Patents by Inventor Yasuo Mutoh

Yasuo Mutoh 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).

  • Patent number: 10151597
    Abstract: There is provided a route search apparatus including a measuring unit configured to measure a traveling distance or a traveling time, a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire position information of a current point, a start point registering unit configured to register the position information, which is acquired by the position information acquiring unit when the measuring unit starts the measurement, as position information of a start point, and a route searching unit configured to, if an operation of returning to the start point is detected, search a return route between the current point designated as a departure point when the operation of returning to the start point is detected and the start point designated as a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Mutoh
  • Patent number: 9476722
    Abstract: Provided is a route comparison device including a point information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of a starting point and a goal point, a reference route acquisition unit for acquiring shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, a route search unit for searching for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and a degree-of-matching calculation unit for calculating, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found by the route search unit and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Mutoh
  • Publication number: 20150345979
    Abstract: There is provided a route search apparatus including a measuring unit configured to measure a traveling distance or a traveling time, a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire position information of a current point, a start point registering unit configured to register the position information, which is acquired by the position information acquiring unit when the measuring unit starts the measurement, as position information of a start point, and a route searching unit configured to, if an operation of returning to the start point is detected, search a return route between the current point designated as a departure point when the operation of returning to the start point is detected and the start point designated as a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Yasuo Mutoh
  • Patent number: 9151635
    Abstract: There is provided a route search apparatus including a measuring unit configured to measure a traveling distance or a traveling time, a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire position information of a current point. a start point registering unit configured to register the position information, which is acquired by the position information acquiring unit when the measuring unit starts the measurement, as position information of a start point, and a route searching unit configured to, if an operation of returning to the start point is detected, search a return route between the current point designated as a departure point when the operation of returning to the start point is detected and the start point designated as a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Mutoh
  • Publication number: 20140330509
    Abstract: Provided is a route comparison device including a point information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of a starting point and a goal point, a reference route acquisition unit for acquiring shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, a route search unit for searching for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and a degree-of-matching calculation unit for calculating, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found by the route search unit and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo MUTOH
  • Patent number: 8849564
    Abstract: A device, system and method of embodiments of the invention include a route comparison device having circuitry configured to acquire location information of a starting point and a goal point, acquire shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, search for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and calculate, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Mutoh
  • Publication number: 20120323485
    Abstract: There is provided a route search apparatus including a measuring unit configured to measure a traveling distance or a traveling time, a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire position information of a current point. a start point registering unit configured to register the position information, which is acquired by the position information acquiring unit when the measuring unit starts the measurement, as position information of a start point, and a route searching unit configured to, if an operation of returning to the start point is detected, search a return route between the current point designated as a departure point when the operation of returning to the start point is detected and the start point designated as a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: YASUO MUTOH
  • Publication number: 20120323483
    Abstract: Provided is a route comparison device including a point information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of a starting point and a goal point, a reference route acquisition unit for acquiring shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, a route search unit for searching for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and a degree-of-matching calculation unit for calculating, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found by the route search unit and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo MUTOH
  • Patent number: 7904237
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a reader configured to read information from a noncontact-type communications device storing unique identification information; and a controller configured to determine whether the identification information read by the reader is already registered or not yet registered and, if the identification information is found already registered, get user setting information corresponding to the identification information to execute setting processing on the basis of the user setting information and, if the identification information is found not yet registered, execute processing for registering the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Amano, Takumi Arie, Yasuo Mutoh, Yoshimi Nakada
  • Publication number: 20080051986
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a reader configured to read information from a noncontact-type communications device storing unique identification information; and a controller configured to determine whether the identification information read by the reader is already registered or not yet registered and, if the identification information is found already registered, get user setting information corresponding to the identification information to execute setting processing on the basis of the user setting information and, if the identification information is found not yet registered, execute processing for registering the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi AMANO, Takumi ARIE, Yasuo MUTOH, Yoshimi NAKADA