Patents by Inventor Hideo Miyamaki

Hideo Miyamaki 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: 20230419445
    Abstract: An information processing device configured to: acquire an image captured according to an imaging instruction by a mobile object; acquire sensor information including position information about the mobile object according to an exposure notification signal transmitted at a fixed timing that is relative to an exposure end timing of the captured image, the exposure notification signal being transmitted in response to the imaging instruction; and store the position information included in the acquired sensor information in association with the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORI, Hiroyuki SANO, Hideo MIYAMAKI, Masato TSUJIE, Yoichiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11769225
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can easily execute a stitching process. Provided are: an image generation unit that generates a first reference image regarding a first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of first images regarding the first imaging region and that generates a second reference image regarding a second imaging region at least partially overlapping with the first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of second images regarding the second imaging region; and a processing unit that generates positioning information indicating a correspondence between the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the basis of the first reference image and the second reference image. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus that executes a stitching process of a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Masatoshi Takashima, Yu Kitamura, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 11756158
    Abstract: An information processing device configured to: acquire an image captured according to an imaging instruction by a mobile object; acquire sensor information including position information about the mobile object according to an exposure notification signal transmitted at a fixed timing that is relative to an exposure end timing of the captured image, the exposure notification signal being transmitted in response to the imaging instruction; and store the position information included in the acquired sensor information in association with the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mori, Hiroyuki Sano, Hideo Miyamaki, Masato Tsujie, Yoichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220277419
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can easily execute a stitching process. Provided are: an image generation unit that generates a first reference image regarding a first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of first images regarding the first imaging region and that generates a second reference image regarding a second imaging region at least partially overlapping with the first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of second images regarding the second imaging region; and a processing unit that generates positioning information indicating a correspondence between the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the basis of the first reference image and the second reference image. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus that executes a stitching process of a plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Masatoshi Takashima, Yu Kitamura, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20220237738
    Abstract: An information processing device configured to: acquire an image captured according to an imaging instruction by a mobile object; acquire sensor information including position information about the mobile object according to an exposure notification signal transmitted at a fixed timing that is relative to an exposure end timing of the captured image, the exposure notification signal being transmitted in response to the imaging instruction; and store the position information included in the acquired sensor information in association with the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORI, Hiroyuki SANO, Hideo MIYAMAKI, Masato TSUJIE, Yoichiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11341608
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device configured to: acquire an image captured according to an imaging instruction by an imaging device mounted to a mobile object; acquire sensor information including position information about the mobile object from a sensor device according to a signal transmitted from the imaging device in response to the imaging instruction; and associate the acquired sensor information with the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mori, Hiroyuki Sano, Hideo Miyamaki, Masato Tsujie, Yoichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11328388
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can easily execute a stitching process. Provided are: an image generation unit that generates a first reference image regarding a first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of first images regarding the first imaging region and that generates a second reference image regarding a second imaging region at least partially overlapping with the first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of second images regarding the second imaging region; and a processing unit that generates positioning information indicating a correspondence between the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the basis of the first reference image and the second reference image. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus that executes a stitching process of a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Masatoshi Takashima, Yu Kitamura, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20200211158
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can easily execute a stitching process. Provided are: an image generation unit that generates a first reference image regarding a first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of first images regarding the first imaging region and that generates a second reference image regarding a second imaging region at least partially overlapping with the first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of second images regarding the second imaging region; and a processing unit that generates positioning information indicating a correspondence between the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the basis of the first reference image and the second reference image. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus that executes a stitching process of a plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Masatoshi Takashima, Yu Kitamura, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20200134783
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device configured to: acquire an image captured according to an imaging instruction by an imaging device mounted to a mobile object; acquire sensor information including position information about the mobile object from a sensor device according to a signal transmitted from the imaging device in response to the imaging instruction; and associate the acquired sensor information with the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORI, Hiroyuki SANO, Hideo MIYAMAKI, Masato TSUJIE, Yoichiro SATO
  • Patent number: 10044923
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
  • Patent number: 9955058
    Abstract: A multi-codec camera system includes a multi-codec camera that acquires video in the form of multiple compression-rate image data and a determination module that selects image data from the multiple compression-rate image data acquired by the multi-codec camera according to a predetermined reference, wherein when a predetermined object is detected from the video acquired by the multi-codec camera, the determination module selects image data at a compression rate according to the size of the detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideo Miyamaki
  • Publication number: 20170064183
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma TSUKUDA, Nobuhiro TSURUMAKI, Masaki DEMIZU, Masafumi SUZUKI, Yoichi KASAHARA, Katsuyoshi KANEMOTO, Hideo MIYAMAKI, Takumi SUGAYA, Shin YANAI
  • Patent number: 9509955
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
  • Patent number: 9491410
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
  • Patent number: 8934012
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes a video data obtaining section obtaining video data from a monitoring terminal, a metadata obtaining section obtaining metadata describing information on a monitored subject from the monitoring terminal, a filter setting storage section storing a filter setting, a metadata filter section performing filtering processing on the metadata by using a filter setting stored in the filter setting storage section, and an output section outputting a monitoring result based on the filtering processing result obtained by performing filtering processing in the metadata filter section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Asako Tamura, Kazuma Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20140104433
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to manage a plurality of network cameras simply. The network camera management system comprises: a server for managing a plurality of cameras and controlling recording and/or displaying of an image captured by a camera; and a controller for instructing a management state of a camera on the server. By the operation of the controller, an image to be displayed is dynamically selected from images captured by the plurality of cameras according to the mode instructed by the controller. Thus, even if there are a large number of cameras, it is possible to display in such a form that it is intuitively easy to understand which camera's image is being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Miyamaki
  • Patent number: 8624978
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to manage a plurality of network cameras simply. The network camera management system comprises: a server for managing a plurality of cameras and controlling recording and/or displaying of an image captured by a camera; and a controller for instructing a management state of a camera on the server. By the operation of the controller, an image to be displayed is dynamically selected from images captured by the plurality of cameras according to the mode instructed by the controller. Thus, even if there are a large number of cameras, it is possible to display in such a form that it is intuitively easy to understand which camera's image is being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Miyamaki
  • Publication number: 20130242094
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
  • Publication number: 20120154623
    Abstract: A multi-codec camera system includes a multi-codec camera that acquires video in the form of multiple compression-rate image data and a determination module that selects image data from the multiple compression-rate image data acquired by the multi-codec camera according to a predetermined reference, wherein when a predetermined object is detected from the video acquired by the multi-codec camera, the determination module selects image data at a compression rate according to the size of the detected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo MIYAMAKI
  • Patent number: 8174571
    Abstract: Thumbnails are used, facilitating any operation on an object that changes from time to time as in a moving picture, thereby to prevent failure in capturing important objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hibi, Masaharu Suzuki, Satoshi Tabuchi, Asako Tamura, Hideo Miyamaki