Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a character string whose part of speech is to be estimated; and a generation unit that generates part-of-speech estimation information for estimating a part of speech of the character string based on a byte sequence obtained by converting the character string.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a deciding unit that decides character representation related to speech-to-text conversion of a verbal action performed by a user is provided. The deciding unit decides the character representation for each detected verbal action section based on a detected non-verbal action of the user. Furthermore, an information processing method that causes a processor to execute a process for deciding character representation related to speech-to-text conversion of a verbal action performed by the user is provided. The process further includes a process for deciding the character representation for each detected verbal action section based on a detected non-verbal action performed by the user.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an eyeball information acquisition section, a sightline estimation section, a display control section, a gesture information acquisition section, and a mode switching section. The eyeball information acquisition section acquires position and posture information of eyeballs of a user from a first sensor. The sightline estimation section estimates a sightline vector on the basis of the position and posture information of the eyeballs. The display control section controls a display device in such a manner that the display device displays a guide image for showing a gaze state based on the sightline vector. The gesture information acquisition section acquires gesture information, which is different from the position and posture information of the eyeballs, from a second sensor.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium that each allow a user to recognize a border of a virtual space without breaking the world view of the virtual space. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that tracks a motion of a user to present an image of a virtual space to the user, and performs distance control to increase a distance between a viewpoint of the user and a border region in the virtual space while an operation of the user coming closer toward the border region is being inputted. The border region is fixed at a specific position in the virtual space.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a line-of-sight estimator, a correction amount calculator, and a registration determination section. The line-of-sight estimator calculates an estimation vector obtained by estimating a direction of a line of sight of a user. The correction amount calculator calculates a correction amount related to the estimation vector on the basis of at least one object that is within a specified angular range that is set using the estimation vector as a reference. The registration determination section determines whether to register, in a data store, calibration data in which the estimation vector and the correction amount are associated with each other, on the basis of a parameter related to the at least one object within the specified angular range.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program that enable to switch communication between virtual space and real space smoothly. The information processing device includes a communication control unit that controls communication performed in virtual space in which a virtual image corresponding to a real image of a user present in real space is created, interactively between users through the virtual image of the user; a user-information acquiring unit that acquires position information regarding a position of the user in the real space and attribute information including at least information regarding intimacy between the users at predetermined timing; and a switching control unit that controls switching between communication performed in the real space and communication performed in the virtual space according to at least either one of the position information and the attribute information.

Abstract: An information processing device including a specifying unit configured to, based on a speech of a user, specify a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided. Furthermore, an information processing method including, by a processor, based on a speech of a user, specifying a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying includes specifying the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided.

Abstract: A control unit controls a movement of a viewpoint-following display area that moves in accordance with the movement of a user's point of regard, and determines whether to cause the viewpoint-following display area to follow the user's point of regard or to stop the viewpoint-following display area from following the user's point of regard, according to the staying time of the user's point of regard. The display apparatus is configured as a three-dimensional display apparatus or a HUD that allows the viewpoint-following display area to be observed in front of a fixed display area. In a case where the staying time of the user's point of regard reaches or exceeds a specified time t set in advance, the control unit does not cause the viewpoint-following display area to follow the user's point of regard, but fixes the viewpoint-following display area for display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one example of the present disclosure includes an imaging control unit that causes a first imaging apparatus to acquire a real video while moving at least one of a viewpoint and a line of sight in accordance with a movement instruction given by a user, and a video generation unit that, when the first imaging apparatus approaches an imaging disapproved region that is set as a region in which imaging by the first imaging apparatus is disapproved while moving at least one of the viewpoint and the line of sight in accordance with the movement instruction, generates a video in which the real video is continuously switched to a virtual video of an inside of the imaging disapproved region.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging control device, an imaging control method, a program, and an imaging system that enable easy change of a direction in which an image of a subject is captured in a case where imaging is performed using an optical member whose observation optical axis is inclined with respect to a central axis. The imaging control device includes: a rotation axis setting unit that sets a rotation axis on the basis of a pivot point and a point of interest on the subject, the pivot point serving as a fulcrum of the rod-shaped optical member whose observation optical axis is inclined with respect to the central axis and being not positioned on the observation optical axis; and a posture control unit that rotates the optical member around the rotation axis. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an endoscope system.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an eyeball information acquisition section, a sightline estimation section, a display control section, a gesture information acquisition section, and a mode switching section. The eyeball information acquisition section acquires position and posture information of eyeballs of a user from a first sensor. The sightline estimation section estimates a sightline vector on the basis of the position and posture information of the eyeballs. The display control section controls a display device in such a manner that the display device displays a guide image for showing a gaze state based on the sightline vector. The gesture information acquisition section acquires gesture information, which is different from the position and posture information of the eyeballs, from a second sensor.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detecting unit (12) that detects, based on line of sight information that indicates a line of sight of a user, a gaze point of a user on a plurality of key objects that are used to input information and that are displayed by a display unit (11); and a control unit (15) that controls the display unit (11) to display, by using a position of the detected gaze point as a reference, input candidate information that is associated with at least one of the plurality of key objects and that is selected based on the gaze point.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program are provided that enable displaying predetermined contents at the user-intended timing.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, a method, and a program capable of reducing the visual load of a video. An information processing device includes an input acquisition unit that acquires user input that designates a display range of a free-viewpoint video, and a control unit that controls a virtual camera that determines the display range of the free-viewpoint video on the basis of the user input.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a deciding unit that decides character representation related to speech-to-text conversion of a verbal action performed by a user is provided. The deciding unit decides the character representation for each detected verbal action section based on a detected non-verbal action of the user. Furthermore, an information processing method that causes a processor to execute a process for deciding character representation related to speech-to-text conversion of a verbal action performed by the user is provided. The process further includes a process for deciding the character representation for each detected verbal action section based on a detected non-verbal action performed by the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a display control section. The display control section performs, when a display size of a plurality of virtual objects is changed, a notification regarding switching of a change mode of the display size of a specific virtual object among the plurality of virtual objects on the basis of display size change information set for the specific virtual object. This makes it possible to exhibit a high degree of usability to display the virtual objects.

Abstract: A control unit controls a movement of a viewpoint-following display area that moves in accordance with the movement of a user's point of regard, and determines whether to cause the viewpoint-following display area to follow the user's point of regard or to stop the viewpoint-following display area from following the user's point of regard, according to the staying time of the user's point of regard. The display apparatus is configured as a three-dimensional display apparatus or a HUD that allows the viewpoint-following display area to be observed in front of a fixed display area. In a case where the staying time of the user's point of regard reaches or exceeds a specified time t set in advance, the control unit does not cause the viewpoint-following display area to follow the user's point of regard, but fixes the viewpoint-following display area for display.

Abstract: An information processing device (100) includes an acquisition unit (131) that acquires related information related to video, a specification unit (134a) that, on the basis of the related information acquired by the acquisition unit (131) and video corresponding to a first viewpoint, specifies a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint, and a display unit (134) that, together with video corresponding to the second viewpoint specified by the specification unit (134a), causes the related information acquired by the acquisition unit (131) to be displayed.

Abstract: An information processing device including a specifying unit configured to, based on a speech of a user, specify a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided. Furthermore, an information processing method including, by a processor, based on a speech of a user, specifying a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying includes specifying the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device for rotating an object relative to a viewpoint position of a user in further accordance with the user's desire, the information processing device including: a rotation center determination unit that determines a center of rotation based on a position of an object in a three-dimensional space and an instruction direction of a user in the three-dimensional space; and a rotation control unit that rotates the object relative to a viewpoint position of the user on the basis of the center of rotation.