SONY GROUP CORPORATION patent applications on January 2nd, 2025
Patent Applications by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on January 2nd, 2025
SONY GROUP CORPORATION: 21 patent applications
SONY GROUP CORPORATION has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/01 (3), G06V40/16 (2), H04W88/06 (2), H04W16/16 (1), H04B17/382 (1) A61B5/0533 (1), G06V20/20 (1), H04W72/0473 (1), H04W72/0446 (1), H04W68/02 (1)
With keywords such as: device, information, data, user, image, processing, unit, layer, generated, and communication in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by SONY GROUP CORPORATION
20250000383. SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): KIYOSHI YOSHIKAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YASUHIDE HYODO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61B5/0533
CPC Code(s): A61B5/0533
Abstract: the present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and a method capable of improving the integration accuracy of estimation of a user state using a multimodal sensor. the signal processing apparatus estimates signal qualities for respective modals each representing a type of a biological signal of a user, detects at least one of the modals having variation heterogeneity representing that variation of the biological signal is different from a plurality of the modals, estimates a sensitivity to biological reaction of the modal based on a detection result of the modal having the variation heterogeneity, and integrally estimates a state of the user on the basis of the signal qualities and the sensitivities to the biological reaction. the present technology can be applied to a user state estimation processing system.
20250003958. REAGENT FOR PREPARING A CELL SAMPLE_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): KENZO MACHIDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AYA FUCHIGAMI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOSHIHITO HAYASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N33/543, G01N33/58, G01N33/68
CPC Code(s): G01N33/54326
Abstract: disclosed is a reagent for preparing a cell sample, the reagent containing a solid support and a trapping substance that is linked to the solid support by a cleavable linker and traps a target cell. in the reagent for preparing a cell sample, a fluorescent dye is bound to a site on the linker closer to the trapping substance than the cleavage position in the linker, or a site on the trapping substance except for a binding site to the target cell in the trapping substance. the reagent for preparing a cell sample is useful for enriching a target cell using an antibody-modified solid support and subsequent staining for separating by a cell sorter, at the same time.
Inventor(s): Masayuki INOUE of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hidetaka KAJI of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation, Ryo FUKAZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Shintaro TAKEI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01
CPC Code(s): G06F3/011
Abstract: there is provided a distribution device, a distribution method, and a program that enables to reduce a communication amount while maintaining a natural motion of an avatar. the distribution device according to the present technology includes a reception unit that receives first motion information indicating a motion of a user, a distribution unit that distributes second motion information indicating a motion of an avatar corresponding to the user, to a terminal that displays the avatar, and an adjustment unit that adjusts an information amount of the second motion information distributed by the distribution unit in accordance with the first motion information. the present technology is applicable, for example, to an information processing system that provides an application for reflecting a motion of the user who uses the terminal connected via a network on the avatar in a virtual space.
Inventor(s): Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Keijiroh NAGANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Jun KIMURA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Ikuo YAMANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Shin SHIROMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T19/20
CPC Code(s): G06F3/014
Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus to further improve convenience of a user in an operation of an object. the information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires motion information indicating a motion of a user; and an operation control unit that, in a case where an object is designated by the user, switches a mode related to an operation of the object when contact information of a third finger is further acquired while contact information of a first finger and contact information of a second finger of the user are acquired by the acquisition unit.
Inventor(s): Mitsuo OKUMURA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hazime MATSUDA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Shoji IMAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Katsuji MIYAZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Motoki HIGASHIDE of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kunihito SAWAI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04886, G06F3/041, G06F3/044, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04847, G06F3/04855, H04N1/00, H04N7/14, H04N7/15, H04N23/62, H04N101/00
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04886
Abstract: a display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. an indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
Inventor(s): Renaud DI FRANCESCO of London (GB) for sony group corporation, Takeshi HORIE of Kawagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/14, G06F3/01, G09G5/38, H04N5/74
CPC Code(s): G06F3/14
Abstract: the present disclosure provides a method of alleviating motion sickness in a user viewing an image on a display, the method comprising: displaying an image on a display device, the display device being a first distance from a user viewing the image on the display device; generating a virtual screen corresponding to the display device by projecting a line from the user and the display device to a second location, the distance of the second location from the user being greater than the first distance; detecting a movement of the user and the display device to a new location relative to the virtual screen; determining a new image location by projecting a line from the virtual screen location to the new location of the user; and displaying an image on the display device at the new image location for at least a portion of the image for which the new image location intersects with the display device.
Inventor(s): Hannes BERGKVIST of Rydeback (SE) for sony group corporation, Peter EXNER of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/12, G06Q30/0601, G06V20/68, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06Q50/12
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device is configured to obtain, from an optical device, detection data indicative of an item. the electronic device is configured to control, based on the detection data, a victual ordering system.
Inventor(s): THOMAS DAWSON of ESCONDIDO CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/60, G06T7/90
CPC Code(s): G06T7/60
Abstract: an electronic device and a method for implementation for fractal-geometry based fingerprint value determination from media content is disclosed. the electronic device receives a set of data streams associated with a media content, wherein each data stream of the received set of data streams corresponds to a predefined number of contiguous data chunks of the media content. the electronic device generates a rectangular media frame. the electronic device determines a set of first attributes associated with each contiguous data chunk for each data stream of the received set of data streams. the electronic device selects a sub-region from the generated rectangular media frame, for the corresponding data stream of the received set of data streams. the electronic device determines a fingerprint value associated with the corresponding data stream. the electronic device stores the determined fingerprint value on a storage device associated with the electronic device.
Inventor(s): Ohji NAKAGAMI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Koji YANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Satoru KUMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Tsuyoshi KATO of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T9/00, G06T3/4092, G06T17/10, H04L65/70, H04L65/75
CPC Code(s): G06T9/00
Abstract: 3d data representing a three-dimensional structure is divided into a plurality of pieces and encoded, an obtained plurality of divided bitstreams is multiplexed, and one bitstream including a separator indicating a position of a joint between the divided bitstreams is generated. furthermore, a separator indicating a position of a joint between divided bitstreams obtained by dividing 3d data representing a three-dimensional structure into a plurality of pieces and encoding the plurality of divided pieces of the 3d data, which is included in a bitstream obtained by multiplexing a plurality of the divided bitstreams, is analyzed, and the bitstream is divided into every divided bitstream on the basis of information included in the analyzed separator, and decoded. applications of the technology include being implemented in, for example, an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, electronic equipment, an information processing method, a program, or the like.
Inventor(s): LEGONG SUN of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YUHI KONDO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAISHI ONO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TEPPEI KURITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T15/06
CPC Code(s): G06T15/06
Abstract: an information processing device () includes a control unit (). the control unit () sets the number of samples of a light ray used in a case where a rendered image is generated by utilization of ray tracing. the control unit () uses the number of samples and generates the rendered image used as training data of machine learning. the control unit () adjusts the number of samples according to accuracy of a machine learning model of a case where the rendered image is learned as the training data and the number of samples used in generation of the rendered image.
Inventor(s): Pawel Grochola of Culver City CA (US) for sony group corporation, Edmond Boulet-Gilly of Vancouver (CA) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T17/20, G06T11/20
CPC Code(s): G06T17/20
Abstract: generating lineworks including: receiving scene data including locations of cameras capturing the scene data; calculating 3-d mesh of the scene data; calculating camera angle relative to the 3-d mesh using the locations of the cameras; parsing the scene data and analyzing potential line locations based on the camera angle relative to the 3-d mesh; generating base curves for the potential line locations; and generating secondary lines on top of the base curves based on a user input to generate stylized curves.
Inventor(s): Kenji SUGIHARA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Mari SAITO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V20/20, G02B27/01, G06T19/00
CPC Code(s): G06V20/20
Abstract: it is desirable to provide a technology making it possible to enhance noticeability of a virtual object. provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a display controlling section that causes a display device to start displaying a first virtual object while a user is moving in a real space, performs distance keeping control to substantially keep a distance between the user and the first virtual object, ends the distance keeping control in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, and changes the distance between the user and the first virtual object.
Inventor(s): Keisuke MAEDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Shinichi IRIYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G08G5/00, G05D1/229, G05D1/46, G05D109/20
CPC Code(s): G08G5/0034
Abstract: an information processing method executed by one processor or executed by a plurality of processors in cooperation, the method includes: an acquisition step of acquiring operation information for one or a plurality of 3d blocks selected from among a plurality of virtual 3d blocks in which different trajectories of a flight vehicle are preset; a generation step of executing connection processing or synthesis processing of two or more 3d blocks on the basis of the operation information; and an output step of outputting information of a flight path of the flight vehicle generated by the processing.
Inventor(s): MASATO NISHIO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YUHEI YABE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G10L17/10, G06V20/59, G06V40/16, G10L17/02, G10L25/57, G10L25/63
CPC Code(s): G10L17/10
Abstract: an information processing device () according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit () that acquires voices generated by a plurality of utterers and a video in which a state where the utterer generates an utterance is imaged, a specification unit () that specifies each of the plurality of utterers, on the basis of the acquired voice and video, a recognition unit () that recognizes an utterance generated by each specified utterer and an attribute of each utterer or a property of the utterance, and a generation unit () that generates a response to the recognized utterance, on the basis of the recognized attribute of each utterer or property of the utterance.
Inventor(s): Shigeru SUGAYA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Yusuke TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1812, H04L1/00, H04W80/02, H04W84/12
CPC Code(s): H04L1/1819
Abstract: a wireless local area network (lan) communication device includes a generator that generates a data frame for which a data unit in which an encoding process is performed and a data unit in which a retransmission process is performed are different from each other, and a transmission section that transmits the data frame. the encoding process makes it possible to determine whether or not decoding is successful.
Inventor(s): HIDEAKI WATANABE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/81, G06F3/16, H04N21/439, H04N21/44, H04N21/442
CPC Code(s): H04N21/8113
Abstract: [problem] provided is a new and improved information processing apparatus capable of further improving a viewing experience of a user in a content including a sound. [solution] an information processing apparatus includes an information output unit configured to output sound control information on a basis of an analysis result of first time-series data included in content data and an analysis result of second time-series data indicating a situation of a user, in which the sound control information includes information for controlling sound image localization of a voice of another user output to a user terminal used by the user or a sound included in the content data.
Inventor(s): HIROAKI TAKANO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROTO KURIKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROFUMI KASAI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TOMOAKI MATSUMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W16/16, H04W48/16
CPC Code(s): H04W16/16
Abstract: an information processing device includes at least one network function among network functions disposed in each of two non-public cellular closed networks connected to each other by secure communication. the network function acquires information related to a communication device connected to the non-public cellular closed network of an own side or a counterpart side, and perform, based on the acquired information, processing related to packet arrival from the communication device connected to one of the two non-public cellular closed networks to the communication device connected to the other of the two non-public cellular closed networks.
Inventor(s): Lars NORD of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Torgny PALENIUS of Barsebäck (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W68/02, H04W72/1263, H04W88/06
CPC Code(s): H04W68/02
Abstract: a method of operating a wireless communication device includes transmitting, to a first communication network, a request for one or more communication gaps in a communication along a data connection associated with a first identity of the wireless communication device; and monitoring, in accordance with a timing of the one or more communication gaps, for one or more paging signals from a second communication network, the one or more paging signals being associated with a second identity of the wireless communication device.
Inventor(s): Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/0446, H04B7/06, H04B17/382, H04L1/1867, H04L5/00, H04L27/26, H04L47/70, H04L67/141, H04W56/00, H04W72/04, H04W72/231, H04W76/15, H04W88/06
CPC Code(s): H04W72/0446
Abstract: a terminal device includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to set at least one first rat and at least one second rat by signaling of a higher layer from the base station device; and a receiving unit configured to receive a transmission signal in the first rat and a transmission signal in the second rat. the transmission signal in the first rat is mapped to a resource element configured on a basis of one physical parameter for each sub frame. the transmission signal in the second rat is mapped to a resource element configured on a basis of one or more physical parameters for each sub frame and is mapped to a resource element configured on a basis of one physical parameter in a predetermined resource included in each of the sub frames.
20250008501. TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Matthew William WEBB of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Hideji WAKABAYASHI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Brian MARTIN of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/044, H04W48/08, H04W48/20, H04W52/14, H04W52/36, H04W52/50
CPC Code(s): H04W72/0473
Abstract: a wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. one or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. a base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system support the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. the terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding 10 information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure.
Inventor(s): Takayoshi Kato of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Naoya Kasahara of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Shimpei Tsujikawa of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H10K50/805, H05B33/24, H10K50/852, H10K50/856, H10K59/124, H10K59/35
CPC Code(s): H10K50/805
Abstract: a light emitting element, display device, and method of manufacture of the same are disclosed. in one example, a light emitting element includes a lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; a light reflection layer formed on the lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; an upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; a first electrode formed on the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; an insulation film formed at least on a region of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer where the first electrode is not formed; an organic layer formed over the insulation film from above the first electrode, the organic layer having a light emitting layer including an organic light emitting material; and a second electrode formed on the organic layer. a groove is formed in a portion of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer located in an edge region of the light emitting element, and an upper portion of the groove is closed with the insulation film.
SONY GROUP CORPORATION patent applications on January 2nd, 2025
- SONY GROUP CORPORATION
- A61B5/0533
- CPC A61B5/0533
- Sony group corporation
- G01N33/543
- G01N33/58
- G01N33/68
- CPC G01N33/54326
- G06F3/01
- CPC G06F3/011
- G06T19/20
- CPC G06F3/014
- G06F3/04886
- G06F3/041
- G06F3/044
- G06F3/0482
- G06F3/04847
- G06F3/04855
- H04N1/00
- H04N7/14
- H04N7/15
- H04N23/62
- H04N101/00
- CPC G06F3/04886
- G06F3/14
- G09G5/38
- H04N5/74
- CPC G06F3/14
- G06Q50/12
- G06Q30/0601
- G06V20/68
- G06V40/16
- CPC G06Q50/12
- G06T7/60
- G06T7/90
- CPC G06T7/60
- G06T9/00
- G06T3/4092
- G06T17/10
- H04L65/70
- H04L65/75
- CPC G06T9/00
- G06T15/06
- CPC G06T15/06
- G06T17/20
- G06T11/20
- CPC G06T17/20
- G06V20/20
- G02B27/01
- G06T19/00
- CPC G06V20/20
- G08G5/00
- G05D1/229
- G05D1/46
- G05D109/20
- CPC G08G5/0034
- G10L17/10
- G06V20/59
- G10L17/02
- G10L25/57
- G10L25/63
- CPC G10L17/10
- H04L1/1812
- H04L1/00
- H04W80/02
- H04W84/12
- CPC H04L1/1819
- H04N21/81
- G06F3/16
- H04N21/439
- H04N21/44
- H04N21/442
- CPC H04N21/8113
- H04W16/16
- H04W48/16
- CPC H04W16/16
- H04W68/02
- H04W72/1263
- H04W88/06
- CPC H04W68/02
- H04W72/0446
- H04B7/06
- H04B17/382
- H04L1/1867
- H04L5/00
- H04L27/26
- H04L47/70
- H04L67/141
- H04W56/00
- H04W72/04
- H04W72/231
- H04W76/15
- CPC H04W72/0446
- H04W72/044
- H04W48/08
- H04W48/20
- H04W52/14
- H04W52/36
- H04W52/50
- CPC H04W72/0473
- H10K50/805
- H05B33/24
- H10K50/852
- H10K50/856
- H10K59/124
- H10K59/35
- CPC H10K50/805
