Information processing apparatus

• US 10,362,028 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2014
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tokunaga, Nodoka, Tamura, Keigo, Ikenoue, Shoichi, Ogawa, Tomohiro, Suwa, Yoshihiko, Tsuchiya, Akitsugu
• Primary Examiner(s): Homayounmehr, Farid
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sarker, Sanchit K
• Application Number:
  US15/032,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20160301692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,726 Days
• Field of Search: 726 7
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/67 by interactive indications to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

A picked up image displaying unit displays a picked up image on a display unit. A face authentication unit detects a face image of a registered user existing in the picked up image using face identification data retained in a registered user information retaining block. A position designation image processing unit displays a position designation image for designating a position of an object for the detected registered user on the display unit. An object authentication unit detects that an object image is included in the region designated by the position designation image.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a picked up image displaying unit configured to display a picked up image on a display unit;

a face authentication unit configured to detect whether any faces within the picked up image include a face of a registered user;

an image processing unit configured to display a position designation image on the display unit, the position designation image for designating a position of an object for the registered user, where the object is not a face of the registered user and where the object is included in the picked up image for the registered user;

an object authentication unit configured to detect that an object image of the object is included in a region designated by the position designation image; and

a login processing unit configured to allow the registered user to log in when the object authentication unit detects that the object image is included in the designated region.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit displays the position designation image for designating a position on the lower side of a face image of the registered user on the display unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit determines, where a face region of a different user exists below a face region of the registered user in the picked up image, the position of the object in response to an overlap of the two face regions in a leftward and rightward direction.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the object has a light emitting portion which emits light, and

the object authentication unit detects that the object image is included in the designated region by detecting an emission color in the designated region.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the picked up image, the registered user is detected using face identification data.

6. An apparatus having a micro-processor executing a program for causing the apparatus to carry out actions, comprising:

displaying a picked up image on a display unit;

detecting whether any faces within the picked up image include a face of a registered user;

displaying a position designation image on the display unit, the position designation image for designating a position of an object for the registered user, where the object is not a face of the registered user and where the object is included in the picked up image for the registered user;

detecting that an object image of the object is included in a region designated by the position designation image; and

allowing the registered user to log in when the object authentication unit detects that the object image is included in the designated region.

7. A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:

displaying a picked up image on a display unit;

detecting whether any faces within the picked up image include a face of a registered user;

displaying a position designation image on the display unit, the position designation image for designating a position of an object for the registered user, where the object is not a face of the registered user and where the object is included in the picked up image for the registered user;

detecting that an object image of the object is included in a region designated by the position designation image; and

allowing the registered user to log in when the object authentication unit detects that the object image is included in the designated region.