Patents by Inventor Seiichi Takamura

Seiichi Takamura 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: 11379417
    Abstract: To make it possible to enhance convenience for users and a seller of content. There is provided an information processing device including: a schema converting unit that converts content meta-information managed by a plurality of different management systems into a common schema; and a recommendation unit that determines a combination of content to be recommended and a user based on commonized content meta-information which is obtained by the conversion into the common schema and content purchase history information in the respective management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamamoto, Seiichi Takamura, Masashi Sekino
  • Patent number: 11017660
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Yasuharu Asano
  • Patent number: 10824687
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information including information related to a time or a place from text information input by a user, and a user extracting unit extracting a user group in which the experience information of one or more users extracted by the experience extracting unit is compared to find a commonality in the experience information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Kei Tateno
  • Publication number: 20200234564
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Yasuharu ASANO
  • Patent number: 10586445
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20190384746
    Abstract: To make it possible to enhance convenience for users and a seller of content. There is provided an information processing device including: a schema converting unit that converts content meta-information managed by a plurality of different management systems into a common schema; and a recommendation unit that determines a combination of content to be recommended and a user based on commonized content meta-information which is obtained by the conversion into the common schema and content purchase history information in the respective management systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki YAMAMOTO, Seiichi TAKAMURA, Masashi SEKINO
  • Patent number: 10496606
    Abstract: To make it possible to enhance convenience for users and a seller of content. There is provided an information processing device including: a schema converting unit that converts content meta-information managed by a plurality of different management systems into a common schema; and a recommendation unit that determines a combination of content to be recommended and a user based on commonized content meta-information which is obtained by the conversion into the common schema and content purchase history information in the respective management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamamoto, Seiichi Takamura, Masashi Sekino
  • Publication number: 20190122537
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Yasuharu ASANO
  • Patent number: 10217351
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20180300417
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information including information related to a time or a place from text information input by a user, and a user extracting unit extracting a user group in which the experience information of one or more users extracted by the experience extracting unit is compared to find a commonality in the experience information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Kei TATENO
  • Publication number: 20180240328
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Yasuharu ASANO
  • Patent number: 10042943
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information including information related to a time or a place from text information input by a user, and a user extracting unit extracting a user group in which the experience information of one or more users extracted by the experience extracting unit is compared to find a commonality in the experience information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Kei Tateno
  • Patent number: 9978259
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20170249326
    Abstract: To make it possible to enhance convenience for users and a seller of content. There is provided an information processing device including: a schema converting unit that converts content meta-information managed by a plurality of different management systems into a common schema; and a recommendation unit that determines a combination of content to be recommended and a user based on commonized content meta-information which is obtained by the conversion into the common schema and content purchase history information in the respective management systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: NORIYUKI YAMAMOTO, SEIICHI TAKAMURA, MASASHI SEKINO
  • Publication number: 20170228778
    Abstract: To make it possible to further improve the convenience of a user. There is provided an information processing device including: a user characteristic identification unit configured to identify a characteristic of a user about content by relating user-sent information sent by the user for the content to the content; and a presentation information distribution unit configured to distribute presentation information to be presented to the user in relation to the content on the basis of characteristic information indicating the identified characteristic of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: YASUHARU ASANO, SEIICHI TAKAMURA, MASASHI SEKINO, NORIYUKI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9700792
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a game server carrying out actions, including: generating a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items, each for reproducing a state of a respective point in time during execution of a game and allowing a user of a game device to select one of the reproduction data items, each reproduction data item representing a respective state of the game achieved by the user while engaged in game play on the game device, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, wherein the selection screen provides an indication to the user of whether the second reproduction data item reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed with reference to the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item; and transmitting the generated selection screen to the game device over a network such that the game device may display
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Kazuki Ohara, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170178491
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20170148056
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, control method, and program that are capable of improving cost-effectiveness of advertisements by delivering the advertisements in accordance with stages in the process to occurrence of an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: SHINYA HATA, NORIYUKI YAMAMOTO, SEIICHI TAKAMURA, MASASHI SEKINO
  • Patent number: 9619998
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Takamura, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20170046443
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information including information related to a time or a place from text information input by a user, and a user extracting unit extracting a user group in which the experience information of one or more users extracted by the experience extracting unit is compared to find a commonality in the experience information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKAMURA, Kei TATENO