Patents by Inventor Kazuki Yokoyama
Kazuki Yokoyama 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: 20240092366Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus includes an abnormal section determination part that determines a road section having a road surface on which an abnormality is probably present, based on an output value of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, an image selection part that selects an image(s) including the determined road section from a plurality of images shot at predetermined time intervals by a camera mounted on the vehicle, and a transmission part that is able to transmit the selected image(s) to a predetermined server.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kazuki Ogata, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Natsumi Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240096110Abstract: A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kazuki Ogata, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Natsumi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 11924402Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for restraining a burden on a user who observes a three-dimensional image. Therefore, a display control unit performs display control to cause a three-dimensional image to be displayed so that a first plane surface parallel to a horizontal plane in a real space is observed in an area based on a distance between a lower end and an upper end of a display surface on which a display unit displays the three-dimensional image and an angle between the horizontal plane and the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Tomoya Yano
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Publication number: 20240017669Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 11813988Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagata, Takashi Saitoh, Koji Aoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20230308629Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and a member capable of reducing a sense of incongruity given to a user observing a stereoscopic image. An information processing device according to the present technology includes: a first display unit that displays a stereoscopic image; and a member that is along at least one of a horizontal or vertical plane in real space, the plane containing an edge of a display surface of the first display unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Toyoshima, Kenichi Nakaki, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yoshiyuki Ohta, Kazuki Yokoyama, Takuya Toriumi
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Publication number: 20230191994Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 11603043Abstract: Provision of a sense of distance by motion parallax is easily realized. A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagata, Takashi Saitoh, Koji Aoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
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Patent number: 11582438Abstract: Provided is a control device including a control unit that calculates a first positional relationship between an eye of an observer observing an object displayed on a display unit and a first point in a master-side three-dimensional coordinate system, and controls an imaging unit that images the object so that a second positional relationship between the imaging unit and a second point corresponding to the first point in a slave-side three-dimensional coordinate system corresponds to the first positional relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Itotani, Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Atsushi Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20220408076Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a plurality of projection units, a screen, and an image generation unit. The plurality of projection units projects image light corresponding to image data with reference to projection axes thereof and is disposed such that the projection axes face in directions different from each other along a first plane. The screen is disposed to intersect with the first plane at a first elevation angle (?i) and diffuses and outputs the image light projected along the first plane at a second elevation angle (?o) different from the first elevation angle (?i). The image generation unit generates the image data for displaying a plurality of viewpoint images corresponding to viewpoints at which the screen is observed at the second elevation angle (?o) on the basis of the directions of the projection axes on the first plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Akira TANAKA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Tomoya YANO
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Publication number: 20220060678Abstract: Provided is a control device including a control unit that calculates a first positional relationship between an eye of an observer observing an object displayed on a display unit and a first point in a master-side three-dimensional coordinate system, and controls an imaging unit that images the object so that a second positional relationship between the imaging unit and a second point corresponding to the first point in a slave-side three-dimensional coordinate system corresponds to the first positional relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuki ITOTANI, Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Koji AOYAMA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220041107Abstract: Provision of a sense of distance by motion parallax is easily realized. A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20210364815Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for restraining a burden on a user who observes a three-dimensional image. Therefore, a display control unit performs display control to cause a three-dimensional image to be displayed so that a first plane surface parallel to a horizontal plane in a real space is observed in an area based on a distance between a lower end and an upper end of a display surface on which a display unit displays the three-dimensional image and an angle between the horizontal plane and the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: KAZUKI YOKOYAMA, KOJI AOYAMA, TOMOYA YANO
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Patent number: 11106050Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for restraining a burden on a user who observes a three-dimensional image. Therefore, a display control unit performs display control to cause a three-dimensional image to be displayed so that a first plane surface parallel to a horizontal plane in a real space is observed in an area based on a distance between a lower end and an upper end of a display surface on which a display unit displays the three-dimensional image and an angle between the horizontal plane and the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Tomoya Yano
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Patent number: 11064176Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that controls display of a display unit such that a stereoscopic image is displayed on a virtual display surface arranged in a space, in which the display control unit controls an arrangement of the virtual display surface in the space on the basis of a position of a viewpoint of a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama
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Publication number: 20200177861Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that controls display of a display unit such that a stereoscopic image is displayed on a virtual display surface arranged in a space, in which the display control unit controls an arrangement of the virtual display surface in the space on the basis of a position of a viewpoint of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Koji AOYAMA
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Publication number: 20200073135Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for restraining a burden on a user who observes a three-dimensional image. Therefore, a display control unit performs display control to cause a three-dimensional image to be displayed so that a first plane surface parallel to a horizontal plane in a real space is observed in an area based on a distance between a lower end and an upper end of a display surface on which a display unit displays the three-dimensional image and an angle between the horizontal plane and the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: KAZUKI YOKOYAMA, KOJI AOYAMA, TOMOYA YANO
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Patent number: 10229656Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program with which a full-size image of an object in an input image can be displayed at a position that makes people feel that the image is closer to the real thing. An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an image size adjustment unit and a display position determination unit. The image size adjustment unit adjusts a size of an input image so that an object of the input image is displayed in full size from a display area. The display position determination unit determines, on the basis of a positional relationship between a first base surface of a space where the display area exists and the display area, a display position of a full-size image in the display area, the full-size image being obtained by adjusting the size of the input image.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9952657Abstract: An apparatus includes a display controller configured to control a display state of a transparent display based on a sensor output that contains information regarding an object separated from the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Nishi, Kazuki Yokoyama, Masuyoshi Kurokawa, Kohei Miyamoto, Takeshi Uemori
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Patent number: D1009879Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Tomoya Yano, Koji Aoyama, Yuji Nakahata