Patents by Inventor Saki Yokoyama

Saki Yokoyama 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: 12112739
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device and an information processing method capable of responding to an utterance of a user with a correct pronunciation. The information processing device generates a response text indicating contents of a response to an utterance of a user on the basis of an utterance text indicating contents of the utterance of the user, and outputs the response text to which pronunciation information indicating a reading of a character string included in the response text is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juri Yaeda, Saki Yokoyama, Chiaki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 12033627
    Abstract: A response generation device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires input information serving as a trigger for generating a response to a user; and a response generation unit that generates the response to the user by using related information related to the input information in a case where it is determined that the response to the user is not able to be generated on the basis of only the input information. For example, the acquisition unit acquires voice information uttered by the user as the input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saki Yokoyama, Juri Yaeda, Chiaki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 12002460
    Abstract: A device and a method that determine an utterance type of a user utterance and generate a system response according to a determination result are achieved. A user utterance type determination unit that determines an utterance type of a user utterance, and a system response generation unit that generates a system response according to a type determination result determined by the user utterance type determination unit are included. The user utterance type determination unit determines whether the user utterance is of type A that requests all reutterances of a system utterance immediately before the user utterance, or type B that requests a reutterance of a part of the system utterance immediately before the user utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki Miyazaki, Juri Yaeda, Saki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11915334
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a presence/absence prediction unit that performs prediction of presence/absence of a user at a visit destination on a basis of sensed data, and a providing unit that provides a result of the prediction to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Reiko Kirihara, Norihiro Takahashi, Saki Yokoyama, Satoshi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20220172716
    Abstract: A response generation device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires input information serving as a trigger for generating a response to a user; and a response generation unit that generates the response to the user by using related information related to the input information in a case where it is determined that the response to the user is not able to be generated on the basis of only the input information. For example, the acquisition unit acquires voice information uttered by the user as the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: SAKI YOKOYAMA, JURI YAEDA, CHIAKI MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220028368
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of responding to an utterance of a user with a correct pronunciation. An information processing device of one aspect of the present technology generates a response text indicating contents of a response to an utterance of a user on the basis of an utterance text indicating contents of the utterance of the user, and outputs the response text to which pronunciation information indicating a reading of a character string included in the response text is added. The present technology can be applied to a device having a voice assistant function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: JURI YAEDA, SAKI YOKOYAMA, CHIAKI MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220020369
    Abstract: A device and a method that determine an utterance type of a user utterance and generate a system response according to a determination result are achieved. A user utterance type determination unit that determines an utterance type of a user utterance, and a system response generation unit that generates a system response according to a type determination result determined by the user utterance type determination unit are included. The user utterance type determination unit determines whether the user utterance is of type A that requests all reutterances of a system utterance immediately before the user utterance, or type B that requests a reutterance of a part of the system utterance immediately before the user utterance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: CHIAKI MIYAZAKI, JURI YAEDA, SAKI YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11090471
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed, which is capable of treating lymphedema and reducing a reoccurrence rate after treatment. The medical device includes a tube member that includes a first end portion connected to a first body lumen L and a second end portion connected to a second body lumen P and a pressure-feeding unit that pressure-feeds a body fluid in the first body lumen to the second body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Chida, Manabu Miura, Souta Kimura, Saki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20210125597
    Abstract: There is provided an audio device including a control section configured to cause an audio signal to be output, the audio signal including a sound signal obtained through playback of content and a sound signal received from a communication partner device, and a sound processing section configured to generate an elimination signal obtained by eliminating a given sound signal from a microphone detection signal, which is the audio signal that is propagated and detected by a microphone. The control section causes the communication partner device to transmit the elimination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Higuchi, Kazuya Tateishi, Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuki Fujikashi, Kazuya Katsuki, Koji Matsuura, Saki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20200193338
    Abstract: [Problem] To make it possible to create more appropriate action plan of a plurality of users on the basis of a relationship among the plurality of users. [Solution] There is provided an information processing apparatus including a relationship estimation unit configured to estimate a relationship among a plurality of users on the basis of sensing data, and an action plan creation unit configured to create an action plan of the plurality of users on the basis of a result of the estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Reiko KIRIHARA, Norihiro TAKAHASHI, Saki YOKOYAMA, Satoshi HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200193546
    Abstract: [Problem] To enable more accurate notification of presence/absence information about a user at a visit destination to be given to a visitor. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including a presence/absence prediction unit that performs prediction of presence/absence of a user at a visit destination on a basis of sensed data, and a providing unit that provides a result of the prediction to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Reiko KIRIHARA, Norihiro TAKAHASHI, Saki YOKOYAMA, Satoshi HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190189122
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device and information processing method that are capable of emending a sentence by inputting voice. [Solution] The information processing device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit voice information including an emendatory command and an emendation target of a sentence; and a reception unit configured to receive a process result based on the emendatory command and the emendation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Saki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180236212
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed, which is capable of treating lymphedema and reducing a reoccurrence rate after treatment. The medical device includes a tube member that includes a first end portion connected to a first body lumen L and a second end portion connected to a second body lumen P and a pressure-feeding unit that pressure-feeds a body fluid in the first body lumen to the second body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro CHIDA, Manabu Miura, Souta Kimura, Saki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20180137849
    Abstract: There is provided an audio device including a control section configured to cause an audio signal to be output, the audio signal including a sound signal obtained through playback of content and a sound signal received from a communication partner device, and a sound processing section configured to generate an elimination signal obtained by eliminating a given sound signal from a microphone detection signal, which is the audio signal that is propagated and detected by a microphone. The control section causes the communication partner device to transmit the elimination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi Higuchi, Kazuya Tateishi, Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuki Fujikashi, Kazuya Katsuki, Koji Matsuura, Saki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9852724
    Abstract: There is provided an audio device including a control section configured to cause an audio signal to be output, the audio signal including a sound signal obtained through playback of content and a sound signal received from a communication partner device, and a sound processing section configured to generate an elimination signal obtained by eliminating a given sound signal from a microphone detection signal, which is the audio signal that is propagated and detected by a microphone. The control section causes the communication partner device to transmit the elimination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Higuchi, Kazuya Tateishi, Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuki Fujikashi, Kazuya Katsuki, Koji Matsuura, Saki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20150228266
    Abstract: There is provided an audio device including a control section configured to cause an audio signal to be output, the audio signal including a sound signal obtained through playback of content and a sound signal received from a communication partner device, and a sound processing section configured to generate an elimination signal obtained by eliminating a given sound signal from a microphone detection signal, which is the audio signal that is propagated and detected by a microphone. The control section causes the communication partner device to transmit the elimination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Higuchi, Kazuya Tateishi, Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuki Fujikashi, Kazuya Katsuki, Koji Matsuura, Saki Yokoyama