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).

  • Information processing terminal, information processing method, and program
    Patent number: 9269004
    Abstract: An information processing terminal includes a recognition unit that recognizes an identifier projected over an image, an acquisition unit that acquires data of an object corresponding to the identifier, a processing unit that changes the orientation of the object according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier specified based on the image and, when it is no longer able to recognize the identifier, changes the orientation of the object according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier specified based on sensor data, and a display control unit that causes the object of which the orientation is changed according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier to be displayed over the image in a superimposed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Atsushi Shionozaki, Koshiro Mitsuya
  • Server, client terminal, system and program for presenting landscapes
    Patent number: 9269191
    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: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara
  • Information processing apparatus and recording medium
    Patent number: 9256284
    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: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    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 and recording medium
    Patent number: 9245389
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit configured to include a first display control mode in which control is performed in a manner that a first image from a user viewpoint, which is captured by a first imaging unit, is displayed on a display unit or control is performed in a manner that the display unit is transmissive, and a second display control mode in which control is performed in a manner that a second image captured by a second imaging unit including a user within an angle of view is displayed on the display unit, and a switching control unit configured to perform control in response to an instruction from the user in a manner that a display control mode of the display control unit is switched from the first display control mode to the second display control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Mitsuru Takehara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Akira Tange, Tomoya Onuma, Yuki Koga, Kohei Asada
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160005329
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: an estimation unit configured to estimate a used quantity of at least one of an ingredient to be cooked and a seasoning used in cooking, on the basis of a signal detected by a sensor; an index computation unit configured to compute a prescribed cooking index according to the estimated result by the estimation unit; and a notification control unit configured to perform control to issue a notification of the cooking index computed by the index computation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Hiroyuki HANAYA, Yasunori KAMADA, Yuki KOGA, Tomoya ONUMA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Kazunori HAYASHI, Takayasu KON, Akira TANGE
  • STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, PLAYBACK CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150356980
    Abstract: There is provided a storage control device including: a filter detecting unit configured to detect a voice signal estimation filter for estimating a first voice signal heard by a specific user himself/herself; an estimation unit configured to estimate the first voice signal heard by the specific user himself/herself, on the basis of a voice signal including a second voice signal of the specific user collected by an air conduction sound collecting unit in accordance with the voice signal estimation filter detected by the filter detecting unit; and a storage control unit configured to cause a storage unit to store the first voice signal estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Kohei ASADA, Katsuhisa ARATANI, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Kazunori HAYASHI, Takayasu KON, Yuki KOGA, Tomoya ONUMA, Akira TANGE, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Yasunori KAMADA, Hiroyuki HANAYA, Kazuhiro WATANABE
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150351022
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including a communication unit that transmits and receives data in at least one communication mode from among a first communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a predetermined range, and a second communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a wider range than the predetermined range; and a control unit that, when data is being transmitted and received with a second wireless communication apparatus via one or a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses in the first communication mode, configures the second communication mode and conducts a control for detecting a third wireless communication apparatus that satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyuki SAKODA, Yoichiro SAKO, Katsuhisa ARATANI, Kohei ASADA, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Yuki KOGA, Hiroyuki HANAYA, Tomoya ONUMA, Akira TANGE
  • MOBILE OBJECT, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150329122
    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: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Kohei Asada, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange
  • DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150332620
    Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including a detection unit that detects whether or not an input image contains an image of food or drink, an image creation unit that creates an image of food or drink whose exterior appearance is changed, when the detection unit detects an image of the food or drink, and a display control unit that performs control to display the image created by the image creation unit on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Yasunori KAMADA, Yuki KOGA, Hiroyuki HANAYA, Tomoya ONUMA, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takayasu KON, Kazunori HAYASHI, Kohei ASADA, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Akira TANGE
  • System, electronic apparatus, and recording medium
    Patent number: 9185282
    Abstract: There is provided a system including a housing configured to be grasped by a hand, a determination unit configured to determine whether an object point is present in a vicinity of an electronic apparatus, a recognition unit configured to recognize a relative relationship between the object point and a position of the electronic apparatus when the determination unit has determined that the object point is present in the vicinity, and a stimulation control unit configured to perform control in a manner that a stimulus is provided to a hand in accordance with the recognized relative relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akira Tange, Ichiro Mayama
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150319055
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a first apparatus in a communication system. The method comprises receiving content from a second apparatus, and determining whether to store the received content on at least one storage apparatus associated with the first apparatus based, at least in part, on priority information associated with the received content, the priority information indicating an evaIuation of a service provided by the received content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, YOICHIRO SAKO, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MICHIHIRO KOBAYASHI, KAZUHIRO WATANABE
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150312748
    Abstract: An information processing device include circuitry configured to acquire-service-information for a service from a first information processing apparatus, change a priority of the service based on a status of the information processing apparatus or a status of the service, and provide the service information to a second information processing apparatus based on the priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, YOICHIRO SAKO, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MICHIHIRO KOBAYASHI, KAZUHIRO WATANABE
  • SERVER, CLIENT TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150301790
    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: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, KATSUHISA ARATANI, KAZUHIRO WATANABE, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, YUKI KOGA, TOMOYA ONUMA
  • COMMUNICATION DEVICE, SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150262156
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an acceptation unit configured to accept a service execution request for requesting execution of a service, a control unit configured to specify a service providing device to which a request for execution of a service provided by the service providing device is made based on a device record that includes the service and provision destination group information that indicates a provision destination group of the service, and the service execution request accepted by the acceptation unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the service execution request to the service providing device specified by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Kohei Asada, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kenta Kawamoto, Taizo Shirai, Masayuki Takada
  • IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150254836
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging control apparatus including an imaging control section configured to control an imaging section to capture a predetermined area in a body cavity, a comparison section configured to compare a captured image captured by the imaging section with a reference image, and a storage control section configured to execute a control to store the captured image in response to a comparison result by the comparison section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150248168
    Abstract: A communication system includes processing circuitry that responds to a recognition result by initiating an electronic communication session with a user-designated destination. The recognition result corresponds with a recognized gesture made by the user as detected by a sensor, and the user-designated destination corresponds with the recognized gesture. A method and non-transitory computer program product also respond to the recognition result in a similar manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yasunori Kamada, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Mitsuru Takehara, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi
  • Mobile object, system, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9108642
    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: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    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
  • PLAYLIST SHARING METHODS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150207839
    Abstract: A player device uses playlists having names of contents. Users can update the playlists via network. The player device includes a storage device for storing digital data of the contents, a reception/reception circuit for downloading playlists, a display for displaying the titles of contents included in the playlists, a pointing device for specifying displayed titles, a circuit for retrieving digital data from the storage device in the event that digital data of a content specified by the pointing device is stored within the storage device, and an output circuit for outputting the retrieved digital data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Yamashita, Yasushi Miyajima, Makoto Inoue, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masamichi Asukai, Masafumi Matsuda, Toru Sasaki, Mitsuru Takehara, Toshiro Terauchi, Yoichiro Sako
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150208191
    Abstract: An information processing system including a recognizing unit configured to recognize a given target on the basis of signals detected by a plurality of sensors arranged around a specific user, an identifying unit configured to identify the given 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 signals acquired from sensors around the given target identified by the identifying unit in a manner that, when 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: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Katsuhisa Aratani, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Tomoya Onuma
  • CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150207976
    Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus including a detector configured to detect current position information, a setting part configured to set information-for-recognition that varies depending on position information, a recognition part configured to recognize a given target shown by the information-for-recognition set by the setting part in accordance with the current position information detected by the detector, and a controller configured to control at least one of an imaging part and a sound pick-up part in accordance with a recognition result obtained by the recognition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Yasunori Kamada, Yuki Koga, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takayasu Kon, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Kazunori Hayashi, Mitsuru Takehara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akira Tange, Tomoya Onuma, Hiroyuki Hanaya