Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Kazuma Akamatsu

Ryogo Ito

Shunsuke Katsumata

Megumi Takagi

Shiro Eshita

Yoko Fukata

Keiji Okamoto

Ayumi Yamamoto

An appropriate user interface corresponding to a use state of an apparatus is provided. An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The imaging apparatus has a control related to an imaging operation performed based on an operation input performed in the information processing apparatus by connecting to the information processing apparatus by using wireless communication. The information processing apparatus performs a control for switching a display state of a display screen related to an imaging operation of the imaging apparatus, based on a connection number of imaging apparatuses and information processing apparatuses connected by using wireless communication.

Information processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, imaging system, control method of information processing apparatus, control method of imaging apparatus, and program

A lens control apparatus includes an operation input unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The operation input unit is configured to accept a user operation. The communication unit is configured to perform communication with an external apparatus. The control unit is configured to perform driving control of a zoom lens in response to a zoom operation accepted by the operation input unit or a zoom control signal received by the communication unit. The control unit is also configured to selectively set a zoom position changing speed for driving control performed in response to the zoom operation and a zoom position changing speed for driving control performed in response to the zoom control signal, the zoom position changing speeds being different from each other.

Lens control apparatus, lens control method, image capturing apparatus, information processing apparatus, information processing method, image capturing system, and computer readable storage medium

An information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program are disclosed. In the information processing apparatus, circuitry is configured to transmit an input command to at least one of a plurality of imaging devices that are associated with the information processing apparatus, the command being executable as a synchronous operation or an asynchronous operation based on information relating to at least one of the imaging devices. The information may, for example, be the number of the imaging devices to which the input command is transmitted. In that example, when the number of the imaging devices is below a threshold amount, the input command is transmitted as the synchronous operation, and when the number of the imaging devices is above the threshold amount, the input command is transmitted as the asynchronous operation.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, photographing system, and program

Content transmission between devices is to be appropriately performed. An information processing device includes a control unit. In addition, the control unit included in the information processing device performs control to select content to be transmitted from among content recorded on a recording medium and transmit the selected content to a second external information processing device when a contact with or proximity to the second external information processing device is detected by using short-distance radio communication. In this case, the control unit of the information processing device uses selection information, which is information for selecting content to be transmitted from among the content recorded on the recording medium and which is generated by the first external information processing device. Thus, the control unit of the information processing device performs control to transmit content recorded on the recording medium to the second external information processing device on the basis of the selection information.

Information processing device, information processing system, and method for controlling information processing device

An information processing apparatus having circuitry that transmit content based on metadata related to the content to an external device in a case that the information processing apparatus is in proximity with the external device. The proximity is detected by short-distance wireless communication. The content is generated and recorded with the metadata in a storage medium of the information processing apparatus based on an operation of the external device. The information processing apparatus receives a recording request from the external device, and in response to the recording request the content is generated and recorded with the metadata in the storage medium.

Information processing apparatus, method, system and computer program

There is provided an image-taking system including an information processing apparatus and an image-taking apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a detector configured to detect brightness of an object image, and to output external brightness information, a determining unit configured to determine if an external image-taking apparatus exists or not, and an output unit configured to output the external brightness information to the image-taking apparatus if the image-taking apparatus exists. The image-taking apparatus includes a detector configured to detect brightness of an object image, and to output internal brightness information, and a controller configured to control exposure based on an exposure value, the exposure value being based on the internal brightness information detected by the detector and external brightness information received from an external apparatus.

Image-taking apparatus, information processing apparatus, and image-taking system

A control unitis provided at an imaging system. The control unitcontrols a mode relating to imaging of an imaging apparatus according to fixation relationship information indicating fixation relationship between the imaging apparatus and an information processing apparatus in a fixation state in which the imaging apparatus and the information processing apparatus are fixed to each other. For example, a fixation relationship determining unitof the imaging apparatusdetermines the fixation relationship between the imaging apparatusand the information processing apparatusbased on the fixation relationship information, and a control unitcontrols the mode relating to imaging of the imaging apparatusbased on the determination result. Alternatively, a fixation relationship determining unitof the information processing apparatusdetermines the fixation relationship between the imaging apparatusand the information processing apparatusbased on the fixation relationship information, and a control unitcontrols the mode relating to imaging of the imaging apparatusbased on the determination result. It is possible to easily set the mode relating to imaging.

Imaging system, imaging apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an image specification condition setting section that sets an image specification condition for an imaging apparatus; and an image specification instruction section that issues an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, information processing method, and imaging system

Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a determination unit configured to determine whether a mode in which an external apparatus is capable of detecting a state of an imaging unit is set according to a communication state through a wireless communication channel between the information processing apparatus and the external apparatus; and a controller configured to control an operation of the imaging unit based on a result of the determination.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information acquiring device includes an information acquiring control circuit; or an information processing device includes an information processing circuit. The circuit prevents an operation of the information processing device and/or an information acquiring device based on the presence of a connection between the information acquiring device and the information processing device.

Information processing to prevent operation malfunction in usage of device

[Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system that are capable of preventing image capturing instructions transmitted from a plurality of information processing terminals from contending with each other in a communication mode where the plurality of information processing terminals are connected to an image capturing apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an instruction to capture an image from at least one of a plurality of external devices via a wireless communication channel, each of the external devices having priority set previously; and a controller configured to control an operation of an imaging unit based on the instruction depending on the priority set in the external device serving as a source for transmission of the instruction, the imaging unit being configured to capture the image.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

There is provided an information processing device including a control part configured to control an imaging operation on the basis of a contact state of an object in a lens barrel that houses an optical system.

Information processing device, imaging device, imaging system, and information processing method

A control unitis provided at an imaging system. The control unitcontrols a mode relating to imaging of an imaging apparatus according to posture determination information indicating at least posture of the imaging apparatus in a separation state between a fixation state in which the imaging apparatus and an information processing apparatus are fixed to each other and the separation state in which the imaging apparatus is separated from the information processing apparatus. For example, when a fixation/separation determining unitof the imaging apparatusdetermines that the imaging apparatusand the information processing apparatusare in the separation state, a control unitcontrols the mode relating to imaging of the imaging apparatusaccording to the posture determination information indicating the posture of the imaging apparatus. When the fixation/separation determining unitof the information processing apparatusdetermines that the imaging apparatusand the information processing apparatusare in the separation state, a control unitcontrols the mode relating to imaging of the imaging apparatusaccording to the posture determination information indicating the posture of the imaging apparatus. It is possible to easily set the mode relating to imaging.

Control an imaging mode of an imaging device based on posture information of the imaging device

Provided is an information processing apparatus including a decision unit configured to decide an operation mode defining an operation of a target apparatus on the basis of tag information acquired from a tag capable of communicating with an external device, the target apparatus being an apparatus corresponding to the tag information.

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Kazuma Akamatsu