Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Kawamura
Toshiyuki Kawamura 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: 11385641Abstract: Provided an information processing device that is capable of switching between a state in which a device is carried and a state in which the device is not carried in a more suitable form in accordance with a state or situation in which the device is used. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a user and a controller that executes a control process for moving a device that can be carried by the user so that the device changes between a carry state in which the device is carried by the user and a non-carry state in which the device is not carried by the user on the basis of the information on the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Takeoka, Manabu Kii, Yasuhide Hosoda, Toshiyuki Kawamura
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Publication number: 20200089231Abstract: Provided an information processing device that is capable of switching between a state in which a device is carried and a state in which the device is not carried in a more suitable form in accordance with a state or situation in which the device is used. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a user and a controller that executes a control process for moving a device that can be carried by the user so that the device changes between a carry state in which the device is carried by the user and a non-carry state in which the device is not carried by the user on the basis of the information on the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: YOSHIKI TAKEOKA, MANABU KII, YASUHIDE HOSODA, TOSHIYUKI KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 10509401Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that is capable of switching between a state in which a device is carried and a state in which the device is not carried in a more suitable form in accordance with a state or situation in which the device is used. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a user and a controller that executes a control process for moving a device that can be carried by the user so that the device changes between a carry state in which the device is carried by the user and a non-carry state in which the device is not carried by the user on the basis of the information on the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Takeoka, Manabu Kii, Yasuhide Hosoda, Toshiyuki Kawamura
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Patent number: 10497020Abstract: An information processing system that acquires feedback information from a first user having viewed an advertising activity of a second user, the advertising activity including displaying advertising information on an information processing apparatus possessed by the second user; and updates profile information for determining an effectiveness of the advertising activity based on the received feedback information.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Manabu Kii, Yoshiki Takeoka, Akari Hoshi, Yasuhide Hosoda
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Publication number: 20170351257Abstract: [Object] To make it capable of switching a state in which a device is carried and a state in which the device is not carried in a more suitable form in accordance with a state or situation in which the device is used. [Solution] Provided is An information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a user; and a controller configured to execute a control process for moving a device that can be carried by the user so that the device changes between a carry state in which the device is carried by the user and a non-carry state in which the device is not carried by the user on the basis of the information on the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: YOSHIKI TAKEOKA, MANABU KII, YASUHIDE HOSODA, TOSHIYUKI KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20160140603Abstract: An information processing system that acquires feedback information from a first user having viewed an advertising activity of a second user, the advertising activity including displaying advertising information on an information processing apparatus possessed by the second user; and updates profile information for determining an effectiveness of the advertising activity based on the received feedback information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Toshiyuki KAWAMURA, Manabu KII, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Akari HOSHI, Yasuhide HOSODA
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Publication number: 20140379461Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a circuitry configured to initiate an outputting of advertisement information through a display device associated with a person, initiate a generation of an effect measurement information based on at least one of a reach metric and an effectiveness of the outputted advertisement information, and initiate an adjustment of the advertisement information based on the effect measurement information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki KAWAMURA, Manabu KII, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Akari HOSHI, Yasuhide HOSODA
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Patent number: 7296467Abstract: An angular velocity sensor 1 includes support members 10A1, 10A2, 10B1 and 10B2, bonded to two nodal points of a pillar-shaped oscillator, generated on oscillations of the oscillator, in a manner of sandwiching the nodal points from upper and lower sides of the oscillator. The support members simultaneously serve for mechanically supporting and providing for electrical connection of the oscillator. Upper support members 10A1, 10A2 and lower support members 10B1 and 10B2 for the nodal points include bent parts, the bent parts being bent in the same direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the oscillator. The upper support members and lower support members also include arms 11 extending at right angles to the up-and-down direction and to the longitudinal direction of the oscillator and connecting portion 13 for the arms and the oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Yoshinori Satoh, Toru Matsunaga, Takeshi Maeda, Naoya Sasaki, Kazuhiro Chiba
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Patent number: 7210349Abstract: The present invention provides a drive circuit of an oscillation gyro including two piezoelectric elements formed in an oscillator, which includes an adding circuit for supplying a drive signal to one side faces of the two piezoelectric elements and adding signals obtained from the other side faces opposed to the one side faces of the piezoelectric elements, and an oscillation circuit adapted to be fed back with an addition output signal obtained by the adding circuit, wherein a sine wave signal obtained as an oscillation output of the oscillation circuit is supplied to the one side faces of the two piezoelectric elements as the drive signal. Thus, the drive circuit of the oscillation gyro which obtains the stable output with the simple configuration can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Kurihara, Yoshinori Satoh, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Toru Matsunaga
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Patent number: 7140249Abstract: An angular velocity sensor having a pillar-shaped vibrator and support members. The support members clamp the vibrator from above and below, at those parts where vibration nodes are formed when the vibrator vibrates. The support members mechanically support the vibrator and are electrically connected to the vibrator. The support members have an uppermost layer covered with a silver or gold coating at the electrically connected parts. Each support member has arms and connecting parts provided at the distal ends of the arms. The connecting parts have a notch each. The support members are electrically and mechanically connected with conductive adhesive provided in the notches, applied to both surfaces of the connecting part and containing silver particles as conductive filler.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toru Matsunaga, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Yoshinori Satoh, Takeshi Maeda, Naoya Sasaki, Kazuhiro Chiba
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Patent number: 7111512Abstract: An angular rate sensor includes a quadratic prism-like oscillator 1a formed by laminating a substrate 2 and a piezoelectric material 3, the piezoelectric material 3 is made of piezoelectric ceramics including PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) as a main component, and the substrate 2 is made of a material other than PZT having physical property values equivalent to or less than PZT, which is a main component of the piezoelectric ceramics, with respect to Young's modulus, thermal expansion coefficient, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toru Matsunaga, Shigeto Watanabe, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Kazuo Kurihara, Yoshinori Satoh
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Patent number: 7111511Abstract: An angular rate sensor includes: a quadratic prism-like oscillator 1a formed by laminating a substrate 2 and a piezoelectric material 3; a reference electrode 3a which is formed on one main surface 3A of two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3, the one main surface 3A being bonded to the substrate 2, and which is connected to a reference potential; at least one drive electrode 3b which is formed on the other main surface 3B of the two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3 in the longitudinal direction of the oscillator 1a, and to which a signal for oscillating the oscillator 1a is supplied; and at least a pair of detection electrodes 3c1 and 3c2 which are formed, in parallel with each other, on the other main surface 3B of the two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3 in a manner to sandwich the drive electrode 3b, and which output a signal corresponding to Coriolis force generated in the oscillator 1a.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Toru Matsunaga, Kazuo Kurihara, Shigeto Watanabe, Yoshinori Satoh
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Publication number: 20060011000Abstract: The present invention provides a drive circuit of an oscillation gyro including two piezoelectric elements formed in an oscillator, which includes an adding circuit for supplying a drive signal to one side faces of the two piezoelectric elements and adding signals obtained from the other side faces opposed to the one side faces of the piezoelectric elements, and an oscillation circuit adapted to be fed back with an addition output signal obtained by the adding circuit, wherein a sine wave signal obtained as an oscillation output of the oscillation circuit is supplied to the one side faces of the two piezoelectric elements as the drive signal. Thus, the drive circuit of the oscillation gyro which obtains the stable output with the simple configuration can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Kurihara, Yoshinori Satoh, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Toru Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20050188766Abstract: An angular velocity sensor having a pillar-shaped vibrator and support members. The support members clamp the vibrator from above and below, at those parts where vibration nodes are formed when the vibrator vibrates. The support members mechanically support the vibrator and are electrically connected to the vibrator. The support members have an uppermost layer covered with a silver or gold coating at the electrically connected parts. Each support member has arms and connecting parts provided at the distal ends of the arms. The connecting parts have a notch each. The support members are electrically and mechanically connected with conductive adhesive provided in the notches, applied to both surfaces of the connecting part and containing silver particles as conductive filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Toru Matsunaga, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Yoshinori Satoh, Takeshi Maeda, Naoya Sasaki, Kazuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20050146618Abstract: An angular rate sensor includes a quadratic prism-like oscillator 1a formed by laminating a substrate 2 and a piezoelectric material 3, the piezoelectric material 3 is made of piezoelectric ceramics including PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) as a main component, and the substrate 2 is made of a material other than PZT having physical property values equivalent to or less than PZT, which is a main component of the piezoelectric ceramics, with respect to Young's modulus, thermal expansion coefficient, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Toru Matsunaga, Shigeto Watanabe, Toshiyuki Kawamura, Kazuo Kurihara, Yoshinori Satoh
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Publication number: 20050115318Abstract: Disclosed is an angular velocity sensor superior in shock-proofness and in assembling properties. The angular velocity sensor 1 includes support members 10A1, 10A2, 10B1 and 10B2, bonded to two nodal points of a pillar-shaped oscillator, generated on oscillations of the oscillator, in a manner of sandwiching the nodal points from upper and lower sides of the oscillator. The support members simultaneously serve for mechanically supporting and providing for electrical connection of the oscillator. Upper support members 10A1, 10A2 and lower support members 10B1 and 10B2 for the nodal points include bent parts halfway, the bent parts being bent in the same direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the oscillator. The upper support members and lower support members also include arms 12 extending at right angles to the up-and-down direction and to the longitudinal direction of the oscillator and junction parts 13 for the arms and the oscillator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2004Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Yoshinori Satoh, Toru Matsunaga, Takeshi Maeda, Naoya Sasaki, Kazuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20050097954Abstract: An angular rate sensor includes: a quadratic prism-like oscillator 1a formed by laminating a substrate 2 and a piezoelectric material 3; a reference electrode 3a which is formed on one main surface 3A of two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3, the one main surface 3A being bonded to the substrate 2, and which is connected to a reference potential; at least one drive electrode 3b which is formed on the other main surface 3B of the two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3 in the longitudinal direction of the oscillator 1a, and to which a signal for oscillating the oscillator 1a is supplied; and at least a pair of detection electrodes 3c1 and 3c2 which are formed, in parallel with each other, on the other main surface 3B of the two opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric material 3 in a manner to sandwich the drive electrode 3b, and which output a signal corresponding to Coriolis force generated in the oscillator 1a.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Toru Matsunaga, Kazuo Kurihara, Shigeto Watanabe, Yoshinori Satoh
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Patent number: 5795406Abstract: In a cementation method of metals in which hydrocarbon gas and oxidization gas are introduced into a heat treatment furnace, a small quantity of hydrocarbon gas of is introduced at a low pressure into the heat treatment furnace. The shift time and the gradient of the carbon potential varying toward a predetermined high or low level are controlled by increasing or decreasing the quantity of cementation gas and oxidization gas to be supplied to the furnace. After the carbon potential is reached to the high or low level, the carbon potential is maintained for a predetermined time period so as to prevent the deposited carbide from being bulked. In order to prevent the gas supply pipe from being choked with the soot of the hydrocarbon, oxidization gas of intermediate pressure is flushed into the gas supply pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Hitoshi Goi, Fumitaka Abukawa
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Patent number: 5676769Abstract: A treating material W pre-heated to a carburizing temperature of 750.degree.-950.degree. C. is heat-treated in a carburizing atmosphere directly supplied with hydrocarbon and oxidizing gases and heated to 1000.degree.-1100.degree. C. Then, the treating material W is forcibly cooled to a temperature below 600.degree. C., the treating material W is re-heated to 750.degree.-850.degree. C., and then it is hardened.Energy required to the carburization can be saved because drastic reduction of the treating time is possible.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1996Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Dowa Mining Co. Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Hitoshi Goi, Atsushi Murayama, Hirofumi Kamisugi