Patents by Inventor Junichi Muramoto

Junichi Muramoto 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: 20260105584
    Abstract: Techniques include storing, by a memory, first to Nth (N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) input frames having a predetermined number of input pixels, and attached information of each of the input frames. The techniques further include editing, by a processor, nth (n=2, 3, . . . , N) attached information stored in the memory according to user instructions. The techniques further include outputting, by a machine learning model trained using a plurality of training data sets, an nth estimated frame having a number of estimated pixels greater than or equal to the number of input pixels, based on first to n?1th input frames and the attached information, and an nth input frame and edited attached information. The techniques further include displaying the nth estimated frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Wataru Kawamata, Kenichiro Yokota, Takashi Amada, Shoichi Ikenoue, Nobuyuki Yasue, Junichi Muramoto, Jung-Hsuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20250044592
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12181670
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Patent number: 12141339
    Abstract: In an image generation apparatus, a viewpoint information acquisition section acquires information regarding a viewpoint of a user wearing a head-mounted display. A real space information acquisition section acquires information regarding a real space where the user and an information provider are present. A viewpoint control section moves the viewpoint in display from a user's viewpoint to another person's viewpoint including an object present in the real space in a field of view. An image generation section generates an image relative to the determined viewpoint and outputs the image from an output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20240265583
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing device including an input information acquiring part that receives a user operation relating to an image displayed on a displaying device, and an image displaying part that, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation for specifying a place by a user, causes the displaying device to display thereon an image of the place. The image displaying part further causes an icon for floor number selection for selecting a floor number of a building currently displayed to be displayed and, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation, which is performed on the icon for floor number selection, for selecting another floor, changes display such that an image of the selected floor appears from a direction same as a direction corresponding to the selected floor in a vertical positional relation between the selected floor and a floor currently displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11995868
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing device including an input information acquiring part that receives a user operation relating to an image displayed on a displaying device, and an image displaying part that, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation for specifying a place by a user, causes the displaying device to display thereon an image of the place. The image displaying part further causes an icon for floor number selection for selecting a floor number of a building currently displayed to be displayed and, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation, which is performed on the icon for floor number selection, for selecting another floor, changes display such that an image of the selected floor appears from a direction same as a direction corresponding to the selected floor in a vertical positional relation between the selected floor and a floor currently displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20230324685
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11714281
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20220382052
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11460697
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Patent number: 11385850
    Abstract: Original pictures photographed from a plurality of photograph viewpoints are prepared, display pictures for regions corresponding to visual-lines are generated while switching to an original picture photographed from another viewpoint is being performed according to movement of a subject 81 or the like. The original pictures are associated with tag data indicating the positions of images of particular subjects. When the viewpoint is switched, the visual line is controlled such that the position indicated by a tag for a same subject is included within the visual field before and after the switching. Accordingly, a post-switching region is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20220147138
    Abstract: In an image generation apparatus, a viewpoint information acquisition section acquires information regarding a viewpoint of a user wearing a head-mounted display. A real space information acquisition section acquires information regarding a real space where the user and an information provider are present. A viewpoint control section moves the viewpoint in display from a user's viewpoint to another person's viewpoint including an object present in the real space in a field of view. An image generation section generates an image relative to the determined viewpoint and outputs the image from an output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20210342109
    Abstract: Original pictures photographed from a plurality of photograph viewpoints are prepared, display pictures for regions corresponding to visual-lines are generated while switching to an original picture photographed from another viewpoint is being performed according to movement of a subject 81 or the like. The original pictures are associated with tag data indicating the positions of images of particular subjects. When the viewpoint is switched, the visual line is controlled such that the position indicated by a tag for a same subject is included within the visual field before and after the switching. Accordingly, a post-switching region is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20210297649
    Abstract: A partial image acquiring unit 50 of an image data output device 10 acquires plural partial images photographed with different angles of view. An output image generating unit 52 connects partial images to generate data of one wide-angle image. A map generating unit 56 generates map data relating to a joint of partial images, and a data output unit 54 outputs these pieces of data. A content creation device 18 refers to the map data and enlarges a region including the joint, and detects and corrects image distortion and a discontinuous part. A content reproduction device 20 refers to the map data and connects or combines the remaining partial images as appropriate to carry out output to the display device 16b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shinpei YAMAGUCHI, Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11039121
    Abstract: Provided is a calibration apparatus that performs calibration by using a captured image of a chart including a plurality of plane surfaces forming a predetermined angle ?. An imaging apparatus simultaneously images chart patterns depicted on each of the plane surfaces of the chart. In this instance, the chart pattern depicted on each of the plane surfaces of the chart is inversely projected in accordance with a distance from an imaging plane such that patterns in which feature points are uniformly distributed within the captured image are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Myokan, Tetsugo Inada, Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20200341275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200327699
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing device including an input information acquiring part that receives a user operation relating to an image displayed on a displaying device, and an image displaying part that, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation for specifying a place by a user, causes the displaying device to display thereon an image of the place. The image displaying part further causes an icon for floor number selection for selecting a floor number of a building currently displayed to be displayed and, when the input information acquiring part receives an operation, which is performed on the icon for floor number selection, for selecting another floor, changes display such that an image of the selected floor appears from a direction same as a direction corresponding to the selected floor in a vertical positional relation between the selected floor and a floor currently displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi MURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200177866
    Abstract: Provided is a calibration apparatus that performs calibration by using a captured image of a chart including a plurality of plane surfaces forming a predetermined angle ?. An imaging apparatus simultaneously images chart patterns depicted on each of the plane surfaces of the chart. In this instance, the chart pattern depicted on each of the plane surfaces of the chart is inversely projected in accordance with a distance from an imaging plane such that patterns in which feature points are uniformly distributed within the captured image are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Myokan, Tetsugo Inada, Junichi Muramoto
  • Publication number: 20200021736
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing circuit and an imaging apparatus by which a plurality of images including an overlapping region can be accurately stitched. Stitching (projective transformation and warping) is performed on direct-transformation region images on the basis of camera initial condition information (information on directions of camera modules) stored in an EEPROM. Stitching is performed on overlapping-region images under the determined composition condition. Stitching is performed on buffer region images by the use of a value (e.g., moderate value) determined on the basis of a projective transformation condition of the direct-transformation region images and a projective transformation condition of the overlapping-region images. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a signal processing circuit used in an imaging apparatus such as a camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: JUNICHI MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10455151
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing circuit and an imaging apparatus by which a plurality of images including an overlapping region can be accurately stitched. Stitching (projective transformation and warping) is performed on direct-transformation region images on the basis of camera initial condition information (information on directions of camera modules) stored in an EEPROM. Stitching is performed on overlapping-region images under the determined composition condition. Stitching is performed on buffer region images by the use of a value (e.g., moderate value) determined on the basis of a projective transformation condition of the direct-transformation region images and a projective transformation condition of the overlapping-region images. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a signal processing circuit used in an imaging apparatus such as a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Muramoto