Patents by Inventor Atsushi Izumihara
Atsushi Izumihara 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: 20230245397Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing method, a program, and a system that are capable of exhibiting high intuitiveness in operation. [Solving Means] In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology is an information processing method executed by a computer system, the method including controlling setting of a virtual viewpoint of a user with respect to a real space and setting of an operable range in which an operation relating to the real space can be executed by the user with respect to the real space. This makes it possible to exhibit high intuitiveness in operation. Further, the operable range is set to the range within the reach of a controller held by the user, that is, the range within the reach of the user, and thus the physical spatial perception ability of a human can be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Atsushi IZUMIHARA
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Patent number: 11340714Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement information acquisition part acquiring information which is based on movement of an operation device, and a control information generation part generating, based on the information, control information for changing a display status continuously in a non-linear manner according to the movement.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ken Miyashita, Atsushi Izumihara, Yoshihito Ohki, Yasushi Okumura, Fuminori Homma, Akemi Tazaki, Shoichiro Moriya
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Patent number: 11343471Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that includes a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination, a generation unit configured to generate spatial image information placed at a predetermined position in a three-dimensional space by using captured images of a plurality of the communication destinations, and a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display the generated spatial image information on a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Yusuke Sakai
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Patent number: 11146771Abstract: There is provided a display control device, display control method, and program capable of executing control such that information can be displayed more appropriately and efficiently according to an environment in which information is displayed or a situation of displayed information, the display control device including: a display control unit configured to decide a display region of a display object to be displayed on a display surface according to information regarding a real object on the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Takayuki Sakamoto, Tomohiro Ishii, Atsushi Izumihara, Masayuki Yamada, Yohei Fukuma, Yuzuru Kimura, Yasushi Okumura, Takashi Shibuya, Katsuya Hyodo
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Patent number: 11082660Abstract: There is provided an information processing device and an information processing method capable of giving a sense of realism as if a partner connected in video communication is present in one's sight. The information processing device including a communication unit configured to transmit and receive an image to and from a communication connection destination. Further, a control unit is configured to control a display range and a position of the image, on the basis of a display size and installation position information of a display device that displays the image and distance information of a subject appearing in the image that is acquired from the image.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Miki, Atsushi Izumihara, Yusuke Sakai
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Patent number: 10983656Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including an output control unit that controls a display output unit in a manner that a display object indicating a sequential passage of time is displayed. The display object indicates a playback position of content, the display object including a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the content. The present technology enables a user to intuitively perceive the relationship between the plurality of pieces of content and the piece of content that is currently being played back.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Tetsuo Ikeda, Atsushi Izumihara, Masanari Koyama
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Patent number: 10986310Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of looking back on the past two-way communication while maintaining connection between spaces in real time. The information processing apparatus controls two-way communication between a first space and a second space, and includes: a control unit that performs control to display first image information and second image information in the first space and performs control to display third image information and fourth image information in the second space, in which the first image information is current image information regarding the second space, the second image information is past image information regarding the second space, the third image information is current image information regarding the first space, and the fourth image information is past image information regarding the first space in the same time zone as that of the second image information.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryusei Koike, Atsushi Izumihara, Koji Furusawa
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Patent number: 10834359Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of aurally producing distance in a virtual three-dimensional space by using the space for a connection to a communication partner, and realizing more comfortable communication. An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination; and a reproduction control unit configured to perform control such that sound data of a space of the communication destination is reproduced from a sound output unit in a space of a communication source with an output value in accordance with separation distance between the communication destination and the communication source disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, the output value being different for each sound source type.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Atsushi Izumihara, Daisuke Miki
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Patent number: 10785447Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of producing the distance to a communication partner by using a three-dimensional expression to connect spaces, and realizing more comfortable communication. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination; a generation unit configured to generate space image information in which an image corresponding to a space of the communication destination is disposed at a predetermined position in a three-dimensional space; and a display control unit configured to perform control such that the generated space image information is displayed on a display unit in a communication source.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Atsushi Izumihara, Daisuke Miki
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Publication number: 20200275055Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of looking back on the past two-way communication while maintaining connection between spaces in real time. The information processing apparatus controls two-way communication between a first space and a second space, and includes: a control unit that performs control to display first image information and second image information in the first space and performs control to display third image information and fourth image information in the second space, in which the first image information is current image information regarding the second space, the second image information is past image information regarding the second space, the third image information is current image information regarding the first space, and the fourth image information is past image information regarding the first space in the same time zone as that of the second image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryusei KOIKE, Atsushi IZUMIHARA, Koji FURUSAWA
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Publication number: 20200252586Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that includes a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination, a generation unit configured to generate spatial image information placed at a predetermined position in a three-dimensional space by using captured images of a plurality of the communication destinations, and a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display the generated spatial image information on a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: ATSUSHI IZUMIHARA, YUSUKE SAKAI
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Patent number: 10719121Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to provide a user interface to a user, determine whether a predetermined object is present in an input recognition area of a sensor, and determine a region of interest within the user interface. The circuitry is further configured to determine, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, whether the region of interest within the user interface changes. The circuitry is further configured to perform an operation based on whether the region of interest is determined, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, to change.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Kimura, Takuo Ikeda, Tetsuo Ikeda, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Yasuyuki Koga, Atsushi Izumihara
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Patent number: 10659728Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a receiving section that receives a captured image of a video communication partner from a communication destination apparatus and a control section that controls a display of the received captured image on a display section. The control section executes image processing to display the captured image such that a line of sight of a communication partner appearing in the captured image appears to point towards a user looking at the display section, on a basis of information indicating that the communication partner appearing in the captured image is looking at the user being displayed on the communication destination apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Daisuke Miki, Atsushi Izumihara
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Patent number: 10638091Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a reception unit that receives data from a communication destination, a generation unit that generates spatial image information placed at a predetermined position in a three-dimensional space by using captured images of a plurality of the communication destinations, and a display control unit that performs control so as to display the generated spatial image information on a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Yusuke Sakai
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Patent number: 10635184Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a determination unit configured to perform determination of execution or non-execution of a manipulation based on a pause of a manipulation position specified through a manipulation of pointing to a display plane using a manipulating body at a position apart from the display plane, and a control unit configured to issue a command corresponding to the manipulation when the determination unit determines execution of the manipulation.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuji Takimoto, Yusuke Sakai, Tomohiro Ishii, Atsushi Izumihara, Osamu Shigeta
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Patent number: 10613330Abstract: Provided is an information processing device to enable a user and an outside person to communicate smoothly, the information processing device including: a necessity degree determination unit configured to determine, based on outside information indicating a situation external to a user, a degree of necessity that the user be notified of the outside information; and a notification state control unit configured to switch a notification state of the outside information with respect to the user based on the determined degree of necessity.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Maki Imoto, Atsushi Izumihara, Koji Ihara, Shigeru Kawada
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Patent number: 10609279Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit that recognizes an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit that performs a process regarding an amount of information on an image photographed by a photographing unit based on an action state of the user recognized by the action recognition unit during photographing by the photographing unit carried by the user, and a transmission control unit that causes the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Takuo Ikeda, Tetsuo Ikeda, Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga, Tsubasa Tsukahara
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Publication number: 20200077048Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of aurally producing distance in a virtual three-dimensional space by using the space for a connection to a communication partner, and realizing more comfortable communication. An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination; and a reproduction control unit configured to perform control such that sound data of a space of the communication destination is reproduced from a sound output unit in a space of a communication source with an output value in accordance with separation distance between the communication destination and the communication source disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, the output value being different for each sound source type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Atsushi Izumihara, Daisuke Miki
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Patent number: 10511807Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of aurally producing distance in a virtual three-dimensional space by using the space for a connection to a communication partner, and realizing more comfortable communication. An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination; and a reproduction control unit configured to perform control such that sound data of a space of the communication destination is reproduced from a sound output unit in a space of a communication source with an output value in accordance with separation distance between the communication destination and the communication source disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, the output value being different for each sound source type.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Atsushi Izumihara, Daisuke Miki
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Publication number: 20190327446Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of producing the distance to a communication partner by using a three-dimensional expression to connect spaces, and realizing more comfortable communication. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication destination; a generation unit configured to generate space image information in which an image corresponding to a space of the communication destination is disposed at a predetermined position in a three-dimensional space; and a display control unit configured to perform control such that the generated space image information is displayed on a display unit in a communication source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Atsushi Izumihara, Daisuke Miki