IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,621,398
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US 12,621,398 · App. 18/549,251 · Granted May 5, 2026

Information processing device and information processing method

Inventors: Haruka Kawata (Tokyo, JP); Ayako Chiba (Tokyo, JP); Kanako Yana (Tokyo, JP); Chihiro Fukiage (Tokyo, JP); Shigeo Sugimori (Tokyo, JP); Shin Hasegawa (Tokyo, JP); Erina Ohsugi (Tokyo, JP); Kumiko Matsuno (Tokyo, JP)
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Patent No.
US 12,621,398
App. No.
18/549,251
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an information processing device that includes a distribution management unit, an event data management unit, and a filter processing unit. The event data management unit performs instruction processing pertaining to image distribution for image data captured at a specific event and transmitted to a server device. The event data management unit performs processing for managing, in association with the image data, evaluation information for an image that is distributed. The filter processing unit performs filtering processing on the image data using the evaluation information as a filter condition.

Claims (82)

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

performing instruction processing pertaining to image distribution for image data, wherein

a camera captures the image data at a specific event, and

the camera transmits the image data to a server device for the image distribution;

managing, in association with the image data, evaluation information for an image, of the image data, that is distributed, wherein

the evaluation information comprises viewer ratings for the image, and

the viewer ratings are from remote attendees; and

performing filtering processing on the image data, based on the viewer ratings.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , further comprising

performing, as the instruction processing, processing of

a start instruction pertaining to the image distributed, and

a stop instruction pertaining to the image distributed.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2 , wherein

the image distribution is for the image data captured between a time of the start instruction and a time of the stop instruction.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2 , wherein

the image distribution is for specific image data, among the image data captured between a time of the start instruction and a time of the stop instruction, that is selected in the server device.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2 , further comprising

processing, as the instruction processing, at least one of

a resume instruction pertaining to the image distributed, or

an end instruction indicating transfer of the image distributed is to be ended, after the stop instruction is made.

6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , further comprising

performing, as the instruction processing, processing of a delete instruction for the image distributed.

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , further comprising

managing, in association with the image data, distribution information indicating that the image is distributed by the server device.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , further comprising

performing, for the image data captured at the specific event, processing for adding, to metadata, information indicating whether the image is a candidate for distribution by the server device; and

transmitting the image data to the server device.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the evaluation information is based on an input made by a viewer for the image distributed.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , further comprising:

performing user interface control which enables a plurality of filter conditions selectable via an operation;

performing the filtering processing based on the plurality of filter conditions to extract a first image; and

presenting the first image extracted by the filtering processing.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control for enabling a thing to be selected as a filter condition of the plurality of filter conditions;

performing the filtering processing based on the thing as the filter condition to extract to extract the first image; and

presenting the first image extracted by the filtering processing.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control for enabling a person to be selected as a filter condition of the plurality of filter conditions;

performing the filtering processing based on the person as the filter condition to extract to extract the first image; and

presenting the first image extracted by the filtering processing.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control for presenting

a first tab, which presents captured images, and

a second tab, which presents a second image, among the captured images, that is a candidate for image collection; and

control a filter condition, of the plurality of filter conditions, that is selectable in the first tab and a filter condition, of the plurality of filter conditions, that is selectable in the second tab, wherein the filter condition that is selectable in the first tab is different from the filter condition that is selectable in the second tab.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control for presenting

a first tab, which presents captured images, and

a second tab, which presents a second image, among the captured images, that is a candidate in image collection, wherein

a filter condition, of the plurality of filter conditions, selected in the first tab and a filter condition, of the plurality of filter conditions, selected in the second tab are stored separately.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising:

performing control for switching between

a first tab, which presents captured images, and

a second tab, which presents a second image, among the captured images, that is a candidate for image collection; and

performing, based on the switching from the first tab to the second tab, control for displaying the second image in a state in which a filter condition of the plurality of filter conditions is not applied.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control that enables a filter on operation or a filter off operation, wherein

the filter on operation causes a second image reflecting the filtering processing to be presented, and

the filter off operation causes a third image not reflecting the filtering processing to be presented; and

maintaining a filter condition of the plurality of filter conditions based on the filter off operation.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing control to enable a reset operation for a filter condition of the plurality of filter conditions, wherein

the filter condition is reset based on the reset operation.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , wherein

performing control for presenting a number of images extracted through the filtering processing for each filter condition, of the plurality of filter conditions, that is selectable.

19 . An information processing method performed by an information processing device, the information processing method comprising:

performing instruction processing pertaining to image distribution for image data, wherein

a camera captures the image data at a specific event, and

the camera transmits the image data to a server device for the image distribution;

managing, in association with the image data, evaluation information for an image, of the image data, that is distributed, wherein

the evaluation information comprises viewer ratings for the image, and

the viewer ratings are from remote attendees; and

performing filtering processing on the image data, based on the viewer ratings.

20 . An information processing device, comprising:

a distribution management unit configured to perform instruction processing pertaining to image distribution for image data, wherein

a camera captures the image data at a specific event, and

the camera transmits the image data to a server device for the image distribution;

an event data management unit configured to manage, in association with the image data, evaluation information for an image, of the image data, that is distributed, wherein

the evaluation information comprises viewer ratings for the image, and

the viewer ratings are from remote attendees; and

a filter processing unit configured to perform filtering processing on the image data, based on the viewer ratings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: KAWATA, HARUKA; CHIBA, AYAKO; YANA, KANAKO; FUKIAGE, CHIHIRO; SUGIMORI, SHIGEO; HASEGAWA, SHIN; OHSUGI, ERINA; MATSUNO, KUMIKO
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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