Patents by Inventor Akihiko Kaino
Akihiko Kaino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11941766Abstract: An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Masaki Fukuchi, Tatsuki Kashitani, Kenichiro Ooi, Jingjing Guo
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Publication number: 20230005226Abstract: An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Akihiko KAINO, Masaki FUKUCHI, Tatsuki KASHITANI, Kenichiro OOI, Jingjing GUO
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Patent number: 11501408Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program with which highly accurate depth information can be acquired. The information processing apparatus includes an interpolation image generation unit, a difference image generation unit, and a depth calculation unit. The interpolation image generation unit generates an interpolation image on the basis of a first normal image and a second normal image among the first normal image, a pattern image irradiated with infrared pattern light, and the second normal image, the interpolation image corresponding to a time at which the pattern image is captured. The difference image generation unit generates a difference image between the interpolation image and the pattern image. The depth calculation unit calculates depth information by using the difference image.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko Kaino
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Patent number: 11501461Abstract: The present technology relates to a controller, a control method, and a program that enable self-localization with lower power consumption. Provided are a selection unit that selects, from a horizontal camera mounted in a horizontal direction and a downward camera mounted in a downward direction, a camera used for self-localization depending on speed, and a self-localization unit that performs self-localization using an image obtained by imaging with the horizontal camera or the downward camera selected by the selection unit. The selection unit selects the horizontal camera in a case where the speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, and selects the downward camera in a case where the speed is not equal to or higher than the predetermined speed. The present technology can be applied to a self-localization system.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko Kaino
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Patent number: 11488354Abstract: To enable both an increase in reproducibility for reproduction of a shape of an object and suppression of an increase in data amount. An information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires first information associated with a result of estimation of a shape of an object on a real space and second information associated with a result of estimation of a geometrical feature of the object; and a correction unit that corrects the first information on the basis of the second information.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki Yamanaka, Masashi Eshima, Akihiko Kaino
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Patent number: 11468647Abstract: An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Masaki Fukuchi, Tatsuki Kashitani, Kenichiro Ooi, Jingjing Guo
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Patent number: 11367257Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to bring a three-dimensional model generated in accordance with observation information, closer to a real object. The information processing apparatus includes: a control section configured to allocate, to a second three-dimensional model being at least a partial three-dimensional model included in a first three-dimensional model, a definite shaped model having a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of the second three-dimensional model.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Shunichi Homma, Masaki Fukuchi
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Patent number: 11244145Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an estimating unit that estimates a normal on at least a part of a face of an object in a real space on the basis of polarization information corresponding to a detection result of each of a plurality of beams of polarized light acquired by a polarization sensor and having different polarization directions and a control unit that controls output of notification information for guiding a change in a position in the real space according to an estimation result of the normal.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Eshima, Akihiko Kaino, Daiki Yamanaka
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Patent number: 11232590Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to achieve both the stabilization of estimation of the distance to a target physical body and the suppression of power consumption. The information processing apparatus includes: a first estimation unit configured to estimate a distance between a prescribed visual point and a physical body in a real space on the basis of result of detection of light that is sent from a prescribed light sending unit toward the physical body and is reflected at the physical body; a second estimation unit configured to estimate at least either one of a position or an attitude in the real space of the prescribed visual point on the basis of result of estimation of the distance; and a control unit configured to control the light sent from the light sending unit in accordance with a situation regarding estimation of at least either one of the position or the attitude.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Masashi Eshima, Daiki Yamanaka, Shunichi Homma
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Publication number: 20210407189Abstract: To enable both an increase in reproducibility for reproduction of a shape of an object and suppression of an increase in data amount. An information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires first information associated with a result of estimation of a shape of an object on a real space and second information associated with a result of estimation of a geometrical feature of the object; and a correction unit that corrects the first information on the basis of the second information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: DAIKI YAMANAKA, MASASHI ESHIMA, AKIHIKO KAINO
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Patent number: 11189042Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to enable a three-dimensional shape of an object in a real space to be estimated in a more preferred manner, the information processing device including: a division unit configured to divide, into one or more regions, an image plane corresponding to a viewing point in a real space on which geometric structure information is mapped in accordance with distribution of the geometric structure information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire orientation information indicating at least one of a position and an orientation of the viewing point; an extracting unit configured to extract, as a region of interest, at least part of the regions obtained by dividing the image plane; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a shape of an object in the real space based on the geometric structure information in regions of interest on image planes respectively corresponding to a plurality of different viewing points associated with each other among the viewing pointType: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Masashi Eshima, Daiki Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20210287334Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program with which highly accurate depth information can be acquired. The information processing apparatus includes an interpolation image generation unit, a difference image generation unit, and a depth calculation unit. The interpolation image generation unit generates an interpolation image on the basis of a first normal image and a second normal image among the first normal image, a pattern image irradiated with infrared pattern light, and the second normal image, the interpolation image corresponding to a time at which the pattern image is captured. The difference image generation unit generates a difference image between the interpolation image and the pattern image. The depth calculation unit calculates depth information by using the difference image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko KAINO
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Patent number: 11061111Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and an object detection system. A stereo camera performs imaging by a right camera and a left camera to acquire a stereo image and a millimeter wave radar acquires a radar image in which a position of an object is detected in a radiation range of millimeter waves by using millimeter waves. Then, by communication via a communication apparatus with a target in which positional information is known, it is determined whether or not the target is reliable, and in a case where it is determined that the target is reliable, calibration processing is performed for eliminating a deviation in coordinate systems generated in the stereo image and the radar image in which the target is detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Yamazaki, Kenichi Kawasaki, Ryo Sawai, Shingo Tsurumi, Akihiko Kaino, Takuto Motoyama
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Publication number: 20210125416Abstract: An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihiko KAINO, Masaki FUKUCHI, Tatsuki KASHITANI, Kenichiro OOI, Jingjing GUO
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Publication number: 20210124174Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an HMD, a control method for the head mounted display, an information processor, a display device, and a program that make it possible to estimate camera parameters of a camera mounted in the HMD without the awareness of a user wearing the HMD. At a timing when the HMD is displaying content including a VR image or an AR image, the camera mounted in the HMD captures an image of a calibration pattern displayed on an external display, executes calibration on the basis of the captured image of the calibration pattern, and estimates the camera parameters. At this time, the calibration pattern displayed on the external display is displayed with dimensions according to a positional relationship between the HMD and the external display. The present disclosure is applicable to the HMD.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Daniel TOKUNAGA, Shunichi HOMMA, Akihiko KAINO, Masashi ESHIMA, Kentaro DOBA
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Publication number: 20210110574Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to achieve both the stabilization of estimation of the distance to a target physical body and the suppression of power consumption. The information processing apparatus includes: a first estimation unit configured to estimate a distance between a prescribed visual point and a physical body in a real space on the basis of result of detection of light that is sent from a prescribed light sending unit toward the physical body and is reflected at the physical body; a second estimation unit configured to estimate at least either one of a position or an attitude in the real space of the prescribed visual point on the basis of result of estimation of the distance; and a control unit configured to control the light sent from the light sending unit in accordance with a situation regarding estimation of at least either one of the position or the attitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko KAINO, Masashi ESHIMA, Daiki YAMANAKA, Shunichi HOMMA
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Patent number: 10970877Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that permit camera calibration with high accuracy by using a known object in images captured by a plurality of imaging sections. An estimation section estimates a 3D position of a road sign included in each of images captured by a plurality of cameras with respect to each of the imaging sections. A recognition section recognizes a positional relationship between the plurality of cameras on the basis of the 3D position of the road sign with respect to each of the cameras estimated by the estimation section. The positional relationship between the plurality of cameras recognized by the recognition section is used to correct the images captured by the plurality of cameras.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masashi Eshima, Akihiko Kaino, Takaaki Kato, Shingo Tsurumi
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Patent number: 10909759Abstract: An apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit for executing the instructions to send signals to display, for a user, a first virtual image superimposed onto a representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to identify a potential source of interest for the user, the potential source of interest being outside of a user focus area in the representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to notify the user of the potential source of interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Yoshiaki Iwai, Kenichiro Oi, Shunichi Homma, Jianing Wu
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Publication number: 20210027486Abstract: The present technology relates to a controller, a control method, and a program that enable self-localization with lower power consumption. Provided are a selection unit that selects, from a horizontal camera mounted in a horizontal direction and a downward camera mounted in a downward direction, a camera used for self-localization depending on speed, and a self-localization unit that performs self-localization using an image obtained by imaging with the horizontal camera or the downward camera selected by the selection unit. The selection unit selects the horizontal camera in a case where the speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, and selects the downward camera in a case where the speed is not equal to or higher than the predetermined speed. The present technology can be applied to a self-localization system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Akihiko KAINO
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Patent number: 10902682Abstract: An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Kaino, Masaki Fukuchi, Tatsuki Kashitani, Kenichiro Ooi, Jingjing Guo