Patents by Inventor Ritsuko Kano

Ritsuko Kano 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: 20240304299
    Abstract: An information processing system (10) according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit (21) that acquires medication action information regarding a medication action of a patient; an analysis unit (22) that analyzes the medication action information and captures a plurality of predetermined actions regarding medication execution; and a medication information generation unit (42) that recognizes the medication execution based on the plurality of predetermined actions and generates medication information regarding the medication execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: EIJIRO MORI, RITSUKO KANO
  • Publication number: 20240079103
    Abstract: An information processing device (40) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an analysis unit (41) being a first data generation unit that generates objective score data, which indicates objective scores in time series, based on a plurality of pieces of objective data regarding a patient; a processing unit (42) being a second data generation unit that generates subjective score data, which indicates subjective scores in time series, based on a plurality of pieces of subjective data obtained from the patient; and a generation unit (44) being an image generation unit that generates a score image indicating the objective score data and the subjective score data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, EIJIRO MORI, SHINSUKE NOGUCHI, KAZUMI HIRANO, TAKAFUMI YANAGIMOTO, KOJI SATO, HIROSHI HARA
  • Publication number: 20220393993
    Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing system, and a program that enable a user to check handover of information between an agent and an operator. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology is connected to be capable of communicating with a terminal apparatus of a user and a terminal apparatus of an operator who interacts with the user and has an agent that performs information exchange with the user about a specific topic. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit causes the terminal apparatus of the user to display a situation where the agent is communicating a progress status of the information exchange to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, EIJIRO MORI
  • Publication number: 20210326766
    Abstract: [Solving Means] An information processing device includes an acquisition unit, an order information generator, a communication unit, and a proposal information generator. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire user-presented information presented by a user. The order information generator is configured to omit non-sharable information from among the acquired user-presented information or to convert the non-sharable information into alternative information, and to generate order information on a basis of the user-presented information, the non-sharable information being information that is not allowed to be provided to an external device. The communication unit is configured to transmit the order information to the external device, and to receive external proposal information that is generated on a basis of the order information and transmitted by the external device. The proposal information generator is configured to generate proposal information on a basis of the external proposal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: ATSUSHI IWAMURA, KOICHI OSHIMA, MASAKAZU UKITA, TAKAFUMI YANAGIMOTO, HIROSHI HARA, RITSUKO KANO
  • Publication number: 20200356226
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: KENZO NISHIKAWA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, LYO TAKAOKA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200342870
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for enabling presentation of a more appropriate utterance guide to a user. An information processing device is provided, which includes a first control unit that controls presentation of an utterance guide suitable for a user who makes an utterance on the basis of user information regarding the user. Therefore, a more appropriate utterance guide can be presented to the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a voice interaction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, RITSUKO KANO
  • Publication number: 20200257723
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program capable of presenting a user with a similar emotion in response to music to a certain user. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires user information related to a first user; and a presentation information output unit that outputs the user information to a presentation unit that presents the user information such that a second user is able to recognize the user information. Emotion information of the first user regarding a part of first music data and emotion information of the second user regarding a part of second music data are related to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, YUKIYOSHI HIROSE, SHINTARO MASUI
  • Publication number: 20200251073
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of displaying preference information that reflects user's emotion to music. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes a preference information output unit that outputs preference information, which has been generated on a basis of emotion information of a user in response to moods included in a musical piece, of the user to that displays the preference information. Accordingly, it is possible to display preference information that reflects user's emotion to music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, YUKIYOSHI HIROSE, SHINTARO MASUI
  • Patent number: 10503316
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 10469737
    Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 10460291
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a presentation section which presents an action log that is an action result of a third party, and a schedule adjustment section which incorporates the action log selected from the presented action log by a user as a schedule of schedule information of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunayuki Ohwa, Miruka Ishii, Miwa Ichikawa, Ritsuko Kano
  • Publication number: 20190158729
    Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: LYO TAKAOKA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, KENZO NISHIKAWA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
  • Patent number: 10296134
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 10218897
    Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20180351899
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can tally intentions of conversation participating members on the basis of an input conversation content. [Solution] An information processing device including: a tally unit configured to tally intentions of respective conversation participating members regarding acceptance or denial on a basis of a predetermined word included in an input conversation content; and an output control unit configured to perform control to output a tally result of the tally unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ritsuko KANO, Yukiyoshi HIROSE
  • Patent number: 9965095
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a first portion of content to a user. The display unit includes a display surface. A detection unit is configured to detect a distance between an interface surface and a reference point disposed along an operational tool of the user. A control unit configured to determine whether the distance falls within a threshold range, and generate a signal to display a second portion of content to the user, when the detected distance falls within the threshold range. The display unit is further configured to display the second content portion, based on the generated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano
  • Patent number: 9916046
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a first detection unit configured to determine whether or not a user control member is within a first threshold distance of the touch panel. The apparatus also includes a second detection unit configured to determine a direction of movement of the user control member with respect to a touch panel when the user control member is not in contact with the touch panel, and a display control unit configure to, when the user control member is determined to be moving within the threshold distance and in a predetermined direction, generate signals to alter a first displayed object such that the altered first displayed object appears to move closer to the user control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 9891814
    Abstract: A display control apparatus, method and computer program storage device detect when an object is in a proximity position relative to a display. In response, a display state of a displayed item is changed. Then, a processing circuit causes a relation item to be displayed adjacent to the proximity position, the relation item being related to the displayed item. The displayed state may be changed in size, position, color and other ways to reflect the recognition of the object being detected as being proximate to a predetermined proximity location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20170264881
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including an acquisition block configured to acquire a detection result associated with a user attention to an object displayed on a display screen capable of displaying stereoscopic image, and a display control block configured to animation-display the object in the direction of depth in accordance with the user attention on the basis of the acquired detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya NARITA, Lyo TAKAOKA, Kenichi OKADA, Shunichi KASAHARA, Ritsuko KANO
  • Publication number: 20170235417
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita