Patents by Inventor Seijiro Inaba

Seijiro Inaba 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).

  • Patent number: 10606149
    Abstract: [Object] Technology capable of adjusting a view angle area more easily and intuitively is desired. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including: a control unit which superimposes an adjustment view angle area for adjusting a view angle area of one imaging device among a plurality of imaging devices onto the view angle area of the one imaging device. According to the present disclosure, since a control unit superimposes an adjustment view angle area onto a view angle area of one imaging device, a user can adjust the view angle area more easily and intuitively. Of course, the effects of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuho Ikeda, Hiroshi Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba, Hideyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 10600202
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program which enable a photographing position and a photographing attitude to be inferred under a more lenient condition. A position/attitude calculation unit calculates a photographing position and a photographing attitude of a captured image to be processed relative to a known photographing position and photographing attitude of one captured image in a reference space on the basis of two captured images having five or more feature points that correspond to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20190387179
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processing unit for issuing a notification regarding a relationship between an area to be captured by a capturing apparatus and the capturing apparatus, on the basis of area information specifying the area and information regarding the capturing apparatus that is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuho IKEDA, Hiroshi IKEDA, Hideyuki SATO, Yuta NAKAO, Seijiro INABA
  • Publication number: 20190340769
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that tracks a target on the basis of a captured image that has been captured by an imaging device and sensor information obtained by communication from a sensor that senses the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi IKEDA, Seijiro INABA, Nobuho IKEDA, Yuta NAKAO, Hideyuki SATO
  • Patent number: 10455148
    Abstract: Provided are an image capturing device, an image capturing method, and a program which allow an image of a subject to be captured in a more appropriate manner. A communication control unit controls a communication process of making a communication with the subject. An image capturing control unit performs image capturing control of controlling image capturing, which is performed by the image capturing unit that captures an image of the subject, in correspondence with the communication process. For example, the present technology is applicable to a digital camera that captures still images or moving images, and other electronic apparatuses equipped with a function of capturing still images or moving images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shimauchi, Seijiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20190268551
    Abstract: It is possible to generate a panoramic moving image with a high combination performance while suppressing a calculation amount. The positional-shift-amount acquisition unit acquires positional shift amounts of a predetermined number of frames from a first moving image and a second moving image captured by cameras, each of the first and second moving images including a plurality of frames. The frame selection unit selects the predetermined number of frames from the plurality of frames. For example, the frame selection unit selects the predetermined number of frames on the basis of sensor output and/or image processing results. An image combination unit combines the first moving image and the second moving image on the basis of the positional shift amounts of the predetermined number of frames to obtain a panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO SHIMAUCHI, NOBUHO IKEDA, SEIJIRO INABA
  • Patent number: 10291864
    Abstract: It is possible to generate a panoramic moving image with a high combination performance while suppressing a calculation amount. The positional-shift-amount acquisition unit acquires positional shift amounts of a predetermined number of frames from a first moving image and a second moving image captured by cameras, each of the first and second moving images including a plurality of frames. The frame selection unit selects the predetermined number of frames from the plurality of frames. For example, the frame selection unit selects the predetermined number of frames on the basis of sensor output and/or image processing results. An image combination unit combines the first moving image and the second moving image on the basis of the positional shift amounts of the predetermined number of frames to obtain a panoramic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shimauchi, Nobuho Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20190121217
    Abstract: [Object] Technology capable of adjusting a view angle area more easily and intuitively is desired. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including: a control unit which superimposes an adjustment view angle area for adjusting a view angle area of one imaging device among a plurality of imaging devices onto the view angle area of the one imaging device. According to the present disclosure, since a control unit superimposes an adjustment view angle area onto a view angle area of one imaging device, a user can adjust the view angle area more easily and intuitively. Of course, the effects of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuho Ikeda, Hiroshi Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba, Hideyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20190122389
    Abstract: A data processing unit of an information processing apparatus 50 calculates the position and the attitude in a three-dimensional space of a calibration board 60 in a captured image of a prescribed imaging device among imaging devices 20-1 to 20-7, and calculates the position and the attitude of the calibration board 60 in a captured image acquired by another imaging device different from the prescribed imaging device on the basis of the calculated position and attitude in the three-dimensional space. The data processing unit presents the imaging situation of a moving calibration board for each imaging device by means of display units of the information processing apparatus 50 and the imaging devices 20-1 to 20-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Seijiro Inaba, Hiroshi Ikeda, Nobuho Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20190005842
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing method including receiving motion information indicative of a motion of a user and result information indicative of a result obtained from the motion of the user, associating the motion information and the result information with each other, and classifying the motion information based at least in part on the association of the motion information and the result information with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Seijiro Inaba, Hiroshi Ikeda, Nobuho Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180352148
    Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus including: a processing unit configured to decide, on a basis of object information indicating a state of an object, a plurality of imaging devices that image the objects such that each of all the objects included in a predetermined area imaged by the plurality of imaging devices falls within an angle of view at which the at least two or more imaging devices perform imaging, and control each of the plurality of imaging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporartion
    Inventors: HIROSHI IKEDA, SEIJIRO INABA, NOBUHO IKEDA, HIDEYUKI SATO
  • Publication number: 20180288297
    Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technique capable of improving the accuracy of image quality adjustment of each of a plurality of cameras. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including an adjustment value determination unit configured to determine a second image quality adjustment value of each of a plurality of cameras on a basis of a first image quality adjustment value of each of the plurality of cameras and a confidence level of each of the plurality of cameras that are acquired from each of the plurality of cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: NOBUHO IKEDA, HIROSHI IKEDA, SEIJIRO INABA, HIDEYUKI SATO
  • Publication number: 20180247705
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing method including comparing user information to a plurality of data sets, each data set of the plurality of data sets has candidate information including a candidate model of a motion type for a user, and selecting one candidate model of one data set of the plurality of data sets as a selected model of the motion type for the user based on the comparison of the user information to the plurality of data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Seijiro Inaba, Hiroshi Ikeda, Nobuho Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180225840
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a video processing device, a video processing method, and a program for providing a bullet time video centering on a moving object. The video processing device acquires view point position information indicating the range of movement of a view point position for an object in an input image frame where the object is imaged in chronological order at multiple different view point positions. Time information indicates a time range in the chronological order of imaging the input image frame. The device processes the input image frame such that the object is at a specific position on an output image frame when the view point position moves within the time range indicated by the time information and the view point position movement range indicated by the view point position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba, Nobuho Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180196221
    Abstract: A detection apparatus has a detector for detecting, on the basis of an object area that is an area corresponding to an object in an image, an effective focus area from two or more focus areas set to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Legong Sun, Seijiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20180146129
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method that enables to correctly obtain an area of a main object at the time of auto focusing. A control block selects a local focus area from information of a taken image and supplies designated focus position information indicative of the selected local focus area to an image processing block. The image processing block executes a control operation related with focusing on the basis of object area information indicative of an area corresponding to two or more objects within an image and designated focus position information indicative of a designated focus position in this image. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging apparatus, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Seijiro Inaba, Legong Sun, Yoichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20180114339
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program which enable a photographing position and a photographing attitude to be inferred under a more lenient condition. A position/attitude calculation unit calculates a photographing position and a photographing attitude of a captured image to be processed relative to a known photographing position and photographing attitude of one captured image in a reference space on the basis of two captured images having five or more feature points that correspond to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Seijiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 9836668
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a spatial frequency characteristic adjusting unit configured to perform an adjustment on at least one of first image data corresponding to a first image and second image data corresponding to a second image to match a spatial frequency characteristic of the first image data with a spatial frequency characteristic of the second image data, the second image having an overlapping area that overlaps with an overlapping area of the first image, and an image processing unit configured to perform a process using the first image data and the second image data, on at least one of which the adjustment has been performed in the spatial frequency characteristic adjusting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuho Ikeda, Kazuhiro Shimauchi, Seijiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20170308771
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that are designed to enable easy generation of a path for successively displaying characteristic images. The information processing device includes a setting unit that sets a path for connecting characteristic portions in at least one image by referring to metadata including at least information about feature points detected from the image. The setting unit sets the path by determining a regression curve, using the feature points. In a case where the feature points include a feature point at a distance equal to or longer than a predetermined threshold value from the regression curve, the setting unit redetermines the regression curve after removing a feature point detected from an image including a feature point having a low score among the feature points. The present technology can be applied to information processing devices that process still images and moving images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shimauchi, Seijiro Inaba, Nobuho Ikeda, Hiroshi Ikeda, Shuichi Asajima, Yuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20170142341
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry that connects a reference image and a target image with at least one of a plurality of complement images based on a reference viewpoint of a subject and a target viewpoint of the subject in response to an identification of the target viewpoint. Each of the plurality of complement images corresponds to a complementary viewpoint of the subject between the reference viewpoint and the target viewpoint. At least one of the plurality of complement images is an interpolation image, which is an image corresponding to a virtual viewpoint along the virtual path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: HIROSHI IKEDA, NOBUHO IKEDA, SEIJIRO INABA, KAZUHIRO SHIMAUCHI, YUKI ONO, SHUICHI ASAJIMA