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US10311333B2
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Terminal device, information processing device, object identifying method, program, and object identifying system
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2018-03-20
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Granted: 2019-06-04
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Expires: 2038-03-20
Abstract
Abstract A device, apparatus, and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a device may include an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information associated with the image to an information processing apparatus, such as a server. The server may be associated with a first feature quantity dictionary. The device also may include a receiving unit configured to receive a second feature quantity dictionary from the server in response to the transmission. The second feature quantity dictionary may include less information than the first feature quantity dictionary, and the server may generate the second feature quantity dictionary based on the image information and the first feature quantity dictionary. The device may include an identification unit configured to identify an object within the image using the second feature quantity dictionary.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Yoshigahara
- 👤 Masaki Fukuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:16
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V20/00; G06V20/20; G06K9/6231; G06F; G06F18/00; G06F18/20; G06F18/21; G06F18/211; G06F18/2115; G06K9/22; G06K9/228; G06K9/46; G06K9/6202; G06K9/78; G06T; G06T19/00; G06T19/006; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/17; G06V10/40; G06V10/70; G06V10/74; G06V10/75; G06V10/751; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
An image processing method, the method being executed via at least one processor, and comprising: acquiring a first image including a first real object; transmitting, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquiring, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognizing the second real object based on the data set; and controlling a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
An image processing method, the method being executed via at least one processor, and comprising: acquiring a first image including a first real object; transmitting, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquiring, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognizing the second real object based on the data set; and controlling a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the data set includes a first augmented reality (AR) associated with the first real object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the data set includes feature data associated with the second real object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting, to the server, the first information in response to a detected trigger event.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The image processing method according to claim 4 , wherein the detected trigger event is a user instruction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes a position information of an apparatus which executes the image processing method.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes a time information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes capability information of an apparatus which executes the image processing method.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The image processing method according to claim 8 , wherein the capability information of the apparatus indicates at least one of a number of pieces of data processable by the apparatus, a number of processor cores of the apparatus, and a memory capacity of the apparatus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the data set comprises only selected feature data having highest relations to the first information associated with the first image and satisfying a threshold criteria.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The image processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the feature data of the data set comprises (i) a real object predicted to fall within the first image or (ii) a real object predicted to fall within one or more second images acquired subsequent to the first image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The image processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising: extracting at least one feature quantity from the first image; determining whether the extracted feature quantity corresponds to at least one of the feature data of the data set; and identifying the second real object within the first image, based on at least the determination.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The image processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising: obtaining, based on the data set, an object identifier associated with the corresponding feature data; and identifying the second real object within the first image, based on the obtained object identifier.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
133 words
A device, comprising: circuitry configured to: acquire a first image including a first real object; transmit, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquire, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognize the second real object based on the data set; and control a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
133 words
A device, comprising: circuitry configured to: acquire a first image including a first real object; transmit, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquire, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognize the second real object based on the data set; and control a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
152 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising: acquiring a first image including a first real object; transmitting, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquiring, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognizing the second real object based on the data set; and controlling a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
152 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising: acquiring a first image including a first real object; transmitting, to a server, a first information associated with the first image; acquiring, from the server and based on the first information associated with the first image, a data set that includes a second augmented reality (AR) content associated with a second real object; recognizing the second real object based on the data set; and controlling a display to display, based on the data set, the second augmented reality (AR) content related to the second real object, wherein the second real object is different from the first real object, wherein the second real object is not included in the first image, and wherein the second real object is predicted to appear in one or more subsequent acquired images.
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