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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsushi Kokubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Mukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Hibi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumasa Tanaka, Chiba, JP;
Takuro Ema, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Morisaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsushi Kokubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Mukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Hibi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumasa Tanaka, Chiba, JP;
Takuro Ema, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Morisaki, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a feature value detecting section, an image processing section, and an audio processing section. The feature value detecting section determines, when a first image and a second image that are captured at different positions include a specific subject, a feature value of the subject included in the supplied first and second images. The image processing section detects motion of the subject on the basis of the feature value determined by the feature value detecting section. The audio processing section localizes a sound image of the subject in accordance with the motion of the subject detected by the image processing section.