公开(公告)号：US20180270450A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15911199

申请日：2018-03-05

申请人： Koji KUWATA

发明人： Koji KUWATA

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/23216 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： An image processing device, an image processing method, and a picture transmission and reception system. The image processing device and the image processing method include detecting a change in a capturing environment, and updating, when the change in the capturing environment is detected, based on the detected change, parameter information in which a parameter to be used for picture processing is linked to each one of a plurality of display areas included in picture data generated. The picture transmission and reception system includes a first end device and a second end device each of which includes an imaging device configured to capture an image to generate picture data. The first end device and the second end device exchange a display area cropped from picture data obtained by capturing an image by the imaging device included in each one of the first end device and the second end device.

公开(公告)号：US09699414B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US15206899

申请日：2016-07-11

申请人： Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Masato Takahashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

发明人： Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Masato Takahashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N2007/145 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/403 ,  H04R2430/20

摘要： An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a voice input unit, a cutting-out unit, a transmitting unit, an acquiring unit, and a cutting-out control unit. The voice input unit switches a sound pickup direction for voice. The cutting-out unit cuts out, as a cut-out image, a cutting-out area which is at least a part of an image captured by the imaging unit. The transmitting unit transmits video information including the cut-out image and voice data of voice input to the voice input unit. The acquiring unit acquires setting information including layout information indicating arrangement of seat areas at a time of a conference and priority information indicating a priority of each of the seat areas indicated by the layout information. The cutting-out control unit controls the sound pickup direction of the voice input unit and the cutting-out area of the cutting-out unit in accordance with the acquired setting information.

公开(公告)号：US09648278B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US15297334

申请日：2016-10-19

申请人： Masato Takahashi ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa ,  Miku Hakamatani

发明人： Masato Takahashi ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa ,  Miku Hakamatani

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC分类号： H04N7/147 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/167 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： A communication apparatus includes: an area dividing unit that divides, of an output image which is an image that the communication apparatus has output and includes at least a shot image obtained by shooting the surroundings of another communication apparatus which communicates with the communication apparatus, a display area indicating an area where the shot image is displayed into as many unit areas as the number of people captured in the shot image; a transmission control unit that controls transmitting coordinate information which indicates, of the output image, a unit area corresponding to a position pointed by a user to the other communication apparatus; and an output control unit that, when the communication apparatus has received output information including a voice subjected to directivity control according to, of the shot image, an area corresponding to the coordinate information from the other communication apparatus, controls outputting the received output information.

公开(公告)号：US20170127020A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-04

申请号：US15297558

申请日：2016-10-19

申请人： Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA ,  Miku HAKAMATANI

发明人： Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA ,  Miku HAKAMATANI

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N9/3188 ,  H04N9/3194 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04R2201/401 ,  H04R2430/21

摘要： A device performs to: generate second correspondence information indicating a correspondence relation between coordinates of a projection area and coordinates of a captured image based on first correspondence information indicating a size of the projection area indicating an area to which an image is projected by an image projection device, a size of a basic area indicating an area predetermined as the area to which the image is projected, and indicating a correspondence relation between the coordinates of the basic area and the coordinates of the captured image obtained by an imaging unit; transmit coordinate information indicating a range, of the projection area, specified by a user and the second correspondence information to other device; and output, when receiving output information including voice whose directivity is controlled according to an area corresponding to the coordinate information of the captured image from the other device, the received output information.

公开(公告)号：US20170013225A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15198791

申请日：2016-06-30

申请人： Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA

发明人： Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N5/44504 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： A communication apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an image through a network so that the communication apparatus displays at least a part of the received image received from the receiver on a display unit; a reception unit configured to receive the number of images to be displayed as clipped images on the display unit and a type of display order in which the clipped images are displayed; an area clipping unit configured to provide the clipped image including a speaker from the received image; and a control unit configured to give the display unit an instruction to display as many clipped images provided from the area clipping unit as the number of images to be displayed in the type of display order received by the reception unit.

摘要翻译： 通信装置包括：接收机，被配置为通过网络接收图像，使得通信装置在显示单元上显示从接收机接收的接收图像的至少一部分; 接收单元，被配置为接收要在显示单元上显示为剪切图像的图像的数量和显示剪辑图像的显示顺序的类型; 区域裁剪单元，被配置为从所接收的图像提供包括扬声器的限幅图像; 以及控制单元，被配置为向所述显示单元发出指示，以从所述区域剪辑单元提供的多个剪切图像显示为要由所述接收单元接收的显示顺序的类型中显示的图像的数量。

公开(公告)号：US4953196A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-28

申请号：US192648

申请日：1988-05-11

申请人： Yasunori Ishikawa ,  Noboru Murayama ,  Koichi Suzuki ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Hiroshi Shimura ,  Masaaki Ishikawa

发明人： Yasunori Ishikawa ,  Noboru Murayama ,  Koichi Suzuki ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Hiroshi Shimura ,  Masaaki Ishikawa

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/148

摘要： A video phone comprising an input device for entering input image data to be transmitted, a circuit for digitizing the input image data into digital image data, a memory for storing the digital image data, a first circuit for producing an output image signal based on the digital image data from the memory, a display device for displaying an image of the output image signal, a second circuit for compressing the digital image data from the memory into compressed image data, a telephone part having telephone functions, a line control circuit coupled to a public analog telephone line for selectively coupling the second circuit and the telephone part to the public analog telephone line, and a control device. The control device controls at least the memory and the second circuit so that the compressed image data related to the input image data is read out from the memory and supplied simultaneously to the first and second circuits in an image transmitting mode and the compressed image data related to a voice frequency signal received through the public analog telephone line is stored in the memory and read out therefrom to be supplied to the first circuit in an image receiving mode.

摘要翻译： 一种视频电话，包括用于输入要发送的输入图像数据的输入装置，用于将输入图像数据数字化为数字图像数据的电路，用于存储数字图像数据的存储器，用于产生基于该图像数据的输出图像信号的第一电路 来自存储器的数字图像数据，用于显示输出图像信号的图像的显示装置，用于将数字图像数据从存储器压缩成压缩图像数据的第二电路，具有电话功能的电话部件，耦合到 用于将第二电路和电话部件选择性地耦合到公共模拟电话线的公共模拟电话线，以及控制装置。 所述控制装置至少控制所述存储器和所述第二电路，使得与所述输入图像数据相关的压缩图像数据从所述存储器读出，并以图像发送模式同时提供给所述第一和第二电路，并且所述压缩图像数据相关 通过公共模拟电话线接收到的语音频率信号被存储在存储器中并从中读出，以便以图像接收模式提供给第一电路。

公开(公告)号：US09860486B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15218137

申请日：2016-07-25

申请人： Masato Takahashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

发明人： Masato Takahashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/262

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： An apparatus includes: an acquirer acquiring an image; a locator that, upon receiving coordinate information of a specified area being a part of a video displayed on an output device connected to the other apparatus, locates coordinates on the image corresponding to the coordinate information based on association information, in which coordinates on the video and coordinates on the image are associated; a cropping part that crops, from the image, an image of an area defined by the coordinates on the image; a controller that controls directionality of a microphone array including a plurality of microphones on the apparatus so that the directionality of one microphone related to the coordinates on the image is focused to a position indicated by the coordinate on the image; and a first transmission controller that controls transmitting output information containing the cropped image and voice captured with the controlled directionality to the other apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US09615059B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US15216779

申请日：2016-07-22

申请人： Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Masato Takahashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

发明人： Kiyoto Igarashi ,  Hiroaki Uchiyama ,  Koji Kuwata ,  Masato Takahashi ,  Tomoyuki Goto ,  Kazuki Kitazawa ,  Nobumasa Gingawa

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L65/1063 ,  H04L65/1073 ,  H04L65/1089 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： An imaging apparatus includes a storage unit to store information about one or more persons, the information about each of the persons including a direction in which the person exists, and permission for imaging the person by an imaging unit, and the information about each of the persons being associated with identification information to uniquely identify the person; a detection unit to detect a direction in which a person who speaks exists; a determination unit to determine whether the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging, based on the information about the person stored in the storage unit; and a control unit to control an imaging direction of the imaging unit to turn towards the detected direction of the person, in a case where the determination unit has determined that the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging.

公开(公告)号：US20170034481A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：US15216779

申请日：2016-07-22

申请人： Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA

发明人： Kiyoto IGARASHI ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L65/1063 ,  H04L65/1073 ,  H04L65/1089 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： An imaging apparatus includes a storage unit to store information about one or more persons, the information about each of the persons including a direction in which the person exists, and permission for imaging the person by an imaging unit, and the information about each of the persons being associated with identification information to uniquely identify the person; a detection unit to detect a direction in which a person who speaks exists; a determination unit to determine whether the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging, based on the information about the person stored in the storage unit; and a control unit to control an imaging direction of the imaging unit to turn towards the detected direction of the person, in a case where the determination unit has determined that the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging.

摘要翻译： 一种成像装置包括存储单元，用于存储关于一个或多个人的信息，关于每个人的信息，包括人的存在方向，以及由成像单元对人进行成像的许可，以及关于每个人的信息 与身份信息相关联的人员以唯一地识别该人; 检测单元，用于检测说话人的存在方向; 确定单元，用于基于存储在存储单元中的人的信息来确定被检测方向上的人是否被允许进行成像; 以及控制单元，用于在确定单元已经确定被检测方向上的人被允许进行成像的情况下，控制成像单元的成像方向转向检测到的人的方向。

公开(公告)号：US20170034474A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：US15215702

申请日：2016-07-21

申请人： Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI

发明人： Tomoyuki GOTO ,  Hiroaki UCHIYAMA ,  Masato TAKAHASHI ,  Koji KUWATA ,  Kazuki KITAZAWA ,  Nobumasa GINGAWA ,  Kiyoto IGARASHI

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N7/147 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/167

摘要： A video conference terminal includes a camera that captures a video image of a speaker, a microphone array that collects speech of the speaker, and a processor that executes a process. The process includes determining a direction of the speech, setting a sound collection range in which the microphone array collects the speech, the sound collection range including a predetermined range that covers the direction of the speech, and setting a view angle of the camera to match the sound collection range.

摘要翻译： 视频会议终端包括捕获扬声器的视频图像的摄像机，收集扬声器的语音的麦克风阵列，以及执行处理的处理器。 该过程包括确定语音的方向，设置麦克风阵列收集语音的声音收集范围，声音收集范围包括覆盖语音方向的预定范围，以及设置相机匹配的视角 声音采集范围。