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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, JP;
Abstract
A position determination apparatus includes: an image capturing unit that captures an image of a loudspeaker from a listening position while facing in an image capturing direction, to acquire image data; a direction detection unit that detects the image capturing direction; a recognition unit that recognizes an image of the loudspeaker from the image data; a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance from the listening position to the loudspeaker by using the image of the loudspeaker; and a location determination unit that determines a location of the loudspeaker based on the image capturing direction detected by the direction detection unit and the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit.