Patents by Inventor Shinobu Kuriya

Shinobu Kuriya 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: 9043242
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information providing apparatus comprising first reception control means for controlling the reception, from a first information processing apparatus, of user identification data for identifying a user of the first information processing apparatus and a request for purchasing a content, first transmission control means for controlling in response to the request for purchasing the content the transmission of the request for purchasing the content to a second information processing apparatus, second reception control means for controlling the reception of the content and usage conditions thereof supplied from the second information processing apparatus, storage control means for controlling the storing of the content and usage conditions thereof in correlation with the user identification data, third reception control means for controlling the reception of the user identification data and a request for sending the content supplied from the first information processing apparatus, and second trans
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu Kuriya, Akira Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20150121307
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a score calculating unit configured to calculate a score indicating a relationship between pieces of content, a layout-information generating unit configured to extract content, which is highly related to content selected by a user from content displayed toward the user, based on the score and to generate layout information defining a layout in which the extracted content is emphasized, and a layout-information output unit configured to output the layout information to a display controller for displaying the content toward the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: SONY COPRORATION
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAHARA, Shinobu KURIYA, Kazunori ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20150097774
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication circuit configured to communicate with an input apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Kabasawa, Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hideo Kawabe
  • Patent number: 8988348
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires information of acceleration, angular velocity, and magnetic intensity of an operation device, a coordinate conversion unit which converts the angular velocity acquired by the acquisition unit into global angular velocity in a global coordinate system using information of posture angles of the operation device, an initial posture angle calculation unit which calculates a posture angle of the operation device in the initial stage in the global coordinate system based on the information of the acceleration and the magnetic intensity, an updating unit which updates the posture angle of the operation device in the global coordinate system based on information of the global angular velocity, and a control unit which causes the coordinate conversion unit to convert the first angular velocity into the global angular velocity and to convert a second angular velocity into the global angular velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Tetsuro Goto, Shinobu Kuriya, Kenichi Kabasawa, Masatoshi Ueno, Hideo Kawabe, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150070389
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to execute instructions to generate a superimposition parameter corresponding to superimposing virtual information on a real space based on a spatial position of a marker projected on the real space by an input apparatus, and cause a display section to display the virtual information superimposed on the real space according to the spatial position relationship while the marker is detectable and continue the display of the virtual information superimposed on the real space after the marker is undetectable according to a last detected spatial position of the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano
  • Patent number: 8957768
    Abstract: An operation apparatus includes a base, a sensing unit, a plurality of plates, and a drive mechanism. The base has a surface. The sensing unit includes at least three pressure-sensitive detection regions that are provided at different vertex positions of a polygon having at least three corners set in each of a plurality of regions obtained by partitioning at least a part of the surface of the base. The plurality of plates are provided to correspond to the plurality of regions and cover the at least a part of the surface. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of plates on the basis of a signal generated by detection of the sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kawabe, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Yusaku Kato, Kenichi Kabasawa, Tetsuro Goto, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150042563
    Abstract: There is provided a control method, including: outputting a displacement value depending on a displacement amount of an input device in a case where operation is input in the input device, the operation being for a control target displayed on a display apparatus, the position of the display apparatus being specified by a first coordinate system, the position of the input device being specified by a second coordinate system; calculating a displacement amount of the input device in the second coordinate system based on the displacement value; and displaying the control target, the control target being moved to a position corresponding to a displacement amount in the first coordinate system by using a transformation matrix, the transformation matrix transforming a displacement amount of the input device in the second coordinate system into a displacement amount in the first coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150009132
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprising a display and a detector. The detector is configured to detect a direction of at least one of the head-mounted display and a line of vision. The display is configured to display an output image of an application, wherein the application is selected based on the direction being outside a range of a front direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Shinobu Kuriya, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150002465
    Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display excellent in portability and operability. A head-mounted display according to the present technology includes a main body and an input operation section. The main body includes a display section configured to present an image to a user and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation section includes a first detection element that extends in a first axis direction and is provided in the main body and electrostatically detects an operation position in the first axis direction, and a first guide section that guides an input operation of the user along the first axis direction on the first detection element, and controls the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Hirotaka Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150002434
    Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display and an information display apparatus that match the intuition of the user and are excellent in operability. A head-mounted display according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reception unit, an image display element, and a display processing unit. The reception unit receives an operation signal including information on a relative position of a detection target in contact with an input operation surface, which is output from the input device. The image display element forms an image V1 presented to a user. The display processing unit causes, based on the operation signal, the image display element to display an operation image V10 with an auxiliary image P indicating a position of the detection target being overlapped on the image V1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Daisuke Kawakami, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8896523
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit has a two-dimensional calculation mode configured to perform, when an operation device is placed on an operation surface and a user operates the operation device, calculation based on a detection value of a motion sensor corresponding to two-dimensional motion of the operation device, and has a three-dimensional calculation mode configured to perform, when the user operates the operation device in a three-dimensional space, calculation based on a detection value of the motion sensor corresponding to three-dimensional motion of the operation device. The determination unit is configured to determine which of the two-dimensional calculation mode and the three-dimensional calculation mode is used to perform the calculation with the calculation unit, based on the detection value of the motion sensor and at least one of information other than the detection value of the motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140320383
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device is provided including an image display device configured to be communicable with an input device and to display an operation image and an auxiliary image overlaid upon the operation image. The auxiliary image indicates three-dimensional positional information of a target object relative to an input operation surface of the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano
  • Patent number: 8847883
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including an input apparatus including an input apparatus main body with which input manipulation is performed to manipulate a manipulation target object, a first manipulation detection unit that detects a first manipulation on the input apparatus main body, a second manipulation detection unit that detects a second manipulation on the input apparatus main body after the first manipulation is detected, and a first processing unit that performs first processing for manipulation on the manipulation target object or a first response of the input apparatus, based on a movement detection value corresponding to movement of the input apparatus main body according to the first manipulation or a detection value of the first manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hideo Kawabe
  • Patent number: 8810517
    Abstract: Provided is an input apparatus including an input operation section, a capacitive sensor, and an output section. The input operation section includes an operation member configured to mechanically receive an input operation, and a first detection circuit configured to detect the input operation of the operation member. The capacitive sensor includes a plurality of electrodes which are arranged around the operation member, and each of which has a capacitance variable due to an approaching of a detection target, and a second detection circuit configured to detect the capacitance of each of the plurality of electrodes. The output section is configured to output an output of the first detection circuit and an output of the second detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Osamu Ito, Shinobu Kuriya, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20140204062
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body and an input operation unit. The main body includes a display unit configured to be capable of presenting an image to a user, and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation unit includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a first operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting a second operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano, Hirotaka Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8723797
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a key array having a key layout in which rows of input keys parallel to a first direction are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the input keys belonging to one row are shifted in the first direction to the input keys belonging to another row; first wiring electrodes routed between the input keys at intervals in the first direction and each having a capacitance changed by proximity of a detection target; second wiring electrodes routed along the first direction to thread through the rows and each having the capacitance; and a control unit to generate a control signal including a first signal on a position of the detection target along the first direction based on the capacitances of the first and second wiring electrodes and a shift amount of the input keys in each row in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Osamu Ito, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8677838
    Abstract: There is provided a contact-pressure detecting apparatus including a base, at least three pressure-sensitive sensors, and a plurality of plates. The base has an arbitrary shape. The at least three pressure-sensitive sensors are provided on different vertex positions of a polygon having at least three corners, respectively, the polygon being set on each of a plurality of areas partitioning at least part of an area on a surface of the base. The plurality of plates are arranged corresponding to the areas of the base, respectively, the plurality of plates covering the surface of the base by sandwiching the at least three pressure-sensitive sensors with the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kawabe, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Tetsuro Goto, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Patent number: 8677820
    Abstract: An input apparatus includes: an input apparatus main body that is used to make an input for operating an operation target; a grip detection portion configured to detect that a user has gripped the input apparatus main body with a predetermined force or more; a motion detection portion configured to detect a movement of the input apparatus main body and output a movement detection value corresponding to the movement of the input apparatus main body; a controller configured to execute, while/after the grip of the input apparatus main body is being detected by the grip detection portion, processing for controlling the operation target based on the movement detection value; and a first response portion configured to return, when at least the grip of the input apparatus main body is detected by the grip detection portion, a first response to the user irrespective of the control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Hideo Kawabe, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20140062841
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body, an operation unit, and a controller. The main body includes a display unit capable of displaying an image in front of an eye of a user. The operation unit includes a buffer that is connected to the main body and deformable with respect to the main body, and a first detector configured to output a detection signal depending on the deformation. The controller is configured to generate an image signal for generating an image based on the detection signal and to output the image signal to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Iwatsu, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Tetsuro Goto, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Shinobu Kuriya
  • Publication number: 20140040372
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a user extraction unit extracting, from second users whose information is set to be viewed by a first user in a service where it is possible to view information sent by other users, a presentation target user to present information to the first user, based on at least one of a first evaluation with respect to each second user by the first user, a second evaluation with respect to each second user within a range of the first user and the second users, and a third evaluation with respect to each second user within a predetermined range of users in the service, a first information extraction unit extracting information presented to the first user, from information sent from the presentation target user, and a presentation control unit controlling presentation of information to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Naoki KAMIMAEDA, Masanori MIYAHARA, Shinobu KURIYA