Patents by Inventor Michael SPRANGER

Michael SPRANGER 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: 20260111775
    Abstract: There is provided a series of steps, according to user-defined instructions, that enhance a quantum state preparation circuit encoding some multivariate probability distribution such that the circuit further includes dimensions pertaining to sums, products and maxima/minima of other dimensions, and optionally includes a further “flag” qubit that will act as a conditional control in quantum Monte Carlo integration (QMCI). The series of steps are useful for computations in many applications in science and engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: Quantinuum Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Herbert, Michael Spranger
  • Patent number: 12491627
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a flavor presentation unit that generates data for presenting, to a user who is present in a first space, a flavor of a cooking object that is present in a second space, the second space being separated from the first space; and an instruction generator that generates, on a basis of an input from the user, a control instruction for controlling an action of a cooking robot that is present in the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujita, Michael Spranger, Kenta Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20230405808
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a flavor presentation unit that generates data for presenting, to a user who is present in a first space, a flavor of a cooking object that is present in a second space, the second space being separated from the first space; and an instruction generator that generates, on a basis of an input from the user, a control instruction for controlling an action of a cooking robot that is present in the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro FUJITA, Michael SPRANGER, Kenta KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220222242
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial intelligence device that verifies an artificial intelligence function such that a device having the artificial intelligence function generates appropriate output data on the basis of predetermined specifications. The artificial intelligence device includes: an obtaining unit that obtains input data for an artificial intelligence function from a predetermined storage device; a verifying unit that verifies the obtained input data on the basis of a predetermined criterion; an input unit that inputs input data satisfying the criterion into the artificial intelligence function; and a presenting unit that presents input data not satisfying the criterion and a criterion violated by the input data. The information processing apparatus further includes a processing unit that performs processing when the input data does not satisfy the criterion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: MICHAEL SPRANGER, CHISATO NUMAOKA
  • Patent number: 9830352
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store identification data and attribute data of each of a plurality of pieces of content, the attribute data being associated with the identification data, and a retrieval unit configured to specify attribute data corresponding to a retrieval key and perform retrieval of identification data related to another attribute data associated with identification data related to the specified attribute data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Spranger, Kazumi Aoyama, Mario Tokoro, Tetsu Natsume, Katsuki Minamino
  • Publication number: 20150227580
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store identification data and attribute data of each of a plurality of pieces of content, the attribute data being associated with the identification data, and a retrieval unit configured to specify attribute data corresponding to a retrieval key and perform retrieval of identification data related to another attribute data associated with identification data related to the specified attribute data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael SPRANGER, Kazumi AOYAMA, Mario TOKORO, Tetsu NATSUME, Katsuki MINAMINO