Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Ohashi

Yoshinori Ohashi 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: 20200118341
    Abstract: An image generating apparatus includes a rendering unit carrying out rendering of an object of a virtual space and an object of a real space and carrying out rendering of expression relating to light of the virtual space with respect to the real space to generate a computer graphics image, a superimposing unit superimposing the computer graphics image on a photographed image of the real space to generate a provisional superposition image, a chroma key generating unit generating a chroma key image through executing chroma key processing for the computer graphics image based on depth information of the photographed image of the real space, and a synthesizing unit generating a synthesized chroma key image used for being superimposed on the photographed image of the real space to generate an augmented reality image by applying a mask to the provisional superposition image by the chroma key image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20200118258
    Abstract: A picture data acquisition unit 52 of an information processing device 10 acquires data of frames of a moving picture from an imaging device 12. A picture data storage unit 54 stores data of at least a predetermined number of past frames. A picture adding unit 56 generates a sum picture obtained by adding pictures of the past frame and a current frame together on a pixel value by pixel value basis. An image analysis unit 58 extracts feature points and acquire position information from each of the sum pictures and the pictures of the current frame, and integrates the acquired pieces of position information. An information processing unit 60 performs information processing using the position information, and an output unit 62 outputs a result of the information processing to a display device 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshinori OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10591735
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device (30) is provided which includes: optical elements (33L, R) disposed in front of the eyes of a user and configured to introduce light associated with images to be presented to the user into the eyes of the user; and a drive mechanism configured to move the optical elements in directions intersecting with visual line directions of the user. An image display system is further provided which includes the head-mounted display device (30) and an image supply device (10) including: an image supply part configured to supply the images to the head-mounted display device; and a display position control part configured to output control instructions to operate the drive mechanism in a manner changing the positions at which the images are displayed within fields of view of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishimaki, Yoshinori Ohashi, Takao Maruyama, Koichi Shiono
  • Publication number: 20200033940
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus which detects an amount of movement in a real space of a target point concerning a predetermined target in the real space, computes a position in a virtual space of a virtual object by using information about the detected amount of movement, disposes the virtual object at the computed position, and sets information about the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10540825
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus connected with a display apparatus used by a user wearing the apparatus at a head portion thereof. The image processing apparatus acquires information on a reality space around the user, detects positions of objects in the reality space based on the acquired information on the reality space, and configures information on a virtual space by disposing a virtual body at a position in the virtual space corresponding to the detected position of each of the objects. The image processing apparatus further generates an image of the configured virtual space and outputs the generated image to the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Patent number: 10402051
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus includes a display panel, an operation detector detecting an operation of touching the display panel, a remote controller remotely controlling an electronic apparatus in accordance with the touch operation, an item selection unit allowing a user to select a selection item in the display panel, a touch operation determination unit comparing a duration time of an operation of touching the selection item with a predetermined threshold value, a detailed information obtaining unit obtaining detailed information on the selection item from the electronic apparatus when the duration time is smaller than the threshold value, a related information obtaining unit obtaining related information on the selection item using the selection item as a searching condition from an external service apparatus when the duration time is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and a display controller controlling display of the detailed information or the related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Shin Ito
  • Patent number: 10353207
    Abstract: There is provided a head-mounted display device capable of adjusting a distance to an image forming position that includes video display elements that show a video, optical elements arranged in front of user's eyes to cause the video shown by the video display elements to be incident on the user's eyes, and a control mechanism that changes an optical distance between the video display elements and the optical elements. Also provided is a video display system that includes the head-mounted display device and a video supply device that includes a video supply section that supplies a video to the head-mounted display device and an image forming distance control section that outputs a control instruction to change a distance from the optical elements to the image forming position by operating the control mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Maruyama, Yoshinori Ohashi, Koichi Shiono, Yoichi Nishimaki
  • Publication number: 20190206142
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus connected with a display apparatus used by a user wearing the apparatus at a head portion thereof. The image processing apparatus acquires information on a reality space around the user, detects positions of objects in the reality space based on the acquired information on the reality space, and configures information on a virtual space by disposing a virtual body at a position in the virtual space corresponding to the detected position of each of the objects. The image processing apparatus further generates an image of the configured virtual space and outputs the generated image to the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshinori OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10306214
    Abstract: In a stereoscopic image presenting device, an image obtaining portion obtains an image to be presented. An image presenting portion presents a virtual image of the image obtained by the image obtaining portion to a field of view of a user of the stereoscopic image presenting device. The image presenting portion is configured to be able to change the position of the virtual image presented to the user, and changes the position at which the virtual image is presented on the basis of depth information of an object appearing in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20190122643
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is connected to a display apparatus generates image data to be displayed, that is, anamorphic image data in which each pixel of the image data to be displayed on the display apparatus is rearranged into an array such that as a distance from a center of a display section is shorter, density of the pixels is higher, the array being different from a pixel array in the display section, and outputs the generated anamorphic image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshinori OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10205429
    Abstract: An object is to provide an output-noise reduction device that can prevent noise from an electronic device accommodated in a metal casing from being transmitted due to electromagnetic coupling. An output voltage is extracted to the outside through a conducting bar. A magnetic body core includes a through hole through which the conducting bar is inserted. A chip capacitor is mounted on a mounting board and connects between the output terminal VO and ground potential. A section from the output terminal VO to at least part of the chip capacitor mounted on the mounting board is isolated from the electromagnetic coupling from the electronic device. Thus, noise is prevented from being transmitted to the output terminal VO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: KITAGAWA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Tanimizu, Kazushige Ueno, Katsuyuki Morita, Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20180314294
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus. [ Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi, Akihiko Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20180299683
    Abstract: A display portion 318 includes a plurality of display surfaces corresponding to a plurality of pixels within an image as a target of display, and the display surfaces are configured in such a way that positions thereof in a direction vertical to the display surfaces are made changeable. A convex lens 312 presents a virtual image of an image displayed on the display portion 318 to a field of vision of a user. A control portion 10 adjusts the positions of the plurality of display surfaces based on depth information on an object contained in the image as the target of the display, thereby adjusting a position of the virtual image presented by the convex lens 312 in units of a pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori OHASHI, Yoichi NISHIMAKI
  • Patent number: 10042386
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi, Akihiko Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20180217380
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device (30) is provided which includes: optical elements (33L, R) disposed in front of the eyes of a user and configured to introduce light associated with images to be presented to the user into the eyes of the user; and a drive mechanism configured to move the optical elements in directions intersecting with visual line directions of the user. An image display system is further provided which includes the head-mounted display device (30) and an image supply device (10) including: an image supply part configured to supply the images to the head-mounted display device; and a display position control part configured to output control instructions to operate the drive mechanism in a manner changing the positions at which the images are displayed within fields of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIMAKI, Yoshinori OHASHI, Takao MARUYAMA, Koichi SHIONO
  • Patent number: 9972197
    Abstract: Provided is a remote control, including: a wireless communication unit configured to be capable of sending a control signal for controlling a device by means of wireless communication; and a determining unit configured to transmit a device detection request by means of the wireless communication unit, and to identify installation locations of a plurality of devices as one or more zones, respectively, based on responses from the plurality of devices having received the device detection request, each of the responses including measurement information reflecting an installation location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Patent number: 9965239
    Abstract: Provided is a linked display system capable of improving availability of information having different scales and amounts of information, a linked display method, and a program. A mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 101 that displays operation display information I1, a range setting unit 105 that sets a predetermined range A containing a specified position in accordance with an operation to specify any position P over operation display information and a communication unit 109 that transmits the predetermined range to a TV set 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9906593
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an identifier acquisition unit configured to receive an identifier of an associated device, and an application specifier generation unit. The application specifier generation unit is configured to generate a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device, and a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device. The information processing device further includes a transmission unit configured to transmit the first and second application specifiers to a server, and an application reception unit configured to receive the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Patent number: 9808968
    Abstract: A mold, a molding machine, and a foamed molded body manufacturing method are provided that are capable of more reliably preventing ingress of foamed resin into a gas discharge hole using a gas-impermeable member and capable of adequately discharging gas inside the cavity to the cavity outside through the gas discharge hole during foam molding, and that are also capable of achieving good design characteristics in a foamed molded body. A gas discharge hole 5 is provided at a cavity 4 inner face of a mold 1 and discharges gas inside the cavity 4 to outside the cavity 4. A gas-permeable member 6 is disposed inside the cavity 4 of the mold 1 so as to cover the gas discharge hole 5, and a gas-impermeable member 8 is disposed on the gas discharge hole 5 side of the gas-permeable member 6 so as to face the gas discharge hole 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisuke Yonezawa, Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20170315367
    Abstract: There is provided a head-mounted display device capable of adjusting a distance to an image forming position that includes video display elements that show a video, optical elements arranged in front of user's eyes to cause the video shown by the video display elements to be incident on the user's eyes, and a control mechanism that changes an optical distance between the video display elements and the optical elements. Also provided is a video display system that includes the head-mounted display device and a video supply device that includes a video supply section that supplies a video to the head-mounted display device and an image forming distance control section that outputs a control instruction to change a distance from the optical elements to the image forming position by operating the control mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Maruyama, Yoshinori Ohashi, Koichi Shiono, Yoichi Nishimaki