Patents by Inventor Ryoko Amano
Ryoko Amano 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).
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Patent number: 11774991Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. The information processing apparatus can include: a vibrator; and a controller configured to detect a state of the information processing apparatus and control a state of the vibrator based on a detection result, in which the controller controls vibration the vibrator in accordance with reproduction of content while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus, and, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, restricts vibration of the vibrator even while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Miyazaki, Yugo Takeda, Takeshi Matsui, Taku Tomita, Seiji Muramatsu, Ryoko Amano, Risa Takahashi, Ikuo Yamano, Takeshi Ogita, Ayumi Kato, Ryo Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20200401164Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a vibration unit; and a control unit configured to detect a state of the own apparatus and control a state of the vibration unit on the basis of a detection result, in which the control unit vibrates the vibration unit in accordance with reproduction of content while the content is being reproduced in the own apparatus, and, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, restricts vibration of the vibration unit even while the content is being reproduced in the own apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuhei MIYAZAKI, Yugo TAKEDA, Takeshi MATSUI, Taku TOMITA, Seiji MURAMATSU, Ryoko AMANO, Risa TAKAHASHI, Ikuo YAMANO, Takeshi OGITA, Ayumi KATO, Ryo YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20200356226Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: KENZO NISHIKAWA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, LYO TAKAOKA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
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Patent number: 10469737Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
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Publication number: 20190158729Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: LYO TAKAOKA, TAKASHI NUNOMAKI, RYOKO AMANO, KENZO NISHIKAWA, RITSUKO KANO, TOMOYA NARITA, SHUNICHI KASAHARA
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Patent number: 10218897Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Lyo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
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Patent number: 9891814Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita
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Patent number: 9641743Abstract: A device includes circuitry configured to acquire detection signals from at least one sensor device corresponding to an input operation and determine one or more input characters based on one or more characteristics of the detection signals. The circuitry is also configured to activate a timer corresponding to the one or more input characters and issue a control signal to at least one camera to perform an image capture operation when an amount of remaining time on the timer is equal to zero.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Ryoko Amano, Daichi Yagi
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Patent number: 9542720Abstract: Captured or input image data is converted into an image of a size of a specific number of pixels. Then, predetermined plural types of different effects are applied to image data obtained through the conversion. Several types of image data items with the applied effects are arranged and simultaneously displayed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Shimomura, Yuka Jingushi, Hidehiro Komatsu, Akira Nishiyama, Noribumi Shibayama, Ryoko Amano, Miyuki Shirakawa, Kazuya Takeuchi, Takeshi Tanigawa, Daichi Yagi, Yasuhiro Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20160261788Abstract: A device includes circuitry configured to acquire detection signals from at least one sensor device corresponding to an input operation and determine one or more input characters based on one or more characteristics of the detection signals. The circuitry is also configured to activate a timer corresponding to the one or more input characters and issue a control signal to at least one camera to perform an image capture operation when an amount of remaining time on the timer is equal to zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Ryoko Amano, Daichi Yagi
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Publication number: 20160170585Abstract: A graphical user interface apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to control a display. An item is displayed at a periphery of a display and a detector detects when an object is proximate to the item. When detected the display displays a relation item. Then, when the object is detected as moving to be proximate to the relation item, a controller changes a displayed form of the relation item in response to detecting when the object is moved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryoko AMANO, Takashi NUNOMAKI, Kenzo NISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9329776Abstract: A graphical user interface apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to control a display. An item is displayed at a periphery of a display and a detector detects when an object is proximate to the item. When detected the display displays a relation item. Then, when the object is detected as moving to be proximate to the relation item, a controller changes a displayed form of the relation item in response to detecting when the object is moved.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoko Amano, Takashi Nunomaki, Kenzo Nishikawa
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Patent number: 9323387Abstract: A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensiType: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Tokuda, Masayuki Kuwata, Ryoko Amano, Akira Wakatsuki
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Patent number: 8830273Abstract: An information processing device including a user interface that displays content and receives an input. The information processing apparatus controls the user interface to reduce a size of the displayed content based on a received input, and controls the user interface to display an operation corresponding to the content based on the size reduction.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Ryoko Amano
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Publication number: 20140123069Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Nishikawa, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Lyo Takaoka, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
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Publication number: 20140104319Abstract: Captured or input image data is converted into an image of a size of a specific number of pixels. Then, predetermined plural types of different effects are applied to image data obtained through the conversion. Several types of image data items with the applied effects are arranged and simultaneously displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.Inventors: Akihiro SHIMOMURA, Yuka Jingushi, Hidehiro Komatsu, Akira Nishiyama, Noribumi Shibayama, Ryoko Amano, Miyuki Shirakawa, Kazuya Takeuchi, Takeshi Tanigawa, Daichi Yagi, Yasuhiro Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20140078114Abstract: A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensiType: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Tokuda, Masayuki Kuwata, Ryoko Amano, Akira Wakatsuki
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Patent number: 8614696Abstract: A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensiType: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Tokuda, Masayuki Kuwata, Ryoko Amano, Akira Wakatsuki
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Publication number: 20120176398Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryo TAKAOKA, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita
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Publication number: 20120162242Abstract: A graphical user interface apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to control a display. An item is displayed at a periphery of a display and a detector detects when an object is proximate to the item. When detected the display displays a relation item. Then, when the object is detected as moving to be proximate to the relation item, a controller changes a displayed form of the relation item in response to detecting when the object is moved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryoko AMANO, Takashi Nunomaki, Kenzo Nishikawa