公开(公告)号：US11109009B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16603076

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tetsuya Kikukawa

IPC: H04N13/117 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/10 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/383 ,  H04N13/344

Abstract: A disparity image in a stereoscopic image is generated not to collapse. In a case where a viewing position in the entire celestial image space, specified on the basis of position information of a user, is within a range of a predetermined distance from an original point in a coordinate system of the entire celestial image, a disparity image based on the viewing position is generated, and in a case where the viewing position in the entire celestial image space is not within the range of a predetermined distance from the original point in the coordinate system of the entire celestial image, the viewing position in the entire celestial image space is moved to the original point of the entire celestial image space, and the disparity image is generated. The present disclosure can be applied to an HMD.

公开(公告)号：US11386527B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16963689

申请日：2018-10-22

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tetsuya Kikukawa

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: There are provided an image processor, an image processing method, and a program that acquire visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image and perform blur processing on a basis of the visible pixel information and depth information indicating a depth value corresponding to each of pixels of the image during a predetermined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, thereby further enhancing a sense of immersion as if in a different space.

公开(公告)号：US10999498B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16318310

申请日：2017-07-14

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tetsuya Kikukawa ,  Junichi Tanaka

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N13/00 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N13/111 ,  G06T3/40

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that make it possible to generate a high picture quality texture image of a predetermined viewpoint using an omnidirectional image. A reception section receives a texture image and a depth image as well as a guide image to be referred to upon generation of a display image in which the texture image and the depth image are used. A drawing section compares a pixel value of the display image generated using the texture image and the depth image and a corresponding pixel value of the guide image with each other and executes a process for changing the pixel value in response to a result of the comparison. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a home server or the like that generates a display image of a predetermined viewpoint from an omnidirectional image.

公开(公告)号：US10834334B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15770589

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Sensaburo Nakamura ,  Norimasa Ozaki ,  Takahiro Hirabayashi ,  Tetsuya Kikukawa ,  Mitsuru Murakami ,  Koichi Ichikawa

IPC: H04N5/268 ,  H04H20/10 ,  H04H60/04 ,  H04H20/59 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04B10/2575 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04N21/226 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: To provide a user with an effect switcher having improved usability.The effect switcher includes an output terminal that outputs a plurality of first video signals to be transmitted to a multi-view processor, as an optical multiplex signal. For example, the effect switcher further includes: an output terminal that outputs a single second video signal to be transmitted to the multi-view processor; and an information insertion unit that inserts, into the optical multiplex signal, information for designating a display region of an image based on the single second video signal on a screen on which an image based on each of the first video signals is displayed.