Patents by Inventor Mitsuru NISHIBE

Mitsuru NISHIBE 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: 11176911
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of displaying an image properly even if an orientation of a display device is rapidly changed, an information processing method, a program, and a head-mounted display. An information processing apparatus for controlling a display section configured to be capable of displaying an image in a displayable area preset in a space by a sequential scanning method includes a setting section and a determination section. The setting section sets the displayable area so as to remain at a certain position in the space. The determination section acquires information about a posture of the display section, calculates a moving direction of the displayable area as viewed from the display section along with a change in the posture of the display section, and determines a main scanning direction of the display section in a direction opposite to the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nishibe, Atsushi Ishihara, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Takuya Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210327101
    Abstract: Deterioration in usability due to a delay is improved. An information processing device includes a control unit (10) that controls drawing of a picture displayed on a real object according to delay information based on a result of displaying of a picture on the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya IKEDA, Kentaro IDA, Fumihiko IIDA, Mitsuru NISHIBE, Atsushi ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11030975
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit; and a display control unit. The acquisition unit is capable of acquiring a first image obtained by capturing an image of a real space reflected on a user's eyeball, and a second image obtained by capturing an image related to the real space displayed on a predetermined display unit, the real space displayed on the predetermined display unit being reflected on the eyeball. The display control unit controls, on a basis of the acquired first image and the acquired second image, image display performed by the predetermined display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuji Kusano, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Atsushi Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20210157398
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry that acquires information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, HIROYUKI AGA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, MITSURU NISHIBE, YUJI KUSANO
  • Patent number: 10948977
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuji Kusano
  • Patent number: 10943409
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to correct the display of a virtual object in a more favorable mode under conditions in which the virtual object is superimposed onto a real space. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a result of recognizing a real object in a real space; a drawing unit that draws, in each of a plurality of buffers, display information directly or indirectly associated with the buffer from among a plurality of pieces of display information; and a display control unit that corrects a display of the display information drawn in each of the plurality of buffers on a basis of the result of recognizing the real object, and causes a predetermined output unit to present each piece of the display information whose display has been corrected according to a positional relationship with the real object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Mitsuru Nishibe
  • Publication number: 20210056765
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of further diversifying a method of implementing a virtual object using the AR technology, the information processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to perform a first process of displaying a virtual object superimposed on a real space at a position which is based on a real object detected in the real space or a second process of displaying the virtual object superimposed on the real space at a position which is not based on the real object detected in the real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru NISHIBE, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Hirotake ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210019955
    Abstract: [Problem] To enable an AR image to be displayed more suitably. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus, including: a control unit that controls a display device to display a first image in a first display region and a second display region, respectively, which are adjacent to each other and have mutually different display timing, so that the first image is superimposed over a real space as seen by a user of the display device, and that controls the display device to transform the first image in the first display region and the first image in the second display region on the basis of changes in position posture information relating to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: HIROYUKI AGA, ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, MITSURU NISHIBE
  • Publication number: 20210012756
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of displaying an image properly even if an orientation of a display device is rapidly changed, an information processing method, a program, and a head-mounted display. An information processing apparatus for controlling a display section configured to be capable of displaying an image in a displayable area preset in a space by a sequential scanning method includes a setting section and a determination section. The setting section sets the displayable area so as to remain at a certain position in the space. The determination section acquires information about a posture of the display section, calculates a moving direction of the displayable area as viewed from the display section along with a change in the posture of the display section, and determines a main scanning direction of the display section in a direction opposite to the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru NISHIBE, Atsushi ISHIHARA, Hiroyuki AGA, Koichi KAWASAKI, Takuya IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10868977
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of adaptively displaying a video corresponding to sensed three-dimensional information in a space in which the video is displayed. The information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines a setting related to display of a video when the video corresponding to first three-dimensional information sensed in a first real space is displayed in a second real space, on the basis of a sensing result in the second real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nishibe, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Atsushi Ishihara
  • Patent number: 10832479
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of further diversifying a method of implementing a virtual object using the AR technology, the information processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to perform a first process of displaying a virtual object superimposed on a real space at a position which is based on a real object detected in the real space or a second process of displaying the virtual object superimposed on the real space at a position which is not based on the real object detected in the real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nishibe, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Hirotake Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20200342617
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology capable of accurately estimating the self location even in the case where a user with an information processing apparatus is in a specific situation such as a situation where the user is in a vehicle. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an imaging unit, an inertial sensor, and a control unit. The imaging unit acquires image information. The inertial sensor acquires inertial information. The control unit estimates a self location of the information processing apparatus on the basis of the image information and the inertial information, recognizes a situation of a user with the information processing apparatus, and changes a ratio of reliability between the image information and the inertial information that are to be used for estimating the self location depending on the situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: MITSURU NISHIBE
  • Publication number: 20200035205
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit; and a display control unit. The acquisition unit is capable of acquiring a first image obtained by capturing an image of a real space reflected on a user's eyeball, and a second image obtained by capturing an image related to the real space displayed on a predetermined display unit, the real space displayed on the predetermined display unit being reflected on the eyeball. The display control unit controls, on a basis of the acquired first image and the acquired second image, image display performed by the predetermined display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: MITSURU NISHIBE, YUJI KUSANO, HIROYUKI AGA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, ATSUSHI ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200004323
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, HIROYUKI AGA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, MITSURU NISHIBE, YUJI KUSANO
  • Publication number: 20190364224
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of adaptively displaying a video corresponding to sensed three-dimensional information in a space in which the video is displayed. The information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines a setting related to display of a video when the video corresponding to first three-dimensional information sensed in a first real space is displayed in a second real space, on the basis of a sensing result in the second real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru NISHIBE, Hiroyuki AGA, Koichi KAWASAKI, Atsushi ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10452128
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuji Kusano
  • Publication number: 20190102956
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to correct the display of a virtual object in a more favorable mode under conditions in which the virtual object is superimposed onto a real space. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a result of recognizing a real object in a real space; a drawing unit that draws, in each of a plurality of buffers, display information directly or indirectly associated with the buffer from among a plurality of pieces of display information; and a display control unit that corrects a display of the display information drawn in each of the plurality of buffers on a basis of the result of recognizing the real object, and causes a predetermined output unit to present each piece of the display information whose display has been corrected according to a positional relationship with the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi ISHIHARA, Hiroyuki AGA, Koichi KAWASAKI, Mitsuru NISHIBE
  • Patent number: 10180991
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a page switching unit for switching a display screen from a first Web page screen displayed on a display unit to a second Web page screen, and a switching information notification unit for notifying a page switching information on a notification screen before the second Web page screen is displayed while switching between the pages by the page switching unit, the page switching information is based on information included in at least the second Web page of the first and second Web pages, and the notification screen is a different screen from the first Web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Aoki, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Mitsuru Nishibe, Takahiro Okayama, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 10104149
    Abstract: There is provided a reception terminal including a display control section which performs control of displaying content data shared with a transmission terminal, and an acquisition section which acquires, from a server, event identification information for identifying an event occurred in the transmission terminal regarding the content data, wherein the display control section adds a display associated with the event identification information acquired by the acquisition section to the content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuya Aoki, Takahiro Okayama, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20180174366
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of further diversifying a method of implementing a virtual object using the AR technology, the information processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to perform a first process of displaying a virtual object superimposed on a real space at a position which is based on a real object detected in the real space or a second process of displaying the virtual object superimposed on the real space at a position which is not based on the real object detected in the real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru NISHIBE, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Hirotake ICHIKAWA