公开(公告)号：US20240069339A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18505185

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Morio Usami

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/377

CPC classification number: G02B27/0101 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G09G3/002 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/377 ,  H04N5/64

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for processing information for a head-mounted display for blocking out an outside world from a user's vision when worn by the user to present a video, by carrying out actions comprising: measuring outside world information; detecting whether or not the measured information contains any notification information to be notified to the user, including detection of moving objects as notification information; and notifying the user when notification information is detected.

公开(公告)号：US11073196B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16088592

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Keiji Togawa ,  Morio Usami ,  Hiroshi Osawa

IPC: F16H13/04 ,  B25J17/00 ,  F16H15/06 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotation transmitting device which permits the transmission of rotation with a reduced play and which permits the constituents to be aligned easily. The rotation transmitting device has a transmitting member (30) which surrounds a rotating part (12) of a drive shaft (11) and a rotating part (22) of a driven shaft (21). At least either the rotating part (12) of the drive shaft (11) or the rotating part (22) of the driven shaft (21) has an external surface that comes into contact with the internal surface of the transmitting member (30) so that friction arising between the internal surface and the external surface achieves torque transmission and reception to and from the transmitting member (30).

公开(公告)号：US20170219822A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15501372

申请日：2015-10-28

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Morio Usami

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G08B21/02

CPC classification number: G02B27/0101 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0141 ,  G02B2027/0167 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2027/0192 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G09G3/002 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/377 ,  G09G2370/16 ,  H04N5/64 ,  H04N13/239

Abstract: In a head-mounted display for blocking out an outside world from a user's vision when worn by the user to present a video, an outside world measurement section measures outside world information. A notification information detection section detects whether or not the information measured by the outside world measurement section contains any notification information to be notified to the user. A notification section notifies the user when the notification information detection section detects notification information.

公开(公告)号：US10914947B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16218722

申请日：2018-12-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Morio Usami

IPC: G02B27/14 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G5/377 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G08B21/02 ,  H04N5/64 ,  H04N13/239

Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing a head-mounted display to be worn by the user and presenting a video to the user through the head-mounted display; measuring outside world information via an outside world measurement section of the head mounted display; detecting, via a notification information detection section, whether or not the information measured by the outside world measurement section contains any notification information to be notified to the user, including that the notification information detection section detects at least one reference position, which is set by the user as notification information; and notifying the user, via a notification section, when the notification information detection section detects notification information by way of displaying a video of the at least one reference position to the user in the head-mounted display.

公开(公告)号：US20190113749A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16218722

申请日：2018-12-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Morio Usami

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/377 ,  G08B21/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatus providing a head-mounted display to be worn by the user and presenting a video to the user through the head-mounted display; measuring outside world information via an outside world measurement section of the head mounted display; detecting, via a notification information detection section, whether or not the information measured by the outside world measurement section contains any notification information to be notified to the user, including that the notification information detection section detects at least one reference position, which is set by the user as notification information; and notifying the user, via a notification section, when the notification information detection section detects notification information by way of displaying a video of the at least one reference position to the user in the head-mounted display.

公开(公告)号：US10162185B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15521032

申请日：2015-08-26

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Morio Usami

IPC: G02B27/02 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/10 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235

Abstract: In a head-mounted display for presenting a video by shielding an outside world from a field of view of a user when mounted on the user, an information presentation block presents information including audio and a moving image to the field of view of the user; a video reproduction block reproduces a video of content; a camera takes a video of the outside world; a switching block selectively switches between the video of the content and the video of the outside world and causes the selected video to be presented onto the information presentation block; and a gain control block, when the switching block switches from the video of the content to the video of the outside world, gradually increases a brightness of the video of the outside world.

公开(公告)号：US20230236318A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18192349

申请日：2023-03-29

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Peter Shintani ,  Morio Usami ,  Keith Resch

IPC: G01S15/86 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S3/80 ,  G01S7/521

CPC classification number: G01S15/86 ,  G01S15/876 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S3/8006 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G01S2015/465

Abstract: An acoustic-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) system uses acoustic information to determine the direction of incoming sound, such as a person talking. The direction of the sound is then used to focus a laser-based time of flight (ToF) system to narrow the area of laser illumination, improving the signal to noise ratio because laser illumination is focused on the direction of the sound. The DoA system also provides elevation information pertaining to the source of the sound, to further narrow the required field of view of the laser ToF system.

公开(公告)号：US09693169B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US15072098

申请日：2016-03-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Gregory Carlsson ,  Morio Usami ,  Peter Shintani

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  G01S15/08

CPC classification number: H04R1/323 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S17/46 ,  H04R2201/003

Abstract: Audio spatial effects are provided using ultrasonic speakers. To better reproduce the audio effects, ultrasound is used to map a room in which the speakers are disposed and the direction of emitted ultrasound from the speakers established using the map.

公开(公告)号：US09693168B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US15018128

申请日：2016-02-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Gregory Carlsson ,  Masaomi Nishidate ,  Morio Usami ,  Kiyoto Shibuya ,  Norihiro Nagai ,  Peter Shintani

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04S3/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/30 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2217/03 ,  H04S3/00

Abstract: Audio spatial effects are provided using a spherical array of ultrasonic speakers, with the azimuth angle and, if desired, elevation angle demanded by a control signal from, for example, a game console being matched to the sonic axis of one of the speakers in the array to activate the matching speaker.

公开(公告)号：US20170164099A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US14968349

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Peter Shintani ,  Gregory Peter Carlsson ,  Morio Usami ,  Kiyoto Shibuya ,  Norihiro Nagai ,  Masaomi Nishidate

IPC: H04R1/34 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/345 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/323 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R2201/025 ,  H04R2217/03 ,  H04S7/304

Abstract: Audio spatial effects are provided using a gimbal-mounted ultrasonic speaker, with the azimuth angle and, if desired, elevation angle of a gimbal assembly on which one or more ultrasonic speakers are mounted being established in response to a control signal from, e.g., a game, console or video player.