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).

  • Patent number: 9671897
    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: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 9645704
    Abstract: An method is provided for controlling devices. The method comprises detecting location of an operating member in non-contacting proximity to a non-contacting interface. The method further comprises changing selection among a plurality of data objects belonging to a group, based on a change in detected location of the operating member while in proximity to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Ritsuko Kano, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 9594459
    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: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano
  • Patent number: 9395908
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit; and a control unit performing a process in response to an operation executed through the operation unit. Different gesture operations are able to be assigned to an operation corresponding to copy of information and an operation corresponding to cut of information, respectively. The control unit selects a portion designated by a user in information displayed on a display unit, and then copies the selected portion when the user executes the gesture operation corresponding to the copy through the operation unit, whereas the control unit cuts the selected portion when the user executes the gesture operation corresponding to the cut through the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko Miyazaki, Akihiro Komori, Ritsuko Kano, Yoshihito Ohki
  • Publication number: 20160188117
    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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya NARITA, Shunichi KASAHARA, Ritsuko KANO
  • Patent number: 9081497
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a press-down detection unit for detecting a press-down operation, and an information processing unit for performing, in a case a plurality of press-down operations are successively detected by the press-down detection unit in a state where first information and second information related to the first information are held, a paste operation of the first information by a first press-down operation and processing according to the second information by a second press-down operation following the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Ritsuko Kano, Akihiro Komori, Reiko Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20150154000
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a user interface unit which receives a user's operation, a playback control unit which performs an editing process on content playback control information, depending on the user's operation received by the user interface unit, and controls an operation of playing back content based on the content playback control information, and a display unit which displays a played-back image of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Miwa Ichikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Koji Ihara, Tomoki Uehara, Koichi Kawasaki, Takuya Namae, Ryouhei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20150123927
    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: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 9026926
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that comprises a first detection unit configured to detect a first user operation on a first object and a first display unit configured to generate signals to display the first object in a first display state. The apparatus further comprises a second display unit configured to generate signals to change the display state of the first object from the first display state to a second display state. The apparatus further comprises a third display unit configured to generate signals to change the display state of the first object from the second display state to the first display state in response to the detection of the second user operation on the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ritsuko Kano, Yoshihito Ohki, Akihiro Komori, Reiko Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9026933
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a position detection unit for detecting a contact position of an operating tool which has contacted a screen, an area size detection unit for detecting a contact area size of the operating tool which has contacted the screen, a pressure detection unit for detecting a pressure of the operating tool pressing the screen, and a parameter setting unit for setting, according to the contact area size of the operating tool on an object for parameter setting displayed on the screen and the pressure of the operating tool pressing the object, a size of a parameter associated with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ritsuko Kano, Yoshihito Ohki, Akihiro Komori, Reiko Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8954888
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device, the device including, processor, a display, and an interface configured to, detect non-contact proximity of an operation member, determine whether the member is within a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object; and display a second selection object adjacent to the first selection object when it is determined that the member is within the first selection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita, Ritsuko Kano
  • Patent number: 8952931
    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 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 8947375
    Abstract: An information processing device including an operation unit in which an operation input is possible by a touch operation on an operating surface; and a control unit that executes processing corresponding to an operation input performed via the operation unit, wherein the control unit causes, if an area of a portion that is in contact with the operating surface accompanying a touch operation is obtained and a touch operation in which the area is equal to or greater than a predetermined value is performed, restoration information for later restoring the display contents of a screen that are currently being displayed on a display unit to be stored in a memory unit, and display contents of a screen are restored, according to an operation input performed via the operation unit, based on the restoration information recorded in the memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko Miyazaki, Akihiro Komori, Ritsuko Kano, Yoshihito Ohki
  • Patent number: 8817081
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing image data may include a receiving unit, which may be configured to receive first image data representing at least one first image. The apparatus may also include an edge data generating unit, which may be configured to generate edge data representing unidirectional edge components of the at least one first image. Additionally, the apparatus may include a display control unit, which may be configured to generate second image data representing at least one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image, based on the first image data and the edge data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Ryo Takaoka, Kenichi Okada, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano
  • Publication number: 20140232687
    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: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 8736575
    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: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20140123069
    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: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenzo Nishikawa, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Lyo Takaoka, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 8587545
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling devices. The method includes detecting an operating member placed in proximity to a display device. The method further includes changing a display formation of a plurality of objects displayed on the display device based on the detected operating member, and displaying the objects on the display device according to the changed display formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita, Ritsuko Kano
  • Publication number: 20130097547
    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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunayuki OHWA, Miruka ISHII, Miwa ICHIKAWA, Ritsuko KANO
  • Publication number: 20120200678
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing image data may include a receiving unit, which may be configured to receive first image data representing at least one first image. The apparatus may also include an edge data generating unit, which may be configured to generate edge data representing unidirectional edge components of the at least one first image. Additionally, the apparatus may include a display control unit, which may be configured to generate second image data representing at least one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image, based on the first image data and the edge data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Tomoya NARITA, Lyo Takaoka, Kenichi Okada, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano