Patents by Inventor Yusuke MIYAZAWA

Yusuke MIYAZAWA 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: 9753637
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection section configured to detect an operating body in proximity to a display screen, an identification section configured to identify whether the operating body detected by the detection section is in proximity to a selection item included in the display screen, and a display control section configured to temporarily superimpose and display a region including selection item content of the selection item over a previously displayed display region when the identification section identifies the operating body as being in proximity to the selection item and configured to end a display of the region including the selection item content of the selection item when the detection section no longer detects the operating body as being in proximity to the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Junichiro Sakata, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20170220172
    Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including: a pressure detecting unit which detects press pressure of an operational body applied to a virtual key having one or more input candidates allocated selectively; and an input control unit which varies a selection state of the one or more input candidates selectively allocated to the virtual key for every pressing operation having, as a single time of pressing operation, timing that the press pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit exceeds a predetermined selection threshold value or timing that the press pressure becomes smaller than the selection threshold value as being attenuated after exceeding the selection threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuo YAMANO, Yusuke MIYAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9710159
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus detects an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a manipulation object. A focused target extraction unit that extracts at least some of a plurality of focused targets on the basis of the interaction area. A selection candidate extraction unit extracts a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets, and a display displays at least some of the plurality of focused targets, and emphasizes the selection candidate. Furthermore, a method and non-transitory computer readable storage device cooperate to provide a corresponding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Patent number: 9710158
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Patent number: 9678543
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to provide a device that changes the way content is displayed depending on an inclination angle of the device. The device includes an inclination acquisition device that acquires inclination information of a display housing that houses a display with a displayed image thereon. A first controller causes a first change to the displayed image according to the inclination information. A second controller causes a second change to the displayed image when a predetermined condition is met with respect to the inclination information. By including subcomponents that cooperate in this manner, the device allows a user to perceive a displayed image at various viewing angles and easily recognize whether certain displayed features are able to be actuated when the device is positioned in a certain inclination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Yasushi Okumura, Yusuke Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20170153716
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, a sensor, and a controller. The display has a screen. The sensor is configured to detect an inclination. The controller is configured to display a first object on the screen and display a second object associated with the first object on the screen in accordance with the inclination detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Seiji SUZUKI, Yasushi OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 9652067
    Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including: a pressure detecting unit which detects press pressure of an operational body applied to a virtual key having one or more input candidates allocated selectively; and an input control unit which varies a selection state of the one or more input candidates selectively allocated to the virtual key for every pressing operation having, as a single time of pressing operation, timing that the press pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit exceeds a predetermined selection threshold value or timing that the press pressure becomes smaller than the selection threshold value as being attenuated after exceeding the selection threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuo Yamano, Yusuke Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20170131882
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus detects an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a manipulation object. A focused target extraction unit that extracts at least some of a plurality of focused targets on the basis of the interaction area. A selection candidate extraction unit extracts a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets, and a display displays at least some of the plurality of focused targets, and emphasizes the selection candidate. Furthermore, a method and non-transitory computer readable storage device cooperate to provide a corresponding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20170123620
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Ken MIYASHITA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Patent number: 9626093
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile display apparatus applied to the display apparatus including a display screen; an operation area control unit that displays an operation area for a user to perform an input operation on the display screen; a display area control unit that displays a display area for displaying input information on the display screen; a touch panel that is provided to the display screen and detects an input operation performed by a user in the operation area; an arithmetic unit that selects input information based on the input operation detected by the device; and an input information presentation unit that presents the input information selected by the arithmetic unit in the display area to prompt the user to check the input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 9619135
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SONY Corporatuon
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20170038906
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 9547436
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Patent number: 9507469
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 9507507
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has: a touch operating unit touch-operating by at least operators; a detecting unit for detecting a touch state of each of the operators in touch with the touch operating unit; a coordinate system determining unit for determining a coordinate system of the touch operating unit in accordance with an operating direction of the operators detected by the detecting unit; a relative position calculating unit for calculating a relative position of each of the two or more operators from a touch position of the operators detected by the detecting unit and the coordinate system of the touch operating unit determined by the coordinate system determining unit; and a command issuing unit for issuing a predetermined operation command based on the touch state of each of the operators detected by the detecting unit at the relative position of the operators calculated by the relative position calculating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20160334925
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito OHKI, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20160320880
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting a contact operation and a pressure of an operating object on a contact operation surface, a display switching unit for switching display on a display screen according to the pressure of the operating object detected by the detection unit, and an execution unit for performing a predetermined process, in a case a predetermined operation of the operating object on the contact operation surface is detected by the detection unit while the display on the display screen is being switched by the display switching unit, according to the predetermined operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Tatsushi NASHIDA
  • Patent number: 9460535
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an obtaining section configured to obtain a commonly-displayed object which is commonly displayed before and after a display state is updated, a layout determination section configured to determine a display position of the commonly-displayed object on a display screen after an operation of changing the display state based on a direction of the operation, and an image generating section configured to generate a display image including the commonly-displayed object at the determined display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20160266765
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation amount acquiring unit that acquires an operation amount of an operation input on a display screen; a depth position computing unit that computes a depth position of a three-dimensionally viewable operation object, on the basis of the operation amount; and a display processing unit that executes processing for adjusting the depth position of the operation object on the basis of the depth position and displaying the operation object on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke MIYAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9342167
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation amount acquiring unit that acquires an operation amount of an operation input on a display screen; a depth position computing unit that computes a depth position of a three-dimensionally viewable operation object, on the basis of the operation amount; and a display processing unit that executes processing for adjusting the depth position of the operation object on the basis of the depth position and displaying the operation object on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke Miyazawa