Sony Group Corporation patent applications on December 26th, 2024
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation on December 26th, 2024
Sony Group Corporation: 23 patent applications
Sony Group Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of H04L5/00 (3), G06F3/01 (2), H04N7/18 (2), G06T17/20 (2), H04L1/1812 (2) A61F2/64 (1), H04L1/0063 (1), H04W72/1263 (1), H04W24/10 (1), H04R3/04 (1)
With keywords such as: device, unit, image, information, processing, communications, configured, portion, data, and side in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation
20240423815. ACTUATOR AND PROSTHESIS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Ken ENDO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Ryusuke MORITA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masato TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61F2/64, A61F2/50, A61F2/70
CPC Code(s): A61F2/64
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an actuator and a prosthesis that can propose an actuator and a prosthesis that can downsize a device.
20240423815. ACTUATOR AND PROSTHESIS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Ken ENDO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Ryusuke MORITA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masato TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61F2/64, A61F2/50, A61F2/70
CPC Code(s): A61F2/64
Abstract: an actuator includes: a leaf spring that includes a bent portion bent in a u shape and a first extending portion extending from the bent portion, a first one end portion that is an end portion of the first extending portion on a side of the bent portion being cantilevered, the first extending portion being bendable and deformable in a plate thickness direction according to torque by transmitting the torque; and a first support member that supports a part of the first extending portion on a bending direction side in a case where torque transmitted in a first direction by the first extending portion is larger than a predetermined value. the present technology can be applied to, for example, a prosthesis.
Inventor(s): KENICHI KAWASAKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S13/06, G01S7/41, G01S13/931, H04W4/029, H04W4/44
CPC Code(s): G01S13/06
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system that are configured to improve accuracy of self-position estimation of a vehicle. the information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit that performs communication with a base station of wireless communication that transmits information used for self-position estimation of a vehicle; and a self-position estimation unit that performs self-position estimation of the vehicle on the basis of a reflecting body map indicating a distribution of reflecting bodies in a case where the communication with the base station is not possible. the present technology can be applied to, for example, a self-position estimation device that executes self-position estimation of a vehicle.
Inventor(s): TAKAYUKI SASAKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KENICHIRO NAKAMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YUSUKE MORIUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MOTONOBU FUJIOKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S17/894, G01S7/4863, G01S7/4865, G01S17/86, G06T7/13
CPC Code(s): G01S17/894
Abstract: the present technology relates to a distance measuring device, a method for controlling the same, and a distance measuring system that allow for generation of a high-resolution depth image with high accuracy from sparse depth information. the distance measuring device includes: a light receiving unit that has a plurality of pixels that receive reflected light obtained from irradiation light reflected by an object; a high-resolution processing unit that generates a high-resolution depth image from a sparse depth image acquired by the light receiving unit; and a position determination unit that determines an active pixel in which a light receiving operation is performed in the light receiving unit on the basis of edge information of the high-resolution depth image. the present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring system or the like that detects a distance to a subject in a depth direction.
20240427328. FLYING CAMERA AND A SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Kohtaro SABE of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yasunori KAWANAMI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kenta KAWAMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Tsutomu SAWADA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Satoru SHIMIZU of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Peter DUERR of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yuki YAMAMOTO of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G05D1/00, A63H27/00, A63H30/04, G05D1/223, G05D1/224, G05D1/689, H04N7/18, H04N23/611
CPC Code(s): G05D1/0094
Abstract: there is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
20240427341. DEVICE AND SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Kouichi HATAKEYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G05D1/222, G05D109/20
CPC Code(s): G05D1/222
Abstract: a device is a device mounted on a moving body and configured to control the moving body. the device includes a holding unit and a control unit. the holding unit holds an information processing device that controls the moving body. the control unit is configured to acquire control information used to control the moving body from the information processing device, and to control the moving body based on the control information.
Inventor(s): Ryo YOKOYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Minatsu SUGIMOTO of Toyko (JP) for sony group corporation, Yusuke NAKAGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Osamu ITO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Ayumi NAKAGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Keijiroh NAGANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Ikuo YAMANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takayoshi YAMASAKI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yohei FUKUMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06V20/64
CPC Code(s): G06F3/016
Abstract: an information processing system includes the following units. a signal generation unit generates a vibration signal on the basis of vibration measured by a microphone provided at a mat speaker and a result of detection of an object placed on the mat speaker a signal output unit vibrates a vibrator on the basis of the vibration signal generated by the signal generation unit
Inventor(s): Susumu TAKATSUKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroki TETSUKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F8/20
CPC Code(s): G06F8/20
Abstract: a server device includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires first data regarding a submerged object acquired for a first purpose; and a purpose-specific software generation unit that generates software to be used for a second purpose different from the first purpose on the basis of the first data.
Inventor(s): Yoshiya ASAUMI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Shinya MARUYAMA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Taizo SHIRAI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Masatomo KURATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/10
CPC Code(s): G06F21/1015
Abstract: an information processing apparatus () according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit () that acquires rights information pre-assigned to first content; and an assignment unit () that performs, in a case where second content has been produced by partially using the first content, assignment of rights information related to the second content based on the rights information acquired by the acquisition unit.
Inventor(s): Masaki FUKUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kenichirou OOI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Tatsuki KASHITANI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06F3/01, G06F18/24, G06T7/73, G06V10/75, G06V20/20, H04N7/18
CPC Code(s): G06T19/006
Abstract: an information processing system that acquires image data captured by an image capturing device; identifies a density of distribution of a plurality of feature points in the acquired image data; and controls a display to display guidance information based on the density of the distribution of the plurality of feature points.
Inventor(s): Kohei UMEKI of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Hidetoshi NAGANO of Saitama (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/776, G06T11/00, G06V10/25, G06V10/764
CPC Code(s): G06V10/776
Abstract: a program causes an arithmetic processing device to execute a validity evaluation function of evaluating validity of a gaze region on the basis of a prediction region that is an image region in which a recognition target is predicted to exist by image recognition using artificial intelligence on an input image and the gaze region that is an image region that is a basis of prediction.
Inventor(s): Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Nafiseh Seyed MAZLOUM of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Torgny PALENIUS of BarsebÀck (SE) for sony group corporation, Basuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H02J50/00, H02J50/20, H02J50/80, H04W76/28
CPC Code(s): H02J50/001
Abstract: a method is disclosed, performed in a network node, for handling energy conditions of an energy harvesting wireless device, wd. the method comprises receiving, from the wd, a message indicative of a present energy storage level and a present energy harvesting efficiency of the wd. the method comprises communicating, with the wd, based on the received message.
Inventor(s): Jose FLORDELIS of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Chaitanya TUMULA of à karp (SE) for sony group corporation, Erik BENGTSSON of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Fredrik RUSEK of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Olof ZANDER of Södra Sandby (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04B7/10, H04B7/0456
CPC Code(s): H04B7/10
Abstract: various aspects of the disclosure pertain to filter management procedures at coverage enhancing devices. various examples relate to supporting spatial filters that profilter management for wide output beams at coverage enhancing devicesvide a wide beamwidth of the output beam.
Inventor(s): Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/00, H04L1/1812, H04L5/00, H04L25/02, H04W72/04, H04W72/20, H04W72/23, H04W74/0833, H04W76/27
CPC Code(s): H04L1/0063
Abstract: a terminal device that communicates with a base station device includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to set an stti channel setting through signaling of a higher layer from the base station device; and a receiving unit configured to receive a first pdsch in a case in which the stti channel setting is not set and receive a second pdsch in a case in which the stti channel setting is set. the first pdcch is mapped to one or more resource blocks, the second pdcch is mapped to one or more sub resource blocks, and the second pdsch is demodulated using a reference signal mapped to a symbol including the sub resource block or a resource element before the symbol.
Inventor(s): Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1829, H04L1/1607, H04L1/1812
CPC Code(s): H04L1/1854
Abstract: a method of operating a communications device to receive data from a wireless communications network is provided.
Inventor(s): Koji NAGATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yasuhiro YUKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N5/272, B60R1/26, H04N5/262
CPC Code(s): H04N5/272
Abstract: provision of a sense of distance by motion parallax and provision of various visual fields are satisfactorily realized.
Inventor(s): Koji NAGATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yasuhiro YUKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N5/272, B60R1/26, H04N5/262
CPC Code(s): H04N5/272
Abstract: a display image is generated by superimposing a vehicle interior image on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from a vehicle. the display image is generated on the basis of reference visual field setting information set by a setting unit. for example, the reference visual field setting includes a display position setting, a display size setting, a compression setting in all or part of a horizontal direction, a compression setting in all or part of a vertical direction, and the like. for example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. for example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver.
Inventor(s): Sho OGURA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N13/111, G06T17/20, G06V20/40, H04N13/00, H04N13/139, H04N13/282
CPC Code(s): H04N13/111
Abstract: an information processing device according to the present technology includes a selection processing unit that selects data to be used to generate a free viewpoint image according to an importance related to at least one of an event or a viewpoint, as setting a plurality of pieces of captured image data obtained by imaging the event from the plurality of viewpoints and processing data obtained by executing at least processing related to three-dimensional information generation of a subject on the captured image data as selection target data.
Inventor(s): Masaru IKEDA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/117, H04N19/176, H04N19/186, H04N19/189, H04N19/82
CPC Code(s): H04N19/117
Abstract: an image processing apparatus is provided. the image processing apparatus includes a decoding unit configured to generate a decoded image by decoding a coded stream, a determination unit configured to adopt a block boundary of the decoded image as a target and determine deblocking filter application necessity with respect to color difference components of the decoded image based on boundary strength that is calculated using a color difference related parameter related to a color difference, and a filtering unit configured to apply a deblocking filter to color difference components of pixels located in a vicinity of the block boundary based on a determination result of the deblocking filter application necessity.
20240430479. INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD_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, Koji YANO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Wataru KAWAI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/597, G06T5/70, G06T17/20, H04N19/119
CPC Code(s): H04N19/597
Abstract: there is provided an information processing device and method that can mitigate a reduction in the quality of 3d data due to encoding and decoding. a bitstream is decoded, the bitstream having been obtained by dividing a mesh that represents an object with a three-dimensional structure into at least a first patch and a second patch, placing the first patch and the second patch within a single image, and encoding the single image. a boundary correction process is executed to correct a geometry for a boundary vertex located at a boundary of the patches decoded. the boundary vertex subjected to the boundary correction process is set as a reference point, and a smoothing process is executed to smooth a geometry for a vertex within a partial area based on the reference point. the present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program, or the like.
20240430609. SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): IPPEI TANAKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AYUMI NAKAMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04R1/10
CPC Code(s): H04R1/105
Abstract: a pair of ear hooking arms respectively worn on left and right ears, a coupling band that is elastically deformable and couples the pair of ear hooking arms, and a speaker unit coupled to at least one of the ear hooking arm or the coupling band, in which at least a portion of the speaker unit opposes a concha auriculae and is positioned in a state of being separated from an auricle are included. the ear hooking arm includes a front side portion positioned on a front side of the auricle and a back side portion that is positioned more toward a back side than a tragus and in which at least a portion is positioned in an auriculotemporal groove. the front side portion is in contact with at least two points that are a first contact point that is a base of an upper portion of a helix and a second contact point that is a portion on a front side of the tragus in a temporal region. the back side portion is sloped in a state in which an upper end is positioned more toward a front side than a lower end and can be in contact with a third contact point and a fourth contact point positioned above and below at a base of the auricle. an extension line of a straight line connecting the first contact point and the second contact point is a first extension line. an extension line of a straight line connecting the third contact point and the fourth contact point is a second extension line. an angle between the first extension line and the second extension line is an acute angle.
Inventor(s): James R. Milne of Romona CA (US) for sony group corporation, Justin Kenefick of San Diego CA (US) for sony group corporation, Wiliam Clay of San Diego CA (US) for sony group corporation, Allison Burgueno of Oceanside CA (US) for sony group corporation, Gregory Carlsson of Santee CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04R3/04, G06F3/16, G10K11/178, H04N21/439
CPC Code(s): H04R3/04
Abstract: a computer-implemented method performed on a user device includes wirelessly connecting a user device to an auditory device. the method further includes determining a type of auditory device wirelessly connected to the user device. the method further includes determining a type of action being performed by the user device. the method further includes transmitting an instruction to the auditory device to apply a first preset based on the type of auditory device and the type of action.
Inventor(s): Yuxin WEI of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W24/10, H04L5/00, H04W24/08, H04W36/00, H04W36/08, H04W36/30, H04W36/38, H04W72/00, H04W72/541, H04W72/542, H04W74/0833, H04W76/19, H04W76/27
CPC Code(s): H04W24/10
Abstract: a method, an equipment and a system for handing over a cell in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation. the method includes: when a terminal in the communication system moves to the edge of the currently serving cell, the terminal selects one or more neighbor cells from one or more neighbor cells as measurement objects according to the carrier aggregation manner of the one or more neighbor cells; the terminal measures the capabilities of the measurement objects, and obtains one or more measurement results; and the terminal sends a source base station which currently serving the terminal one or more measurement results as capability measurement reports of the one or more neighbor cells. also provided are an equipment for handing over a cell in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, a terminal including the said equipment and a communication system including the said terminal.
Inventor(s): Yassin Aden AWAD of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Shin Horng WONG 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, Hideji WAKABAYASHI of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/1263, H04L5/00, H04W72/23
CPC Code(s): H04W72/1263
Abstract: a communications device receives a frequency resource indicator to configure a first frequency domain portion of communications resources of a wireless access interface which can be used for communications between the communications device and a wireless network. the frequency resource indicator indicates a configuration of the first frequency domain portion of the communications resources including indicating whether communications resources in the first frequency domain portion should be configured as uplink communications resources reserved for uplink transmissions, as downlink communications resources reserved for downlink transmissions or as flexible communications resources which can be subsequently configured as uplink or downlink communications resources. in response, the communications device configures the first frequency domain portion of the communications resources in accordance with the configuration indicated by the frequency resource indicator.
Inventor(s): Takushi SHIGETOSHI of Kumamoto (JP) for sony group corporation, Hideaki TOGASHI of Kumamoto (JP) for sony group corporation, Junpei YAMAMOTO of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Shinpei FUKUOKA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Moe TAKEO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Sho NISHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H10K39/32
CPC Code(s): H10K39/32
Abstract: a solid-state imaging element according to the present disclosure includes one or more photoelectric conversion layers, a penetrating electrode, and a connection pad. the one or more photoelectric conversion layers are provided on one principal surface side serving as a light incidence plane of a semiconductor substrate. the penetrating electrode is provided in a pixel area, connected at one end to the photoelectric conversion layer to penetrate through front and back surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, and transfers an electric charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion layer, to a different principal surface side of the semiconductor substrate. the connection pad is provided on a same layer as gates (ga, gr, g, and g) of transistors (amp, rst, tg, and tg) provided on the different principal surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and to which a different end of the penetrating electrode is connected.
Sony Group Corporation patent applications on December 26th, 2024
- Sony Group Corporation
- A61F2/64
- A61F2/50
- A61F2/70
- CPC A61F2/64
- Sony group corporation
- G01S13/06
- G01S7/41
- G01S13/931
- H04W4/029
- H04W4/44
- CPC G01S13/06
- G01S17/894
- G01S7/4863
- G01S7/4865
- G01S17/86
- G06T7/13
- CPC G01S17/894
- G05D1/00
- A63H27/00
- A63H30/04
- G05D1/223
- G05D1/224
- G05D1/689
- H04N7/18
- H04N23/611
- CPC G05D1/0094
- G05D1/222
- G05D109/20
- CPC G05D1/222
- G06F3/01
- G06V20/64
- CPC G06F3/016
- G06F8/20
- CPC G06F8/20
- G06F21/10
- CPC G06F21/1015
- G06T19/00
- G06F18/24
- G06T7/73
- G06V10/75
- G06V20/20
- CPC G06T19/006
- G06V10/776
- G06T11/00
- G06V10/25
- G06V10/764
- CPC G06V10/776
- H02J50/00
- H02J50/20
- H02J50/80
- H04W76/28
- CPC H02J50/001
- H04B7/10
- H04B7/0456
- CPC H04B7/10
- H04L1/00
- H04L1/1812
- H04L5/00
- H04L25/02
- H04W72/04
- H04W72/20
- H04W72/23
- H04W74/0833
- H04W76/27
- CPC H04L1/0063
- H04L1/1829
- H04L1/1607
- CPC H04L1/1854
- H04N5/272
- B60R1/26
- H04N5/262
- CPC H04N5/272
- H04N13/111
- G06T17/20
- G06V20/40
- H04N13/00
- H04N13/139
- H04N13/282
- CPC H04N13/111
- H04N19/117
- H04N19/176
- H04N19/186
- H04N19/189
- H04N19/82
- CPC H04N19/117
- H04N19/597
- G06T5/70
- H04N19/119
- CPC H04N19/597
- H04R1/10
- CPC H04R1/105
- H04R3/04
- G06F3/16
- G10K11/178
- H04N21/439
- CPC H04R3/04
- H04W24/10
- H04W24/08
- H04W36/00
- H04W36/08
- H04W36/30
- H04W36/38
- H04W72/00
- H04W72/541
- H04W72/542
- H04W76/19
- CPC H04W24/10
- H04W72/1263
- CPC H04W72/1263
- H10K39/32
- CPC H10K39/32
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