Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Ishikawa

Tsuyoshi Ishikawa 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: 20240111358
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry that acquires information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, HIROYUKI AGA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, MITSURU NISHIBE, YUJI KUSANO
  • Patent number: 11947715
    Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment includes: a winding unit (30, 3001) that unwinds a wire having one end movably held by a user in a direction of the one end and winds the wire by an elastic force in a direction away from the one end, a wire lock unit (30, 3002) that locks unwinding of the wire from the winding unit, and a control unit (100) that controls an operation by the wire lock unit of locking the unwinding according to a relationship between a position of a virtual object disposed in a virtual space and a position, in the virtual space, corresponding to a position of the one end in a real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma, Taha Moriyama, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20240092425
    Abstract: A crash energy absorption part for an automobile is provided in a front portion or a rear portion of an automotive body and absorbing crash energy when a crash load is input from a front or a rear of the automotive body, and includes: a top portion; a tubular member including a side wall portion continuous with the top portion via a shoulder part of a punch; and a resin applied or patched to at least an inner surface of the shoulder part of a punch of the tubular member. The resin has a thickness gradually changing in an axial direction from one end side toward other end side, a thickest portion of the thickness is 8 mm or less, and the resin is bonded to the inner surface with an adhesive strength of 10 MPa or more and is axially crushed when the crash load is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiharu ISHIKAWA, Kazuhiko HIGAI, Tsuyoshi SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240085250
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that enables a more effective reduction in a load imposed on a user, with the use of force applied to the user in relation to a tangible object. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to estimate, on the basis of a state of a user, a first amount that is predicted by the user with regard to force applied to the user in relation to a tangible object, and control presentation of information to the user on the basis of the first amount and a second amount that is preliminarily registered with regard to the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo UTSUKI, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Junki INOUE, Takayuki KURIHARA, Takanobu OMATA, Shin SHIROMA, Kaoru KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20240070947
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method in which data of content is acquired, and a first visual field image corresponding to a visual field of a first user is cut out from a content image based on the data of the content. In addition, visual field information representing a visual field of a second user viewing the content image is acquired. Furthermore, in a display apparatus, the first visual field image is displayed, and the visual field of the second user is displayed based on the visual field information of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Kei TAKAHASHI, Daisuke SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11868517
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry that acquires information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuji Kusano
  • Patent number: 11861773
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method in which data of content is acquired, and a first visual field image corresponding to a visual field of a first user is cut out from a content image based on the data of the content. In addition, visual field information representing a visual field of a second user viewing the content image is acquired. Furthermore, in a display apparatus, the first visual field image is displayed, and the visual field of the second user is displayed based on the visual field information of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Kei Takahashi, Daisuke Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20230341936
    Abstract: An information processing device that processes information regarding augmented reality is provided. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a hand of a user and a posture of a finger, and a control unit configured to control a display operation of a display device configured to display a virtual object with being superimposed on a real space, in which the control unit determines a hand interaction that the user is trying to perform, and a virtual object targeted by the hand interaction, on the basis of the position of the hand and the posture of the finger that have been acquired by the acquisition unit, and controls a behavior of the virtual object to be implemented in response to the hand interaction, on the basis of an attribute set for the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: JUNKI INOUE, JUN KIMURA, SHIN SHIROMA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, KEIJIROH NAGANO, DAISUKE TAJIMA, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230343052
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of more easily implementing interaction between a virtual object and a palm of a user in a natural expression. The information processing apparatus includes a controller that displays a virtual object on a display unit, in which the controller detects a planar area of a hand from a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a real space, the controller performs control to set a contact determination area for determining contact with the virtual object for the planar area of the hand having been detected, and the contact determination area includes at least one plane portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KIMURA, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Shinichi KAWANO, Ikuo YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230281897
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method in which data of content is acquired, and a first visual field image corresponding to a visual field of a first user is cut out from a content image based on the data of the content. In addition, visual field information representing a visual field of a second user viewing the content image is acquired. Furthermore, in a display apparatus, the first visual field image is displayed, and the visual field of the second user is displayed based on the visual field information of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, KEI TAKAHASHI, DAISUKE SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230252722
    Abstract: For example, rendering is switchable. There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first image processing unit that projects a predetermined object onto a two-dimensional plane in a virtual space; and a second image processing unit that renders a three-dimensional model related to a predetermined object at a location that is not the two-dimensional plane in the virtual space, in which at least a first rendering state by the first image processing unit and a second rendering state by the second image processing unit are switchable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke NAKAMURA, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230244313
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, a tactile sense providing system, and a program that are intended for a real object and make it possible to provide a tactile sense. The information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a real object detector, a body part detector, and a drive signal generator. The real object detector detects a real object. The body part detector detects a position and a pose of a part of a body. The drive signal generator generates a drive signal on the basis of a positional relationship between the real object and the part, the drive signal being supplied to a tactile sense providing mechanism that is worn on the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Jun KIMURA, Shinichi KAWANO, Ikuo YAMANO, Keijiroh NAGANO
  • Publication number: 20230245377
    Abstract: For example, reproduction processing based on each of 2D data and 3D data is switched. There is provided an information processing apparatus including a switching control unit that acquires the 2D data and the 3D data on the same subject and controls switching between first reproduction processing based on the 2D data and second reproduction processing based on the 3D data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: KEISUKE NAKAMURA, HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11711507
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a first stereoscopic image. The first stereoscopic image includes a first and a second content, which may be disposed at corresponding display positions in a depth direction, and at least a portion of the first content appears to overlap at least a portion of the second content. A position-changing unit is configured to modify the display positions of the first and second content, in response to the apparent overlap. A control unit is configured to generate a signal to display, a second stereoscopic image that includes the first and second content disposed at the modified display positions. The display unit is further configured to display the second stereoscopic image such that the second stereoscopic image reduces the apparent overlap between the first and second content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230222742
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit (331) and a control unit (350). The display unit (331) displays a virtual operation object to be superimposed on a reality space visually recognized by a user. The control unit (350) determines a superimposition target object on which the operation object is to be superimposed from among a plurality of objects existing around the user in the reality space, detects a movement of a hand of the user in a state where the operation object is displayed, and presents the operation object to the user while moving the operation object to approach the superimposition target object in conjunction with the detected movement of the hand of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi KAWANO, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Jun KIMURA, Ikuo YAMANO, Keijiroh NAGANO
  • Publication number: 20230214004
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an acquisition unit (100) that acquires motion information indicating a motion of a user, and a display control unit (100) that performs display control on a display unit capable of superimposing and displaying a virtual space on a real space. The display control unit specifies a real surface that is a surface in the real space based on the motion information, and displays a region image indicating a region for arranging a virtual object or a real object on a virtual surface that is a surface in the virtual space corresponding to the real surface according to an azimuth extracted based on the real surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, JUN KIMURA, SOICHIRO INATANI, SHINICHI KAWANO, IKUO YAMANO
  • Patent number: 11695908
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium that each allow a user to recognize a border of a virtual space without breaking the world view of the virtual space. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that tracks a motion of a user to present an image of a virtual space to the user, and performs distance control to increase a distance between a viewpoint of the user and a border region in the virtual space while an operation of the user coming closer toward the border region is being inputted. The border region is fixed at a specific position in the virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Ryouhei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20230168733
    Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment includes: a winding unit (30, 3001) that unwinds a wire having one end movably held by a user in a direction of the one end and winds the wire by an elastic force in a direction away from the one end, a wire lock unit (30, 3002) that locks unwinding of the wire from the winding unit, and a control unit (100) that controls an operation by the wire lock unit of locking the unwinding according to a relationship between a position of a virtual object disposed in a virtual space and a position, in the virtual space, corresponding to a position of the one end in a real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, TAKESHI OGITA, YOHEI FUKUMA, TAHA MORIYAMA, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230141185
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus includes: a rotating body configured to include therein a channel extending up to an opening formed in its own outer peripheral surface, the rotating body being configured to be capable of accommodating in the channel the substance to be ground and a grinding medium capable of grinding the substance to be ground; and a grinding container configured to include therein an accommodation space accommodating the rotating body and an opposed surface opposed to the opening of the rotating body, the opposed surface extending annually about the center axis of the rotating body. The grinding medium and the substance to be ground are capable of being moved from the channel to the accommodation space through the opening by rotating the rotating body. The grinding apparatus that can efficiently grind a substance to be ground can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230133177
    Abstract: A dispersing and grinding device for dispersing or grinding particles in a particle-containing liquid with a shear force generated when the particle-containing liquid passes through a gap, the dispersing and grinding device including: a casing; a rotor, a stator, and an impeller; and drive means. The gap is defined between the stator and the rotor. When the rotor and the impeller are rotated by the drive means, the particle-containing liquid is allowed to flow into the casing through an inflow portion of the casing by a rotating force of the impeller, and passes through the gap to cause the particles in the particle-containing liquid to be dispersed or ground with a shear force generated when the particle-containing liquid passes through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: ASHIZAWA FINETECH LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Yasuhiro MITSUHASHI, Tomonobu FUNAYAMA