Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Takeo Inagaki

Junichi Rekimoto

Haruo Oba

Taku Sugawara

Yuji Ayatsuka

Nobuyuki Matsushita

Taizo Shirai

Shinpei Hirano

Koichi Sakumoto

Hidenori Karasawa

Gen Fujiki

Takehiro Hagiwara

Akichika Tanaka

Hiromu Takizawa

Tetsuro Tsuji

Tatsuhiro Iida

Yoshihiro Yamaguchi

Daisuke Ishii

Hiroyuki Masuda

Yukito Inoue

Genta Kondo

Tsukasa Yoshimura

Yoshihiro Nakanishi

Kazuaki Takahashi

Keigo Ihara

Takahiko Sueyoshi

Shinichiro Gomi

Shinsuke Noguchi

Toru Suzuki

Kazuma Takahashi

Miyuki Shirakawa

Hiroto Narioka

Junko Saito

Takashi Kuwayama

Miwako Fujiki

Miwako Fujiki, Legal Representative

Tatsuhiro Ilda

An electronic device includes one or more deformable interfaces which are able to pressurize a part of a user operating, in an actual environment, an operation target moving in a different environment and of which shapes are changeable; and one or more temperature changing units which are able to change a temperature perceived by the part of the user. A feedback system includes the electronic device; an actuator control unit configured to control an operation of an actuator that changes the shape of the deformable interface based on a change in a tactile sensation estimated to be obtained by the operation target; and a temperature control unit configured to control the temperature of the temperature changing unit capable of changing a temperature perceived by the part of the user based on a change in temperature estimated to be perceived by the operation target.

Feedback system, feedback control method, and electronic device

To intuitively identify the state of an electronic device. There is provided an electronic device that implements a predetermined function, the electronic device including: an operation detection unit configured to detect a physical operation on the electronic device; a transmitter configured to transmit operation information indicating the operation to an external device; a receiver configured to receive feedback information indicating at least a type of feedback representing a state relating to the function, the feedback information being transmitted by the external device in response to the operation information; and a feedback unit configured to provide the feedback in accordance with the feedback information.

Electronic device and feedback providing method

There is provided an information processing device to enable a user to intuitively perform an operation of setting a linked operation of hardware elements or software elements, the information processing device including: a display control unit configured to cause a plurality of icons indicating hardware elements or software elements that perform a linked operation together, and a link connecting the plurality of icons to each other to be displayed. A spatial sequence of the plurality of icons formed by the link corresponds to a temporal sequence of operations of the software elements or the hardware elements indicated by the plurality of icons.

Information processing device, display control method, and program

Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a locking control unit configured to execute a first process of processes for causing a locking unit to unlock, on the basis of detection of access of a first communication terminal; and a detection unit configured to detect an unlocking request by a user of the first communication terminal. The locking control unit executes a second process of the processes for causing the locking unit to unlock, when the unlocking request is detected and the first process is completed.

Information processing apparatus, information processing mei'hod, and program

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing apparatus provides an enhanced capability of authentication safety when unlocking. The information processing apparatus includes communication circuitry configured to receive an unlocking request and first information generated based on a first secret key, from a first communication terminal and control circuitry configured to determine whether or not to cause a locking circuit to unlock, based on a first public key corresponding to the first secret key and the generated first information.

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

The present disclosure is directed to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus may have a memory configured to store an identification information of an IC tag in association with a communication profile in a table. The information processing apparatus may also have a first communication unit configured to communicate with the IC tag using a first communication function. The information processing apparatus may also have a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a second communication function different from the first communication function. In addition, the information processing apparatus may have a controller, which may be configured to receive identification information from the IC tag through the first communication unit and to establish a connection with the external apparatus through the second communication unit based on the received identification information and the table stored in the memory.

Information processing apparatus and method

A display control device includes: a reception section configured to receive a television broadcast signal; a display section configured to display video information and a thumbnail image contained in the television broadcast signal; and a control section configured to control display on the display section of the video information and the thumbnail image contained in the television broadcast signal received by the reception section. The control section causes the thumbnail image to be displayed in accordance with an order of priority.

Display control device, display control method, and program

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which information can be reliably exchanged when performing wireless communication by allowing a user to know a communication distance at which devices can be connected. A communication unitperforms Bluetooth communication with a communication unit, which serves as a Bluetooth module, provided for a cellular telephone. A CPUdisplays an image corresponding to the cellular telephone based on the input level of Bluetooth radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone. For example, when the input level of the radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone is equal to the maximum input, the CPUsets the level of transparency to be 0, and displays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on an LCDso that a background image is not transmitted at all. When the input level of the radio waves is almost equal to the reception sensitivity, the CPUdisplays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on the LCDby setting the level of transparency to be 90% so as to transmit the background image. The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus, for example, a personal computer, a PDA, or a cellular telephone.

Method and apparatus for displaying an image of a device based on radio waves

A hierarchical hysteresis menu area is such an area in which the hysteresis information from the hysteresis of past operations up to the current hierarchical layer is displayed responsive to an operation on an operating unit and in which selection by a user is made using the operating unit. As the hierarchy progresses, new rows such as 'Top Menu', ' . . . Menu A', &#x201c; . . . Menu A-&#x201d; are created progressively, until the current layer [ . . . menu A-&#x201c; . . . menu A-&#x201d;] is demonstrated as the lowermost layer. Indents and marks are used to denote a hierarchical structure. If a cursor is moved by an operating unit to decide on a certain selected layer, reversion may be made directly to the layer. The current menu area indicates the item of the current layer. A folder mark is displayed for a menu having a further lower item. The current hierarchical layer is indicated in this manner in the operating menu system of a hierarchical structure employing a user interface device.

Information processing method and apparatus and information processing program

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which information can be reliably exchanged when performing wireless communication by allowing a user to know a communication distance at which devices can be connected. For example, a communication unitperforms Bluetooth communication with a communication unit, which serves as a Bluetooth module, provided for a cellular telephone; a CPUdisplays an image corresponding to the cellular telephone based on the input level of Bluetooth radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone; the CPUcalculates the display position of the image to be displayed based on the data indicating the input level of the radio waves. The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus, for example, a personal computer, PDA, or a cellular telephone.

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Takeo Inagaki