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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Fukuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Suto, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Oi, Tokyo, JP;
Jingjing Guo, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit that stores object identification data for identifying an object operable by a user and feature data indicating a feature of appearance of each object; an environment map storage unit that stores an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space and generated based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one object recognized as being operable based on the object identification data, out of the objects included in the environment map stored in the environment map storage unit, as a candidate object being a possible operation target by a user.