Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Goto

Tetsuro Goto 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).

  • Patent number: 9740305
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication circuit configured to communicate with an input apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kabasawa, Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hideo Kawabe
  • Patent number: 9703432
    Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display excellent in portability and operability. A head-mounted display according to the present technology includes a main body and an input operation section. The main body includes a display section configured to present an image to a user and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation section includes a first detection element that extends in a first axis direction and is provided in the main body and electrostatically detects an operation position in the first axis direction, and a first guide section that guides an input operation of the user along the first axis direction on the first detection element, and controls the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Hirotaka Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9685002
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, including: an image-taking unit configured to take an image of real scenery to thereby obtain real image; a marker-detecting unit configured to extract a marker image from the real image, the marker image being an image of marker projection light, the marker projection light being projected by a projection device to the real scenery in order to provide spatial first information, the first information being necessary to display virtual information such that the virtual information is superimposed on the real scenery, second information being added to the marker projection light; and an extracting unit configured to extract the second information added to the extracted marker image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano
  • Patent number: 9632318
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body and an input operation unit. The main body includes a display unit configured to be capable of presenting an image to a user, and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation unit includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a first operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting a second operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano, Hirotaka Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20170068336
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprising a display and a detector. The detector is configured to detect a direction of at least one of the head-mounted display and a line of vision. The display is configured to display an output image of an application, wherein the application is selected based on the direction being outside a range of a front direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shinobu KURIYA, Masatoshi UENO, Kenichi KABASAWA, Daisuke KAWAKAMI, Tetsuro GOTO, Hisako SUGANO, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Toshiyuki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9581815
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body, an operation unit, and a controller. The main body includes a display unit capable of displaying an image in front of an eye of a user. The operation unit includes a buffer that is connected to the main body and deformable with respect to the main body, and a first detector configured to output a detection signal depending on the deformation. The controller is configured to generate an image signal for generating an image based on the detection signal and to output the image signal to the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Iwatsu, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Tetsuro Goto, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Shinobu Kuriya
  • Patent number: 9523854
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprising a display and a detector. The detector is configured to detect a direction of at least one of the head-mounted display and a line of vision. The display is configured to display an output image of an application, wherein the application is selected based on the direction being outside a range of a front direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinobu Kuriya, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20160321842
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, including: an image-taking unit configured to take an image of real scenery to thereby obtain real image; a marker-detecting unit configured to extract a marker image from the real image, the marker image being an image of marker projection light, the marker projection light being projected by a projection device to the real scenery in order to provide spatial first information, the first information being necessary to display virtual information such that the virtual information is superimposed on the real scenery, second information being added to the marker projection light; and an extracting unit configured to extract the second information added to the extracted marker image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: TETSURO GOTO, MASATOSHI UENO, KENICHI KABASAWA, TOSHIYUKI NAKAGAWA, DAISUKE KAWAKAMI, SHINOBU KURIYA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, HISAKO SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20160294388
    Abstract: An input apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an operation member, an electrode substrate, and a first support. The operation member includes a plurality of key regions and is configured to be deformable. The electrode substrate includes a first capacitive element arranged opposed to each of the plurality of key regions and a second capacitive element arranged around the first capacitive element. The electrode substrate is capable of electrostatically detecting a change of a distance from each of the plurality of key regions. The first support includes a plurality of first structures and a first space. The plurality of first structures connect between the electrode substrate and the operation member. The first space is formed between the plurality of first structures and capable of changing the distance between each of the plurality of key regions and the electrode substrate according to an input operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Kawaguchi, Shogo Shinkai, Tetsuro Goto, Toshio Kano
  • Publication number: 20150346839
    Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including a deformable sheet-like operational member having a plurality of key areas; an electrode substrate having a plurality of first electrode lines and a plurality of second electrode lines disposed facing to a plurality of the first electrode lines and crossing with a plurality of the first electrode lines, being capable of electrostatically detecting a change in a distance to each of a plurality of the key areas; and a support having a plurality of structures connecting the electrode substrate and the operational member, first spaces formed between a plurality of the structures corresponding to each of a plurality of the key areas, and second spaces formed between a plurality of the structures common to a predetermined plurality of the key areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Kawaguchi, Tetsuro Goto, Toshio Kano, Hideo Tanaka, Hayato Hasegawa, Takashi Itaya, Takayuki Tanaka, Fumihiko lida, Tomoaki Suzuki, Taizo Nishimura, Yuji Takahashi, Yasushi Itoshiro, Shogo Shinkai
  • Publication number: 20150280708
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a temperature compensation unit configured to correct an operation input value indicating an operation input to each of a plurality of key regions provided on a sheet-like operation member based on ambient temperature of an input device in which the operation input to each of the key regions is detected as a capacitance variation amount of a capacitive element depending on a change in a distance between the key region and the capacitive element, the capacitive element being provided in a manner that the capacitive element corresponds to each of the key regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Takashi Itaya, Toshio Kano, Akira Ebisui
  • Publication number: 20150261309
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a capacitance variation detection unit configured to detect an operation input to each of a plurality of key regions as a capacitance variation amount of a capacitive element, the key region being provided on a sheet-like operation member, the capacitive element being provided in association with each of the key regions, the capacitance variation amount being dependent on a change in a distance between the key region and the capacitive element, and an input state determination unit configured to determine whether an input state of the key region is an ON state based on the detected capacitance variation amount, the ON state being a state in which the operation input to the key region is decided to be valid. The input state determination unit determines an end of the ON state based on a differential value of the capacitance variation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Takashi Itaya, Toshio Kano, Akira Ebisui
  • Publication number: 20150190215
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a sintered ceramic implant fixture that includes a first portion configured to be buried in tissue of a living organism and a second portion configured to serve as a mount for a superstructure. The method includes fabricating a master model, subjecting the master model to blasting to roughen a surface of the master model, fabricating a mold having a cavity that is defined by the master model having the roughened surface, pouring a slurry containing ceramic powder into the cavity of the mold to obtain a hardened but not-yet-sintered ceramic implant fixture, and sintering the hardened but not-yet-sintered ceramic implant fixture to obtain the sintered ceramic implant fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Tateki Kashiwabara, Tetsuro Goto, Mikito Deguchi, Ryuichi Yoshimoto, Koji Hori, Michio Ito
  • Publication number: 20150097774
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication circuit configured to communicate with an input apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Kabasawa, Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hideo Kawabe
  • Patent number: 8988348
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires information of acceleration, angular velocity, and magnetic intensity of an operation device, a coordinate conversion unit which converts the angular velocity acquired by the acquisition unit into global angular velocity in a global coordinate system using information of posture angles of the operation device, an initial posture angle calculation unit which calculates a posture angle of the operation device in the initial stage in the global coordinate system based on the information of the acceleration and the magnetic intensity, an updating unit which updates the posture angle of the operation device in the global coordinate system based on information of the global angular velocity, and a control unit which causes the coordinate conversion unit to convert the first angular velocity into the global angular velocity and to convert a second angular velocity into the global angular velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Tetsuro Goto, Shinobu Kuriya, Kenichi Kabasawa, Masatoshi Ueno, Hideo Kawabe, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150070389
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to execute instructions to generate a superimposition parameter corresponding to superimposing virtual information on a real space based on a spatial position of a marker projected on the real space by an input apparatus, and cause a display section to display the virtual information superimposed on the real space according to the spatial position relationship while the marker is detectable and continue the display of the virtual information superimposed on the real space after the marker is undetectable according to a last detected spatial position of the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano
  • Patent number: 8957768
    Abstract: An operation apparatus includes a base, a sensing unit, a plurality of plates, and a drive mechanism. The base has a surface. The sensing unit includes at least three pressure-sensitive detection regions that are provided at different vertex positions of a polygon having at least three corners set in each of a plurality of regions obtained by partitioning at least a part of the surface of the base. The plurality of plates are provided to correspond to the plurality of regions and cover the at least a part of the surface. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of plates on the basis of a signal generated by detection of the sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kawabe, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Yusaku Kato, Kenichi Kabasawa, Tetsuro Goto, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150042563
    Abstract: There is provided a control method, including: outputting a displacement value depending on a displacement amount of an input device in a case where operation is input in the input device, the operation being for a control target displayed on a display apparatus, the position of the display apparatus being specified by a first coordinate system, the position of the input device being specified by a second coordinate system; calculating a displacement amount of the input device in the second coordinate system based on the displacement value; and displaying the control target, the control target being moved to a position corresponding to a displacement amount in the first coordinate system by using a transformation matrix, the transformation matrix transforming a displacement amount of the input device in the second coordinate system into a displacement amount in the first coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150009132
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprising a display and a detector. The detector is configured to detect a direction of at least one of the head-mounted display and a line of vision. The display is configured to display an output image of an application, wherein the application is selected based on the direction being outside a range of a front direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Shinobu Kuriya, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150002465
    Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display excellent in portability and operability. A head-mounted display according to the present technology includes a main body and an input operation section. The main body includes a display section configured to present an image to a user and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation section includes a first detection element that extends in a first axis direction and is provided in the main body and electrostatically detects an operation position in the first axis direction, and a first guide section that guides an input operation of the user along the first axis direction on the first detection element, and controls the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Shinobu Kuriya, Tetsuro Goto, Hisako Sugano, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Hirotaka Ishikawa