INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20190313055A1
• Filed: 04/25/2017
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: MIKI, DAISUKE, IZUMIHARA, ATSUSHI, SAKAI, YUSUKE
• Granted Patent: US 11,082,660 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/25 by projecting a pattern, e.g. one or more lines, moiré fringes on the object G01B11/255 takes precedence ; image analysis for depth or shape recovery G06T7/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0002 Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

[Object] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of giving a sense of realism as if a partner connected in video communication is present in one'"'"'s sight. [Solution] An information processing device including: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive an image to and from a communication connection destination; and a control unit configured to control a display range and a position of the image, on the basis of a display size and installation position information of a display device that displays the image, and distance information of a subject appearing in the image that is acquired from the image.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive an image to and from a communication connection destination; and

a control unit configured to control a display range and a position of the image, on a basis of a display size and installation position information of a display device that displays the image, and distance information of a subject appearing in the image that is acquired from the image.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the installation position information includes height information of the display device from a ground, and

the control unit calculates an actual height from the ground to a face as the distance information of the subject, and performs control so as to perform life-size display of the subject, assuming that the subject is standing at substantially a same position as the display device.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein in a case of assuming that the subject is standing at substantially the same position as the display device, the control unit decides the display range of the image in a manner that the face of the subject is located at a same position as the actual height.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit calculates the height from the ground to the face of the subject, on a basis of a distance from a camera at the communication connection destination to the subject and spec information of the camera, the distance being estimated on a basis of a size of the face appearing in the image and an age of the subject.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the control unit estimates the distance from the camera to the subject on a basis of a relationship curve that indicates a relationship between a size of a face appearing in an image and a distance from a camera to a face and differs depending on an age and/or a sex of the subject.

6. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the spec information of the camera includes angle-of-view information in a direction perpendicular to the ground and angle-of-view information in a direction perpendicular to the ground.

7. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein in a case where the face is not within the decided display range, the control unit performs control so as to notify the communication connection destination that the face is outside the display range.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the control unit makes notification to guide the communication connection destination in a manner that the face enters the display range.

9. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein in a case where the decided display range includes a portion lacking in image information, the control unit complements an image of the lacking portion.

10. An information processing method comprising, by a processor:

transmitting and receiving an image to and from a communication connection destination; and

controlling a display range and a position of the image, on a basis of a display size and installation position information of a display device that displays the image, and distance information of a subject appearing in the image that is acquired from the image.

11. A program causing a computer to function as:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive an image to and from a communication connection destination; and

a control unit configured to control a display range and a position of the image, on a basis of a display size and installation position information of a display device that displays the image, and distance information of a subject appearing in the image that is acquired from the image.