Patents by Inventor Tomoo Mizukami
Tomoo Mizukami 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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Publication number: 20250026020Abstract: To activate communication between an autonomous operation body and a user. Providing an information processing device that includes: an application control unit that controls operation of an application relating to communication between an autonomous operation body and a user; and a reflection unit that causes the autonomous operation body to reflect an operation performed by the user in the application. In the information processing device, the application control unit controls operation of an avatar imitating the autonomous operation body, and the reflection unit causes the autonomous operation body to reflect a reward obtained by the avatar on the basis of the operation performed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: TOMOO MIZUKAMI, KEI YOSHINAKA, NAOKI YUASA, IZUMI KAWANISHI, HIROTO WATANABE, JUNICHIROU SAKATA, TOHRU KURATA, YUICHIRO TOU
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Patent number: 12204338Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can provide more useful information for an action plan of an autonomous mobile body, the information processing apparatus including an action recommendation unit configured to present a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation. The action recommendation unit determines the recommended action on the basis of an action history collected from a plurality of the autonomous mobile bodies, and on the basis of a situation summary received from a target autonomous mobile body that is a target of recommendation. The information processing method includes presenting, by a processor, a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Naoki Fujiwara, Takuma Morita
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Patent number: 12198412Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Nishio, Yuhei Yabe, Tomoo Mizukami
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Patent number: 12122039Abstract: Provided is an information processing device to activate communication between an autonomous operation body and a user. The information processing device includes an application control unit that controls operation of an application relating to communication between an autonomous operation body and a user and a reflection unit that causes the autonomous operation body to reflect an operation performed by the user in the application. In the information processing device, the application control unit controls operation of an avatar imitating the autonomous operation body, and the reflection unit causes the autonomous operation body to reflect a reward obtained by the avatar on the basis of the operation performed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Kei Yoshinaka, Naoki Yuasa, Izumi Kawanishi, Hiroto Watanabe, Junichirou Sakata, Tohru Kurata, Yuichiro Tou
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Publication number: 20240216824Abstract: There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori ISHIBASHI, Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Takuma ARAKI, Masato MURAKI, Tomoyuki ARAI, Goushi KOIKE, Takayuki ITO, Kouta KATSUMURA, Yohei WATANABE, Muneyuki HORIGUCHI, Takashi MAEDA, Satoshi MUTO, Hideo MIYANO
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Patent number: 11969662Abstract: There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Ishibashi, Tomoo Mizukami, Takuma Araki, Masato Muraki, Tomoyuki Arai, Goushi Koike, Takayuki Ito, Kouta Katsumura, Yohei Watanabe, Muneyuki Horiguchi, Takashi Maeda, Satoshi Muto, Hideo Miyano
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Patent number: 11938625Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method to increase movement patterns of an autonomous mobile body more easily, the information processing apparatus including an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a driving unit. The operation control unit generates, on the basis of a teaching movement, control sequence data for causing a driving unit of an autonomous mobile body to execute an autonomous movement corresponding to the teaching movement, and causes the driving unit to execute the autonomous movement according to the control sequence data, on the basis of an action plan determined by situation estimation. The information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, an operation of a driving unit, and the controlling further includes generating control sequence data, and causing the driving unit to execute an autonomous movement according to the control sequence data.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Mika Nagae, Takuma Morita, Naoya Muramatsu, Eiichiro Morinaga, Katsuhisa Ito
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Publication number: 20240078798Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: MASATO NISHIO, YUHEI YABE, TOMOO MIZUKAMI
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Patent number: 11847822Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Nishio, Yuhei Yabe, Tomoo Mizukami
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Publication number: 20230305530Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method to implement a more natural and flexible behavior plan of an autonomous mobile object, the information processing apparatus including a behavior planner configured to plan a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the behavior planner is configured to, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determine the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object. The information processing method includes, by a processor, planning a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the planning includes, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determining the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takuma MORITA, Yusuke KAWABE, Tomoo MIZUKAMI
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Publication number: 20230266767Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can provide more useful information for an action plan of an autonomous mobile body, the information processing apparatus including an action recommendation unit configured to present a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation. The action recommendation unit determines the recommended action on the basis of an action history collected from a plurality of the autonomous mobile bodies, and on the basis of a situation summary received from a target autonomous mobile body that is a target of recommendation. The information processing method includes presenting, by a processor, a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Naoki FUJIWARA, Takuma MORITA
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Patent number: 11709476Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method to implement a more natural and flexible behavior plan of an autonomous mobile object, the information processing apparatus including a behavior planner configured to plan a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the behavior planner is configured to, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determine the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object. The information processing method includes, by a processor, planning a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the planning includes, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determining the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takuma Morita, Yusuke Kawabe, Tomoo Mizukami
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Publication number: 20230195192Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program with which it is easy for a user to predict a future remaining battery amount. According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that performs control to calculate a future prediction value of remaining battery amount on the basis of a use history of an information processing apparatus by a user and to present prediction value related information related to the prediction value to the user. According to the present disclosure, the user can easily predict the future remaining battery amount. Note that the effects described above are not necessarily limitative. With or in the place of the above effects, there may be achieved any one of the effects described in this specification or other effects that may be grasped from this specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicants: Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Noriaki SAKAMOTO, Tomonobu TSUJIKAWA, Shota KAWARAZAKI, Ryo NAKAGAWA, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11675360Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can provide more useful information for an action plan of an autonomous mobile body, the information processing apparatus including an action recommendation unit configured to present a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation. The action recommendation unit determines the recommended action on the basis of an action history collected from a plurality of the autonomous mobile bodies, and on the basis of a situation summary received from a target autonomous mobile body that is a target of recommendation. The information processing method includes presenting, by a processor, a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Naoki Fujiwara, Takuma Morita
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Patent number: 11609621Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program with which it is easy for a user to predict a future remaining battery amount. According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that performs control to calculate a future prediction value of remaining battery amount on the basis of a use history of an information processing apparatus by a user and to present prediction value related information related to the prediction value to the user. According to the present disclosure, the user can easily predict the future remaining battery amount. Note that the effects described above are not necessarily limitative. With or in the place of the above effects, there may be achieved any one of the effects described in this specification or other effects that may be grasped from this specification.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignees: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC., SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Noriaki Sakamoto, Tomonobu Tsujikawa, Shota Kawarazaki, Ryo Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20220371178Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method to increase movement patterns of an autonomous mobile body more easily, the information processing apparatus including an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a driving unit. The operation control unit generates, on the basis of a teaching movement, control sequence data for causing a driving unit of an autonomous mobile body to execute an autonomous movement corresponding to the teaching movement, and causes the driving unit to execute the autonomous movement according to the control sequence data, on the basis of an action plan determined by situation estimation. The information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, an operation of a driving unit, and the controlling further includes generating control sequence data, and causing the driving unit to execute an autonomous movement according to the control sequence data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Mika NAGAE, Takuma MORITA, Naoya MURAMATSU, Eiichiro MORINAGA, Katsuhisa ITO
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Patent number: 11446813Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method to increase movement patterns of an autonomous mobile body more easily, the information processing apparatus including an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a driving unit. The operation control unit generates, on the basis of a teaching movement, control sequence data for causing a driving unit of an autonomous mobile body to execute an autonomous movement corresponding to the teaching movement, and causes the driving unit to execute the autonomous movement according to the control sequence data, on the basis of an action plan determined by situation estimation. The information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, an operation of a driving unit, and the controlling further includes generating control sequence data, and causing the driving unit to execute an autonomous movement according to the control sequence data.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Mika Nagae, Takuma Morita, Naoya Muramatsu, Eiichiro Morinaga, Katsuhisa Ito
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Patent number: 11336107Abstract: [Object] To achieve both prevention of overcharging of the battery and convenience of the user. [Solution] An information processing device includes: a charged capacity detection unit configured to detect a charged capacity of a battery; a charging control unit configured to control a charging circuit; and a specification unit configured to specify when discharge of the battery starts. The charging control unit performs charging suppression control on the charging circuit such that the battery is charged to a preparatorily charged capacity that is lower than a fully charged capacity of the battery, on the basis of the charged capacity detected by the charged capacity detection unit, the charging of the battery stops when the charged capacity of the battery reaches the preparatorily charged capacity, and the charging of the battery restarts from the preparatorily charged capacity before discharge of the battery starts.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Atsuo Suzuki, Yuumi Ozawa, Ryo Nakagawa, Shota Kawarazaki, Masahiko Naito, Kazuyuki Saga, Naoyuki Itakura, Tomohiko Sato, Masashi Kokubo, Daisuke Sakai
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Publication number: 20220113778Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program with which it is easy for a user to predict a future remaining battery amount. According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that performs control to calculate a future prediction value of remaining battery amount on the basis of a use history of an information processing apparatus by a user and to present prediction value related information related to the prediction value to the user. According to the present disclosure, the user can easily predict the future remaining battery amount. Note that the effects described above are not necessarily limitative. With or in the place of the above effects, there may be achieved any one of the effects described in this specification or other effects that may be grasped from this specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicants: Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Noriaki SAKAMOTO, Tomonobu TSUJIKAWA, Shota KAWARAZAKI, Ryo NAKAGAWA, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11209884Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program with which it is easy for a user to predict a future remaining battery amount. According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that performs control to calculate a future prediction value of remaining battery amount on the basis of a use history of an information processing apparatus by a user and to present prediction value related information related to the prediction value to the user. According to the present disclosure, the user can easily predict the Future remaining battery amount. Note that the effects described above are not necessarily limitative. With or in the place of the above effects, there may be achieved any one of the effects described in this specification or other effects that may be grasped from this specification.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Noriaki Sakamoto, Tomonobu Tsujikawa, Shota Kawarazaki, Ryo Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi