Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Okumura

Mitsuo Okumura 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: 12112038
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Publication number: 20240028195
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hazime MATSUDA, Shoji IMAMURA, Katsuji MIYAZAWA, Motoki HIGASHIDE, Kunihito SAWAI
  • Patent number: 11816330
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Patent number: 11650730
    Abstract: A display apparatus that includes circuitry that displays a user interface screen including device information that identifies a plurality of output device groups and a plurality of input device groups to control connection between one of the output device groups and one of the input device groups; and receives an input that designates a combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups, the user interface screen includes a matrix comprising a plurality of cells in a row direction and a column direction, the input designates the combination by designating one of grouped cells corresponding to the combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups in the matrix, and the grouped cells are grouped such that the input designates the combination as a group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hirofumi Hibi
  • Patent number: 11619867
    Abstract: To provide a new method for displaying a video image on a whole circumference screen. Provided is an image display device including: an emission unit configured to emit image light along a predetermined axis; a screen arranged over a whole circumference around the predetermined axis and having a cylindrical shape with the predetermined axis as a substantially central axis; and an optical unit arranged to face the emission unit with the predetermined axis as a reference, and configured to control an incident angle of the image light emitted by the emission unit, the incident angle being with respect to the screen, in which a video image displayed by the image light incident on the screen is simultaneously displayed over a whole circumference around the predetermined axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuki Furue, Mitsuo Okumura, Yoshihito Ohki, Tomoharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230096630
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hazime MATSUDA, Shoji IMAMURA, Katsuji MIYAZAWA, Motoki HIGASHIDE, Kunihito SAWAI
  • Patent number: 11537288
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Patent number: 11430195
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus which can improve user-friendliness of a description screen for assembly of parts in creation of a robot. The apparatus performs display control to separately display a plurality of parts for creation of a robot, display a line connecting joint surfaces of the respective parts, and display animation in which the respective parts are jointed in accordance with the line connecting the joint surfaces in assembly order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Satoh, Mitsuo Okumura, Takehiko Sasaki, Masaaki Isozu, Shohei Takahashi, Marika Nozue
  • Publication number: 20220118605
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a cooking system capable of providing novel cooking experiences. A cooking system according to an aspect of the present technology includes: a top plate unit including a first top plate and a second top plate; a top plate drive unit that moves at least either top plate of the first top plate and the second top plate; a cooking assistance unit provided in a cooking assistance space that appears by movement of the at least either top plate; an arm movement unit that moves a cooking arm including an attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function along a movement mechanism provided in the cooking assistance space; and an arm control unit that controls driving of the cooking arm in accordance with a cooking process. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto ISHIZU, Shigeki OHNO, Tatsushi NASHIDA, Mitsuo OKUMURA, Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Ayaka SATOH, Fumihito YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220057928
    Abstract: A display apparatus that includes circuitry that displays a user interface screen including device information that identifies a plurality of output device groups and a plurality of input device groups to control connection between one of the output device groups and one of the input device groups; and receives an input that designates a combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups, the user interface screen includes a matrix comprising a plurality of cells in a row direction and a column direction, the input designates the combination by designating one of grouped cells corresponding to the combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups in the matrix, and the grouped cells are grouped such that the input designates the combination as a group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hirofumi HIBI
  • Publication number: 20220043569
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hazime MATSUDA, Shoji IMAMURA, Katsuji MIYAZAWA, Motoki HIGASHIDE, Kunihito SAWAI
  • Publication number: 20220011656
    Abstract: To provide a new method for displaying a video image on a whole circumference screen. Provided is an image display device including: an emission unit configured to emit image light along a predetermined axis; a screen arranged over a whole circumference around the predetermined axis and having a cylindrical shape with the predetermined axis as a substantially central axis; and an optical unit arranged to face the emission unit with the predetermined axis as a reference, and configured to control an incident angle of the image light emitted by the emission unit, the incident angle being with respect to the screen, in which a video image displayed by the image light incident on the screen is simultaneously displayed over a whole circumference around the predetermined axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuki FURUE, Mitsuo OKUMURA, Yoshihito OHKI, Tomoharu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210394371
    Abstract: There is provided a cooking arm and a cooking system that are capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking arm according to an aspect of the present technology including a cooking function arm portion including a first attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function; a movement function arm portion including a second attaching/detaching portion attachable/detachable to/from an arm movement unit that moves along a movement mechanism provided in a cooking system; and a hinge portion that rotatably connects each of the cooking function arm portion and the movement function arm portion. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto ISHIZU, Shigeki OHNO, Tatsushi NASHIDA, Mitsuo OKUMURA, Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Ayaka SATOH, Fumihito YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210394368
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transportation movable object capable of providing novel cooking experiences. A transportation movable object according to an aspect of the present technology includes: a top plate on which an object to be transported placed by a cooking arm of a cooking system or a person is placed, the cooking arm being driven in accordance with a cooking process; an extensible support arm that supports the top plate; a movement unit that is connected to the support arm and performs movement for transportation of the object to be transported; and a control unit that controls an attitude state including a state of the top plate and a state of the support arm and a movement state of the movement unit in accordance with a cooking state in the cooking system. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: YUTO ISHIZU, SHIGEKI OHNO, TATSUSHI NISHIDA, MITSUO OKUMURA, TOMOKO TAKAHASHI, AYAKA SATO, FUMIHITO YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210386248
    Abstract: There is provided a cooking system capable of providing novel cooking experiences, the cooking system including: a top plate unit including a first top plate and a second top plate; a top plate drive unit that lowers the first top plate; a cooking assistance unit provided in a side surface of a cooking space formed by lowering of the first top plate; an arm movement unit that moves a cooking arm including an attaching/detaching portion capable of attaching/detaching an attachment having a cooking function along a movement mechanism; and an arm control unit that drives the cooking arm in accordance with a cooking process. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto ISHIZU, Shigeki OHNO, Tatsushi NASHIDA, Mitsuo OKUMURA, Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Ayaka SATOH, Fumihito YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11188226
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Patent number: 11169679
    Abstract: A display apparatus that includes circuitry that displays a user interface screen including device information that identifies a plurality of output device groups and a plurality of input device groups to control connection between one of the output device groups and one of the input device groups; and receives an input that designates a combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups, the user interface screen includes a matrix comprising a plurality of cells in a row direction and a column direction, the input designates the combination by designating one of grouped cells corresponding to the combination of said one of the output device groups and said one of the input device groups in the matrix, and the grouped cells are grouped such that the input designates the combination as a group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hirofumi Hibi
  • Patent number: 11086485
    Abstract: User's connection operation is facilitated using a user interface screen. A user interface screen is displayed on which a combination of an arbitrary source apparatus and a destination apparatus is designated from a predetermined number of source apparatuses and destination apparatuses, to operate a connection. Based on operation on the user interface screen, the connection between the source apparatus and the destination apparatus is controlled. On the user interface screen, a button is disposed in which a combination of a source apparatus and a destination apparatus is registered. When the button is operated, control is executed such that the source apparatus and the destination apparatus of the registered combination are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hirofumi Hibi
  • Patent number: D930007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuki Furue, Mitsuo Okumura, Yoshihito Ohki
  • Patent number: D931867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Masaaki Isozu, Takehiko Sasaki