Yasushi Shikata

Title: Yasushi Shikata and His Camera-Technology Patents.

Introduction

Yasushi Shikata is an inventor based in Port Washington, New York. His patent work includes technologies for camera arrangement and virtual-viewpoint video processing. He is associated with Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, commonly known as Canon. Shikata is credited with 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Shikata’s latest patents is “Arrangement Determination Apparatus, System, Arrangement Determination Method, and Recording Medium.” The invention determines camera positions for generating virtual-viewpoint images. It uses information about the region being filmed to arrange multiple cameras so that different groups of at least two cameras capture the entire target region.

Another latest patent is “Information Processing Apparatus, System, Information Processing Method, and Storage Medium.” This invention obtains information about an image-capturing device’s position, orientation, and movement. It uses that information to generate virtual-viewpoint position and viewing-direction data when switching between footage from the device and a virtual-viewpoint video created from multiple images.

Career Highlights

Shikata’s listed inventions address challenges in multi-camera imaging and virtual-viewpoint video generation. His work focuses on coordinating camera coverage and using camera movement information to support transitions between captured and synthesized views.

Collaborations

Shikata is associated with Canon Kabushiki Kaisha. His listed coworkers include Atsushi Date and Michio Aizawa.

Conclusion

Yasushi Shikata’s patents reflect contributions to camera arrangement and virtual-viewpoint imaging, with applications in producing and switching between different video perspectives.