Patents by Inventor Yuya Hirano
Yuya Hirano 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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Patent number: 10565976Abstract: [Object] To collect a target sound in a more suitable aspect even under an environment in which noise occurs at random. [Solution] An information processing device including: a sound collection unit; and a holding member configured to have a projection portion with a streamline shape in at least a part and hold the sound collection unit so that the sound collection unit is located at a front end or near the front end of the projection portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuichiro Koyama, Yuya Hirano
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Patent number: 10536085Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a switching element connected to a primary winding of a transformer to which an input voltage is applied; a feedback unit configured to output a first feedback voltage according to an output voltage, the output voltage induced in a secondary winding of the transformer and output to a load; a current detection unit for detecting a current flowing to the switching element and output a second feedback voltage according to the current detected; a limiting unit for limiting the first feedback voltage so that the current flowing to the switching element is below a predetermined current value; an output unit for outputting a driving signal for the switching element based on the first feedback voltage limited by the limiting unit and on the second feedback voltage; and a control unit for controlling the switching element according to the driving signal output from the output unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20190341019Abstract: [Object] To collect a target sound in a more suitable aspect even under an environment in which noise occurs at random. [Solution] An information processing device including: a sound collection unit; and a holding member configured to have a projection portion with a streamline shape in at least a part and hold the sound collection unit so that the sound collection unit is located at a front end or near the front end of the projection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuichiro Koyama, Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20190304485Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of specifying the privacy risk for a user. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a privacy risk specification unit configured to specify privacy risk information indicating a privacy risk for a user on the basis of action information indicating an action state of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: YUYA HIRANO
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Patent number: 10364109Abstract: The feeding apparatus includes a pick-up roller, a feed roller, a separation roller which forms a separation nip portion with the feed roller, an encoder, and an engine control unit. The engine control unit obtains variation in rotation speed of the separation roller based on a detection result of the encoder, and determines a life condition of the separation roller based on the obtained variation in rotation speed of the separation roller.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuya Hirano, Fumiaki Mizuno
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Publication number: 20190222128Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a switching element connected to a primary winding of a transformer to which an input voltage is applied; a feedback unit configured to output a first feedback voltage according to an output voltage, the output voltage induced in a secondary winding of the transformer and output to a load; a current detection unit for detecting a current flowing to the switching element and output a second feedback voltage according to the current detected; a limiting unit for limiting the first feedback voltage so that the current flowing to the switching element is below a predetermined current value; an output unit for outputting a driving signal for the switching element based on the first feedback voltage limited by the limiting unit and on the second feedback voltage; and a control unit for controlling the switching element according to the driving signal output from the output unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: Yuya Hirano
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Patent number: 10306359Abstract: There is provided a voice processing system capable of acquiring user voice more clearly, the voice processing system including: a mounting unit configured to be attached to a user. The mounting unit includes at least three voice acquisition units configured to acquire voice data for beamforming.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Sekiya, Hideto Mori, Makoto Hanyuda, Yu Togasaki, Yuya Hirano
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Patent number: 10280021Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a feeding rotary member, a conveying rotary member pair, an output unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The conveying rotary member pair includes first and second rotary members. The control unit stops a feeding operation when the detection unit does not detect the recording material by the time when a threshold time has elapsed after an operation of feeding a recording material is stated. The control unit determines that the recording material is stopped at a position on an upstream side relative to the nip portion in the feeding direction in a case where a rotation speed of the second rotary member, indicated by a state signal output from the output unit at least in a period of time from when the recording material reaches the nip portion to when the feeding operation is stopped, is faster than a threshold speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20190052784Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire activity information associated with a user situation; and a control unit configured to control a capture angle of an image based on the activity information associated with the user situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: SHUNICHIROH SAWAI, TORU AMANO, YUYA HIRANO, YASUYUKI KOGA, SATOSHI SUZUNO, MIKI TOKITAKE
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Publication number: 20190023513Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a rotary member unit having a feeding rotary member to feed a recording material and a separating rotary member which forms a nip portion with the feeding rotary member, an output unit, and a control unit. Where a single recording material is fed to the nip portion, the separating rotary member is rotated in a predetermined direction by the single recording material and, where recording materials are overlapped with one another and fed to the nip portion, the separating rotary member rotation is stopped or rotated in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction to separate the overlapped recording materials. The output unit outputs a state signal in accordance with a separating rotary member rotation state. The control unit obtains a rotation speed of the separating rotary member from the state signal output and determines that the rotary member unit is replaced with a new product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventor: Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20180317005Abstract: There is provided a voice processing system capable of acquiring user voice more clearly, the voice processing system including: a mounting unit configured to be attached to a user. The mounting unit includes at least three voice acquisition units configured to acquire voice data for beamforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki SEKIYA, Hideto MORI, Makoto HANYUDA, Yu TOGASAKI, Yuya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20180286376Abstract: [Object] To collect a target sound in a more suitable aspect even under an environment in which noise occurs at random. [Solution] An information processing device including: a sound collection unit; and a holding member configured to have a projection portion with a streamline shape in at least a part and hold the sound collection unit so that the sound collection unit is located at a front end or near the front end of the projection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Sekiya, Yuichiro Koyama, Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20180267451Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a feeding rotary member, a conveying rotary member pair, an output unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The conveying rotary member pair includes first and second rotary members. The control unit stops a feeding operation when the detection unit does not detect the recording material by the time when a threshold time has elapsed after an operation of feeding a recording material is stated. The control unit determines that the recording material is stopped at a position on an upstream side relative to the nip portion in the feeding direction in a case where a rotation speed of the second rotary member, indicated by a state signal output from the output unit at least in a period of time from when the recording material reaches the nip portion to when the feeding operation is stopped, is faster than a threshold speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Yuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20180222705Abstract: The feeding apparatus includes a pick-up roller, a feed roller, a separation roller which forms a separation nip portion with the feed roller, an encoder, and an engine control unit. The engine control unit obtains variation in rotation speed of the separation roller based on a detection result of the encoder, and determines a life condition of the separation roller based on the obtained variation in rotation speed of the separation roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Yuya Hirano, Fumiaki Mizuno
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Patent number: 9944480Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an accommodation unit, feeding, conveying, and separating members, and detecting, control, image forming, and regulating units. The conveying member conveys a fed recording material. The separating member forms a nip and separates recording materials. The detecting unit detects that the recording material has been fed to the nip. The feeding member starts feeding an accommodated recording material and, where a recording material is fed to the nip, causes the feeding to be finished. An image is formed on a fed recording material. The regulating unit regulates an end on an upstream side. The control unit measures a period from a recording material feeding to detection that a recording material is fed to the nip. Based on the measured period, information is output indicating that a position of the regulating unit is deviated from a position according to a size of the accommodated recording materials.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuya Hirano, Fumiaki Mizuno, Yuta Hojo, Atsushi Kawarago
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Publication number: 20180063283Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technology which can realize either communication in which decrease of user-friendliness is suppressed or communication in which a sense of oneness can be easily obtained in accordance with a situation of a user. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit configured to control whether or not to perform delay processing of delaying output of first data transmitted from a terminal of a first user at a terminal of a second user, on the basis of a result of situation sensing with respect to the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: DAISUKE MOCHIZUKI, SHOSUKE MOMOTANI, NORIHIKO SATO, YUYA HIRANO
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Publication number: 20180048608Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology which is capable of lowering a psychological barrier to perform communication with other users. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a selecting unit configured to select a second user to be a target of notification of information on the basis of a result of behavior recognition with respect to a first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: DAISUKE MOCHIZUKI, NORIHIKO SATO, SHOSUKE MOMOTANI, KUNIHIKO MIYAKE, YUYA HIRANO, KANAHIRO SHIROTA, FUTOSHI TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20180046788Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to perform a predetermined process on the basis of first information about a user that is acquired by a first apparatus from around a body of the user, and second information about a user that is acquired by a second apparatus different from the first apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: SHINYA OHTANI, YUYA HIRANO, KATSUYOSHI KANEMOTO
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Publication number: 20170280239Abstract: There is provided a voice processing system capable of acquiring user voice more clearly, the voice processing system including: a mounting unit configured to be attached to a user. The mounting unit includes at least three voice acquisition units configured to acquire voice data for beamforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki SEKIYA, Hideto MORI, Makoto HANYUDA, Yu TOGASAKI, Yuya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20170267475Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an accommodation unit, feeding, conveying, and separating members, and detecting, control, image forming, and regulating units. The conveying member conveys a fed recording material. The separating member forms a nip and separates recording materials. The detecting unit detects that the recording material has been fed to the nip. The feeding member starts feeding an accommodated recording material and, where a recording material is fed to the nip, causes the feeding to be finished. An image is formed on a fed recording material. The regulating unit regulates an end on an upstream side. The control unit measures a period from a recording material feeding to detection that a recording material is fed to the nip. Based on the measured period, information is output indicating that a position of the regulating unit is deviated from a position according to a size of the accommodated recording materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Yuya Hirano, Fumiaki Mizuno, Yuta Hojo, Atsushi Kawarago