to the main data; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input through the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount; and that when the sum of the amounts of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific data amount, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto in a single file; the recording control section further registering management data about the recorded data to a file system of the recording media in such a manner that the management data is sorted by the data type of the recorded data.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa
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Patent number: 8401365Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input or generate main data and added data thereof; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input or generated by the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount, that when the sum of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific write data unit, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto, and that when the amount of the temporarily stored data is less than that of the specific write data unit upon elapse of a predetermined time period since the most recent recording, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to the recording media for recording thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa
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Publication number: 20120082425Abstract: A recording device includes: an input portion to which data to be recorded is input; and a recording control portion which transfers the data input to the input portion to a recording medium to record the data in the recording medium by using a certain file system, and specifies a partial region or some files in the data recorded in the recording medium to set the partial region or the files as recording information of an additional information region prepared in the file system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Masashi Kishikawa, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Hisao Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110194834Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; a data placement section configured to suffix write complete information indicating that a written state of the data written to recording media is normal, to the data; and a recording control section configured to transfer a predetermined amount of the data to which the write completion information is suffixed by the data placement section, to the recording media successively for recording thereto from a start block of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Yuichi MOTOMURA, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa
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Publication number: 20110194835Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input or generate main data and added data thereof; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input or generated by the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount, that when the sum of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific write data unit, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto, and that when the amount of the temporarily stored data is less than that of the specific write data unit upon elapse of a predetermined time period since the most recent recording, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to the recording media for recording thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Masayuki TAMURA, Tsutomo Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa
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Publication number: 20110194837Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; and a recording control section configured to reserve a recording region beforehand on recording media by updating file management information about the recording media to which the data is to be recorded, the recording control section being further configured such that when the data input through the input section has reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section records the input data to the reserved region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Masashi KISHIKAWA, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Yuichi Motomura, Hisao Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110196904Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information recording apparatus including: a loading section configured to be loaded with a recording medium for managing a file on the basis of at least one of an FAT file system and a file system similar thereto; and a control section configured, in updating at least one directory entry recorded to an area in a second and subsequent clusters in a recording area of directory entries in a predetermined directory in the recording medium, to read data, update at least the one directory entry, record the updated data, and update the FAT of the recording medium and management information similar to the FAT such that the area in which the updated data of the area in the second and subsequent clusters is recorded is linked to the area in a first cluster of the recording area in the predetermined directory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Masashi KISHIKAWA, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Yuichi Motomura, Hisao Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110193991Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input data to be recorded; and a recording control section configured to reserve a recording region beforehand on recording media by updating file management information about the recording media to which the data is to be recorded, the recording control section being further configured such that when the data input through the input section has reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section records the input data to the reserved region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Masashi KISHIKAWA, Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Yuichi Motomura, Hisao Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110194836Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including: an input section configured to input main data and added data attached to the main data; and a recording control section configured such that when the main data and the added data input through the input section have each reached a predetermined data amount, the recording control section temporarily stores the main data and the added data in units of the predetermined data amount; and that when the sum of the amounts of the temporarily stored data has reached a specific data amount, the recording control section transfers the temporarily stored data to recording media for recording thereto in a single file; the recording control section further registering management data about the recorded data to a file system of the recording media in such a manner that the management data is sorted by the data type of the recorded data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Masayuki Tamura, Tsutomu Shimosato, Masashi Kishikawa