Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Ishii

Tomohiro Ishii 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: 20170038892
    Abstract: There is provided a control device to provide an information processing system capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the control device including: a generation unit configured to generate the control information for controlling an output unit such that an output associated with a predetermined condition is executed when a state on a display surface detected by a detection unit satisfies the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20170039030
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device, display control method, and program capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the display control device including: a display control unit configured to control a display indicating a range of directivity formed by beamforming executed by a sound input unit or a sound output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20170041581
    Abstract: There is provided a control device, control method, and computer program capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire state information obtained by detecting a state of a projection surface; and a generation unit configured to generate control information for controlling an illumination unit that outputs illumination without involvement in display of image information based on the state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Patent number: 9565478
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakai, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
  • Publication number: 20170031530
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device, display control method, and program capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the display control device including: a display control unit configured to decide a display region of a display object to be displayed on a display surface according to information regarding a real object on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Masayuki YAMADA, Yohei FUKUMA, Yuzuru KIMURA, Yasushi OKUMURA, Takashi SHIBUYA, Katsuya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20170013317
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at t
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakai, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
  • Publication number: 20160328093
    Abstract: [Object] It is desired that the user intuitively perceives the relationship between the plurality of pieces of content and the piece of content that is currently being played back. [Solution] Provided is an information processing system including an output control unit configured to control a display output unit in a manner that a display object indicating a sequential passage of time is displayed. The display object indicates a playback position of content, the display object including a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO ISHII, TETSUO IKEDA, ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, MASANARI KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9487849
    Abstract: The invention provides ferritic stainless steels exhibiting good weldability and excellent corrosion resistance even under such welding conditions that sensitization is induced. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: more than 0.3 to 0.55%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 19.0 to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01 to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2 to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.08 to 1.2%, V: 0.02 to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, and N: 0.001 to 0.030%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the ferritic stainless steel satisfying Equations (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Shin Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20160289786
    Abstract: A ferrite-martensite dual-phase stainless steel has satisfactory corrosion resistance and workability for a material for the body of a freight car and excellent low-temperature toughness. The ferrite-martensite dual-phase stainless steel has a specified chemical composition, in which inequalities (I) and (II) below are satisfied, and a steel microstructure including a dual phase of a ferrite phase and a martensite phase, in which the content of the martensite phase is 5% or more and 95% or less in terms of vol. %: 10.5?Cr+1.5×Si?13.5??(I) 1.5?30×(C+N)+Ni+0.5×Mn?6.0??(II), where Cr and Si in inequality (I) above and C, N, Ni, and Mn in inequality (II) above respectively represent the contents (mass %) of the corresponding chemical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroki Ota, Chikara Kami, Saiichi Murata, Mitsuyuki Fujisawa, Genichi Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20160209915
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Masayuki YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9332117
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Tomohiro Ishii, Atsushi Izumihara, Takayuki Sakamoto, Masayuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20160080818
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at t
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke SAKAI, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
  • Patent number: 9197935
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakai, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
  • Publication number: 20150275342
    Abstract: Provided are a ferritic stainless steel having a corrosion resistance at a certain level or more and a temper-color removal performance at a certain level or more and a method for manufacturing the ferritic stainless steel. A ferritic stainless steel has a composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.030%, Si: 0.03% to 0.30%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 22.0% to 28.0%, Mo: 0.2% to 3.0%, Al: 0.01% to 0.15%, Ti: more than 0.30% to 0.80%, V: 0.001% to 0.080%, and N: 0.001% to 0.050%; Mn: 0.05% to 0.30% and Ni: 0.01% to 5.00%, or Mn: 0.05% to 2.00% and Ni: 0.01% to 0.30%; Nb: 0.05% or less as an optional component; and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and the steel has a surface where TiN having a grain diameter of 1 ?m or more is distributed at a density of 30 particles/mm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Shin Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Ogata, Hiroki Ota
  • Patent number: 9143830
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakai, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
  • Patent number: 9130199
    Abstract: A stainless steel for a fuel cell having good corrosion resistance throughout a wide potential range and a method for producing the same are provided. In particular, a coating having an intensity ratio [(OO/OH)/(Cr/Fe)] of 1.0 or more determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis is formed by performing an anodic electrolyzation treatment on a surface of a stainless steel in an electrolyte solution, the stainless steel containing 16% by mass or more of Cr and preferably having a composition that includes, in terms of percent by mass, C: 0.03% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, S: 0.01% or less, P: 0.05% or less, Al: 0.20% or less, N: 0.03% or less, Cr: 20 to 40%, at least one selected from Nb, Ti, and Zr, in total: 1.0% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Ide, Tomohiro Ishii, Naoki Nishiyama, Shin Ishikawa, Takumi Ujiro, Noriko Makiishi
  • Publication number: 20150126167
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro ISHII, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Takayuki SAKAMOTO, Masayuki YAMADA
  • Patent number: D760769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Tetsuo Ikeda, Masayuki Yamada
  • Patent number: D760790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Tetsuo Ikeda, Atsushi Izumihara, Masanari Koyama
  • Patent number: D766279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Saito, Tomohiro Ishii