Patents by Inventor Naoto TSUBOI

Naoto TSUBOI 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: 11610430
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, including: a feature point detecting unit configured to detect a feature point from an image including biological information obtained via a sensor unit; and a feature value extracting unit configured to extract a feature value that characterizes the feature point based on a peripheral image including the feature point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Sakumoto, Kiyoshi Yoshikawa, Naoto Tsuboi
  • Patent number: 11494470
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a fingerprint information acquisition unit that acquires fingerprint information, a determination unit that determines an action of a finger on the basis of the fingerprint information, and a processing unit that performs specified processing predetermined depending on the action on the basis of the determined action. This configuration makes it possible to perform a desired operation depending on the operation even with a compact apparatus, thereby enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miwa Ichikawa, Yuhei Taki, Kota Aizawa, Koichi Sakumoto, Naoto Tsuboi, Naoya Sazuka
  • Patent number: 11234656
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information including at least biological information of a user and a biological information change prediction unit that predicts a change of the biological information from the sensor information in accordance with a framework based on knowledge concerning poor physical condition of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Takamatsu, Naoto Tsuboi, Kazuki Yoshiyama
  • Publication number: 20210209333
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, including; a feature point detecting unit configured to detect a feature point from an image including biological information obtained via a sensor unit; and a feature value extracting unit configured to extract a feature value that characterizes the feature point based on a peripheral image including the feature point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi SAKUMOTO, Kiyoshi YOSHIKAWA, Naoto TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20190278896
    Abstract: [Object] To perform a desired operation in response to an operation even with a compact apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a fingerprint information acquisition unit configured to acquire fingerprint information; a determination unit configured to determine an action of a finger on the basis of the fingerprint information; and a processing unit configured to perform specified processing predetermined depending on the action on the basis of the determined action. This configuration makes it possible to perform a desired operation depending on the operation even with a compact apparatus, thereby enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: MIWA ICHIKAWA, YUHEI TAKI, KOTA AIZAWA, KOICHI SAKUMOTO, NAOTO TSUBOI, NAOYA SAZUKA
  • Publication number: 20180247361
    Abstract: The present technology relates to information processing apparatus, information processing method, wearable terminal and program which enable history information of behavior of a customer regarding an item such as goods to be acquired and utilized in the real world as history of behavior of a user with respect to an item such as goods is analyzed and utilized on an EC site, or the like, on a web. An event such as a customer becoming interested in an item such as goods and taking the item in his/her hand is detected, and, if it is determined that the item is compared and considered among a plurality of items on the basis of the history information, the event is stored in a database as comparison behavior history. Information obtained by analyzing the comparison behavior history can be utilized in a goods sales supporting system, a decision-making supporting system at a store management side, or the like. The present technology can be applied to the goods sales supporting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto TSUBOI, Masanori KATSU
  • Publication number: 20170265817
    Abstract: [Object] To be able to predict a change in condition of a user in a wider range. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a sensor information acquisition unit configured to acquire sensor information including at least biological information of a user; and a biological information change prediction unit configured to predict a change of the biological information from the sensor information in accordance with a framework based on knowledge concerning poor physical condition of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: SHINGO TAKAMATSU, NAOTO TSUBOI, KAZUKI YOSHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170061024
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a control method, and a program that can present a search axis indicating the policy of a POI information search to a user. [Solution] An information processing device including: a search unit configured to search for POI information to be recommended to a user; an extraction unit configured to extract one or more search axes for searching for the POI information to be recommended to the user, in accordance with current position information of the user; and a presentation control unit configured to perform control in a manner that the extracted search axis is presented to the user along with the POI information that has been searched for.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20170053034
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a display control device, a display control method, and a program that can present a search axis indicating the policy of a POI information search to a user. [Solution] A display control device including: a display control unit configured to perform control in a manner that a display screen displays POI information to be recommended to a user and one or more search axes for searching for the POI information together. The display screen displays the one or more search axes in descending order of correlation with a search purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20160253913
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a storage configured to store a plurality of questions, each of the plurality of questions associated with one or more other questions based on metadata, the metadata indicating a learning sequence between the questions; and circuitry configured to: obtain a proficient degree of a first question among the questions; set a second question among the questions as a target question; and generate route information representing a route from the first question to the second question based on the metadata and the proficient degree of the first question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: KATSUYOSHI KANEMOTO, NAOTO TSUBOI, HIROYUKI MASUDA, TAKAHITO MIGITA
  • Patent number: 8626797
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a sensor information acquisition section configured to acquire sensor information outputted from a sensor for detecting a user motion and sensor information outputted from a sensor for obtaining a user current location; an action pattern detection block configured to analyze sensor information indicative of a user motion to detect an action pattern corresponding to the acquired sensor information from a plurality of action patterns obtained by classifying user's actions that are executed in a comparatively short time; a keyword conversion block configured to convert, on the basis of the sensor information indicative of a current location, the information into at least one keyword associated with the current location; and a text extraction block configured to extract a text for user presentation from a plurality of texts on the basis of the detected action pattern and the generated at least one keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takahito Migita, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hiroyuki Masuda, Naoto Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20110264691
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a sensor information acquisition section configured to acquire sensor information outputted from a sensor for detecting a user motion and sensor information outputted from a sensor for obtaining a user current location; an action pattern detection block configured to analyze sensor information indicative of a user motion to detect an action pattern corresponding to the acquired sensor information from a plurality of action patterns obtained by classifying user's actions that are executed in a comparatively short time; a keyword conversion block configured to convert, on the basis of the sensor information indicative of a current location, the information into at least one keyword associated with the current location; and a text extraction block configured to extract a text for user presentation from a plurality of texts on the basis of the detected action pattern and the generated at least one keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Takahito MIGITA, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hiroyuki Masuda, Naoto Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20110262890
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a user answer evaluation section configured to determine whether a user answer to a question selected from a plurality of questions is correct or wrong; a user answer analysis block configured to compute at least a user wrong-answer percentage by use of the user answer evaluation result; a questioning condition setting block configured to compute a degree of similarity between the plurality of questions on the basis of the user wrong-answer percentage and, at the same time, compute an evaluation value of each of the plurality of questions by use of the degree of similarity; and a question selection section configured to select a question to be set from the plurality of questions on the basis of the evaluation value and a user correct-answer percentage in one of a predetermined period and a predetermined number of questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Naoto Tsuboi, Hiroyuki Masuda, Takahito Migita
  • Publication number: 20070188808
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer performing a printing operation on a printing medium; and an information processor transmitting print information used for the printer to perform the printing operation on the printing medium, wherein the printer includes supporting means for supporting the printing medium for the printing operation and printing means for performing the printing operation on the printing medium on the basis of the print information, wherein the information processor includes editing information processing means for generating or processing editing information on the edition of a layout of the printing medium as information for performing the printing operation on the same printing medium by plural times, display means for displaying the editing information generated or processed by the editing information processing means, and print information generating means for generating the print information on the basis of the editing information when a user requests for performing the printing oper
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto TSUBOI