Patents by Inventor Yoshikatsu Kanemaru

Yoshikatsu Kanemaru 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: 11740688
    Abstract: A virtual space experience system capable of preventing unintentional contact between players without inhibiting a sense of immersion is provided. A virtual space image determination unit 35 of a VR system S causes an image of a virtual space to be perceived by a second player to include an image in which a first avatar corresponding to a first player moves so as to generate a gap in a correspondence relationship between coordinates of the first player and coordinates of the first avatar when a trigger event is recognized, and causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the second player to include an image of a second avatar corresponding to the second player and a third avatar corresponding to the first player after the recognition. An avatar coordinate determination unit 34 determines coordinates of the third avatar based on the coordinates of the first player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Abal Inc.
    Inventors: Shota Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Yoshiya Okoyama, Yoshimasa Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220404899
    Abstract: A virtual space experience system capable of preventing unintentional contact between players without inhibiting a sense of immersion is provided. A virtual space image determination unit 35 of a VR system S causes an image of a virtual space to be perceived by a second player to include an image in which a first avatar corresponding to a first player moves so as to generate a gap in a correspondence relationship between coordinates of the first player and coordinates of the first avatar when a trigger event is recognized, and causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the second player to include an image of a second avatar corresponding to the second player and a third avatar corresponding to the first player after the recognition. An avatar coordinate determination unit 34 determines coordinates of the third avatar based on the coordinates of the first player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shota SUZUKI, Tsuyoshi NOMURA, Yoshikatsu KANEMARU, Yoshiya OKOYAMA, Yoshimasa TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11010947
    Abstract: Provided is technology that enables users to feel more enjoyment than ever. Information processing apparatus recognizes an image captured by display apparatus. Information processing apparatus instructs display apparatus to composite, with the captured image, a first composite image that varies according to an image recognition result and further composite a second composite image at a predetermined position in the first composite image. For example, if landscape is captured by display apparatus, a character image representing a running person is displayed as first composite image according to the landscape. In first composite image, region corresponding to the head of the person is blank, and when a user captures their face using display apparatus, an image of the user's face is composited as second composite image in region corresponding to the head in the first composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nakao, Satoshi Omiya, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 10977510
    Abstract: An information-processing device, when image recognition performed by an object recognition function and a first category recognition function on a captured image acquired from an image capture display device fails, and image recognition performed by a second category recognition function succeeds, informs a user of a method for capturing an image that enables object recognition, and causes the object recognition function to perform image recognition on another captured image that is captured in accordance with the method. If the image recognition performed by the object recognition unit on the other captured image succeeds, information-processing device instructs image capture display device to display a composite image determined according to a result of the image recognition at a position determined according to the result of the image recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nakao, Kaisei Nagao, Syouta Hamamatsu, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Masahiko Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20200126279
    Abstract: Provided is technology that enables users to feel more enjoyment than ever. Information processing apparatus recognizes an image captured by display apparatus. Information processing apparatus instructs display apparatus to composite, with the captured image, a first composite image that varies according to an image recognition result and further composite a second composite image at a predetermined position in the first composite image. For example, if landscape is captured by display apparatus, a character image representing a running person is displayed as first composite image according to the landscape. In first composite image, region corresponding to the head of the person is blank, and when a user captures their face using display apparatus, an image of the user's face is composited as second composite image in region corresponding to the head in the first composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Naoyuki NAKAO, Satoshi OMIYA, Yoshikatsu KANEMARU
  • Publication number: 20190370593
    Abstract: An information-processing device, when image recognition performed by an object recognition function and a first category recognition function on a captured image acquired from an image capture display device fails, and image recognition performed by a second category recognition function succeeds, informs a user of a method for capturing an image that enables object recognition, and causes the object recognition function to perform image recognition on another captured image that is captured in accordance with the method. If the image recognition performed by the object recognition unit on the other captured image succeeds, information-processing device instructs image capture display device to display a composite image determined according to a result of the image recognition at a position determined according to the result of the image recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Naoyuki NAKAO, Kaisei NAGAO, Syouta HAMAMATSU, Yoshikatsu KANEMARU, Masahiko SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 9754386
    Abstract: An information processing system in which an object corresponding to each of two or more users are arranged in a virtual space and moving image information indicative of a moving image indicative of a manner in which the virtual space is viewed from a predetermined viewpoint arranged in the virtual space is generated, this information processing system comprising activity information acquisition means for sequentially acquiring activity information indicative of an action of at least one of the two or more users, arrangement region determination means for determining a partial region in the virtual space, in the partial region of which the object is arranged in accordance with the acquired activity information, motion data acquisition means for acquiring motion data stored as related with the activity information in accordance with the acquired activity information, and object control means for making the object act in the partial region in accordance with the acquired motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Honda, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Norio Nagatsuka, Shinichi Kariya, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 9563982
    Abstract: An image generating device includes a background image acquirer that acquires an image of a background on which an image of an object is to be superimposed, a color extractor that extracts a color about one or a plurality of places in the image of the background, and a light source decider that decides the color of light output by a light source that illuminates the object based on the color extracted about the one or plurality of places. The image generating device further includes a drawing section that draws the image of the object based on the decided color of the light of the light source and an output image generator that generates an output image obtained by superimposing the image of the object on the image of the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Fumiteru Sato, Yuichi Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9559922
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has login information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of login information with user IDs for identifying users related with terminal IDs for identifying terminals for use by the users; terminal ID registration means for registering the acquired login information by relating each of the user IDs with the plurality of terminal IDs; delivery information generation means for generating different pieces of delivery information to be delivered to each terminal that are identified by the plurality of terminal IDs for each of the user IDs; and delivery means for delivering the generated different pieces of delivery information to the each terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Honda, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Norio Nagatsuka, Shinichi Kariya, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20150243084
    Abstract: An image generating device includes a background image acquirer that acquires an image of a background on which an image of an object is to be superimposed, a color extractor that extracts a color about one or a plurality of places in the image of the background, and a light source decider that decides the color of light output by a light source that illuminates the object based on the color extracted about the one or plurality of places. The image generating device further includes a drawing section that draws the image of the object based on the decided color of the light of the light source and an output image generator that generates an output image obtained by superimposing the image of the object on the image of the background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu KANEMARU, Fumiteru SATO, Yuichi NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150178952
    Abstract: An information processing system in which an object corresponding to each of two or more users are arranged in a virtual space and moving image information indicative of a moving image indicative of a manner in which the virtual space is viewed from a predetermined viewpoint arranged in the virtual space is generated, this information processing system comprising activity information acquisition means for sequentially acquiring activity information indicative of an action of at least one of the two or more users, arrangement region determination means for determining a partial region in the virtual space, in the partial region of which the object is arranged in accordance with the acquired activity information, motion data acquisition means for acquiring motion data stored as related with the activity information in accordance with the acquired activity information, and object control means for making the object act in the partial region in accordance with the acquired motion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi Honda, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Norio Nagatsuka, Shinichi Kariya, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20150142959
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has login information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of login information with user IDs for identifying users related with terminal IDs for identifying terminals for use by the users; terminal ID registration means for registering the acquired login information by relating each of the user IDs with the plurality of terminal IDs; delivery information generation means for generating different pieces of delivery information to be delivered to each terminal that are identified by the plurality of terminal IDs for each of the user IDs; and delivery means for delivering the generated different pieces of delivery information to the each terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Honda, Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Norio Nagatsuka, Shinichi Kariya, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8830244
    Abstract: The basic image specifying unit specifies the basic image of a character representing a user of the information processing device. The facial expression parameter generating unit converts the degree of the facial expression of the user to a numerical value. The model control unit determines an output model of the character for respective points of time. The moving image parameter generating unit generates a moving image parameter for generating animated moving image frames of the character for respective points of time. The command specifying unit specifies a command corresponding to the pattern of the facial expression of the user. The playback unit outputs an image based on the moving image parameter and the voice data received from the information processing device of the other user. The command executing unit executes a command based on the identification information of the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Akira Suzuki, Masao Shimizu, Takahiro Koguchi, Fumikazu Kumagae
  • Publication number: 20120223952
    Abstract: The basic image specifying unit specifies the basic image of a character representing a user of the information processing device. The facial expression parameter generating unit converts the degree of the facial expression of the user to a numerical value. The model control unit determines an output model of the character for respective points of time. The moving image parameter generating unit generates a moving image parameter for generating animated moving image frames of the character for respective points of time. The command specifying unit specifies a command corresponding to the pattern of the facial expression of the user. The playback unit outputs an image based on the moving image parameter and the voice data received from the information processing device of the other user. The command executing unit executes a command based on the identification information of the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Akira Suzuki, Masao Shimizu, Takahiro Koguchi, Fumikazu Kumagae