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Assignee profile:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.

City:

Tokyo

Country:

Japan

Published Applications:

1,494

Last publication date:

2020-10-08

Patent Grants:

1,361

Last grant date:

2022-03-08

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is a Japanese multinational video game and digital entertainment company based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and was established in November 1993 to handle the company's ventures into the video game industry. The company has since been responsible for the development of the PlayStation video game consoles and its related services, such as the PlayStation Network. It also produces and distributes multimedia content, including films, television programs, and music, through its various entertainment labels. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is one of the leading video game companies in the world.

Quarterly SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.:

Recent patent applications by SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. based in Tokyo, JP has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2020-10-08 ✅ Patent 11,270,506 granted on 2022-03-08
US20200320787A1
Physics

Foveated geometry tessellation

 #2 | 2020-01-30 ✅ Patent 10,666,215 granted on 2020-05-26
US20200036354A1
Electricity

Ambient sound activated device

 #3 | 2017-10-05 ✅ Patent 10,616,563 granted on 2020-04-07
US20170289527A1
Electricity

Reconfigurable multi-mode camera

 #4 | 2017-10-05 ✅ Patent 9,779,605 granted on 2017-10-03
US20170287301A1
Physics

Virtual reality proximity sensors

 #5 | 2017-10-05 ✅ Patent 10,112,113 granted on 2018-10-30
US20170282063A1
Human necessities

Personalized data driven game training system

 #6 | 2017-10-05 ✅ Patent 10,099,122 granted on 2018-10-16
US20170282062A1
Human necessities

Head-mounted display tracking

 #7 | 2016-09-01 ✅ Patent 10,471,354 granted on 2019-11-12
US20160250553A1
Human necessities

Game system, game controlling method, and game controlling program

 #8 | 2016-09-01 ✅ Patent 9,844,722 granted on 2017-12-19
US20160250548A1
Human necessities

Game system, controller, game device, control method for game device, and program

 #9 | 2016-07-21 ✅ Patent 10,255,022 granted on 2019-04-09
US20160210107A1
Physics

Information processing system, electronic device, image file playing method, and generation method for displaying a screenshot of an image file including a link to a webpage for downloading an application program

 #10 | 2016-07-21 ✅ Patent 10,891,028 granted on 2021-01-12
US20160210004A1
Physics

Information processing device and information processing method

 #11 | 2016-07-14 ✅ Patent 11,140,225 granted on 2021-10-05
US20160205192A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus

 #12 | 2016-07-14
US20160199739A1
Human necessities

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

 #13 | 2016-07-07 ✅ Patent 9,922,184 granted on 2018-03-20
US20160196417A1
Physics

Information processing apparatus

 #14 | 2016-07-07 ✅ Patent 9,868,057 granted on 2018-01-16
US20160193528A1
Human necessities

Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, and computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program

 #15 | 2016-06-16 ✅ Patent 10,216,288 granted on 2019-02-26
US20160170501A1
Physics

Cursor position controlling apparatus, cursor position controlling method, program and information storage medium

 #16 | 2016-06-02 ✅ Patent 10,484,661 granted on 2019-11-19
US20160156897A1
Electricity

Three-dimensional image generating device, three-dimensional image generating method, program, and information storage medium

 #17 | 2016-06-02 ✅ Patent 9,908,044 granted on 2018-03-06
US20160151707A1
Human necessities

Information processing system and information processing apparatus

 #18 | 2016-05-12 ✅ Patent 10,376,777 granted on 2019-08-13
US20160129344A1
Human necessities

Information processor, control method of information processor, program, and information storage medium

 #19 | 2016-04-21
US20160109957A1
Physics

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND APPLICATION EXECUTION METHOD

 #20 | 2016-02-04 ✅ Patent 9,326,405 granted on 2016-04-26
US20160037669A1
Electricity

Electronic device

 #21 | 2016-01-07 ✅ Patent 10,554,742 granted on 2020-02-04
US20160006797A1
Electricity

Information processing system

 #22 | 2016-01-07 ✅ Patent 9,959,436 granted on 2018-05-01
US20160004894A1
Physics

Reader for RFID tag for near-field wireless communication and near-field wireless communication system

 #23 | 2015-12-10 ✅ Patent 9,256,601 granted on 2016-02-09
US20150358679A1
Electricity

Media fingerprinting for social networking

 #24 | 2015-12-10 ✅ Patent 9,868,065 granted on 2018-01-16
US20150352447A1
Human necessities

Information processing device

 #25 | 2015-11-19 ✅ Patent 10,425,618 granted on 2019-09-24
US20150334448A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus, tuner, and information processing method

 #26 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,819,656 granted on 2017-11-14
US20150326547A1
Electricity

Method for secure communication using asymmetric and symmetric encryption over insecure communications

 #27 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,928,728 granted on 2018-03-27
US20150325116A1
Physics

Scheme for embedding a control signal in an audio signal using pseudo white noise

 #28 | 2015-11-12
US20150325115A1
Physics

SCHEME FOR EMBEDDING A CONTROL SIGNAL IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL

 #29 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,311,754 granted on 2016-04-12
US20150325053A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing system

 #30 | 2015-11-05 ✅ Patent 9,697,642 granted on 2017-07-04
US20150317826A1
Physics

Image processing device and image processing method

 #31 | 2015-11-05 ✅ Patent 11,086,489 granted on 2021-08-10
US20150317051A1
Physics

Information processing device and information processing method for moving or advancing a display region

 #32 | 2015-11-05 ✅ Patent 9,910,560 granted on 2018-03-06
US20150317043A1
Physics

Electronic apparatus and menu displaying method

 #33 | 2015-11-03 ✅ Patent 9,177,387 granted on 2015-11-03
US10365120
Physics

Method and apparatus for real time motion capture

 #34 | 2015-10-22 ✅ Patent 9,286,059 granted on 2016-03-15
US20150301823A1
Physics

Information processing device and difference generating for software patching system

 #35 | 2015-10-22 ✅ Patent 9,566,507 granted on 2017-02-14
US20150301616A1
Physics

Game controller using a plurality of light-emitting elements

 #36 | 2015-10-01 ✅ Patent 9,672,413 granted on 2017-06-06
US20150278583A1
Physics

Setting operation area for input according to face position

 #37 | 2015-09-24 ✅ Patent 9,762,948 granted on 2017-09-12
US20150271555A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

 #38 | 2015-09-24 ✅ Patent 9,954,281 granted on 2018-04-24
US20150270610A1
Electricity

Antenna device and portable information terminal

 #39 | 2015-09-10 ✅ Patent 10,186,073 granted on 2019-01-22
US20150254891A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and data structure of image file

 #40 | 2015-08-27 ✅ Patent 9,691,181 granted on 2017-06-27
US20150243078A1
Physics

Methods and systems for social sharing head mounted display (HMD) content with a second screen

 #41 | 2015-08-20 ✅ Patent 9,607,490 granted on 2017-03-28
US20150235530A1
Physics

Haptic device

 #42 | 2015-08-20 ✅ Patent 9,682,323 granted on 2017-06-20
US20150231505A1
Human necessities

Information processing apparatus and information processing system for permitting a first user to access game software of a second user over a network

 #43 | 2015-07-23
US20150207759A1
Electricity

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM, CLIENT COMPUTER FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING, SERVER COMPUTER FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM

 #44 | 2015-07-23 ✅ Patent 10,031,866 granted on 2018-07-24
US20150207730A1
Electricity

Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, program and information storage medium for setting download permissions or settings

 #45 | 2015-07-16 ✅ Patent 9,927,964 granted on 2018-03-27
US20150199117A1
Physics

Customization of GUI layout based on history of use

 #46 | 2015-06-25 ✅ Patent 9,710,094 granted on 2017-07-18
US20150177898A1
Physics

Touch inputting device controlling apparatus and touch inputting device controlling method

 #47 | 2015-06-18 ✅ Patent 9,639,989 granted on 2017-05-02
US20150170419A1
Physics

Video processing device, video processing method, and video processing system

 #48 | 2015-06-11 ✅ Patent 10,410,562 granted on 2019-09-10
US20150163473A1
Electricity

Image generating device and image generating method

 #49 | 2015-05-21 ✅ Patent 9,559,922 granted on 2017-01-31
US20150142959A1
Electricity

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

 #50 | 2015-05-14 ✅ Patent 9,245,571 granted on 2016-01-26
US20150131423A1
Physics

Optical disc device, control method thereof, program, and information storage medium

 #51 | 2015-05-14 ✅ Patent 9,311,950 granted on 2016-04-12
US20150131421A1
Physics

Optical disk apparatus, control method, control program and information storage medium

 #52 | 2015-05-07
US20150128195A1
Electricity

VIDEO REPRODUCTION SYSTEM

 #53 | 2015-05-07 ✅ Patent 9,317,739 granted on 2016-04-19
US20150125048A1
Physics

Information processing device and information processing method

 #54 | 2015-04-30 ✅ Patent 9,440,150 granted on 2016-09-13
US20150119135A1
Human necessities

Game device

 #55 | 2015-04-30 ✅ Patent 9,979,884 granted on 2018-05-22
US20150116453A1
Electricity

Image capturing device, and image capturing method

 #56 | 2015-04-02 ✅ Patent 9,155,970 granted on 2015-10-13
US20150094146A1
Human necessities

Information processing apparatus and information processing system

 #57 | 2015-03-26 ✅ Patent 9,232,281 granted on 2016-01-05
US20150089563A1
Electricity

Communication management apparatus, terminal, communication management system, communication management method, program, and information storage medium

 #58 | 2015-03-26 ✅ Patent 9,354,673 granted on 2016-05-31
US20150085435A1
Physics

Portable type electronic device, portable type electronic device group, and method of manufacturing portable type electronic device

 #59 | 2015-03-19 ✅ Patent 9,105,296 granted on 2015-08-11
US20150082327A1
Physics

Electronic apparatus

 #60 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,143,821 granted on 2015-09-22
US20150074724A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus and program table displaying method

 #61 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,251,783 granted on 2016-02-02
US20150073794A1
Physics

Speech syllable/vowel/phone boundary detection using auditory attention cues

 #62 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,123,158 granted on 2015-09-01
US20150070391A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing system

 #63 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,785,245 granted on 2017-10-10
US20150070277A1
Physics

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for recognizing a gesture

 #64 | 2015-02-12 ✅ Patent 9,699,227 granted on 2017-07-04
US20150046573A1
Electricity

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and server

 #65 | 2015-01-29 ✅ Patent 9,993,725 granted on 2018-06-12
US20150031458A1
Human necessities

Operating device

 #66 | 2015-01-22 ✅ Patent 9,113,217 granted on 2015-08-18
US20150026716A1
Electricity

Media fingerprinting for social networking

 #67 | 2015-01-22 ✅ Patent 8,949,869 granted on 2015-02-03
US20150026705A1
Physics

Optical disk drive having a carrying roller that contacts a surface of an optical disk

 #68 | 2015-01-22 ✅ Patent 9,202,508 granted on 2015-12-01
US20150026704A1
Physics

Optical disk drive configured to incline a chuck pulley relative to a turntable

 #69 | 2015-01-15 ✅ Patent 9,084,938 granted on 2015-07-21
US20150015486A1
Human necessities

Handheld device for spectator viewing of an interactive application

 #70 | 2015-01-08 ✅ Patent 9,231,478 granted on 2016-01-05
US20150008890A1
Electricity

Step-down direct-current to direct-current converter, controller and control method thereof, and electronic apparatus using same

 #71 | 2014-12-18 ✅ Patent 9,242,179 granted on 2016-01-26
US20140370983A1
Human necessities

Application provision server and application provision method

 #72 | 2014-12-11
US20140365205A1
Physics

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA

 #73 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,452,354 granted on 2016-09-27
US20140364228A1
Human necessities

Sharing three-dimensional gameplay

 #74 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,908,048 granted on 2018-03-06
US20140364212A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for transitioning between transparent mode and non-transparent mode in a head mounted display

 #75 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,878,235 granted on 2018-01-30
US20140364197A1
Human necessities

Transitioning gameplay on a head-mounted display

 #76 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 10,212,843 granted on 2019-02-19
US20140364047A1
Electricity

Electronic equipment stand

 #77 | 2014-12-11
US20140363142A1
Physics

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM

 #78 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,974,207 granted on 2018-05-15
US20140362529A1
Electricity

Electronic apparatus

 #79 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,408,315 granted on 2016-08-02
US20140362500A1
Electricity

Electronic apparatus

 #80 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 10,293,252 granted on 2019-05-21
US20140362188A1
Electricity

Image processing device, system and method based on position detection

 #81 | 2014-12-11
US20140362110A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING OPTICAL REPRESENTATION OF VIEWS PROVIDED BY A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY BASED ON OPTICAL PRESCRIPTION OF A USER

 #82 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,897,805 granted on 2018-02-20
US20140361977A1
Physics

Image rendering responsive to user actions in head mounted display

 #83 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 10,019,057 granted on 2018-07-10
US20140361976A1
Physics

Switching mode of operation in a head mounted display

 #84 | 2014-12-04 ✅ Patent 9,621,880 granted on 2017-04-11
US20140354786A1
Electricity

Image processor for displaying images in a 2D mode and a 3D mode

 #85 | 2014-12-04 ✅ Patent 9,317,246 granted on 2016-04-19
US20140354663A1
Physics

Information processing system, electronic device, image file playing method, and generation method

 #86 | 2014-12-04 ✅ Patent 9,268,430 granted on 2016-02-23
US20140354571A1
Physics

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information storage medium

 #87 | 2014-11-27 ✅ Patent 9,405,363 granted on 2016-08-02
US20140347272A1
Physics

Audio, video, simulation, and user interface paradigms

 #88 | 2014-11-20 ✅ Patent 9,202,440 granted on 2015-12-01
US20140340391A1
Physics

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and data structure of content file

 #89 | 2014-11-06 ✅ Patent 10,970,888 granted on 2021-04-06
US20140327616A1
Physics

Information processing device, information processing method and program

 #90 | 2014-10-30 ✅ Patent 10,039,973 granted on 2018-08-07
US20140323219A1
Human necessities

Manipulator and manipulation apparatus

 #91 | 2014-10-30 ✅ Patent 9,247,156 granted on 2016-01-26
US20140321722A1
Electricity

Facial image display apparatus, facial image display method, and facial image display program

 #92 | 2014-10-30 ✅ Patent 9,148,564 granted on 2015-09-29
US20140320689A1
Electricity

Image pickup apparatus, information processing system and image data processing method

 #93 | 2014-10-23 ✅ Patent 10,744,408 granted on 2020-08-18
US20140317566A1
Physics

Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, computer-readable recording medium storing the same program, data structure, information processing server, and information processing terminal

 #94 | 2014-10-23
US20140317285A1
Electricity

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

 #95 | 2014-10-16 ✅ Patent 10,232,252 granted on 2019-03-19
US20140309039A1
Human necessities

Information processing system, information processing method, program, and information storage medium

 #96 | 2014-10-16 ✅ Patent 9,466,146 granted on 2016-10-11
US20140306952A1
Physics

Image processing apparatus, image processing method and data structure of image file

 #97 | 2014-10-09 ✅ Patent 9,566,516 granted on 2017-02-14
US20140302899A1
Human necessities

Game device, game control method, and game control program

 #98 | 2014-10-02 ✅ Patent 9,684,964 granted on 2017-06-20
US20140294289A1
Physics

Image processing apparatus and image processing method for determining disparity

 #99 | 2014-10-02 ✅ Patent 9,536,274 granted on 2017-01-03
US20140292783A1
Physics

Drawing processor, drawing processing system, and drawing processing method

 #100 | 2014-09-18 ✅ Patent 9,740,886 granted on 2017-08-22
US20140283039A1
Physics

Enhanced security for hardware decoder accelerator

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