Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Ishikawa

Tsuyoshi Ishikawa 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: 20220109794
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, a method, and a program capable of reducing the visual load of a video. An information processing device includes an input acquisition unit that acquires user input that designates a display range of a free-viewpoint video, and a control unit that controls a virtual camera that determines the display range of the free-viewpoint video on the basis of the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: KEI TAKAHASHI, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, RYOUHEI YASUDA
  • Patent number: 11285937
    Abstract: A catalyst warm-up control method for a hybrid vehicle supplies electric power to an electric motor by a battery, to charge the battery by a power generation engine, and to treat exhaust gas from the engine with a catalyst, the hybrid vehicle selecting a manner mode in which power generation using the engine is stopped. The catalyst warm-up control method performs catalyst warm-up control such that when the temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a normal threshold temperature for activating the catalyst, the target rotation speed of the engine is controlled to a first warm-up required rotation speed at which the catalyst can be heated to a temperature that is higher than the normal threshold temperature. When the manner mode is selected, control is performed when temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a manner mode threshold temperature that is equal to or less than the normal threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Higuchi, Hidekatsu Akiyama, Azusa Kobayashi, Keisuke Kawai, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11250636
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit (110, 140) configured to acquire a captured image including a subject and three-dimensional subject position information indicating a three-dimensional position of the subject; and a content configuration information generation unit (150) configured to generate content configuration information including the captured image, the three-dimensional subject position information, and virtual space association information which is information used for an interaction in which the subject in the captured image displayed in the virtual space is involved and is information for associating the subject in the captured image with the three-dimensional subject position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayoshi Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220028142
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method in which data of content is acquired, and a first visual field image corresponding to a visual field of a first user is cut out from a content image based on the data of the content. In addition, visual field information representing a visual field of a second user viewing the content image is acquired. Furthermore, in a display apparatus, the first visual field image is displayed, and the visual field of the second user is displayed based on the visual field information of the second user. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a case where a plurality users views content, such as a spherical image and a free viewpoint image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, KEI TAKAHASHI, DAISUKE SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11226712
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a processing unit that controls a display device to simultaneously display a plurality of objects on an output region of the display device, determines occurrence of competition of an output region on a basis of a user operation, and allows a notification of the occurrence of the competition depending on a determining result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotake Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Akihiko Izumi, Takuya Namae, Kenji Hisanaga
  • Publication number: 20220012922
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit, a motion detection unit, an area detection unit, and a display control unit. The acquisition unit acquires one or more captured images in which the actual space is captured. The motion detection unit detects a contact motion, which is a series of motions when a user contacts an actual object in the actual space. The area detection unit detects a target area including the actual object according to the detected contact motion. The display control unit that generates a virtual image of the actual object by extracting a partial image corresponding to the target area from the one or more captured images, and controls display of the virtual image according to the contact motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220004250
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a display control section. The display control section performs, when a display size of a plurality of virtual objects is changed, a notification regarding switching of a change mode of the display size of a specific virtual object among the plurality of virtual objects on the basis of display size change information set for the specific virtual object. This makes it possible to exhibit a high degree of usability to display the virtual objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouhei YASUDA, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Takayoshi SHIMIZU, Kei TAKAHASHI, Junichi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210397866
    Abstract: An information processing device (10) includes: a recognition unit that recognizes input information by a user as a character string; and a complement unit that complements the recognized character string on the basis of an image analysis result of real space corresponding to a visual field of the user when the character string is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210385554
    Abstract: An information processing device (100) includes an acquisition unit (131) that acquires related information related to video, a specification unit (134a) that, on the basis of the related information acquired by the acquisition unit (131) and video corresponding to a first viewpoint, specifies a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint, and a display unit (134) that, together with video corresponding to the second viewpoint specified by the specification unit (134a), causes the related information acquired by the acquisition unit (131) to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Ryouhei YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210314557
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus that can suppress a user's uncomfortable feeling of a change in a video depending on a user's motion, an information processing method, and a program. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a display control unit. The display control unit controls a display apparatus to display an object having a movement parallax depending on a change in a position of a user's head in a display space in which a position of a viewpoint is substantially independently controlled with respect to the change in the position of the user's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, JUNICHI SHIMIZU, TAKAYOSHI SHIMIZU, KEI TAKAHASHI, RYOUHEI YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210286432
    Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of controlling display of an image adapted to contents of control relating to output of sensory stimulation. [Solution] An information processing device including: an output control unit configured to control display of an image corresponding to control information with respect to a first output unit configured to output sensory stimulation to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11094097
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can make an improvement in terms of communication regarding a plurality of users viewing the same content. Data of content is acquired, and a first visual field image corresponding to a visual field of a first user is cut out from a content image based on the data of the content. In addition, visual field information representing a visual field of a second user viewing the content image is acquired. Furthermore, in a display apparatus, the first visual field image is displayed, and the visual field of the second user is displayed based on the visual field information of the second user. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a case where a plurality users views content, such as a spherical image and a free viewpoint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Kei Takahashi, Daisuke Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210217248
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit (110, 140) configured to acquire a captured image including a subject and three-dimensional subject position information indicating a three-dimensional position of the subject; and a content configuration information generation unit (150) configured to generate content configuration information including the captured image, the three-dimensional subject position information, and virtual space association information which is information used for an interaction in which the subject in the captured image displayed in the virtual space is involved and is information for associating the subject in the captured image with the three-dimensional subject position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi SHIMIZU, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11037370
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method and a program therefor, which can achieve an increase in interest of a user. The information processing apparatus includes a recognition unit and a processing unit. The recognition unit is configured to recognize an object in a real space. The processing unit is configured to perform visual effect processing on a target object image in accordance with a feature amount of music, the target object image being an image of the object recognized by the recognition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210157398
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry that acquires information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: ATSUSHI ISHIHARA, TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, HIROYUKI AGA, KOICHI KAWASAKI, MITSURU NISHIBE, YUJI KUSANO
  • Publication number: 20210110596
    Abstract: An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program are provided. An information processing device including a display controller that controls display for a first user on the basis of a background image arranged in a virtual space with reference to a position of the first user in the virtual space, and an object related to a second user arranged in the virtual space so as to maintain a relative positional relationship between the first user and the second user in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, KEI TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210096361
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to eliminate or minimize VR sickness with an immersive feeling enhanced. On the basis of head posture of a user, a video generation section generates a video resulting from control of an angle of view of a virtual camera, the angle of view corresponding to a field of view of the user travelling in a virtual space. When the user is in an acceleration state in the virtual space, the video generation section changes the angle of view of the virtual camera from a first angle of view at the time when the user is in a non-acceleration state to a second angle of view based on an acceleration direction of the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10948977
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire information indicating a spatial relationship between a real object and a virtual object, and initiate generation of a user feedback based on the acquired information, the user feedback being displayed to be augmented to a generated image obtained based on capturing by an imaging device, or augmented to a perceived view of the real world, and wherein a characteristic of the user feedback is changed when the spatial relationship between the real object and the virtual object changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Aga, Koichi Kawasaki, Mitsuru Nishibe, Yuji Kusano
  • Publication number: 20210056765
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of further diversifying a method of implementing a virtual object using the AR technology, the information processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to perform a first process of displaying a virtual object superimposed on a real space at a position which is based on a real object detected in the real space or a second process of displaying the virtual object superimposed on the real space at a position which is not based on the real object detected in the real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru NISHIBE, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Hirotake ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210058609
    Abstract: To make it possible to more adequately perform switching between a filmed image of a camerawork operated by a user and a filmed image of a camerawork operated by a subject other than the user. There is provided an information processor including: an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a motion of a user; and a control unit that controls, on a basis of the information regarding the motion of the user, switching between a first display region corresponding to a first camerawork operated by the user and a second display region corresponding to a second camerawork operated by a subject other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA