Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Oi

Kenichiro Oi 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: 20230385309
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users arc in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan WANG, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
  • Patent number: 11814155
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires captured data in which an object around a moving object is captured by an imaging unit, where the moving object is one of a moving object that is irradiated with spontaneous emission light and a moving object that moves with a predetermined pattern, and a determination unit that determines that the object is an obstacle if the captured data acquired by the acquisition unit includes a specific pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Handa, Shinichiro Abe, Masahiko Toyoshi, Takuto Motoyama, Shun Lee, Kenichiro Oi
  • Patent number: 11762887
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20230052360
    Abstract: A user terminal generates a virtual drone camera image, as an estimated captured image where it is assumed that a virtual drone camera mounted on a drone has captured an image of a planned landing position on the basis of a captured image obtained by capturing the planned landing position of the drone with the user terminal, and transmits the generated virtual drone camera image to the drone. The drone collates the virtual drone camera image with the image captured by the drone camera and lands at the planned landing position in the image captured by the drone camera. The user terminal generates a corresponding pixel positional relationship formula indicating a correspondence relationship between a pixel position on the captured image of the user terminal and a pixel position on the captured image of the virtual drone camera, and generates the virtual drone camera image using the generated relationship formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Takahide OTANI
  • Publication number: 20220415193
    Abstract: The present disclosure realizes a configuration capable of accurately displaying a flight path of a drone on an actually captured image of the drone. The configuration includes a data processing unit that displays a moving path of a moving device such as a drone on a display unit that displays a camera-capturing image of the moving device. The data processing unit generates a coordinate conversion matrix for performing coordinate conversion processing of converting position information according to a first coordinate system, for example, the NED coordinate system indicating the moving path of the moving device into a second coordinate system, for example, the camera coordinate system capable of specifying a pixel position of a display image on the display unit and outputs, to the display unit, the moving path having position information according to the camera coordinate system generated by coordinate conversion processing to which the generated coordinate conversion matrix is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: KENICHIRO OI, TAKAHIDE OTANI
  • Publication number: 20220221872
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of searching for an optimal route for transporting a predetermined object. Provided is a processing unit that generates a mobile object model including an object to be transported and a transport executing object that transports the object, and a three-dimensional shape map of a place to which the object is to be transported, the three-dimensional shape map being based on a captured image of the place, assigns, on the three-dimensional shape map, a label indicating a property of an installed object installed at the place to a position corresponding to the place, and searches for a route on which a target object is to be transported, on the basis of the mobile object model, the three-dimensional shape map, and the label. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing device that performs a route search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Eisuke NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20220157179
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to action control device and an action control method and a program that enable more appropriate action control to be achieved. An EKF processing unit selects a self-position estimation unit used to estimate a position of a drone from a plurality of the self-position estimation units which is different in estimation accuracy on the basis of waypoints that are indexes when the drone acts, and obtains a state of the drone. Then, a navigator controls an action of the drone according to an action plan created in advance on the basis of the state of the drone. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a mission flight control device that controls a mission flight of a drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Masaki HANDA, Takuto MOTOYAMA, Shun LEE, Masahiko TOYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20220049946
    Abstract: A controller (100) includes: an acquisition unit (121) that acquires image data captured by an imaging device (10) for photographing disposed in a moving body; and a calculation unit (127) that calculates a relative position of a position of a subject, which is detected by a plurality of distance-measuring imaging devices (20-1, 20-2, 20-3, and 20-4) provided in the moving body, based on the subject included in the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: TAKUTO MOTOYAMA, MASAKI HANDA, SHINICHIRO ABE, MASAHIKO TOYOSHI, SHUN LEE, KENICHIRO OI
  • Publication number: 20220024560
    Abstract: A control apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (121) that acquires captured data in which an object around a moving object is captured by an imaging unit, where the moving object is one of a moving object that is irradiated with spontaneous emission light and a mobbing object that moves with a predetermined pattern, and a determination unit (122) that determines that the object is an obstacle if the captured data acquired by the acquisition unit (121) includes a specific pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: MASAKI HANDA, SHINICHIRO ABE, MASAHIKO TOYOSHI, TAKUTO MOTOYAMA, SHUN LEE, KENICHIRO OI
  • Publication number: 20220007482
    Abstract: By making power consumption required for light projection efficient regarding an optical distance measurement system, low power consumption is devised. A floodlight control apparatus according to the present technology includes: a light receiving part which is provided with a plurality of light receiving elements which receives reflected light of light projected by a light projecting part; an object detecting part which performs object detection targeted within a distance measurable range which is a range where the light receiving part is operable to receive the reflected light; and a control part which performs control of differentiating a light projection amount provided by the light projecting part in accordance with detection presence/absence of an object performed by the object detecting part and in a case where the object detecting part detects the object, differentiating a projection mode of the light projecting part between a detection region and a non-detection region of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: YOHEI OGURA, KENSEI JO, KENICHIRO OI, TAKAFUMI FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20210319591
    Abstract: An information processing device (10) includes an acquisition unit (40) that acquires, from a first terminal device, first image data and first terminal information associated with the first terminal device, and a generation unit (50) that generates, on the basis of first image data, second image data corresponding to second terminal information that is different from the first terminal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: KENICHIRO OI
  • Patent number: 10908676
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit that stores object identification data for identifying an object operable by a user and feature data indicating a feature of appearance of each object; an environment map storage unit that stores an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space and generated based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one object recognized as being operable based on the object identification data, out of the objects included in the environment map stored in the environment map storage unit, as a candidate object being a possible operation target by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Kouichi Matsuda, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
  • Patent number: 10909759
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit for executing the instructions to send signals to display, for a user, a first virtual image superimposed onto a representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to identify a potential source of interest for the user, the potential source of interest being outside of a user focus area in the representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to notify the user of the potential source of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Kaino, Yoshiaki Iwai, Kenichiro Oi, Shunichi Homma, Jianing Wu
  • Publication number: 20200401611
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan WANG, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
  • Patent number: 10803098
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20200175693
    Abstract: A threshold map generation unit 412 partitions a captured image into a crowded region and an uncrowded region on a basis of a manipulation signal from an input device 30, acquires a human determination threshold in accordance with a level of crowdedness for each region from the threshold storage unit 411, and generates a threshold map. A human detection unit 421 performs human detection using the human determination threshold corresponding to the region for each of the plurality of regions on the basis of the threshold map. A tracking unit 422 performs tracking of detected humans. A human detection reliability calculation unit 441 calculates human detection reliability for each of the detected humans using a human detection result and a tracking result. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain human detection information with high reliability and high precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: SHINICHI TAKADA, KENICHIRO OI, HIRONAGA SANO
  • Patent number: 10599687
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
  • Publication number: 20190346914
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit that stores object identification data for identifying an object operable by a user and feature data indicating a feature of appearance of each object; an environment map storage unit that stores an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space and generated based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one object recognized as being operable based on the object identification data, out of the objects included in the environment map stored in the environment map storage unit, as a candidate object being a possible operation target by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki FUKUCHI, Kouichi MATSUDA, Yasuhiro SUTO, Kenichiro OI, Jingjing GUO
  • Patent number: 10386917
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit that stores object identification data for identifying an object operable by a user and feature data indicating a feature of appearance of each object; an environment map storage unit that stores an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space and generated based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one object recognized as being operable based on the object identification data, out of the objects included in the environment map stored in the environment map storage unit, as a candidate object being a possible operation target by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Kouichi Matsuda, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
  • Publication number: 20190005068
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA