SONY GROUP CORPORATION patent applications on August 8th, 2024

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Patent Applications by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on August 8th, 2024

SONY GROUP CORPORATION: 21 patent applications

SONY GROUP CORPORATION has applied for patents in the areas of H04W84/12 (3), H04W72/541 (2), G06T19/00 (2), H04W24/10 (2), H04L5/00 (2) B25J9/1697 (1), H04L69/22 (1), H04W72/23 (1), H04W64/00 (1), H04W36/14 (1)

With keywords such as: device, unit, information, processing, communication, signal, beam, section, communications, and configured in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by SONY GROUP CORPORATION

20240261973. MOBILE DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, FUMIHITO YOSHIKAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KOICHI OGASAWARA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YUKI ENDO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROFUMI HIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KYOUHEI SUZUKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, NAOKI UCHIDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ARINOBU UEDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROAKI YOKOYAMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TOMOTSUGU MINAMIKAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): B25J9/16, G06T7/20, G06T7/70, G06V10/141, H04N23/61

CPC Code(s): B25J9/1697



Abstract: a mobile device () is a mobile device () that operates in order to image a subject (), the mobile device () including an imaging unit (), a sensor () that recognizes a surrounding environment, and a light emitting unit () disposed on a housing () in a ring shape or on the entire surface of the housing (). the operation of the mobile device () includes imaging, based on a set photographing plan, with the imaging unit (), the subject () recognized by the sensor () as the mobile device () moves. the light emitting unit () performs a light emission expression corresponding to at least one of the photographing plan and the operation of the mobile device ().


20240261979. NURSING CARE ROBOT_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Yoshinao SODEYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): B25J11/00, B25J5/00, B25J19/02

CPC Code(s): B25J11/009



Abstract: a nursing care robot according to the present disclosure includes: a head section; a chest section; an arm section mounted on the chest section; a movable neck provided between the head section and the chest section, and having a neck joint axis; a movable shoulder provided between the chest section and the arm section, and having a shoulder joint axis; and a movable hip provided below the chest section, and having a hip joint axis, in which, as viewed from a side direction in a standard posture, the neck joint axis is offset in a backward direction from the shoulder joint axis, and the hip joint axis is offset in a forward direction from the shoulder joint axis.


20240264435. LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Ryo OGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yuki MAMISHIN of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01

CPC Code(s): G02B27/0093



Abstract: to obtain eye-related position information at an appropriate time. provided is a line-of-sight detection apparatus line-of-sight detection apparatus including: an illumination unit that illuminates an eye with a plurality of illumination light rays; a determination unit that determines a time to cause the illumination unit to illuminate the eye; an illumination control unit that controls the illumination unit; an image pickup element having an event-driven function; and an arithmetic unit that computes eye-related position information, in which the illumination control unit causes the illumination unit to illuminate the eye on the basis of a determination result of the determination unit, the image pickup element generates event information by receiving light reflected from the eye, and the arithmetic unit computes the eye-related position information on the basis of the event information.


20240264678. SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): HIROSHI IMAMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TORU NAGARA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, SEISHI TOMONAGA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKASHI TAKAMATSU of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KOJI NAGATA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROSHI TAKEUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01

CPC Code(s): G06F3/017



Abstract: the present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a recording medium, and a signal processing system that enable proper recognition of an operation using a gesture. the signal processing device according to the present technology includes a setting unit configured to set a recognition method for recognizing an operation using a gesture on the basis of first vibration data indicating vibrations predicted to occur in the future, and an operation recognition unit configured to recognize the operation indicated by the gesture performed by a user in accordance with the recognition method set by the setting unit. the operation recognition unit recognizes the operation indicated by the gesture performed by the user in a vehicle equipped with the signal processing device. the present technology is applicable to, for example, a signal processing device that controls a display device provided in a vehicle.


20240265638. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Kao HAYASHI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Satoru KUMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Tsuyoshi KATO of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Ohji NAKAGAMI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T9/00

CPC Code(s): G06T19/00



Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus and method capable of suppressing a reduction in the quality of 3d data due to encoding and decoding. by dividing a mesh representing an object having a three-dimensional structure into patches, pair information indicating a pair constituted by a single vertex of the mesh or a plurality of vertices of a patch generated from a plurality of vertices at the same position is generated, and the generated pair information is encoded. the present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program or the like.


20240265660. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): SHUNICHI HOMMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06T7/73, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G06T19/20



Abstract: to enable a three-dimensional model to be superimposed on a target in an image with high accuracy.


20240265660. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): SHUNICHI HOMMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06T7/73, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G06T19/20



Abstract: an information processing apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a position specifying unit that acquires a first feature amount associated with a first vertex of a three-dimensional model having a plurality of the first vertices, and specifies a first position corresponding to the first vertex in a target image captured by a camera on the basis of the first feature amount; and a processor that projects the three-dimensional model on the target image and corrects a position where the first vertex is projected to the first position to deform the three-dimensional model projected on the target image.


20240265934. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuichiro KOYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Michael HENTSCHEL of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kan KURODA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masanobu NAKAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroaki OGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kentaro SHIBATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takashi SHIBUYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Noriko TOTSUKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Emiru TSUNOO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Toshimitsu UESAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Keiichi YAMADA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): G10L21/10, G10L21/0308

CPC Code(s): G10L21/10



Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a signal processing unit. the signal processing unit extracts, from a plurality of observation signals obtained by a group of microphones, voice signals respectively related to the microphones by machine learning. this allows desired signal output. moreover, a person on the other end of the line can easily hear the voice of a speaker and cannot hear the voice of other speaker, thereby providing a feeling of security and high confidentiality for users.


20240266379. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Hideaki TOGASHI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Kosuke NAKANISHI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L27/146, H01L21/8234, H01L23/48, H01L27/06, H01L27/088, H01L29/08, H01L29/423, H01L29/78

CPC Code(s): H01L27/14636



Abstract: a semiconductor device of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor element disposed on a first surface side of a semiconductor substrate; a through-electrode that is provided through the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate and introduces charge obtained in the semiconductor element to a second surface side of the semiconductor substrate; and an amplifier transistor that outputs an electrical signal based on the charge introduced by the through-electrode, the amplifier transistor using the through-electrode as a gate electrode and including a source region and a drain region around the through-electrode.


20240266748. MULTI-LAYER FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SURFACE_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Kun ZHAO of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Fredrik RUSEK of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Olof ZANDER of Södra Sandby (SE) for sony group corporation, Erik BENGTSSON of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Jose FLORDELIS of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H01Q15/00, H01Q1/42

CPC Code(s): H01Q15/002



Abstract: a multi-layer frequency selective surface is disclosed that exhibits a frequency response having a passband and one or more stopbands.


20240267099. COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Nabil Sven LOGHIN of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Felix FELLHAUER of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Dana CIOCHINA of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Daniel SCHNEIDER of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04B7/06

CPC Code(s): H04B7/0617



Abstract: to enable fast beam tracking and/or low latency a first communication device comprising a motion information circuitry configured to obtain motion information representing motion of the first communication device, a communication circuitry configured to communicate with a second communication device, and a parametrization circuitry configured to set one or more communication parameters of the communication performed by the communication circuitry based on the motion information.


20240267108. ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Wei XU of Nanjing, Jiangsu (CN) for sony group corporation, Yuwei GAO of Nanjing, Jiangsu (CN) for sony group corporation, Zhikun WU of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation, Chen SUN of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04B7/06

CPC Code(s): H04B7/06958



Abstract: the present disclosure provides an electronic device and method used for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. the electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured to: determine a beam combination scanning indicator at least on the basis of mobile information of a user equipment, the beam combination scanning indicator being used to indicate multiple beam combinations arranged in sequence, and each beam combination comprising a direct beam sent by a base station to the user equipment and a reflection beam reflected by a large-scale intelligent reflection array to the user equipment; and providing the beam combination scanning indicator to the user equipment, so that the user equipment performs beam combination measurement according to the beam combination scanning indication.


20240267441. COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Shigeru SUGAYA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L69/22, H04L69/324, H04W28/06, H04W76/10, H04W80/02, H04W84/12

CPC Code(s): H04L69/22



Abstract: a communication device including: a communication unit configured to transmit a first frame including a second association identifier decided by a communication device to which a first association identifier is allocated and receive a second frame including information related to the second association identifier.


20240267559. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): TOSHIYA HAMADA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N19/597, H04N19/119, H04N19/124, H04N19/154, H04N19/167, H04N19/30

CPC Code(s): H04N19/597



Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes a rendering section and an encoding section. the rendering section performs rendering processing on three-dimensional space data on the basis of field-of-view information regarding a field of view of a user to generate two-dimensional video data depending on the field of view of the user. the encoding section calculates, as evaluation values, values of ssim or values of vmaf for respective division regions of a plurality of division regions obtained by dividing a display region in which the generated two-dimensional video data is displayed, each evaluation value being obtained by numerically expressing a degradation in image quality that is caused due to encoding; sets quantization parameters for the respective division regions of the plurality of division regions such that the evaluation values for the respective division regions of the plurality of division regions are equal; and performs encoding processing on the two-dimensional video data on the basis of the set quantization parameters.


20240267614. DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): TOSHIKI SAITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N23/63, G06F16/583, G06Q50/00, G06V20/30, H04N1/00, H04N1/21, H04N23/661

CPC Code(s): H04N23/633



Abstract: an information processing system that acquires a first captured image; acquires a plurality of second images; and generates display data including the first captured image and at least a subset of the plurality of second images based on an evaluation parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of second images.


20240267683. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Kyosuke Matsumoto of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Kenichi Makino of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Osamu Nakamura of Saitama (JP) for sony group corporation, Shinpei Tsuchiya of Saitama (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04R25/00

CPC Code(s): H04R25/507



Abstract: an information processing method for an information processing system () according to the present disclosure includes a processed sound generation step and an adjustment step. in the processed sound generation step, the processed sound is generated by acoustic processing using a parameter that changes a sound collection function or a hearing aid function of a sound output unit. in the adjustment step, the sound output unit is adjusted by a parameter selected on the basis of a parameter used for the acoustic processing and feedback on the processed sound output from the sound output unit.


20240267771. ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Jianfei CAO of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W24/08, H04L5/00, H04W24/10, H04W72/541

CPC Code(s): H04W24/08



Abstract: provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. the electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured to determine a resource, which is expected to be used for interference beam measurement and which is used for sending a reference signal, of a neighbor cell, wherein the interference beam measurement is used for measuring the degree of interference of a transmitted beam of the neighbor cell in a serving cell; report a resource indicator of the determined resource to a base station of the serving cell; and execute interference beam measurement on the basis of configuration information from the base station.


20240267788. COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Shigeru SUGAYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W28/06, H04W28/02, H04W72/0446, H04W72/0453, H04W72/52, H04W72/541, H04W84/12

CPC Code(s): H04W28/06



Abstract: a communication device is provided that performs highly reliable data communication using a plurality of channels. the communication device includes: a generation unit that generates a transmission frame including an aggregation frame in which a sequence of subframes is multiplexed in a time axis direction and a frequency channel axis direction; and a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the transmission frame. the generation unit generates the aggregation frame aggregated to cause each of the subframes included in the sequence to be stored at least once in each of frequency channels, and arranges in the aggregation frame at least one slot for receiving a continuation request signal.


20240267815. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTION BY CAUSING ELEMENTS OF HARDWARE TO PERFORM LINKAGE OPERATION_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Takehiro HAGIWARA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroyuki MASUDA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Genta KONDO of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiromu TAKIZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W36/14, G06F9/50, H04L67/01, H04W4/70, H04W4/80, H04W48/16, H04W84/12, H04W88/06

CPC Code(s): H04W36/14



Abstract: a system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.


20240267873. POSITIONING MEASUREMENT WITH LOW LATENCY_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Basuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Yujie ZHANG of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W64/00, H04W8/22, H04W24/10, H04W76/28

CPC Code(s): H04W64/00



Abstract: a method of operating a wireless communication device connected to a cellular network is provided. the method comprises establishing one or more pre-configurations of a positioning measurement, and after said establishing of the one or more pre-configurations, establishing a positioning measurement period for performing the positioning measurement. the method further comprises in the positioning measurement period and in accordance with the one or more pre-configurations of the positioning measurement, participating in the positioning measurement.


20240267926. COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Vivek SHARMA of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Yassin Aden AWAD 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): H04W72/23, H04W72/044, H04W72/1263

CPC Code(s): H04W72/23



Abstract: a method for transmitting data by a communications device in a cell of a wireless communications network, the method comprising receiving an indication of a plurality of configured grants, each of the configured grants allocating a sequence of communications resources for the transmission of the data in the cell by the communications device, receiving an indication of a mapping between each of a plurality of logical channels and one or more of the plurality of configured grants, and transmitting a first portion of the data associated with a first logical channel of the plurality of logical channels using communications resources allocated by one of the plurality of configured grants, in accordance with the mapping.


20240267939. METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuxin WEI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Vivek Sharma of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Hideji WAKABAYASHI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Yassin Aden AWAD of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W72/40, H04L5/00, H04W64/00, H04W88/04

CPC Code(s): H04W72/40



Abstract: a method of operating a communications device for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from an infrastructure equipment of wireless communications network and transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from one or more other communications devices in accordance with device-to-device, d2d, communications is provided. the method comprises determining that the communications device is to transmit one or more reference signals in accordance with one or more reference signal characteristics, transmitting the reference signals to the infrastructure equipment and/or one or more of the other communications devices in accordance with the determined reference signal characteristics, and performing measurements on the basis of signals received in response to the transmitted reference signals and/or other reference signals received from one or more of the other communications devices.


SONY GROUP CORPORATION patent applications on August 8th, 2024