Patents by Inventor Kazumi Aoyama

Kazumi Aoyama 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).

  • Patent number: 12277863
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of more easily realizing route planning. A route planning unit selects, on the basis of priority information regarding setting of the moving route, a viaport where a moving object stops over from among a plurality of charging ports that charges the moving object, and sets a moving route of a moving object from a departure point to a destination. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus that performs automatic piloting of a drone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shohei Yamamoto, Kenta Kawamoto, Takayoshi Takayanagi, Kohei Urushido, Shun Lee, Kazumi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20240290099
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines that a first object has been detected by a detection model from a first image included in a series of time-series images, the first object having not been detected from one or more second images that are included in the time-series images and chronologically earlier than the first image; a tracking unit that extracts, from the one or more second images, the first object that has been occluded by a second object under a predetermined condition; a labeling unit that adds a label to the first object extracted from the one or more second images; a learning unit that learns the one or more second images including the first object to which the label is added; an update unit that updates the detection model on the basis of a learning result of the learning unit; and a detection unit that detects, from a third image, a third object occluded under the predetermined condition by executing the updated detection model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: YUKI YAMAMOTO, TAKAYOSHI TAKAYANAGI, KAZUMI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240269830
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a region calculation unit. The region calculation unit calculates, on the basis of operation information regarding an operation performed on a target object and an image of the target object, a hand area when the operation is performed on the target object by using an image generator or a predictor. This enables a high-precision operation. Moreover, a dataset used for the image generator and the predictor can be collected more easily. Therefore, a massive amount of datasets can be built and can be applied to various target objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: SHUNICHI SEKIGUCHI, KAZUMI AOYAMA, TAKAYOSHI TAKAYANAGI, HIROTAKA SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230109408
    Abstract: A collision with another moving object is prevented. An information processing device of the present disclosure includes: an imaging unit which acquires image data by capturing an image of an environment including a traveling direction of a moving object; and a control unit which detects another moving object existing in the traveling direction of the moving object on the basis of the image data and performs an action of preventing a collision with the other moving object on the basis of information regarding the other moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei URUSHIDO, Shun LEE, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Shohei YAMAMOTO, Takayoshi TAKAYANAGI, Kazumi AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11620997
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes a determination unit that determines whether an object that outputs voice is a dialogue target related to voice dialogue based on a result of recognition of an input image, and a dialogue function unit that performs control related to the voice dialogue based on the determination. The dialogue function unit provides a voice dialogue function to the object based on the determination that the object being the dialogue target. Further provided is a method that includes determining whether an object that outputs voice is a dialogue target related to voice dialogue based on a result of recognition of an input image, and performing control related to the voice dialogue based on a result of the determining. The performing of the control further includes providing a voice dialogue function to the object based on the determination that the object is the dialogue target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Kurasawa, Kazumi Aoyama, Yasuharu Asano
  • Publication number: 20230066809
    Abstract: A configuration is achieved in which collision risk information is received from a mobile device such as a drone, a modified path with a low collision risk is generated, and movement according to the modified path is performed. Existence of a second mobile device or pedestrian exposed to a collision risk is checked on the basis of collision risk information received from the mobile device such as a drone, and in a case where the existence of the second mobile device or pedestrian exposed to the collision risk is confirmed, collision risk information received from a first mobile device or modified safe circuit information is transmitted to the second mobile device exposed to the collision risk, or transmitted to a user terminal held by the pedestrian exposed to the collision risk. The collision risk information received from the mobile device such as a drone is risk information with which a collision risk corresponding to a three-dimensional spatial position can be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: SHUN LEE, KOHEI URUSHIDO, KAZUMI AOYAMA, TAKAYOSHI TAKAYANAGI, KENTA KAWAMOTO, SHOHEI YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230043836
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of making a path plan avoiding a crowd. A cost map indicating a risk of passing through a region is generated using crowd information. The present technology can be applied to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) traffic management (UTM) and the like that control a UAV, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: TAKAYOSHI TAKAYANAGI, SHOHEI YAMAMOTO, KENTA KAWAMOTO, KOHEI URUSHIDO, SHUN LEE, KAZUMI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230035476
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of more easily realizing route planning. A route planning unit selects, on the basis of priority information regarding setting of the moving route, a viaport where a moving object stops over from among a plurality of charging ports that charges the moving object, and sets a moving route of a moving object from a departure point to a destination. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus that performs automatic piloting of a drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei YAMAMOTO, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Takayoshi TAKAYANAGI, Kohei URUSHIDO, Shun LEE, Kazumi AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210027779
    Abstract: [Technical Problem] To more highly accurately detect an operation target. [Solution to Problem] Provided is an information processing device including: a determination unit configured to determine whether an object that outputs voice is a dialogue target related to voice dialogue based on a result of recognition of an input image; and a dialogue function unit configured to perform control related to the voice dialogue based on determination by the determination unit. The dialogue function unit provides a voice dialogue function to the object based on a fact that it is determined by the determination unit that the object is the dialogue target. Additionally provided is an information processing method executed by a processor, the method including: determining whether an object that outputs voice is a dialogue target related to voice dialogue based on a result of recognition of an input image; and performing control related to the voice dialogue based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: HIROMI KURASAWA, KAZUMI AOYAMA, YASUHARU ASANO
  • Publication number: 20200219487
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that make it possible to provide a speech interaction of higher convenience. An information processing apparatus including a processor is provided, thereby making it possible to provide a speech interaction of higher convenience. The processor couples utterances before and after a pause included in an utterance of a user in accordance with a matching degree between the utterances before and after in terms of a semantic unit. For example, the present technology is applicable to a speech dialog system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBUYA, Kazumi AOYAMA, Katsuki MINAMINO
  • Patent number: 10110817
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hideki Shimomura, Atsushi Okubo, Kazumi Aoyama, Akichika Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9830352
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store identification data and attribute data of each of a plurality of pieces of content, the attribute data being associated with the identification data, and a retrieval unit configured to specify attribute data corresponding to a retrieval key and perform retrieval of identification data related to another attribute data associated with identification data related to the specified attribute data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Spranger, Kazumi Aoyama, Mario Tokoro, Tetsu Natsume, Katsuki Minamino
  • Publication number: 20170337921
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to control response to a sound input in a preferred mode corresponding to a change in a situation or a user, the information processing device including: a control unit configured to control output of a response to speech of a user in accordance with acquired information regarding a speech state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumi AOYAMA, Yoko ITO
  • Publication number: 20170111586
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Atsushi OKUBO, Kazumi AOYAMA, Akichika TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9569823
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sutou, Hideki Shimomura, Atsushi Okubo, Kazumi Aoyama, Akichika Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150348243
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an imaging position and an imaging direction in units of frame images that constitute a moving image obtained through capturing by an imaging unit, a converted image generation unit configured to generate converted images having different imaging directions for each frame image that constitutes the moving image based on the frame image itself and preceding and succeeding frame images of the frame image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value for each converted moving image constituted by combining the converted image and the original frame image, the evaluation value being used to evaluate a blur between the converted images or between the original frame images, and a selection unit configured to select a converted moving image with less blur based on an evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUTOU, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Atsushi OKUBO, Kazumi AOYAMA, Akichika TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150331486
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an eye-gaze direction detection unit configured to detect an eye-gaze direction of a user toward an image, an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area in the image on the basis of the eye-gaze direction and the image, the eye-gaze direction being detected by the eye-gaze direction detection unit, a chased object detection unit configured to detect a chased object being eye-chased by the user in the image, on the basis of the time-series gaze areas estimated by the estimation unit, a tracking unit configured to search for and track the chased object detected by the chased object detection unit, and an image control unit configured to control an image of the chased object tracked by the tracking unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Hideki SHIMOMURA, Kazumi AOYAMA, Yasuhiro SUTOU, Akichika TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150227580
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store identification data and attribute data of each of a plurality of pieces of content, the attribute data being associated with the identification data, and a retrieval unit configured to specify attribute data corresponding to a retrieval key and perform retrieval of identification data related to another attribute data associated with identification data related to the specified attribute data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael SPRANGER, Kazumi AOYAMA, Mario TOKORO, Tetsu NATSUME, Katsuki MINAMINO
  • Patent number: 8560467
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit for obtaining time-series data, an activity model learning unit for learning an activity model representing a user activity state as a stochastic state transition model from the obtained time-series data, a recognition unit for recognizing a current user activity state by using the learned activity model, and a prediction unit for predicting a user activity state after a predetermined time elapses from a current time from the recognized current user activity state, wherein the prediction unit predicts the user activity state as an occurrence probability, and calculates the occurrence probabilities of the respective states on the basis of the state transition probability of the stochastic state transition model to predict the user activity state, while it is presumed that observation probabilities of the respective states at the respective times of the stochastic state transition model are an equal probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Ito, Kohtaro Sabe, Hirotaka Suzuki, Jun Yokono, Kazumi Aoyama, Takashi Hasuo
  • Patent number: 8538750
    Abstract: This invention realizes a speech communication system and method, and a robot apparatus capable of significantly improving entertainment property. A speech communication system with a function to make conversation with a conversation partner is provided with a speech recognition means for recognizing speech of the conversation partner, a conversation control means for controlling conversation with the conversation partner based on the recognition result of the speech recognition means, an image recognition means for recognizing the face of the conversation partner, and a tracking control means for tracing the existence of the conversation partner based on one or both of the recognition result of the image recognition means and the recognition result of the speech recognition means. The conversation control means controls conversation so as to continue depending on tracking of the tracking control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumi Aoyama, Hideki Shimomura