Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Ikenaga
Yoshihiko Ikenaga 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: 20240054590Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, a method, and a program that enable more reliable evaluation. An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, for a plurality of evaluators, evaluation data indicating evaluation of an evaluation target generated by the evaluator and a value indicating worth of the evaluator; a conversion unit that converts the evaluation data into absolute evaluation data on the basis of the evaluation data and the value indicating the worth of the plurality of evaluators; and a controller that performs control to record the absolute evaluation data in a distributed ledger. The present technology can be applied to a blockchain network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: KOKI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, KAZUHIRO WATANABE
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Publication number: 20220391861Abstract: It is made possible to maintain confidentiality of data in a service using a public-type blockchain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: KOKI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, MASAAKI ISOZU, KAZUHIRO WATANABE
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Publication number: 20210343172Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which enable more appropriate character string notation change control to be performed with respect to a user. An information processing device (1) includes a control unit (100), the control unit being configured to perform: control to display a character string using a predetermined notation mode corresponding to the school grade of a user; and control to change to a notation mode in which related information is co-displayed together with a character selected by the user and a character belonging to the same proficiency level group as the selected character, out of the character string.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: KAZUHIRO WATANABE, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, MARIKA NOZUE
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Publication number: 20210295727Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2) including a control unit (200) configured to: perform control for sequentially displaying question data in a conversational format; control display in the conversational format so as to proceed in accordance with a transition trigger operation by a learner; record a part where an advice request operation has been performed by the learner with respect to the display in the conversational format being sequentially displayed; and calculate comprehension of the learner based on a part where the advice request operation has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: KAZUHIRO WATANABE, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, MARIKA NOZUE
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Patent number: 11109324Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method, which can perform information transfer, while suppressing interference to other terminal stations, and preventing a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By causing the transmission power to be reduced, at the time when a traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself increases, a terminal station which performs wireless access based on CSMA on a mesh network can suppress interference to other surrounding terminal stations, and can prevent a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By measuring the number of and sizes of packets to be transmitted and received, it is possible for a terminal station to comprehend the traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself, and perform a control of the transmission power by this.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Chihiro Fujita, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Yoshihiko Ikenaga
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Patent number: 11106292Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
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Publication number: 20200293588Abstract: It is possible to more appropriately evaluate arbitrary information in order to achieve an arbitrary purpose (including a purpose of learning). There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquiring unit that acquires information regarding usefulness that other users similar to a user have felt for arbitrary information with respect to any one of information regarding an arbitrary purpose mainly for the user or history information of the user, registered in a P2P database; and a control unit that performs evaluation of the arbitrary information on the basis of the information regarding the usefulness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Matthew Lawrenson, Christopher James Wright, Jan Jasper van den Berg
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Publication number: 20200265800Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, YASUSHI KATAYAMA, SHO AMANO, TOMOYA YAMAURA
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Publication number: 20200187131Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method, which can perform information transfer, while suppressing interference to other terminal stations, and preventing a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By causing the transmission power to be reduced, at the time when a traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself increases, a terminal station which performs wireless access based on CSMA on a mesh network can suppress interference to other surrounding terminal stations, and can prevent a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By measuring the number of and sizes of packets to be transmitted and received, it is possible for a terminal station to comprehend the traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself, and perform a control of the transmission power by this.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: CHIHIRO FUJITA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, NOBUHIKO WATANABE, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA
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Patent number: 10679586Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
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Patent number: 10667206Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Iwami, Katsutoshi Itoh, Yoshihiko Ikenaga
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Patent number: 10602457Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method, which can perform information transfer, while suppressing interference to other terminal stations, and preventing a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By causing the transmission power to be reduced, at the time when a traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself increases, a terminal station which performs wireless access based on CSMA on a mesh network can suppress interference to other surrounding terminal stations, and can prevent a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By measuring the number of and sizes of packets to be transmitted and received, it is possible for a terminal station to comprehend the traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself, and perform a control of the transmission power by this.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Chihiro Fujita, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Yoshihiko Ikenaga
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Publication number: 20190206366Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA, YASUSHI KATAYAMA, SHO AMANO, TOMOYA YAMAURA
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Patent number: 10276132Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
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Publication number: 20190104483Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method, which can perform information transfer, while suppressing interference to other terminal stations, and preventing a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By causing the transmission power to be reduced, at the time when a traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself increases, a terminal station which performs wireless access based on CSMA on a mesh network can suppress interference to other surrounding terminal stations, and can prevent a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By measuring the number of and sizes of packets to be transmitted and received, it is possible for a terminal station to comprehend the traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself, and perform a control of the transmission power by this.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: CHIHIRO FUJITA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, NOBUHIKO WATANABE, YOSHIHIKO IKENAGA
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Patent number: 10243645Abstract: A terminal search unit searches for a predetermined transmitter terminal. A determination unit determines whether to participate in relay transfer involved in data transmission from the predetermined transmitter terminal found by the terminal search unit to a predetermined receiver terminal, using information possessed by the terminal device. A notification unit notifies the predetermined transmitter terminal of participation when the determination unit determines that the terminal device participates. It is possible to satisfactorily participate in relay transfer involved in data transmission from the predetermined transmitter terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Itagaki, Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Tadashi Ehara, Shinji Takae, Tomoaki Matsumura
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Patent number: 10212575Abstract: Efficient data transfer over a public network is achieved. A terminal searching unit searches for a neighboring terminal device. A display unit displays a list of terminal devices discovered by the terminal searching unit. A terminal selecting unit selects a predetermined terminal device included in the list based on the list displayed on the display unit. A data transmission unit transmits data using the predetermined terminal device selected by the terminal selecting unit as a relay. The list of neighboring terminal devices discovered by the search is displayed and a predetermined terminal device is selected using the list and is used for relay transfer, which allows the user to easily select a predetermined terminal device to be used for the relay transfer.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Matsumura, Takeshi Itagaki, Tadashi Ehara, Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Shinji Takae
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Publication number: 20190053149Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki IWAMI, Katsutoshi ITOH, Yoshihiko IKENAGA
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Patent number: 10172080Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Iwami, Katsutoshi Itoh, Yoshihiko Ikenaga
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Patent number: 10154464Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method, which can perform information transfer, while suppressing interference to other terminal stations, and preventing a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By causing the transmission power to be reduced, at the time when a traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself increases, a terminal station which performs wireless access based on CSMA on a mesh network can suppress interference to other surrounding terminal stations, and can prevent a reduction of a transmission opportunity of other terminal stations. By measuring the number of and sizes of packets to be transmitted and received, it is possible for a terminal station to comprehend the traffic amount to be transmitted and received by itself, and perform a control of the transmission power by this.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Chihiro Fujita, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Yoshihiko Ikenaga