Patents by Inventor Tomoki TAKAICHI
Tomoki TAKAICHI 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: 11951392Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20230141701Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki TAKAICHI, Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Toshimasa AOKI, Takeshi MATSUZAWA, Takahiro FUJII
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Patent number: 11577165Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20210260477Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Patent number: 11090556Abstract: There are provided an entertainment device, a display control method, a program, and an information storage medium for enabling command information arranged on a screen to be less of a nuisance for the user than before. A voice receiving section (56) receives a voice. When the voice represents prescribed information, a command information arranging section (68) arranges command information at a position on a screen in accordance with display content of the screen, the command information being indicative of a command and causing execution of a process corresponding to the command upon receipt of the voice represented by the information.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Keigo Tamura, Tomoki Takaichi, Masaki Higuchi, Toshimasa Aoki, Ikuo Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11033816Abstract: An input device for transmitting operation information of a user to an information processing device, includes: a housing having an upper surface; a left grip part located proximate to a left side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a left hand of the user; a right grip part located proximate to a right side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a right hand of the user; a first input part located proximately to the left grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the left hand; a second input part located proximately to the right grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the right hand, where the inputs from one of the first input part and the second input part cause system software of the information processing device to take action.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20200084261Abstract: An input device for transmitting operation information of a user to an information processing device, includes: a housing having an upper surface; a left grip part located proximate to a left side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a left hand of the user; a right grip part located proximate to a right side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a right hand of the user; a first input part located proximately to the left grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the left hand; a second input part located proximately to the right grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the right hand, where the inputs from one of the first input part and the second input part cause system software of the information processing device to take action.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Patent number: 10554742Abstract: Provided is an information processing system capable of controlling a user s own name disclosed to other user in accordance with the relationship with the other user. A user management server stores, for each of a plurality of users, an identification name adapted to identify the user in association with a restricted disclosure name registered by the user and information identifying a user entitled to disclosure to whom the disclosure of the restricted disclosure name is permitted. The user management server receives a request for acquisition of name information of a requested user including information identifying a requesting user from a client device. The user management server transmits the restricted disclosure name of the requested user as a reply to the acquisition request if the requesting user is registered as a user entitled to disclosure of the requested user. If not, the user management server transmits the identification name of the requested user.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Toshimasa Aoki, Tomoki Takaichi, Kosuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 10516724Abstract: An image generation unit generates image data to be displayed on an outputting apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts operation information of inputting units provided in an inputting apparatus. A sharing processing unit carries out, when the acceptance unit accepts operation information of particular one of the inputting units provided in the inputting apparatus, a process of sharing the image data generated by the image generation unit or information relating to the image data. The particular inputting unit provided in the inputting apparatus is used by a user to input operation information to system software of an information processing apparatus, and the sharing processing unit carries out the sharing process only when the acceptance unit accepts the operation information of the particular inputting unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Patent number: 10182087Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Publication number: 20180241788Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Patent number: 9986001Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Patent number: 9908044Abstract: An image of a game played by a user A is streaming distributed to information processing apparatuses of users B, C and D. On an outputting apparatus of the user A, candidates for a user who is to play the game in place of the user A are presented. To a user who has the operation right of the game, a controller mark indicating that the user has the operation right of the game is applied. Consequently, the user A can recognize at a glance who has the operation right.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Masahiro Fujihara, Haijie Hewu
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Patent number: 9519412Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a voice message acceptance block configured to accept a voice message; an option identification block configured to identify, from among a plurality of options related with information indicative of voice messages, in accordance with acceptance of a voice message by the voice message acceptance block, an option of attention that is an option related with information indicative of the accepted voice message and an alternative option other than this option of attention identified on the basis of the information indicative of this voice message or this option of attention; and a display control block configured to display information indicative that the option of attention is in a selected state and information indicative of a voice message by which the option identification block identifies the alternative option as the option of attention in accordance with the acceptance by the voice message acceptance block.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Keigo Tamura, Masaki Higuchi, Tomoki Takaichi, Toshimasa Aoki
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Publication number: 20160271490Abstract: There are provided an entertainment device, a display control method, a program, and an information storage medium for enabling command information arranged on a screen to be less of a nuisance for the user than before. A voice receiving section (56) receives a voice. When the voice represents prescribed information, a command information arranging section (68) arranges command information at a position on a screen in accordance with display content of the screen, the command information being indicative of a command and causing execution of a process corresponding to the command upon receipt of the voice represented by the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Keigo TAMURA, Tomoki TAKAICHI, Masaki HIGUCHI, Toshimasa AOKI, Ikuo KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20160151707Abstract: An image of a game played by a user A is streaming distributed to information processing apparatuses of users B, C and D. On an outputting apparatus of the user A, candidates for a user who is to play the game in place of the user A are presented. To a user who has the operation right of the game, a controller mark indicating that the user has the operation right of the game is applied. Consequently, the user A can recognize at a glance who has the operation right.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Masahiro Fujihara, Haijie Hewu
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Publication number: 20160006797Abstract: Provided is an information processing system capable of controlling a user s own name disclosed to other user in accordance with the relationship with the other user. A user management server stores, for each of a plurality of users, an identification name adapted to identify the user in association with a restricted disclosure name registered by the user and information identifying a user entitled to disclosure to whom the disclosure of the restricted disclosure name is permitted. The user management server receives a request for acquisition of name information of a requested user including information identifying a requesting user from a client device. The user management server transmits the restricted disclosure name of the requested user as a reply to the acquisition request if the requesting user is registered as a user entitled to disclosure of the requested user. If not, the user management server transmits the identification name of the requested user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Toshimasa AOKI, Tomoki TAKAICHI, Kosuke SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150281325Abstract: An image generation unit generates image data to be displayed on an outputting apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts operation information of inputting units provided in an inputting apparatus. A sharing processing unit carries out, when the acceptance unit accepts operation information of particular one of the inputting units provided in the inputting apparatus, a process of sharing the image data generated by the image generation unit or information relating to the image data. The particular inputting unit provided in the inputting apparatus is used by a user to input operation information to system software of an information processing apparatus, and the sharing processing unit carries out the sharing process only when the acceptance unit accepts the operation information of the particular inputting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20150281296Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section 302 acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section 322 reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section 342 accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section 344 transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Publication number: 20150134341Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a voice message acceptance block configured to accept a voice message; an option identification block configured to identify, from among a plurality of options related with information indicative of voice messages, in accordance with acceptance of a voice message by the voice message acceptance block, an option of attention that is an option related with information indicative of the accepted voice message and an alternative option other than this option of attention identified on the basis of the information indicative of this voice message or this option of attention; and a display control block configured to display information indicative that the option of attention is in a selected state and information indicative of a voice message by which the option identification block identifies the alternative option as the option of attention in accordance with the acceptance by the voice message acceptance block.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Keigo TAMURA, Masaki HIGUCHI, Tomoki TAKAICHI, Toshimasa AOKI