Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and server

• US 8,988,490 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Fujii, Hiromitsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hemant
• Application Number:
  US13/524,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327183A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 370259-271, 370351-357, 379/202.01
• US Class Current: 348/14.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/157 defining a virtual conference space and using avatars or agents computer conference optimisation or adaptation H04L12/1827

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a generation unit and a first transmission unit. The generation unit generates parameter information that shows states of a user. The first transmission unit transmits the generated parameter information through a network to an information processing apparatus of a communication partner capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement information generated by measuring, a state of a user;

a generation unit configured to generate parameter information on the basis of the measurement information, showing the state of the user;

a first transmission unit configured to transmit the parameter information through a network to an information processing apparatus of a communication partner capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information;

a second transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired measurement information through the network to a server capable of generating the parameter information on the basis of the acquired measurement information and transmitting the parameter information through the network to the information processing apparatus of the communication partner, the first transmission unit transmitting the parameter information through the server to the information processing apparatus of the communication partner; and

a switching unit configured to switch between transmission of the parameter information by the first transmission unit and transmission of the measurement information by the second transmission unit.

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

the acquisition unit acquires a face image of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the face image.

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

the acquisition unit acquires position information of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the position information.

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

the acquisition unit acquires preference information of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the preference information.

5. A server, comprising:

a network connection unit capable of connecting through a network to a first information processing apparatus capable of transmitting parameter information that shows a state of a user and measurement information generated by measuring the state of the user and to a second information processing apparatus capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information;

a first transmission unit configured to transmit the parameter information transmitted from the first information processing apparatus connected through the network connection unit, to the second information processing apparatus connected through the network connection unit;

a generation unit configured to generate the parameter information on the basis of the measurement information transmitted from the first information processing apparatus connected through the network connection unit; and

a second transmission unit configured to transmit the generated parameter information to the second information processing apparatus connected through the network connection unit.

6. An information processing method, comprising:

acquiring, by an acquiring unit, measurement information generated by measuring a state of a user;

generating, by a generation unit, parameter information on the basis of the measurement information, that shows the state of the user,

selectively transmitting, the generated parameter information through a server to an information processing apparatus of a communication partner capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information and transmitting the acquired measurement information to a server capable of generating the parameter information on the basis of the acquired measurement information; and

switching between transmitting the parameter information and transmitting the measurement information to the server.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is recorded a program that causes a computer to function as:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement information generated by measuring a state of a user;

a generation unit configured to generate parameter information on the basis of the measurement information, that shows the state of the user;

a first transmission unit configured to transmit the generated parameter information through a network. to an information processing apparatus of a communication partner capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information;

a second transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired measurement information through the network to a server capable of generating the parameter information on the basis of the acquired measurement information and transmitting the parameter information through the network to the information processing apparatus of the communication partner, the first transmission unit transmitting the parameter information through the server to the information processing apparatus of the communication partner; and

a switching unit configured to switch between transmission of the parameter information by the first transmission unit and transmission of the measurement information by the second transmission unit.

8. The program medium according to claim 7, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires a face image of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the face image.

9. The program medium according to claim 7, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires position information of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the position information.

10. The program medium according to claim 7, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires preference information of the user as the measurement information, and

the generation unit generates the parameter information on the basis of the preference information.