Patents by Inventor Takakazu IKEDA

Takakazu IKEDA 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: 20240137482
    Abstract: An image generation device 200 includes a source image generation unit 203 that generates a source image to which no distortion is provided, an HMD image generation unit 204a that generates an HMD image to be displayed on a head-mounted display, in reference to the source image, and a mirroring image generation unit 204b that generates a mirroring image for mirroring of the HMD image on a flat plate type display, in reference to the source image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Takakazu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220317765
    Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes a time period prediction unit that predicts a delay time period from start of process for image generation to display of a head-mounted display image on a head-mounted display, and an image processing unit that executes a reprojection process on the basis of the predicted delay time period to generate the head-mounted display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takakazu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11270673
    Abstract: A reprojection unit (60) of a head-mounted display (100) receives an original image rendered by a rendering apparatus (200) and applies a reprojection process to the original image. A combining unit (66) combines a superimposed image that is not subject to the reprojection process with an image after the reprojection process by the reprojection unit (60) to generate a combined image. The head-mounted display (100) displays the combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Takakazu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210151009
    Abstract: A reprojection unit (60) of a head-mounted display (100) receives an original image rendered by a rendering apparatus (200) and applies a reprojection process to the original image. A combining unit (66) combines a superimposed image that is not subject to the reprojection process with an image after the reprojection process by the reprojection unit (60) to generate a combined image. The head-mounted display (100) displays the combined image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Takakazu IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10629107
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates a reference image including information to be presented to a user in accordance with a first attitude of an HMD identified at a first point in time. Based on the difference between the first attitude and a second attitude of the HMD identified at a second point in time after the first point in time, the information processing apparatus generates from the reference image a display image to be displayed on the HMD. Upon generation of the display image, the later the timing for displaying a specific image in the display image displayed on the HMD, the larger the amount of displacement is made by the information processing apparatus between the position of the specific pixel in the display image and the position of a corresponding image in the reference image serving as the source from which to set the pixel value of the specific pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Takakazu Ikeda, Atsushi Takizawa, Kenichiro Yokota
  • Patent number: 10369468
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition block configured to acquire attitude information indicative of an attitude of a head-mounted display worn on a head of a user, a visual-line direction definition block configured to define a visual-line direction in accordance with the attitude information of the head-mounted display, a first image generation block configured to generate a game image of a virtual three-dimensional space that is displayed on the head-mounted display, an acceptance block configured to accept a switching manipulation from the user while the head-mounted display displays the game image, and a second image generation block configured to generate a system menu image that is displayed on the head-mounted display instead of the game image generated by the first image generation block when the acceptance block accepts the switching manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takakazu Ikeda, Shin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180315364
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 10 generates a reference image including information to be presented to a user in accordance with a first attitude of an HMD 100 identified at a first point in time. Based on the difference between the first attitude and a second attitude of the HMD 100 identified at a second point in time after the first point in time, the information processing apparatus 10 generates from the reference image a display image to be displayed on the HMD 100. Upon generation of the display image, the later the timing for displaying a specific image in the display image displayed on the HMD 100, the larger the amount of displacement is made by the information processing apparatus 10 between the position of the specific pixel in the display image and the position of a corresponding image in the reference image serving as the source from which to set the pixel value of the specific pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Takakazu Ikeda, Atsushi Takizawa, Kenichiro Yokota
  • Publication number: 20180161676
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition block configured to acquire attitude information indicative of an attitude of a head-mounted display worn on a head of a user, a visual-line direction definition block configured to define a visual-line direction in accordance with the attitude information of the head-mounted display, a first image generation block configured to generate a game image of a virtual three-dimensional space that is displayed on the head-mounted display, an acceptance block configured to accept a switching manipulation from the user while the head-mounted display displays the game image, and a second image generation block configured to generate a system menu image that is displayed on the head-mounted display instead of the game image generated by the first image generation block when the acceptance block accepts the switching manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takakazu IKEDA, Shin WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9766458
    Abstract: An image generating system includes a first attitude data obtaining unit obtaining first attitude data indicating an attitude of a head-mounted display in first timing; a reference image generating unit generating a reference image showing a state of looking at a virtual three-dimensional space from a viewpoint, a position and a sight line direction of the viewpoint being identified on a basis of the first attitude data; a second attitude data obtaining unit obtaining second attitude data indicating the attitude of the head-mounted display in second timing; a corresponding position identifying unit identifying a corresponding position for each pixel within a display image to be displayed on the head-mounted display; a pixel value identifying unit identifying a pixel value of the pixel within the display image, the pixel being associated with the corresponding position; and a display image generating unit generating the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takakazu Ikeda, Takashi Yamamoto, Atsushi Takizawa, Kenichiro Yokota
  • Publication number: 20160252730
    Abstract: An image generating system includes a first attitude data obtaining unit obtaining first attitude data indicating an attitude of a head-mounted display in first timing; a reference image generating unit generating a reference image showing a state of looking at a virtual three-dimensional space from a viewpoint, a position and a sight line direction of the viewpoint being identified on a basis of the first attitude data; a second attitude data obtaining unit obtaining second, attitude data indicating the attitude of the head-mounted display in second timing; a corresponding position identifying unit identifying a corresponding position for each pixel within a display image to be displayed on the head-mounted display; a pixel value identifying unit identifying a pixel value of the pixel within the display image, the pixel being associated with the corresponding position; and a display image generating unit generating the display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Takakazu IKEDA, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Atsushi TAKIZAWA, Kenichiro YOKOTA