Patents by Inventor Masatomo Kurata

Masatomo Kurata 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: 10972562
    Abstract: An information processing system that generates commentary, the commentary including first commentary generated based on behavior information corresponding to a behavior of a user and second commentary associated with the first commentary; and outputs the commentary to be available to other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Masanori Katsu, Masatomo Kurata, Takashi Ogata, Sota Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 10969924
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a first information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information indicating behavior of at least one user; a second information acquisition unit configured to acquire second information on the at least one user, the second information being different from the first information; and a display control unit configured to display, in a display unit, a user object which is configured based on the first information and represents the corresponding at least one user and a virtual space which is configured based on the second information and in which the user object are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SO-NET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Hideyuki Ono, Sota Matsuzawa, Akikazu Takeuchi, Takayoshi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20200401828
    Abstract: An information processor including a sensor unit that recognizes an operating tool that comes into contact with a display unit, and a control unit that shows a guidance display for guiding an operation of the operating tool on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: QiHong WANG, Masatomo KURATA, Hiroyuki SHIGEI, Sota MATSUZAWA, Naoko KOBAYASHI, Makoto SATO
  • Publication number: 20200396572
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus that effectively utilizes contexts and has the highly convenient messaging function, a method thereof, a program thereof, and a terminal device used for message communication. [Solving Means] The information processing apparatus includes a communication section and a control section. The communication section is configured to communicate a message between respective terminal devices used by a plurality of users. The control section is configured to acquire a context of one or more users among the plurality of users, and control at least one of creation or communication of message-related information including content or a format of the message on the basis of the acquired context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: ATSUSHI NEGISHI, TAKASHI OGATA, TAMOTSU ISHII, MASATOMO KURATA, SOTA MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 10755181
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a status recognition unit that recognizes a status of a reference apparatus on the basis of information on a status of an apparatus corresponding to the reference apparatus, the reference apparatus serving as a reference when a behavior recognition mode for deciding a status of behavior is set and a behavior-recognition-mode setting unit that sets the behavior recognition mode for a setting target apparatus for which the behavior recognition mode is to be set on the basis of the recognized status of the reference apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Masanori Katsu, Sota Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 10740057
    Abstract: An information processing device according to the present technology includes an action recognition unit that recognizes an operation action of a user based on sensor information, and an action representation generation unit that analyzes operation action data showing the operation action of the user recognized by the action recognition unit to generate an action segment represented by a meaning and content of the operation action from the operation action data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Masanori Katsu, Takashi Ogata, Yasutaka Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 10731992
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that makes it possible to update and report the destination or route to be presented depending on the situation of a user who shares the situation or destination of another user, the information processing device including: a processing unit configured to perform action support for a subsequent schedule to be optimal for each of a plurality of target users on the basis of user situation in indoor environment acquired for each target user that participates in the subsequent schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Tomohisa Takaoka, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10708717
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a tracking unit that tracks a movement of a first mobile device and a movement of a second mobile device, based on a position of the first mobile device and a position of the second mobile device received from a position estimation unit; a determination unit that determines a probability distribution of a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, based on a probabilistic model, and the position of the first mobile device and the position of the second mobile device; and an action unit that performs action, based on the determined probability distribution of the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Jeroen Ost, Anatoliy Lubashevskiy, Olivier Demarto, Masatomo Kurata, Sota Matsuzawa, Serkan Eryilmaz, Paulius Sarka
  • Publication number: 20200186608
    Abstract: An information processing system that generates commentary, the commentary including first commentary generated based on behavior information corresponding to a behavior of a user and second commentary associated with the first commentary; and outputs the commentary to be available to other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki ONO, Masanori KATSU, Masatomo KURATA, Takashi OGATA, Sota MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 10601935
    Abstract: An information processing system that generates commentary, the commentary including first commentary generated based on behavior information corresponding to a behavior of a user and second commentary associated with the first commentary; and outputs the commentary to be available to other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Masanori Katsu, Masatomo Kurata, Takashi Ogata, Sota Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 10592812
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a behavior recognition mode setting unit that sets a behavior recognition mode on a basis of wearing position information of a setting target device, a behavior recognition unit that recognizes a user's behavior on a basis of the set behavior recognition mode and a detection value of a sensor corresponding to the setting target device, and a process control unit that controls execution of a process corresponding to the recognized user's behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Masanori Katsu, Sota Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 10565510
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a sensor data generator sensing a user behavior and generating sensor data corresponding to the user behavior; a behavior recognizing unit performing a predetermined threshold value process on the sensor data to recognize the behavior exhibited by the user and generating behavior information that is information indicating the behavior exhibited by the user; a behavior manager managing the behavior information generated by the behavior recognizing unit in correspondence with the time point at which the behavior corresponding to the behavior information is exhibited; and a behavior information post-processing unit performing a predetermined post-process on the behavior information managed by the behavior manager, wherein the behavior recognizing unit further includes a plurality of behavior determination units specified to specific behaviors exhibited by the user and generates the behavior information based on the determination results of the plur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutaka Fukumoto, Makoto Murata, Masatomo Kurata, Masanori Katsu
  • Publication number: 20200013038
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of controlling remittance of an amount of money set according to a user context. An information processing device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a user context matches a remittance condition previously registered or not, on the basis of context information regarding a user wearing a device having a payment function, and a control unit configured to perform, when the user context is determined to match the remittance condition, control for remittance of a predetermined amount of money to a predetermined destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: MASATOMO KURATA, SOTA MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190383620
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a processing circuit configured to obtain activity recognition information which is determined on the basis of sensing information of a plurality of users, the activity recognition information indicating recognized activities of the plurality of users based on location information of the plurality of users, and generate information for displaying representations of the recognized activities of the plurality of users in relation to a map by using specified criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Masatomo KURATA, Tomohisa TAKAOKA
  • Patent number: 10408626
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a processing circuit configured to obtain activity recognition information which is determined on the basis of sensing information of a plurality of users, the activity recognition information indicating recognized activities of the plurality of users based on location information of the plurality of users, and generate information for displaying representations of the recognized activities of the plurality of users in relation to a map by using specified criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Masatomo Kurata, Tomohisa Takaoka
  • Publication number: 20190253413
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to unify the biometric information which is used for biometric authentication. [Solution] There is provided an information processing terminal including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire biometric information for biometric authentication and identification information of a device to which a service is supplied; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification information in accordance with success of the biometric authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: QIHONG WANG, MASATOMO KURATA, TAIZO SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 10380773
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an edit command receiving unit and an editing unit. The edit command receiving unit is configured to receive a command with respect to a first image to edit a comic style page layout including a plurality of images. The editing unit is configured to edit the comic style page layout in accordance with the command and with respect to at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomo Kurata, Koji Sato, Yusuke Sakai, Tomohiro Ishii, Makoto Murata, Naoki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20190239029
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a tracking unit that tracks a movement of a first mobile device and a movement of a second mobile device, based on a position of the first mobile device and a position of the second mobile device received from a position estimation unit; a determination unit that determines a probability distribution of a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, based on a probabilistic model, and the position of the first mobile device and the position of the second mobile device; and an action unit that performs action, based on the determined probability distribution of the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Jeroen Ost, Anatoliy Lubashevskiy, Olivier Demarto, Masatomo Kurata, Sota Matsuzawa, Serkan Eryilmaz, Paulius Sarka
  • Publication number: 20190166167
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism that can create a talk room afterward with a person the user actually talked with on the spot. [Solution] An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a communication level acquisition unit configured to acquire a level of mutual communication between users; and a talk room control unit configured to create a talk room that a plurality of users access via terminals in order to provide or acquire information, on a basis of the level. With this arrangement, it becomes possible to provide a mechanism that can create a talk room afterward with a person the user actually conversed with on the spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: MASATOMO KURATA, SOTA MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190138463
    Abstract: [Object] To enable a user's feeling at the time of recording to be experienced by another user. [Solution] An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a display controller that causes display that urges a user to perform an operation for playing back content that is associated with at least one piece of bio-information to be performed on a display section; and a playback controller that, in accordance with the operation by the user, acquires the bio-information and the content from a storage section that stores the bio-information and the content, and causes the bio-information and the content to be played back. This configuration enables the user's feeling at the time of recording content to be experienced by another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: MASATOMO KURATA, YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI, YOSHIHIRO WAKITA