Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Akihiko Kaino

Masaki Fukuchi

Tatsuki Kashitani

Masashi Eshima

Jingjing Guo

Kenichiro Ooi

Shingo Tsurumi

Takaaki Kato

Shunichi Homma

Takuto Motoyama

Kenichirou Ooi

Daiki Yamanaka

Jianing Wu

Yoshiaki Iwai

Kunio Kawaguchi

Yasuaki Takahashi

Yukihiro Nakamura

Takashi Horishi

Norifumi Yoshiwara

Yuta Choki

Ryo Sawai

Kenichi Kawasaki

Suguru Aoki

Toshio Yamazaki

Tetsujiro Kondo

Junichi Yamashita

Naoki Kobayashi

Daisuke Mochizuki

Yasutaka Hirasawa

Shinichiro Abe

Yuhi Kondo

Takafumi Morifuji

Kenichiro Oi

Ying Lu

Yuya Hanai

Naoyuki Onoe

Ayaka Nakatani

An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

The present technology relates to a controller, a control method, and a program that enable self-localization with lower power consumption. Provided are a selection unit that selects, from a horizontal camera mounted in a horizontal direction and a downward camera mounted in a downward direction, a camera used for self-localization depending on speed, and a self-localization unit that performs self-localization using an image obtained by imaging with the horizontal camera or the downward camera selected by the selection unit. The selection unit selects the horizontal camera in a case where the speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, and selects the downward camera in a case where the speed is not equal to or higher than the predetermined speed. The present technology can be applied to a self-localization system.

Controller, control method, and program

There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program with which highly accurate depth information can be acquired. The information processing apparatus includes an interpolation image generation unit, a difference image generation unit, and a depth calculation unit. The interpolation image generation unit generates an interpolation image on the basis of a first normal image and a second normal image among the first normal image, a pattern image irradiated with infrared pattern light, and the second normal image, the interpolation image corresponding to a time at which the pattern image is captured. The difference image generation unit generates a difference image between the interpolation image and the pattern image. The depth calculation unit calculates depth information by using the difference image.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

To enable both an increase in reproducibility for reproduction of a shape of an object and suppression of an increase in data amount. An information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires first information associated with a result of estimation of a shape of an object on a real space and second information associated with a result of estimation of a geometrical feature of the object; and a correction unit that corrects the first information on the basis of the second information.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

There is provided an information processing apparatus to bring a three-dimensional model generated in accordance with observation information, closer to a real object. The information processing apparatus includes: a control section configured to allocate, to a second three-dimensional model being at least a partial three-dimensional model included in a first three-dimensional model, a definite shaped model having a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of the second three-dimensional model.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes an estimating unit that estimates a normal on at least a part of a face of an object in a real space on the basis of polarization information corresponding to a detection result of each of a plurality of beams of polarized light acquired by a polarization sensor and having different polarization directions and a control unit that controls output of notification information for guiding a change in a position in the real space according to an estimation result of the normal.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

There is provided an information processing apparatus to achieve both the stabilization of estimation of the distance to a target physical body and the suppression of power consumption. The information processing apparatus includes: a first estimation unit configured to estimate a distance between a prescribed visual point and a physical body in a real space on the basis of result of detection of light that is sent from a prescribed light sending unit toward the physical body and is reflected at the physical body; a second estimation unit configured to estimate at least either one of a position or an attitude in the real space of the prescribed visual point on the basis of result of estimation of the distance; and a control unit configured to control the light sent from the light sending unit in accordance with a situation regarding estimation of at least either one of the position or the attitude.

There is provided an information processing device to enable a three-dimensional shape of an object in a real space to be estimated in a more preferred manner, the information processing device including: a division unit configured to divide, into one or more regions, an image plane corresponding to a viewing point in a real space on which geometric structure information is mapped in accordance with distribution of the geometric structure information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire orientation information indicating at least one of a position and an orientation of the viewing point; an extracting unit configured to extract, as a region of interest, at least part of the regions obtained by dividing the image plane; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a shape of an object in the real space based on the geometric structure information in regions of interest on image planes respectively corresponding to a plurality of different viewing points associated with each other among the viewing points, wherein the geometric structure information is information corresponding to a detection result of each of a plurality of pieces of polarized light having different polarization directions.

Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program

The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and an object detection system. A stereo camera performs imaging by a right camera and a left camera to acquire a stereo image and a millimeter wave radar acquires a radar image in which a position of an object is detected in a radiation range of millimeter waves by using millimeter waves. Then, by communication via a communication apparatus with a target in which positional information is known, it is determined whether or not the target is reliable, and in a case where it is determined that the target is reliable, calibration processing is performed for eliminating a deviation in coordinate systems generated in the stereo image and the radar image in which the target is detected.

Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and object detection system

An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that permit camera calibration with high accuracy by using a known object in images captured by a plurality of imaging sections. An estimation section estimates a 3D position of a road sign included in each of images captured by a plurality of cameras with respect to each of the imaging sections. A recognition section recognizes a positional relationship between the plurality of cameras on the basis of the 3D position of the road sign with respect to each of the cameras estimated by the estimation section. The positional relationship between the plurality of cameras recognized by the recognition section is used to correct the images captured by the plurality of cameras.

An apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit for executing the instructions to send signals to display, for a user, a first virtual image superimposed onto a representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to identify a potential source of interest for the user, the potential source of interest being outside of a user focus area in the representation of real space. The control unit further executes instructions to send signals to notify the user of the potential source of interest.

Information processing to notify potential source of interest to user

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of performing continuous estimation of a self-position. An information processing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a main imaging unit that includes a stereo camera mounted on a moving body, and captures moving images at a predetermined frame rate to output a pair of stereo main images as time-series images; a plurality of sub imaging units each of which is so mounted on the moving body as to have an imaging direction different from an imaging direction of the main imaging unit, and captures moving images at a predetermined frame rate; and a final pose determination unit that estimates a pose of the moving body on the basis of the pair of stereo main images captured by the main imaging unit, and sub images captured by the sub imaging units. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to a self-position sensor for in-vehicle use.

Information processing device, information processing method, and program

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Kanagawa, Japan

Akihiko Kaino