Patents by Inventor Shunichi Kasahara

Shunichi Kasahara 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).

  • Information processing device and method for recognising an image
    Patent number: 9984468
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a captured image information acquisition portion which acquires captured image information corresponding to a captured image, a displayed image information acquisition portion which acquires displayed image information corresponding to a first image displayed on a display screen, and an object recognition portion which detects the position and the posture of the first image in the captured image using the displayed image information and the captured image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi Kasahara
  • DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180136806
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires captured image data corresponding to a user interface displayed on a first display, the user interface including a plurality of graphic representations each corresponding to a respective function; and controls a second display to display a representation of the user interface based on a recognition process performed on the user interface, the representation of the user interface indicating whether a function corresponding the plurality of the graphic representations is capable of being accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi KASAHARA
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program
    Patent number: 9965095
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a first portion of content to a user. The display unit includes a display surface. A detection unit is configured to detect a distance between an interface surface and a reference point disposed along an operational tool of the user. A control unit configured to determine whether the distance falls within a threshold range, and generate a signal to display a second portion of content to the user, when the detected distance falls within the threshold range. The display unit is further configured to display the second content portion, based on the generated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method for controlling display of virtual object
    Patent number: 9933848
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that controls display of a virtual object displayed in an extended work space in which a real object and the virtual object are operable, the information processing apparatus including an operation deciding unit configured to decide an operation process to the virtual object displayed in the extended work space on the basis of a result of analysis of input information to the extended work space, the analysis being based on position information of an information terminal detected in the extended work space and display control trigger information for changing display of the virtual object, and a display control unit configured to execute a display control process of the virtual object on the basis of the decided operation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Shigeta, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Information processing apparatus and program
    Patent number: 9933850
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a display, a detection unit, and a controller. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image to acquire a captured image. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image to acquire a captured image. The display has a display surface that faces in the same direction as an imaging direction of the imaging unit. The detection unit is configured to perform imaging processing on the captured image to detect an opening degree of eye of a user in the captured image. The controller is configured to control a presentation of the display based on a result of the detection by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Apparatus, method, and program for changing augmented-reality display in accordance with changed positional relationship between apparatus and object
    Patent number: 9928626
    Abstract: An apparatus including an image processor configured to receive a video including an object, determine a positional relationship between the apparatus and the object, and change a positional relationship between an image superimposed on the video and the object when the positional relationship between the apparatus and the object changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi Kasahara
  • Image display apparatus and image display method
    Patent number: 9927948
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a display unit configured to allow a real space to be transparently viewed and configured to display a three-dimensional image; and a display control unit configured to display a plurality of the three-dimensional images on the display unit in a manner that the plurality of the three-dimensional images are arranged in a plurality of lines that are different from each other in position in a depth direction on a near side with respect to the real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Controlling movement of displayed objects based on user operation
    Patent number: 9916046
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a first detection unit configured to determine whether or not a user control member is within a first threshold distance of the touch panel. The apparatus also includes a second detection unit configured to determine a direction of movement of the user control member with respect to a touch panel when the user control member is not in contact with the touch panel, and a display control unit configure to, when the user control member is determined to be moving within the threshold distance and in a predetermined direction, generate signals to alter a first displayed object such that the altered first displayed object appears to move closer to the user control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180068491
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus comprising a recognition unit configured to recognize real object in an image. The apparatus may further comprise a determining unit configured to determine a stability indicator indicating a stability of the recognition, and a display control unit configured to modify a display of a virtual object according to the stability indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: SHUNICHI KASAHARA
  • Display control apparatus and method for displaying information related to icons
    Patent number: 9891814
    Abstract: A display control apparatus, method and computer program storage device detect when an object is in a proximity position relative to a display. In response, a display state of a displayed item is changed. Then, a processing circuit causes a relation item to be displayed adjacent to the proximity position, the relation item being related to the displayed item. The displayed state may be changed in size, position, color and other ways to reflect the recognition of the object being detected as being proximate to a predetermined proximity location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita
  • Display control apparatus, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 9880713
    Abstract: An information processing system that acquires captured image data corresponding to a user interface displayed on a first display, the user interface including a plurality of graphic representations each corresponding to a respective function; and controls a second display to display a representation of the user interface based on a recognition process performed on the user interface, the representation of the user interface indicating whether a function corresponding the plurality of the graphic representations is capable of being accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi Kasahara
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180004314
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable storage medium for processing image data are provided. The apparatus includes an output unit configured to project a first image on a projection surface, a detection unit configured to detect movement of the apparatus, and a processor configured to change the first image to a second image based on the detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ken MIYASHITA, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ikuo YAMANO, Hiroyuki MIZUNUMA
  • Image processing apparatus and method to control display of a virtual object
    Patent number: 9836887
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus comprising a recognition unit configured to recognize real object in an image. The apparatus may further comprise a determining unit configured to determine a stability indicator indicating a stability of the recognition, and a display control unit configured to modify a display of a virtual object according to the stability indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi Kasahara
  • Changing a depiction in a captured image based on a state of a subject present in the captured image
    Patent number: 9836644
    Abstract: Provided an information processing device including ail image acquisition configured to acquire a captured image, a change detection unit configured to detect a change in a state of a subject in a network service recognized from the captured image, and a depiction change unit configured to change a depiction of the subject shown in the captured image in a case where the change detection unit detects the change in the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki Mori, Shunichi Kasahara, Osamu Shigeta, Seiji Suzuki, Ryo Fukazawa
  • Display control device, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 9836263
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a display control device comprising a determining unit configured to determine an orientation of a real object in a real space image. The device may also comprise a control unit configured to select between first and second orientations of a virtual object based on the real object orientation, one of the first or second virtual object orientations aligning the virtual object with the orientation of the real object, and output an image of the virtual object based on the selected orientation, for display on an associated display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shunichi Kasahara
  • Voice control device, voice control method and program
    Patent number: 9830128
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communication device to receive plural pieces of tag information corresponding to respective positions within a target area, the target area having a position defined by the position of the apparatus; and an output device to output a plurality of sounds such that for each sound at least a portion of the sound overlaps with at least a portion of another of the sounds, each of the sounds being indicative of a respective piece of tag information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Mori, Shunichi Kasahara, Osamu Shigeta, Seiji Suzuki, Ryo Fukazawa
  • Image processing device, image processing method, and program
    Patent number: 9823739
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including: an image processing unit configured to generate an output image using a first image obtained by imaging a real space from a first viewpoint as an input image. Based on a position and a posture of the first viewpoint in the real space, the image processing unit generates, as the output image, a second image obtained by virtually imaging the real space from a second viewpoint having a position and a posture different from the position and the posture of the first viewpoint in the real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Junichi Rekimoto
  • IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
    Publication number: 20170308266
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a display unit configured to allow a real space to be transparently viewed and configured to display a three-dimensional image; and a display control unit configured to display a plurality of the three-dimensional images on the display unit in a manner that the plurality of the three-dimensional images are arranged in a plurality of lines that are different from each other in position in a depth direction on a near side with respect to the real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Shunichi KASAHARA
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20170301130
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus including a memory storing instructions, and a control unit configured to execute the instructions to detect an image of an object of interest within an image of real space, detect an orientation of the real space object image with respect to a real space user perspective, generate a modified image comprising an image of a modified object, corresponding to the real space object, such that an orientation of the modified object image corresponds to a desired user perspective, and display the modified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ken MIYASHITA
  • Information processing device, information processing method, and program for generating circumferential captured images
    Patent number: 9787895
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of sharing a space while maintaining the degree of freedom of a visual line. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a control unit configured to perform control in a manner that a display image generated based on image information which is generated through imaging of an imaging device mounted on a moving object moving in a space, imaging-device posture information which is information regarding a posture of the imaging device, and user view information which is obtained from a user manipulation device manipulated by a user and specifies a region that the user desires to view is displayed in a display region viewed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Rekimoto, Shunichi Kasahara