Patents by Inventor Shoichi Awai

Shoichi Awai 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).

  • Publication number: 20230236906
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device and an information processing method that execute system call processing with improved processing efficiency without compromising security level. A kernel as a data processor that carries out system call execution control determines reliability of an application that executes system call invocation and reliability of processing data, and selects and executes either a safety-oriented system call A or a throughput-oriented system call B in according to a result of the determination. With the safety-oriented system call A, confirmation of permission to execute a system call and cache flush are executed, but with the throughput-oriented system call B, the confirmation of permission to execute a system call and the cache flush are skipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: SHOICHI AWAI
  • Publication number: 20220406306
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: an information processing device (20) and a playback device (10), the information processing device including: a first detection unit (204) that detects, from collected sound, audio processing superimposed on the sound by the playback device; a specifying unit (206) that specifies an utterance subject of the sound on the basis of the audio processing that has been detected; and a determination unit (208) that determines whether or not to execute a command included in the sound on the basis of a result of the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: SHOICHI AWAI
  • Publication number: 20220358026
    Abstract: An information processing device and information processing method with improved error tolerance are implemented. There is included a data processing unit that executes lockstep processing in which a plurality of processing systems executes the same task and error verification is performed by comparing execution results. In a case where an error is detected in the lockstep processing, the data processing unit increases supply voltage to a CPU circuit system that executes the task, processing of lowering a supply clock, or the like, as control for improving noise tolerance of the CPU circuit system, and moreover, performs re-execution processing of the task by using more processing systems than the processing systems before the error detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: SHOICHI AWAI
  • Patent number: 11363235
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, and an image processing method that can reduce an amount of transfer of images. The imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that performs imaging to obtain a captured image; and a transmission control unit that performs transmission control to transmit a region image within a plurality of transfer regions, which corresponds to an entire or partial region of the captured image, at a frame rate set for each of the transfer regions. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a camera that images the surroundings of a mobile body such as a camera that images the surroundings of a vehicle that performs automated driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Patent number: 11200795
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a moving object, and a vehicle that enable the situation of another moving object around a moving object to be accurately grasped. An information processing apparatus includes: a moving object detection unit that detects another moving object around a moving object; and a moving object group detection unit that detects a moving object group including two or more of the other moving objects on the basis of one or more of a position, speed, and movement direction of the other moving object. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system that controls automatic driving of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Publication number: 20210325176
    Abstract: An information processing device (10) according to an embodiment includes: a control unit (40) and a processing unit (30). The control unit controls driving of a light source (21) that can irradiate light to a subject surface in accordance with control information. An image adaptive to light irradiated on the subject surface from the light source is detected by an image sensor (20). The processing unit performs processing for acquiring state information indicating a state of the subject surface based on the image adaptive to light irradiated on the subject surface from the light source detected by the image sensor and the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Publication number: 20200322571
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, and an image processing method that can reduce an amount of transfer of images. The imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that performs imaging to obtain a captured image; and a transmission control unit that performs transmission control to transmit a region image within a plurality of transfer regions, which corresponds to an entire or partial region of the captured image, at a frame rate set for each of the transfer regions. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a camera that images the surroundings of a mobile body such as a camera that images the surroundings of a vehicle that performs automated driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichi AWAI
  • Publication number: 20200302780
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a moving object, and a vehicle that enable the situation of another moving object around a moving object to be accurately grasped. An information processing apparatus includes: a moving object detection unit that detects another moving object around a moving object; and a moving object group detection unit that detects a moving object group including two or more of the other moving objects on the basis of one or more of a position, speed, and movement direction of the other moving object. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system that controls automatic driving of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichi AWAI
  • Patent number: 10278031
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a determination unit and a delivery control unit. The determination unit determines, regarding each of a plurality of reproduction apparatuses, which becomes a target of streaming delivery of content by unicast via a wireless network, whether or not a communication state of the wireless network is normal. The delivery control unit excludes a communication failure apparatus that is a reproduction apparatus of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses, whose communication state is determined not to be normal, from the target of the streaming delivery by the unicast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Publication number: 20170332209
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a determination unit and a delivery control unit. The determination unit determines, regarding each of a plurality of reproduction apparatuses, which becomes a target of streaming delivery of content by unicast via a wireless network, whether or not a communication state of the wireless network is normal. The delivery control unit excludes a communication failure apparatus that is a reproduction apparatus of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses, whose communication state is determined not to be normal, from the target of the streaming delivery by the unicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: SHOICHI AWAI
  • Patent number: 7987327
    Abstract: In a backup system, a backup request device includes: a storage section that stores a piece of content data; and a transmission section that regards the piece of content data as a piece of backup target data and transmits, along with a piece of device identification information, a piece of backup information including a piece of data quality information and a piece of content identification information, while a backup device includes: a storage section that stores a piece of backup data that is the same content as the piece of backup target data and whose data quality is higher than or equal to the piece of backup target data such that it is associated with the piece of content identification information; and a control section that stores the received piece of backup information in the storage section such that it is associated with the received piece of device identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Publication number: 20080256315
    Abstract: In a backup system, a backup request device includes: a storage section that stores a piece of content data; and a transmission section that regards the piece of content data as a piece of backup target data and transmits, along with a piece of device identification information, a piece of backup information including a piece of data quality information and a piece of content identification information, while a backup device includes: a storage section that stores a piece of backup data that is the same content as the piece of backup target data and whose data quality is higher than or equal to the piece of backup target data such that it is associated with the piece of content identification information; and a control section that stores the received piece of backup information in the storage section such that it is associated with the received piece of device identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichi AWAI
  • Patent number: 7246112
    Abstract: A searching apparatus and a searching method are disclosed whereby a storage medium containing a plurality of data items and management data for managing these data items is subjected to a sort based on a sort condition and a search based on a search condition. The data retrieved through the search are displayed in accordance with a given condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Patent number: 7242856
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus along with a method for displaying a list of data to be transferred from one storage area to another in conjunction with a progress status report of the data transfer, thereby allowing users to know at a glance how far the transfer of desired data has progressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Patent number: 7239802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a processing method and a processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Publication number: 20050005138
    Abstract: A data service apparatus includes a storage unit that stores digital data as a file, an encryption circuit that encrypts the digital data into an encrypted data, and a decryption circuit that decrypts the encrypted data into the initial digital data. For backing up, a file stored in the storage unit is encrypted by the encryption circuit into an encrypted test data file before being stored into an external storage unit. For decryption, the encrypted data file is extracted from the external storage unit, decrypted by the decryption circuit into the initial digital data file and written back into the storage unit. Thus, the data service apparatus can back up the stored file in the external storage unit safely and easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Shoichi Awai
  • Publication number: 20030105747
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a processing method and a processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Publication number: 20030106068
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus along with a method for displaying a list of data to be transferred from one storage area to another in conjunction with a progress status report of the data transfer, thereby allowing users to know at a glance how far the transfer of desired data has progressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Patent number: RE43377
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus along with a method for displaying a list of data to be transferred from one storage area to another in conjunction with a progress status report of the data transfer, thereby allowing users to know at a glance how far the transfer of desired data has progressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata
  • Patent number: RE44436
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus along with a method for displaying a list of data to be transferred from one storage area to another in conjunction with a progress status report of the data transfer, thereby allowing users to know at a glance how far the transfer of desired data has progressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tessho Ishida, Kenji Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Kihara, Shoichi Awai, Ichiro Sakamoto, Ippei Tambata