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: 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: 9875553
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a depth control signal generation unit generating a depth control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region of an input image based on the depth position of a subject in each region of the input image; a face skin region control signal generation unit generating a face skin region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the human face skin region in the input image; a person region control signal generation unit generating a person region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the region of the person in the input image; and a control signal synthesis unit synthesizing the depth control signal, the face skin region control signal, and the person region control signal to generate a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Mayuko Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9761058
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that includes a coefficient setting section, and a processing section. The coefficient setting section is configured to set a filter coefficient based on a correlation value in a color image. The processing section is configured to perform filter processing on a disparity image of the color image for correction of the disparity image, the filter processing being performed using the filter coefficient set by the coefficient setting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shihhao Wen, Kazuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20170193970
    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: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: SHUICHI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIYUKI AKIYAMA, KAZUKI YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170052684
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control apparatus, a display control method, and a program which can implement a UI that allows a user to intuitively select an intended region in an image. A position of a display surface on which a display apparatus displays an image is detected, and a projected image obtained by projecting an image model of a predetermined image is displayed on the display surface along a straight light passing through a position of the user and a pixel of the display surface whose position is detected. The present technology can be applied to apparatuses having an image displaying function, such as a smartphone and a tablet terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shihhao WEN, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9202107
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a data processing section which processes input image data and obtains output image data; a face detecting section which detects a face image on the basis of the input image data and obtains information about a face image region in which the face image exists; and a processing controller which controls the process of the data processing section on the basis of the information about the face image region obtained in the face detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tomoichi Fujisawa, Masayuki Tsumura, Mitsuharu Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20140376809
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a depth control signal generation unit generating a depth control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region of an input image based on the depth position of a subject in each region of the input image; a face skin region control signal generation unit generating a face skin region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the human face skin region in the input image; a person region control signal generation unit generating a person region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the region of the person in the input image; and a control signal synthesis unit synthesizing the depth control signal, the face skin region control signal, and the person region control signal to generate a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuki YOKOYAMA, Takahiro SAKAGUCHI, Mayuko MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140347267
    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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nishi, Kazuki Yokoyama, Masuyoshi Kurokawa, Kohei Miyamoto, Takeshi Uemori
  • Publication number: 20140334715
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that includes a coefficient setting section, and a processing section. The coefficient setting section is configured to set a filter coefficient based on a correlation value in a color image. The processing section is configured to perform filter processing on a disparity image of the color image for correction of the disparity image, the filter processing being performed using the filter coefficient set by the coefficient setting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shihhao WEN, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8867824
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a depth control signal generation unit generating a depth control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region of an input image based on the depth position of a subject in each region of the input image; a face skin region control signal generation unit generating a face skin region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the human face skin region in the input image; a person region control signal generation unit generating a person region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the region of the person in the input image; and a control signal synthesis unit synthesizing the depth control signal, the face skin region control signal, and the person region control signal to generate a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Mayuko Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20140119607
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a data processing section which processes input image data and obtains output image data; a face detecting section which detects a face image on the basis of the input image data and obtains information about a face image region in which the face image exists; and a processing controller which controls the process of the data processing section on the basis of the information about the face image region obtained in the face detecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: KAZUKI YOKOYAMA, TAKAHIRO SAKAGUCHI, TOMOICHI FUJISAWA, MASAYUKI TSUMURA, MITSUHARU HOSHINO