Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can enable more comfortable communication by rendering distances to multiple communication partners by using three-dimensional expression for connection between spaces. [Solution] An information processing device including: 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.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of giving a sense of realism as if a partner connected in video communication is present in one's sight. [Solution] An information processing device including: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive an image to and from a communication connection destination; and a control unit 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.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that can provide sound with more increase in realistic sense by restoring a difference of sound pressure between sound sources. The signal processing device includes: an acoustic signal obtaining unit that obtains an acoustic signal; a sound source positional information obtaining unit that obtains sound source positional information relating to a distance between a sound source and a sound collecting unit that collects sound from the sound source; a listening positional information obtaining unit that obtains listening positional information relating to a distance between a reproducing device that reproduces the acoustic signal and a listener who listens to sound reproduced by the reproducing device; and a correcting unit that corrects gain of the acoustic signal on a basis of the sound-source positional information and the listening positional information. The present technology can be applied to, e.g.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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. 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to grasp the partner's line of sight more naturally in video communication that connects remote locations. [Solution] 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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. 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.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that can provide sound with more increase in realistic sense by restoring a difference of sound pressure between sound sources. The signal processing device includes: an acoustic signal obtaining unit that obtains an acoustic signal; a sound source positional information obtaining unit that obtains sound source positional information relating to a distance between a sound source and a sound collecting unit that collects sound from the sound source; a listening positional information obtaining unit that obtains listening positional information relating to a distance between a reproducing device that reproduces the acoustic signal and a listener who listens to sound reproduced by the reproducing device; and a correcting unit that corrects gain of the acoustic signal on a basis of the sound-source positional information and the listening positional information. The present technology can be applied to, e.g.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit configured to perform 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 configured to cause the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, and a photographing control unit configured to control timing at which a photographing unit carried by the user is allowed to perform photographing based on the recognized action state of the user.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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 control a display indicating a range of directivity formed by beamforming executed by a sound input unit or a sound output unit.

Abstract: There is provided a control device, control method, and computer 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 control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire state information obtained by detecting a state of a projection surface; and a generation unit configured to generate control information for controlling an illumination unit that outputs illumination without involvement in display of image information based on the state information.