Sony Group Corporation patent applications on February 27th, 2025
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation on February 27th, 2025
Sony Group Corporation: 25 patent applications
Sony Group Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of G06V10/774 (3), G06V10/147 (2), H04N19/70 (2), H04W52/02 (2), H04N25/78 (2) G01N15/1429 (1), H01S5/02461 (1), H01L27/14601 (1), H04W68/02 (1), H04W52/0238 (1)
With keywords such as: device, information, unit, processing, data, image, network, present, provided, and output in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation
Inventor(s): Akihide Higuchi of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Koji Futamura of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Fumitaka Otsuka of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N15/1429, G01N15/10, G16B40/10
CPC Code(s): G01N15/1429
Abstract: an object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique for automatically proposing a better combination of fluorochrome-labeled antibodies. the present disclosure provides an information processing device including a processing unit configured to present a fluorophore candidate that is capable of being assigned to a biomolecule on the basis of fluorophore use history information, in-document fluorophore use result information, or both of them. the processing unit is configured to cause an output unit to display a selection window that prompts selection of a biomolecule to be analyzed in biological sample analysis, and the selection window is configured to select an analysis target biomolecule from among the biomolecules included in the fluorophore use history information, the in-document fluorophore use result information, or both of the fluorophore use history information and the in-document fluorophore use result information.
20250067673. IMAGING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Yuichiro IKENAGA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Satoshi NAGAE of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yuuichirou KITA of Aichi (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N21/64, A61B1/00, A61B1/04, A61B5/00, A61B90/00, A61B90/20, G02B21/00, G02B23/24
CPC Code(s): G01N21/6458
Abstract: an imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.
Inventor(s): Ryota SAWAHASHI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masataka TOYOURA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S17/931, G01C21/20, G01S17/894
CPC Code(s): G01S17/931
Abstract: to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program that enable detection of a non-planar environment at low cost. the information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a detection unit that detects an obstacle location that becomes obstruction for traveling in a traveling direction on the basis of a three-dimensional point cloud determined to be a traveling surface and a two-dimensional point cloud corresponding to the traveling direction.
Inventor(s): Junichi SHIMIZU of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Manabu FUJIKI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Chihiro NAGASHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F16/683, H04W4/029
CPC Code(s): G06F3/165
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of providing a content viewing experience that does not make a user feel bored.
Inventor(s): Junichi SHIMIZU of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Manabu FUJIKI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Chihiro NAGASHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F16/683, H04W4/029
CPC Code(s): G06F3/165
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology includes: a content information setting unit that sets content information including content parameter information defining a content of playback control of content;
Inventor(s): Masakazu YOSHIMURA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Atsushi IRIE of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Junji OTSUKA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06N3/092, G06V10/82
CPC Code(s): G06N3/092
Abstract: there is provided an information processing to implement highly efficient and highly accurate feedback with the calculation amount suppressed. the information processing device includes a processing unit that executes processing using a neural network, in which the processing unit performs feedback related to a plurality of function parameters respectively used in a plurality of intermediate layers in the neural network on the basis of an output from the intermediate layers.
Inventor(s): YUKI ONO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T11/60, G06V20/20, H04N23/60
CPC Code(s): G06T11/60
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it easy to use an application program to which xr technology is applied in a plurality of client devices. when local maps generated by client devices are combined to generate a global map, and slam initialization processing for the global map is executed in a server, and, in a case where the combination of the local maps fails, the server transmits guide information for solving the failure of the combination according to a cause of the failure to the client device and presents the guide information to a user. the present disclosure is applicable to an application program using xr technology.
Inventor(s): SHINJI WATANABE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T13/80, G06T7/246
CPC Code(s): G06T13/80
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a length of a moving image template and information regarding a length of a material moving image to be fitted into the moving image template; and a change processing unit that changes reproduction management information regarding the moving image template in order to adjust the length of the moving image template in accordance with the length of the material moving image.
Inventor(s): Tobias Anderberg of Los Angeles CA (US) for sony group corporation, Joseph Wise of Los Angeles CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06F3/01
CPC Code(s): G06T19/20
Abstract: tracking a control object on a stage for a virtual production, including: tracking a control object on the stage with a system that tracks at least one camera used in the virtual production; identifying a location in a virtual environment using tracking information of the control object; and placing virtual assets at the identified location in the virtual environment.
Inventor(s): Suguru AOKI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Ryuta SATOH of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/147, G06V10/774, G06V10/80, H04N25/40, H04N25/78
CPC Code(s): G06V10/147
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a conversion part that converts a first dataset or a first recognizer for performing a recognition process based on a first signal read from a first sensor into a second dataset or a second recognizer for performing a recognition process based on a second signal read from a second sensor. the first sensor performs reading in a first reading unit and the second sensor performs reading in a second reading unit different from the first reading unit.
Inventor(s): RYUTA SATOH of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, SUGURU AOKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/774, G06V10/147, G06V10/776, H04N25/78
CPC Code(s): G06V10/774
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a generation part () that generates, based on a dataset () or a first recognizer () for training the first recognizer that performs a recognition process based on a first signal read from a first sensor, control information () for controlling a recognition process by a second recognizer () that performs the recognition process based on a second signal read from a second sensor having a reading unit different from the first sensor.
Inventor(s): Junji OTSUKA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Atsushi IRIE of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Masakazu YOSHIMURA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/776, G06V10/774, G06V10/98, G06V20/70, G10L15/01, G10L15/06
CPC Code(s): G06V10/776
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a generation unit, an evaluation unit, and an update unit. the generation unit generates input data on the basis of a predetermined parameter. the evaluation unit generates evaluation data on the basis of first output data that includes evaluation target data and is output by inputting first input data generated by the generation unit to a first recognition model, and second output data that includes a pseudo label as a pseudo correct answer of the evaluation target data and is output by inputting second input data generated by the generation unit to a second recognition model. the update unit updates the predetermined parameter on the basis of the evaluation data.
Inventor(s): Junichi NAGAHARA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hidehiro KOMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Shinichi IRIYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G10K11/18, B60K35/26, B60Q9/00, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): G10K11/18
Abstract: an information processing device includes circuitry configured to recognize a state of a mobile object, and control outputting of an output sound for an occupant, the output sound including a mobile object state sound including a moving sound indicating a change in the moving state of the mobile object and a trigger sound to be output on the basis of a trigger based on the state of the mobile object, the output sound being output toward the occupant of the mobile object. the present technology can be applied to a vehicle, for example.
Inventor(s): MASANORI KATSU of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKASHI FUJIMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G16H20/10, G16H10/20, G16H15/00, G16H50/70
CPC Code(s): G16H20/10
Abstract: an information processing device () has a log accumulation unit (), an abnormality detection unit (), and an accumulated log reproduction unit (). the log accumulation unit () accumulates vital data of a patient (p) for each medication date as a patient log. the abnormality detection unit () detects abnormality data indicating an abnormal value from a patient log. the accumulated log reproduction unit () reproduces the patient log so as to have the abnormality data associated with the medication date.
20250070531. SURFACE EMITTING LASER_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): MIKIHIRO YOKOZEKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOSHIRO TAKIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROSHI NAKAJIMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TOMOMASA WATANABE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MICHINORI SHIOMI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H01S5/024, H01S5/183, H01S5/42
CPC Code(s): H01S5/02461
Abstract: a surface emitting laser that allows for improved heat dissipation is provided. the surface emitting laser according to the present technology includes a semiconductor multilayer film reflector, a reflector, an active layer provided between the semiconductor multilayer film reflector and the reflector, a metal film provided at a back surface of the semiconductor multilayer film reflector which is a surface on an opposite side to the side of the active layer or having a part provided on a virtual surface including the back surface on the opposite side to the side of the active layer and a further part provided in and/or around the semiconductor multilayer film reflector. according to the present technology a surface emitting laser that allows for improved heat dissipation can be provided.
Inventor(s): Yassin Aden AWAD of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Vivek SHARMA of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Yuxin WEI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Hideji WAKABAYASHI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04B7/185, H04W4/44, H04W84/06
CPC Code(s): H04B7/18513
Abstract: a method of operating a communications device for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from a non-terrestrial network, ntn, while the communications device is in an inactive state is provided. the method comprises commencing a small data transmission, sdt, failure timer setting a time period during which the communications device can communicate one or more sdts with the ntn when the communications device is located inside a coverage area provided by the ntn. the method comprises determining that the communications device is expected to enter a coverage gap before the sdt failure timer expires. the coverage gap is a time period during which the communications device is located outside the coverage area provided by the ntn. the method comprises adjusting the commenced sdt failure timer based on an estimate of the coverage gap.
Inventor(s): Erik BENGTSSON of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Jose FLORDELIS of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Fredrik RUSEK of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Olof ZANDER of Södra Sandby (SE) for sony group corporation, Kun ZHAO of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Chaitanya TUMULA of à karp (SE) for sony group corporation, Zhinong YING of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W8/00, H04W56/00
CPC Code(s): H04L5/0048
Abstract: a method is disclosed, performed by a network node, for enabling communication with a discoverable wd. the method comprises transmitting, to an aiding wd, a configuration message. the configuration message configures the aiding wd to transmit a synchronization signal block (ssb) signal. the ssb signal being indicative of an uplink (ul) resource for communicating a response to the ssb signal.
Inventor(s): JUN XU of SAN JOSE CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/124, H03M7/30, H03M7/40, H04N19/176, H04N19/184, H04N19/50, H04N19/61, H04N19/70, H04N19/91
CPC Code(s): H04N19/124
Abstract: video coding systems or apparatus utilizing context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (cabac) during encoding and/or decoding, are configured according to the invention with an enhanced binarization of non-zero delta-qp (dqp). during binarization the value of dqp and the sign are separately encoded using unary coding and then combined into a binary string which also contains the dqp non-zero flag. this invention capitalizes on the statistical symmetry of positive and negative values of dqp and results in saving bits and thus a higher coding efficiency.
20250071307. IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Takeshi TSUKUBA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/46, H04N19/60, H04N19/70, H04N19/91
CPC Code(s): H04N19/46
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method that enable the use of an encoding tool for bit-depth extension while maintaining compatibility with a specification that does not extend a bit depth of an image.
20250071307. IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Takeshi TSUKUBA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/46, H04N19/60, H04N19/70, H04N19/91
CPC Code(s): H04N19/46
Abstract: an operation-range extension flag is encoded in accordance with a bit depth of an image, and operation-range extension tool control information is encoded in accordance with the operation-range extension flag. alternatively, the operation-range extension flag is encoded, and the operation-range extension tool control information is encoded in accordance with a bit depth of an image. the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission/reception device, an information processing device, an imaging device, a reproduction device, an electronic device, an image processing method, an information processing method, and the like.
Inventor(s): Takashi TERASAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N23/745, H04N23/63, H04N23/667, H04N23/73
CPC Code(s): H04N23/745
Abstract: the imaging device includes: an imaging element; a flicker detection unit that detects a flicker component from an image outputted from the imaging element; a correction unit that corrects the flicker component included in the image; and a control unit that makes a flicker detection adaptive setting that facilitates detection of the flicker component in the flicker detection unit in response to a shift from a normal imaging mode to a flicker detection mode, and causes an image display unit to display an image in which the flicker component has been corrected by a flicker correction unit.
Inventor(s): Jianfei CAO of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W16/28, H04B7/06, H04W72/231, H04W76/20, H04W80/02
CPC Code(s): H04W16/28
Abstract: an electronic device for a base station includes processing circuitry configured to configure, via rrc signaling, a transmission configuration indication (tci) state pool for a user equipment (ue); activate, via mac ce including a set of codepoints, tci states in the tci state pool for the ue, wherein each of the codepoints is capable of referencing any of
Inventor(s): Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Martin Warwick BEALE of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Basuki PRIYANTO of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0235
Abstract: a user equipment includes transceiver circuitry, control circuitry for controlling the transceiver circuitry and an energy storage device configured to provide energy to at least the transceiver circuitry for transmitting signals to or receiving signals from the wireless communications network. the energy storage device may receive energy from ambient sources and may therefore increase an amount of available energy by using energy harvesting. the user equipment is configured to determine, during an idle or inactive mode in which the user equipment has no active connection for transmitting data to or receiving data from the wireless communications network that an amount of energy which is available from the energy storage device will be insufficient for operating the transceiver circuitry during a blackout period, and to transmit to the infrastructure equipment a blackout message indicating that the user equipment cannot receive signals transmitted from the infrastructure equipment for the blackout period.
Inventor(s): Yusuke TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yuichi MORIOKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takeshi ITAGAKI of Saitama (JP) for sony group corporation, Tomoya YAMAURA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W74/02, H04W84/12
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0238
Abstract: an information processing device includes a control unit. a first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. the control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. the notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. the information processing device can reduce power consumption.
Inventor(s): Brian Alexander MARTIN of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Martin Warwick BEALE of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Yuxin WEI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Vivek SHARMA of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Shinichiro TSUDA of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Hideji WAKABAYASHI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W68/02, H04W68/00, H04W76/11, H04W76/27
CPC Code(s): H04W68/02
Abstract: a method of communicating data between a radio network infrastructure and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network. the method comprises establishing at a radio network infrastructure element there is data available for communication between the radio network infrastructure and the terminal device and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device from the radio network infrastructure element. the paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of a network allocated resource for use in subsequently communicating the data between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device. in response to receiving the paging message the terminal device transmits to the radio network infrastructure element a paging response indicating the terminal device received the paging message, after which the data is communicated between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device using the network allocated resource.
Inventor(s): Rena SUZUKI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Takeshi MATSUNUMA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Naoki JYO of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Yoshihisa KAGAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L27/146, H04N25/76
CPC Code(s): H01L27/14601
Abstract: the present technology relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image pickup element, an imaging device, and an electronic apparatus that can suppress characteristic fluctuations caused by capacitance fluctuations due to a dummy wire, while maintaining an affixing bonding strength by the dummy wire. two or more chips in which wires that are electrically connected are formed on bonding surfaces and the bonding surfaces opposing each other are bonded to be laminated are included and, with respect to a region where the wires are periodically and repeatedly disposed in sharing units each made up of a plurality of pixels sharing the same floating diffusion contact, a dummy wire is disposed at the center position thereof on the bonding surface at a pitch of the sharing unit. the present technology can be applied to a cmos image sensor.
Inventor(s): Hitoshi Tsuno of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H10K59/121, H01L21/265, H01L21/28, H01L21/285, H01L21/66, H01L27/12, H01L29/41, H01L29/786, H01L29/788, H10K59/12, H10K59/131
CPC Code(s): H10K59/1213
Abstract: a display device according to the present disclosure includes: a thin film transistor with a bottom gate structure and a thin film transistor with a top gate structure on a same substrate. a gate electrode of the thin film transistor with the top gate structure is provided in a same layer as a wire layer. a method of manufacturing a display device according to the present disclosure, the display device including a thin film transistor with a bottom gate structure and a thin film transistor with a top gate structure on a same substrate, includes: forming a gate electrode of the thin film transistor with the top gate structure in a same layer as a wire layer.
Sony Group Corporation patent applications on February 27th, 2025
- Sony Group Corporation
- G01N15/1429
- G01N15/10
- G16B40/10
- CPC G01N15/1429
- Sony group corporation
- G01N21/64
- A61B1/00
- A61B1/04
- A61B5/00
- A61B90/00
- A61B90/20
- G02B21/00
- G02B23/24
- CPC G01N21/6458
- G01S17/931
- G01C21/20
- G01S17/894
- CPC G01S17/931
- G06F3/16
- G06F16/683
- H04W4/029
- CPC G06F3/165
- G06N3/092
- G06V10/82
- CPC G06N3/092
- G06T11/60
- G06V20/20
- H04N23/60
- CPC G06T11/60
- G06T13/80
- G06T7/246
- CPC G06T13/80
- G06T19/20
- G06F3/01
- CPC G06T19/20
- G06V10/147
- G06V10/774
- G06V10/80
- H04N25/40
- H04N25/78
- CPC G06V10/147
- G06V10/776
- CPC G06V10/774
- G06V10/98
- G06V20/70
- G10L15/01
- G10L15/06
- CPC G06V10/776
- G10K11/18
- B60K35/26
- B60Q9/00
- G08G1/16
- CPC G10K11/18
- G16H20/10
- G16H10/20
- G16H15/00
- G16H50/70
- CPC G16H20/10
- H01S5/024
- H01S5/183
- H01S5/42
- CPC H01S5/02461
- H04B7/185
- H04W4/44
- H04W84/06
- CPC H04B7/18513
- H04L5/00
- H04W8/00
- H04W56/00
- CPC H04L5/0048
- H04N19/124
- H03M7/30
- H03M7/40
- H04N19/176
- H04N19/184
- H04N19/50
- H04N19/61
- H04N19/70
- H04N19/91
- CPC H04N19/124
- H04N19/46
- H04N19/60
- CPC H04N19/46
- H04N23/745
- H04N23/63
- H04N23/667
- H04N23/73
- CPC H04N23/745
- H04W16/28
- H04B7/06
- H04W72/231
- H04W76/20
- H04W80/02
- CPC H04W16/28
- H04W52/02
- CPC H04W52/0235
- H04W74/02
- H04W84/12
- CPC H04W52/0238
- H04W68/02
- H04W68/00
- H04W76/11
- H04W76/27
- CPC H04W68/02
- H01L27/146
- H04N25/76
- CPC H01L27/14601
- H10K59/121
- H01L21/265
- H01L21/28
- H01L21/285
- H01L21/66
- H01L27/12
- H01L29/41
- H01L29/786
- H01L29/788
- H10K59/12
- H10K59/131
- CPC H10K59/1213