IP Library Granted Patent US 11,272,117
Granted Patent B2
US 11,272,117 · App. 16/644,858 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and lighting system

Inventors: Tadashi Yamaguchi (Saitama, JP); Seijiro Inaba (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Nakao (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H04N5/2354G03B15/05H04N5/2351
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Patent No.
US 11,272,117
App. No.
16/644,858
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to determine a setting of a light emitting unit according to concept data indicating a characteristic of a desired image and a light emission result of the light emitting unit.

Claims (63)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a control circuitry configured to

receive concept data provided by a user, the concept data indicating one or more characteristics of a desired image,

receive a light emission result of a light emitting unit that emits light on an object,

determine a setting of the light emitting unit based on the concept data and the light emission result, and

control the light emitting unit with the setting that is determined,

wherein the concept data is based on an image that does not include any of the light emitted by the light emitting unit.

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

the one or more characteristics of the desired image includes a brightness specified for each area of the object.

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

the concept data includes first data indicating a first brightness specified for a first area of the object, and second data indicating a second brightness specified for a second area of the object.

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

the first data indicating the first brightness is data corresponding to appropriate exposure, and the second data indicating the second brightness is a relative value with respect to the appropriate exposure.

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

the control circuitry is further configured to generate a dimming table corresponding to the light emission result of the light emitting unit on a basis of image information of an image obtained in a case where the light emitting unit has emitted light in a predetermined light emission pattern.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the predetermined light emission pattern is a light emission intensity of the light emitting unit.

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

the control circuitry is further configured to generate image information corresponding to a predetermined light emission intensity, the light emission intensity is different from the predetermined light emission intensity.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the predetermined light emission pattern is a color temperature of the light emitting unit.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the image information is spatial sensor information corresponding to the predetermined light emission pattern of the light emitting unit.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the image information is a luminance level in a pixel unit or a unit of a block having an arbitrary size.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an input circuitry configured to accept an input from the user to generate the concept data.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display a reference image to be referred to when the input is accepted.

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

a configuration corresponding to the input is reflected in the reference image in response to the input.

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

the reference image is any one of an image obtained when the light emission result of the light emitting unit is acquired, an image captured in a state where the light emitting unit is not emitting the light, and a template image selected according to a result of predetermined processing.

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

the setting of the light emitting unit is a setting regarding at least one of light emission intensity of the light emitting unit, a color temperature of light emitted from the light emitting unit, softness/hardness of the light, an irradiation range of the light, or an irradiation direction of the light.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

communication circuitry configured to communicate the setting to the light emitting unit.

17. An information processing method comprising:

receiving, with control circuitry, concept data provided by a user, the concept data indicating one or more characteristics of a desired image;

receiving, with the control circuitry, a light emission result of a light emitting unit that emits light on an object;

determining, with the control circuitry, a setting of the light emitting unit based on the concept data and the light emission result; and

controlling, with the control circuitry, the light emitting unit with the setting that is determined,

wherein the concept data is based on an image that does not include any of the light emitted by the light emitting unit.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a set of operations comprising:

receiving concept data provided by a user, the concept data indicating one or more characteristics of a desired image;

receiving a light emission result of a light emitting unit that emits light on an object;

determining a setting of the light emitting unit based on the concept data and the light emission result; and

controlling the light emitting unit with the setting that is determined,

wherein the concept data is based on an image that does not include any of the light emitted by the light emitting unit.

19. A lighting system comprising:

a light emitting unit configured to emit light on an object based on a setting; and

an information processing apparatus including

a control circuitry configured to

receive concept data provided by a user, the concept data indicating one or more characteristics of a desired image,

receive a light emission result of the light emitting unit,

determine the setting of the light emitting unit based on the concept data and the light emission result, and

control the light emitting unit with the setting that is determined,

wherein the concept data is based on an image that does not include any of the light emitted by the light emitting unit; and

communication circuitry configured to communicate the setting to the light emitting unit.

20. The lighting system according to claim 19 , further comprising:

an image sensor configured to capture an image,

wherein

the light emitting unit emits the light in synchronization with the image captured by the image sensor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 13, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058495/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: YAMAGUCHI, TADASHI; INABA, SEIJIRO; NAKAO, DAISUKE
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052159/0024 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-174517 · Sep 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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