Patents by Inventor Takaaki Nakagawa

Takaaki Nakagawa 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: 20240078717
    Abstract: The information processing method includes segment extraction processing and adjustment processing. In the segment extraction processing, a segment corresponding to a label associated with an effect is extracted from a video of a camera (20). In the adjustment processing, an application position of the effect is adjusted according to a change in a posture of the camera (20), which posture is detected by utilization of information including acceleration data, in such a manner that the application position of the effect is not deviated from the extracted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Guangyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20240062480
    Abstract: An information processing method includes position information detection processing, effect processing, and display processing. The position information detection processing performs detection of distance information of a real object based on depth data acquired by a ToF sensor (30). The effect processing performs occlusion processing of a real object and an AR object generated by the CG based on the detected distance information of the real object. The display processing displays a result of the occlusion processing on a display (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Guangyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11725799
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers
  • Patent number: 11398041
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method that allow to more accurately identify image processing target areas in an image. An image processing apparatus of the present technology includes a determination unit that determines, on the basis of reliability information indicating reliability of depth information, whether to make a determination on the basis of the depth information, the determination being as to whether an area is a target area for predetermined image processing, and the depth information indicating a depth of an image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus that captures a subject, a server that processes a captured image, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rio Yamasaki, Hiromasa Doi, Takaaki Nakagawa, Hideo Okamoto, Kazuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20220107076
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers
  • Patent number: 11218768
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program enabling an enhanced sense of unity between a performer and a viewer. The information processing device includes a viewer information acquisition unit that acquires specific viewer information input from a viewer who views a distributed moving image, a performer information acquisition unit that acquires specific performer information input from a performer who performs in the moving image, an emotion recognition unit that recognizes an emotion on a basis of at least one of the viewer information and the performer information, and a control unit that controls an addition of an effect based on the emotion. The present technology is applicable to a distribution system that distributes moving images, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Rio Yamasaki, Masafumi Kakisaka
  • Patent number: 11213757
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to further enhance entertainability. A play state recognition unit recognizes a play state of a game. The effect rendering unit performs image processing for adding an effect to an image representing the state of the commentator that makes a gaming commentary on the basis of the play state of the game recognized by the play state recognition unit. For example, a game status indicating predetermined information is displayed at a predetermined location on the game screen of the game in accordance with the play state of the game. The play state recognition unit analyzes the game status to recognize the play state of the game. The present technology can be applied to a video distribution service that distributes a video of a game screen, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Hirotake Goto, Takahisa Fujita, Sumio Okada, Keita Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11170511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an imaging device, and an image processing method to superimpose a complementary image in such a manner that an appearance becomes more natural. From an image acquired by imaging of an arbitrary subject, a removal region selecting unit selects a region, in which an intended object to be removed is included, as a removal region with reference to distance information that is acquired when the image is imaged and that indicates a distance to the subject. Based on the distance information, a complementary region specifying unit specifies a complementary region to complement the removal region from a region including a background of the object to be removed in the image. An image superimposition processing unit superimposes a complementary image generated from the complementary region on a place from which the removal region is deleted in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Keita Ishikawa, Hiromasa Doi
  • Patent number: 11146863
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a moving image distribution system enabled to provide a moving image distribution service having higher interactivity. The information acquisition unit acquires information indicating that an additional image is caused to move from one to another of a distribution moving image display area and an outer area, the additional image being displayed on the distribution moving image display area for displaying a distribution moving image or on the outer area provided outside the distribution moving image display area. The display control unit controls display of the additional image on the basis of the information in a case where the additional image moves between the distribution moving image display area and the outer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Fujita, Hirotake Goto, Sumio Okada, Takaaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11092310
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers
  • Publication number: 20210181854
    Abstract: There is provided a display processing device, a display processing method, and a program that can provide a better user experience when performing virtual display on a real space. An indication point recognition processing unit performs recognition processing to recognize an indication point indicating a point on a real space for creating a virtual drawing image that is an image virtually drawn. An operation information acquisition unit acquires operation information according to a user operation that makes a change to the virtual drawing image in creation. Then, a virtual drawing data processing unit generates virtual drawing data for drawing the virtual drawing image created according to the indication point while reflecting the change according to the operation information. A virtual drawing image display processing unit performs display processing to display the virtual drawing image in creation on a display screen in real time on the basis of the virtual drawing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAKAGAWA, Keita ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200380697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a program to make it possible to superimpose a complementary image in such a manner that an appearance becomes more natural. From an image acquired by imaging of an arbitrary subject, a removal region selecting unit selects a region, in which an intended object to be removed is included, as a removal region with reference to distance information that is acquired when the image is imaged and that indicates a distance to the subject. On the basis of the distance information, a complementary region specifying unit specifies a complementary region to complement the removal region from a region including a background of the object to be removed in the image, and an image superimposition processing unit superimposes a complementary image generated from the complementary region on a place from which the removal region is deleted in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: TAKAAKI NAKAGAWA, KEITA ISHIKAWA, HIROMASA DOI
  • Publication number: 20200304869
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program enabling an enhanced sense of unity between a performer and a viewer. The information processing device includes a viewer information acquisition unit that acquires specific viewer information input from a viewer who views a distributed moving image, a performer information acquisition unit that acquires specific performer information input from a performer who performs in the moving image, an emotion recognition unit that recognizes an emotion on a basis of at least one of the viewer information and the performer information, and a control unit that controls an addition of an effect based on the emotion. The present technology is applicable to a distribution system that distributes moving images, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAKAGAWA, Rio YAMASAKI, Masafumi KAKISAKA
  • Patent number: 10721525
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program enabling an enhanced sense of unity between a performer and a viewer. The information processing device includes a viewer information acquisition unit that acquires specific viewer information input from a viewer who views a distributed moving image, a performer information acquisition unit that acquires specific performer information input from a performer who performs in the moving image, an emotion recognition unit that recognizes an emotion on a basis of at least one of the viewer information and the performer information, and a control unit that controls an addition of an effect based on the emotion. The present technology is applicable to a distribution system that distributes moving images, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Rio Yamasaki, Masafumi Kakisaka
  • Patent number: 10701281
    Abstract: Image processing device and method for processing images captured at different times. The method may comprise determining a location of a first area in a first image, determining in a second image captured at a different time than the first image, a location of a second area, wherein the first area and the second area include a same object, and determining a new background area in the second image based on the location of the first area and the location of the second area, wherein the new background area includes a portion of the second image included in the first area but not included in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Doi, Rio Yamasaki, Hideo Okamoto, Kazuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20200154990
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers
  • Patent number: 10600169
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing system including at least one information processing apparatus and a distribution server. The information processing apparatus includes a clipping unit that performs image processing of clipping a predetermined object from a moving image in which the object is imaged and generates a clipped moving image of the object, and an operation content acquisition unit that obtains operation content of operation performed on the clipped moving image of the object. The distribution server includes an image processing unit that performs, individually for each of the objects, image processing that corresponds to operation content on a clipped moving image of a plurality of objects, and a combining unit that generates a combined moving image in which the plurality of objects is arranged by combining the clipped moving images of the plurality of objects that has undergone image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rio Yamasaki, Takaaki Nakagawa, Hideo Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10489949
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an effect generation device, an effect generation method, and a program that enable the generation of a new effect in accordance with an interaction between physical objects. An image processing device includes a detector that detects a face and an object from an input image, a face feature point analyzer that extracts a plurality of feature points locating a part constituting the face, an object feature point analyzer that extracts a plurality of feature points locating a part constituting the object, a determination unit that determines a relationship between target objects including positions of the plurality of target objects and at least an expression on the face, and an effect generator that generates a predetermined corresponding effect on the basis of the determined relationship. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rio Yamasaki, Takaaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10390690
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers
  • Publication number: 20190175006
    Abstract: A dental light comprises at least one light emitting diode light source configured to produce a light beam and at least one collimating lens system situated to receive the light beam. The collimating lens system is configured to collect and collimate the light beam. The collimating lens system can additionally modify the beam through controlled diffusion or shape the beam using an aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stone, Takaaki Nakagawa, Eric Bube, Randall Joel Lonsdale, Patrick W. Berry, Ryan M. Williams, Joseph Van Domelen, Jason Alvarez, Jonathan E. Myers