Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Mineo

Yoshiyuki Mineo 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: 10187489
    Abstract: [Object] To optimize a content output process by caching a source of content in an appropriate format. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a source acquisition unit configured to acquire a source of content; and a content output unit configured to output the content on the basis of the acquired source. The source includes a source cached by a client, and the cached source includes a source converted into an intermediate format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Mineo
  • Publication number: 20170075406
    Abstract: [Object] To achieve more optimum task distribution reflecting power statuses of devices. [Solution] Provided is an electronic device that is connected to a network, the electronic device including: a power status detecting unit configured to acquire information indicating a power status of each of one or a plurality of devices connected to the network; a device selecting unit configured to select a device that processes a task of the electronic device from among the one or plurality of devices, on the basis of the power status of each of the one or plurality of devices; and a request transmitting unit configured to transmit a task processing request to the selected device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki MINEO
  • Publication number: 20170070589
    Abstract: [Object] To optimize a content output process by caching a source of content in an appropriate format. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a source acquisition unit configured to acquire a source of content; and a content output unit configured to output the content on the basis of the acquired source. The source includes a source cached by a client, and the cached source includes a source converted into an intermediate format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki MINEO
  • Patent number: 8854390
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a setting information changing unit adapted to change setting information for setting a presentation state of a content on the basis of viewing environment information representing an environment in which the content is to be viewed and presentation state changing information for changing the presentation state of the content in accordance with the environment in which the content is to be viewed, and a content presentation unit adapted to present, on the basis of the setting information, the content to a user via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Mineo, Koji Ihara, Tomohiko Hishinuma
  • Publication number: 20110292061
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a setting information changing unit adapted to change setting information for setting a presentation state of a content on the basis of viewing environment information representing an environment in which the content is to be viewed and presentation state changing information for changing the presentation state of the content in accordance with the environment in which the content is to be viewed, and a content presentation unit adapted to present, on the basis of the setting information, the content to a user via a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki MINEO, Koji Ihara, Tomohiko Hishinuma
  • Publication number: 20110230203
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit, a setting unit, and a judgment unit. The first obtaining unit is capable of obtaining current position information. The setting unit is configured to set a first judgment condition to judge whether the current position information obtained by the first obtaining unit is transmitted to a site on a network that requests the current position information. The judgment unit is configured to judge whether the current position information is transmitted to the site on the basis of the first judgment condition set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Koji IHARA, Yoshiyuki Mineo, Shintaro Yamanaka, Tomohiko Hishinuma