Patents by Inventor Masashi Takeda
Masashi Takeda 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: 9798144Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
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Patent number: 9791948Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Yasushi Miyajima, Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masashi Takeda, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Ichigo Hayakawa, Takao Tanikame
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Publication number: 20170293579Abstract: There is provided an information transmission apparatus and an information transmission method for suitably transmitting information on power generation or power storage. A unified format of a message is provided to various power generation devices or power storage devices, which may be connected to various apparatuses for outdoor use that cannot use a commercial power supply, such as portable electronic apparatuses, the message transmitting information on a power generation efficiency and other power generation statuses, and the remaining amount, a power storage efficiency, and other power storage statuses of the secondary battery. The electronic apparatus, which uses electric power from the power generation devices or power storage devices, analyzes the message from any of the power generation devices or power storage devices and presents a result to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, MASASHI TAKEDA, KOUICHIROU ONO
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Publication number: 20170256283Abstract: Excellent information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system capable of viewing a content without temporal and spatial limitation are provided. When an arithmetic device 120 receives position/attitude information and time information from an information device 141 on a reproduction side, this loads information of an image and audio around the position information of the device and around the time from a database 111 and reconfigures an image and audio to be reproduced from wanted viewing time from a viewpoint viewing from which is wanted. The reconfigured image and audio are reproduced while being loaded into a main storage unit 202 in the information devices 141 on the reproduction side through a network 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Yoichiro SAKO, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Masashi TAKEDA, Hiromitsu KOMATSU, Kouichirou ONO
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Patent number: 9740008Abstract: There is provided an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, the image display device including a display device configured to display an image, a waveguide configured to guide the image to each of a location seen from a side of the user and a location seen from an outside of the image display device, and a control unit configured to control display of an internal image and an external image, the internal image being seen from the side of the user, the external image being seen from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Mukawa, Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Motoyuki Takai, Tatsuya Narahara, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Takao Tanikame, Ichigo Hayakawa, Masashi Takeda
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Patent number: 9606357Abstract: A head- or face-mounted image display device includes an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information, a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information, a guidance information generation unit that generates guidance information for guidance into a state in which the influence of environment is reduced or increased based on at least one piece of environmental information acquired for each state, and a provision unit that provides the guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Masakazu Yajima, Masashi Takeda
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Publication number: 20170085773Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a display section attached to a head or a face of a user, and configured to display an image; a communication section configured to communicate with an external device; an image capturing section; a positional information acquisition section configured to acquire current positional information of the user; and a control section configured to capture an image of a dangerous place by the image capturing section in accordance with determination of a dangerous state, and transmit a captured image from the communication section to the external device together with the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOUICHIRO ONO, MASASHI TAKEDA
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Patent number: 9536477Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a determination unit configured to determine a type of input information, and a display controller configured to switch modes of a display unit capable of being switched to a mirror surface mode and a display mode in accordance with a result of determination by the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Etsuko Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Ito, Hitoshi Kubota, Tsuyoshi Nagata, Akira Tange, Masashi Takeda
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Patent number: 9535248Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a display section attached to a head or a face of a user, and configured to display an image; a communication section configured to communicate with an external device; an image capturing section; a positional information acquisition section configured to acquire current positional information of the user; and a control section configured to capture an image of a dangerous place by the image capturing section in accordance with determination of a dangerous state, and transmit a captured image from the communication section to the external device together with the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition section.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Masakazu Yajima, Kouichiro Ono, Masashi Takeda
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Patent number: 9501633Abstract: An information processing device includes a display that displays an input screen including a plurality of images, an image selecting section that selects at least one image within the input screen in accordance with an input operation from a user, and a controller that controls the information processing device on a basis of the image selected by the image selecting section.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Motoyuki Takai, Masashi Takeda, Yasushi Miyajima
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Patent number: 9482417Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting panel and a device body to which the light emitting panel is detachably attached. The light emitting panel has a rear surface serving as a first curved surface. The device body has a surface serving as a second curved surface conforming to the first curved surface. An attachment portion for attaching/detaching the light emitting panel to/from the device body to slide along the first curved surface or the second curved surface is provided on one of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel. A groove portion for enabling the attachment portion to slide is provided on the other of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and the surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Hirano, Noboru Miyakawa, Ryusuke Kotera, Satoshi Fukano, Masashi Takeda
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Publication number: 20160049108Abstract: A head-mounted display, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, an electronic book, or the like monitors conditions of the side of a power generation apparatus that charges a battery. An image display apparatus includes a power generation information acquisition means for obtaining power generation information on a power storage amount, a power generation amount, and the like of a secondary battery in each power generation apparatus, appropriately processes the obtained information, and displays it to a user via a display unit. The user can check the power generation amount of the power generation apparatus and the power storage amount of the secondary battery without stopping the use of the image display apparatus. When a power storage amount of a battery in use is lowered, the user can properly judge with which of the power generation apparatuses the user should replace the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Yoichiro SAKO, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Kouichirou ONO, Masashi TAKEDA, Akira ONO
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Publication number: 20150355463Abstract: An image obtained when a rare or valuable thing is found is shared between users each wearing an image display apparatus on the head or face. When a man finds a rare or valuable thing, the man feels like telling it to his/her surroundings. For example, when the man finds a planet such as Venus or shooting stars in the night sky, fish or a fresh water crab in a pond or a river, a bird, a cicada, a unicorn beetle, or the like on a tall tree in the woods, the man feels like saying “Look there!” An image display apparatus 100 releases a captured image in a line-of-sight direction of the user to share a user's precious experience with other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Masashi Takeda
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Publication number: 20150253573Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Masashi Takeda, Hiroaki Ogawa, Seiji Wada, Ichigo Hayakawa, Akira Tange, Takao Tanikame, Kazuhide Kemmochi
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Publication number: 20150227222Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Hiroshi Mukawa, Tatsuya Narahara, Motoyuki Takai, Yasushi Miyajima, Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masashi Takeda, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Ichigo Hayakawa, Takao Tanikame
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Publication number: 20150219897Abstract: There is provided an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, the image display device including a display device configured to display an image, a waveguide configured to guide the image to each of a location seen from a side of the user and a location seen from an outside of the image display device, and a control unit configured to control display of an internal image and an external image, the internal image being seen from the side of the user, the external image being seen from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Mukawa, Yoichiro Sako, Yasushi Miyajima, Motoyuki Takai, Tatsuya Narahara, Seiji Wada, Hiroaki Ogawa, Akira Tange, Kazuhide Kemmochi, Takao Tanikame, Ichigo Hayakawa, Masashi Takeda
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Publication number: 20150054716Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a display section attached to a head or a face of a user, and configured to display an image; a communication section configured to communicate with an external device; an image capturing section; a positional information acquisition section configured to acquire current positional information of the user; and a control section configured to capture an image of a dangerous place by the image capturing section in accordance with determination of a dangerous state, and transmit a captured image from the communication section to the external device together with the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOUICHIRO ONO, MASASHI TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20140267208Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit that displays an image, a mounting unit that is adapted to mount the image display unit on a user's head or face, a power generation element that is attached to one or more installation portions including an outer surface of the image display unit or the mounting unit, and a control unit that performs control based on a power generation amount of the power generation element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, YOICHIRO SAKO, TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, AKIRA ONO, MASASHI TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20140278100Abstract: A head- or face-mounted image display device includes an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information, a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information, a guidance information generation unit that generates guidance information for guidance into a state in which the influence of environment is reduced or increased based on at least one piece of environmental information acquired for each state, and a provision unit that provides the guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, MASASHI TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20140204191Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or a face includes an image display unit which displays an image; an image input unit which inputs an image; a judging unit which judges an image which is input to the image input unit, or obtains a judging result with respect to the input image; and a control unit which controls the image display unit based on the judging result of the judging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: MOTOYUKI TAKAI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MASASHI TAKEDA, YASUSHI MIYAJIMA