Patents by Inventor Naoki Ide

Naoki Ide 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: 12101696
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling updating of information stored on a device, the information including information of a first type and information of a second type. The techniques include determining, using at least one processor, when a first item of information of the first type and a second item of information of the second type are to be updated, wherein the second item of information is to be updated more frequently than the first item of information; and causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the determination at least in part by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Tsuda, Takashi Usui, Naoki Ide
  • Publication number: 20240201066
    Abstract: A measurement spectrum obtained by irradiating a particle labeled with a plurality of fluorescent dyes with excitation light is separated for each fluorescent dye with high accuracy. Provided is a particle analysis system (1) including a plurality of photodetectors (23) configured to acquire light generated by irradiating a particle labeled with a plurality of fluorescent dyes with excitation light; and an information processing unit (132) configured to calculate fluorescence intensity of each fluorescent dye by performing separation processing on a measurement spectrum based on measured values from the plurality of photodetectors (23) with a single staining spectrum of each fluorescent dye, in which the separation processing is performed by using a weighted least squares method (WLSM) including a weight determined based on a variation in the measured values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOYUKI UMETSU, NAOKI IDE
  • Patent number: 12003804
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program that assist a device operation of a user. An information processing device includes an input unit that receives input from a user, and a presentation unit that presents information regarding a command for operating a predetermined device on the basis of the input. The input unit receives input by at least one of voice or gesture from a user. The presentation unit presents a candidate of a command including at least one of voice or gesture and partially matching the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Shin, Naoki Ide
  • Publication number: 20240127122
    Abstract: An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a data supply method, a model to be trained, and designation information related to a size and a category of a sample set to be used for training of the model; and a selection unit that selects a sample set to be used for the training of the model from a dataset based on information entropy determined according to the model and the designation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki IDE
  • Patent number: 11952811
    Abstract: A vehicle lock device includes a base including an entry groove for entry of a striker, a latch that pivots between a restraining position to restrain the striker and a release position to release the striker and also to allow entry of the striker, a locking lever engaging the latch and holding the latch in the restraining position, and a torsion spring that presses the striker rearward in an entry direction when a first arm portion comes into contact with the striker, and that applies an elastic force to the latch toward the release position when the first arm portion engages the latch. The first arm portion of the torsion spring is disengaged from the latch when the first arm portion is pushed down in the entry direction by the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Johnan Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Ide, Mayu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11904852
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of providing more useful information to a driver. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a prediction section configured to predict accident probability of a vehicle driven by a user; and an output control section configured to cause information to be output to the user, the information corresponding to a factor that increases the accident probability predicted by the prediction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Takamatsu, Kenta Kawamoto, Naoki Ide, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230409374
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes at least two processors that extract, from first information input to a system, second information necessary for processing formulated as a combination optimization problem, receive an input of the extracted second information and calculate an objective function of the combination optimization problem, and receive an input of the objective function and output a solution of the combination optimization problem. One processor of the at least two processors is a processor that outputs the solution of the combination optimization problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: NAOKI IDE
  • Publication number: 20230342416
    Abstract: An optimization problem solving method according to the present disclosure includes: inputting first data from a sensor; generating an objective function for performing sparse modeling on the first data; generating a coefficient matrix related to a variable to be optimized in the objective function; transmitting the coefficient matrix to a first Ising machine that performs combinatorial optimization calculation; and generating an optimum solution of sparse modeling based on second data received from the first Ising machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki IDE
  • Publication number: 20230308837
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling updating of information stored on a device, the information including information of a first type and information of a second type. The techniques include determining, using at least one processor, when a first item of information of the first type and a second item of information of the second type are to be updated, wherein the second item of information is to be updated more frequently than the first item of information; and causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the determination at least in part by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro TSUDA, Takashi USUI, Naoki IDE
  • Patent number: 11696094
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling updating of information stored on a device, the information including information of a first type and information of a second type. The techniques include determining, using at least one processor, when a first item of information of the first type and a second item of information of the second type are to be updated, wherein the second item of information is to be updated more frequently than the first item of information; and causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the determination at least in part by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Tsuda, Takashi Usui, Naoki Ide
  • Publication number: 20230120382
    Abstract: A suitable fluorescence separation method is set according to an object to be measured. An information processing device according to an embodiment includes a separation unit (14) that calculates, from a fluorescence signal measured from a biological sample labeled with one or more fluorescent dyes, fluorescence intensities of one or more fluorescent beams and an autofluorescent beam emitted from the one or more fluorescent dyes and the biological sample, respectively, by an arithmetic operation using a least squares method using a fluorescence spectrum reference of each of the fluorescent dyes and an autofluorescence spectrum of the biological sample. In the arithmetic operation using the least squares method, an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the fluorescence intensity are set for each of the one or more fluorescent beams and the autofluorescent beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: TOMOYUKI UMETSU, NAOKI IDE
  • Patent number: 11615476
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, that facilitate comparisons between insurances. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires an output from one sensor or outputs from a plurality of sensors different from each other as behavior-monitoring data items of a user, and a diagnosis-result prediction unit that predicts a diagnosis result about one insurance or diagnosis results about a plurality of insurances for the user on the basis of a prediction model calculated in advance by learning for the one insurance or each of the plurality of insurances and on the basis of the behavior-monitoring data items. The present technology is applicable to comparison systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Takamatsu, Naoki Ide, Akira Fukui, Yasufumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20230092756
    Abstract: A main object of the present technology is to provide a technology for automatically presenting a better combination of fluorescent markers. The present technology provides an information processing system including an information processing device that includes a calculation processing unit that calculates an objective function regarding a combination of a biomolecule, the biomolecule being a labeling target in a sample, with a labeling phosphor, on the basis of first data listing information on the biomolecule, and second data listing information on the labeling phosphor, and an assignment information output unit that outputs information on assignment of the labeling phosphors to respective biomolecules, the information being generated on the basis of combination information acquired from a combinatorial optimization processing unit on the basis of a coefficient of the objective function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Ide, Tomoyuki Umetsu
  • Patent number: 11610148
    Abstract: To previously predict learning performance in accordance with the labeling status of learning data. Provided is an information processing device including a data distribution presentation unit that performs dimensionality reduction on input learning data to generate a data distribution diagram related to the learning data, a learning performance prediction unit that predicts learning performance on the basis of the data distribution diagram and a labeling status related to the learning data, and a display control unit that controls a display related to the data distribution diagram and the learning performance. The data distribution diagram includes overlap information about clusters including the learning data and information about the number of pieces of the learning data belonging to each of the clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Ide
  • Patent number: 11605002
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a program, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus that make it possible to easily design network. A program according to one aspect of the present technology is a program causing a computer to serve as: a generating unit that generates, in response to specification of a data set including data for learning, a network for inference execution and a network for learning corresponding to the data set; and a learning unit that inputs the data for learning to the network for learning and performs learning of the network for inference execution. The present technology is applicable to a program that supports network design by Deep Learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Ide, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Akira Nakamura, Yukio Oobuchi
  • Patent number: 11593635
    Abstract: There is provide an information processing device capable of reducing the time taken for selection of the learning setting, the information processing device including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire a learning setting corresponding to information related to previous learning processing in which a degree of similarity with information related to learning processing specified by a user is higher than a predetermined degree of similarity as a learning setting to be recommended to the user; and a display control unit configured to control display corresponding to the learning setting to be recommended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Takamatsu, Akira Fukui, Naoki Ide, Yukio Oobuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11568492
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a system capable of providing a more appropriate vehicle insurance by selecting a vehicle insurance in accordance with a current situation. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a selection section configured to select an insurance to be applied to a vehicle from one or more insurances calculated on a basis of a set vehicle insurance condition, attribute information of the vehicle and a user, and real-time characteristic information of the vehicle which includes movement route information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Shingo Takamatsu, Naoki Ide
  • Publication number: 20230004852
    Abstract: A conversion method according to the present disclosure, is a method of converting an objective function of combinatorial optimization related to encoding and decoding into a form of an Ising model, the conversion of the objective function into the form of the Ising model being performed by the conversion method, and the method includes: removing a modulo 2 operation from the objective function by using first transformation; replacing a first variable to be optimized included in the objective function with a second variable corresponding to an Ising spin by using second transformation; and reducing a degree related to the second variable of the objective function by using third transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI IDE, HIROSHI UENO, TETSUYA ASAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11505972
    Abstract: A vehicle hood lock device includes a base including a groove for entry of a striker, a latch that pivots between a restraining position and a release position, a locking lever engaging the latch, a torsion spring causing the latch to pivot in a direction toward the release position, and a sub-plate fixed to the base by a latch pin supporting the latch and a locking pin supporting the locking lever. The torsion spring includes a cylindrical portion. The sub-plate integrally includes a basal portion, a circumferential wall portion rising up from the basal portion in a pivot axis direction of the latch, facing the cylindrical portion in a radial direction thereof and restricting movement of the torsion spring in the radial direction, and a brim portion protruding outward in the radial direction from the circumferential wall portion and restricting movement of the torsion spring in the pivot axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Johnan Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Ide, Harumitsu Nakamura, Koji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220307298
    Abstract: A vehicle lock device includes a base including an entry groove for entry of a striker, a latch that is supported on the base and pivots between a restraining position to restrain the striker and a release position to release the striker, a locking lever that is supported on the base, engages the latch and holds the latch in the restraining position, and a torsion spring that is arranged adjacent to the latch so that a first arm portion is located on the latch side, and that presses the striker rearward in an entry direction when the first arm portion comes into contact with the striker. The first arm portion of the torsion spring is bent or curved in an axial direction of a coiled portion so that a tip portion of the first arm portion is located on an inner side of the coiled portion in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Johnan Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki IDE, Mayu KOBAYASHI