Patents by Inventor Takashi Imamura

Takashi Imamura 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: 20240089065
    Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi MATSUMOTO, Daichi IMAMURA, Takashi IWAI, Yoshihiko OGAWA, Tomofumi TAKATA, Katsuhiko HIRAMATSU
  • Patent number: 11880631
    Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus for deriving a level of immersion in content includes a state data acquisition part configured to acquire state data including data indicating a user's first reaction and data indicating a user's second reaction during image display of the content, a first analysis part configured to analyze the data indicative of the first reaction to derive a first immersion evaluation value based on the user's first reaction, a second analysis part configured to analyze the data indicative of the second reaction to derive a second immersion evaluation value based on the user's second reaction, a weight setting part configured to set a weight value for each of the first and second immersion evaluation values, and an immersion level deriving part configured to derive the level of immersion in the content from the first and second immersion evaluation values and from the respective weight values thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20230177787
    Abstract: A right holder information checking unit (55) (checking unit) of a content checking device (12) (information processing device) checks whether content (45) posted by a poster (40) to a virtual space in which one or more pieces of content can be shared has right holder information indicating that the content is appropriate content permitted to be posted by the right holder of the content (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masashi NAKATA, Takashi IMAMURA, Mihee KANG, Masatoshi FUKUDA, Yoshio KONNO, Junichi TANAKA, Takuma DOMAE
  • Patent number: 11603016
    Abstract: A gearbox includes a first divided body and a second divided body, and a shaft projection is formed on and a through-hole is formed in divided surfaces of the first divided body and the second divided body. A second recess on the second divided body side includes a second arc portion formed concentrically with an axis center of a worm wheel, and an upper linear portion and a lower linear portion which extend linearly toward the first divided body side from both ends of the second arc portion. A first recess on the first divided body side includes a first linear portion which extends linearly in a direction orthogonal to an intersecting direction, and an upper arc portion and a lower arc portion which are formed continuous to both ends of the first linear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TF-METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 11601639
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, the information processing apparatus including a user information acquisition section configured to acquire user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute, an image determination section configured to determine images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information, and a display processing section configured to cause the virtual screens to display the respective images determined by the image determination section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 11551645
    Abstract: A live streaming system 10 identifies, with regard to a plurality of users each wearing an HMD 100 to watch same content, types of emotions that the plurality of users are experiencing based on information associated with the plurality of users, the information being detected by a predetermined apparatus. The live streaming system 10 generates, as an image to be displayed on the HMD 100 of a certain user of the plurality of users, an image including the content and at least one of a plurality of avatars corresponding to the plurality of users. The live streaming system 10 changes display appearances of the plurality of avatars depending on the types of emotions that the plurality of users are experiencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Imamura, Masashi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20220305962
    Abstract: A gearbox includes a first divided body and a second divided body, and a shaft projection is formed on and a through-hole is formed in divided surfaces of the first divided body and the second divided body. A second recess on the second divided body side includes a second arc portion formed concentrically with an axis center of a worm wheel, and an upper linear portion and a lower linear portion which extend linearly toward the first divided body side from both ends of the second arc portion. A first recess on the first divided body side includes a first linear portion which extends linearly in a direction orthogonal to an intersecting direction, and an upper arc portion and a lower arc portion which are formed continuous to both ends of the first linear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220234477
    Abstract: In a pair of side walls of an upper rail, a pair of right and left slits extending from lower ends of the side walls to an intermediate position are formed. Right and left side edges of at least one reinforcing plate fit into the pair of left and right slits. The upper rail includes a pair of right and left tongue pieces formed on the side walls as to be positioned higher than the slits, and the reinforcing plate includes a pair of right and left recesses formed at the upper portions of the left and right side edges and with which the pair of right and left tongue pieces are engaged. The tongue-piece enters the recess in a state where an upper end surface abuts an upper tapered surface of the recess and is bent into an S-shape in the recess and engaged with the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi IMAMURA, Takuro SATO
  • Patent number: 11287658
    Abstract: A picture processing device includes a picture acquisition section that acquires data on a moving picture indicating a space to be viewed, an image extraction section that extracts an image of a target from a frame of the moving picture, and a magnification control section that causes the extracted image of the target to be displayed at a position corresponding to the target, at a magnification that is different from that of a remaining image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Nakata, Takashi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20220012006
    Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus for deriving a level of immersion in content includes a state data acquisition part configured to acquire state data including data indicating a user's first reaction and data indicating a user's second reaction during image display of the content, a first analysis part configured to analyze the data indicative of the first reaction to derive a first immersion evaluation value based on the user's first reaction, a second analysis part configured to analyze the data indicative of the second reaction to derive a second immersion evaluation value based on the user's second reaction, a weight setting part configured to set a weight value for each of the first and second immersion evaluation values, and an immersion level deriving part configured to derive the level of immersion in the content from the first and second immersion evaluation values and from the respective weight values thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20220014729
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, the information processing apparatus including a user information acquisition section configured to acquire user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute, an image determination section configured to determine images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information, and a display processing section configured to cause the virtual screens to display the respective images determined by the image determination section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 11173809
    Abstract: In an electric seat slide device of the present invention, a rear-side bracket 27 includes a first support member 41 fixed to a lower rail 2, a second support member 42 fixed to the lower rail 2 together with the first support member 41, a female screw member 43 as a first nut member through which a screw shaft 4 passes, and a second nut member 44 through which the screw shaft 4 passes. A pair of side wall portions 47 extending along a lower rail longitudinal direction and a vertical wall portion 62 of the second support member 42 which is formed orthogonal to the straight line along the lower rail longitudinal direction are sandwiched between the female screw member 43 and the second nut member 44.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TF-METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20210158781
    Abstract: A live streaming system 10 identifies, with regard to a plurality of users each wearing an HMD 100 to watch same content, types of emotions that the plurality of users are experiencing based on information associated with the plurality of users, the information being detected by a predetermined apparatus. The live streaming system 10 generates, as an image to be displayed on the HMD 100 of a certain user of the plurality of users, an image including the content and at least one of a plurality of avatars corresponding to the plurality of users. The live streaming system 10 changes display appearances of the plurality of avatars depending on the types of emotions that the plurality of users are experiencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi IMAMURA, Masashi NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210011292
    Abstract: A picture processing device includes a picture acquisition section that acquires data on a moving picture indicating a space to be viewed, an image extraction section that extracts an image of a target from a frame of the moving picture, and a magnification control section that causes the extracted image of the target to be displayed at a position corresponding to the target, at a magnification that is different from that of a remaining image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi NAKATA, Takashi IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 10823249
    Abstract: A shock absorber includes a cylinder and a piston. The piston is configured to partition an internal space of the cylinder into two oil chambers and is capable of sliding in an axial direction of the cylinder. The piston having formed therethrough a communication path configured to bring the two oil chambers into communication with each other. The shock absorber also includes a first rod and a second rod. The first rod extends in a first direction of the axial direction with respect to the piston. The second rod has a diameter larger than a diameter of the first rod, and extends in a second direction of the axial direction, which is opposite to the first direction, with respect to the piston. The shock absorber further includes a rod mounting member, which is provided on the first rod, and a cylinder mounting member, which is provided on the cylinder and arranged as offset from an axis of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Sawai, Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 10800491
    Abstract: An upper arm projected line L5 is defined as a straight line formed by projecting an upper arm line L3 onto the projection line P1. a lower arm projected line L6 is defined as a straight line formed by projecting the lower arm line L4 onto the projection line P1. An intersection point Px1 between the upper arm projected line L5 and the lower arm projected line L6 is located in a region A1 defined higher than the horizontal plane P2 and defined farther outward in the right-left direction than the ski 4. The suspension enables turning performance of the straddle-type vehicle to be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kinugasa, Takashi Imamura, Kensuke Kamada, Ryuta Koshiishi
  • Patent number: 10793023
    Abstract: A motor mounting structure for an electric seat sliding device includes: a motor; first and second elastic support members arranged to be mounted on the first and second protruding portions of the motor; a bracket arranged to support the both ends of the motor through the first and second elastic support members; and the second elastic support member being arranged to be moved between a position at which the second elastic support member is engaged with the second guide portion, and a position where the second elastic support member is disengaged from the second guide portion, and where the second elastic support portion is mounted on the second protruding portion of the motor positioned at the initial assembly position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TF-METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20200171981
    Abstract: In an electric seat slide device of the present invention, a rear-side bracket 27 includes a first support member 41 fixed to a lower rail 2, a second support member 42 fixed to the lower rail 2 together with the first support member 41, a female screw member 43 as a first nut member through which a screw shaft 4 passes, and a second nut member 44 through which the screw shaft 4 passes. A pair of side wall portions 47 extending along a lower rail longitudinal direction and a vertical wall portion 62 of the second support member 42 which is formed orthogonal to the straight line along the lower rail longitudinal direction are sandwiched between the female screw member 43 and the second nut member 44.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: TF-METAL Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 10661176
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing system including an imaging section, an identification section, a setup section, and a display control section. The imaging section captures an image of a user-designated body and outputs multispectral data regarding a subject. The multispectral data indicates light intensity in four or more wavelength bands. The identification section identifies the type of the subject in accordance with the multispectral data regarding the subject. The setup section sets, based on the type of the subject, an object corresponding to the subject appearing in a game. The display control section causes the object to be displayed in the game in a manner based on the type of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Nakata, Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 10589380
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object to inhibit fracture due to a HAZ softened part in substantially circular laser lap welding taking the place of resistance spot welding for joining a superposed plurality of steel sheets including a high strength steel sheet. To solve this problem, the inventors discovered lap welding comprising superposing a plurality of steel sheets and firing a laser to form a substantially circular laser weld (1), which lap welding firing the laser in a straight line through an outer edge of the substantially circular laser weld (1) so as to form a hardened part (8) at the steel sheets and thereby suppressing fracture arising from the HAZ softened part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Fujimoto, Tohru Okada, Takashi Imamura