Patents by Inventor Takatoshi Nakamura

Takatoshi Nakamura 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).

  • Server and client terminal for providing a result based on zoom operation
    Patent number: 9817630
    Abstract: There is provided a server including a reception section which receives, from a client terminal, present position information showing a position of the client terminal, and direction information showing an orientation of the client terminal, a retrieval section which retrieves sensory data to which detection position information is added corresponding to a position in a vicinity of an axial line extending in a direction shown by the direction information from the position of the client terminal, and a transmission section which transmits the sensory data retrieved by the retrieval section to the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma
  • Pair of contact lenses, contact lens and storage medium
    Patent number: 9810926
    Abstract: A pair of contact lenses comprise: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kazunori Hayashi, Takatoshi Nakamura, Tomoya Onuma, Takayasu Kon, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Masakazu Yajima, Kohei Asada
  • Information processing apparatus and storage medium
    Patent number: 9799232
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user is consuming food and drink or whether food and drink is present in a periphery of the user, and a control unit configured to carry out control to output a control signal to an adding unit that adds a lighting effect to one of the food and drink present in a real space and picked-up images of the food and drink in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Yuki Koga, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Kohei Asada, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • Information processing apparatus and recording medium
    Patent number: 9792954
    Abstract: There is provided An information processing apparatus including a perspective switching control unit configured to switch a perspective when playing back content acquired by a content acquisition unit to at least one of a first-person perspective and a third-person perspective, an editing unit configured to edit a part of the content, and a playback control unit configured to play back the content edited by the editing unit in the at least one of the first-person perspective and the third-person perspective to which the perspective has been switched by the perspective switching control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hanaya, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kohei Asada, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Akira Tange, Tomoya Onuma
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and toy system
    Patent number: 9737808
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an attribute management unit configured to manage a variable attribute value associated with each one or more characters existing in a real space, a detection unit configured to detect an interaction event between a first character and a real object by using an image captured by a camera that captures the real space, and a setting unit configured to set a rule for changing the attribute value of the first character depending on the interaction event. In a case where the detection unit has detected the interaction event, the attribute management unit changes the attribute value of the first character in accordance with the rule set by the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexis Andre, Akichika Tanaka, Yasuhiro Takeda, Tetsu Natsume, Kenichi Okada, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • Server, client terminal, system, and program for presenting landscapes
    Patent number: 9721392
    Abstract: There is provided a server including a reception unit configured to receive, from a client terminal, position information indicating a position of the client terminal, and direction information indicating a direction in which the client terminal is directed, and a search unit configured to search for image data provided with position information indicating an opposite position across a target object present in the direction indicated by the direction information with respect to the position of the client terminal based on the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara
  • Content using method, content using apparatus, content recording method, content recording apparatus, content providing system, content receiving method, content receiving apparatus, and content data format
    Patent number: 9715550
    Abstract: A method of using contents includes the steps of setting public time information and private time information, the public time information being associated with each content and defined universally for use by a large number of unspecified users, the private time being associated with the content and defined for use by a small number of particular persons, and searching for a content according to the public time information and/or the private time information and using the content detected in the searching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Toru Sasaki, Takatoshi Nakamura, Yuichi Abe, Toshiro Terauchi, Motoyuki Takai
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170205240
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication system, a control method, and a storage medium, which can guide a user to an action for having the predetermined feeling in accordance with a feeling map. [Solution] Provided is a communication system including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire present position information of a user; a guiding information generation unit configured to generate guiding information in accordance with the present position information and map information in which feeling data is mapped; and a supply unit configured to supply the guiding information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Akira TANGE, Masakazu YAJIMA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Yasunori KAMADA, Katsuhisa ARATANI, Kazunori HAYASHI, Takayasu KON, Kohei ASADA, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Tsuyoshi ABIKO, Yuki KOGA, Tomoya ONUMA
  • Information processing device, information processing method and program
    Patent number: 9699639
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuki Itaya, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masayuki Takada, Shuhei Sonoda
  • Movement supporting method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9675866
    Abstract: A movement supporting method includes the following steps: detecting a movement tempo of a user; determining whether a movement tempo detection value is within a target range; and outputting a warning when the movement tempo detection value is out of the target range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Hirofumi Tamori, Susumu Takatsuka, Toshiro Terauchi, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20170163938
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a storage medium, and a control method which are capable of assisting more comfortable and safer living by providing information based on real-time images collected from a plurality of imaging devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a search unit configured to search for an imaging device around a specific information processing device; a providing unit configured to provide information related to the searched imaging device and an angle of view of the imaging device to a user; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image imaged by an imaging device selected by the user. The providing unit provides the image acquired by the acquiring unit to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, YUKI KOGA, TOMOYA ONUMA, AKIRA TANGE
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170150309
    Abstract: To cause a specific device to stay in a specific location. An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit in the information processing apparatus performs control that transmits a stay request to request a stay in a specific location to a first information processing apparatus included in a plurality of information processing apparatuses in a network in which the plurality of information processing apparatuses perform one-to-one wireless communication to be connected to each other. In addition, the control unit in the information processing apparatus performs control that gives an incentive to the first information processing apparatus under a condition that the first information processing apparatus stays in the specific location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: ERIKA SAITO, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, AKIHIRO IHORI, YUETING HU
  • Communication apparatus and storage medium
    Patent number: 9660724
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a communication unit having an optical communication scheme and a different communication scheme from the optical communication scheme, a level setting unit configured to set a security level in data communication, and a communication scheme switching unit configured to switch communication schemes of the communication unit in accordance with the security level that is set by the level setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takushi Kunihiro, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Katsuhito Ishida, Tomoya Onuma, Michihiro Kobayashi, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hanaya
  • CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20170116472
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product use control circuitry to respond to an optical detection of a wearable object worn by a user by initiating a service provided to the user, the service being associated with the wearable object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, YASUNORI KAMADA, TAKAYASU KON, KAZUNORI HAYASHI, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, TOMOYA ONUMA, KAZUHIRO WATANABE, YUKI KOGA, MAIKO SAITOU
  • Server, client terminal, system, and program
    Patent number: 9635234
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires position information corresponding to a position of an information processing apparatus; acquires orientation information corresponding to an orientation of the information processing apparatus; obtains image data based on the position information and orientation information; and outputs the obtained image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara
  • Mobile object, system, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9616901
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile object including an input detection unit configured to detect an input from an outside, an acquisition unit configured to acquire environmental information detected by a sensor in a remote location, in accordance with a content of detection performed by the input detection unit, and a control unit configured to control an actuator other than a driving actuator in accordance with the environmental information acquired by the acquisition unit, the driving actuator relating to movement of the mobile object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Kohei Asada, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange
  • Information processing system and storage medium
    Patent number: 9615173
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including a recognizing unit configured to recognize a first target and a second target on the basis of signals detected by a plurality of sensors arranged around a specific user, an identifying unit configured to identify the first target and the second target recognized by the recognizing unit, an estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the specific user in accordance with the a signal detected by any one of the plurality of sensors, and a signal processing unit configured to process each of signals acquired from sensors around the first target and the second target identified by the identifying unit in a manner that, when being output from a plurality of actuators arranged around the specific user, the signals are localized near the position of the specific user estimated by the estimating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kohei Asada, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma
  • Communication method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9596581
    Abstract: A communication method includes the steps of transmitting, by means of a first communication apparatus, personal information to a second communication apparatus; receiving, by means of the second communication apparatus, the personal information and searching, by means of the second communication apparatus, whether or not personal information having the same content as the received personal information exists in the second communication apparatus; and notifying, by means of the second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus of a search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Toshiro Terauchi, Makoto Inoue, Motoyuki Takai, Masamichi Asukai, Katsuya Shirai, Takatoshi Nakamura, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Masafumi Matsuda
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20170048654
    Abstract: Information on the belongings of a nearby-present person is easily acquired. An information processing apparatus comprises a reception unit and a control unit. Herein, the reception unit is directed for receiving belongings information of the user of other information processing apparatus transmitted from the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication. Further, the control unit is directed for causing the received belongings information to be output and controlling evaluation information on the belongings information to be transmitted to the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication on the basis of a user operation for the belongings information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuyuki SAKODA, Akihiro IHORI, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Kazutoshi SERITA, Erika SAITO, Yueting HU
  • Control system, control method and computer program product
    Patent number: 9569660
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product use control circuitry to respond to an optical detection of a wearable object worn by a user by initiating a service provided to the user, the service being associated with the wearable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yuki Koga, Maiko Saitou