Patents by Inventor Kazuya SENTO

Kazuya SENTO 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).

  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20240107172
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 11917299
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20230224592
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20230085080
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes: a deciding unit configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment between a first image captured by a first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having an angle of view wider than an angle of view of the first imaging device, on the basis of imaging-related information related to imaging performed by the first imaging device; and an outputting unit configured to output the alignment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kouji Yamamoto, Kazuya Sento, Hiroki Takahara
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 11575830
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20230018868
    Abstract: An image processing device performs a combining process of disposing a second image in a first image captured by a first imaging device, the second image being an image of the imaging field of view of a second imaging device capable of imaging a partial field of view in the imaging field of view of the first imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUYA SENTO, HIROKI TAKAHARA, NORIHIKO AKAMATSU
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20210235013
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 11025819
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20190158739
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 10237474
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 9906719
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20160205320
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES
    Publication number: 20160028953
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO
  • Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images
    Patent number: 9185287
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Sento
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20130033566
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya SENTO