公开(公告)号：US11002973B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US15773409

申请日：2016-11-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Takayuki Ishida ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Yasuhiro Watari

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control section that generates a virtual space image by specifying a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight and displays the image on a head-mounted display. The display control section can specify a plurality of positions in the virtual space as viewpoint positions and can change the viewpoint position to a position determined from among the plurality of positions in accordance with an attitude of the head-mounted display, and when the viewpoint position is changed, the display control section specifies, as a direction of line of sight, the direction in which a first position in the virtual space is seen from the changed viewpoint position.

公开(公告)号：US10810701B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16060999

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Akira Suzuki ,  Akihiko Sugawara

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G02B27/02 ,  G09G5/377 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Provided is a video display system that includes a display device and an image processing device. The display device is mounted on the head of a user for use. The image processing device generates a plurality of unsynthesized images having different resolutions that are to be used for display by the display device, and transmits the generated unsynthesized images to the display device. The display device receives the unsynthesized images transmitted from the image processing device, and displays a display image that is obtained by synthesizing the unsynthesized images.

公开(公告)号：US10776900B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16060999

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Akira Suzuki ,  Akihiko Sugawara

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G02B27/02 ,  G09G5/377 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Provided is a video display system that includes a display device and an image processing device. The display device is mounted on the head of a user for use. The image processing device generates a plurality of unsynthesized images having different resolutions that are to be used for display by the display device, and transmits the generated unsynthesized images to the display device. The display device receives the unsynthesized images transmitted from the image processing device, and displays a display image that is obtained by synthesizing the unsynthesized images.

公开(公告)号：US20200090403A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16080231

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Takayuki Ishida ,  Akio Ohba ,  Akihiko Sugawara ,  Yasuhiro Watari ,  Akira Suzuki

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: In an information processing device, a photographed image acquiring unit acquires an image which has been photographed by a camera attached to a head mount display. A region determining unit predicts a region which a user gazes at in a display image. An image analyzing unit has a first fineness processing unit and a second fineness processing unit, with the former analyzing a region corresponding to the gaze region in the photographed image with a higher fineness than the latter. An information processing unit performs information processing by using the result of analysis. An image generating unit has a first fineness processing unit and a second fineness processing unit, with the former generating a display image on the gaze region with a higher fineness than the latter. An output unit sends data of the display image to the head mount display.

公开(公告)号：US20230408833A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18452819

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Takayuki Ishida ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Yasuhiro Watari

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/038

CPC classification number: G02B27/0179 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating virtual space images by specifying from among a plurality of viewpoint positions and a plurality of directions of line of sight in the virtual space; and displaying the virtual space images on a head-mounted display, where the generating includes changing from a currently selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions to a newly selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions, which is selected in accordance with operation by a user, when generating the virtual space images in response to changing to the newly selected viewpoint position, the display control section specifies a new direction of line of sight among the plurality of directions of line of sight, and at least some of the plurality of viewpoint positions are separated from each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210223558A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17225203

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Takayuki Ishida ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Yasuhiro Watari

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating virtual space images by specifying from among a plurality of viewpoint positions and a plurality of directions of line of sight in the virtual space; and displaying the virtual space images on a head-mounted display, where the generating includes changing from a currently selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions to a newly selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions, which is selected in accordance with operation by a user, when generating the virtual space images in response to changing to the newly selected viewpoint position, the generating includes specifying, as a new direction of line of sight among the plurality of directions of line of sight, a direction in which a first position in the virtual space is seen from the newly selected viewpoint position, and at least some of the plurality of viewpoint positions are separated from each other.

公开(公告)号：US11042038B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US15773409

申请日：2016-11-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Takayuki Ishida ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Yasuhiro Watari

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control section that generates a virtual space image by specifying a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight and displays the image on a head-mounted display. The display control section can specify a plurality of positions in the virtual space as viewpoint positions and can change the viewpoint position to a position determined from among the plurality of positions in accordance with an attitude of the head-mounted display, and when the viewpoint position is changed, the display control section specifies, as a direction of line of sight, the direction in which a first position in the virtual space is seen from the changed viewpoint position.

公开(公告)号：US10957104B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16080231

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Takayuki Ishida ,  Akio Ohba ,  Akihiko Sugawara ,  Yasuhiro Watari ,  Akira Suzuki

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: In an information processing device, a photographed image acquiring unit acquires an image which has been photographed by a camera attached to a head mount display. A region determining unit predicts a region which a user gazes at in a display image. An image analyzing unit has a first fineness processing unit and a second fineness processing unit, with the former analyzing a region corresponding to the gaze region in the photographed image with a higher fineness than the latter. An information processing unit performs information processing by using the result of analysis. An image generating unit has a first fineness processing unit and a second fineness processing unit, with the former generating a display image on the gaze region with a higher fineness than the latter. An output unit sends data of the display image to the head mount display.

公开(公告)号：US10724859B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15775062

申请日：2016-08-01

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Akira Suzuki ,  Manabu Ishioka ,  Hidehiko Ogasawara ,  Yasuhiro Watari ,  Masao Shimizu ,  Takayuki Ishida ,  Toshihiro Kusunoki ,  Yuichiro Nakamura

IPC: G01C3/06 ,  G03B35/08 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/30 ,  H04N13/344 ,  H04N13/243 ,  G01C11/36

Abstract: A distance-measuring device includes first and second stereoscopic cameras each to be used to measure the distance to an object included in an imaging range. The first stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a first direction, and the second stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a second direction. The second direction is defined as a direction which intersects a plane containing the first direction and an imaging direction of the first stereoscopic camera.

公开(公告)号：US20180365800A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16060999

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Akira Suzuki ,  Akihiko Sugawara

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Provided is a video display system that includes a display device and an image processing device. The display device is mounted on the head of a user for use. The image processing device generates a plurality of unsynthesized images having different resolutions that are to be used for display by the display device, and transmits the generated unsynthesized images to the display device. The display device receives the unsynthesized images transmitted from the image processing device, and displays a display image that is obtained by synthesizing the unsynthesized images.