Sony Group Corporation patent applications on May 16th, 2024
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation on May 16th, 2024
Sony Group Corporation: 50 patent applications
Sony Group Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of G11B5/78 (6), H04W72/23 (4), H04W24/10 (4), A61B5/16 (4), G01N15/149 (4)
With keywords such as: information, processing, communication, unit, device, image, wireless, network, present, and node in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Sony Group Corporation
Inventor(s): Silvia ROSSELLI of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Elham KHODABAKHSHI SHALAMZARI of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Diana HENNIG of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Anthony ROBERTS of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Dennis CHERCKA of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Vitor Angelo Fonseca DEICHMANN of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Simon STAHL of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Gabriele NELLES of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Simon HENNING of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Tomoaki TAKUMA of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Shigeaki SUZUKI of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Tatsuya YAGIHASHI of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Kentaro SHIBUKAWA of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A41D31/04, B32B5/02, B32B5/06, H01G9/20, H02N1/04
Abstract: the field of the disclosure lies in adaptive materials for implementation in textiles, wearables and smart clothing. the present disclosure relates to functional fabrics or devices, comprising energy-harvesting fabrics or fiber-based materials which change characteristics upon stimulation with at least one stimulus selected from touch, pressure, friction or light. the present disclosure also relates to the use of said functional fabrics or devices, in particular as pressure or friction or touch sensor or in fabrics being in contact with body parts during walking or running. the present disclosure also relates to the use of said functional fabrics or devices as photo-voltaic or light sensors. the present disclosure also relates to electrostatic boost filter devices comprising said functional fabrics or devices, and their uses to filter particulate matter and/or to filter and clean air.
Inventor(s): OSAMU SHIGETA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, SHIN SHIROMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ITARU SHIMIZU of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TETSUO SAKAMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TOMOMITSU HERAI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61B5/16, A61B5/024, A61B5/0531
Abstract: provided is an information processing apparatus including an estimation part configured to estimate a load experienced by a user, on the basis of data from a sensor measuring a physiological index of the user, the estimation part estimating, as the load, at least one of a workload experienced by the user carrying out a predetermined task and a visual load experienced by the user making alert concentration.
20240156552.SURGICAL ROBOT_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): HIROYUKI SUZUKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61B34/30, B25J17/00
Abstract: provided is a surgical robot that is applied to ophthalmic surgery and achieves minimally invasive surgery by reducing a load applied to a portion of insertion by a surgical tool. the surgical robot is configured by a plurality of links, at least some links connecting between links are formed by a flexible joint having flexibility, and a surgical tool is mounted at a distal end. the flexible joint that is a passive joint has a spring element made by, for example, polyimide, cfrp, gfrp, or polyester, in a rotation direction. furthermore, the flexible joint that is an active joint is connected to a flexible structure that is serially fixed to an output shaft of a driving motor.
Inventor(s): JUNYA SUZUKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASAYUKI YOKOYAMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A61H3/06, G01N29/12
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible for a user to perceive the importance of recognition of a physical body existing in the surroundings of the user. notification information that causes hardness of a physical body existing in a space to be perceived by a user spaced from the physical body is generated.
Inventor(s): Daiki YAMANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takashi SENO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Manabu KAWASHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): A63F13/65, A63F13/213
Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus and resources for automatically recognizing an allowed region in order to eliminate time and effort required every time the allowed region is to be designated. the information processing apparatus includes a sorting section, a region identifying section, and an allowed region determining section. the sorting section sorts multiple planes included in space information representing an object existing in a three-dimensional space by use of the multiple planes, into at least a plane corresponding to a base and a plane corresponding to an obstacle. the region identifying section calculates a base region pertaining to the plane corresponding to the base and an obstacle region pertaining to the plane corresponding to the obstacle. the allowed region determining section calculates, on the basis of the base region and the obstacle region, an allowed region in which a target object existing in the three-dimensional space is allowed to be positioned.
Inventor(s): Yoshihito Hayashi of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N1/40, C12M1/34, G01N15/01, G01N15/1434, G01N15/149, G01N33/58
Abstract: disclosed in a sample sorting system including: a container in which a sample being sorted is stored; a sorting part that sorts a target biological sample from the sample being sorted; and a storage part used to store the target biological sample in, the container, the sorting part, and the storage part being airtightly connected through a flow channel, and further including a first liquid container that contains a liquid that is caused to flow through the flow channel. this sample sorting system is useful as an automated sample sorting system that enables a plurality of processes of csc pretreatment to be performed in a sterile closed circuit.
Inventor(s): Soh Nishimura of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N15/149, B01F29/321, B01F101/23, B01F101/44, G01N1/38
Abstract: it is an object of the present technology to provide a sample liquid accommodation container that has favorable dispersibility of microparticles in a sample liquid when the sample liquid is stirred and allows the sample liquid to be easily taken out.
Inventor(s): Soh Nishimura of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N15/149, B01F29/321, B01F101/23, B01F101/44, G01N1/38
Abstract: the present technology provides a sample liquid accommodation container including: a container main body that has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an opening at one end and a bottom surface portion at another end, and accommodates a sample liquid containing microparticles; and a lid body that has a top surface portion and seals the opening of the container main body, in which the top surface portion of the lid body has a first through hole, and an inner surface of the top surface portion of the lid body has an inclined surface inclined upward with the first through hole as a highest point.
Inventor(s): Tatsuo Shimizu of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation, Yoshiki Okamoto of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Takamichi Yamakoshi of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N21/47, G01N15/1429, H01L31/107
Abstract: a dynamic range is extended while suppressing an increase in a chip area.
Inventor(s): Tatsuo Shimizu of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation, Yoshiki Okamoto of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Takamichi Yamakoshi of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N21/47, G01N15/1429, H01L31/107
Abstract: a biological sample analyzer of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor photodetection element that detects first light generated by irradiation of a biological sample and generates a first signal; a second semiconductor photodetection element that detects second light reflected by the first semiconductor photodetection element among the first light and generates a second signal; and a processing circuit that acquires information regarding the first light on the basis of the first signal and the first signal.
Inventor(s): Basuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Yujie ZHANG of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Jose FLORDELIS of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S5/00, G01S5/02, H04W56/00
Abstract: a method is disclosed, performed by a first wireless device (wd) for assisting a first network node in determining a network node property. the method comprises determining whether the first wd satisfies one or more conditions for providing reference information. the method comprises, upon determining that the first wd satisfies the condition for providing the reference information, transmitting, to the first network node, an indication indicative of the first wd being capable of providing the reference information. the method comprises receiving, from the first network node, a request to provide the reference information. the method comprises providing, to the first network node, reference information for assisting the first network node in determining a network node property.
Inventor(s): Erik BENGTSSON of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation, Kun ZHAO of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Olof ZANDER of Södra Sandby (SE) for sony group corporation, Jose FLORDELIS of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Fredrik RUSEK of Eslöv (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S5/00, G01S5/02, H04W24/10
Abstract: a method of operating a terminal node () configured to communicate with one or more network nodes using a re-configurable relaying device (), rrd, is provided. the rrd is re-configurable to provide spatial filters, each one of the spatial filters being associated with a respective spatial direction into which incident signals are selectively transmitted by the rrd. the method comprises receiving () a plurality of positioning reference signals, prss, transmitted by the one or more network nodes, and, upon a first prs () and a second prs () of the plurality of prss being received from a same network node () of the one or more network nodes, the first prs () being received along a path which is relayed at the rrd (): transmitting () a measurement report message comprising positioning information for the terminal node () based on at least the first prs () and second prs ().
Inventor(s): TOMOYA FUJITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KENJI OGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F9/46
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, a program, and a cluster system capable of improving stability of a cluster system. an information processing system operates in a moving body, is connected to other information processing system(s) via a network, and constitutes a cluster system with the other information processing system(s), and includes a management node determination unit that executes management node determination processing of determining a management node that manages the cluster system in cooperation with the other information processing system(s); a management node processing unit that executes processing of the management node in a case where the information processing system becomes the management node by the management node determination processing; and a worker node processing unit that executes processing of a worker node other than the management node in a case where the information processing system becomes the worker node by the management node determination processing. the present technology can be applied to, for example, a cluster system including a system operating in a vehicle.
Inventor(s): KAORU AMEMIYA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ITARU SHIMIZU of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, SUGURU AOKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F11/28
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to determine execution of learning, without relying on external instruction inputs. the information processing system determines an action on the basis of environmental information and a learning model obtained through learning based on an evaluation function for evaluating an action. the information processing system includes an error detection unit configured to determine a magnitude of a differential between the environmental information that has been newly input or the evaluation function that has been newly input and the environmental information that has existed or the evaluation function that has existed and a learning unit configured to update, depending on the magnitude of the differential, the learning model on the basis of the environmental information that has been newly input or the evaluation function that has been newly input and an amount of reward obtained for an action through the evaluation. the present technology can be applied to information processing systems.
Inventor(s): TAKUMA UDAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0211, G06Q10/0639
Abstract: the present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are enabled to construct a system suitable for validation of effects of causal inference.
Inventor(s): TAKUMA UDAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0211, G06Q10/0639
Abstract: an intervention processing systems generates an intervention allocation description including comparison information between a first intervention allocation indicating a correspondence relation between a user feature amount and an intervention and a second intervention allocation indicating a correspondence relation between the user feature amount and the intervention and newly provided using a learning model, and comparison information for an expected evaluated value between a case where the intervention is performed on a basis of the first intervention allocation and a case where the intervention is performed on a basis of the second intervention allocation. the present technology can be applied to an intervention processing system providing coupons to users at ec sites.
Inventor(s): SHIORI SASADA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KAZUKI AISAKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KENJI YAMANE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, JUNICHIRO ENOKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASATO ISHII of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KENJI SUZUKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G16H50/20
Abstract: the present invention improves estimation accuracy. an information processing system includes: an acquisition unit (102) configured to acquire adjustment information based on a feature value of learning data used for generation of a learned model that estimates a health condition of a patient or a subject; a processing unit (103) configured to perform processing on a biological sample to be judged on the basis of the adjustment information; and an estimation unit (104) configured to estimate a diagnosis result by inputting measurement data acquired by the processing to the learned model.
Inventor(s): MASAO ERIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, RYO OGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, SHIN TAKANASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06V20/56
Abstract: a good display image is obtained by superimposing, on a real space image, a virtual space image suitable for the real space image. an image generating section generates, in reference to cg (computer graphics) data, a virtual space image corresponding to an imaging range of an imaging section on a real space. for example, a virtual imaging section is installed on a virtual space in a manner corresponding to the imaging section on the real space, and a cg object on the virtual space is imaged to generate a virtual space image. an image superimposing section superimposes the virtual space image on a real space image obtained by the imaging section imaging an object on the real space, to obtain a display image.
Inventor(s): YUSUKE NAKAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAHA MORIYAMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASANORI OKAZAKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, OSAMU ITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOHEI FUKUMA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AYUMI NAKAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06F3/01, G06T19/00
Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus () including an information acquisition unit () that acquires operation information concerning user operation performed a virtual object superimposed and displayed on a real space or a virtual space and a sense of force control unit () that outputs, based on the operation information, via a sense-of-force device attached to a part of a body of a user, a sense of force for causing the user to recognize weight.
Inventor(s): Kaori TAYA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V20/40, G06T7/11, G06T7/13, G06T7/20, G06T11/00
Abstract: an event detection unit detects, as an event, that a luminance change of a pixel in an imaging unit that photoelectrically converts an optical image indicating a subject exceeds a preset threshold value. a determination unit of an information processing unit - determines whether no event is detected on the basis of event detection information indicating a detection result of the event generated by the event detection unit . in a case where no event is detected by the determination unit , a movement control unit moves a position of the optical image indicating the subject in an imaging unit of the event detection unit so that an event can be detected in an event non-detection region. an event information generation unit generates event information including the event detection information and movement information regarding movement of the position of the optical image. therefore, it is possible to acquire event information indicating an event detection result for a wider region than before.
Inventor(s): NAOYA SAZUKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V40/16, A61B5/16, G06N3/04
Abstract: a biological information processing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a derivation section and a classification section. the derivation section derives emotional information about a target living body who is performing a specific task on the basis of at least one of biological information or action information acquired from the target living body. the classification section classifies the emotional information acquired by the derivation section on the basis of a predetermined classification index.
Inventor(s): MASAKI ORIHASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASAHIRO SATO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G08B6/00
Abstract: to provide a technology capable of presenting a variety of tactile senses to a user.
Inventor(s): MASAKI ORIHASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASAHIRO SATO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G08B6/00
Abstract: a tactile presentation apparatus according to the present technology includes a support, an expansion film, a thermoelectric conversion element, and a drive unit. the expansion film forms a space for retaining a fluid between the expansion film and the support. the thermoelectric conversion element includes a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements arranged on a surface of the expansion film, the surface being located on a side of the support. the drive unit controls inflow/outflow of the fluid.
Inventor(s): Hiroshi MORITA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kazuo ANNO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G11B5/584, G11B5/78
Abstract: a servo pattern recording method according to an embodiment of the present technology is a method of recording a servo pattern in a plurality of servo bands arrayed at intervals in a width direction of a magnetic layer of a magnetic tape, including: causing the magnetic tape to travel with a predetermined tension; and recording a servo pattern in the plurality of servo bands at a second pitch narrower than a first pitch that is an arrangement interval of two servo read heads in a tape drive device that records data in the magnetic layer or reproduces data recorded in the magnetic layer.
20240161778.MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND CARTRIDGE_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Minoru YAMAGA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takahiro TAKAYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G11B5/78, G11B5/008
Abstract: provided is a magnetic recording medium with a tape shape capable of correcting a change in width of the magnetic recording medium by adjusting a running tension of the magnetic recording medium in a case where the magnetic recording medium is saved or caused to run in a high-temperature environment. the magnetic recording medium is a magnetic recording medium with a tape shape, an amount of change in average width of the magnetic recording medium before and after the magnetic recording medium is left still for 40 hours in an environment at a temperature of 50� c. and a relative humidity of 40% rh in a state where a tension of 0.55 n is applied in a longitudinal direction is 170 ppm or less, and an average tension responsiveness with respect to a tension in the longitudinal direction in the environment at a temperature of 50� c. and a relative humidity of 40% rh is 700 ppm/n or more.
Inventor(s): MINORU KIKUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKESHI YOSHIDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G11B7/24038, G11B7/24027, G11B7/26
Abstract: there is provided a method of producing a multilayer optical recording medium through which the occurrence of burrs is reduced. the method of producing a multilayer optical recording medium includes, when a uv curable adhesive is interposed between a first disk and a second disk, the first disk and the second disk are rotated, and when at least one of the vicinities of inner circumferential edges and the vicinities of outer circumferential edges of the first disk and the second disk is masked with a mask member, emitting ultraviolet rays for preliminarily curing the uv curable adhesive from the side of a light emission surface of the first disk during rotation.
Inventor(s): Takeshi SAITO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Tatsuo SUZUKI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): G11B23/04, G11B5/78, G11B5/84, G11B23/037
Abstract: a tape reel according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: a first flange; a second flange; and a reel hub having a cylindrical shape. the reel hub includes a first end portion formed integrally with the first flange, a second end portion to which the second flange is bonded, and an outer peripheral surface on which a magnetic tape is wound. the outer peripheral surface of the reel hub has a first outer peripheral region and a second outer peripheral region. the first outer peripheral region expands in diameter from the first end portion toward the second end portion. the second outer peripheral region expands in diameter from the first outer peripheral region across the second end portion and forms a ridge line portion having a shape projecting radially outward of the hub portion on a boundary between the second outer peripheral region and the first outer peripheral region.
20240162686.SEMICONDUCTOR LASER_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): YUICHIRO KIKUCHI of KUMAMOTO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIDEKAZU KAWANISHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MAKOTO OOTA of KUMAMOTO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIDEKI WATANABE of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H01S5/323, H01S5/042, H01S5/22
Abstract: to provide a semiconductor laser capable of further improving reliability. provided is a semiconductor laser including a substrate, a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type, and a pad metal in this order, in which an upper portion of the pad metal on a side of the pad metal opposite to a side closer to the substrate and a side portion of the pad metal are covered with an insulating film and a barrier metal, and the barrier metal and a bonding metal are disposed in this order on the pad metal on the side of the pad metal opposite to the side closer to the substrate.
20240163007.ENHANCED CHANNEL QUALITY REPORTING_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Busuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Rui NUNES of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Ola CEDELL of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Adnan PRLJA of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Jacob WAEDUEMASOR of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/00, H04W24/10
Abstract: techniques of performing a dynamic link adaptation protocol and specifically providing a channel quality indicator, cqi, are disclosed.
Inventor(s): Busuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Rui NUNES of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation, Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Ola CEDELL of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Adnan PRLJA of Malmö (SE) for sony group corporation, Jacob WAEDUEMASOR of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1812, H04L1/00
Abstract: at least partly different values are used for a transmission parameter—e.g., modulation and coding or repetition count—between an initial transmission and a retransmission.
Inventor(s): KOSUKE AIO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KEN TANAKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/27
Abstract: the present technology relates to a communication device and a communication method that allow an improvement in system throughput.
Inventor(s): KOSUKE AIO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KEN TANAKA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/27
Abstract: provided is a communication device including a control unit configured to perform control to exchange, with a first another communication device by means of wireless communication, first information that is used when a plurality of communication devices executes coordinated transmission to share, with the first another communication device, threshold information regarding a sounding time on the basis of the first information. the present technology can be applied to communication devices that constitute a wireless lan system, for example.
Inventor(s): Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Shigeru SUGAYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L41/12, H04L12/42, H04L41/0663, H04L47/125
Abstract: an in-vehicle communication device includes a wired communication unit, a wireless communication unit, and a control unit. the wired communication unit performs wired communication via a wired communication network constructed between a plurality of pieces of equipment mounted on a vehicle. the wireless communication unit performs wireless communication via a wireless communication network constructed between the plurality of pieces of equipment. the control unit transmits first data via the wired communication unit and transmits second data via the wireless communication unit according to a predetermined condition.
Inventor(s): Seiji KIMURA of Chiba (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N13/243, H04N13/144, H04N13/275
Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a system that can give a more highly entertaining experience by pursuing both image-capturing of a subject and displaying of images around the subject. the information processing apparatus includes a control section that performs control of image-capturing with multiple image-capturing sections for acquiring three-dimensional information regarding a subject and display control to display an image acquired from an outside in one or more display regions positioned around the subject, in which the control section performs control such that a timing when the image-capturing is performed and a timing when the image acquired from the outside is displayed in the display regions are made different from each other.
20240163437.IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Takeshi TSUKUBA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/124, H04N19/172, H04N19/18, H04N19/184, H04N19/46
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method capable of suppressing an increase in the amount of coding/decoding processing. a value according to a bit depth of an image is set as the maximum number of context-coded bins obtained by performing variable-length coding on the image. the maximum number of context-coded bins obtained by performing variable-length coding on the image is set according to a control flag indicating a processing speed mode. the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image coding device, an image decoding device, a transmitting device, a receiving device, a transmitting/receiving device, an information processing device, an imaging device, a reproducing device, an electronic apparatus, an image processing method, an information processing method, and the like.
Inventor(s): Mitsuru KATSUMATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masaru IKEDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takeshi TSUKUBA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kenji KONDO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/231, H04N21/234, H04N21/44, H04N21/4402
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an information processing device and a method, in which an image quality improvement technology required for reproducing contents can be easily used.
Inventor(s): Mitsuru KATSUMATA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Masaru IKEDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Takeshi TSUKUBA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Kenji KONDO of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/231, H04N21/234, H04N21/44, H04N21/4402
Abstract: image quality improvement technology information regarding an image quality improvement technology for improving an image quality of an image to be encoded is generated, a content file storing the encoded data of the image is generated, and the image quality improvement technology information is stored in the content file. furthermore, encoded data of an image to be reproduced is acquired from a content file on the basis of the image quality improvement technology information regarding an image quality improvement technology for improving an image quality of an image, and the encoded data is decoded. the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an information processing method, or the like.
Inventor(s): KAZUAKI TOBA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, HIROSHI MORITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MASANARI YAMAMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/43, H04N21/433
Abstract: a size of a buffer memory to be prepared on a receiving side for synchronized playback is reduced. a network can determine a plurality of paths for sending, from a transmission terminal to a reception terminal, a corresponding plurality of pieces of content to be played back in synchronization. a latency time difference between the plurality of paths is adjusted by an adjustment unit to fall within a predetermined length of time. for example, the adjustment is made by changing the path having the lower latency. this makes it possible to reduce the size of the buffer memory to be prepared on the receiving side. for example, the adjustment unit sends information on an adjusted latency time to a plurality of reception terminals connected to the plurality of paths. on the basis of this information, the plurality of reception terminals can set a buffering size used during synchronized playback of the content to an appropriate size.
Inventor(s): Ikuo Tsukagoshi of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/432, H04N21/434
Abstract: a transmission apparatus includes a transmission unit. the transmission unit transmits a packet including divided image data as payload data, the divided image data being obtained by dividing image data having a predetermined frame frequency into a predetermined number of frames, the image data having the predetermined frame frequency being subjected to mixing processing for each frame, image data of a previous frame and/or a subsequent frame being selectively used in the mixing processing, and further transmits metadata including information regarding the mixing processing in association with image data of each frame.
Inventor(s): Thomas KONINCKX of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation, Erik CUMPS of Stuttgart (DE) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/4402, H04N21/43
Abstract: apparatus for a receiving device of a system for distributing video data over a network, the apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: acquire a signal from a video source configured for outputting video data over a first interface of the network; generate free running timing signals when the signal from the video source is acquired; produce a first video signal to be displayed at a second frame rate using the free running timing signals which have been generated.
Inventor(s): AYUMI NAKAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KEIICHIRO TANIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKESHI OGITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, DAISUKE YAMAMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ATSUTAKA ITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AKIKO YOSHIMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MAYUMI UEMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N23/60
Abstract: [object] to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to properly provide information related to an image-capturing apparatus through a tactile sense.
Inventor(s): AYUMI NAKAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KEIICHIRO TANIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKESHI OGITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, DAISUKE YAMAMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ATSUTAKA ITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AKIKO YOSHIMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MAYUMI UEMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N23/60
Abstract: [solving means] solution to problem
Inventor(s): AYUMI NAKAGAWA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, KEIICHIRO TANIGUCHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, TAKESHI OGITA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, DAISUKE YAMAMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, ATSUTAKA ITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, AKIKO YOSHIMOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MAYUMI UEMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N23/60
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a controller. the controller controls oscillation of an oscillation device that provides oscillation to a camera operator, on the basis of at least one of image-capturing-environment information regarding an environment of image-capturing performed by an image-capturing apparatus, image-capturing-setting information that is set by the camera operator, or state information regarding a state of the image-capturing apparatus, the image-capturing apparatus including a camera body that includes the oscillation device and an imaging device that captures an image of a subject.
Inventor(s): CHEN FU of SAN JOSE CA (US) for sony group corporation, MOHAMMAD GHARAVI-ALKHANSARI of SAN JOSE CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N5/235, G03B15/05, H04N5/225, H04N13/243
Abstract: an electronic device and method for lighting control for multi-view image capture is provided. the electronic device selects, from a plurality of predefined lighting patterns, a set of lighting patterns to capture a set of images of a subject. the electronic device controls a lighting system to illuminate the subject with a first pulse and a second pulse. an illumination intensity increases from a first intensity to a second intensity, associated with the first pulse and the second pulse respectively. the electronic device controls the lighting system to illuminate the subject with flash pulses corresponding to the selected set of lighting patterns, based on illumination of the subject with the first pulse and the second pulse. the electronic device controls a set of multi-view image capture devices to capture the set of images of the subject, based on illumination of the subject with the selected set of flash pulses.
20240163617.HEARING AID LISTENING TEST PROFILES_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): James R. Milne of Romona CA (US) for sony group corporation, Justin Kenefick of San Diego CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04R25/00
Abstract: a computer-implemented method performed on a user device includes receiving a signal from an auditory device. the method further includes generating a hearing profile for a user associated with the user device. the method further includes implementing pink noise band testing. the method further includes implementing speech testing. the method further includes implementing music testing. the method further includes updating the hearing profile based on the pink noise band testing, the speech testing, and the music testing. the method further includes transmitting the hearing profile to the auditory device.
20240163621.HEARING AID LISTENING TEST PRESETS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): James R. Milne of Romona CA (US) for sony group corporation, Justin Kenefick of San Diego CA (US) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04R25/00
Abstract: a computer-implemented method performed on a user device includes receiving a signal from an auditory device. the method further includes generating a hearing profile for a user associated with the user device. the method further includes implementing a pink noise band test. the method further includes determining one or more presets that correspond to user preferences. the method further includes updating the hearing profile based on the pink noise band test and the one or more presets. the method further includes transmitting the hearing profile to the auditory device.
Inventor(s): YUJI TSUCHIDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00
Abstract: the present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that allow a plurality of players at remote sites to perform a high-level ensemble.
Inventor(s): YUJI TSUCHIDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00
Abstract: an information processing device according to the present technique includes: an acoustic processing unit that performs acoustic processing on an acoustic signal obtained by collecting sounds in spaces where a plurality of users performing together are located, the acoustic processing being performed to convolve the transfer characteristics of a sound according to the positional relationship among the users in a virtual space; and an output control unit that causes a sound based on a signal generated by the acoustic processing to be output from an output device used by each of the users. the present technique is applicable to, for example, a computer for performing a remote ensemble.
Inventor(s): KAZUTAKA MITSUIKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00
Abstract: the present invention, for example, satisfactorily performs a visual representation that is in alignment with a sound. an information processing apparatus has a visual processing unit configured to, at a time of reproducing audio, obtain information pertaining to a sound for the audio, and use the obtained information pertaining to the sound to generate information for visualizing the information pertaining to the sound.
Inventor(s): HIROTO KURIKI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, RYOTA KIMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, RYO SAWAI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W16/28, H04W52/24, H04W52/36, H04W52/42, H04W52/52
Abstract: [problem] an amount of calculation of communication using beamforming is reduced. [solution] a communication control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a processing unit configured to divide a plurality of beams of a communication apparatus capable of transmitting the plurality of beams into one or more groups, and control use of the beams in the communication apparatus in units of groups.
Inventor(s): Youping ZHAO of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation, Yifei LIANG of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation, Zhong TIAN of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation, Chen SUN of Beijing (CN) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W36/08, H04W36/00, H04W36/26
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a communication method and a storage medium in a wireless communication system. there is provided an electronic device for a network control device, comprising a processing circuitry configured to: interact with one or more neighbor cells of a user equipment (ue) to acquire support information on network slice type suitable for the ue fed back by each of the neighbor cells; based on the support information, evaluate a service capability metric for each of the neighbor cells with respect to said network slice type; and at least based on the service capability metric, determine a selection priority of each of the neighbor cells for the ue.
Inventor(s): JUNGO GOTO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W36/30, H04W36/14, H04W48/18
Abstract: a wireless communication device (a) includes a first wireless communication unit (), a second wireless communication unit (), and a control unit (). the first wireless communication unit () performs communication by connecting to a first communication network that permits connection in a predetermined area. the second wireless communication unit () performs communication by connecting to a second communication network different from the first communication network. the control unit () predicts communication quality of communication by the first wireless communication unit (), and determines whether or not to perform communication by the second wireless communication unit () based on whether or not the predicted communication quality satisfies a desired communication quality.
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
IPC Code(s): H04W40/22, H04L45/24, H04W40/04, H04W40/12, H04W40/24, H04W88/04
Abstract: a method comprising receiving, at a first equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of the wireless network, from a second equipment, information relating to each of a plurality of different communications paths from the second equipment to the first equipment via one or more other equipment acting as relay nodes, determining, based on the received information, that either at least a part of a new communications path exists between the first of the equipment and the second of the equipment or at least a part of a previously known communications path no longer exists between the first of the equipment and the second of the equipment, and updating a communications path list by either adding the at least the part of the new communications path or deleting the at least the part of the previously known communications path that no longer exists.
20240163842.METHOD FOR EARLY INDICATION OF PAGING_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Anders BERGGREN of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Basuki PRIYANTO of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Nafiseh Seyed MAZLOUM of Lund (SE) for sony group corporation, Torgny PALENIUS of Barsebäck (SE) for sony group corporation, Martin Warwick BEALE of Bristol (GB) for sony group corporation, Shin Horng WONG of Basingstoke (GB) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W68/02, H04W52/02
Abstract: a method for a user equipment, ue, to monitor a paging occasion, po (), for obtaining a paging message from a base station, the method comprising: obtaining () configuration of a plurality of paging early indicator, pei, occasions allocated in an indicator window () preceding the po; monitoring () reception of a pei in the indicator window; and monitoring () the po, responsive to receiving, in at least one of the pei occasions, a pei indicating that the ue shall monitor said po, or otherwise entering () a sleep state without monitoring the po.
Inventor(s): HIROKI MATSUDA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, MITSUKI TAKAHASHI of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, RYOTA KIMURA of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YUKITOSHI SANADA of KANAGAWA (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/02, H04L5/00, H04W72/0453
Abstract: to provide a communication device and the like that suppress deterioration in accuracy of wireless communication while partially omitting initial processing of wireless communication connection between a wireless communication terminal and a base station. a communication device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a determination unit and a wireless communication unit. the determination unit determines, upon receiving wireless communication from a communication counterpart with which wireless communication connection is not established, to perform wireless communication on a first channel for transmitting data with the communication counterpart. the wireless communication unit transmits wireless communication on the first channel to the communication counterpart when it is determined to perform wireless communication on the first channel.
Inventor(s): Naoki KUSASHIMA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroki MATSUDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/121, H04W56/00, H04W72/044, H04W72/23, H04W74/0833, H04W88/02, H04W88/12
Abstract: a mobile device including circuitry configured to: receive one or more synchronization signal blocks periodically transmitted from a base station, each synchronization signal block containing primary synchronization signal (pss), secondary synchronization signal (sss) and physical broadcast channel (pbch), wherein the pbch carries a master information block (mib) which contains information of subcarrier interval for system information block type 1 (sib 1); identify an index of a first synchronization signal block among the one or more synchronization signal blocks; and receive physical downlink control channel (pdcch) being located in a common search space and including an added cyclic redundancy check (crc) which is scrambled by system information radio network temporary identifier (si-rnti), and physical downlink shared channel (pdsch) carrying the sib 1, the pdsch being scheduled by the pdcch.
Inventor(s): Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Naoki KUSASHIMA of Kanagawa (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Hiroki MATSUDA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/23, H04B7/06, H04L5/00, H04L27/00, H04L27/26, H04W72/04, H04W72/044
Abstract: a terminal device that performs communication with a base station, including:
20240163927.COMMUNICATION APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sony group corporation)
Inventor(s): Shigeru SUGAYA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation, Yuichi MORIOKA of Tokyo (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W74/0816
Abstract: a communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus includes a control unit that performs control to: generate channel information relating to transmittable frequency channels of data, and bandwidth information relating to a bandwidth of a frequency to be used to transmit the data; transmit a request signal to another communication apparatus, by using a frequency channel that has been selected from the transmittable frequency channels, the request signal including the channel information and the bandwidth information that have been generated; and transmit the data to the other communication apparatus, by using frequency channels that have been selected as receivable frequency channels by the other communication apparatus. the present technology can be applied, for example, to a wireless lan system.
Inventor(s): SHINTAROU HIRATA of KANAGAWA (JP) for sony group corporation, MASAHIRO JOEI of KANAGAWA (JP) for sony group corporation, KENICHI MURATA of KANAGAWA (JP) for sony group corporation, MASASHI BANDO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, YOSUKE SAITO of TOKYO (JP) for sony group corporation, RYOSUKE SUZUKI of KANAGAWA (JP) for sony group corporation
IPC Code(s): H10K30/82, H10K30/30, H10K39/32
Abstract: to provide a photoelectric conversion element that can improve image quality. provided is a photoelectric conversion element including at least a first electrode, a work function control layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a second electrode in this order, and further including a third electrode, in which the third electrode is provided apart from the second electrode and is provided facing the photoelectric conversion layer via an insulating layer, and the work function control layer contains a larger amount of oxygen than an amount of oxygen satisfying a stoichiometric composition.
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