Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Sutou
Yasuhiro Sutou 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: 10075544Abstract: [Object] To associate information generated on the basis of an activity that is carried out by a user with respect to a content with the content, thereby effectively using the information. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an activity detection unit configured to detect an activity of a user who currently plays back a content; a tag generation unit configured to generate tag information on the basis of information on the activity; and a tag association unit configured to associate the tag information with one or more positions in the content, the one or more positions corresponding to the activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hiroaki Kitano, Shotaro Hori, Taiji Ito, Tetsu Natsume, Koichi Oshima, Hironari Mizumura, Yoshihiro Takagi, Yasuo Sakuma
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Patent number: 10042541Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor configured to cause a display to show a screen, the screen including an input area which accepts a text input or a drag & drop input performed by a user, a first icon which is associated with the input area and executes a first operation based on an input accepted by the input area, a second icon which is associated with the input area and executes a second operation based on an input accepted by the input area, the second operation being different from the first operation, a first display area for information acquired by the first operation, and a second display area for information acquired by the second operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hiroaki Kitano, Midori Kawano
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Publication number: 20170111586Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Atsushi OKUBO, Kazumi AOYAMA, Akichika TANAKA
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Patent number: 9569823Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hideki Shimomura, Atsushi Okubo, Kazumi Aoyama, Akichika Tanaka
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Patent number: 9509971Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a correction unit that searches for an approximate pixel which approximates an occlusion pixel in one parallax map between right-eye and left-eye parallax maps based on the other parallax map and calculates a correction parallax vector of the occlusion pixel based on a parallax vector of the approximate pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Sutou
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Publication number: 20160112524Abstract: [Object] To associate information generated on the basis of an activity that is carried out by a user with respect to a content with the content, thereby effectively using the information. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an activity detection unit configured to detect an activity of a user who currently plays back a content; a tag generation unit configured to generate tag information on the basis of information on the activity; and a tag association unit configured to associate the tag information with one or more positions in the content, the one or more positions corresponding to the activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: YASUHIRO SUTOU, HIROAKI KITANO, SHOTARO HORI, TAIJI ITO, TETSU NATSUME, KOICHI OSHIMA, HIRONARI MIZUMURA, YOSHIHIRO TAKAGI, YASUO SAKUMA
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Publication number: 20150348243Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Atsushi OKUBO, Kazumi AOYAMA, Akichika TANAKA
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Publication number: 20150331486Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an eye-gaze direction detection unit configured to detect an eye-gaze direction of a user toward an image, an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area in the image on the basis of the eye-gaze direction and the image, the eye-gaze direction being detected by the eye-gaze direction detection unit, a chased object detection unit configured to detect a chased object being eye-chased by the user in the image, on the basis of the time-series gaze areas estimated by the estimation unit, a tracking unit configured to search for and track the chased object detected by the chased object detection unit, and an image control unit configured to control an image of the chased object tracked by the tracking unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Kazumi AOYAMA, Yasuhiro SUTOU, Akichika TANAKA
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Patent number: 9087375Abstract: An image processing device includes: a horizontal parallax detecting unit that compares a standard pixel constituting a standard image with a first reference pixel located at the same height position as the standard pixel and a second reference pixel located at a height position different from the first reference pixel out of pixels constituting the reference image in the standard image and the reference image in which the same subject is drawn at horizontal positions different from each other and that detects a horizontal parallax of the standard pixel on the basis of the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Sutou
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Publication number: 20150046860Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor configured to cause a display to show a screen, the screen including an input area which accepts a text input or a drag & drop input performed by a user, a first icon which is associated with the input area and executes a first operation based on an input accepted by the input area, a second icon which is associated with the input area and executes a second operation based on an input accepted by the input area, the second operation being different from the first operation, a first display area for information acquired by the first operation, and a second display area for information acquired by the second operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hiroaki Kitano, Midori Kawano
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Publication number: 20150046878Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a content information acquisition part configured to acquire pieces of content information extracted based on an extraction condition, and a display controller configured to cause content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a track placed around a region. In a first display stage, the display controller causes the content icons to be displayed sequentially on a first track in a manner that the content icons appear at a first point on the first track and disappear at a second point on the first track, the second point being different from the first point, and, in a second display stage, the display controller causes a predetermined number of the content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a second track.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hiroaki KITANO, Hirokazu SHIRADO, Steven FRIEDLANDER, David YOUNG, Koichi OSHIMA, Yasuo SAKUMA
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Publication number: 20140098089Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a correction unit that searches for an approximate pixel which approximates an occlusion pixel in one parallax map between right-eye and left-eye parallax maps based on the other parallax map and calculates a correction parallax vector of the occlusion pixel based on a parallax vector of the approximate pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro SUTOU
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Publication number: 20130083993Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition section acquiring base and reference images in which a same object is drawn at horizontal positions different from each other; and a disparity detection section detecting a candidate pixel as a candidate of a pixel corresponding to a base pixel constituting the base image, from a reference pixel group including a first reference pixel constituting the reference image, and a second reference pixel, whose vertical position is different from that of the first reference pixel, based on the base pixel and the reference pixel group, associating a horizontal disparity candidate indicating a distance from a horizontal position of the base pixel to a horizontal position of the candidate pixel, with a vertical disparity candidate indicating a distance from a vertical position of the base pixel to a vertical position of the candidate pixel, and storing the associated candidates in a storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Sutou
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Publication number: 20120249536Abstract: An image processing device includes: a horizontal parallax detecting unit that compares a standard pixel constituting a standard image with a first reference pixel located at the same height position as the standard pixel and a second reference pixel located at a height position different from the first reference pixel out of pixels constituting the reference image in the standard image and the reference image in which the same subject is drawn at horizontal positions different from each other and that detects a horizontal parallax of the standard pixel on the basis of the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Sutou