INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20150116452A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KOGA, Yasuyuki
• Application Number:
  US14/499,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116452A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/37
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/675 comprising setting of focusing regions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/406 microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/401 2D or 3D arrays of transducers

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires a result of a recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding an image capture device having an angle of view of 180 degrees or more, and an image capture control unit that controls execution of image capture by the image capture device according to the result of the recognition.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires a result of a recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding an image capture device having an angle of view of 180 degrees or more; and

an image capture control unit that controls execution of image capture by the image capture device according to the result of the recognition.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a notification unit that notifies a person positioned within an image capture range of the image capture device.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein

the notification unit conducts the notification when the person is positioned within the image capture range.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein

the notification unit conducts the notification when the image capture device is focused on the person.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein

the notification unit conducts the notification when the image capture is conducted by the image capture device.

6. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein

the notification unit conducts the notification by controlling a display by a display device.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein

the display device is provided by the image capture device.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7, wherein

the notification unit conducts the notification by controlling the display so that the display device presents a display in a direction of the person.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the recognition is recognition of a designated gesture based on the image information.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the recognition is recognition of designated audio based on the audio information.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the recognition is recognition of a designated subject based on the image information or the audio information.

12. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image processing unit that, when the image capture is executed, generates captured image information corresponding to a position of a designated subject in an image capture range of the image capture device.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein

the captured image information is information of an image depicting the designated subject at a designated position.

14. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein

the captured image information is information of an image depicting a partial range of the image capture range that includes the position of the designated subject.

15. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires a result of another recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding the image capture device, and

the image capture control unit controls focus of the image capture device according to the result of the other recognition.

16. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the image information is image information generated via the image capture device.

17. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the information processing device is the image capture device, a device included in the image capture device, or a device that controls the image capture device from outside the image capture device.

18. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring a result of a recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding an image capture device having an angle of view of 180 degrees or more; and

controlling, with a processor, image capture by the image capture device according to the result of the recognition.

19. A program causing a computer to execute:

acquiring a result of a recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding an image capture device having an angle of view of 180 degrees or more; and

controlling image capture by the image capture device according to the result of the recognition.