Patents by Inventor Shuhei Sonoda
Shuhei Sonoda 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).
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Patent number: 10383134Abstract: Communication resources are appropriately used. An information processing device is an information processing device including an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit acquires a relative priority of each information processing device in a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit performs control such that a communication resource of the network is allocated based on the priority (a relative priority of each information processing device in the network) acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Natsuki Itaya, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masayuki Takada, Shuhei Sonoda
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Publication number: 20180279323Abstract: Communication resources are appropriately used. An information processing device is an information processing device including an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit acquires a relative priority of each information processing device in a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit performs control such that a communication resource of the network is allocated based on the priority (a relative priority of each information processing device in the network) acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Natsuki ITAYA, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masayuki Takada, Shuhei Sonoda
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Patent number: 10015806Abstract: Communication resources are appropriately used. An information processing device is an information processing device including an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit acquires a relative priority of each information processing device in a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit performs control such that a communication resource of the network is allocated based on the priority (a relative priority of each information processing device in the network) acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Natsuki Itaya, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masayuki Takada, Shuhei Sonoda
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Patent number: 9940468Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Arisawa, Shuhei Sonoda, Seiji Esaka, Masayuki Takada
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Patent number: 9699639Abstract: Disconnection from a network is easily recognized. A plurality of information processing devices connected over a network is disclosed. The network is built through wireless communication of the plurality of information processing devices. The plurality of information processing devices includes at least a first information processing device and a second information processing device. A detection unit of the first information processing device is configured to detect the second information processing device that is disconnected from the network. A control unit of the first information processing device is configured to output first information about the detected second information processing device as disconnection information.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Natsuki Itaya, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masayuki Takada, Shuhei Sonoda
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Patent number: 9641508Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged in a client terminal connected to a server storing data via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus receives requests from one or a plurality of applications in the client terminal and controls transmission and reception of information to/from the server. The information processing apparatus includes an authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information of a user for accessing the server, and a request transmission unit for attaching the authentication information of the user of the client terminal to a request based on the request given by the application of the client terminal, and transmits the request to the server.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Tsutomu Kawachi, Masayuki Takada
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Patent number: 9626217Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a request to perform processing related to a task, from a first information processing apparatus which functions as a client on a network; a scheduler configured to, when a rank of a priority of the scheduler of the information processing apparatus among information processing apparatuses on the network is a first predetermined rank or higher, assign the task to one or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses which function as nodes on the network; and a transmitter configured to transmit a request to execute processing related to the task assigned to the one or the plurality of second information processing apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Eiji Miyakawa, Hiroshi Nakayama, Tsutomu Kawachi
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Publication number: 20160286566Abstract: Communication resources are appropriately used. An information processing device is an information processing device including an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit acquires a relative priority of each information processing device in a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit performs control such that a communication resource of the network is allocated based on the priority (a relative priority of each information processing device in the network) acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: NATSUKI ITAYA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, NOBUHIKO WATANABE, MITSURU TAKEHARA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MASAYUKI TAKADA, SHUHEI SONODA
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Publication number: 20160249199Abstract: Disconnection from a network is easily recognized. An information processing device is an information processing device including a detection unit and a control unit. The detection unit of the information processing device detects an information processing device that is disconnected from a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit of the information processing device performs control such that information about the information processing device detected by the detection unit of the information processing device is output as disconnection information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: NATSUKI ITAYA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, NOBUHIKO WATANABE, MITSURU TAKEHARA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MASAYUKI TAKADA, SHUHEI SONODA
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Patent number: 9386096Abstract: Systems and methods for operating in connection with mobile devices are described. The mobile devices may move between online and offline areas. In some instances, a prediction may be made as to when a mobile device will enter an offline area. The prediction may be based on sensor information. Data or a key may be transferred to the mobile device prior to entering the offline area.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Abe, Shigeru Arisawa, Takashi Usui, Seiji Esaka, Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Hiroyuki Yamasuge
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Patent number: 9313721Abstract: To reduce power consumption for communication operation wherein a client terminal at the time of offline searches a base station or access point. A server uses a communication information predicting algorithm to predict a location or time whereby the server becomes an offline state over a movement route of a client terminal, and a location or time whereby the server returns to an online state, and informs to the client terminal. The client terminal suspends a communication function when reaching the informed offline predicted location or time. The client terminal at the time of offline determines that the current location or time has reached an online return predicted location or time using location recognition or point-in-time recognition, and restores the communication function.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Abe, Shigeru Arisawa, Takashi Usui, Seiji Esaka, Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Hiroyuki Yamasuge
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Patent number: 9167037Abstract: Systems and methods for operating in connection with mobile devices are described. The mobile devices may move between online and offline areas. In some instances, a prediction may be made as to when a mobile device will enter an offline area. The prediction may be based on sensor information. Data or a key may be transferred to the mobile device prior to entering the offline area.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Abe, Shigeru Arisawa, Takashi Usui, Seiji Esaka, Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Hiroyuki Yamasuge
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Publication number: 20150244784Abstract: Systems and methods for operating in connection with mobile devices are described. The mobile devices may move between online and offline areas. In some instances, a prediction may be made as to when a mobile device will enter an offline area. The prediction may be based on sensor information. Data or a key may be transferred to the mobile device prior to entering the offline area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Abe, Shigeru Arisawa, Takashi Usui, Seiji Esaka, Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Hiroyuki Yamasuge
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Publication number: 20150215306Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged in a client terminal connected to a server storing data via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus receives requests from one or a plurality of applications in the client terminal and controls transmission and reception of information to/from the server. The information processing apparatus includes an authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information of a user for accessing the server, and a request transmission unit for attaching the authentication information of the user of the client terminal to a request based on the request given by the application of the client terminal, and transmits the request to the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SONODA, Tsutomu Kawachi, Masayuki Takada
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Patent number: 9065871Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged in a client terminal connected to a server storing data via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus receives requests from one or a plurality of applications in the client terminal and controls transmission and reception of information to/from the server. The information processing apparatus includes an authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information of a user for accessing the server, and a request transmission unit for attaching the authentication information of the user of the client terminal to a request based on the request given by the application of the client terminal, and transmits the request to the server.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Tsutomu Kawachi, Masayuki Takada
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Publication number: 20150143379Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a request to perform processing related to a task, from a first information processing apparatus which functions as a client on a network; a scheduler configured to, when a rank of a priority of the scheduler of the information processing apparatus among information processing apparatuses on the network is a first predetermined rank or higher, assign the task to one or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses which function as nodes on the network; and a transmitter configured to transmit a request to execute processing related to the task assigned to the one or the plurality of second information processing apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Eiji Miyakawa, Hiroshi Nakayama, Tsutomu Kawachi
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Publication number: 20150074167Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an information acquiring unit that acquires an operating environment of an application and function information indicating a function required by the application, and a program acquiring unit that acquires a program corresponding to the operating environment and the function information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Goragot Wongpaisarnsin
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Patent number: 8973005Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a request to perform processing related to a task, from a first information processing apparatus which functions as a client on a network; a scheduler configured to, when a rank of a priority of the scheduler of the information processing apparatus among information processing apparatuses on the network is a first predetermined rank or higher, assign the task to one or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses which function as nodes on the network; and a transmitter configured to transmit a request to execute processing related to the task assigned to the one or the plurality of second information processing apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuhei Sonoda, Masayuki Takada, Eiji Miyakawa, Hiroshi Nakayama, Tsutomu Kawachi
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Publication number: 20140351324Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Arisawa, Shuhei Sonoda, Seiji Esaka, Masayuki Takada
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Patent number: 8826458Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Arisawa, Shuhei Sonoda, Seiji Esaka, Masayuki Takada