Patents by Inventor Rei Ishikawa

Rei Ishikawa 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: 20250148566
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to store a plurality of images includes at least one memory storing a program and at least one processor that executes the stored program, which cause the at least one processor to store a storage time-limit of each of the plurality of images, delete an image with the storage time-limit having expired in the plurality of images, determine an output function for the image to be deleted, transmit a notification indicating that the image is to be deleted and the output function to a user, and receive a selection based on a user operation on the output function after the notification is transmitted. The output function for the image to be deleted is determined based on an output function for an image in association with the image to be deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: REI ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20250112998
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of images; a reception unit configured to receive one or more narrowing conditions from an external apparatus; a generation unit configured to generate one or more pieces of first link information each representing a link to a screen displaying an image satisfying each of the one or more narrowing conditions among the plurality of images; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the one or more pieces of first link information to a transmission destination designated by the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: REI ISHIKAWA, NAOKO YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250053362
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that causes an image to be displayed includes a selection unit configured to select at least one image from among a plurality of images, a display control unit configured to cause the image selected by the selection unit to be displayed, a change unit configured to change a display attribute of the image displayed by the display control unit, and an acquisition unit configured to, if the display attribute is changed by the change unit, acquire a high-resolution image of the image whose display attribute is changed, wherein upon completion of acquisition of the high-resolution image by the acquisition unit, the display control unit causes the high-resolution image to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: MARI KAWAKAMI, REI ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 12212733
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a movement parameter indicating a relationship between a movement amount in a real space of an input apparatus used for moving a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, and a movement amount of a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space, based on a user operation, and a movement control unit configured to move, in accordance with a movement of the input apparatus, the virtual viewpoint by a movement amount in the virtual space that is determined based on the movement parameter set by the setting unit and a movement amount in the real space of the input apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 12153847
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that causes an image to be displayed includes a selection unit configured to select at least one image from among a plurality of images, a display control unit configured to cause the image selected by the selection unit to be displayed, a change unit configured to change a display attribute of the image displayed by the display control unit, and an acquisition unit configured to, if the display attribute is changed by the change unit, acquire a high-resolution image of the image whose display attribute is changed, wherein upon completion of acquisition of the high-resolution image by the acquisition unit, the display control unit causes the high-resolution image to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mari Kawakami, Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230385007
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that causes an image to be displayed includes a selection unit configured to select at least one image from among a plurality of images, a display control unit configured to cause the image selected by the selection unit to be displayed, a change unit configured to change a display attribute of the image displayed by the display control unit, and an acquisition unit configured to, if the display attribute is changed by the change unit, acquire a high-resolution image of the image whose display attribute is changed, wherein upon completion of acquisition of the high-resolution image by the acquisition unit, the display control unit causes the high-resolution image to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: MARI KAWAKAMI, REI ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11606503
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a first operation unit, a second reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a second operation unit, a first setting unit configured to set a target position to be included in a visual field according to a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, based on an input received by the first reception unit, and a second setting unit configured to set a position and orientation of the virtual viewpoint relative to the target position, based on an input received by the second reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Matsubayashi, Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220342538
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to output a parameter related to a virtual viewpoint which is used for generating a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprises: a reception unit configured to receive an input according to a user operation; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an input according to a second user operation received by the reception unit, whether to apply a predetermined restriction to determination of a parameter which is based on an input according to a first user operation received by the reception unit; and an output unit configured to output, if the determination unit determines that the predetermined restriction should be applied, the parameter determined based on the predetermined restriction and the input according to the first user operation received by the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11468258
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires viewpoint information indicating a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint designated for generating a virtual viewpoint image in which a predetermined object is set as an object to be targeted, and object information indicating a position of an object. The information processing apparatus further identifies an object to be targeted that corresponds to the viewpoint information, based on the acquired viewpoint information and the acquired object information, and outputs information regarding the identified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Rei Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Matsubayashi
  • Patent number: 11409424
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to output a parameter related to a virtual viewpoint which is used for generating a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprises: a reception unit configured to receive an input according to a user operation; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an input according to a second user operation received by the reception unit, whether to apply a predetermined restriction to determination of a parameter which is based on an input according to a first user operation received by the reception unit; and an output unit configured to output, if the determination unit determines that the predetermined restriction should be applied, the parameter determined based on the predetermined restriction and the input according to the first user operation received by the reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220239892
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a movement parameter indicating a relationship between a movement amount in a real space of an input apparatus used for moving a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, and a movement amount of a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space, based on a user operation, and a movement control unit configured to move, in accordance with a movement of the input apparatus, the virtual viewpoint by a movement amount in the virtual space that is determined based on the movement parameter set by the setting unit and a movement amount in the real space of the input apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11350076
    Abstract: An apparatus acquires update information indicating a predetermined frame update interval on a moving image at a virtual viewpoint reproduced by updating a virtual viewpoint image at the interval, the virtual viewpoint image being generated using multi-viewpoint images and viewpoint information; acquires frame information of the multi-viewpoint images for use in generating the moving image, the frame information including information of a plurality of frames corresponding to different imaging times; and generates the viewpoint information based on the update information and the frame information, such that the viewpoint information indicating a position of a virtual viewpoint and a direction from the virtual viewpoint updated at an interval longer than the predetermined frame update interval is generated as the viewpoint information for the moving image generated using a smaller number of frames of multi-viewpoint images than frames of virtual viewpoint images forming the moving image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ito, Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11330248
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a movement parameter indicating a relationship between a movement amount in a real space of an input apparatus used for moving a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, and a movement amount of a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space, based on a user operation, and a movement control unit configured to move, in accordance with a movement of the input apparatus, the virtual viewpoint by a movement amount in the virtual space that is determined based on the movement parameter set by the setting unit and a movement amount in the real space of the input apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210124965
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires viewpoint information indicating a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint designated for generating a virtual viewpoint image in which a predetermined object is set as an object to be targeted, and object information indicating a position of an object. The information processing apparatus further identifies an object to be targeted that corresponds to the viewpoint information, based on the acquired viewpoint information and the acquired object information, and outputs information regarding the identified object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Rei Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Matsubayashi
  • Publication number: 20210029342
    Abstract: An apparatus acquires update information indicating a predetermined frame update interval on a moving image at a virtual viewpoint reproduced by updating a virtual viewpoint image at the interval, the virtual viewpoint image being generated using multi-viewpoint images and viewpoint information; acquires frame information of the multi-viewpoint images for use in generating the moving image, the frame information including information of a plurality of frames corresponding to different imaging times; and generates the viewpoint information based on the update information and the frame information, such that the viewpoint information indicating a position of a virtual viewpoint and a direction from the virtual viewpoint updated at an interval longer than the predetermined frame update interval is generated as the viewpoint information for the moving image generated using a smaller number of frames of multi-viewpoint images than frames of virtual viewpoint images forming the moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ito, Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210014425
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a first operation unit, a second reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a second operation unit, a first setting unit configured to set a target position to be included in a visual field according to a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, based on an input received by the first reception unit, and a second setting unit configured to set a position and orientation of the virtual viewpoint relative to the target position, based on an input received by the second reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Matsubayashi, Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200275086
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a movement parameter indicating a relationship between a movement amount in a real space of an input apparatus used for moving a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, and a movement amount of a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space, based on a user operation, and a movement control unit configured to move, in accordance with a movement of the input apparatus, the virtual viewpoint by a movement amount in the virtual space that is determined based on the movement parameter set by the setting unit and a movement amount in the real space of the input apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10607574
    Abstract: In order to provide a technology with which an area that meets the intention of a user is scrolled when the user gives a scroll instruction while specifying a part of an image, provided is an information processing device which performs control for scrolling an image that is displayed on a display unit and that includes a scrollable first area and a second area which is a part of the first area and which is scrollable independently, the information processing device including: a unit configured to receive information that specifies a point on the display unit and that instructs to scroll an image corresponding to the specified point; a unit configured to determine, when the specified point corresponds to the second area, whether the first area is to be scrolled or the second area is to be scrolled independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190265876
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to output a parameter related to a virtual viewpoint which is used for generating a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprises: a reception unit configured to receive an input according to a user operation; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an input according to a second user operation received by the reception unit, whether to apply a predetermined restriction to determination of a parameter which is based on an input according to a first user operation received by the reception unit; and an output unit configured to output, if the determination unit determines that the predetermined restriction should be applied, the parameter determined based on the predetermined restriction and the input according to the first user operation received by the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Rei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10277544
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to transmit transmission target data to another information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display at least one object corresponding to the transmission target data together with a live view image on a display screen, and a receiving unit configured to receive an association operation for associating any one of the objects with any one of photographic subjects included in the live view image on the display screen. The information processing apparatus includes an identifying unit configured to identify another information processing apparatus associated beforehand with the photographic subject to be subjected to the association operation received by the receiving unit as a transmission destination to which the transmission target data corresponding to the object associated with the photographic subject is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakamura, Makoto Hirota, Yasuo Okutani, Kenichiro Nakagawa, Hiromi Omi, Rei Ishikawa, Masayuki Ishizawa