公开(公告)号：US20220414945A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17781212

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： SHUNITSU KOHARA ,  HIDENORI AOKI ,  HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA ,  SHINTARO TSUTSUI ,  HIROSHI MATSUYAMA ,  HAJIME WAKABAYASHI ,  ATSUSHI ISHIHARA

IPC: G06T11/00 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T13/00

Abstract: A device and a method for performing AR image display control in which flicker in a boundary region between a virtual object and a real object is not noticeable are provided. A real object detection unit that executes processing of detecting a real object in a real world, and an augmented reality (AR) image display control unit that generates an AR image visually recognized in such a manner that a virtual object exists in a same space as a real object and outputs the AR image to a display unit are included, in which the AR image display control unit, in a case where a position of the real object detected by the real object detection unit is on a near side in a depth direction with respect to a position where the virtual object to be displayed on the display unit is arranged, an additional virtual object is output to the display unit on the near side in the depth direction with respect to the position of the real object in such a manner as to hide at least a partial region of a boundary region between the virtual object and the real object.

公开(公告)号：US20230007560A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17756427

申请日：2020-09-17

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： HIDENORI AOKI

IPC: H04W36/28 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: An object is to provide alternative communication means that does not require establishment of a connection. A communication control device according to the present technology includes: a first communication unit that performs communication by a device designation method that performs signal communication while designating a communication target device; a second communication unit that performs communication by a broadcasting method that performs signal communication without designating the communication target device; and a switching control unit that, when the first communication unit is performing communication with the communication target device, switches a communication system from the device designation method by the first communication unit to the broadcasting method by the second communication unit in accordance with a communication condition of the first communication unit such that the communication with the communication target device is continuously performed by the second communication unit.

公开(公告)号：US20220308657A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17596272

申请日：2020-06-05

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： KEIJIROH NAGANO ,  HIDENORI AOKI ,  HARUKA FUJISAWA ,  FUJIO ARAI ,  RYO FUKAZAWA ,  TOMOHIKO GOTOH

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of curbing occurrence of a feeling of strangeness in augmented reality in a use environment for a plurality of people.
Position information indicating the self position of an AR device that outputs an AR object that is shown to the user as if the AR object existed in real space is acquired by the AR technology, and a deviation weight which is an evaluation value indicating how easily a plurality of users recognizes that an arrangement position of the AR object is deviated from each other on the basis of position information of a plurality of the AR devices and the arrangement position of the AR object. Then, the output method of the AR object is adjusted according to the deviation weight to make it difficult to recognize occurrence of the deviation. The present technology can be applied to an AR system used by a plurality of people, for example.

公开(公告)号：US20230120092A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17905185

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： DAITA KOBAYASHI ,  HAJIME WAKABAYASHI ,  HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA ,  ATSUSHI ISHIHARA ,  HIDENORI AOKI ,  YOSHINORI OGAKI ,  YU NAKADA ,  RYOSUKE MURATA ,  TOMOHIKO GOTOH ,  SHUNITSU KOHARA ,  HARUKA FUJISAWA ,  MAKOTO DANIEL TOKUNAGA

IPC: G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/579 ,  G06V10/74 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G01C19/00

Abstract: An information processing device includes an output control unit (173) that controls output on a presentation device so as to present content associated with an absolute position in a real space, to a first user, a determination unit (171) that determines a self-position in the real space, a transmission unit (172) that transmits a signal requesting rescue to a device positioned in the real space, when reliability of determination by the determination unit (171) is reduced, an acquisition unit (174) that acquires information about the self-position estimated from an image including the first user captured by the device according to the signal; and a correction unit (175) that corrects the self-position based on the information about the self-position acquired by the acquisition unit (174).

公开(公告)号：US20220377313A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17770444

申请日：2020-10-14

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUKO ISHIHARA ,  HIROTAKE ICHIKAWA ,  ATSUSHI ISHIHARA ,  HAJIME WAKABAYASHI ,  TAKAOMI KIMURA ,  MASAYUKI INOUE ,  HIDENORI AOKI

IPC: H04N13/349 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N13/344

Abstract: Natural appearance of transition from a predetermined object of two-dimensional content displayed on a two-dimensional display to a three-dimensional display model of an AR display device or vice versa is achieved. Control is performed such that, the transition is performed after switching the two-dimensional content from the motion parallax non-application display to the motion parallax application display. For example, control is performed such that the motion parallax application display is displayed on the two-dimensional display in a case where there is one AR display device, and the motion parallax application display is displayed on the AR display device in a case where there is a plurality of AR display devices.

公开(公告)号：US20220327787A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17754213

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： SHINTARO TSUTSUI ,  GEN HAMADA ,  KEIJIROH NAGANO ,  TOMOHIKO GOTOH ,  MASAYUKI INOUE ,  HIDENORI AOKI

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, method, and program capable of more easily displaying an AR object at an accurate position.
The information processing device includes: a first self-position estimation unit that performs a first self-position estimation on the basis of an environment image whose subjects are surroundings of the information processing device; and a second self-position estimation unit that performs a second self-position estimation on the basis of a detection plane detected from the environment image and object information generated in advance and related to a shielding AR object having a planar shape to correct a display position of a non-shielding AR object according to a result of the first self-position estimation on the basis of a result of the second self-position estimation. The present technology can be applied to an AR device.