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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Lloyd Preston Stemple, London, GB;
Sahin Serdar Kocdemir, London, GB;
Andrew William Walker, London, GB;
Christopher William Henderson, London, GB;
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01);
Abstract
A data processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to: receive an image of a user in an environment; detect an object in the image; perform one of a plurality of user-selectable processes associated with the object, each of the plurality of user-selectable processes being associated with hiding a visual characteristic of the object in the image; and after the one of the plurality of user-selectable processes has been performed, transmit data representing the image.