Abstract: An apparatus for informing a target person of information, includes a detection unit adapted to detect a limited appearance of the target person based on a state of usage of another apparatus of the target person, a selection unit adapted to select a notifying unit for notifying the target person of information through an unlimited appearance of the target person based on the detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit adapted to control to notify the target person of information by the notifying unit selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement apparatus for calculating three-dimensional shape information of a target object, comprising: capturing means for capturing reflected pattern light of stripe pattern light formed by alternately arranging a bright portion and a dark portion as first image data, and capturing reflected pattern light of reversed stripe pattern light formed by reversing the bright portion and the dark portion of the stripe pattern light as second image data; determination means for determining a boundary position between the bright portion and the dark portion based on the first image data and the second image data; and reliability calculation means for calculating a reliability indicating accuracy of the boundary position from a correlation between a first luminance gradient of the first image data and a second luminance gradient of the second image data.

Abstract: Contact detection units are attached to an information transfer device in a predetermined arrangement pattern to detect contact with a human body. Presentation units are attached to the information transfer device in a predetermined arrangement pattern to present a tactile stimulus. A contact detection unit that has detected contact is specified. Based on the arrangement distribution of the specified contact detection unit and a type of information to be presented via a tactile stimulus, a presentation unit to be driven is specified. The specified presentation unit is driven and controlled.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire, as an image, a result of imaging, on an image sensor unit, light traveling from an object via an opening of a stop, a control unit configured to control a shape of the opening based on a function which defines a temporal change of the shape of the opening when the image acquisition unit acquires the image, and a detection unit configured to detect a blur state in the image based on the function.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for generating a projection pattern used in three-dimensional measurement of a target object, comprising: determination means for determining a projection code string for generating the projection pattern based on distance information of the target object which is obtained in advance; and generation means for generating a pattern image of the projection pattern based on a projection code string determined by the determination means.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a projection pattern onto an object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object on which the projection pattern is projected, and a derivation unit configured to derive a three-dimensional shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit. The projection pattern projected on the object by the projection unit includes a first pattern including a continuous luminance variation repetitively arranged at certain distances in a predetermined direction, and a second pattern having information for identifying the position of the measurement pattern in the captured image in an area between peaks in the measurement pattern.

Abstract: A pattern light projection unit which stores information on pattern light including information on line patterns projects pattern light including line patterns having at least two lines and at least one reference line pattern serving as a reference of the line patterns on an object in accordance with the information on pattern light. An image pickup unit captures an image of the object to which the pattern light is projected. An information processing apparatus detects the reference line pattern and the line patterns from the captured image, and establishes correspondence between the information on the line patterns stored in the pattern light projection unit and the line patterns detected from the captured image in accordance with the topological positional relationship between the detected reference line pattern and the line patterns so as to identify the line patterns.

Abstract: A projection pattern that includes a measurement pattern for measuring a distance to a target object, and a code pattern for identifying the measurement pattern is projected onto the target object. The target object onto which the projection pattern was projected is sensed. On the basis of a relationship between the measurement pattern and the code pattern in the sensed image, the projection pattern that is to be projected onto the target object after the projection pattern are changed, the code pattern is read out in the sensed image of the target object onto which the changed projection pattern was projected, and the measurement pattern is associated with it. Using the associated measurement pattern, a distance from the projection unit or the sensing unit to the target object is acquired.

Abstract: An image information processing apparatus performs three-dimensional measurement of an object using a captured image obtained by projecting onto the object a projection pattern containing a two-dimensional symbol sequence that is obtained by assigning a predetermined symbol to each code in a projection code string in which a plurality of types of codes are arranged two-dimensionally and capturing an image of the object. The apparatus obtains an imaging pattern by extracting a symbol sequence from the captured image, and converts symbol dots in the imaging pattern into corresponding codes, thereby obtaining an imaging code string. The apparatus obtains a predetermined number of codes according to one sampling feature selected from a plurality of types of sampling features, generates an information code string by arranging the obtained codes, and determining the correspondence between the information code string and a part of the projection code string, thereby performing three-dimensional measurement.

Abstract: A pattern light projection unit which stores information on pattern light including information on line patterns projects pattern light including line patterns having at least two lines and at least one reference line pattern serving as a reference of the line patterns on an object in accordance with the information on pattern light. An image pickup unit captures an image of the object to which the pattern light is projected. An information processing apparatus detects the reference line pattern and the line patterns from the captured image, and establishes correspondence between the information on the line patterns stored in the pattern light projection unit and the line patterns detected from the captured image in accordance with the topological positional relationship between the detected reference line pattern and the line patterns so as to identify the line patterns.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement apparatus for calculating three-dimensional shape information of a target object, comprising: capturing means for capturing reflected pattern light of stripe pattern light formed by alternately arranging a bright portion and a dark portion as first image data, and capturing reflected pattern light of reversed stripe pattern light formed by reversing the bright portion and the dark portion of the stripe pattern light as second image data; determination means for determining a boundary position between the bright portion and the dark portion based on the first image data and the second image data; and reliability calculation means for calculating a reliability indicating accuracy of the boundary position from a correlation between a first luminance gradient of the first image data and a second luminance gradient of the second image data.

Abstract: Contact detection units are attached to an information transfer device in a predetermined arrangement pattern to detect contact with a human body. Presentation units are attached to the information transfer device in a predetermined arrangement pattern to present a tactile stimulus. A contact detection unit that has detected contact is specified. Based on the arrangement distribution of the specified contact detection unit and a type of information to be presented via a tactile stimulus, a presentation unit to be driven is specified. The specified presentation unit is driven and controlled.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates pattern data including a plurality of measurement lines, and a reference line which has a plurality of intersection points with the plurality of measurement lines, respectively, and has a shape that is defined in an interval between the intersection points by a specific feature, captures an image of an object onto which projection pattern light, based on the generated pattern data, is projected, extracts the intersection points from the captured image, and obtains information, concerning the shape with a specific feature in the interval between the intersection points on the reference line in the captured image, as identification information used to identify the measurement lines.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus comprises, an image acquisition unit configured to acquire, as an image, a result of imaging, on an image sensor unit, light traveling from an object via an opening of a stop, a control unit configured to control a shape of the opening based on a function which defines a temporal change of the shape of the opening when the image acquisition unit acquires the image, and a detection unit configured to detect a blur state in the image based on the function.

Abstract: Contact detection units (101-1-101-M) are attached to an information transfer device (100) in a predetermined arrangement pattern to detect direct/indirect contact. Stimulus presentation units (104-1-104-N) are attached to the information transfer device (100) in a predetermined arrangement pattern to present a tactile stimulus. A contact pattern recognition unit (102) specifies a contact detection unit that has detected direct/indirect contact. A stimulus pattern generation unit (103) specifies, based on the arrangement distribution of the specified contact detection unit and the type of information to be presented via a tactile stimulus, a stimulus presentation unit to be driven, and drives and controls the specified stimulus presentation unit.

Abstract: A plurality of stimulus generators (110), which is used to apply stimuli to the human body, and is laid on the human body of the user, is controlled. A position determination unit (108) determines whether or not a virtual object that forms a virtual space where the user exists is in contact with the human body. When the contact has occurred, a control unit (103) executes drive control of each of a plurality of stimulus generators (110), which are located near a place where the contact is determined, based on the positional relationship between the virtual object and the stimulus generators.