Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Winx Corporation

Masaaki Oka

Akio Ohba

Toshiyuki Hiroi

Masakazu Suzuoki

Teiji Yutaka

Masayoshi Tanaka

Nobuo Sasaki

Makoto Furuhashi

Sachiyo Aoki

Shinya Wada

Hideki Oyaizu

Yoshiaki Iwai

Atsushi Kunimatsu

Masaaki Hara

Yoshiki Okamoto

Hidetoshi Ichioka

Satoru Seko

Junichi Fujita

Junichi Naoi

Masaharu Yoshimori

Toyoshi Okada

Yasuharu Takenaka

Jiro Amemiya

Takahiro Koguchi

Teruyuki Ushiro

Naoto Yoshioka

Junichi Asano

Takasi Takemoto

Marumi Mihara

Yoshitaka Kurauchi

Kaoru Hagiwara

Sasaki Nobuo

There is provided an image processing apparatus including: an image information acquiring part configured to acquire two-dimensional image information including a texture image; a polygon model information acquiring part configured to acquire polygon model information representing a three-dimensional polygon model as an object on which to map the texture image, the polygon model information including position information about a plurality of vertexes; a polygon model information updating part configured to update the position information about at least one and other vertexes included in the polygon model information, on the basis of predetermined relations reflecting vertex movement information representing the movement of at least one of the vertexes; and a mapping part configured to map the texture image on the polygon model based on the updated polygon model information.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image prodessing program for aligning a polygon model with a texture model

Thresholds b, b, b, and bare set in the luminance of a raw image. In an imageof the lowermost layer, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than bis left. In an imageover it, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than bis left. In an imageover it, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than bis left. In an imageof the uppermost layer, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than bis left. In each of these images, the alpha value of the other region is set to 0. The images are integrated with the color information of the raw image to generate final slice images. A display image is generated by stacking the generated slice images sequentially from the lowermost layer at predetermined intervals and performing drawing according to the point of sight.

Image processing device, image processing method, and data structure of image file

In an object (OB) manipulation method of manipulating an object (OB) displayed on a display apparatus for deformation, a control apparatus configured to control the display apparatus executes a step of setting a polyhedron (POL) with a given point (P) in the object (OB) being a center; a step of dividing a space inside the polyhedron (POL) by a vector going from the center (P) of the polyhedron (POL) to apexes (Pthrough P) of the polyhedron (POL); a step of discriminating in which of the divided spaces an apex of the object (OB) is included; a step of storing a decomposition coefficient of the apex (POB) of the object (OB) by three vectors making up the space including the apex (POB) of the object (OB); and a step of deforming the object (OB) in accordance with the deformation manipulation acted on the polyhedron (POL) and displaying the deformed object (OB).

Object manipulation method, object manipulation program, and information processing apparatus

The present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium with which the accuracy of detection of whether the contact of an object with a subject is present or absent is improved compared with conventional techniques. A frame image acquiring section () acquires plural frame images that include a subject region in which an image of a subject appears and are taken at timings different from each other. A subject partial region identifying section () identifies, about each of the frame images, plural subject partial regions that are each part of the subject region and are different from each other in the position in the subject region. A partial region feature identifying section () identifies partial region features showing variation in an image feature of an image occupying the subject partial region on the basis of the image feature of the image occupying each of the subject partial regions associated with each other in each of the frame images. A contact determining section () determines whether the contact of an object with the subject is present or absent on the basis of a relationship among the partial region features each associated with a respective one of plural subject partial regions.

Information processing device, information processing method, program, and information storage medium

In an image processing device, an information processing section performs information processing according to an instruction input by a user. An alpha buffer generating block of an image processing section generates an alpha buffer representing, in an image plane, the alpha value of each pixel when designated objects formed by a plurality of objects are collectively regarded as one object. A rendering block reads each piece of model data from an image data storage section, and renders an image also including other objects than the designated objects. A shading processing block approximately calculates degrees of occlusion of ambient light on the image plane, and subjects the rendered image to shading processing on a basis of a result of the calculation.

Image processing device and image processing method

In an image processing apparatus, a sensor output data acquisition unit acquires data of layered image information from a sensor group. A slice image generation unit generates data of a two-dimensional image for each slice plane surfaces in which distribution is acquired. An image axis conversion unit generates similar data of a two-dimensional image for a plurality of plane surfaces that are perpendicular to an axis different from a sensor axis. A slice image management unit of a display processing unit manages a slice image that is used for drawing according to the position of a viewpoint or the like. Memory for drawing sequentially stores data of an image necessary for drawing. An additional object image storage unit stores image data of an object that is additionally displayed such as a cursor or the like. An image drawing unit draws a three-dimensional object using data of the slice image.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method and data structure of image file

An entertainment device includes a general-purpose signal processor made up of an assembly of component-processors, each of which can operate in parallel under operating environments independent of others component-processors. A management processor controls a cross bar so as to change the operating environments of the respective component-processors in accordance with a demand for signal processing which is given from a CPU, and to change over any one of the component-processors which receives a signal to be processed which is inputted through the cross bar or outputs a processed signal in accordance with the demand for signal processing.

Configuring selected component-processors operating environment and input/output connections based on demand

Provided is a three-dimensional object processing device which is configured to: project a three-dimensional object that is disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space onto each of a plurality of projection planes that are set in the virtual three-dimensional space to obtain projected objects; deform each of the projected objects in a corresponding one of the plurality of projection planes; and deform the three-dimensional object in the virtual three-dimensional space based on each of the projected objects, which have been deformed in the corresponding one of the plurality of projection planes.

Three-dimensional object processing device, three-dimensional object processing method, and information storage medium

A pixel set formation unit in an image analysis unit of an image processing device forms pixel sets from original images subject to analysis. A principal analysis unit of the image analysis unit performs principal component analysis in units of pixel sets. A synthesis unit synthesizes results of analysis in units of pixel sets so as to generate images of eigenvectors of a size of the original images. An image generation unit displays the images of the eigenvectors and stores data for an image generated by using the images of the eigenvectors in a generated image storage unit.

Image processing device and image processing method for processing images using memory-efficient principal component analysis

A first GPU is provided with a digital video output terminal (Vout terminal) for connection to an external source. A digital video signal output from the Vout terminal is provided to a display device via a HDMI. The first GPU and a second GPU are connected to each other via a data bus for bidirectional data exchange. The second GPU applies a predetermined rendering process on data provided from the first GPU via a data input and output interface. The rendered data is returned to the first GPU via the data input and output interface. The first GPU processes the data returned from the second GPU as necessary and outputs a digital video signal via the Vout terminal and the HDMI.

Multi-graphics processor system, graphics processor and rendering method

To provide an image processor that is capable of presenting images in which a character object is moved smoothly and naturally as a user intends it to be, regardless of the change in shape of an object. An image processoraccording to the present invention includes an object behavior control sectionfor controlling an object and movement of a character object in a virtual 3D space, the character object being capable of being moved in the virtual 3D space according to an operation by a user, the object being made up of one or more polygons in the virtual 3D space; a character location determination sectionfor identifying the shape of such a part of the object that is close to the character object, according to the shape of the object and the location of the character object obtained as a result of movement control; and a character location/orientation correction sectionfor correcting the location and orientation of the character object relative to the object, according to the result of identification by the character location determination section

Image processor, image processing method, computer program, recording medium, and semiconductor device

A rendering process for rendering an image frame and a postprocess for adapting the image frame to a display are separated. A rendering processing unitgenerates an image frame sequence by performing rendering at a predetermined frame rate regardless of a condition that the image frame should meet for output to the display. A postprocessing unitsubjects the image frame sequence generated by the rendering processing unit to a merge process so as to generate and output an updated image frame sequence that meets the condition. Since the rendering process and the postprocess are separated, the image frame sequence can be generated regardless of the specification of the display such as resolution and frame rate of the display.

Image frame processing method and device for displaying moving images to a variety of displays

A reception unit receives data streams. A moving image data for normal reproduction selector acquires moving image data for use with normal reproduction and identification information. A position specifying unit specifies the position at which moving image data for use with special reproduction is present, and so forth. A reproduction unit reproduces moving image data for normal reproduction, at a standard frame rate. An instruction receiving unit receives instructions from a user to the effect that moving image data for special reproduction be reproduced in slow motion. A reproduction determining unit specifies moving image data for special reproduction which are necessary for a slow-motion reproduction. A data acquiring unit acquires, based on the specified position thereof, the moving image data for special reproduction based and reproduces the acquired moving image data in slow motion.

Method and apparatus for editing images, and method and apparatus for reproducing the edited images

The objective is to facilitate leasing of excess computing resources of a processor when computing resources of other processors are deficient, thereby making distributed computing more efficient. A computing resource of a processor is clustered into sub processors, and the operating status of each of the sub processors is monitored by a management processor, so that a task is assigned to a sub processor that is operated according to the magnitude of the load of information processing requested. When a request for resource leasing is made from another computer via I/O interface, a computing resource of a idle sub processor is leased.

System for assigning tasks according to the magnitude of the load of information processing requested

Characters set corresponding to users are registered in a character server, so the users can download characters from the character server and feature the characters in various games. Also, characters of different players can notify characters of players within a range permitted beforehand regarding their own locations in different games or different virtual spaces, and can send messages one to another. Further, in addition to the appearance of the character, attributes of the character and items which the player have can be stored in the character server, and used throughout various games. Thus, the same characters can be featured in various types of game programs.

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