Patents by Inventor Shoichiro Moriya

Shoichiro Moriya 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: 9122922
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a selecting unit that selects figures from a candidate figure group based on recognition values obtained through character recognition with respect to an input image, and a display control unit that performs control to display the figures selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20150049119
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an inclination detection unit configured to generate a first signal regarding inclination of the device. The information processing device also includes a display processing unit configured to, based on the first signal, generate a second signal to initiate a change in orientation of a display of content, and generate a third signal to cancel the change in orientation in response to receipt of a CANCEL command after initiation of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Shoichiro MORIYA, Tatsushi NASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20150046874
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kosuke YOSHITOMI, Daisuke NAKATA, Takeo TSUKAMOTO, Katsuya HYODO, Junichirou SAKATA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Patent number: 8952988
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes first and second display control units and an operation region specifying unit. The first display control unit is configured to control display of an image of a content by displaying a plurality of article information pieces in a plurality of regions laid out in advance in the image, the article information pieces each being constituted of one of a character string and a picture image, and the article information pieces and the regions being correlated with each other. The operation region specifying unit is configured to specify on which of the regions in the image an operation is performed. The second display control unit is configured to control display of an additional image by displaying the article information pieces in a predetermined region in the image, the article information pieces excepting the article information piece correlated with the specified region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Tatsushi Nashida, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20150033117
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an obtaining section configured to obtain a content item to be displayed in a first display area of a display screen, and an image generating section configured to generate a display image by laying out the content item based on an arrangement of the first display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20150009231
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an obtaining section configured to obtain a commonly-displayed object which is commonly displayed before and after a display state is updated, a layout determination section configured to determine a display position of the commonly-displayed object on a display screen after an operation of changing the display state based on a direction of the operation, and an image generating section configured to generate a display image including the commonly-displayed object at the determined display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 8918738
    Abstract: Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshitomi, Daisuke Nakata, Takeo Tsukamoto, Katsuya Hyodo, Junichirou Sakata, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 8890897
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an inclination detection unit configured to generate a first signal regarding inclination of the device. The information processing device also includes a display processing unit configured to, based on the first signal, generate a second signal to initiate a change in orientation of a display of content, and generate a third signal to cancel the change in orientation in response to receipt of a CANCEL command after initiation of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20140250374
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a processing unit to control layout of article information on a display, where the layout is to include a plurality of display areas, the display areas include first and second text display areas and a number of characters to be displayed in the first and second text display areas is determined, respectively, by a size of the first and second text display areas
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Tatsushi Nashida, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 8730158
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller that decides information to be displayed on a second display section based on an attribute of an operation subject displayed on a first display section when the operation subject is operated, and a communication section that transmits control information for causing the second display section to display the information decided by the controller to a device having the second display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Reiko Miyazaki, Yoshihito Ohki, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 8711182
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a display unit on which an object is displayed, a position detector for detecting a position of an operating tool that is made to contact a surface of the display unit, a reference position determination unit for determining as a reference position a position of an operating tool that is detected first by the position detector when a plurality of operating tools are made to contact the display unit, a display change operation specifying unit for specifying, according to a moving direction of a position of an operating tool that is detected N-th (N?2) by the position detector, a specific display change operation associated with the direction, and a display controller for performing on the object the display change operation specified by the display change operation specifying unit with the reference position determined by the reference position determination unit as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Ryu Aoyama, Takehiko Tsurumi, Shoichiro Moriya, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 8570298
    Abstract: A display/input device is provided which includes a position sensor on which an electrode pattern in grid form is arranged, the position sensor being for specifying a position of an operating tool by detecting a capacitance changing at a contact part or a proximity part at a time the operating tool is made to contact the electrode pattern or is brought into proximity of the electrode pattern, and an outer frame portion forming an outer frame of a display screen provided with the position sensor. A boundary of an area where the position of the operating tool can be specified by the position sensor despite a non-presence of the electrode pattern is visually or haptically indicated at the outer frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Ryu Aoyama, Takehiko Tsurumi, Fuminori Homma, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20130249926
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional information acquiring unit acquiring information related to a movement of an operation target by a user operation, and a display control information generating unit generating control information to control display content, based on the information related to the movement. Among a first direction component and a second direction component of the movement, the display control information generating unit preferentially generates the control information for the first direction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Shoichiro Moriya, Akemi Tazaki, Fuminori Homma, Yasushi Okumura, Ken Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20130083070
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes first and second display control units and an operation region specifying unit. The first display control unit is configured to control display of an image of a content by displaying a plurality of article information pieces in a plurality of regions laid out in advance in the image, the article information pieces each being constituted of one of a character string and a picture image, and the article information pieces and the regions being correlated with each other. The operation region specifying unit is configured to specify on which of the regions in the image an operation is performed. The second display control unit is configured to control display of an additional image by displaying the article information pieces in a predetermined region in the image, the article information pieces excepting the article information piece correlated with the specified region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Tatsushi Nashida, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20120314953
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a selecting unit that selects figures from a candidate figure group based on recognition values obtained through character recognition with respect to an input image, and a display control unit that performs control to display the figures selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Fuminori HOMMA, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20120313975
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a selection part selecting a parameter from graphic data, a display control part controlling an object corresponding to the parameter selected by the selection part to be displayed and an extraction part extracting a parameter having a correlation with the parameter selected by the selection part, wherein the display control part controls the object to be moved based on the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20120313870
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a graphic acquisition unit for acquiring graphic data, an operation acquisition unit for acquiring an operation of a user, a determination unit for determining the operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit, and a processing unit for performing a process on the graphic data based on a determination by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Fuminori HOMMA, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20120299964
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an inclination detection unit configured to generate a first signal regarding inclination of the device. The information processing device also includes a display processing unit configured to, based on the first signal, generate a second signal to initiate a change in orientation of a display of content, and generate a third signal to cancel the change in orientation in response to receipt of a CANCEL command after initiation of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Shoichiro MORIYA, Tatsushi NASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20120200489
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller that decides information to be displayed on a second display section based on an attribute of an operation subject displayed on a first display section when the operation subject is operated, and a communication section that transmits control information for causing the second display section to display the information decided by the controller to a device having the second display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Reiko Miyazaki, Yoshihito Ohki, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20120086722
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya