公开(公告)号：US11849352B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17289037

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tai Hirakawa ,  Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata

IPC: H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W28/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/08 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A communication device includes a first communication unit and a second communication unit and is configured to wirelessly connect to an electronic apparatus. The first communication unit and the second communication unit operate in the same communication protocol. The first communication unit is configured to wait for a connection request from the electronic apparatus, and the second communication unit is configured to wirelessly connect to the electronic apparatus from which the first communication unit received a connection request. The first communication unit is configured to wait, where the first communication unit is not connected to the electronic apparatus, for a connection request in a first mode in which a waiting time period is relatively long, and the first communication unit is configured to wait, where the first communication unit is connected to the electronic apparatus, for a connection request in a second mode in which the waiting time period is relatively short.

公开(公告)号：US20210410203A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17289040

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata ,  Tai Hirakawa

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/34

Abstract: A communication device comprises a first communication unit and a second communication unit of a same type as that of the first communication unit. The first communication unit or the second communication unit is configured to transmit, after wireless connection to an electronic apparatus is established, a waiting instruction signal for instructing the electronic apparatus to enter a state in which the electronic apparatus waits for a connection request.

公开(公告)号：US10369479B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15500764

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshihiko Suwa ,  Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Shigetaka Kudo

IPC: A63F13/34 ,  A63F13/85 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/79 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A content execution unit executes a game program, and a sharing processing unit manages the control right of a content. A distribution processing unit transmits content image data to a different information processing apparatus. The sharing processing unit includes an information acquisition unit acquiring operation information of a controller from the different information processing apparatus, an operation data provision unit providing the acquired operation information to the game program, a control data acquisition unit acquiring control data for a control target unit of the controller from the game program, and a control data provision unit providing the control data to a controller of the different information processing apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11943822B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17289039

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata ,  Tai Hirakawa

IPC: H04W76/10

CPC classification number: H04W76/10

Abstract: A communication device is configured to wirelessly connect to an electronic apparatus. The communication device comprises a first communication unit and a second communication unit of a same type as that of the first communication unit and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit. The control unit is configured to acquire a communication situation of the first communication unit with electronic apparatus and another communication situation of the second communication unit with electronic apparatus. The control unit is configured to execute an allocation process for determining a connection destination of an electronic apparatus to the first communication unit or the second communication unit based on the communication situations.

公开(公告)号：US11606114B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17289466

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tai Hirakawa ,  Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata

IPC: H04B1/44 ,  H04L7/00

Abstract: A communication device comprises a first communication unit that performs switching between transmission operation and reception operation in response to a value of a given bit of a clock, and a second communication unit of a same type as that of the first communication unit. In the communication device, a value of the given bit of the clock of the first communication unit and a value of the given bit of the clock of the second communication unit are synchronized with each other.

公开(公告)号：US11510255B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US17289040

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata ,  Tai Hirakawa

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/34

Abstract: A communication device comprises a first communication unit and a second communication unit of a same type as that of the first communication unit. The first communication unit or the second communication unit is configured to transmit, after wireless connection to an electronic apparatus is established, a waiting instruction signal for instructing the electronic apparatus to enter a state in which the electronic apparatus waits for a connection request.

公开(公告)号：US10716994B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US16307656

申请日：2017-02-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshiyuki Imada

IPC: A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G01P13/00

Abstract: Provided are a usage state determination apparatus, a usage state determination method, and a program that prevent a determination from being made that a controller is in use due to vibration of a vibrator. A vibration control section causes a vibrator of the controller to vibrate. A detection result acceptance section accepts a detection result of a controller motion. A usage state determination section determines that the controller is in use on the basis of the detection result of the controller motion. When the vibrator vibrates, the usage state determination section places a restriction on the making of a determination that the controller is in use on the basis of the detection result of the controller motion.

公开(公告)号：US12277203B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-15

申请号：US17286633

申请日：2019-10-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoshihiko Suwa ,  Masayuki Ebata ,  Yasunori Yasuda ,  Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Hirotaka Ishikawa ,  Yu Sugita ,  Takashi Isa

IPC: G06F21/32

Abstract: An input device for inputting a user operation includes a data-for-authentication holding unit that holds data for authentication regarding one or more registered users, a fingerprint sensor that accepts fingerprint information of a user, and a fingerprint authentication unit that checks the accepted fingerprint information against the data for authentication regarding the one or more registered users. When the fingerprint authentication unit 84 succeeds in biometric authentication, a communication unit transmits a network account of the user to an information processing device. The information processing device includes a user authentication unit that checks the received network account against network accounts of registered users held in a registered user information holding unit.

公开(公告)号：US20220095407A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17289486

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tai Hirakawa ,  Yoshiyuki Imada ,  Masashi Kamata

IPC: H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A communication device is configured to wirelessly connect to an external apparatus. The communication device comprises a first communication unit and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit. The first communication unit is configured to operate as one of a master and a slave. When the first communication unit is connected to a given external apparatus, the control unit is configured to control a period during which the first communication unit operates as the slave in response to a communication situation of the first communication unit with a different external apparatus from the given external apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11000763B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16494176

申请日：2018-03-30

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Takanori Minamino ,  Yoshiyuki Imada

IPC: A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/40 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: An acquisition section 100 acquires a mouse operation signal. A dead zone adjustment section 126 adds a signal part corresponding to a dead zone set to an analog stick, to the mouse operation signal. An analog stick operation signal generation section 128 generates an analog stick operation signal from the mouse operation signal having been subjected to dead zone adjustment. An output processing section 150 provides the generated analog stick operation signal to a game. The dead zone adjustment section 126 adds the signal part corresponding to the dead zone in a direction in which an operation angle of a mouse is maintained.