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1.

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18546379
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-31
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kimura, Kei

Abstract

Provided are a display control device, a display device, and a display control method that enable light-emitting elements to emit light in units of a plurality of rows. A display control device controls a display device including at least a display array unit including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines that are disposed in a screen, and a plurality of light-emitting elements that is disposed at each of intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, and is selectively driven via the gate lines and the data lines, and a first drive circuit including a conversion unit capable of generating information for selecting, from among the plurality of gate lines, a plurality of gate lines on the basis of a selection signal that selects a row, the first drive circuit selecting, from among the plurality of gate lines, one or a plurality of gate lines on the basis of the information, the display control device including a signal generation unit that generates the selection signal that selects, from among the plurality of gate lines, a plurality of gate lines, and an output unit that outputs the selection signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/3233 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] using an active matrix with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element

2.

DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18547027
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Kenichiro
  • Moriuchi, Yusuke
  • Sasaki, Takayuki
  • Fujioka, Motonobu

Abstract

The present technology relates to a distance measuring device, a control method thereof, and a distance measuring system capable of arranging sample points of a pixel array so as to obtain more distance information. A distance measuring device includes: a pixel array in which pixels that receive reflected light obtained by reflecting irradiation light from an object are arranged in a matrix; a determination unit that determines some of the pixels of the pixel array as a sample point for detecting distance information; and a storage unit that stores a sample point state table that stores distance information of the sample point and a sample point movement rule table that stores a movement rule of the sample point, in which the determination unit updates position information of the sample point on the basis of the sample point state table and the sample point movement rule table. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring system or the like that detects a distance from a subject in a depth direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 7/4863 - Detector arrays, e.g. charge-transfer gates
  • G01S 17/894 - 3D imaging with simultaneous measurement of time-of-flight at a 2D array of receiver pixels, e.g. time-of-flight cameras or flash lidar

3.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18278927
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Junya
  • Kimura, Kentaro

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately reproducing a sense of distance from a user to a virtual sound source and an apparent size of the virtual sound source in spatial sound representation. The present technology includes a sound source setting unit that sets a first sound source, and a plurality of second sound sources at positions corresponding to a size of a sound image of a first sound that is a sound of the first sound source; and an output control unit that outputs first sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to a position of the first sound source and a plurality of pieces of second sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to the positions of the second sound sources. The second sound sources are set to be positioned around the first sound source. The present technology can be applied to a device that outputs sound from a reproducing device such as headphones.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control

4.

ROBOT, END EFFECTOR, AND ROBOT SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18548090
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tsukamoto, Kei
  • Nagakari, Satoko
  • Sakakura, Yoshiaki
  • Kobayashi, Ken
  • Goto, Tetsuro

Abstract

A robot capable of performing precise work is provided. A robot capable of performing precise work is provided. The robot includes an actuator unit and an end effector provided at a tip of the actuator unit. A robot capable of performing precise work is provided. The robot includes an actuator unit and an end effector provided at a tip of the actuator unit. The end effector includes a first sensor capable of detecting a pressure distribution in a contact region coming into contact with a workpiece, and a second sensor capable of detecting position information of the contact region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices
  • B25J 9/16 - Programme controls

5.

SPACING LINKER GROUP DESIGN FOR BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT IN DIMERIC OR POLYMERIC DYES

      
Application Number 18256125
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-07
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Sherif, Hesham

Abstract

Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (A), or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L1a, L1b, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, M1, M2, m, n, q, and w are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C09B 69/10 - Polymeric dyes; Reaction products of dyes with monomers or with macromolecular compounds
  • G01N 1/30 - Staining; Impregnating
  • G01N 33/58 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing involving labelled substances

6.

SPRING EXPANSION/COMPRESSION MECHANISM, ROBOT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

      
Application Number 18546978
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-21
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurokawa, Kanako
  • Oshima, Nobuki

Abstract

A spring expansion/compression mechanism (SM) includes an outer ring (OR), a wire (WR), a spring (SP), and an outer-ring drive mechanism (RPT). The wire (WR) is connected to the outer surface of the outer ring (OR). The spring (SP) is connected to the outer ring (OR) via the wire (WR). The spring (SP) is compressed when the wire (WR) is wound around the outer ring (OR). The outer-ring drive mechanism (RPT) comes into close contact with the outer ring (OR) to transmit rotary power to the outer ring (OR). The outer-ring drive mechanism (RPT) releases the outer ring (OR) from the close contact to cause the outer ring (OR) to freely rotate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F16H 19/06 - Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable of conveying indefinitely-continuing rotary motion for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion comprising an endless flexible member
  • F16H 25/24 - Elements essential to such mechanisms, e.g. screws, nuts
  • H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears

7.

USER EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18546984
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-06-23
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Li, Lantao
  • Sun, Chen

Abstract

User equipment includes a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate characteristics information of a QoS flow for D2D communication between the user equipment and other user equipments, wherein the characteristics information comprises periodicity information and transmission time information of a data service carried by the QoS flow; and transmitting the characteristics information to a network-side device, such that the network-side device allocates, to the user equipment and according to the characteristics information, resources for the D2D communication. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium, a base station can allocate resources to a user equipment according to the characteristics of a QoS flow, thereby optimizing the process of a base station allocating resources to a user equipment.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/02 - Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control

8.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18546778
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yagami, Kishin
  • Nagamatsu, Tatsuo

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device that performs processing regarding a code analysis of software that is in an intermediate state. The information processing device includes a difference information acquisition section and a code analysis section. The difference information acquisition section acquires difference information regarding the difference between a code stored in a first repository and a code stored in a second repository in correspondence with the code stored in the first repository. The code analysis section reproduces the code stored in the first repository from the code stored in the second repository, in reference to the difference information, and performs code analysis on the reproduced code. The information processing device reports the result of analysis by the code analysis section to the developer of the reproduced code.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 11/36 - Preventing errors by testing or debugging of software
  • G06F 8/75 - Structural analysis for program understanding

9.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18571738
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-09
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Takahashi, Naoya

Abstract

For example, an effective voice quality conversion process is performed. For example, an effective voice quality conversion process is performed. An information processing apparatus includes: a voice quality conversion unit that performs sound source separation of a vocal signal and an accompaniment signal from a mixed sound signal and performs voice quality conversion using a result of the sound source separation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 21/007 - Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used
  • G10L 21/028 - Voice signal separating using properties of sound source

10.

SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER

      
Application Number 17768286
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-11-12
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kadowaki, Yasuhiro
  • Watanabe, Hideki

Abstract

A semiconductor laser including: a stacked body in which a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type, a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emission layer provided between the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer are stacked on a semiconductor substrate; and a ridge part provided as a projection structure extending in one direction at a top surface in a stacking direction of the stacked body, in which the stacked body is provided to have both end surfaces in the extending direction of the ridge part that each have a shape including an arc in a plan view of the stacked body from the top surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/10 - Construction or shape of the optical resonator
  • H01S 5/02 - Structural details or components not essential to laser action
  • H01S 5/22 - Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave having a ridge or a stripe structure

11.

BIOPOTENTIAL MEASUREMENT ELECTRODE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE

      
Application Number 18547907
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-25
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Katsuhara, Mao
  • Sasaki, Ryo

Abstract

An electrode of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate on which an electrical circuit is mounted; a first electrode unit disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the electrical circuit; and a second electrode unit having conductivity and elasticity and in which at least a part of the first electrode unit is embedded, the second electrode unit being to be brought into contact with a living body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/256 - Wearable electrodes, e.g. having straps or bands
  • A61B 5/268 - Bioelectric electrodes therefor characterised by the electrode materials containing conductive polymers, e.g. PEDOT:PSS polymers

12.

METHOD FOR GENERATING LOCATION INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

      
Application Number 18279574
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-23
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Palenius, Torgny
  • Priyanto, Basuki
  • Mazloum, Nafiseh Seyed
  • Berggren, Anders
  • Ljung, Rickard
  • Hill, Johan

Abstract

A method carried out in a user equipment, UE, (1) for generating location information to a location server (130) in a wireless network (100), the method comprising: receiving (404), from the location server, a location request message identifying a request for location information based on a UE-determined positioning method; obtaining (410) location information using a positioning method selected by the UE out of a plurality of available positioning methods, based on the location request message; transmitting (412) the location information to the location server.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence

13.

NOISE CANCELING APPARATUS, NOISE CANCELING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18547939
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-14
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Takayama, Masaomi

Abstract

Receiver sensitivity deterioration in a wireless receiver section due to radio noise is reduced. Receiver sensitivity deterioration in a wireless receiver section due to radio noise is reduced. A noise acquisition section acquires noise generated from a noise source. A noise adjustment section obtains a noise canceling signal by adjusting a phase and a gain of the noise acquired by the noise acquisition section. Subsequently, an antenna section transmits the noise canceling signal obtained by the noise adjustment section. For example, the noise acquisition section acquires the noise generated from the noise source by allowing the antenna section to receive the noise or acquires the noise through electrical wiring.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 1/10 - Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference

14.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18262263
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-09
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Masuda, Hideki
  • Tanaka, Soichi

Abstract

For example, an electronic apparatus capable of improving the designability is proposed. The electronic apparatus includes an elastic member that assumes a first shape with which the elastic member is fitted in a housing, and a supporting portion that is provided on the housing and supports opposite end portions of the elastic member. The supporting portion supports one end portion of the opposite end portions for pivotal motion in a direction in which a portion between the opposite end portions moves toward and away from the housing, and supports another end portion of the opposite end portions for sliding movement between a first position in which the elastic member assumes the first shape and a second position that is positioned on the one end portion side with respect to the first position and in which the elastic member is elastically deformed to a second shape with which the portion between the opposite end portions protrudes from the housing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04R 1/02 - Casings; Cabinets; Mountings therein
  • H05K 5/02 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus - Details

15.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18278626
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-21
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kasai, Hirofumi
  • Furuichi, Sho
  • Takano, Hiroaki

Abstract

[Problem] Provided are a communication control device, a network device, a communication control system, a communication control method, and an information communication method that make it possible to increase a usage efficiency of a frequency band. [Problem] Provided are a communication control device, a network device, a communication control system, a communication control method, and an information communication method that make it possible to increase a usage efficiency of a frequency band. [Solution] A communication control device according to the present disclosure includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for radio wave use pertaining to a first wireless communication device; a transmitting unit that, when the request is received, transmits an obtainment request for communication status information indicating a communication status of a second wireless communication device; and a control unit that receives the communication status information of the second wireless communication device after the obtainment request has been transmitted, and determines a condition of the radio wave use by the first wireless communication device based on the communication status information of the second wireless communication device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 28/16 - Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]

16.

FIRST AND SECOND COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18278845
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-01
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Handte, Thomas
  • Ciochina-Kar, Dana
  • Verenzuela, Daniel

Abstract

A first communication device, e.g. an AP (10), that is configured to communicate with one or more second communication devices, e.g. STAs (20, 30), comprising circuitry configured to transmit channel access information (101) indicating to one or more of the second communication devices (20) if and which of one or more channel access parameters are individually set (102) for said one or more second communication devices and shall be used by said one or more second communication devices instead of corresponding common channel access parameters, and transmit one or more individually set channel access parameters indicated by said channel access information as individually set to said one or more second communication devices (20).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections
  • H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information
  • H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events
  • H04W 60/06 - De-registration or detaching
  • H04W 74/0816 - with collision avoidance

17.

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SPECTROMETRY

      
Application Number EP2023078090
Publication Number 2024/083580
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-10
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY EUROPE B.V. (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Amann, Simon
  • Gatto, Alexander
  • Mel, Mazen

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a computed tomography imaging spectrometer apparatus, the CTIS apparatus comprising at least one dispersive element at a first rotated state to generate a first sub-image of a scene, wherein the first sub-image is a dispersed image. Down-stream to the dispersive element, an image sensor configured to detect a CTIS image comprising the first sub-image that is dispersed and a second sub-image, wherein the CTIS apparatus is configured to generate the first sub-image for a first rotated state of the dispersive element and to generate the second sub-image for a second rotated state of the dispersive element, for another dispersive element, or for no dispersive element.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01J 3/02 - Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours - Details
  • G01J 3/18 - Generating the spectrum; Monochromators using diffraction elements, e.g. grating
  • G01J 3/28 - Investigating the spectrum

18.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023035945
Publication Number 2024/084943
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-02
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imaeda, Kota
  • Okada, Kazuhira
  • Tahara, Daisuke

Abstract

This information processing device is configured to comprise a video processing unit that, in accordance with observer information regarding an observer of a video imaged by a plurality of cameras, performs processing to generate video data of a space subject to imaging, the video data including an imaging range presentation video that presents the imaging range of each of the cameras.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/234 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs
  • H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
  • H04N 23/63 - Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders

19.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023036016
Publication Number 2024/084953
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-03
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Watanabe Ryutaro

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program with which improved sound collection can be achieved. An information acquisition unit acquires information necessary for calculating an optimal arrangement of a directional microphone that collects sounds to be collected, the information including at least information indicating the position or orientation of the directional microphone. An arithmetic processing unit calculates, on the basis of the information, the optimal arrangement of the directional microphone that collects sounds to be collected. Further, an operation control unit controls an operation of the position or orientation of a moving device, on which the directional microphone is mounted, so that the directional microphone reaches the arrangement calculated by the arithmetic processing unit. The present technology can be used in, for example, a system for imaging and sound collecting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04R 3/00 - Circuits for transducers
  • B64C 13/18 - Initiating means actuated automatically, e.g. responsive to gust detectors using automatic pilot
  • H04N 5/222 - Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment
  • H04R 1/02 - Casings; Cabinets; Mountings therein
  • H04R 5/027 - Spatial or constructional arrangements of microphones, e.g. in dummy heads

20.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023036015
Publication Number 2024/084952
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-03
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi Kao
  • Kuma Satoru
  • Kato Tsuyoshi

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and a method that enable the reduction of encoding efficiency to be suppressed. A first mode or a second mode is selected as coding mode for a base mesh that is to be intra-coded. In a case of the first mode being selected as the coding mode, the vertex information and connection information of the base mesh are converted to secondary information indicating the relationship between the mutually adjacent faces of the base mesh, and the secondary information is then coded. In a case of the second mode being selected as the coding mode, the vertex information and connection information are coded without the conversion thereof to the secondary information. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to information processing devices, electronic equipment, information processing methods or programs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/146 - Data rate or code amount at the encoder output
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/20 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using video object coding
  • H04N 19/463 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process by compressing encoding parameters before transmission

21.

PROJECTION SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023036014
Publication Number 2024/084951
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-03
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takamatsu Takashi
  • Takeuchi Hiroshi
  • Tomonaga Seishi
  • Ohmi Motosuke
  • Miura Koji
  • Imamura Hiroshi

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to a projection system, a control device, and a control method with which it is possible to effectively suppress the vibration occurring to videos. The present disclosure analyzes a first acceleration signal outputted from a first acceleration sensor that is provided to the bottom of a vehicle, predicts vibrations occurring to a screen and a projector device that are secured to the ceiling of the vehicle, and establishes a predictive correction value based on the prediction, as well as establishing a correction value based on measured values in accordance with the relative behaviors of the screen and the projector device. Then, the correction value is fed back to the predictive correction value and control computing is performed, whereby the drive amount of an actuator for suppressing the vibration of a video projected to the screen is established. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a projection system that is mounted in a vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 5/74 - Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
  • B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
  • G03B 21/00 - Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
  • G03B 21/14 - Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor - Details

22.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023031384
Publication Number 2024/084827
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-30
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Jimbo, Masanobu
  • Yang, Bin
  • Maruyama, Shinya
  • Gomi, Hideho

Abstract

[Problem] To propose new or improved technology which ensures the security of a machine-learning model by means of federated training and further improves inference accuracy. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device which comprises: a training unit which trains an inference model by using federated training; and an acquisition unit which acquires, from a plurality of terminals, privacy protection data obtained by performing privacy protection processing on local data obtained by each of the plurality of terminals, wherein the training unit trains the inference model on the basis of the privacy protection data and distributes, to the plurality of terminals, information pertaining to the inference model including hyperparameters of the inference model on the basis of the trained result, the acquisition unit acquires update information, which is obtained by adopting the local data as training data and training the inference model, about the inference model from the plurality of terminals, and the training unit uses the update information to update the inference model.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules

23.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC OXIDE NANOFIBER, AND NANOSTRUCTURE

      
Application Number JP2023036626
Publication Number 2024/085009
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-06
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sakamoto, Shigeru

Abstract

The method for producing an inorganic oxide nanofiber of one embodiment of the present disclosure dissolves water, a metal alkoxide, a catalyst, and a surfactant in a protic or aprotic polar solvent to prepare a mixed solution, removes the polar solvent from the mixed solution to synthesize a nanostructure having a reverse two-dimensional hexagonal structure, and then decomposes the nanostructure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C01B 33/12 - Silica; Hydrates thereof, e.g. lepidoic silicic acid
  • B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
  • B82Y 40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
  • C09K 3/18 - Materials not provided for elsewhere for application to surface to minimize adherence of ice, mist or water thereto; Thawing or antifreeze materials for application to surfaces

24.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023035840
Publication Number 2024/084931
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-02
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kuma Satoru
  • Hayashi Kao
  • Kato Tsuyoshi

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an information processing device and method which make it possible to suppress reductions in encoding efficiency. The present invention decodes encoded data of a base mesh; decodes encoded data of a displacement video having, as the frames thereof, 2D images in which local coordinates are stored as displacement vectors, derives vertex normal vectors, which are normal vectors of the vertices of the subdivided base mesh, and uses a local coordinate system corresponding to the vertex normal vectors to apply local coordinates to the vertices of the subdivided base mesh as displacement vectors. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, information processing devices, electronic apparatuses, an information processing methods and programs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation
  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression

25.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number JP2023035839
Publication Number 2024/084930
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-02
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Seki Kenzaburo

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the same and electronic equipment, said solid-state imaging device being configured to enable each of multiple predetermined special pixels to be read a plurality of times within one sequence in which one frame is read. This solid-state imaging device comprises: a pixel array unit in which multiple pixels including ordinary and special pixels are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix; and drive units that control the reading of signals generated in the pixels. The drive units control to read predetermined special pixels a plurality of times during a one-frame reading period in which the ordinary pixels of the pixel array unit are read once. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to solid-state imaging device or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 25/40 - Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
  • H04N 25/703 - SSIS architectures incorporating pixels for producing signals other than image signals
  • H04N 25/704 - Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets

26.

MACHINE LEARNING (ML) BASED EMOTION AND VOICE CONVERSION IN AUDIO USING VIRTUAL DOMAIN MIXING AND FAKE PAIR-MASKING

      
Application Number IB2023060133
Publication Number 2024/084330
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-09
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shah, Nirmesh
  • Singh, Mayank Kumar
  • Takahashi, Naoya
  • Onoe, Naoyuki

Abstract

An electronic device and method for machine learning (ML) based emotion and voice conversion in audio using virtual domain mixing and fake pair-masking is disclosed. The electronic device receives a source audio associated with a first user, a reference-speaker audio associated with a second user, and a reference-emotion audio associated with a third user. The electronic device applies a set of ML models to generate a converted audio. The generated converted audio is associated with content of the source audio, an identity of the second user and an emotion of the third user. The electronic device applies each of a source speaker classifier and a source emotion classifier on the converted audio, and re-trains an adversarial model. Based on the re-training, the adversarial model may allow conversion of an input audio to an output audio associated with the identity of the second user and the emotion of the third user.

IPC Classes  ?

27.

MULTISCALE INTER-PREDICTION FOR DYNAMIC POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION

      
Application Number IB2023060026
Publication Number 2024/084325
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-05
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (USA)
Inventor
  • Kadam, Pranav Aniruddha
  • Zaghetto, Alexandre
  • Graziosi, Danillo Bracco
  • Tabatabai, Ali

Abstract

An electronic device and method for multiscale inter-prediction for dynamic point cloud compression is provided. The electronic device receives a set of reference point cloud frames and a current point cloud frame. The electronic device generates reference frame data comprising a feature set for each reference point cloud frame and a first set of features for the current point cloud frame. The electronic device predicts a second set of features for the current point cloud frame, using a first neural network predictor, based on the reference frame data. The electronic device computes a set of residual features based on the first set of features and the second set of features. The electronic device generates a set of quantized residual features based on the set of residual features and a bitstream of encoded point cloud data for the current 3D point cloud frame based on the set of quantized residual features.

IPC Classes  ?

28.

V3C SYNTAX EXTENSION FOR MESH COMPRESSION

      
Application Number IB2023059796
Publication Number 2024/084316
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-29
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (USA)
Inventor
  • Graziosi, Danillo
  • Tabatabai, Ali

Abstract

In the current implementation of V-DMC, the (u, v) coordinates are generated using Microsoft UV Atlas and they, together with the 3D positions and the topology, are carried in the base mesh sub-bitstream. High level syntax structures described herein support projection-based atlas map generation, and the means to derive the (u, v) coordinates on the decoder side using V3C syntax structure extensions. In comparison with previous implementations and in order to preserve the cunent V3C geometry bitstream concept, a separate sub-bitstream referred to hereby as vertex property sub-bitstream is used to carry displacement information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding

29.

Driving Controlling Device And Driving Controlling Method As Well As Information Processing System

      
Application Number 18278703
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-14
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Sakurai, Hisao

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a driving controlling device and a driving controlling method as well as an information processing system by which a display (backlight) with a high luminance and a high gradation can be implemented inexpensively and easily. The present disclosure relates to a driving controlling device and a driving controlling method as well as an information processing system by which a display (backlight) with a high luminance and a high gradation can be implemented inexpensively and easily. Light emission of an LED is controlled by control of a current value of current for energizing the LED in addition to control of energization time for energizing the LED with current, to control the light emission luminance of the LED. The present disclosure can be applied to a large-sized video wall in which multiple display units having an HDR function are arranged in tile-like arrangement, an LED backlight of an LCD display, and so forth.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

30.

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18547361
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-19
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Conus, Alexandre William
  • Narita, Tetsuya
  • Katsuhara, Tomoko
  • Hirai, Nobukazu
  • Goto, Tetsuro

Abstract

An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first information processing device to be provided to a movable body and a second information processing device to be provided to a portion that differs from the movable body. The first information processing device includes a sensor portion, a generation portion, a control portion, and an integration portion. The sensor portion senses a first external environment. The generation portion uses sensor data acquired from the sensor portion to generate a first map. The control portion controls motion of a manipulator on the basis of the first map. The integration portion uses position information of inside the first external environment, with which portion the manipulator is in contact, integrates the first map and a second map acquired from the second information processing device with each other, and generates an integration map.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05D 1/644 - Optimisation of travel parameters, e.g. of energy consumption, journey time or distance
  • G05D 1/243 - Means capturing signals occurring naturally from the environment, e.g. ambient optical, acoustic, gravitational or magnetic signals (using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle G05D 1/244;using signals from positioning sensors located off-board the vehicle G05D 1/249)

31.

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18548483
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-03-11
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Habu, Yuki
  • Goto, Jungo
  • Horita, Koki

Abstract

A communication apparatus (100 and 100A to 100C) includes a first communication unit (110), a second communication unit (110), and a control unit (140 and 140A to 140C). The first communication unit (110) performs wireless communication via an upper communication path. The second communication unit (110) communicates with a terminal apparatus (200 and 200B) via a selected communication path that is one of a plurality of lower communication paths including a wireless communication path and a wired communication path. The control unit (140 and 140A to 140C) detects whether or not communication using the selected communication path has an effect on the upper communication path, and, when the effect is detected, estimates, for each combination of the plurality of lower communication paths and the upper communication path, a communication state of the upper communication path and the lower communication path included in the combination.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections
  • H04W 36/14 - Reselecting a network or an air interface

32.

AERIAL VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18546184
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Handa, Masaki
  • Motoyama, Takuto
  • Abe, Shinichiro
  • Toyoshi, Masahiko
  • Urushido, Kohei

Abstract

An aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a recording unit, a detection unit, and a reproduction unit. The recording unit records a flight parameter during flight in a state in which no sensor abnormality is detected. The detection unit detects the sensor abnormality. The reproduction unit reproduces the flight parameter on the basis of the sensor abnormality detected by the detection unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05D 1/86 - Monitoring the performance of the system, e.g. alarm or diagnosis modules
  • G05D 1/611 - Station keeping, e.g. for hovering or dynamic anchoring

33.

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18403803
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-04
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Vivek
  • Awad, Yassin Aden
  • Wei, Yuxin
  • Wakabayashi, Hideji

Abstract

A method of communicating data by a terminal device in a wireless telecommunication system comprising a first radio access node and a second radio access node, the method comprising establishing an RRC connection with the first radio access node, entering a dual connectivity mode of operation for the terminal device in which the first radio access node acts as a master radio access node and the second radio access node acts as a secondary radio access node, communicating the same first data between the terminal device and the first radio access node and between the terminal device and the second radio access node, determining that radio link failure criteria are satisfied in respect of at least the first radio access node, and communicating second data between the terminal device and the second radio access node.

IPC Classes  ?

34.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18400305
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-29
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Suzuki, Hideyuki

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing system which enable setting for establishing connection to a wireless LAN in a simple manner. The present technology includes a user interface that receives a user input concerning connection setting of a second communication path of another information processing device, a communication section that exchanges a command with the other information processing device via a predetermined server by using a first communication path, on the basis of the user input, and a processing section that processes the command. The command includes information that is necessary for the other information processing device to establish the second communication path. The present technology is applicable to an information processing device that performs setting for an IoT (Internet of Things) terminal, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04W 4/021 - Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
  • H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
  • H04W 12/08 - Access security
  • H04W 84/12 - WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

35.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18403759
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-04
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Cao, Jianfei

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, methods, and storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments are described with respect to beam management. In one embodiment, an electronic device for a base station side in a wireless communication system can comprise a processing circuitry configured to repetitively transmit a synchronization signal (SS) to a terminal device by using different transmit (TX) beams based on a TX beam configuration; the SS can indicate information of the TX beam used to transmit the SS. The processing circuitry can be configured to obtain feedback from the terminal device; the feedback can comprise information of the TX beam for being used in TX beam management.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
  • H04B 7/0417 - Feedback systems
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

36.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 18547704
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-12
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Naomasa
  • Ootsuka, Ken

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a display device that enable to accurately and easily recognize a shape and a pixel position of a display surface configured by multiple self-luminous display units. The information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive metadata regarding attributes and positions of multiple self-luminous display units constituting a display surface configured to display a video image; and a recognition unit configured to recognize a shape and a pixel position of the display surface on the basis of the metadata of each of the display units. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a display controller that controls display of an LED display.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 13/327 - Calibration thereof
  • G09G 5/32 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of individual characters or indicia using display control signals derived from coded signals representing the characters or indicia with a character-code memory with means for controlling the display position
  • H04N 13/349 - Multi-view displays for displaying three or more geometrical viewpoints without viewer tracking

37.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18547724
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugaya, Shigeru
  • Tanaka, Yusuke
  • Tanaka, Ken
  • Hirata, Ryuichi

Abstract

A communication device that performs multi-link and multi-user communication is provided. A communication device includes a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating on a plurality of links, a communication processing unit that performs processing of simultaneously receiving data from a plurality of transmission-side communication devices, and a control unit that performs control to receive data using an optimum link from each of the plurality of transmission-side communication devices. The control unit transmits a trigger request signal for requesting information regarding a transmission opportunity from the plurality of transmission-side communication devices on a link on which a reception opportunity has been acquired, and determines an optimum link for each transmission-side communication device on the basis of a request response signal from the plurality of transmission-side communication devices.

IPC Classes  ?

38.

PRIVACY-PRESERVING MOBILITY AS A SERVICE SUPPORTED BY BLOCKCHAIN

      
Application Number 18543050
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-18
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Wakabayashi, Hideji

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication network node for providing data to a distributed ledger, wherein the node has circuitry configured to: provide a user data management part for separating sensitive user data and non-sensitive user data, and provide the non-sensitive user data to the distributed ledger.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
  • G06F 12/14 - Protection against unauthorised use of memory
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures

39.

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18547764
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-24
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirai, Takayoshi
  • Hirota, Naoyuki
  • Fukasawa, Soichi

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that enable to hold an event in consideration of infection suppression of infectious diseases. Included are: an acquisition unit configured to acquire ticket information including an attribute of a ticket in an event, user information related to an infectious disease of a user, and event information set by a manager of the event; a determination unit configured to make a determination on the basis of the user information and the setting information; and a setting unit configured to set an attribute of the ticket on the basis of a determination result. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a management server that manages events.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G16H 50/80 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu

40.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

      
Application Number 18537852
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Itagaki, Takeshi
  • Yamaura, Tomoya
  • Sato, Masanori

Abstract

[Object] To improve the reliability by using an acknowledgement response while using radio resources efficiently in multicast transmission over wireless transmission. [Object] To improve the reliability by using an acknowledgement response while using radio resources efficiently in multicast transmission over wireless transmission. [Solution] A plurality of wireless communication devices included in a multicast group, when receiving a data frame, transmit simultaneously an acknowledgement response of multicast using spatial multiplexing in response to an acknowledgement request from a transmission source. On the other hand, a wireless communication device of the transmission source decomposes the acknowledgement responses simultaneously received into the original individual acknowledgement responses and restores them using signal processing based on information on a channel with each wireless communication device of a transmission destination.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 12/18 - Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference
  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1829 - Arrangements specially adapted for the receiver end
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
  • H04W 4/08 - User group management
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource
  • H04W 72/30 - Resource management for broadcast services
  • H04W 76/14 - Direct-mode setup
  • H04W 84/12 - WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

41.

MULTISCALE INTER-PREDICTION FOR DYNAMIC POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION

      
Application Number 18471753
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-20
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (USA)
Inventor
  • Kadam, Pranav Aniruddha
  • Zaghetto, Alexandre
  • Graziosi, Danillo Bracco
  • Tabatabai, Ali

Abstract

An electronic device and method for multiscale inter-prediction for dynamic point cloud compression is provided. The electronic device receives a set of reference point cloud frames and a current point cloud frame. The electronic device generates reference frame data comprising a feature set for each reference point cloud frame and a first set of features for the current point cloud frame. The electronic device predicts a second set of features for the current point cloud frame, using a first neural network predictor, based on the reference frame data. The electronic device computes a set of residual features based on the first set of features and the second set of features. The electronic device generates a set of quantized residual features based on the set of residual features and a bitstream of encoded point cloud data for the current 3D point cloud frame based on the set of quantized residual features.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
  • H04N 19/124 - Quantisation
  • H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
  • H04N 19/503 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal prediction
  • H04N 19/96 - Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding

42.

TRANSMISSION LINE, SLOW-WAVE CIRCUIT, AMPLIFIER, TRANSCIEVER, REPEATER, CIRCUIT DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSMISSION LINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SLOW-WAVE CIRCUIT

      
Application Number JP2022038555
Publication Number 2024/084546
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-10-17
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Itami Go

Abstract

Provided is a transmission line that can be expanded to a broad band, and can be converted to a higher frequency without decreasing the size thereof. In the transmission line according to the present technology, waveguide structures that include a plurality of waveguide routes with different waveguide distances and/or waveguide speeds of electromagnetic waves are arranged periodically. According to the transmission line of the present technology, provided is a transmission line that can be expanded to a broad band, and can be converted to a higher frequency without decreasing the size thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01P 3/16 - Dielectric waveguides, i.e. without a longitudinal conductor

43.

SELECTIVE SPEECH-TO-TEXT FOR DEAF OR SEVERELY HEARING IMPAIRED

      
Application Number IB2023058387
Publication Number 2024/084299
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-23
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Candelore, Brant
  • Nejat, Mahyar

Abstract

A method for providing selectivity to a speech-to-text system operates a voice transcription assistant coupled to the speech-to-text system such that speech detected by the speech-to-text system is not transcribed into text for display to a user unless the voice transcription assistant determines that the detected speech is relevant to the user. Smart glasses, including at least one microphone, a speech-to-text processing unit, a display, and a voice transcription assistant, provide selective speech-to-text functionality. The voice transcription assistant has one or more processors; and logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to prevent the speech-to-text processing unit providing text to the display in response to the reception of speech by the microphone unless the logic determines that the received speech is relevant to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
  • G10L 15/26 - Speech to text systems
  • H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers

44.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number CN2023124431
Publication Number 2024/083034
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-13
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sun, Chen

Abstract

The present application relates to an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to control, on the basis of the capability of a node and/or an electronic device among a plurality of nodes involved in a predetermined task, at least one of the access of the node in the predetermined task, the exit of the node in the predetermined task and the switching of the electronic device in the predetermined task. (FIG. 1)

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/08 - Load balancing or load distribution

45.

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2023037263
Publication Number 2024/085095
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-13
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ishimura, Yuji

Abstract

An information processing method according to the present disclosure comprises acquiring an evaluation point of view when evaluating a motion of a subject to be evaluated. The information processing method comprises determining a configuration that evaluates the motion of a subject to be evaluated on the basis of the evaluation point of view. The information processing method comprises acquiring at least one of moving image information or speech information pertaining to the motion. The information processing method comprises generating content including the configuration and the at least one of moving image information or speech information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A63B 69/00 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
  • A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
  • A63B 71/06 - Indicating or scoring devices for games or players

46.

C-800G

      
Serial Number 98514194
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-23
Owner Sony Group Corporation ()
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Microphones

47.

Speaker

      
Application Number 29809503
Grant Number D1024016
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-09-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-23
Grant Date 2024-04-23
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Akio
  • Murakami, Tomonari

48.

Amplifier

      
Application Number 29849868
Grant Number D1024000
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-15
First Publication Date 2024-04-23
Grant Date 2024-04-23
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Suzuki, Akio

49.

ACTUATOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18263890
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-03
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwamuro, Ryo
  • Kato, Yusaku
  • Suzuki, Takahito
  • Mitsuhashi, Hiroyuki
  • Goto, Yoshio

Abstract

An actuator having good interlayer adhesion at a lamination interface, good conductivity of an electrode layer, and good smoothness of the electrode layer is provided. The actuator includes a plurality of elastomer layers and a plurality of electrode layers, and the elastomer layers and electrode layers are alternately laminated. The electrode layer contains carbon black, a content of the carbon black in the electrode layer is 10% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and a specific surface area of the carbon black is 380 g/m2 or more and 800 m2/g or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02N 2/00 - Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction
  • C08K 3/04 - Carbon

50.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18546976
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Ken
  • Hirata, Ryuichi
  • Sugaya, Shigeru
  • Aio, Kosuke

Abstract

A communication device that increases transmission efficiency by using a plurality of links is to be provided. A communication device that increases transmission efficiency by using a plurality of links is to be provided. A communication device that performs wireless communication using a plurality of links sends, during a period of transmission using a first link, a notification of information regarding a change in the transmission period in the first link, the change being caused by further transmission using a second link. The communication device sends, in the first link, a notification of information indicating whether or not acquisition of a transmission right is being attempted in the second link, and sends, in the second link, a notification of information indicating whether or not at least information regarding a transmission period written in a frame to be transmitted in the first link has been changed, and the information regarding the change in the transmission period in the first link.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections
  • H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information
  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

51.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18382766
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-23
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Saeki, Takanori

Abstract

A transmission device of the disclosure includes a first selector configured to select one of a first signal and a second signal, and output the selected signal; a second selector configured to select one of an inversion signal of the first signal, the second signal, and an inversion signal of the second signal, and output the selected signal; a first control signal generator configured to generate a first control signal, a second control signal, and a third control signal, based on the first signal, the second signal, and a third signal; a first driver configured to set a voltage of a first output terminal, based on an output signal of the first selector and the first control signal; and a second driver configured to set a voltage of a second output terminal, based on an output signal of the second selector and the second control signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
  • H03M 9/00 - Parallel/series conversion or vice versa
  • H04L 25/02 - Baseband systems - Details

52.

MICROPARTICLE MEASURING APPARATUS AND MICROPARTICLE MEASURING METHOD

      
Application Number 18392339
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-21
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kato, Yasunobu

Abstract

To provide a technology of maintaining light detection accuracy at a high level irrespective of individual variations in flow rate of microparticles flowing through a flow channel. The present technology provides a microparticle measuring apparatus including: a plurality of light detection sections configured to detect, at different positions, optical information emitted from microparticles flowing through a flow channel; and a detection timing control section configured to control a detection timing of each light detection section, on the basis of a trigger signal detected at a first reference channel provided in a first light detection section, and an optical signal detected at a second reference channel provided in a second light detection section that detects optical information emitted from the microparticles, at a position different from a position of the first light detection section.

IPC Classes  ?

53.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18276364
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-04
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ono, Taishi
  • Kondo, Yuhi
  • Sun, Legong

Abstract

The achromatic region extraction unit calculates achromatic determination information for each color component of the color polarized image using the polarization information acquired from the color polarized image, and extracts a region satisfying a condition that the achromatic determination information is achromatic as an achromatic region. The gain setting unit sets the white balance gain used in the white balance adjustment of the color polarized image on the basis of the white balance gain with which the achromatic region extracted by the achromatic region extraction unit becomes achromatic. For example, the gain setting unit sets the white balance gain for the entire color polarized image on the basis of the white balance gain of the achromatic region, or sets the white balance gain of a region different from the achromatic region on the basis of the white balance gains of a plurality of achromatic regions. The white balance adjustment can be easily performed on the basis of the polarization information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/88 - Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals for colour balance, e.g. white-balance circuits or colour temperature control
  • G06V 10/56 - Extraction of image or video features relating to colour

54.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18571740
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-26
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Ide, Naoki

Abstract

An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a data supply method, a model to be trained, and designation information related to a size and a category of a sample set to be used for training of the model; and a selection unit that selects a sample set to be used for the training of the model from a dataset based on information entropy determined according to the model and the designation information.

IPC Classes  ?

55.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18264148
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-05
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yokoyama, Masayuki
  • Suzuki, Junya

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable a user to perceive a surrounding situation reliably and stably. A distance and a direction of a measurement point with respect to a first position in a first coordinate system are calculated based on a relative distance and direction in the first coordinate system or a second coordinate system between the first position whose coordinates in the first coordinate system are determined and a second position whose coordinates in the second coordinate system are determined, the second position being separated from the first position, a relative attitude between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system, and a distance to the measurement point present in a predetermined measurement direction in the second coordinate system, measured from the second position, and a notification signal to be presented to a user is generated based on at least one of the distance and the direction of the measurement point with respect to the first position. The present technology can be applied to an obstacle notification system that notifies a visually impaired person or the like of the presence of an obstacle.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61H 3/06 - Walking aids for blind persons
  • A61F 9/08 - Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception
  • G01S 15/08 - Systems for measuring distance only
  • G08B 3/10 - Audible signalling systems; Audible personal calling systems using electromagnetic transmission
  • H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control

56.

STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE

      
Application Number 18263919
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-20
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
Inventor
  • Abe, Shohei
  • Takahashi, Yuichi
  • Shimatsu, Takehito
  • Uomoto, Miyuki

Abstract

A structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include: a first base; a second base disposed to be opposed to the first base; and a bonding layer that is provided between the first base and the second base, and includes, in a layer, a layer including a first metal element and a second metal element, the first metal element having a free energy of oxide formation (ΔG) of −330 (kJ/mol of compounds) or more at room temperature and a self-diffusion coefficient (D) of 1×10−55 (m2/s) or more at room temperature, and the second metal element having a free energy of oxide formation (ΔG) at room temperature smaller than the free energy of oxide formation (ΔG) at the room temperature of the first metal element.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 20/02 - Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating by means of a press
  • B23K 20/16 - Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas
  • B32B 7/10 - Interconnection of layers at least one layer having inter-reactive properties
  • B32B 9/04 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
  • B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes

57.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PARTITIONING A CODING UNIT INTO PARTITIONED PROCESSING UNITS

      
Application Number 18398418
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hishinuma, Sinsuke
  • Kondo, Kenji

Abstract

The present technology relates to image processing device and method that achieve a reduction in a buffer size. The present technology relates to image processing device and method that achieve a reduction in a buffer size. The image processing device partitions a unit of processing into partitioned processing units each of which corresponds to a VPDU size or is equal to or smaller than the VPDU size, the unit of processing being used for calculation of a cost that is used for determining whether or not to perform bidirectional prediction. The image processing device makes the determination by using the cost calculated based on the partitioned processing units. The present technology is applicable to encoding devices or decoding devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/436 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation using parallelised computational arrangements
  • H04N 19/577 - Motion compensation with bidirectional frame interpolation, i.e. using B-pictures

58.

GENERATION OF REFLECTANCE MAPS FOR RELIGHTABLE 3D MODELS

      
Application Number 17965425
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (USA)
Inventor
  • Fu, Chen
  • Gharavi-Alkhansari, Mohammad

Abstract

An electronic device and method for generation of reflectance maps for relightable 3D models is disclosed. The electronic device acquires multi-view image data that includes a set of images of an object and generates a 3D mesh of the object based on the multi-view image data. The electronic device obtains a set of motion-corrected images based on a minimization of a rigid motion associated with the object between images of the set of images and generates texture maps in a UV space based on the set of motion-corrected images and the 3D mesh. The electronic device obtains specular and diffuse reflectance maps based on a separation of specular and diffuse reflectance components from the texture maps. and obtains a relightable 3D model of the object based on the specular and diffuse reflectance maps.

IPC Classes  ?

59.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number CN2023122384
Publication Number 2024/078351
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-28
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Cui, Tao

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a communication method, and a storage medium. Provided is an electronic device for a vulnerable road user (VRU), comprising a processing circuit, configured to: in response to a trigger event, generate a service request message, wherein the service request message comprises an identifier uniquely identifying a terminal device of the VRU and service preference information; send the service request message to a network side device; and receive, from the network side device, a service configuration determined on the basis of the service preference information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 4/44 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

60.

METHODS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION, RELATED WIRELESS DEVICES AND A RELATED NETWORK NODE

      
Application Number EP2023077218
Publication Number 2024/078908
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-02
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY EUROPE B.V. (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Hill, Johan
  • Palenius, Torgny

Abstract

A method is disclosed, performed by a first wireless device, WD, for sidelink communication. The first WD is within a first sidelink group of a plurality of sidelink groups. The method comprises receiving a power signal indicative of a power level for sidelink communication within the first sidelink group. The method comprises transmitting a sidelink signal within the first sidelink group, wherein the sidelink signal is transmitted according to the power level.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
  • H04W 52/38 - TPC being performed in particular situations

61.

ACOUSTIC DEVICE, ACOUSTIC CONTROL METHOD, AND ACOUSTIC CONTROL PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023030851
Publication Number 2024/080009
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-28
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tokozume, Yuji
  • Tsuchiya, Shinpei
  • Makino, Kenichi
  • Matsumoto, Kyosuke
  • Homma, Mizuha
  • Itabashi, Tetsunori

Abstract

An acoustic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a detecting unit which detects that a user has made an utterance during playback of content; a first determining unit which, if an utterance has been detected by the detecting unit, determines whether control processing relating to the content can be executed; and a second determining unit which determines whether to execute the control processing relating to the content, by analyzing the presence or absence of a predetermined action by the user or a correlation between the utterance and the content, in first determination processing performed by the first determining unit.

IPC Classes  ?

62.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023033500
Publication Number 2024/080069
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-14
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Osamu
  • Matsumoto, Kyosuke
  • Makino, Kenichi
  • Tsuchiya, Shinpei

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device which comprises a prediction unit for predicting the degree of conductive hearing loss on the basis of inspection results of first and second auditory inspections which use air-conducted sound and which include inspection contents different from each other.

IPC Classes  ?

63.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023034646
Publication Number 2024/080107
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada Makoto
  • Kinoshita Takashi

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which can provide an improved user experience while saving time and effort. Provided is an information processing device comprising a control unit configured to set an action pattern for a specific user in a specific location that has a preset action pattern indicating a user action and is specified by a relative positional relationship between a specific user and a target in a real space, and set specific contents related to the specific location from among a plurality of contents according to the set action pattern. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an apparatus used in service for providing space contents.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/635 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • G06F 16/68 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/687 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
  • G06F 16/9035 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • G06F 16/907 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/909 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

64.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023034647
Publication Number 2024/080108
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kinoshita Takashi
  • Yamada Makoto

Abstract

The present technique pertains to an information processing device and method, and a program, which can provide added value for users. This information processing device comprises: a control unit that identifies, when the user terminal of a user enters a user-selected content area where element contents are provided, a service area corresponding to the content area where the user terminal has entered, on the basis of content area setting information about the content area and service area setting information about the service area where related contents are provided, the service area being set by a provider who provides the related contents of the element contents; and a communication unit that transmits, to the user terminal, the related contents corresponding to the service area identified by the control unit. The present technique is applicable to a content provider system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/0217 - Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
  • G06Q 30/0241 - Advertisements

65.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023034649
Publication Number 2024/080110
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shinohara Yuji
  • Yamamoto Makiko

Abstract

The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method which each make it possible to ensure good communication quality in data transmission using an LDPC code. In the present invention, LDPC encoding is performed on the basis of a check matrix of an LDPC code which has a code length N of 1224 or 2448 bits and a code rate r of 252/1224 or 252/2448. The check matrix includes: an A matrix of M1 rows and K columns which is represented by a prescribed value M1 and the information length K=N×r of the LDPC code; a B matrix of M1 rows and M1 columns which has a stepped structure; a Z matrix of M1 rows and N-K-M1 columns which is a zero matrix; a C matrix of N-K-M1 rows and K+M1 columns; and a D matrix of N-K-M1 rows and N-K-M1 columns which is a unit matrix. The A matrix and the C matrix are represented by a check matrix initial value table. The check matrix initial value table is a prescribed table which represents the position of one element of the A matrix and the C matrix every 36 columns. The present technology can be applied to data transmission using an LDPC code, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H03M 13/19 - Single error correction without using particular properties of the cyclic codes, e.g. Hamming codes, extended or generalised Hamming codes

66.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023034721
Publication Number 2024/080119
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Nishibayashi Takuya

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that make it possible to appropriately roll back software. An information processing device according to the present invention comprises a software management unit that manages software and a storage unit that comprises a first software area, a second software area, a first data area that corresponds to the first software area, and a second data area that corresponds to the second software area. The software management unit stores current software at one software area, stores past software at the other software area, stores data of a format that corresponds to the current software at one data area, and stores data of a format that corresponds to the past software at the other data area. The present technology can be applied, for example, to vehicles.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 8/654 - Updates using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories
  • B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
  • G06F 8/658 - Incremental updates; Differential updates

67.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023034722
Publication Number 2024/080120
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Uyama Keisuke

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to an information processing device and method and an information processing system which make it possible to more easily perform 3D modeling. The present invention generates first 3D shape information on the basis of a first captured image generated by first imaging which captures a 3D object, evaluates the accuracy of second 3D shape information which can be generated by using a second captured image which is generated as a result of second imaging which has already been performed, by using the first 3D shape information, generates scoring results, controls the second imaging or generates guidance information for the second imaging on the basis of the scoring results, and controls output of the guidance information. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to an information processing device, an imaging device, an imaging communication device, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program, an information processing system, or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/55 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
  • G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras

68.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023034723
Publication Number 2024/080121
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Uyama Keisuke

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and method that enable 3D modeling to be performed more easily. According to the present disclosure: first three-dimensional shape information is generated on the basis of a first captured image generated by means of first imaging in which a 3D object is imaged; the first three-dimensional shape information is used to evaluate an accuracy of second three-dimensional shape information that can be generated using a second captured image generated by second imaging performed hitherto; a scoring result is generated; and on the basis of the scoring result, either the second imaging is controlled, or guidance information for the second imaging is generated and output of the guidance information is controlled. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to information processing devices, imaging devices, imaging communication devices, electronic appliances, information processing methods and programs, and information processing systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/55 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
  • G06T 17/10 - Volume description, e.g. cylinders, cubes or using CSG [Constructive Solid Geometry]

69.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023035601
Publication Number 2024/080160
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-29
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Osamu
  • Matsumoto, Kyosuke
  • Tsuchiya, Shinpei

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device of which at least a part is configured to be able to be mounted in the outer ear canal of a user, the information processing device comprising: an output unit that outputs a measurement sound for sensing abnormality in the information processing device; a first sound collecting unit that collects the measurement sound; and an abnormality sensing unit that senses the abnormality on the basis of an acoustic signal collected by the first sound collecting unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04R 1/10 - Earpieces; Attachments therefor
  • H04R 25/00 - Deaf-aid sets
  • G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
  • G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination

70.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2023036150
Publication Number 2024/080196
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-04
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Toyoshima, Hiroaki
  • Furukoshi, Yasutake

Abstract

Provided is a display device comprising: a display panel having multiple organic EL elements; and a drive part that is disposed so as to contact the display panel and that drives the display panel. The organic EL element contains an organic layer formed from a high glass transition temperature material having a glass transition point of 120°C or higher.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 50/15 - Hole transporting layers
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H10K 50/16 - Electron transporting layers
  • H10K 50/17 - Carrier injection layers
  • H10K 50/18 - Carrier blocking layers
  • H10K 59/10 - OLED displays
  • H10K 85/60 - Organic compounds having low molecular weight

71.

PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKING MATERIAL

      
Application Number JP2023036493
Publication Number 2024/080233
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-06
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tabei Yuuko
  • Yamada Seiji
  • Kawate Yasutoshi
  • Morinaga Naoto
  • Yagi Takayuki
  • Awatsuji Satoshi
  • Okamoto Mitsuhiro
  • Katsuraku Junko
  • Aiko Kazuhiko
  • Konishi Yasunori
  • Watanabe Tomonori
  • Nishimura Jun

Abstract

To provide technology capable of producing a packing material that contributes highly to the environment. Provided is a packing material that contains a fibrous material containing waste paper and/or pulp, a binder, sodium bicarbonate, a surfactant, and a water-soluble softener, in which the binder contains one or more selected from polysaccharides and proteins. A urea derivative having a chemical structural formula of R1, R2-N-CO-N-R3, R4(R1to R4: H or a C1-4 saturated and/or unsaturated hydrocarbon group) can be used as the softener according to this technology. Also, a water-soluble C3-15 polyhydric alcohol can also be used as the softener used in the packing material according to this technology. In this case, a polyhydric alcohol in which the number of carbon atoms and number of hydroxyl (OH) groups in the molecular structure is number of hydroxyl groups

IPC Classes  ?

  • C08J 9/08 - Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materials; After-treatment thereof using blowing gases generated by a previously added blowing agent by a chemical blowing agent developing carbon dioxide
  • B27N 5/00 - Manufacture of non-flat articles
  • B65D 81/03 - Wrappers or envelopes with shock-absorbing properties, e.g. bubble films

72.

GENERATION OF REFLECTANCE MAPS FOR RELIGHTABLE 3D MODELS

      
Application Number IB2023059358
Publication Number 2024/079556
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-21
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (USA)
Inventor
  • Fu, Chen
  • Gharavi-Alkhansari, Mohammad

Abstract

An electronic device and method for generation of reflectance maps for relightable 3D models is disclosed. The electronic device acquires multi-view image data that includes a set of images of an object and generates a 3D mesh of the object based on the multi-view image data. The electronic device obtains a set of motion-corrected images based on a minimization of a rigid motion associated with the object between images of the set of images and generates texture maps in a UV space based on the set of motion-corrected images and the 3D mesh. The electronic device obtains specular and diffuse reflectance maps based on a separation of specular and diffuse reflectance components from the texture maps. and obtains a relightable 3D model of the object based on the specular and diffuse reflectance maps.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/245 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures using a plurality of fixed, simultaneously operating transducers
  • G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
  • G06T 7/55 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
  • G06T 15/04 - Texture mapping
  • G06T 17/00 - 3D modelling for computer graphics
  • G06T 7/20 - Analysis of motion
  • G06T 7/521 - Depth or shape recovery from the projection of structured light
  • G06T 7/586 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images from multiple light sources, e.g. photometric stereo
  • G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation

73.

LOCATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18264848
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Satoshi
  • Tanaka, Hirotaka
  • Nakano, Takahito

Abstract

A location estimation system includes at least four directional sensors that each acquire data used to estimate a location of a mobile object; a sensor assignment section that assigns one of the at least four sensors as a first sensor, and assigns, as a second sensor, one of the at least four sensors that is adjacent to the first sensor and situated on one of sides of the first sensor; an environment map generator that generates an environment map on the basis of first sensor data that is data acquired by the first sensor and on the basis of second sensor data that is data acquired by the second sensor; a first location estimator that estimates the location in the environment map on the basis of the first sensor data to generate a first sensor estimated location; a second location estimator that estimates the location in the environment map on the basis of the second sensor data to generate a second sensor estimated location; and a location integration section that integrates the first sensor estimated location and the second sensor estimated location to estimate the location of the mobile object in the environment map.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/00 - Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups

74.

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE

      
Application Number 18275975
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-11
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hamaguchi, Tatsushi
  • Nakayama, Eiji
  • Hayashi, Kentaro
  • Yokozeki, Mikihiro
  • Koda, Rintaro

Abstract

[Object] To provide a vertical cavity surface emitting laser device having a concave mirror structure and excellent polarization controllability. [Object] To provide a vertical cavity surface emitting laser device having a concave mirror structure and excellent polarization controllability. [Solving Means] A vertical cavity surface emitting laser device according to the present technology includes: a first light-reflecting layer; a second light-reflecting layer; and a stacked body. The stacked body includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer, and is disposed between the first light-reflecting layer and the second light-reflecting layer. The stacked body has a current confinement structure for confining a current and forming a current injection region where a current concentrates. The first light-reflecting layer includes a concave mirror having a concave surface on a side of the stacked body and a convex surface on a side opposite to the stacked body. A first figure and a second figure are not similar, the first figure being a plane figure of the current injection region when viewed from an optical axis direction of emitted light, the second figure being a plane figure of a contour line when viewed from the optical axis direction, the contour line representing a height of the concave mirror from the active layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
  • H01S 5/343 - Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser

75.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18546281
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-10
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kinoshita, Masaya
  • Nagasaka, Kenichiro
  • Takasugi, Noriaki

Abstract

An information processing device (100) includes a calculation unit (113) that calculates an amount of change in a landing point of a landing point position to which a current swing leg of a robotic apparatus (1) including one or more legs to land next from a planned landing point position, and an amount of change in the center of pressure of a position of the center of pressure to be generated by a current ground contact leg of the robotic apparatus (1) from a position of a target center of pressure, and a drive control unit (114) that controls an attitude and movement of the robotic apparatus (1), based on at least one of the amount of change in the landing point or the amount of change in the center of pressure, calculated by the calculation unit (113).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05D 1/654 - Landing (docking at a base station G05D 1/661)
  • G05D 1/49 - Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch or yaw

76.

SURFACE EMITTING LASER

      
Application Number 18264545
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-19
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamaguchi, Shuhei
  • Watanabe, Hideki
  • Koda, Rintaro

Abstract

The present technology provides a surface emitting laser that can be manufactured with an excellent yield and has a configuration of confining a current and light. The present technology provides a surface emitting laser including a first structure including a first multilayer film reflector, a second structure including a second multilayer film reflector, and a resonator disposed between the first and second structures and including an active layer, in which a joint portion exists in at least one of inside the first structure, inside the second structure, inside the resonator, between the resonator and the first structure, or between the resonator and the second structure, and a first confinement portion that confines a current is provided in at least one of first or second constituent portion joined at the joint portion, and a second confinement portion that confines at least light of a current or light is provided in at least one of the first or second constituent portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]

77.

SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18392862
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-21
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Abe, Takashi
  • Yamamura, Ikuhiro

Abstract

A solid-state image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels, a pixel connection section, and a pixel reset section. The plurality of pixels each include a photoelectric conversion section that generates a charge according to irradiated light, a charge holding section that holds the generated charge, and a signal generation section that generates as an image signal a signal according to the held charge. The pixel connection section conducts between charge holding sections of the plurality of pixels and thereby allows each of the charge holding sections of the plurality of pixels to hold the charge that has been generated by the photoelectric conversion section of one pixel of the plurality of pixels. The pixel reset section discharges and resets the charge of the respective charge holding sections of the plurality of pixels when the pixel connection section conducts between the respective charge holding sections of the plurality of pixels.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 27/146 - Imager structures
  • H01L 27/148 - Charge coupled imagers
  • H04N 25/40 - Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
  • H04N 25/59 - Control of the dynamic range by controlling the amount of charge storable in the pixel, e.g. modification of the charge conversion ratio of the floating node capacitance
  • H04N 25/76 - Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors

78.

SELECTIVE SPEECH-TO-TEXT FOR DEAF OR SEVERELY HEARING IMPAIRED

      
Application Number 17968318
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-18
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Candelore, Brant
  • Nejat, Mahyar

Abstract

A method for providing selectivity to a speech-to-text system operates a voice transcription assistant coupled to the speech-to-text system such that speech detected by the speech-to-text system is not transcribed into text for display to a user unless the voice transcription assistant determines that the detected speech is relevant to the user. A method for providing selectivity to a speech-to-text system operates a voice transcription assistant coupled to the speech-to-text system such that speech detected by the speech-to-text system is not transcribed into text for display to a user unless the voice transcription assistant determines that the detected speech is relevant to the user. Smart glasses, including at least one microphone, a speech-to-text processing unit, a display, and a voice transcription assistant, provide selective speech-to-text functionality. The voice transcription assistant has one or more processors; and logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to prevent the speech-to-text processing unit providing text to the display in response to the reception of speech by the microphone unless the logic determines that the received speech is relevant to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

79.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18275905
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-25
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Nomura, Naoki

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program that enable generation of an appropriate composition. The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program that enable generation of an appropriate composition. The information processing device determines, based on an output aspect ratio of an output image and a predetermined part aspect ratio of a predetermined part-containing area including a predetermined part of a subject determined based on an input image, whether a predetermined part composition candidate corresponding to the predetermined part is to be set as an output composition of the output image. The present technology can be applied to an imaging system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 3/40 - Scaling of a whole image or part thereof
  • G06T 7/80 - Analysis of captured images to determine intrinsic or extrinsic camera parameters, i.e. camera calibration
  • G06V 10/25 - Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]

80.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Application Number 18277016
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-19
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Kao
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Nakagami, Ohji
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi
  • Yano, Koji

Abstract

There is provided an image processing device and method capable of suppressing an increase in the amount of coding. A spraying attribute projection image, which is used for spraying for adding an attribute to a geometry in the reconstruction of 3D data in a three-dimensional space, is generated by projecting an attribute of 3D data representing an object in a three-dimensional shape onto a two-dimensional plane independently of the projection of the geometry of the 3D data onto the two-dimensional plane, and coding is performed on a frame image in which the spraying attribute projection image is disposed. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an electronic device, an image processing method, or a program or the like.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/597 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression

81.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

      
Application Number 18397989
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-27
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yano, Koji
  • Kato, Tsuyoshi
  • Kuma, Satoru
  • Nakagami, Ohji

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method that enable decoding of encoded data of an octree in various processing orders. The octree corresponding to point cloud data is encoded after the context is initialized for each layer of the octree. Further, a breadth-first order or a depth-first order is selected as the decoding order for the encoded data of the octree corresponding to point cloud data, and the encoded data is decoded in the selected decoding order. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing apparatus, an electronic apparatus, an image processing method, a program, or the like, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/96 - Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding
  • H04N 19/21 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using video object coding with binary alpha-plane coding for video objects, e.g. context-based arithmetic encoding [CAE]
  • H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding

82.

METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18277389
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-18
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Wong, Shin Horng
  • Beale, Martin Warwick
  • Atungsiri, Samuel Asangbeng
  • Sharma, Vivek

Abstract

A method of operating an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network, the method comprising determining a reference time at which a timing advance estimate is to be valid; estimating, before the reference time, a timing advance which is valid for a transmission by a communications device at the reference time; and transmitting a timing advance indication to the communications device indicating the timing advance which is valid for a transmission by the communications device at the reference time.

IPC Classes  ?

83.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18376714
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-04
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ito, Ryogo
  • Eshita, Shiro
  • Takagi, Megumi
  • Akamatsu, Kazuma
  • Yamamoto, Ayumi

Abstract

An appropriate user interface corresponding to a use state of an apparatus is provided. An appropriate user interface corresponding to a use state of an apparatus is provided. An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The imaging apparatus has a control related to an imaging operation performed based on an operation input performed in the information processing apparatus by connecting to the information processing apparatus by using wireless communication. The information processing apparatus performs a control for switching a display state of a display screen related to an imaging operation of the imaging apparatus, based on a connection number of imaging apparatuses and information processing apparatuses connected by using wireless communication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/661 - Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
  • H04N 23/63 - Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
  • H04N 23/667 - Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high and low resolution modes

84.

PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18555270
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Baba, Hiroyasu
  • Fukazawa, Takanori
  • Takahashi, Minori

Abstract

The present technology relates to a patient monitoring system capable of appropriately monitoring a condition of a patient. The present technology relates to a patient monitoring system capable of appropriately monitoring a condition of a patient. A patient monitoring system of the present technology includes: an estimation unit that inputs vital information indicating a vital sign of a patient and video analysis information obtained by analyzing a video showing the patient to a first learning model to estimate a state of the patient; and a monitoring unit that monitors a state of the patient on the basis of an estimation result by the estimation unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a monitoring system provided in an ICU.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
  • G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

85.

EFFICIENT MAPPING COORDINATE CREATION AND TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number 18114910
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-27
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • Sony Corporation of America (USA)
Inventor Graziosi, Danillo

Abstract

A method is disclosed to generate (u,v) coordinates at the decoder side by using parameters of orthographic projection functions, transmitted via an atlas bitstream. With the parameters for orthographic projection, the decoder is able to efficiently generate (u,v) coordinates and avoid their expensive coding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation

86.

ORTHOATLAS: TEXTURE MAP GENERATION FOR DYNAMIC MESHES USING ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS

      
Application Number 18114905
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-27
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • Sony Corporation of America (USA)
Inventor Graziosi, Danillo

Abstract

The generation of a texture map using orthographic projections is performed in a fast and efficient manner. A method to generate texture maps taking significantly less time and also allowing maps to exploit the correlation between content of different frames in time is described herein. The texture mapping is able to be used for automatic generation of volumetric content or for more efficient compression of dynamic meshes. The texture map generation described herein includes ways to generate a texture atlas using orthographic projections. A novel stretch metric for orthographic projections is described, and a merging algorithm is devised to optimally cluster triangles into a single patch. Additionally, packing techniques are able to be used for mesh patches that try to optimize size and temporal stability.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation
  • G06T 15/04 - Texture mapping

87.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number CN2023123183
Publication Number 2024/078384
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-07
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Li, Xiang
  • Shi, Zhan
  • Xu, Kuanhong

Abstract

The present application relates to an information processing device and method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The information processing device comprises a processing circuit configured to: in response to triggering based on at least one element in a real space, generate a triggering event in a virtual space corresponding to the real space, so as to achieve real-time interaction between the real space and the virtual space.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer

88.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING OBTAINMENT OF ORIENTATION OF RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

      
Application Number EP2023076422
Publication Number 2024/078854
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY EUROPE B.V. (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Rusek, Fredrik
  • Bengtsson, Erik Lennart

Abstract

A method carried out in User Equipment, UE, for facilitating obtainment of UE orientation, wherein the method comprises: receiving (406), from a radio node of a radio network, information indicative of respective transmit directions of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, of the radio network; and receiving (408) radio signals from said plurality of TRPs, to enable determination of UE orientation based on said respective transmit directions. The reception of said radio signals using a direction-sensitive antenna array in the UE enables determination of UE orientation based on the transmit direction of the respective TRP.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station

89.

MOBILITY MANAGEMENT VIA IAB NODES IN INACTIVE MODE

      
Application Number EP2023077844
Publication Number 2024/079020
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-09
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY EUROPE B.V. (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Nord, Lars
  • Palenius, Torgny
  • Berggren, Anders

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for use in a radio access network (RAN) node of a RAN of a cellular network. The RAN node connects integrated access and backhaul (IAB) relay nodes to the cellular network. The RAN node is associated with a RAN notification area (RNA) for mobility management of the wireless terminals op- erating in an inactive mode where a data connection between the respective wireless terminal and the RAN node is disconnected or suspended. The method comprises obtaining IAB RNA association information enabling the RAN node to prospectively associate IAB relay nodes that will newly connect to the RAN node with the same RNA as the RAN node, upon releasing a wireless terminal connected to the RAN node to the inactive mode, providing RNA information to the wireless terminal based on the previously obtained IAB RNA association information and upon an IAB relay node newly connecting to the RAN node, assigning a cell identity to the IAB relay node based on the previously obtained IAB RNA association information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition

90.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023031896
Publication Number 2024/080030
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-31
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakiyama, Emiri
  • Ookuri, Kazunobu
  • Yokoyama, Ryo
  • Nakagawa, Yusuke
  • Kawaguchi, Hiroto

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to reduce a data amount related to tactile sense presentation. [Solution] An information processing device according to the present invention is provided with a control unit that performs control to determine, according to a movement speed of a perception position acquired from a tactile sense signal, a tactile sense presentation unit the driving of which is to be omitted from among one or more tactile sense presentation units positioned between a tactile sense presentation unit corresponding to a start position of tactile sense stimulus presentation and a tactile sense presentation unit corresponding to an end position of the tactile sense stimulus presentation, and to generate a control signal for sequentially driving tactile sense presentation units to be driven.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer

91.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

      
Application Number JP2023032711
Publication Number 2024/080044
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-07
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Narita, Gaku
  • Shimizu, Junichi
  • Akama, Taketo
  • Oguchi, Shintaro
  • Yamamoto, Kohei
  • Kishi, Haruhiko

Abstract

An information processing system that receives input sound and pitch information; extracts a timbre feature amount from the input sound; and generates information of a musical instrument sound with a pitch based on the timbre feature amount and the pitch information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G10H 1/18 - Selecting circuits

92.

TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023034648
Publication Number 2024/080109
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-25
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sato Masanori

Abstract

The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that make it possible to perform more efficient signal multiplexing. The transmission device performs control to multiplex and transmit a plurality of chirp signals by offsetting transmission frequencies between the center frequencies of neighboring transmission channels, said chirp signals having been generated by subjecting transmission data to chirp modulation. The present technology can be applied to wireless communication systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04J 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • G08C 15/00 - Arrangements characterised by the use of multiplexing for the transmission of a plurality of signals over a common path
  • G08C 17/00 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
  • H04B 1/69 - Spread spectrum techniques
  • H04J 4/00 - Combined time-division and frequency-division multiplex systems
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

93.

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023034925
Publication Number 2024/080135
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-26
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takaki, Goro
  • Ishii, Tomohiro
  • Kono, Yoriko

Abstract

A display control device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires, as input information, a motion of a user in a real space; a determination unit that determines whether or not an input corresponding to a preregistered specific action is included in the input information; and a display control unit that reflects, in an avatar in a virtual space, the motion of the user corresponding to the input information, and that, if the input corresponding to the specific action is determined to be included in the input information, reflects the specific action in the avatar in the virtual space and displays the avatar in the virtual space.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
  • G06F 3/16 - Sound input; Sound output

94.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DRIVE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DRIVE SUBSTRATE

      
Application Number 18251581
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-02
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner
  • SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (Japan)
  • SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakairi, Takashi
  • Honda, Tomoaki

Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display element capable of reducing the decrease in light utilization efficiency caused by the increase in definition. Provided is a liquid crystal display element capable of reducing the decrease in light utilization efficiency caused by the increase in definition. A liquid crystal display element includes: a drive substrate having pixel electrodes having light-reflective properties and arranged in a matrix; a counter substrate arranged opposite to the drive substrate; and a liquid crystal material layer sandwiched between the drive substrate and the counter substrate, in which the pixel electrodes are arranged on a display surface side of the drive substrate in a state of being separated from each other with a slit portion interposed therebetween, an entire surface including surfaces on the pixel electrodes is covered with a first dielectric film formed on the pixel electrodes and a second dielectric film formed in the slit portion, and the second dielectric film has a hollow portion extending along the slit portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors

95.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18263549
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-29
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kamiya, Koji
  • Toishita, Wataru

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving the operability in remote control of a video camera via a network. A control signal for remote control is transmitted to the video camera via a network, and an adjusted image is acquired in which an adjustment corresponding to the control signal is made on a captured image captured by the video camera. A reverse adjustment to the adjustment corresponding to the control signal is made on the acquired adjusted image to restore the captured image, and an adjustment corresponding to a real-time control signal is made on the restored captured image. This can be applied to remote control of the video camera via the network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/75 - Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing optical camera components
  • H04N 23/661 - Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
  • H04N 23/88 - Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals for colour balance, e.g. white-balance circuits or colour temperature control

96.

SURFACE EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR DETECTING OPTIC CHARACTERISTIC, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC

      
Application Number 18264698
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-19
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakayama, Eiji
  • Hamaguchi, Tatsushi
  • Hayashi, Kentaro
  • Koda, Rintaro
  • Kawanishi, Hidekazu

Abstract

The present technology provides a surface emitting element capable of enabling highly accurate detection of an optical characteristic of an emitted light and/or enabling adjustment of the optical characteristic of the emitted light. The surface emitting element of the present technology provides a surface emitting element including a light emitting layer, a characteristic layer that is disposed on an optical path of light generated in the light emitting layer, exhibits an electrical characteristic due to light incidence, and/or has variability in an optical characteristic due to voltage application, and a plurality of electrodes provided on the characteristic layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/0683 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters
  • H01S 5/042 - Electrical excitation
  • H01S 5/06 - Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
  • H01S 5/068 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters
  • H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]

97.

LIGHT OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHT OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18264760
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-20
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Hirotaka
  • Matsuda, Shoji
  • Honma, Katsunori
  • Suzuki, Satoshi

Abstract

There are provided a device and a method that execute light output control that eliminates an occlusion region and does not disturb blinking pattern light of a mobile device. At least one of a light application region or a light output timing of output light of a light output unit is determined on the basis of a data analysis result based on sensor input information and reception information from another device, the light output unit is controlled according to the light application region or the light output timing that has been determined, and a light output process is executed. Specifically, for example, light output control is executed so as to eliminate an occlusion region which no light reaches due to a pillar or the like, and moreover, so as not to disturb blinking pattern light output from the mobile device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 7/484 - Transmitters
  • G01S 17/931 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles

98.

IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18264784
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-25
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sugiyama, Tomohiro

Abstract

An imaging device capable of suppressing at least one of defects caused by a passivation film is provided. An imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a pixel circuit provided on the substrate, a through silicon via that penetrates the substrate and is electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and a passivation film that covers the through silicon via. The passivation film contains at least silicon.

IPC Classes  ?

99.

STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL

      
Application Number 18273426
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-16
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Sakamoto, Shigeru

Abstract

A structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of nanoparticles or a plurality of nanofibers surface-coated with an amphipathic molecule or an organic silane molecule; and a cross-linking part that couples the plurality of nanoparticles or the plurality of nanofibers to each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C08J 5/04 - Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material
  • B82Y 40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
  • C08J 3/24 - Crosslinking, e.g. vulcanising, of macromolecules
  • F16L 59/02 - Shape or form of insulating materials, with or without coverings integral with the insulating materials

100.

Video-Audio Output Module And Video-Audio Presentation Apparatus

      
Application Number 18275513
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-06
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner Sony Group Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ikeda, Takuji
  • Yamamoto, Takeshi

Abstract

The video-audio output module includes a display board having a display surface for displaying a video image and a mount surface facing opposite the display surface, with drive chips mounted on the mount surface for driving the display surface to display the video image, a heat radiation plate fixed to the mount surface of the display board with a heat-conductive filler material of high heat conductivity interposed therebetween, the heat radiation plate including a material of high heat conductivity, and an audio device fixed to the heat radiation plate, the audio device being vibratable in response to an audio signal applied thereto. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a video-audio presentation apparatus that displays a video image while localizing sound images such that sounds are output from images representing sound sources.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/33 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
  • H04R 1/02 - Casings; Cabinets; Mountings therein
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