公开(公告)号：US20140071237A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US14115043

申请日：2012-06-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Nobuo Ueki ,  Kazuhiko Nishibori

IPC: H04N13/04

CPC classification number: H04N13/368 ,  H04N13/117 ,  H04N13/31 ,  H04N13/349

Abstract: An apparatus may include a hardware processor and a storage medium. The storage medium may be coupled to the processor, and may store instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions may cause the apparatus to determine a number of viewers. The instructions may also cause the apparatus to calculate a number of viewpoints based on the number of viewers. Additionally, the instructions may cause the apparatus to generate a plurality of images corresponding to the viewpoints.

Abstract translation: 装置可以包括硬件处理器和存储介质。 存储介质可以耦合到处理器，并且可以存储指令。 当由处理器执行时，指令可能导致设备确定多个观看者。 指令还可以使得设备基于观看者的数量来计算多个视点。 此外，指令可以使得装置产生对应于视点的多个图像。

公开(公告)号：US11496661B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16970044

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shihhao Wen ,  Kazuhiko Nishibori

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T7/194 ,  H04N5/272

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that permit acquisition of a more natural-looking synthesized image. A first captured image depicting a first subject is separated into a foreground area and a background area. The first subject appears in the foreground area. The background area is an area other than the area where the first subject appears. Also, a blended image is generated to be displayed on a live view, in which the blended image is obtained by blending the foreground area and the background area of the first captured image with an output image that is output when a second subject is captured. Then, a synthesized image is generated by superimposing the foreground area of the first captured image on the second captured image depicting the second subject with reference to the blended image in such a manner that the backgrounds are substantially identical. The present technology is applicable, for example, to an imaging apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11006098B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16097943

申请日：2017-04-07

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Masato Akao ,  Kazuhiko Nishibori

IPC: H04N13/31 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/368 ,  H04N7/14 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: Provided is a configuration to make a virtual viewpoint image be a more natural stereoscopic image. The virtual viewpoint image is transmitted/received between information processing apparatuses that execute bidirectional communication. A processor calculates a virtual viewpoint position corresponding to a position of a virtual camera that captures a virtual viewpoint image on the basis of viewing position information of a viewing user of the virtual viewpoint image, and generates the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a captured image from the virtual viewpoint position. The virtual viewpoint image is generated based on the captured image of a real camera that captures an object user, and the virtual viewpoint image is generated by setting a capture direction of a virtual camera to a point C, wherein the point C is in a position different from the object user.

公开(公告)号：US10136101B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15560202

申请日：2016-02-08

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Masato Akao ,  Ryohei Okada ,  Junichi Tanaka ,  Kazuhiko Nishibori

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/73

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a receiver unit that acquires information relevant to a sight line of a user of a communication partner from a communication partner terminal that performs remote communication; a face detection unit that detects information relevant to a position and a size of a face of the user of the communication partner, on the basis of a video signal that includes the face of the user of the communication partner; and a superimposition unit that displays and superimposes a sight line position of the user of the communication partner on the video signal including the face of the user of the communication partner, based on the information relevant to the sight line of the user of the communication partner and the information relevant to the position and the size of the face of the user of the communication partner.