公开(公告)号：US20220067995A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17312515

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Daisuke KAWAMURA ,  Ikuo KOBAYASHI

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  A63F13/655

Abstract: An acquisition unit 104 acquires from a server a status of a friend user. A menu image generation unit 110 generates a menu image including an icon. A user image placement unit 116 places, on the periphery of the icon, images of friend users whose statuses acquired by the acquisition unit 104 are related to the icon. The icon is an icon representing content, and the user image placement unit 116 places, on the periphery of the icon, an image of a friend user currently performing the content.

公开(公告)号：US20200171378A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16691778

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Toshimasa AOKI

IPC: A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a manipulation device including manipulation members, the apparatus including: a main program executing section executing a main program to display a main screen image; a sub-program executing section executing a sub-program around the same time as the main program to display a sub-screen image together with the main screen image; and a manipulation receiving section switching an operation mode in which a manipulation by a user for predetermined some manipulation members of the manipulation members is received as a manipulation for the main program, and an operation mode in which a manipulation by the user for the predetermined some manipulation members is received as a manipulation for the sub-program and in which a manipulation for a manipulation member different from the predetermined some manipulation members is received as a manipulation for the main program over to each other according to a given manipulation.

公开(公告)号：US20240123360A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18484914

申请日：2023-10-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Takeshi IGARASHI ,  Masataka OTA ,  Nozomu UCHIDA

IPC: A63F13/98

CPC classification number: A63F13/98

Abstract: Provided is a cradle for supporting input devices having grips and tracked parts extending from the grips, the cradle including rear support parts that are capable of supporting rear parts of the grips, front support parts that are positioned forward away from the rear support parts and are capable of supporting front parts of the grips of the input devices, and, side support parts that are positioned outside in a left-right direction with respect to the rear support parts and the front support parts and are capable of supporting the tracked parts.

公开(公告)号：US20160271490A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US15032386

申请日：2014-11-04

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Keigo TAMURA ,  Tomoki TAKAICHI ,  Masaki HIGUCHI ,  Toshimasa AOKI ,  Ikuo KOBAYASHI

IPC: A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/533 ,  G10L15/22 ,  A63F13/424

CPC classification number: A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/424 ,  A63F13/48 ,  A63F13/533 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223

Abstract: There are provided an entertainment device, a display control method, a program, and an information storage medium for enabling command information arranged on a screen to be less of a nuisance for the user than before. A voice receiving section (56) receives a voice. When the voice represents prescribed information, a command information arranging section (68) arranges command information at a position on a screen in accordance with display content of the screen, the command information being indicative of a command and causing execution of a process corresponding to the command upon receipt of the voice represented by the information.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种娱乐装置，显示控制方法，程序和信息存储介质，用于使布置在屏幕上的命令信息能够比以前更少地妨碍用户。 语音接收部分（56）接收语音。 当声音表示规定信息时，命令信息排列部（68）根据屏幕的显示内容将命令信息配置在屏幕上的位置，该命令信息表示命令，并执行与 在收到由信息表示的声音之后的命令。

公开(公告)号：US20210299554A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17203953

申请日：2021-03-17

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Takeshi IGARASHI ,  Masaho MORITA ,  Kazuyuki SUZUKI ,  Akinori ITO

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  F21V33/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device including: a plurality of input members; an upper surface having a right region in which a part of the plurality of input members is disposed, a left region in which another part of the plurality of input members is disposed, and a center region that is a region between the right region and the left region; and a light emitting region formed along an outer edge of the center region. The light emitting region includes a first light emitting portion configured to indicate identification information assigned to a plurality of input devices connected to an information processing apparatus, and a second light emitting portion configured to emit light based on information different from the identification information.

公开(公告)号：US20240082702A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18508378

申请日：2023-11-14

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Takeshi IGARASHI ,  Masaho MORITA ,  Kazuyuki SUZUKI ,  Akinori ITO

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  F21V33/00 ,  G06F3/0338

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  F21V33/008 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: An input device includes: a plurality of input members; an upper surface having a right region in which a part of the plurality of input members is disposed, a left region in which another part of the plurality of input members is disposed, and a center region that is a region between the right region and the left region; and a light emitting region formed along an outer edge of the center region. The light emitting region includes a first light emitting portion configured to indicate identification information assigned to a plurality of input devices connected to an information processing apparatus, and a second light emitting portion configured to emit light based on information different from the identification information.

公开(公告)号：US20230087998A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US18057350

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Takeshi IGARASHI ,  Masaho MORITA ,  Kazuyuki SUZUKI ,  Akinori ITO

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  F21V33/00 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device including: a plurality of input members; an upper surface having a right region in which a part of the plurality of input members is disposed, a left region in which another part of the plurality of input members is disposed, and a center region that is a region between the right region and the left region; and a light emitting region formed along an outer edge of the center region. The light emitting region includes a first light emitting portion configured to indicate identification information assigned to a plurality of input devices connected to an information processing apparatus, and a second light emitting portion configured to emit light based on information different from the identification information.

公开(公告)号：US20210307188A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17209307

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo KOBAYASHI ,  Masaho MORITA ,  Ryu SANNOMIYA

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device including: a cabinet including an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction; at least one fixture fixing the upper cabinet section to the lower cabinet section; and a cover attached to an exterior surface of the cabinet to cover the at least one fixture. The exterior surface of the cabinet has an exposed region adjacent to the cover and not covered by the cover. A step is formed between the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet and an exterior surface of the cover, so that the exterior surface of the cover is recessed with respect to the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet.