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).

  • Publication number: 20240092366
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ogata, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Natsumi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20240096110
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ogata, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Natsumi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11924402
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Tomoya Yano
  • Publication number: 20240017669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11813988
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Takashi Saitoh, Koji Aoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20230308629
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Toyoshima, Kenichi Nakaki, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yoshiyuki Ohta, Kazuki Yokoyama, Takuya Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20230191994
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11603043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Takashi Saitoh, Koji Aoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11582438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Itotani, Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20220408076
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Tomoya YANO
  • Publication number: 20220060678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki ITOTANI, Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Koji AOYAMA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220041107
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210364815
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: KAZUKI YOKOYAMA, KOJI AOYAMA, TOMOYA YANO
  • Patent number: 11106050
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Tomoya Yano
  • Patent number: 11064176
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20200177861
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Koji AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200073135
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: KAZUKI YOKOYAMA, KOJI AOYAMA, TOMOYA YANO
  • Patent number: 10229656
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9952657
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nishi, Kazuki Yokoyama, Masuyoshi Kurokawa, Kohei Miyamoto, Takeshi Uemori
  • Patent number: D1009879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Tomoya Yano, Koji Aoyama, Yuji Nakahata