Patents by Inventor Takayuki Yoshigahara

Takayuki Yoshigahara 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: 20180035097
    Abstract: An image processing device includes depth acquisition circuitry that uses a parallax corresponding to image data to electronically generate a depth map of an image and object detection circuitry that uses distance information and the depth map to electronically detect a specific object in the image by identifying specific pixels in the image data. The depth map includes information that pertains to distances from a reference position for each pixel in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Takeo Ohishi, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Shuzo Sato, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Jun Murayama, Ken Nishida, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 9877074
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a sight line of a viewer who is viewing content data and output sight line information which is a result of the detection, a viewing condition estimating unit configured to estimate a viewing condition of the viewer based on the output sight line information and visual attention information relating to the content data, and a content suggesting unit configured to make various suggestions with respect to the content data for the viewer based on the estimated viewing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20170352197
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system realizing smooth entrance with an electronic ticket. ID information used for determining admittance or non-admittance of entrance with an electronic ticket is extracted from a captured image of a superimposition image which contains a predetermined image and the ID information superimposed on the predetermined image to determine admittance or non-admittance of entrance with the electronic ticket on the basis of the electronic ticket and the ID information. For example, the present technology is applicable to an entrance gate system or others provided to check entrance into an event site or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOO MITSUNAGA, KENSEI JO, TAKAYUKI YOSHIGAHARA, MASAKI FUKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170322949
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170293746
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing system with improvement of security properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOO MITSUNAGA, KENSEI JO, TAKAYUKI YOSHIGAHARA, MASAKI FUKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9760265
    Abstract: An information processing device, and method use an attribute control unit to change an association between a detected object and an attribute stored in association with the detected object in response to a detected physical action between the detected object and another detected object. By changing an association of an attribute between detected objects allows for an autonomous tracking of substances that are moved between objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Yoshigahara, Hideki Shimomura, Seiji Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Wakita
  • Patent number: 9727580
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20160371301
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
  • Patent number: 9449023
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ol, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20160163039
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160078318
    Abstract: A device, apparatus, and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a device may include an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information associated with the image to an information processing apparatus, such as a server. The server may be associated with a first feature quantity dictionary. The device also may include a receiving unit configured to receive a second feature quantity dictionary from the server in response to the transmission. The second feature quantity dictionary may include less information than the first feature quantity dictionary, and the server may generate the second feature quantity dictionary based on the image information and the first feature quantity dictionary. The device may include an identification unit configured to identify an object within the image using the second feature quantity dictionary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA, Masaki FUKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160048993
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a recognition unit that recognizes exercise of a person reflected in an input image, and a display control unit that superimposes on the input image a virtual object varying according to effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit. The image processing device further includes a score calculation unit that calculates a score denoting the effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit, and the display control unit superimposes on the input image the virtual object representing greatness of the score calculated by the score calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Shimomura, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Yoshihiro Wakita, Seiji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9256796
    Abstract: A device, apparatus, and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a device may include an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information associated with the image to an information processing apparatus, such as a server. The server may be associated with a first feature quantity dictionary. The device also may include a receiving unit configured to receive a second feature quantity dictionary from the server in response to the transmission. The second feature quantity dictionary may include less information than the first feature quantity dictionary, and the server may generate the second feature quantity dictionary based on the image information and the first feature quantity dictionary. The device may include an identification unit configured to identify an object within the image using the second feature quantity dictionary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Yoshigahara, Masaki Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20160029081
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a sight line of a viewer who is viewing content data and output sight line information which is a result of the detection, a viewing condition estimating unit configured to estimate a viewing condition of the viewer based on the output sight line information and visual attention information relating to the content data, and a content suggesting unit configured to make various suggestions with respect to the content data for the viewer based on the estimated viewing condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Patent number: 9195304
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a recognition unit that recognizes exercise of a person reflected in an input image, and a display control unit that superimposes on the input image a virtual object varying according to effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit. The image processing device further includes a score calculation unit that calculates a score denoting the effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit, and the display control unit superimposes on the input image the virtual object representing greatness of the score calculated by the score calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Shimomura, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Yoshihiro Wakita, Seiji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9183444
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that executes processing for creating an environmental map includes a camera that photographs an image, a self-position detecting unit that detects a position and a posture of the camera on the basis of the image, an image-recognition processing unit that detects an object from the image, a data constructing unit that is inputted with information concerning the position and the posture of the camera and information concerning the object and executes processing for creating or updating the environmental map, and a dictionary-data storing unit storing dictionary data in which object information is registered. The image-recognition processing unit executes processing for detecting an object from the image with reference to the dictionary data. The data constructing unit applies the three-dimensional shape data to the environmental map and executes object arrangement on the environmental map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Steffen Gutmann, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Patent number: 9179191
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a sight line of a viewer who is viewing content data and output sight line information which is a result of the detection, a viewing condition estimating unit configured to estimate a viewing condition of the viewer based on the output sight line information and visual attention information relating to the content data, and a content suggesting unit configured to make various suggestions with respect to the content data for the viewer based on the estimated viewing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Patent number: 9161015
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of images, which are images of the same subject captured from different viewpoints; an image offset correction unit configured to modify the plurality of images obtained by the image obtaining unit on the basis of parameters for correcting image offset and generate a correction image for each of the obtained images; an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate, as an evaluation value, an integration value, for an entire screen, of an error amount indicating a degree at which association in a parallax direction among the plurality of correction images generated by the image offset correction unit is not possible; and an update unit configured to change a parameter that is necessary for association in the parallax direction among the parameters so as to update the parameter so that the evaluation value becomes a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Myokan, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Kiyoto Someya
  • Publication number: 20150227554
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Patent number: 9014970
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara