Patents by Inventor Takuro Sawada
Takuro Sawada 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: 12013981Abstract: Provided is a vibration device that is connected to an information processing apparatus and includes a vibration mechanism that generates a vibration. The vibration device receives a first vibration command for the vibration device from the information processing apparatus, receives a second vibration command for a different type of vibration device from the information processing apparatus in parallel with the first vibration command, and operates the vibration mechanism on the basis of at least one of the first vibration command and the second vibration command. The second vibration command is in a format different from that of the first vibration command. The different type of vibration device is of a type different from that of the vibration device.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takashi Enokihara, Takuro Sawada, Masatoshi Nakae, Shinya Mikami, Kenichi Sato, Yoshiyuki Imada
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Patent number: 11813518Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takeshi Igarashi, Tsubasa Umeki, Masaaki Tonogai, Isao Okuyama, Takuro Sawada
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Patent number: 11714488Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 11524224Abstract: Disclosed herein is an operating device connected to an information processing device, the operating device including an information transmitting section configured to receive an operation of a user and transmit operation information indicating content of the operation to the information processing device and a control processing section configured to perform control processing determined in advance according to the operation of the user, the information transmitting section transmitting state information indicating an execution state of the control processing to the information processing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masatoshi Nakae, Yoshiyuki Imada, Takuro Sawada
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Patent number: 11429187Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20220253141Abstract: Provided is a vibration device that is connected to an information processing apparatus and includes a vibration mechanism that generates a vibration. The vibration device receives a first vibration command for the vibration device from the information processing apparatus, receives a second vibration command for a different type of vibration device from the information processing apparatus in parallel with the first vibration command, and operates the vibration mechanism on the basis of at least one of the first vibration command and the second vibration command. The second vibration command is in a format different from that of the first vibration command. The different type of vibration device is of a type different from that of the vibration device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Takashi ENOKIHARA, Takuro SAWADA, Masatoshi NAKAE, Shinya MIKAMI, Kenichi SATO, Yoshiyuki IMADA
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Patent number: 11379043Abstract: Disclosed herein is a controller apparatus including a vibrating body movable within a predetermined movable range thereof, an operating member operated by a user, the operating member being movably operable within a movable range thereof overlapping partially with the movable range of the vibrating body, a reception section configured to receive a vibration instruction designating generation of vibration, a detection section configured to detect a position of the operating member within the movable range thereof, and a control section configured to give vibration to the operating member by controlling a position and vibration of the vibrating body in accordance with the received vibration instruction and the detected position of the operating member. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the control section controls the vibration of the vibrating body in a manner correcting the vibration designated by the vibration instruction.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takuro Sawada, Takashi Enokihara
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Publication number: 20210405748Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20210379486Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takeshi Igarashi, Tsubasa Umeki, Masaaki Tonogai, Isao Okuyama, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20210149490Abstract: Disclosed herein is a controller apparatus including a vibrating body movable within a predetermined movable range thereof, an operating member operated by a user, the operating member being movably operable within a movable range thereof overlapping partially with the movable range of the vibrating body, a reception section configured to receive a vibration instruction designating generation of vibration, a detection section configured to detect a position of the operating member within the movable range thereof, and a control section configured to give vibration to the operating member by controlling a position and vibration of the vibrating body in accordance with the received vibration instruction and the detected position of the operating member. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the control section controls the vibration of the vibrating body in a manner correcting the vibration designated by the vibration instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takuro Sawada, Takashi Enokihara
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Publication number: 20210146236Abstract: Disclosed herein is an operating device connected to an information processing device, the operating device including an information transmitting section configured to receive an operation of a user and transmit operation information indicating content of the operation to the information processing device and a control processing section configured to perform control processing determined in advance according to the operation of the user, the information transmitting section transmitting state information indicating an execution state of the control processing to the information processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masatoshi Nakae, Yoshiyuki Imada, Takuro Sawada
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Publication number: 20200341549Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Shin Kimura, Masaaki Tonogai, Takuro Sawada, Kazuyoshi Enomoto