Patents by Inventor Sho Amano

Sho 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).

  • Patent number: 11106292
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10795831
    Abstract: Provided is an image that is comfortably viewed and operated by a user. An electronic device acquires user information related to a relative position between a user and a display unit. Then, the electronic device transmits the user information to an information processing device. The information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives the user information related to the relative position of the user and a display unit which is acquired by the electronic device from the electronic device. Further, the control unit performs control to decide a display mode of an image transmitted from a source device on the display unit on the basis of the user information received from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Ihara, Hideki Iwami, Sho Amano
  • Publication number: 20200265800
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, YASUSHI KATAYAMA, SHO AMANO, TOMOYA YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10679586
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10602558
    Abstract: A detection result acquiring apparatus includes a first operation object detection unit, a comparison section, and a processing section. The first operation object detection unit is configured to detect a first number of operation objects. The comparison section is configured to compare the first number with a second number representing a number of operation objects a second operation object detection unit is can detect obtain a comparison result. The processing section is configured to perform processing based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Miyake, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10575047
    Abstract: There is provided a decoding apparatus that includes a wireless communication unit configured to establish a wireless connection with a plurality of encoding apparatuses, a decoding unit configured to decode pieces of content received from the plurality of encoding apparatuses via the wireless communication unit, a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the plurality of pieces of content decoded by the decoding unit, and a control unit configured to control an encoding condition of each of the plurality of encoding apparatuses for content in a manner that a required decoding capability required by a set of the pieces of content to be reproduced by the reproduction unit does not exceed an actual decoding capability of the decoding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Yoshimura, Hideki Iwami, Sho Amano
  • Patent number: 10462517
    Abstract: An image that can be easily viewable for a user is provided. An information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus including a control unit. The control unit included in this information processing apparatus controls performing displaying an image on the basis of image information transmitted from at least one first information processing apparatus by using radio communication in one area of a display unit for each first information processing apparatus. In addition, the control unit included in this information processing apparatus performs control of performing and determining a display form of the image corresponding to the first information processing apparatus in the display unit on the basis of a positional relation between a user associated with the first information processing apparatus and the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura, Yasushi Ihara, Sho Amano
  • Patent number: 10365874
    Abstract: [Object] To perform appropriate transmission band control. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition section and a controller. Here, the acquisition section acquires user information generated by a user operation when information based on a stream communicated between another information processing apparatus via wireless communication is output from an output section. The controller performs band control of the stream communicated between another information processing apparatus via wireless communication based on the user information acquired by the acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimiya Kato, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10348598
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of determination of whether another terminal device that has a function for short range wireless communication is positioned near the terminal device and a control unit configured to, on the basis of the result of the determination, control a time interval of polling related to the short range wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Sho Amano
  • Publication number: 20190206366
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, YASUSHI KATAYAMA, SHO AMANO, TOMOYA YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10276132
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10098080
    Abstract: A first device for processing data, the first device including at least one control circuit configured to adjust at least one parameter related to a delay time based on a measured value of the delay time. The measured value of the delay time is a difference between a first time associated with when the first device processes the data and a second time associated with when a second device processes the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura, Yasushi Katayama, Hideyuki Suzuki, Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Kimiya Kato
  • Patent number: 10085068
    Abstract: To perform an appropriate data transmission rate control. An information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus that receives a stream for outputting image information from another information processing apparatus through wireless communications, and includes a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs communications with the other information processing apparatus for exchanging capability information on the information processing apparatus and capability information on the other information processing apparatus. The control unit performs a stream data transmission rate control relating to the other information processing apparatus, according to the capability information on the other information processing apparatus, radio propagation measurement information on communications with the other information processing apparatus, and usage of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Masanori Sato, Osamu Yoshimura, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Chihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 9986579
    Abstract: In order to perform an appropriate data transmission control, an information processing apparatus performs data transmission by using at least one of a wireless transmission channel of a high frequency band and a wireless transmission channel of a low frequency band, and performs real time image transmission with another information processing apparatus in accordance with a Wi-Fi certified miracast specification. Also, the information processing apparatus includes a control unit. This control unit executes a control to transmit a control signal relevant to Wi-Fi certified miracast to the other information processing apparatus by using the wireless transmission channel of the low frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Amano, Hideki Iwami, Osamu Yoshimura, Natsuki Itaya
  • Patent number: 9948993
    Abstract: Transmission and reception of a stream are appropriately performed between a plurality of information processing apparatuses. An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires information for use in determination for controlling transmission and reception of a stream performed between a plurality of information processing apparatuses in accordance with the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) CERTIFIED Miracast specification. Also, the control unit controls the transmission and reception of a stream on the basis of the acquired information (information for use in determination for controlling transmission and reception of a stream).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Amano, Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 9875725
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Publication number: 20180004684
    Abstract: Provided is an image that is comfortably viewed and operated by a user. An electronic device acquires user information related to a relative position between a user and a display unit. Then, the electronic device transmits the user information to an information processing device. The information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives the user information related to the relative position of the user and a display unit which is acquired by the electronic device from the electronic device. Further, the control unit performs control to decide a display mode of an image transmitted from a source device on the display unit on the basis of the user information received from the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: YASUSHI IHARA, HIDEKI IWAMI, SHO AMANO
  • Publication number: 20170332134
    Abstract: An image that can be easily viewable for a user is provided. An information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus including a control unit. The control unit included in this information processing apparatus controls performing displaying an image on the basis of image information transmitted from at least one first information processing apparatus by using radio communication in one area of a display unit for each first information processing apparatus. In addition, the control unit included in this information processing apparatus performs control of performing and determining a display form of the image corresponding to the first information processing apparatus in the display unit on the basis of a positional relation between a user associated with the first information processing apparatus and the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: HIDEKI IWAMI, TOMOYA YAMAURA, YASUSHI IHARA, SHO AMANO
  • Publication number: 20170329445
    Abstract: A detection result acquiring apparatus includes a first operation object detection unit, a comparison section, and a processing section. The first operation object detection unit is configured to detect a first number of operation objects. The comparison section is configured to compare the first number with a second number representing a number of operation objects a second operation object detection unit is can detect obtain a comparison result. The processing section is configured to perform processing based on the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko MIYAKE, Sho AMANO, Tomoya YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 9763279
    Abstract: A detection result acquiring apparatus includes a first operation object detection unit, a comparison section, and a processing section. The first operation object detection unit is configured to detect a first number of operation objects. The comparison section is configured to compare the first number with a second number representing a number of operation objects a second operation object detection unit is can detect obtain a comparison result. The processing section is configured to perform processing based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Miyake, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura