Patents by Inventor Kenji Gotoh
Kenji Gotoh 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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Publication number: 20240069641Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: a threshold value control unit. The threshold value control unit controls, on the basis of three-dimensional position information of each of a first finger and a second finger acquired from a detection result of a sensor, a threshold value relating to determination of a gesture using at least one of the first finger and the second finger. As a result, it is possible to perform gesture determination with high accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: ATSUSHI IRIE, KENJI GOTOH, TETSUO IKEDA, YOHSUKE KAJI, EISUKE FUJINAWA, SEISHI TOMONAGA, TADAYOSHI MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11886643Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a relative velocity calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of data obtained by sensing of an operation body in chronological order, a relative velocity of a second point on the operation body with respect to a first point on the operation body, and a gesture recognition unit that recognizes a gesture of the operation body on the basis of the relative velocity.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Irie, Kenji Gotoh, Yugo Sato, Junji Otsuka, Tetsuo Ikeda, Seishi Tomonaga, Eisuke Fujinawa
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Patent number: 11789543Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of, when accepting hand-based operation inputs from a plurality of users, performing appropriate pairing of left and right hands for each user. An image of an operation surface from above is acquired, the operation surface being configured to accept a hand-based operation input from users, left and right hands of the users and arms corresponding to the respective hands are detected from the image, a base position of one of the arms is set as a benchmark position, a base position of the arm that is closest adjacent along a periphery of the operation surface is set as a reference position when the one of the arms is a left hand, and pairing of the hand of the arm at the benchmark position and the hand of the arm at the reference position is performed. The present disclosure can be applied to an information processing system.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yugo Sato, Atsushi Irie, Kenji Gotoh, Junji Otsuka, Tetsuo Ikeda, Eisuke Fujinawa, Seishi Tomonaga
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Patent number: 11755153Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling improvement of operability in a case of performing a user operation on surfaces of various real objects. The information processing apparatus includes an operation pattern control unit configured to control an operation pattern in an operation area on a surface of a real object on the basis of information indicating a characteristic of the operation area. The operation pattern includes, for example, at least one of a method of inputting operation data in the operation area or a method of detecting the operation data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system using augmented reality (AR).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Eisuke Fujinawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Seishi Tomonaga, Junji Otsuka, Atsushi Irie, Yugo Sato, Kenji Gotoh
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Patent number: 11657382Abstract: A drive-through system includes: a store terminal including a first processor; a vehicle including a second processor; and a user terminal device including a third processor. The second processor is configured to receive, from each occupant, operation to select a product to be purchased in a drive-through service, generate order information indicating the product selected by the occupant, and output the generated order information to the store terminal device. The first processor is configured to acquire the order information, generate, by using the acquired order information, settlement information for each occupant for performing settlement processing of the product, and output the generated settlement information to the vehicle. The second processor is further configured to acquire the settlement information, and display the settlement information of each occupant.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko Takahashi, Yuki Tatsumoto, Keisuke Nishinaka, Hiroki Tamura, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Kenji Gotoh, Kota Kato
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Patent number: 11562396Abstract: A server includes a processor including hardware, the processor is configured to: record information about a traveling route of a vehicle and a driver of the vehicle as action history information; select a service to be provided to the driver based on the action history information; and provide the selected service to the driver.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko Takahashi, Yuki Tatsumoto, Keisuke Nishinaka, Hiroki Tamura, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Kenji Gotoh, Kota Kato
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Patent number: 11531431Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes a control unit that sets an input auxiliary region based on an acquired sensing result of an operator and display a starting point of an input start within the input auxiliary region when the input start performed using the operator is detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Gotoh, Atsushi Irie, Yugo Sato, Junji Otsuka, Tetsuo Ikeda, Seishi Tomonaga, Eisuke Fujinawa
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Publication number: 20220377294Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable information presentation with high usability. On the basis of presentation location information regarding a change in state of a presentation location where presentation information is presented and at least one piece of information out of processing information regarding processing for generating the presentation information, user information regarding a response of a user to the processing, and environment information regarding a state of an environment of the presentation location, control of at least one state of a presentation state of the presentation information and a state of the processing is performed. The present technology can be applied as a projection device for the inside of a vehicle, a conference room, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo IKEDA, Atsushi IRIE, Kenji GOTOH, Yohsuke KAJI, Eisuke FUJINAWA, Seishi TOMONAGA, Tadayoshi MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11386681Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: an acquisition unit; and a generation control unit. The acquisition unit acquires an importance level relating to at least one part of an object. The generation control unit controls, on the basis of the acquired importance level, generation of a model of the object displayed in a virtual space.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Gotoh
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Publication number: 20220137712Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of, when accepting hand-based operation inputs from a plurality of users, performing appropriate pairing of left and right hands for each user. An image of an operation surface from above is acquired, the operation surface being configured to accept a hand-based operation input from users, left and right hands of the users and arms corresponding to the respective hands are detected from the image, a base position of one of the arms is set as a benchmark position, a base position of the arm that is closest adjacent along a periphery of the operation surface is set as a reference position when the one of the arms is a left hand, and pairing of the hand of the arm at the benchmark position and the hand of the arm at the reference position is performed. The present disclosure can be applied to an information processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: YUGO SATO, ATSUSHI IRIE, KENJI GOTOH, JUNJI OTSUKA, TETSUO IKEDA, EISUKE FUJINAWA, SEISHI TOMONAGA
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Publication number: 20220129109Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a recording medium that enable a more natural operation. On the basis of shape information of an operating body part that performs an operation on an operation surface, the shape information being acquired from a captured image, a setting unit fixes an acting region on which the operation by the operating body part acts, and sets a parameter to be used for a determination as to the operation in the acting region. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a display system that allows a user to operate a projection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: SEISHI TOMONAGA, TETSUO IKEDA, EISUKE FUJINAWA, KENJI GOTOH, ATSUSHI IRIE, JUNJI OTSUKA, YUGO SATO
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Publication number: 20220091695Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling improvement of operability in a case of performing a user operation on surfaces of various real objects. The information processing apparatus includes an operation pattern control unit configured to control an operation pattern in an operation area on a surface of a real object on the basis of information indicating a characteristic of the operation area. The operation pattern includes, for example, at least one of a method of inputting operation data in the operation area or a method of detecting the operation data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system using augmented reality (AR).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Eisuke FUJINAWA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Seishi TOMONAGA, Junji OTSUKA, Atsushi IRIE, Yugo SATO, Kenji GOTOH
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Publication number: 20220050550Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to set an input auxiliary region based on an acquired sensing result of an operator and display a starting point of an input start within the input auxiliary region when the input start performed using the operator is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: KENJI GOTOH, ATSUSHI IRIE, YUGO SATO, JUNJI OTSUKA, TETSUO IKEDA, SEISHI TOMONAGA, EISUKE FUJINAWA
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Patent number: 11240484Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of obtaining the accuracy of the parameter regarding the attitude of a plurality of viewpoints with higher accuracy. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a plane estimator configured to estimate a plane on the basis of a first depth map, the first depth map being obtained on the basis of a plurality of captured images acquired by image-capturing at a plurality of viewpoints; and a correction unit configured to correct a parameter regarding an attitude of the plurality of viewpoints on the basis of comparison between the first depth map and the plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Gotoh
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Publication number: 20220019288Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a relative velocity calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of data obtained by sensing of an operation body in chronological order, a relative velocity of a second point on the operation body with respect to a first point on the operation body, and a gesture recognition unit that recognizes a gesture of the operation body on the basis of the relative velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: ATSUSHI IRIE, KENJI GOTOH, YUGO SATO, JUNJI OTSUKA, TETSUO IKEDA, SEISHI TOMONAGA, EISUKE FUJINAWA
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Patent number: 11216179Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that determines an angle between at least a part of an upper limb of a user and one of a vector or a plane. The processing unit further determines whether an operation of the user is a pointing operation or a hover operation on the basis of the angle that is between at least the part of the upper limb of the user and one of the vector or the plane.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Eisuke Fujinawa, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Masaki Handa, Junji Otsuka, Kenji Gotoh, Katsuji Miyazawa, Shoji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20210312342Abstract: A parking lot provision system includes a vehicle including a first processor having hardware, the first processor being configured to calculate a safe driving degree of the vehicle by a driver, and output information related to the safe driving degree which is calculated; and a server device including a second processor having hardware, the second processor being configured to acquire the information related to the safe driving degree, and determine, based on the information which is acquired, whether to provide a parking lot provision service for renting a parking lot to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko TAKAHASHI, Yuki TATSUMOTO, Keisuke NISHINAKA, Hiroki TAMURA, Yoshitaka NISHIKAWA, Kenji GOTOH, Kota KATO
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Publication number: 20210312537Abstract: A car sharing system includes: a vehicle including a first processor including hardware, the first processor being configured to calculate a degree of safe driving of the vehicle by a driver, and output information about the calculated degree of safe driving; and a server including a second processor including hardware, the second processor being configured to acquire the information about the degree of safe driving, and determine whether to provide the vehicle to a car sharing service based on the acquired information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko TAKAHASHI, Yuki TATSUMOTO, Keisuke NISHINAKA, Hiroki TAMURA, Yoshitaka NISHIKAWA, Kenji GOTOH, Kota KATO
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Publication number: 20210304182Abstract: A drive-through system includes: a store terminal including a first processor; a vehicle including a second processor; and a user terminal device including a third processor. The second processor is configured to receive, from each occupant, operation to select a product to be purchased in a drive-through service, generate order information indicating the product selected by the occupant, and output the generated order information to the store terminal device. The first processor is configured to acquire the order information, generate, by using the acquired order information, settlement information for each occupant for performing settlement processing of the product, and output the generated settlement information to the vehicle. The second processor is further configured to acquire the settlement information, and display the settlement information of each occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko TAKAHASHI, Yuki TATSUMOTO, Keisuke NISHINAKA, Hiroki TAMURA, Yoshitaka NISHIKAWA, Kenji GOTOH, Kota KATO
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Publication number: 20210304170Abstract: A settlement system includes: a terminal device configured to be carried by a first user, the terminal device including a first processor including hardware, the first processor being configured to output user information indicating a second user who pays a cost for traveling a vehicle by the first user; and a server including a second processor including hardware, the second processor being configured to acquire the user information, and execute settlement processing by the second user indicated by the user information for the cost for traveling the vehicle with the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko TAKAHASHI, Yuki TATSUMOTO, Keisuke NISHINAKA, Hiroki TAMURA, Yoshitaka NISHIKAWA, Kenji GOTOH, Kota KATO