Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Doi

Hiromasa Doi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240078717
    Abstract: The information processing method includes segment extraction processing and adjustment processing. In the segment extraction processing, a segment corresponding to a label associated with an effect is extracted from a video of a camera (20). In the adjustment processing, an application position of the effect is adjusted according to a change in a posture of the camera (20), which posture is detected by utilization of information including acceleration data, in such a manner that the application position of the effect is not deviated from the extracted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Guangyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20240062480
    Abstract: An information processing method includes position information detection processing, effect processing, and display processing. The position information detection processing performs detection of distance information of a real object based on depth data acquired by a ToF sensor (30). The effect processing performs occlusion processing of a real object and an AR object generated by the CG based on the detected distance information of the real object. The display processing displays a result of the occlusion processing on a display (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Guangyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20230298194
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of more accurately measuring a size of a target._Provided is an information processing device including a processing unit that performs processing using a learned model learned by machine learning on at least a part of an image including at least a depth image acquired by a sensor and information obtained from the image, and measures a size of a target included in the image. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a mobile terminal having a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromasa DOI
  • Patent number: 11398041
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method that allow to more accurately identify image processing target areas in an image. An image processing apparatus of the present technology includes a determination unit that determines, on the basis of reliability information indicating reliability of depth information, whether to make a determination on the basis of the depth information, the determination being as to whether an area is a target area for predetermined image processing, and the depth information indicating a depth of an image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus that captures a subject, a server that processes a captured image, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rio Yamasaki, Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Hideo Okamoto, Kazuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11213757
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to further enhance entertainability. A play state recognition unit recognizes a play state of a game. The effect rendering unit performs image processing for adding an effect to an image representing the state of the commentator that makes a gaming commentary on the basis of the play state of the game recognized by the play state recognition unit. For example, a game status indicating predetermined information is displayed at a predetermined location on the game screen of the game in accordance with the play state of the game. The play state recognition unit analyzes the game status to recognize the play state of the game. The present technology can be applied to a video distribution service that distributes a video of a game screen, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Hirotake Goto, Takahisa Fujita, Sumio Okada, Keita Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11170511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an imaging device, and an image processing method to superimpose a complementary image in such a manner that an appearance becomes more natural. From an image acquired by imaging of an arbitrary subject, a removal region selecting unit selects a region, in which an intended object to be removed is included, as a removal region with reference to distance information that is acquired when the image is imaged and that indicates a distance to the subject. Based on the distance information, a complementary region specifying unit specifies a complementary region to complement the removal region from a region including a background of the object to be removed in the image. An image superimposition processing unit superimposes a complementary image generated from the complementary region on a place from which the removal region is deleted in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Keita Ishikawa, Hiromasa Doi
  • Publication number: 20200380697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a program to make it possible to superimpose a complementary image in such a manner that an appearance becomes more natural. From an image acquired by imaging of an arbitrary subject, a removal region selecting unit selects a region, in which an intended object to be removed is included, as a removal region with reference to distance information that is acquired when the image is imaged and that indicates a distance to the subject. On the basis of the distance information, a complementary region specifying unit specifies a complementary region to complement the removal region from a region including a background of the object to be removed in the image, and an image superimposition processing unit superimposes a complementary image generated from the complementary region on a place from which the removal region is deleted in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: TAKAAKI NAKAGAWA, KEITA ISHIKAWA, HIROMASA DOI
  • Patent number: 10701281
    Abstract: Image processing device and method for processing images captured at different times. The method may comprise determining a location of a first area in a first image, determining in a second image captured at a different time than the first image, a location of a second area, wherein the first area and the second area include a same object, and determining a new background area in the second image based on the location of the first area and the location of the second area, wherein the new background area includes a portion of the second image included in the first area but not included in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Rio Yamasaki, Hideo Okamoto, Kazuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20190012796
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method that allow to more accurately identify image processing target areas in an image. An image processing apparatus of the present technology includes a determination unit that determines, on the basis of reliability information indicating reliability of depth information, whether to make a determination on the basis of the depth information, the determination being as to whether an area is a target area for predetermined image processing, and the depth information indicating a depth of an image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus that captures a subject, a server that processes a captured image, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: RIO YAMASAKI, HIROMASA DOI, TAKAAKI NAKAGAWA, HIDEO OKAMOTO, KAZUHIRO KONDO
  • Publication number: 20190009178
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to further enhance entertainability. A play state recognition unit recognizes a play state of a game. The effect rendering unit performs image processing for adding an effect to an image representing the state of the commentator that makes a gaming commentary on the basis of the play state of the game recognized by the play state recognition unit. For example, a game status indicating predetermined information is displayed at a predetermined location on the game screen of the game in accordance with the play state of the game. The play state recognition unit analyzes the game status to recognize the play state of the game. The present technology can be applied to a video distribution service that distributes a video of a game screen, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAKAGAWA, Hiromasa DOI, Hirotake GOTO, Takahisa FUJITA, Sumio OKADA, Keita ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180249090
    Abstract: Image processing device and method for processing images captured at different times. The method may comprise determining a location of a first area in a first image, determining in a second image captured at a different time than the first image, a location of a second area, wherein the first area and the second area include a same object, and determining a new background area in the second image based on the location of the first area and the location of the second area, wherein the new background area includes a portion of the second image included in the first area but not included in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: TAKAAKI NAKAGAWA, HIROMASA DOI, RIO YAMASAKI, HIDEO OKAMOTO, KAZUHIRO KONDO
  • Publication number: 20180217671
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a remote control apparatus, a remote control method, a remote control system, and a program that are capable of achieving remote control by an intuitive motion using only a hand and an eye. A plurality of imaging units capture images of a space in which an eye and a hand of a user and an operation target device are present. Positions of the eye and the hand of the user and the operation target device are specified on the basis of the captured images. A line of sight of the user is specified on the basis of a positional relationship between the eye of the user and the operation target device. A motion of the user that is made while the hand is located on a straight line being the line of sight is assumed as an operation instruction given to the operation target device. The operation instruction is transmitted to the operation target device to cause the operation target device to operate. The present disclosure can be applied to a remote control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Okamoto, Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Kazuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20180164895
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a remote control apparatus, a remote control method, a remote control system, and a program that are capable of achieving remote control by an intuitive motion using only a hand and an eye. A plurality of imaging units capture images of a space in which an eye and a hand of a user and an operation target device are present. Positions of the eye and the hand of the user and the operation target device are specified on the basis of the captured images. A line of sight of the user is specified on the basis of a positional relationship between the eye of the user and the operation target device. A motion of the user that is made while the hand is located on a straight line being the line of sight is assumed as an operation instruction given to the operation target device. The operation instruction is transmitted to the operation target device to cause the operation target device to operate. The present disclosure can be applied to a remote control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Okamoto, Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Kazuhio Kondo