Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Ayumi Nakagawa

Ikuo Yamano

Yusuke Nakagawa

Ryo Yokoyama

Takeshi Ogita

Osamu Ito

Yohei Fukuma

Mari Saito

Takanobu Omata

Kei Takahashi

Takeshi Igarashi

Ryouhei Yasuda

Shingo Utsuki

Takayoshi Yamasaki

Takayoshi Shimizu

Soichiro Inatani

Takuma Domae

There is provided an information processing device () including a first acquisition unit () that acquires, according to an input from a first user, a control command including presentation unit information designating a presentation unit that presents a haptic stimulus by a haptic presentation device, and form information designating a form of the haptic stimulus, a generation unit () that generates, according to the control commands, a first haptic control signal to present the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit; and a first distribution unit () that distributes the first haptic control signal to the haptic presentation device worn on a body of each of a plurality of second users designated by the input by the first user.

Information processing device, information processing method, program, and information processing system

A notification control device according to the present technology includes a control unit that controls a notification mode by a notification device that performs a notification of detection of an environmental sound, on a basis of an arrangement state of the notification device or a state of a user of the notification device.

Notification control device, notification control method, and notification system

An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit () configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit () configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit () configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user.

Information processing device, information processing terminal, and program

Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a generation unit that generates, on the basis of characteristic information items of a plurality of haptic presentation units having different characteristics, preparation information items to be used by the plurality of haptic presentation units to perform haptic presentation to a user. The plurality of haptic presentation units having different characteristics performs the haptic presentation to the user on the basis of the preparation information items generated on the basis of the characteristic information items of the plurality of haptic presentation units.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a recording medium that can appropriately give the user the effect of vibration presented in association with the content. The information processing device includes a vibration control unit that individually controls vibration presented to a user in association with a content by each of a plurality of vibration presenting units on the basis of a characteristic of the user and positions of the vibration presenting units. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system that presents vibration by a device that supports the users body, a device that the user wears, or a device that the user operates.

Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium

[Object] To provide a technology that enhances a user experience by appropriately setting vibration strength for each type of a sound output section. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a control section. The control section determines a type of a sound output section outputting a sound and changes vibration strength of a vibration section in accordance with the determined type of the sound output section.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method for setting vibration strength for each type of a sound output section

An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit () configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit () configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit () configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the tactile control signal corresponds to at least one of a presentation timing, frequency, interval, waveform, presentation time, and intensity of the tactile stimulus.

An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit () configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit () configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in response to the control command, and a first distribution unit () configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first distribution unit distributes, according to a predetermined rule, the tactile control signal related to the control command inputted by each of a plurality of the first users to the tactile presentation device.

Information processing device and information processing terminal

Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit that controls an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input. Further, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, the output control unit dynamically controls, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including, by a processor, controlling an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input. The controlling further including, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, dynamically controlling, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input.

To present task information to a user, which is more easily recalled by the user. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a task management unit that registers a task to be executed by a user on the basis of a detected utterance, in which the task management unit registers the task and a context acquired along with the utterance and reminding the user of content of the task in association with each other. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including registering, by a processor, a task to be executed by a user on the basis of a detected utterance, the registering further including registering the task and a context acquired along with the utterance and reminding the user of content of the task in association with each other.

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

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing apparatus-readable recording medium

There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program that enable to switch communication between virtual space and real space smoothly. The information processing device includes a communication control unit that controls communication performed in virtual space in which a virtual image corresponding to a real image of a user present in real space is created, interactively between users through the virtual image of the user; a user-information acquiring unit that acquires position information regarding a position of the user in the real space and attribute information including at least information regarding intimacy between the users at predetermined timing; and a switching control unit that controls switching between communication performed in the real space and communication performed in the virtual space according to at least either one of the position information and the attribute information.

Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program for switching between communications performed in real space and virtual space

Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit that controls output of an image performed by a display unit, the output control unit selecting an output image to be output by the display unit from among a plurality of candidate images based on calculated visibility of the candidate image. In addition, provided is an information processing method including causing a processor to control output of an image performed by a display unit, the control further including selecting an output image to be output by the display unit from among a plurality of candidate images based on the calculated visibility of the candidate image.

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a recording medium that allow tactile presentation corresponding to content to be assigned to a device. A control unit controls, on the basis of content information regarding content presented to a user and device information regarding a plurality of devices that the user is carrying, each device having a tactile presentation unit that presents a tactile sensation to the user, output of a tactile signal for causing at least one of the plurality of devices having the tactile presentation units to make the tactile presentation unit present a tactile sensation corresponding to the content. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a tactile presentation control device.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

An information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes an output control unit that controls output of a spoken utterance related to information presentation. The output control unit outputs the spoken utterance, and visually displays an output position of an important part of the spoken utterance. In addition, an information processing method is provided. The information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, output of a spoken utterance related to information presentation. The controlling further includes outputting the spoken utterance and visually displaying an output position of an important part of the spoken utterance.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Ayumi Nakagawa