Patents by Inventor Taku Ogasawara

Taku Ogasawara 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: 11956408
    Abstract: The information processing system obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing by a plurality of imaging devices; obtains viewpoint information for specifying a position of a virtual viewpoint and a view direction from the virtual viewpoint; and generates a plurality of virtual viewpoint contents each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of image formats based on the common plurality of obtained images and the obtained viewpoint information, and the plurality of image formats is image formats whose numbers of virtual viewpoints specified by the viewpoint information used for generation of the virtual viewpoint contents are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11847735
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains information corresponding to a scene in a virtual viewpoint image to be generated. The information is information based on a captured image including a product generated based on the scene in the virtual viewpoint image. The information processing apparatus outputs, based on the obtained captured image, a virtual viewpoint image of the scene corresponding to the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230401784
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 includes an acquisition unit 105 configured to acquire material data that is to be used for generation of a virtual viewpoint image that is based on a plurality of captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras 101 performing image capturing of a subject, and is material data represented by a first format, a conversion unit 107 configured to convert, based on information for identifying a format of material data processable by a different apparatus being an output destination of the material data, a format of the acquired material data from the first format into a second format, and a transmission/reception unit 108 configured to output the material data converted into the second format, to the different apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, HINAKO FUNAKI, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, YUYA OTA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA, TAKU OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20230394701
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus identifies a sub region of an object, displayed in a virtual viewpoint image representing a view from a virtual viewpoint, based on virtual viewpoint information, and outputs division model data corresponding to the identified sub region out of foreground model data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, HINAKO FUNAKI, YUYA OTA, TAKU OGASAWARA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA
  • Publication number: 20230386127
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to acquire a plurality of material data for use in generation of a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured with a plurality of cameras by imaging an object, the plurality of material data including first material data and second material data different from the first material data, and a transmission/reception unit configured to output, to a device, material data that has been selected from among the plurality of acquired material data based on information for identifying a format of material data processable by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, HINAKO FUNAKI, YUYA OTA, TAKU OGASAWARA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA
  • Publication number: 20230334767
    Abstract: In a virtual viewpoint image, visual effects for an object are appended appropriately. Based on shape data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a foreground object captured in a plurality of images which are based on image capturing of a plurality of imaging devices, effects data indicating three-dimensional visual effects in accordance with a specific portion in the three-dimensional shape is generated. Then, by using the shape data and the effects data, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a virtual viewpoint is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Taku OGASAWARA
  • Patent number: 11627251
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing performed by a plurality of image capture apparatuses that perform image capturing of an imaging region from directions that are different to each other, and a panoramic image generating unit that generates a panoramic image with a specific position in the imaging region being a reference, based on a plurality of images obtained by the image obtaining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11587283
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires information about a three-dimensional display apparatus, acquires a plurality of images based on imaging by a plurality of imaging apparatuses that images a target area from different directions, sets a position of and a direction from a virtual viewpoint in a space associated with the target area, sets positions of and directions from virtual viewpoints of a number corresponding to a configuration of the three-dimensional display apparatus, with the position of and the direction from the virtual viewpoint as a reference, and generates display image data for the three-dimensional display apparatus, based on the plurality of images and the set positions of and the set directions from the virtual viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230033201
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains input of additional information to a two-dimensional virtual viewpoint image based on a virtual viewpoint and a three-dimensional virtual space, converts the input additional information into an object arranged at a three-dimensional position in the virtual space, and displays, on a display, the virtual viewpoint image based on the virtual space in which the object is arranged at the three-dimensional position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220321856
    Abstract: The information processing system obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing by a plurality of imaging devices; obtains viewpoint information for specifying a position of a virtual viewpoint and a view direction from the virtual viewpoint; and generates a plurality of virtual viewpoint contents each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of image formats based on the common plurality of obtained images and the obtained viewpoint information, and the plurality of image formats is image formats whose numbers of virtual viewpoints specified by the viewpoint information used for generation of the virtual viewpoint contents are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220277511
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains information corresponding to a scene in a virtual viewpoint image to be generated. The information is information based on a captured image including a product generated based on the scene in the virtual viewpoint image. The information processing apparatus outputs, based on the obtained captured image, a virtual viewpoint image of the scene corresponding to the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220277520
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has an identification unit, an obtaining unit, and an output unit. The identification unit identifies, in a virtual viewpoint image generated using shape data representing a three-dimensional shape of an object, a target for which to generate data for modeling a three-dimensional object, based on time information related to the virtual viewpoint image as well as a position of a virtual viewpoint and a direction of a line of sight from the virtual viewpoint related to the virtual viewpoint image. The obtaining unit obtains shape data on a first object in the virtual viewpoint image, the first object corresponding to the identified target. The output unit outputs data for modeling a three-dimensional object generated based on the obtained shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11244423
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains image data based on image capturing by a plurality of image capture apparatuses configured to capture images in an imaging area from different positions, and a panoramic image generation unit that generates, based on the image data obtained by the image obtaining unit, a panoramic image including images in directions within a predetermined range based on a specific position in the imaging area, the panoramic image having an enlargement rate of an image in a specific direction included in the predetermined range which is larger than the enlargement rates of images in other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210349620
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus accepts a user operation for determining a first parameter which designates at least one of an orientation of view from virtual viewpoint and a position of a target point in a virtual viewpoint image; obtains a second parameter that is set in advance and that designates at least one of an orientation of view from virtual viewpoint and a position of a target point in a virtual viewpoint image; and displays, on a display unit, the virtual viewpoint image generated based on at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210266511
    Abstract: The information processing system obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing by a plurality of imaging devices; obtains viewpoint information for specifying a position of a virtual viewpoint and a view direction from the virtual viewpoint; and generates a plurality of virtual viewpoint contents each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of image formats based on the common plurality of obtained images and the obtained viewpoint information, and the plurality of image formats is image formats whose numbers of virtual viewpoints specified by the viewpoint information used for generation of the virtual viewpoint contents are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210235014
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing performed by a plurality of image capture apparatuses that perform image capturing of an imaging region from directions that are different to each other, and a panoramic image generating unit that generates a panoramic image with a specific position in the imaging region being a reference, based on a plurality of images obtained by the image obtaining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210082174
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires information about a three-dimensional display apparatus, acquires a plurality of images based on imaging by a plurality of imaging apparatuses that images a target area from different directions, sets a position of and a direction from a virtual viewpoint in a space associated with the target area, sets positions of and directions from virtual viewpoints of a number corresponding to a configuration of the three-dimensional display apparatus, with the position of and the direction from the virtual viewpoint as a reference, and generates display image data for the three-dimensional display apparatus, based on the plurality of images and the set positions of and the set directions from the virtual viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210056662
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains image data based on image capturing by a plurality of image capture apparatuses configured to capture images in an imaging area from different positions, and a panoramic image generation unit that generates, based on the image data obtained by the image obtaining unit, a panoramic image including images in directions within a predetermined range based on a specific position in the imaging area, the panoramic image having an enlargement rate of an image in a specific direction included in the predetermined range which is larger than the enlargement rates of images in other directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 10747410
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a first display control unit configured to enlarge and display a target object on a screen among a plurality of objects included in an image, and, based on receiving an instruction to display on the screen an object other than the target object being displayed on the screen from a user, to display a next object to be displayed, a second display control unit configured to display the image on the screen, and, in a case where the instruction from the user is received while display of the screen is controlled by the first display control unit, display an image on the screen with respect to each of the plurality of objects, the image indicating display order, and a changing unit configured to change the display order by receiving the user's operation for which display is controlled by the second display control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taku Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 10454396
    Abstract: A polyphase electric motor control device stores a first threshold as a duty cycle at which noise caused by a high potential-side switching element starts to overlap a first measurement period, and a second threshold as a duty cycle at which time when a low potential-side switching element is switched from on to off is after an end of a second measurement period, makes a first judgment for comparing a maximum target duty cycle with the first threshold, and a second judgment for comparing a second greatest target duty cycle with the second threshold, measures a current in the first measurement period when the maximum target duty cycle is smaller than the first threshold, and measures a current in the second measurement period when the maximum target duty cycle is greater than the first threshold and the second greatest target duty cycle is smaller than the second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Mori, Taku Ogasawara, Satoshi Doba