Patents by Inventor KEIJIROH NAGANO
KEIJIROH NAGANO 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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Publication number: 20240104850Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a reproduction control unit. The acquisition unit acquires avoidance region information about an avoidance region where at least one of entrance of a target person who is a target to whom virtual content is reproduced or entrance of a virtual object for the target person that is displayed to the target person is a target to be avoided, the avoidance region information being generated on the basis of at least one of a position of another object different from the target person or a position of a virtual object for the other object displayed to the other object. The reproduction control unit controls reproduction of the virtual content to the target person on the basis of the acquired avoidance region information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Keijiroh NAGANO, Shingo UTSUKI, Mari SAITO
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Patent number: 11914760Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, and an information processing method for curbing occurrence of a feeling of strangeness in augmented reality in a use environment for a plurality of people. Position information indicating the self position of an AR device that outputs an AR object that is shown to the user as if the AR object existed in real space is acquired by the AR technology, and a deviation weight which is an evaluation value indicating how easily a plurality of users recognizes that an arrangement position of the AR object is deviated from each other on the basis of position information of a plurality of the AR devices and the arrangement position of the AR object. Then, the output method of the AR object is adjusted according to the deviation weight to make it difficult to recognize occurrence of the deviation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Hidenori Aoki, Haruka Fujisawa, Fujio Arai, Ryo Fukazawa, Tomohiko Gotoh
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Patent number: 11854151Abstract: This information processing device includes: a control device which determines whether or not a first terminal is in a first position in a real space, controls, on the basis of the determination that the first terminal is in the first position, the first terminal to start superimposing a virtual object according to the first position on the real space, determines whether or not the second terminal different from the first terminal is in the first position, and controls the second terminal to start superimposing the virtual object on the real space, on the basis of the determination that the second terminal is in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Hidenori Aoki, Fujio Arai, Masayuki Inoue, Tomohiko Gotoh, Shintaro Tsutsui, Keijiroh Nagano, Haruka Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20230341936Abstract: An information processing device that processes information regarding augmented reality is provided. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a hand of a user and a posture of a finger, and a control unit configured to control a display operation of a display device configured to display a virtual object with being superimposed on a real space, in which the control unit determines a hand interaction that the user is trying to perform, and a virtual object targeted by the hand interaction, on the basis of the position of the hand and the posture of the finger that have been acquired by the acquisition unit, and controls a behavior of the virtual object to be implemented in response to the hand interaction, on the basis of an attribute set for the virtual object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: JUNKI INOUE, JUN KIMURA, SHIN SHIROMA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, KEIJIROH NAGANO, DAISUKE TAJIMA, IKUO YAMANO
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Publication number: 20230244313Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, a tactile sense providing system, and a program that are intended for a real object and make it possible to provide a tactile sense. The information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a real object detector, a body part detector, and a drive signal generator. The real object detector detects a real object. The body part detector detects a position and a pose of a part of a body. The drive signal generator generates a drive signal on the basis of a positional relationship between the real object and the part, the drive signal being supplied to a tactile sense providing mechanism that is worn on the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Jun KIMURA, Shinichi KAWANO, Ikuo YAMANO, Keijiroh NAGANO
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Publication number: 20230226460Abstract: [Problem] It is preferable to provide a technology that allows input of a position at which a person who performs a predetermined performance should be present to be easily performed in advance so that the position at which the person should be present is confirmed later. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including a self-location acquisition unit configured to acquire self-position information of a mobile terminal in a global coordinate system linked to a real space, and a disposition position determination unit configured to acquire template data indicating a disposition pattern of at least one virtual object, and determine a position away from a current position of the mobile terminal indicated by the self-position information as a disposition position of a first virtual object in the global coordinate system, on the basis of the self-position information and the template data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: TOMOHIKO GOTOH, KAYOKO TANAKA, KEIJIROH NAGANO, SHINTARO TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20230222742Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit (331) and a control unit (350). The display unit (331) displays a virtual operation object to be superimposed on a reality space visually recognized by a user. The control unit (350) determines a superimposition target object on which the operation object is to be superimposed from among a plurality of objects existing around the user in the reality space, detects a movement of a hand of the user in a state where the operation object is displayed, and presents the operation object to the user while moving the operation object to approach the superimposition target object in conjunction with the detected movement of the hand of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi KAWANO, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Jun KIMURA, Ikuo YAMANO, Keijiroh NAGANO
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Publication number: 20220327787Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, method, and program capable of more easily displaying an AR object at an accurate position. The information processing device includes: a first self-position estimation unit that performs a first self-position estimation on the basis of an environment image whose subjects are surroundings of the information processing device; and a second self-position estimation unit that performs a second self-position estimation on the basis of a detection plane detected from the environment image and object information generated in advance and related to a shielding AR object having a planar shape to correct a display position of a non-shielding AR object according to a result of the first self-position estimation on the basis of a result of the second self-position estimation. The present technology can be applied to an AR device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: SHINTARO TSUTSUI, GEN HAMADA, KEIJIROH NAGANO, TOMOHIKO GOTOH, MASAYUKI INOUE, HIDENORI AOKI
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Publication number: 20220308657Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of curbing occurrence of a feeling of strangeness in augmented reality in a use environment for a plurality of people. Position information indicating the self position of an AR device that outputs an AR object that is shown to the user as if the AR object existed in real space is acquired by the AR technology, and a deviation weight which is an evaluation value indicating how easily a plurality of users recognizes that an arrangement position of the AR object is deviated from each other on the basis of position information of a plurality of the AR devices and the arrangement position of the AR object. Then, the output method of the AR object is adjusted according to the deviation weight to make it difficult to recognize occurrence of the deviation. The present technology can be applied to an AR system used by a plurality of people, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: KEIJIROH NAGANO, HIDENORI AOKI, HARUKA FUJISAWA, FUJIO ARAI, RYO FUKAZAWA, TOMOHIKO GOTOH
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Publication number: 20220270363Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that performs selection or display mode change of a virtual object to be displayed depending on a real object type in a target area to be a display area for the virtual object. Included are an object identification unit that executes identification processing of a real object in the real world, and a content display control unit that generates an AR image in which a real object and a virtual object are superimposed and displayed. The object identification unit identifies a real object in the target area to be the display area for the virtual object, and the content display control unit performs processing of selecting the virtual object to be displayed or processing of changing the display mode depending on the object identification result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko GOTOH, Hidenori AOKI, Fujio ARAI, Keijiroh NAGANO, Ryo FUKAZAWA, Haruka FUJISAWA
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Publication number: 20220254111Abstract: This information processing device includes: a control device which determines whether or not a first terminal is in a first position in a real space, controls, on the basis of the determination that the first terminal is in the first position, the first terminal to start superimposing a virtual object according to the first position on the real space, determines whether or not the second terminal different from the first terminal is in the first position, and controls the second terminal to start superimposing the virtual object on the real space, on the basis of the determination that the second terminal is in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo FUKAZAWA, Hidenori AOKI, Fujio ARAI, Masayuki INOUE, Tomohiko GOTOH, Shintaro TSUTSUI, Keijiroh NAGANO, Haruka FUJISAWA
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Publication number: 20220164981Abstract: An information processing device including a control unit that controls a display terminal that arranges a virtual object in a real space by using a coordinate system associated with the real space, in which the control unit determines whether to update first spatial information of a first display terminal and second spatial information of a second display terminal, which are used for determining a position of the virtual object, based on a first operation state of the first display terminal and a second operation state of the second display terminal that shares the virtual object with the first display terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Haruka FUJISAWA, Fujio ARAI, Hidenori AOKI, Ryo FUKAZAWA, Keijiroh NAGANO, Tomohiko GOTOH
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Patent number: 11295001Abstract: A symbol input method performed by a symbol input device having a display unit, a selector, and a determiner includes: displaying, by the display unit, a correspondence table indicating correspondences between input target symbols and selection target symbols and indicating that each of the input target symbols corresponds to one or more selection target symbols; ending the displaying by the display unit; prompting, by the selector, after the ending, a user to select one of the selection target symbols included in the displayed correspondence table; and determining, by the determiner, one input target symbol as a symbol to be input. The input target symbol is indicated in the displayed correspondence table and corresponds to the selection target symbol selected by the user in the prompting.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiyou Shu, Keijiroh Nagano, Keiji Mori, Hidekazu Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Furuya
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Publication number: 20210312658Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first acquisition section, a second acquisition section, and a determination section. The first acquisition section acquires a camera-based position indicating a position of a real object, the camera-based position being determined on the basis of a captured image of a real space in which there exists the real object. The second acquisition section acquires an output-wave-based estimation position indicating the position of the real object, the output-wave-based estimation position being determined on the basis of an output wave that is output to the real space from a position that corresponds to the real object. The determination section determines a reference position used to represent virtual content related to the real object, on the basis of the camera-based position and the output-wave-based estimation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: HIDENORI AOKI, FUJIO ARAI, KEIJIROH NAGANO, SHINTARO TSUTSUI, NAOYUKI SATO
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Publication number: 20210225053Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program adapted to preferentially display a virtual object desired to be presented to a user. On the basis of position information regarding a display apparatus for displaying content, an object acquisition section acquires object information regarding display objects included in the content. A rendering processing section performs a process of rendering a first display object in preference over a process of rendering a second display object, on the basis of the acquired object information. A display control section controls the display apparatus to display the display object of which the rendering process is completed, on the basis of the position information. The technology of the present disclosure may be applied, for example, to HMDs for AR use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: HIDENORI AOKI, YASUKE ISHIHARA, KEIJIROH NAGANO, FUJIO ARAI, SHINTARO TSUTSUI
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Patent number: 10778899Abstract: A camera control apparatus of the present disclosure includes an interface and a controller. The interface receives first image data generated by a first camera performing image capturing, second image data generated by a second camera performing image capturing, and altitude information relating to altitude, the altitude information being output by an altitude sensor, and transmits a drive signal to a first actuator capable of changing an image capturing direction of the first camera and to a second actuator capable of changing an image capturing direction of the second camera. The controller outputs the drive signal driving at least one of the first actuator and the second actuator to the interface so that an image capturing region of composite image data in which the first image data and the second image data are combined is narrower when the altitude indicated by the altitude information is lower.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Daiki Sato, Keijiroh Nagano
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Patent number: 10633095Abstract: An imaging system includes a first imaging device and a second imaging device disposed flanking the main wing of an aircraft. The first imaging device and the second imaging device are disposed so that at least part of a first imaging range of the first imaging device overlaps a second imaging range of the second imaging device. The first imaging device and the second imaging device are also disposed so that the first imaging range and the second imaging range overlap an extension of the pitch axis of the aircraft and do not overlap the roll axis of the aircraft or an extension thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshifumi Asao, Masaharu Matsumoto, Keijiroh Nagano, Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20190354671Abstract: A symbol input method performed by a symbol input device having a display unit, a selector, and a determiner includes: displaying, by the display unit, a correspondence table indicating correspondences between input target symbols and selection target symbols and indicating that each of the input target symbols corresponds to one or more selection target symbols; ending the displaying by the display unit; prompting, by the selector, after the ending, a user to select one of the selection target symbols included in the displayed correspondence table; and determining, by the determiner, one input target symbol as a symbol to be input. The input target symbol is indicated in the displayed correspondence table and corresponds to the selection target symbol selected by the user in the prompting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Keiyou SHU, Keijiroh NAGANO, Keiji MORI, Hidekazu TANAKA, Yoshiyuki FURUYA
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Patent number: 10186016Abstract: An image processing device for generating a single image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of imaging devices having different pointing directions from each other includes a memory and a controller. The memory is configured to store information containing at least the pointing directions and fields of view of the plurality of imaging devices. The controller is configured to operate as follows: to acquire or generate, from the plurality of images, first image data and second image data whose imaging ranges do not overlap; to apply image processing to the first image data and the second image data in such a manner that the first image data and the second image data have angular ranges larger than the fields of view in at least one direction; and to generate a single piece of multi-directional image data containing the image-processed first image data and second image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Masaharu Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Asao, Tetsuhiro Kaya, Masahiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10146999Abstract: A video management apparatus includes a video database for holding a plurality of pieces of video information each associated with an image position, a geographic information database for holding a plurality of pieces of geographic information each indicating a position of a different one of spots on a map, and a controller. The controller extracts spots located within a first range from a current position as a first spot group, based on the current position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Further, the controller extracts spots located within a second range from the image position as a second spot group, based on the image position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Then, the controller selects video information from the plurality of pieces of video information, based on a similarity degree of the second spot group with respect to the first spot group.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Hiroki Sunagawa, Yoshifumi Asao, Masaharu Matsumoto