Patents by Inventor KEI NITTA

KEI NITTA 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: 11785411
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an output processing unit, a recognized-position acquisition unit, and a comparing unit. The output processing unit generates a sound by using a head-related transfer function of a user measured in advance, the sound being to be output from a virtual sound source located at a first position in a space around the user. The recognized-position acquisition unit acquires information of a second position in the space, the second position being recognized as a position of the virtual sound source by the user who has listened to the sound. The comparing unit compares the first position and the second position with each other. The output processing unit controls the position of the virtual sound source of the sound output toward the user on the basis of a result of the comparison by the comparing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Nitta
  • Patent number: 11523246
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a determination unit and a display control unit. The determination unit obtains a position of a virtual object relative to a display region and determines whether or not a correction allowable region set in a region different from the virtual object overlaps at least a part of the display region when the virtual object is located outside the display region. The display control unit causes at least a part of a display object showing the virtual object in the display region to be displayed in a case where the determination unit determines that the correction allowable region overlaps at least the part of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Koga, Kei Nitta
  • Publication number: 20210297805
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system that are capable of easily performing calibration of sound image localization processing. [Solving Means] The information processing apparatus includes an output processing unit, a recognized-position acquisition unit, and a comparing unit. The output processing unit generates a sound by using a head-related transfer function of a user measured in advance, the sound being to be output from a virtual sound source located at a first position in a space around the user. The recognized-position acquisition unit acquires information of a second position in the space, the second position being recognized as a position of the virtual sound source by the user who has listened to the sound. The comparing unit compares the first position and the second position with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210281966
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a program, and an information processing method, by which a user's gaze can be quickly guided to a virtual object. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a determination unit and a display control unit. The determination unit obtains a position of a virtual object relative to a display region and determines whether or not a correction allowable region set in a region different from the virtual object overlaps at least a part of the display region when the virtual object is located outside the display region. The display control unit causes at least a part of a display object showing the virtual object in the display region to be displayed in a case where the determination unit determines that the correction allowable region overlaps at least the part of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: YASUYUKI KOGA, KEI NITTA
  • Patent number: 11036351
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling presentation of information to a user in a more easy-to-understand manner according to the situation. A control section controls an output associated with a position of an object which is disposed in a three-dimensional space, on the basis of user action information indicating a user's action and a position relationship between a display region of a display device and the object. The present technique is applicable to an AR-use display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Akane Kondo, Kei Nitta
  • Publication number: 20200348749
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving usability. [Solution] An information processing apparatus that includes an input method determination unit configured to determine an operation input method related to a virtual object that is arranged in a real space, on the basis of arrangement information on the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE KONDO, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200210051
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling presentation of information to a user in a more easy-to-understand manner according to the situation. A control section controls an output associated with a position of an object which is disposed in a three-dimensional space, on the basis of user action information indicating a user's action and a position relationship between a display region of a display device and the object. The present technique is applicable to an AR-use display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE KONDO, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200202161
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program are provided. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a first virtual object having a visual salience corresponding to color information of a real space, and having substantially a same shape as a real object existing in the real space, in the real space so as to be viewed at substantially a same position as the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA, TAKURO NODA, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200159318
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program are provided. [Solution] The information processing device includes: a conspicuous region specification unit configured to specify a conspicuous region that can relatively easily attract visual attention of a user in a field of vision of the user; and a display control unit configured to perform display control to dispose a virtual object in the conspicuous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: AKANE KONDO, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200143774
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program. [Solution] To provide an information processing device including a display control unit that controls display so that, of a first real object and a second real object present in a real space that are recognized as candidates for an object to be operated, in a case in which the first real object is selected by a user as the object to be operated, a first virtual object corresponding to the first real object is displayed at a first position in the real space corresponding to a position of the first real object based on the selection made by the user, and in a case in which the second real object is selected by the user as the object to be operated, a second virtual object corresponding to the second real object is displayed at a second position in the real space corresponding to a position of the second real object based on the selection made by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: SHUNITSU KOHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, KEI NITTA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA