Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Sako

Yoichiro Sako 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: 9952674
    Abstract: A communication system includes processing circuitry that responds to a recognition result by initiating an electronic communication session with a user-designated destination. The recognition result corresponds with a recognized gesture made by the user as detected by a sensor, and the user-designated destination corresponds with the recognized gesture. A method and non-transitory computer program product also respond to the recognition result in a similar manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kohei Asada, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yasunori Kamada, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Yuki Koga, Mitsuru Takehara, Takayasu Kon, Kazunori Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9946338
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a gaze point of a user in a display image displayed on a display unit, an estimation unit configured to estimate an intention of the user based on the gaze point detected by the detection unit, an image generation unit configured to generates a varying image that subtly varies from the display image to a final display image according to the intention estimated by the estimation unit, and a display control unit configured to control the display unit in a manner that the varying image generated by the image generation unit is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Hayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Takayasu Kon, Yasunori Kamada, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20180067313
    Abstract: Display control that extends a user's visual ability is accomplished. By wearing an eyeglass-type or headgear-type mounting unit, he or she is allowed to see display means disposed in front of his or her eyes. By causing a part of a screen area of the display means to be in a through-state and a display with a display image signal to be executed, the user can see an image of a scene different from a scene that he or she ordinarily sees with a display of the display image signal while he or she can see the ordinary visual scene with the through-state area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Masaaki TSURUTA, Taiji ITO, Masamichi ASUKAI, Kan EBISAWA
  • Patent number: 9911186
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging control apparatus including an imaging control section configured to control an imaging section to capture a predetermined area in a body cavity, a comparison section configured to compare a captured image captured by the imaging section with a reference image, and a storage control section configured to execute a control to store the captured image in response to a comparison result by the comparison section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20180063699
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180039896
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, including a calculation section which calculates a proficiency level of a user for operations performed by the user for achieving a prescribed objective based on history information related to the operations and attribute information related to physical features of the user, and a generation section which generates advice for achieving the objective based on the proficiency level calculated by the calculation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayasu KON, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazunori HAYASHI, Yasunori KAMADA, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki HANAYA, Tomoya ONUMA, Akira TANGE
  • Publication number: 20180039100
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a contact lens and a storage medium enabling a pair of contact lenses to operate in coordination with each other. [Solution] Provided is a pair of contact lenses including: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, KAZUNORI HAYASHI, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, TOMOYA ONUMA, TAKAYASU KON, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOHEI ASADA
  • Patent number: 9887890
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a first apparatus in a communication system. The method comprises receiving content from a second apparatus, and determining whether to store the received content on at least one storage apparatus associated with the first apparatus based, at least in part, on priority information associated with the received content, the priority information indicating an evaluation of a service provided by the received content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Michihiro Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9878626
    Abstract: A power control apparatus 10 to supply power, which can be packet transmitted/received, having predetermined identification information in a header part, to a plurality power consumption apparatuses 70 from outside includes (a) an identification information separation apparatus 20 for receiving the identification information and separating it, (b) a power reception propriety determination apparatus 30 for determining whether to receive the power based on the separated identification information, and (c) a power supply control apparatus 40 for controlling the power supply to the power consumption apparatus 70 connected to a power control apparatus based on the separated identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoichiro Sako
  • Patent number: 9881402
    Abstract: There is provided an image processor including a recognition part configured to recognize a captured target on the basis of a captured image, and an image generation part configured to generate an additive image for decorating the target depending on a user circumstance of a user seeing the target and a recognition result by the recognition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Takatoshi Nakamura, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Takayasu Kon
  • Patent number: 9881517
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit configured to detect a plurality of pieces of food which are eating targets from an image obtained by imaging eating of a user, and a recommendation unit configured to recommend at least the food to be subsequently ingested in real time among the plurality of pieces of food so that the user ingests the plurality of pieces of food detected by the detection unit in an order satisfying a predetermined purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Hayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Takayasu Kon, Yasunori Kamada, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange
  • Publication number: 20180020191
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to let a user arbitrarily and easily see any other scene than himself or herself in his or her view (the scene seen from any other moving body than him or her). In a display device (an image pickup and display device 1 or a display device 40), specification information is generated to specify a specific image pickup device of outer image pickup devices (the image pickup and display device 1 or and image pickup device 30), and image data are received from the image pickup device specified by the specification information and are displayed. As an outer image pickup device, for example, and image pickup device wore by some other person, image pickup devices set at a car, an electric train, and the like, or further mage pickup devices set at an animal, a bird, and the like are supposed. Image data picked up by these image pickup devices are transmitted to the display side and the image display is carried out in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Keiji Kimura, Masaaki TSURUTA, Masamichi ASUKAI, Taiji ITO, Kan EBISAWA, Nozomu OZAKI, Akinobu SUGINO, Hidehiko SEKIZAWA, Yonetaro TOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 9867595
    Abstract: An ultrasonographic system includes an electronic memory to store a table that relates subject information to a plurality of frequencies, and a frequency setting unit that sets the examination frequency to one of the frequencies stored in the table. The frequency setting unit sets the examination frequency based on selection of subject information from the table, and the examination frequency is used to perform ultrasound examination on the subject according to the selected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono
  • Patent number: 9870726
    Abstract: A head-mounted display, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, an electronic book, or the like monitors conditions of the side of a power generation apparatus that charges a battery. An image display apparatus includes a power generation information acquisition means for obtaining power generation information on a power storage amount, a power generation amount, and the like of a secondary battery in each power generation apparatus, appropriately processes the obtained information, and displays it to a user via a display unit. The user can check the power generation amount of the power generation apparatus and the power storage amount of the secondary battery without stopping the use of the image display apparatus. When a power storage amount of a battery in use is lowered, the user can properly judge with which of the power generation apparatuses the user should replace the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Kouichirou Ono, Masashi Takeda, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 9866743
    Abstract: An automatic image-capturing apparatus including an image-capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject so as to obtain captured image data; an automatic captured-image obtaining unit configured to automatically obtain the captured image data obtained by the image-capturing unit without being based on an operation of a user; an inclination detection unit configured to detect an inclination in at least one of a pan direction and a tilt direction; and a control unit configured to control the obtaining operation performed by the automatic captured-image obtaining unit on the basis of information on the inclination in the pan direction or in the tilt direction, the inclination being detected by the inclination detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Yoichiro Sako, Kazunori Hayashi, Itaru Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20180003983
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device used by being mounted to a head or a face of a user, including a first display unit that displays an internal image seen from a side of the user, a second display unit that displays an external image seen from outside the image display device, and a control unit that controls display of the internal image and the external image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, YASUSHI MIYAJIMA, HIROSHI MUKAWA, TATSUYA NARAHARA, MOTOYUKI TAKAI, MASASHI TAKEDA, HIROAKI OGAWA, SEIJI WADA, ICHIGO HAYAKAWA, AKIRA TANGE, TAKAO TANIKAME, KAZUHIDE KEMMOCHI
  • Publication number: 20170371439
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, SEIJI WADA, HIROAKI OGAWA, HIROSHI MUKAWA, TATSUYA NARAHARA, MOTOYUKI TAKAI, YASUSHI MIYAJIMA, IKUO TSUKAGOSHI, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MASASHI TAKEDA, AKIRA TANGE, KAZUHIDE KEMMOCHI, ICHIGO HAYAKAWA, TAKAO TANIKAME
  • Patent number: 9846304
    Abstract: Display control that extends a user's visual ability is accomplished. By wearing an eyeglass-type or headgear-type mounting unit, he or she is allowed to see display means disposed in front of his or her eyes. By causing a part of a screen area of the display means to be in a through-state and a display with a display image signal to be executed, the user can see an image of a scene different from a scene that he or she ordinarily sees with a display of the display image signal while he or she can see the ordinary visual scene with the through-state area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Masaaki Tsuruta, Taiji Ito, Masamichi Asukai, Kan Ebisawa
  • Patent number: 9836886
    Abstract: There is provided a client terminal including a determination unit configured to determine whether an overhead view image is associated with a position indicated by a user, and a display control unit configured to perform control so that the overhead view image is displayed on a display unit in accordance with a determination result obtained by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akira Tange
  • Patent number: 9826394
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki