Patents by Inventor Naoto Okino

Naoto Okino 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: 11848033
    Abstract: A file system 130 has a function of integrally managing a first recording region 9a in a first auxiliary storage device and a second recording region 9b in a second auxiliary storage device. A reception section 110 receives information indicating the type of the file to be recorded. A place information acquisition section 114 acquires information regarding a recording place corresponding to the received information indicating the type of the file. A metadata processing section 134 defines metadata regarding a recording place of the file in reference to the acquired information regarding the recording place. A recording processing section 132 records the file into the first recording region 9a and/or the second recording region 9b according to the defined metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Patent number: 11836367
    Abstract: A first correspondence table indicates a correspondence relation between logical blocks of a first file and physical blocks of a physical storage. A second correspondence table indicates a correspondence relation between logical blocks of a second file and the logical blocks of the first file. An access request receiving section receives an access request for the second file. A block conversion section refers to the second correspondence table, identifies a logical block of the first file associated with the logical block of the second file that is subject to the access request, and then refers to the first correspondence table to identify a physical block of the physical storage associated with the identified logical block of the first file. An accessing section accesses the identified physical block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20230062039
    Abstract: A file system 130 has a function of integrally managing a first recording region 9a in a first auxiliary storage device and a second recording region 9b in a second auxiliary storage device. A reception section 110 receives information indicating the type of the file to be recorded. A place information acquisition section 114 acquires information regarding a recording place corresponding to the received information indicating the type of the file. A metadata processing section 134 defines metadata regarding a recording place of the file in reference to the acquired information regarding the recording place. A recording processing section 132 records the file into the first recording region 9a and/or the second recording region 9b according to the defined metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Naoto OKINO
  • Publication number: 20230053330
    Abstract: An output processing unit 112 generates image data of a game being played by a user. A ring buffer 118 records the image data generated by the output processing unit 112. A file generation unit 124 generates a map file which is used to reproduce the image data recorded on the ring buffer 118 in the order in which the image data has been recorded on the ring buffer 118, and then records the map file on a file recording unit 126.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Naoto OKINO
  • Publication number: 20230008725
    Abstract: Before a file logically divided into a plurality of groups is downloaded, an acquisition section acquires meta information set for the groups. An area management section reserves recording areas in a first storage and a second storage according to the meta information of the groups. A recording processing section records the groups into the first storage or the second storage according to the meta information of the groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20220414096
    Abstract: An attribute information setting section loads information indicating whether or not access to each of a plurality of files is allowed, into a memory. A readout request receiving section receives a readout request including a file path from a program. A hash value deriving section derives a hash value of a file path included in the readout request. A file confirming section confirms whether or not the derived hash value matches with one of hash values of the files included in software. A determining section refers to the information loaded into the memory by the attribute information setting section in a case in which matching of the hash values is confirmed, to thereby determine whether or not a process on the file which has been subjected to the readout request is executable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20220398016
    Abstract: A first correspondence table indicates a correspondence relation between logical blocks of a first file and physical blocks of a physical storage. A second correspondence table indicates a correspondence relation between logical blocks of a second file and the logical blocks of the first file. An access request receiving section receives an access request for the second file. A block conversion section refers to the second correspondence table, identifies a logical block of the first file associated with the logical block of the second file that is subject to the access request, and then refers to the first correspondence table to identify a physical block of the physical storage associated with the identified logical block of the first file. An accessing section accesses the identified physical block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20220286522
    Abstract: A server includes a processor to: generate vehicle condition information for one or more target vehicles to be subjected to data collection based on any condition; and output control command information for causing a matching vehicle that matches the vehicle condition information among the one or more target vehicles to execute predetermined processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20220226735
    Abstract: A block processing section divides a file generated by an application into a plurality of data blocks and stored the data blocks in an auxiliary storage device. A metadata processing section stores, in the auxiliary storage device, first metadata including a hash value and information for identifying a storage location of each of the plurality of data blocks. When the file is updated, the block processing section stores an updated data block in another storage location. The metadata processing section stores, in the auxiliary storage device, second metadata including a hash value and information for identifying a storage location of each of a plurality of data blocks including the updated data block. A metadata switching section sets the second metadata to be used for file access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Patent number: 11273371
    Abstract: A game machine for development is connected to a host computer, reads out a file requested by a game program under development from a storage device, and executes the game program. In the game machine for development, a file confirmation section confirms whether or not the file requested by the game program is stored in the storage device, a file request section requests the host computer to transmit the file in a case where the file is not stored, and a storage processor acquires the file from the host computer and stores the file in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Okino, Seiji Murata, Kenichi Matsuura, Minjie Zhu, Masaki Osawa, Peter Marshall, Matthew Bush
  • Publication number: 20200391107
    Abstract: A game machine for development is connected to a host computer, reads out a file requested by a game program under development from a storage device, and executes the game program. In the game machine for development, a file confirmation section confirms whether or not the file requested by the game program is stored in the storage device, a file request section requests the host computer to transmit the file in a case where the file is not stored, and a storage processor acquires the file from the host computer and stores the file in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Okino, Seiji Murata, Kenichi Matsuura, Minjie Zhu, Masaki Osawa, Peter Marshall, Matthew Bush
  • Patent number: 10754779
    Abstract: A media drive is loaded with a ROM medium on which a plurality of files constituting an application are recorded. A readout block reads out data from the media drive. A memory temporarily stores the read-out data. A providing block provides the data stored in the memory to game software. A recording processing block records the data stored in the memory in an auxiliary storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Masaki Takahashi, Hideya Muraoka, Naoto Okino, Andrew R Thaler
  • Patent number: 10166467
    Abstract: An information processing device processes game data including a startup file and a program file, the game data being formed by adding, to an image file of game data including a plurality of files that are each assigned one or a plurality of blocks and including metadata of each file, metadata including a signature attached to each of the plurality of blocks constituting the image file. The information processing device includes: a first mount processing section mounting the image file to which the metadata including the signature is added at a first mount point, and recognizing the image file; and a second mount processing section mounting the recognized image file at a second mount point, and recognizing the plurality of files included in the image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Patent number: 10052555
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device for accessing a file included in game data, the game data having a correspondence file associating a hash value of full path information of the file with information for identifying a recording location of the file. The information processing device includes: a receiving section receiving a readout request including the full path information of the file from a game; a deriving section deriving the hash value of the full path information; an obtaining section referring to the correspondence file, and obtaining the information for identifying the recording location of the file using the hash value; and a file access section accessing the file on a basis of the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Patent number: 9805043
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a metadata retaining section retaining metadata of a file formed by a plurality of data blocks; a correspondence file retaining section retaining a correspondence file associating information identifying a recording location of a data block with information identifying the metadata retaining section retaining the metadata of the data block; a change processing section changing the recording location of the data block; and an update processing section updating the metadata retained by the metadata retaining section. The update processing section refers to the correspondence file, identifies the metadata retaining section retaining the metadata of the data block whose recording location is changed by the change processing section, and updates the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Patent number: 9529725
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology for realizing an environment in which a user can play a game comfortably. [Solving Means] A download executing block 104 obtains a digital content from a server connected to a network. A recording processing block 106 records the digital content in an auxiliary storage device 2. The digital content is constituted of a plurality of files. Each file belongs to at least one of a plurality of groups, and at least one file belongs to each group. A determining block 108 determines where a file is recorded in the auxiliary storage device 2 in group units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Masaki Takahashi, Hideya Muraoka, Naoto Okino, Andrew R. Thaler, Tomoyuki Suzuka
  • Publication number: 20150356018
    Abstract: A media drive is loaded with a ROM medium on which a plurality of files constituting an application are recorded. A readout block reads out data from the media drive. A memory temporarily stores the read-out data. A providing block provides the data stored in the memory to game software. A recording processing block records the data stored in the memory in an auxiliary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Masaki Takahashi, Hideya Muraoka, Naoto Okino, Andrew R Thaler
  • Publication number: 20150126283
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device for accessing a file included in game data, the game data having a correspondence file associating a hash value of full path information of the file with information for identifying a recording location of the file. The information processing device includes: a receiving section receiving a readout request including the full path information of the file from a game; a deriving section deriving the hash value of the full path information; an obtaining section referring to the correspondence file, and obtaining the information for identifying the recording location of the file using the hash value; and a file access section accessing the file on a basis of the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20150126288
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a storage device; a drive device loaded with a recording medium on which game data including metadata and a game file is recorded; a memory for temporarily storing game data read out from the storage device or the drive device; a file managing section managing storage conditions of game data in the memory and the storage device; and a file access section providing a game with game data in response to a readout request from the game. The file access section provides the game with the game data from one of the recording medium, the storage device, and the memory according to a predetermined order of priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Naoto Okino
  • Publication number: 20150127692
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a metadata retaining section retaining metadata of a file formed by a plurality of data blocks; a correspondence file retaining section retaining a correspondence file associating information identifying a recording location of a data block with information identifying the metadata retaining section retaining the metadata of the data block; a change processing section changing the recording location of the data block; and an update processing section updating the metadata retained by the metadata retaining section. The update processing section refers to the correspondence file, identifies the metadata retaining section retaining the metadata of the data block whose recording location is changed by the change processing section, and updates the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Naoto Okino