Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Tsuchie
Tatsuo Tsuchie 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).
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Publication number: 20240091641Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the image of the user guide represents a state of the real space in which the user is physically located, as viewed obliquely.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20240073537Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a photographed-image acquisition section that acquires a photographed image taken by a camera mounted on a head-mount display, and a photographing parameter that is adjusted according to a brightness with use of the camera, and a play area control section that detects a play area for defining a movable range of a user by analyzing the photographed image while changing an analysis condition according to an estimated brightness on the basis of the photographing parameter, and then, acquiring 3D information regarding a real object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: DAISUKE TSURU, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20240054749Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a captured image acquisition section that acquires data of frames of a currently captured moving image, a crop section that cuts out an image of a specific region from each of the frames arranged in chronological order, and an image analysis section that analyzes the image of the specific region to acquire predetermined information. The crop section moves a cut-out target region in accordance with predetermined rules with respect to a time axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Tatsuo Tsuchie, DAISUKE TSURU, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Patent number: 11865448Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to certain criteria.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20230014603Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to certain criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Patent number: 11484792Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to one of: (i) a user operation, and (ii) regardless of the user operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20210154579Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to one of: (i) a user operation, and (ii) regardless of the user operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Patent number: 10974148Abstract: As a user guide, the state of overlooking a real space including an imaging device and a user is presented by one of two images: an image in reference to the position of the imaging device, or an image in reference to the user's direction. In both images, a rectangle indicative of the imaging device and a circle representative of the user are presented in a manner reflecting the actual positional relations and directions involved. Also presented are an area denoting a play area in the horizontal direction determined by a camera angle of view for example, and an arrow pointing to the direction in which the user is to move.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20200279401Abstract: Multiple imaging apparatuses 12a and 12b are arranged to capture images of a space in which an HMD 18 is found. The images captured by the imaging apparatuses are analyzed individually to acquire position and posture information regarding the HMD 18 in each of camera coordinate systems of the apparatuses. The position and posture information is aggregated to one information processing apparatus and transformed thereby into information in a world coordinate system independent of the imaging apparatuses. Relative relations between the positions and postures of the imaging apparatuses are acquired by making use of a period during which the HMD 18 is in a region 186 where the fields of view of the imaging apparatuses overlap with each other. The relative relations are used as the basis for acquiring parameters for transforming coordinates between the imaging apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventor: Tatsuo TSUCHIE
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Patent number: 10416758Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a posture data acquiring section acquires output values from a motion sensor of a head-mounted display. Effective rates of acceleration are then obtained by correcting the output values based on correction formulas. A posture is calculated in reference to the axes of the motion sensor based on the acquired rates of acceleration. Thereafter, the posture of the head-mounted display is calculated by performing rotation correction based on previously acquired angle errors, the calculated posture being output to an information processing section. A correction data updating section acquires posture information based on markers of the head-mounted display imaged in a captured image, and updates correction data for use in acquiring the posture from the sensor output values through comparison with the marker-based posture information.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tatsuo Tsuchie, Shoichi Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20180361240Abstract: As a user guide, the state of overlooking a real space including an imaging device and a user is presented by one of two images: an image in reference to the position of the imaging device, or an image in reference to the user's direction. In both images, a rectangle indicative of the imaging device and a circle representative of the user are presented in a manner reflecting the actual positional relations and directions involved. Also presented are an area denoting a play area in the horizontal direction determined by a camera angle of view for example, and an arrow pointing to the direction in which the user is to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shoichi IKENOUE, Tatsuo TSUCHIE, Tetsugo INADA, Masaki UCHIDA, Hirofumi OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180253142Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a posture data acquiring section acquires output values from a motion sensor of a head-mounted display. Effective rates of acceleration are then obtained by correcting the output values based on correction formulas. A posture is calculated in reference to the axes of the motion sensor based on the acquired rates of acceleration. Thereafter, the posture of the head-mounted display is calculated by performing rotation correction based on previously acquired angle errors, the calculated posture being output to an information processing section. A correction data updating section acquires posture information based on markers of the head-mounted display imaged in a captured image, and updates correction data for use in acquiring the posture from the sensor output values through comparison with the marker-based posture information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tatsuo Tsuchie, Shoichi Ikenoue