Patents by Inventor Taketo Akama

Taketo Akama 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: 20240095500
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) includes control means (30), data input means (10) for inputting sequence data, a machine learning model (21) that generates new sequence data based on the sequence data input by the data input means (10), and sequence data selecting means (10) for selecting, when new sequence data is generated by the machine learning model (21), target sequence data for changing the sequence data and/or context sequence data for not changing the sequence data. The control means (30) (i) generates new target sequence data that interpolates at least two sequence data already generated by the machine learning model or (ii) generates different new sequence data for the sequence data already generated by the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20240096303
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure includes an extraction unit 131 that extracts first data from an element constituting first content, and a model generation unit 132 that generates a learned model that has a first encoder 50 that calculates a first feature quantity which is a feature quantity of first content, and a second encoder 55 that calculates a second feature quantity which is a feature quantity of the extracted first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Patent number: 11915522
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a prediction unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The prediction unit predicts an action of the target object on a basis of the estimated posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru Aoki, Taketo Akama, Hideki Oyaizu, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Yuhi Kondo
  • Patent number: 11880748
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) according to the present disclosure includes an acquiring unit (132) that uses a trained encoder to acquire a feature value of each set of partial data forming first content; a calculating unit (133) that calculates a relative feature value that is a relative feature value between sets of partial data from the acquired feature values of the sets of partial data to calculate a relative feature value sequence indicating a feature of a structure of the first content; and a generating unit (134) that generates second content based on the relative feature value sequence of the first content and a feature value of optional data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo Akama
  • Patent number: 11869467
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure includes an extraction unit 131 that extracts first data from an element constituting first content, and a model generation unit 132 that generates a learned model that has a first encoder 50 that calculates a first feature quantity which is a feature quantity of first content, and a second encoder 55 that calculates a second feature quantity which is a feature quantity of the extracted first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo Akama
  • Patent number: 11772644
    Abstract: A damage reduction device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a recognition unit, and a determination unit. The input unit inputs status data regarding a status in a moving direction of a moving body apparatus. The prediction unit predicts a collision with an object in the moving direction on the basis of the status data. The recognition unit recognizes whether the object includes a person. The determination unit determines, when the collision with the object is predicted and it is recognized that the object includes a person, a steering direction of the moving body apparatus in which a collision with the person is avoidable, on the basis of the status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Oyaizu, Yuhi Kondo, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Suguru Aoki, Taketo Akama
  • Publication number: 20230153683
    Abstract: An information processing method including generating, by using a plurality of features not in a concatenating relationship and using a trained model, new data obtained from the plurality of features having alterations, in which, when having received an input of the plurality of features, the trained model outputs the plurality of features having alterations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20230135118
    Abstract: An information processing method is an information processing method including generating an output track by using an input track including a plurality of first information elements provided over a certain period or a certain section and a learned model (21), in which the output track includes a first track that is a same track as the input track or a changed track, and a second track including a plurality of second information elements provided over the certain period or the certain section, and the learned model (21) is a learned model generated by using training data so as to output output data corresponding to the output track when input data corresponding to the first track is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20230005459
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to adjust commonness and eccentricity of automatically generated content by likelihood exploration while satisfying reality. Input content including a sequence of data is encoded to be converted into a latent variable, the latent variable is decoded to reconfigure output content, a loss function is calculated on the basis of a likelihood of the input content which is an input sequence, a gradient of the loss function is lowered to update the latent variable, and the updated latent variable is decoded to reconfigure output content. The present invention can be applied to an automatic content generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Patent number: 11335003
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for analyzing embryonic development images. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of embryonic development images captured in a time series, determining, for at least one of the plurality of embryonic development images, a time series of evaluation values for each of a plurality of evaluation items associated with the plurality of embryonic development images, and evaluating a characteristic of cells represented in one or more of the plurality of embryonic development images based, at least in part, on the time series of evaluation values for the plurality of evaluation items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taketo Akama, Jianing Wu, Masataka Shinoda
  • Publication number: 20220126821
    Abstract: A damage reduction device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a recognition unit, and a determination unit. The input unit inputs status data regarding a status in a moving direction of a moving body apparatus. The prediction unit predicts a collision with an object in the moving direction on the basis of the status data. The recognition unit recognizes whether the object includes a person. The determination unit determines, when the collision with the object is predicted and it is recognized that the object includes a person, a steering direction of the moving body apparatus in which a collision with the person is avoidable, on the basis of the status data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Oyaizu, Yuhi Kondo, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Suguru Aoki, Taketo Akama
  • Patent number: 11254307
    Abstract: A damage reduction device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a recognition unit, and a determination unit. The input unit inputs status data regarding a status in a moving direction of a moving body apparatus. The prediction unit predicts a collision with an object in the moving direction on the basis of the status data. The recognition unit recognizes whether the object includes a person. The determination unit determines, when the collision with the object is predicted and it is recognized that the object includes a person, a steering direction of the moving body apparatus in which a collision with the person is avoidable, on the basis of the status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Oyaizu, Yuhi Kondo, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Suguru Aoki, Taketo Akama
  • Publication number: 20210358461
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure includes an extraction unit 131 that extracts first data from an element constituting first content, and a model generation unit 132 that generates a learned model that has a first encoder 50 that calculates a first feature quantity which is a feature quantity of first content, and a second encoder 55 that calculates a second feature quantity which is a feature quantity of the extracted first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20210232965
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) according to the present disclosure includes an acquiring unit (132) that uses a trained encoder to acquire a feature value of each set of partial data forming first content; a calculating unit (133) that calculates a relative feature value that is a relative feature value between sets of partial data from the acquired feature values of the sets of partial data to calculate a relative feature value sequence indicating a feature of a structure of the first content; and a generating unit (134) that generates second content based on the relative feature value sequence of the first content and a feature value of optional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20210166007
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a prediction unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The prediction unit predicts an action of the target object on a basis of the estimated posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: SUGURU AOKI, TAKETO AKAMA, HIDEKI OYAIZU, YASUTAKA HIRASAWA, YUHI KONDO
  • Patent number: 10949656
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a prediction unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The prediction unit predicts an action of the target object on a basis of the estimated posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru Aoki, Taketo Akama, Hideki Oyaizu, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Yuhi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210034162
    Abstract: Provided is a control device including a control unit that outputs information that controls output of scent on the basis of a result of recognizing a hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: ATSUSHI IRIE, MASAKI HANDA, TAKETO AKAMA, HSINGYING HO, TAKESHI OHASHI, MIDORI KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20200364869
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for analyzing embryonic development images. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of embryonic development images captured in a time series, determining, for at least one of the plurality of embryonic development images, a time series of evaluation values for each of a plurality of evaluation items associated with the plurality of embryonic development images, and evaluating a characteristic of cells represented in one or more of the plurality of embryonic development images based, at least in part, on the time series of evaluation values for the plurality of evaluation items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taketo Akama, Jianing Wu, Masataka Shinoda
  • Patent number: 10839248
    Abstract: A polarized image acquisition unit 20 acquires polarized images in a plurality of polarization directions. A reflection information generation unit 30 generates reflection information indicating reflection components from the polarized images in the plurality of polarization directions acquired by the polarized image acquisition unit 20. A reflection information using unit 40 uses the reflection information generated by the reflection information generation unit 30 to acquire an image of a viewed object appearing in the polarized images. A depth estimation unit estimates a depth value of a reflective surface area and acquires a position of the viewed object on the basis of an image of the viewed object appearing in the reflective surface area and the estimated depth value. Therefore, the viewed object positioned in, for example, an area of a blind spot can be easily checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhi Kondo, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Hideki Oyaizu, Taketo Akama, Suguru Aoki
  • Patent number: 10793149
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. To the input unit, a pickup image of a camera provided to an own vehicle is input. The control unit detects a mirror provided to a different vehicle that exists in front of the own vehicle from the input pickup image, detects a person from a mirror image of the detected mirror, and recognizes a state of the person from an image of the detected person. Further, the control unit performs an alerting process or a control process for the own vehicle to prevent an accident of the own vehicle or the different vehicle in accordance with the recognized state of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taketo Akama, Suguru Aoki, Hideki Oyaizu, Yasutaka Hirasawa, Yuhi Kondo