Patents by Inventor Shoichi Ikenoue

Shoichi Ikenoue 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: 9552467
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, and a face authentication section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder. The information processing device further includes an information processing section that executes information processing based on a detection result by the face authentication section, and a face identification data registration section that updates the face identification data based on a face image extracted from a shot image of a user at predetermined timings. The face identification data registration section determines whether or not to update the face identification data with a condition corresponding to a situation in which the timing is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Naoyuki Onoe, Junichi Yamashita, Satoshi Ozaki, Natsuko Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20160301692
    Abstract: A picked up image displaying unit displays a picked up image on a display unit. A face authentication unit detects a face image of a registered user existing in the picked up image using face identification data retained in a registered user information retaining block. A position designation image processing unit displays a position designation image for designating a position of an object for the detected registered user on the display unit. An object authentication unit detects that an object image is included in the region designated by the position designation image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Nodoka Tokunaga, Keigo Tamura, Shoichi Ikenoue, Tomohiro Ogawa, Yoshihiko Suwa, Akitsugu Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 9415313
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, a face recognition section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder, and an information processing section that executes information processing based on a detection result by the face recognition section. The face identification data includes information on a face image of a user shot in advance and an after-processing image obtained by performing predetermined processing on the face image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20160227203
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an information processing section configured to detect a figure of a target object from an image captured from a movie of the target object so as to perform information processing on the detected image; a main data generating section configured to generate data of a main image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; an auxiliary data generating section configured to generate data of an auxiliary image including the captured image; and an output data transmitting section configured to transmit to an output device the main image data and the auxiliary image data in relation to each other such that the main image and the auxiliary image are displayed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsugo INADA, Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Publication number: 20160225156
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a shape modeling section detecting, from frames of an image captured from a movie of a target object, an image frame representing the target object captured from a predetermined direction, the shape modeling section acquiring a shape model of the target object based on a target object figure in the detected image frame; an information processing section determining a posture of the target object detected from the captured image based on the shape model, the information processing section performing information processing on a result of the determination; and an output data transmitting section outputting to an output device the data output as a result of the information processing. The shape modeling section generates data denoting presentation information indicating how an ongoing processing by the shape modeling section is progressing. The output data transmitting section transmits the data denoting the presentation information to the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shoichi IKENOUE, Shotaro HORI
  • Publication number: 20160171296
    Abstract: First, the data of a moving image that is captured is read for each frame, and whether to start tracking is determined based on the presence or absence of a target object (S20, S22). An edge image of the image frame is created after it is determined to start tracking (S24). Meanwhile, a particle is distributed in a space of a coefficient set for each control point sequence when the control point sequence of a B-spline curve representing the shape of the target object is represented in a linear combination of control point sequence of a B-spline curve representing a plurality of reference shapes that are made available in advance (S26). A particle is also distributed in the space of a shape-space vector (S28), the likelihood of each particle is observed, and the probability density distribution is acquired (S30). A curve obtained by weighting parameters by the probability density distribution and then averaging the weighted parameters is created as a tracking result (S32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Publication number: 20160110610
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processor including: a depth image acquisition portion adapted to acquire a depth image for an image frame making up the movie, the depth image representing, as a pixel value on an image plane, a subject distance from an imaging device; an edge extraction portion adapted to generate an edge image for the image frame and identify a picture area of a tracked target in the depth image on the basis of an outline of the tracked target represented by tracking results for the image frame at a previous time so as to extract an edge in an area limited on the basis of the picture area; and a tracking section adapted to compare the extracted edge against an outline candidate for the tracked target to find a likelihood so as to estimate the outline of the tracked target and output the outline as tracking results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Publication number: 20160110588
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image acquirer configured to acquire a shot image of a user from an imaging device; a registered user information holder configured to hold face identification data of a registered user; a face authentication section configured to execute authentication processing of a face image in the shot image by using the face identification data held in the registered user information holder; a shooting condition controller configured to adjust a shooting condition to bring a characteristic of the face image close to a characteristic of a face image of an acquisition source of the face identification data and make the imaging device perform shooting in order to improve an authentication result in the face authentication section; and an information processing section configured to execute information processing on the basis of an authentication result of a face image obtained by adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shoichi IKENOUE, Yoshihiko SUWA
  • Publication number: 20160110589
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image acquirer acquiring a shot image of a user; a registered user information holder holding face identification data of a registered user; a face authentication carrying out authentication of a face image in the shot image by using the face identification data held in the registered user information holder; an information processing section executing information processing on a basis of an authentication result by the face authentication section; a face identification data registration section updating the face identification data on a basis of a face image extracted from the shot image; and a provisionally-registered data holder temporarily holding data relating to the face image when the face image satisfies a predetermined condition. The face identification data registration section determines whether or not to update the face identification data on the basis of the face image by evaluating the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi OZAKI, Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Patent number: 9317739
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, and a first authentication section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder. The information processing device further includes a second authentication section that detects an image of an object having a predetermined positional relationship with a region of the face image detected by the first authentication section, and an information processing section that executes information processing based on detection results by the first authentication section and the second authentication section. The second authentication section uses information obtained in detection processing by the first authentication section for detection processing of the image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 9047320
    Abstract: A photograph classification unit classifies the photographs for each scene in a music-feature information determination unit. A photograph feature acquisition unit identifies a feature of the photograph based on additional information of the photograph and a result of face recognition of the image. A tempo determination unit determines a tempo of music based on a time zone of image capturing, a range of the number of people captured in a photograph, the degree of smile, activities, etc. A melody determination unit determines information that confines a title, a feature value, a genre, etc., based on an event, a time zone, and a season at the time of image capturing, a city and a country in which the image capturing has occurred, etc. Based on the determined feature of the music, a music data output unit extracts and then presents matching music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Takayuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9049397
    Abstract: A face detection processing unit performs a face detection process by rotating an image in increments of a predetermined angle and acquires a rotation angle at which a face is detected. An angle correction unit acquires an angle between the face and a shoulder by pattern matching and corrects the rotation angle of the image. A human-image orientation identification unit identifies a correct orientation of a human image based on the rotation angle. An image-characteristic analysis unit analyzes a frequency distribution and a brightness distribution of a non-human image. A non-human image orientation identification unit identifies the correct orientation of a non-human image based on distribution characteristics of a frequency of brightness with respect to an axis in a predetermined direction. An image-data updating unit incorporates information regarding the correct orientation in the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20150125046
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, and a face authentication section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder. The information processing device further includes an information processing section that executes information processing based on a detection result by the face authentication section, and a face identification data registration section that updates the face identification data based on a face image extracted from a shot image of a user at predetermined timings. The face identification data registration section determines whether or not to update the face identification data with a condition corresponding to a situation in which the timing is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Shoichi IKENOUE, Naoyuki ONOE, Junichi YAMASHITA, Satoshi OZAKI, Natsuko SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150125047
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, a face recognition section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder, and an information processing section that executes information processing based on a detection result by the face recognition section. The face identification data includes information on a face image of a user shot in advance and an after-processing image obtained by performing predetermined processing on the face image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Publication number: 20150125048
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of a user, a registered user information holder that holds face identification data of a registered user, and a first authentication section that detects a face image of a registered user existing in the shot image by using face identification data held in the registered user information holder. The information processing device further includes a second authentication section that detects an image of an object having a predetermined positional relationship with a region of the face image detected by the first authentication section, and an information processing section that executes information processing based on detection results by the first authentication section and the second authentication section. The second authentication section uses information obtained in detection processing by the first authentication section for detection processing of the image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Publication number: 20150124084
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an image acquirer that acquires a shot image of an object having a marker, a marker detector that detects an image of the marker from the shot image, and an information processing section that executes information processing based on a detection result by the marker detector. The marker detector identifies the image of the marker among color regions that are extracted from the shot image and have predetermined colors based on the positional relationship between a region that is assumed when one color region of the color regions extracted is a marker and is covered by an image of an object having the marker and another color region extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Shoichi IKENOUE
  • Patent number: 9020918
    Abstract: An information registration device includes an object information acquiring unit and a content information registering unit. The object information acquiring unit acquires object information obtained by performing processing for detecting and identifying an object for image data. The content information registering unit registers target content information in a database in association with the object information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Takayuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8948451
    Abstract: An information presentation device includes an object information acquiring unit and an information presentation control unit. The object information acquiring unit acquires object identification information and relative positional information on the relative position between an object and a camera. The object identification information and the relative positional information are obtained by performing processing for detecting and identifying the object for image data. The information presentation control unit controls presentation of information on the basis of the object identification information and the relative positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Takayuki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20140344253
    Abstract: An information processing system that includes a sensor unit that collects information used for analyzing a life rhythm of a user; a life rhythm analyzing unit that analyzes the user's life rhythm based on the collected information; and a content transmitting unit that acquires an analysis result of the life rhythm of the user from the life rhythm analyzing unit and provides content based on the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Shoichi Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8879787
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit of an information processing device acquires data for moving image including an image of a user and captured by an image capturing device. An initial processing unit determines correspondence between an amount of movement of the user and a parameter defining an image to be ultimately output in a conversion information storage unit. A tracking processing unit uses a particle filter to perform visual tracking in the moving image so as to estimate the magnification and translation amount of the user's head contour. The input value conversion unit converts the amount of movement of the user into the parameter defining an image using the magnification and the translation amount as parameters. The output data generation unit generates an image based on the parameter. The output control unit controls the generated image so as to be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ikenoue