公开(公告)号：US20240012521A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18369467

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Hiroyuki Mizunuma ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Shunichi Kasahara ,  Ken Miyashita ,  Kazuyuki Yamamoto

IPC: G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/0426

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.

公开(公告)号：US11774991B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16969989

申请日：2018-12-26

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shuhei Miyazaki ,  Yugo Takeda ,  Takeshi Matsui ,  Taku Tomita ,  Seiji Muramatsu ,  Ryoko Amano ,  Risa Takahashi ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Takeshi Ogita ,  Ayumi Kato ,  Ryo Yokoyama

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05D19/02 ,  B06B1/02

CPC classification number: G05D19/02 ,  B06B1/0207 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. The information processing apparatus can include: a vibrator; and a controller configured to detect a state of the information processing apparatus and control a state of the vibrator based on a detection result, in which the controller controls vibration the vibrator in accordance with reproduction of content while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus, and, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, restricts vibration of the vibrator even while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11565172B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17253281

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ayumi Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Takeshi Igarashi

IPC: A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/54

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus-readable recording medium that are capable of adjusting sound caused by vibration of a vibration output unit that vibrates an input device in accordance with the surrounding situation of a game user. The information processing apparatus includes a vibration control unit. The vibration control unit controls vibration of a vibration output unit to change a sound caused by the vibration of the vibration output unit on a basis of surrounding environment information of an input device including a vibration output unit, the input device being held by a user.

公开(公告)号：US11561618B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US17262321

申请日：2019-07-17

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hirofumi Takeda ,  Shuichiro Nishigori ,  Shiro Suzuki ,  Jun Matsumoto ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Toshiyuki Nakagawa

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can suppress hindrance to viewing/listening to content. A control unit controls output of a tactile stimulus in a case where notification information is received during output of content including sound. Further, the control unit performs a process of controlling the tactile stimulus in response to the content or a process of controlling the content in response to the tactile stimulus. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a mobile device such as a smartphone and the like capable of reproducing content including sound.

公开(公告)号：US11487368B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17093819

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroyuki Mizunuma ,  Takuro Noda ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06T3/60

Abstract: There is provided an operation processing device including an input direction acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating an input direction according to a direction generated in response to an operation indicating the direction which is performed on an input unit to which the operation is input, an output direction indication unit configured to indicate, to a display unit configured to display an image, an output direction that is a direction in which the image of the display unit is changed in response to the operation on the input unit, and a determination unit configured to determine an orientation of the output direction with respect to the input direction according to a relative position relationship between the input unit and the display unit.

公开(公告)号：US11372538B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16733995

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ikuo Yamano ,  Hiroyuki Mizunuma ,  Eisuke Nomura ,  Akihiro Komori

IPC: G06F3/04855 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/0485

Abstract: There is provided a detection device that detects a user operation, the detection device including an acquisition unit that acquires a start position indicating a position on an operation surface at which contact with the operation surface is started, the operation surface having user operation areas overlapped and arranged thereon, the user operation areas being a target of a user operation and detected according to the user operation, the user operation areas having at least one of an operation content and an operation target of the user operation different therein, and a decision unit that decides an operation corresponding to a user operation area that is the target of the user operation among the plurality of user operation areas which are overlapped and arranged, on the basis of the start position. The operation surface is provided on a part different from a display screen that displays content.

公开(公告)号：US11301031B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16087394

申请日：2017-03-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryo Yokoyama ,  Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06T3/20 ,  G06T11/00

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a display control unit that generates display information for controlling a display device to display a first virtual object defined in a virtual space, and a second virtual object different from the first virtual object, and a controller that controls the display device are provided. The controller controls, when determining that a reference position of the first virtual object is located inside the second virtual object, the display device to display the first virtual object at a position at which the first virtual object is externally tangent to the second virtual object, and controls, when determining that an operation to space the first virtual object away from the second virtual object is performed, a display position of the first virtual object such that the reference position and the display position of the first virtual object gradually become the same in association with the operation.

公开(公告)号：US11027195B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16302764

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryo Yokoyama ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Osamu Ito ,  Yosuke Matsuzaki

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/426 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/041 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/847 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable a predetermined haptic stimulus to be presented to a number of corresponding input devices on the basis of inputs from the input devices and thereby realize an intuitive haptic interface that gives a deeper sense of realism. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of pointer information on the basis of one or a plurality of pieces of sensor data; a discrimination unit configured to discriminate an input device corresponding to each pointer on the basis of characteristics of the plurality of pieces of pointer information; and a generation unit configured to generate a predetermined haptic stimulation signal to be output to an input device corresponding to a pointer in a case in which a position of the pointer satisfies a predetermined condition.

公开(公告)号：US10942573B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16419463

申请日：2019-05-22

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ikuo Yamano ,  Osamu Ito ,  Yosuke Matsuzaki ,  Ryo Yokoyama ,  Shinsaku Hirano ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/218 ,  H04M19/04 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/577 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A41D1/00 ,  A41D1/02 ,  G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/426 ,  G06F3/0487

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to cause vibration to be generated suitable for a state between an information processing device including a vibrating device and a user, the information processing device including: corrected vibration data configured to generate corrected information for correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and an vibration signal generating unit configured to generate a vibration signal from the corrected vibration data.

公开(公告)号：US10795486B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16370089

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ikuo Yamano ,  Yusuke Miyazawa

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including: a pressure detecting unit which detects press pressure of an operational body applied to a virtual key having one or more input candidates allocated selectively; and an input control unit which varies a selection state of the one or more input candidates selectively allocated to the virtual key for every pressing operation having, as a single time of pressing operation, timing that the press pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit exceeds a predetermined selection threshold value or timing that the press pressure becomes smaller than the selection threshold value as being attenuated after exceeding the selection threshold value.