Patents by Inventor Satoshi Suzuno

Satoshi Suzuno 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: 11580858
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Publication number: 20210258738
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to reduce human burdens in setting work for a watch-over system, the information processing apparatus including: a determination unit that determines whether or not a position of a target is within a reference region, the reference region being a geographic region; an extraction unit that extracts a reference region candidate as a candidate for the reference region; and an output unit that outputs information related to the extracted reference region candidate in association with a reference condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAHARA, Yuji KITAZAWA, Satoshi SUZUNO
  • Patent number: 11026054
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to reduce human burdens in setting work for a watch-over system, the information processing apparatus including: a determination unit that determines whether or not a position of a target is within a reference region, the reference region being a geographic region; an extraction unit that extracts a reference region candidate as a candidate for the reference region; and an output unit that outputs information related to the extracted reference region candidate in association with a reference condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Miyahara, Yuji Kitazawa, Satoshi Suzuno
  • Publication number: 20210004747
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that determines a recommended action to be presented to a user being present in a predetermined place, the recommended action being determined on the basis of a context of the user and information regarding a time at which an away user heading for the place is expected to arrive at the place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: NORIHIRO TAKAHASHI, SATOSHI SUZUNO
  • Publication number: 20200394920
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi SUZUNO
  • Patent number: 10783788
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 10686975
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire activity information associated with a user situation; and a control unit configured to control a capture angle of an image based on the activity information associated with the user situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichiroh Sawai, Toru Amano, Yuya Hirano, Yasuyuki Koga, Satoshi Suzuno, Miki Tokitake
  • Publication number: 20200034376
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to reduce human burdens in setting work for a watch-over system, the information processing apparatus including: a determination unit that determines whether or not a position of a target is within a reference region, the reference region being a geographic region; an extraction unit that extracts a reference region candidate as a candidate for the reference region; and an output unit that outputs information related to the extracted reference region candidate in association with a reference condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAHARA, Yuji KITAZAWA, Satoshi SUZUNO
  • Publication number: 20190052784
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire activity information associated with a user situation; and a control unit configured to control a capture angle of an image based on the activity information associated with the user situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: SHUNICHIROH SAWAI, TORU AMANO, YUYA HIRANO, YASUYUKI KOGA, SATOSHI SUZUNO, MIKI TOKITAKE
  • Publication number: 20180247539
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been. acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi SUZUNO
  • Patent number: 9978279
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 9528844
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map, a present position storage unit for storing a present position on the map, an operation input receiving unit for receiving an operation input, a collision determination unit for determining the possibility of occurrence of collision in a course from the present position to an end point, a correction unit for correcting the end point based on the determined possibility of occurrence of collision and shifting the present position to the corrected end point, and a drawing unit for drawing a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image produced by projecting onto the plane the three-dimensional space on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Asai, Junpei Ito, Takeki Osada, Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 9268474
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a processor that controls a display to display map data; acquires first altitude data corresponding to a first point on the displayed map data and second altitude data corresponding to a second point on the displayed map data; and controls the display to scroll the map between the first point and the second point based on a difference between the first altitude data and the second altitude data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Publication number: 20150179073
    Abstract: An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device (20) being used by the user. Advice information containing information indicating an advice presentation region set by a server device (50) is generated based on the advice target location. This advice information is supplied from the server device (50) to the terminal device (20), so that the terminal device (20) presents advice. With this, advice as to locations pedestrians find dangerous can be presented to drivers, and advice as to locations drivers find dangerous can be presented to pedestrians. Accordingly, accidents and the like can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Publication number: 20150066359
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map, a present position storage unit for storing a present position on the map, an operation input receiving unit for receiving an operation input, a collision determination unit for determining the possibility of occurrence of collision in a course from the present position to an end point, a correction unit for correcting the end point based on the determined possibility of occurrence of collision and shifting the present position to the corrected end point, and a drawing unit for drawing a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image produced by projecting onto the plane the three-dimensional space on the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi ASAI, Junpei ITO, Takeki OSADA, Satoshi SUZUNO
  • Patent number: 8903645
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map, a present position storage unit for storing a present position on the map, an operation input receiving unit for receiving an operation input, a collision determination unit for determining the possibility of occurrence of collision in a course from the present position to an end point, a correction unit for correcting the end point based on the determined possibility of occurrence of collision and shifting the present position to the corrected end point, and a drawing unit for drawing a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image produced by projecting onto the plane the three-dimensional space on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Asai, Junpei Ito, Takeki Osada, Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 8868336
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a position information allocation unit for allocating position information to plural spots on a deformed map; and an interpolation unit for interpolating position information of each spot on the deformed map on the basis of the position information allocated to the plural spots and locations of the plural spots on the deformed map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 8788232
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that acquires estimated altitude data corresponding to a position based on detection information detected by a sensor at or near the position, and corrects altitude data associated with the position based on the estimated altitude data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Patent number: 8676839
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a range of activity information acquisition unit which acquires information of the range of activity that is an area that a user who contributes contribution information on a facility visits, and a reliability level evaluation unit which evaluates the level of reliability for the contribution information based on the information of the range of activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuno
  • Publication number: 20130344858
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including a control device including an acquisition section configured to acquire an action performed by a first user and a position at which the action is performed, and an activation control section configured to control, based on a history regarding an activation state of a function in a case where the action has been previously performed at the position, the activation state of the function while the first user is performing the action at the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: SATOSHI SUZUNO