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).
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Patent number: 10157327Abstract: An image processing device includes a plurality of object feature amount calculation units to calculate an object feature amount related to an object on an image, from a current frame of a moving image based on different standards, a feature amount selection unit to select an object feature amount to be used from the plurality of object feature amounts, which is calculated based on the different standards, using object attribute information related to an object on a previous frame of the moving image, an object information calculation unit to calculate object information related to an object on the current frame using the selected feature amount and object information related to the object on the previous frame, and an object attribute information calculation unit to calculate object attribute information related to the object on the current frame based on the calculated object information related to the object on the current frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Kuzuya, Kenichiro Oi, Hironaga Sano, Nana Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10083188Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
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Publication number: 20180018013Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki FUKUCHI, Kouichi MATSUDA, Yasuhiro SUTO, Kenichiro OI, Jingjing GUO
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Publication number: 20170322949Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
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Patent number: 9778735Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Kouichi Matsuda, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
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Patent number: 9727580Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
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Publication number: 20170220894Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program to make it possible to continuously track an object on a moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Kuzuya, Kenichiro Oi, Hironaga Sano, Nana Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20160371301Abstract: 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 mapType: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
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Publication number: 20160170479Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki FUKUCHI, Kouichi MATSUDA, Yasuhiro SUTO, Kenichiro OI, Jingjing GUO
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Publication number: 20160163039Abstract: 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 mapType: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro OI, Quan Wang, Kouichi MATSUDA, Takayuki YOSHIGAHARA
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Patent number: 9355451Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including a data acquisition unit configured to acquire sensor data indicating the direction of gravity exerted on an imaging device configured to image an image in which a physical space is projected, a decision unit configured to decide a relative attitude of a plane in the physical space with respect to the image based on the sensor data, and a conversion unit configured to perform conversion between a three-dimensional position of a given point on the plane and a two-dimensional position in the corresponding image using the attitude decided by the decision unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Hiroyuki Ishiwatari
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Patent number: 9288423Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Kouichi Matsuda, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
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Patent number: 9183444Abstract: An information processing apparatus that executes processing for creating an environmental map includes a camera that photographs an image, a self-position detecting unit that detects a position and a posture of the camera on the basis of the image, an image-recognition processing unit that detects an object from the image, a data constructing unit that is inputted with information concerning the position and the posture of the camera and information concerning the object and executes processing for creating or updating the environmental map, and a dictionary-data storing unit storing dictionary data in which object information is registered. The image-recognition processing unit executes processing for detecting an object from the image with reference to the dictionary data. The data constructing unit applies the three-dimensional shape data to the environmental map and executes object arrangement on the environmental map.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Steffen Gutmann, Takayuki Yoshigahara
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Publication number: 20150227554Abstract: 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 mapType: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
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Publication number: 20150189216Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki FUKUCHI, Kouichi MATSUDA, Yasuhiro SUTO, Kenichiro OI, Jingjing GUO
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Patent number: 9014431Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Fukuchi, Kouichi Matsuda, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
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Patent number: 9014970Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Quan Wang, Kouichi Matsuda, Takayuki Yoshigahara
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Patent number: 8994752Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit having feature data stored therein, the feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space; an information generating unit for generating animation data for displaying a status of communication via a communication interface on a screen, using the environment map built by the environment map building unit; and an image superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing an animation according to the animation data generated by the information generating unit on the input image.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Suto, Kouichi Matsuda, Masaki Fukuchi, Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo
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Publication number: 20150049116Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit storing feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space and the feature data, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space: a control unit for acquiring procedure data for a set of procedures of operation to be performed in the real space, the procedure data defining a correspondence between a direction for each procedure and position information designating a position at which the direction is Cu be displayed; and a superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing the direction for each procedure at a position in the input image determined based on the environment map and the position information, using the procedure data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Yasuhiro SUTO, Masaki FUKUCHI, Kenichiro OI, Jingjing GUO, Kouichi MATSUDA
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Patent number: 8933966Abstract: There is provided an image processing device, including: a data storage unit storing feature data indicating a feature of appearance of an object; an environment map generating unit for generating an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space 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 an output image generating unit for generating an output image obtained by erasing an erasing target object from the input image based on a position of the erasing target object specified out of objects present in the input image represented in the environment map and a position of the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Oi, Jingjing Guo, Yasuhiro Suto