Patents by Inventor Yoshiki Takeoka

Yoshiki Takeoka 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: 11951231
    Abstract: A therapeutic agent for intervertebral disc degeneration that contains LASCol obtained by enzymatically cleaving a terminus of collagen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KINKI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takashi Yurube, Yoshiki Takeoka, Koichi Morimoto, Saori Kunii, Kaoru Omae
  • Publication number: 20230367975
    Abstract: Systems and methods for translation evaluation are provided. One or more aspects of the systems and methods includes receiving a source text, a context identifier for the source text, and a translation text, wherein the source text comprises text from a software application and the context identifier specifies a context of the source text within the software application; generating a source text representation and a translation text representation based on the source text, the context identifier, and the translation text using an encoder of a machine learning model; and generating translation quality information based on the source text representation and the translation text representation using a decoder of the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Pin Zhang, Shivali Goel, Masatoshi Kawachi, Yoshiki Takeoka, Reiko Obinata
  • Patent number: 11385641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takeoka, Manabu Kii, Yasuhide Hosoda, Toshiyuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11308787
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system that acquires context information representing at least one of a surrounding environment of a user having a device, a feeling of the user, a situation of the user, feelings of other people around the user, or situations of the other people, recognizes a context of the user on the basis of the context information, determines an action corresponding to the context, and determines a transmission method for the action to the user, the transmission method being suitable for the context and the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Hosoda, Manabu Kii, Yoshiki Takeoka
  • Publication number: 20210046214
    Abstract: A therapeutic agent for intervertebral disc degeneration that contains LASCol obtained by enzymatically cleaving a terminus of collagen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, KINKI UNIVERSITY, FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT KOBE
    Inventors: Takashi YURUBE, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Koichi MORIMOTO, Saori KUNII, Kaoru OMAE
  • Publication number: 20200388142
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing system, a recording medium, and an information processing method that make it possible to transmit an action suitable for a context of a user to the user in a natural way. An information processing system according to an aspect of the present technology acquires context information representing at least one of a surrounding environment of a user having a device, a feeling of the user, a situation of the user, feelings of other people around the user, or situations of the other people, recognizes a context of the user on the basis of the context information, determines an action corresponding to the context, and determines a transmission method for the action to the user, the transmission method being suitable for the context and the action. The present technology can be applied to a wearable device worn by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: YASUHIDE HOSODA, MANABU KII, YOSHIKI TAKEOKA
  • Patent number: 10796556
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing system, a recording medium, and an information processing method that make it possible to transmit an action suitable for a context of a user to the user in a natural way. An information processing system according to an aspect of the present technology acquires context information representing at least one of a surrounding environment of a user having a device, a feeling of the user, a situation of the user, feelings of other people around the user, or situations of the other people, recognizes a context of the user on the basis of the context information, determines an action corresponding to the context, and determines a transmission method for the action to the user, the transmission method being suitable for the context and the action. The present technology can be applied to a wearable device worn by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Hosoda, Manabu Kii, Yoshiki Takeoka
  • Patent number: 10725734
    Abstract: There is provided a voice input device including a processor configured to realize an address term definition function of defining an address term for at least a partial region of an image to be displayed on a display, a display control function of displaying the image on the display and temporarily displaying the address term on the display in association with the region, a voice input acquisition function of acquiring a voice input for the image, and a command issuing function of issuing a command relevant to the region when the address term is included in the voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shouichi Doi, Yoshiki Takeoka, Masayuki Takada
  • Publication number: 20200089231
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: YOSHIKI TAKEOKA, MANABU KII, YASUHIDE HOSODA, TOSHIYUKI KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10509401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takeoka, Manabu Kii, Yasuhide Hosoda, Toshiyuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10497020
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawamura, Manabu Kii, Yoshiki Takeoka, Akari Hoshi, Yasuhide Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20190228639
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing system, a recording medium, and an information processing method that make it possible to transmit an action suitable for a context of a user to the user in a natural way. An information processing system according to an aspect of the present technology acquires context information representing at least one of a surrounding environment of a user having a device, a feeling of the user, a situation of the user, feelings of other people around the user, or situations of the other people, recognizes a context of the user on the basis of the context information, determines an action corresponding to the context, and determines a transmission method for the action to the user, the transmission method being suitable for the context and the action. The present technology can be applied to a wearable device worn by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: YASUHIDE HOSODA, MANABU KII, YOSHIKI TAKEOKA
  • Patent number: 10332076
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a schedule acquisition unit configured to acquire a schedule registered by a user, an action-history acquisition unit configured to acquire an action history of the user, and a past-schedule correction unit configured to correct a past schedule among the schedule on the basis of the action history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Morita, Atsushi Ishihara, Yoshinori Kurata, Hajime Senuma, Masayuki Takada, Yoshiki Takeoka, Shouichi Doi
  • Patent number: 10297179
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of projecting an image to an appropriate projection destination while reducing work of a user in projection of an image, the information processing apparatus including: a 3-dimensional information acquisition unit configured to acquire 3-dimensional information indicating disposition of an object; and a projection control unit configured to decide a projection region to which an image is projected in a space in which the object is disposed on the basis of the 3-dimensional information acquired by the 3-dimensional information acquisition unit, an information processing method, and a program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shouichi Doi, Masayuki Chatani, Atsushi Ishihara, Yoshinori Kurata, Masayuki Takada, Masahiro Morita, Yoshiki Takeoka
  • Publication number: 20190012140
    Abstract: There is provided a voice input device including a processor configured to realize an address term definition function of defining an address term for at least a partial region of an image to be displayed on a display, a display control function of displaying the image on the display and temporarily displaying the address term on the display in association with the region, a voice input acquisition function of acquiring a voice input for the image, and a command issuing function of issuing a command relevant to the region when the address term is included in the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shouichi DOI, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Masayuki TAKADA
  • Patent number: 10121124
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a request transmitting portion that transmits a request, a response receiving portion that receives a response corresponding to the request, a response analyzing portion that analyzes the response, a text output portion that outputs, to the user, text generated based on the response analysis result, a request generating portion that newly generates the request based on the response analysis result or text input by the user, and a timing control portion that controls a timing at which the request is newly generated based on a timing at which the generated text is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takeoka, Atsushi Ishihara, Yoshinori Kurata, Hajime Senuma, Masayuki Takada, Shouichi Doi, Masahiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20170351257
    Abstract: [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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: YOSHIKI TAKEOKA, MANABU KII, YASUHIDE HOSODA, TOSHIYUKI KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170330495
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of projecting an image to an appropriate projection destination while reducing work of a user in projection of an image, the information processing apparatus including: a 3-dimensional information acquisition unit configured to acquire 3-dimensional information indicating disposition of an object; and a projection control unit configured to decide a projection region to which an image is projected in a space in which the object is disposed on the basis of the 3-dimensional information acquired by the 3-dimensional information acquisition unit, an information processing method, and a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shouichi DOI, Masayuki CHATANI, Atsushi ISHIHARA, Yoshinori KURATA, Masayuki TAKADA, Masahiro MORITA, Yoshiki TAKEOKA
  • Publication number: 20170176967
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, by which disaggregation of determining power consumption or the like of each of a plurality of appliances in a house or the like can be rapidly performed. A control apparatus such as an agent operates an appliance, recognizes an operation state of the appliance, and sends an appliance label indicating the appliance and an operation state label indicating the operation state of the appliance. An information processing apparatus such as a disaggregation apparatus acquires, from the control apparatus, the appliance label and the operation state label. In addition, the information processing apparatus acquires possibility information resulting from disaggregation of separating current consumption of the appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takada, Shouichi Doi, Masahiro Morita, Yoshiki Takeoka, Yoshinori Kurata, Atsushi Ishihara, Masayuki Chatani
  • Publication number: 20160140603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KAWAMURA, Manabu KII, Yoshiki TAKEOKA, Akari HOSHI, Yasuhide HOSODA