Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son 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: 20260233113
    Abstract: A behavior control system includes: an emotion determination unit that determines an emotion of a user or an emotion of a robot; and a behavior determination unit that generates a behavior content of the robot for a behavior of the user and the emotion of the user or the emotion of the robot based on a sentence generation model having a dialogue function that causes the user and the robot to have a dialogue with each other, and determines a behavior of the robot corresponding to the behavior content. The behavior determination unit generates, as the behavior content, an utterance content for a consultation from the user based on information regarding a specific person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Masayoshi Son, Kenichi Yoshida, Satoshi Yano, Michio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20260225822
    Abstract: A delivery system automatically delivers a delivery object to each of plural dwellings in a building through a conveyance lane provided in the building. The delivery system includes a control unit that moves a delivery object that is being delivered through the conveyance lane from the conveyance lane to a delivery object yard provided in a dwelling that is a destination of the delivery object in a case in which the delivery object that is being delivered through the conveyance lane passes through the delivery object yard, and a lock mechanism that locks the delivery object such that the delivery object is not detached from the conveyance lane, and unlocks the delivery object according to authentication processing. The building includes the delivery system and a conveyance lane. A distribution system includes the delivery system described above and a server that manages transportation of a delivery object using a self-driving vehicle from a logistics base outside the building to the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventor: Masayoshi Son
  • Publication number: 20260225252
    Abstract: In the first invention, since a grip portion 20 is covered with a soft material 102, the soft material 102 is brought into close contact with a package 100 at the time of suction by plural suction pads 24, whereby it is possible to reliably hold the package 100 by being used as an auxiliary holding force at the time of suctioning the package 100 in an air suction structure of the suction pad 24, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventor: Masayoshi Son
  • Publication number: 20260225807
    Abstract: A carrier for a vehicle includes plural accommodating portions that are layered and accommodate a parcel; a conveying passage provided around the plural accommodating portions in a spiral manner to couple together the accommodating portions which are adjacent to each other, thereby conveying the parcel to one of the accommodating portions in a lower layer; a moving device that moves the parcel accommodated in any one of the accommodating portions to the conveying passage; a hand-over portion that hands over the parcel to a predetermined location, the hand-over portion being provided in one of the accommodating portions in a bottom layer; and an information processing device that controls the moving device such that the parcel is moved to the conveying passage and conveyed from one of the accommodating portions in a higher layer to the one of the accommodating portions in the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventor: Masayoshi Son
  • Publication number: 20260219666
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a first processor that outputs point information obtained by recognizing a captured object as a point from an image of the object captured by a first camera provided in a vehicle; a second processor that outputs identification information for identifying the captured object from an image of the object captured by a second camera which is provided in the vehicle and faces a direction corresponding to a direction of the first camera; and a third processor that associates the point information output from the first processor with the identification information output from the second processor, in which the third processor further performs driving control of the vehicle based on a result obtained by simulating a movement of the object on a digital map on which the point information and the identification information which are associated with each other are plotted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: SoftBank Group Corp.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260219667
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a first processor that outputs point information obtained by recognizing a captured object as a point from an image of the object captured by a first camera provided in a vehicle; a second processor that outputs identification information for identifying the captured object from an image of the object captured by a second camera which is provided in the vehicle and faces a direction corresponding to a direction of the first camera; and a third processor that associates the point information output from the first processor with the identification information output from the second processor, in which the third processor further performs driving control of the vehicle based on a result obtained by simulating a movement of the object on a digital map on which the point information and the identification information which are associated with each other are plotted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: SoftBank Group Corp.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260217242
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an information acquisition unit that acquires plurality of sensor information including information regarding an obstacle, and a control unit that controls a speed of a vehicle to avoid the obstacle in a case in which the information acquisition unit acquires the information regarding the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260217245
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a first processor that outputs point information obtained by recognizing a captured object as a point from an image of the object captured by a first camera provided in a vehicle; a second processor that outputs identification information for identifying the captured object from an image of the object captured by a second camera which is provided in the vehicle and faces a direction corresponding to a direction of the first camera; and a third processor that associates the point information output from the first processor with the identification information output from the second processor, in which the third processor further performs driving control of the vehicle based on a result obtained by simulating a movement of the object on a digital map on which the point information and the identification information which are associated with each other are plotted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: SoftBank Group Corp.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260220596
    Abstract: A management device includes a setting unit and a management unit. The setting unit sets addresses for products of a plurality of clients. The management unit manages the products in a plurality of warehouses by the addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260200711
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: an acquisition unit that acquires detection information obtained by detecting a positional relationship in a work area between a human and a work body working together with the human in the work area; and a control unit that causes, on the basis of the detection information acquired by the acquisition unit, a notification unit mounted on the work body to notify the human of alert information that urges the human to pay attention in a case in which the positional relationship is a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventor: Masayoshi Son
  • Publication number: 20260192206
    Abstract: In an action control system, an action of an avatar includes producing and playing music in consideration of an event of a previous day, and in a case in which the action determination unit determines to produce and play music in consideration of the event of the previous day as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit acquires a summary of event data of the previous day stored in the history data and produces music based on the summary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260196141
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260195953
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260195961
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260197394
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260196321
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260195956
    Abstract: In an action control system, an action of an avatar includes creating a picture diary, and in a case where the action determination unit determines creating the picture diary as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit selects the picture or the moving image from the history data, generates an explanatory sentence of a clip of the picture or the moving image on the basis of the emotion value when the selected picture or the moving image is acquired, and outputs a combination of the clip of the picture or the moving image and the explanatory sentence as the picture diary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260194969
    Abstract: In an action control system, an action of an avatar includes producing and playing music in consideration of an event of a previous day, and in a case in which the action determination unit determines to produce and play music in consideration of the event of the previous day as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit acquires a summary of event data of the previous day stored in the history data and produces music based on the summary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260195671
    Abstract: In an action control system, an action of an avatar includes producing and playing music in consideration of an event of a previous day, and in a case in which the action determination unit determines to produce and play music in consideration of the event of the previous day as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit acquires a summary of event data of the previous day stored in the history data and produces music based on the summary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON
  • Publication number: 20260192178
    Abstract: An avatar is caused to perform an action appropriate for an action of a user. In an action control system, in a case in which an action of the avatar includes dreaming and the action determination unit determines dreaming, as the action of the avatar, the action determination unit creates an original event obtained by combining multiple pieces of event data among pieces of data in history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
    Inventor: Masayoshi SON