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Granted Patent B2
US 12,608,754 · App. 18/744,142 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventors: Kazuyuki Ohhashi (Yokohama, JP); Masato Suzuki (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
G06T3/08G06T5/80
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Patent No.
US 12,608,754
App. No.
18/744,142
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes: a first determination module that determines first information concerning deformation of a projection surface on which a peripheral image of a moving body is projected; and a deformation module that deforms the projection surface based on the first information. The first determination module includes an information retaining module that accumulates second information in the past used for determining the first information, and determines the first information based on the second information in the past at an operation start time of the moving body.

Claims (27)

1 . An image processing device comprising:

a first determination module configured to determine first information concerning deformation of a projection surface on which a peripheral image of a moving body is projected; and

a deformation module configured to deform the projection surface based on the first information, wherein

the first determination module includes an information retaining module configured to accumulate second information in past used for determining the first information, and is configured to determine the first information based on the second information in the past at an operation start time of the moving body,

the information retaining module is configured to accumulate the second information corresponding to an operation end time of the moving body as the second information in the past,

the image processing device further comprises a second determination module configured to output a first instruction to the first determination module when determining that a first image associated with the operation end time of the moving body and a second image associated with the operation start time of the moving body are similar among a plurality of the peripheral images, and

the first determination module is configured to determine the first information based on the second information in the past accumulated in the information retaining module in response to the first instruction.

2 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the second determination module is configured to output the first instruction when determining that the first image and the second image are similar for at least one of a plurality of directions around the moving body.

3 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first determination module is configured to determine, after operation start of the moving body, by using the second information in the past and the second information generated anew, the first information that changes stepwise, and

the deformation module is configured to deform the projection surface stepwise by using the first information that changes stepwise.

4 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising an information generation module configured to generate, when the second determination module is configured to determine that the first image and the second image are not similar, first control information for moving the moving body to acquire a plurality of new images obtained by imaging a periphery of the moving body.

5 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising an information generation module configured to generate, when the second determination module is configured to determine that the first image and the second image are not similar, second control information for moving a position of an imaging unit, which images a periphery of the moving body, to acquire a plurality of new images obtained by imaging the periphery of the moving body.

6 . An image processing method executed by a computer, the method comprising:

determining first information concerning deformation of a projection surface on which a peripheral image of a moving body is projected; and

deforming the projection surface based on the first information, wherein

the determining includes accumulating second information in past used for determining the first information, and determining the first information based on the second information in the past at an operation start time of the moving body,

the second information in the past corresponds to an operation end time of the moving body,

the image processing method further comprises outputting a first instruction when determining that a first image associated with the operation end time of the moving body and a second image associated with the operation start time of the moving body are similar among a plurality of the peripheral images, and

the determining of the first information is executed based on the second information in the past accumulated in response to the first instruction.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform operations comprising:

determining first information concerning deformation of a projection surface on which a peripheral image of a moving body is projected; and

deforming the projection surface based on the first information, wherein

the determining includes accumulating second information in past used for determining the first information, and determining the first information based on the second information in the past at an operation start time of the moving body,

the second information in the past corresponds to an operation end time of the moving body,

the operations further comprise outputting a first instruction when determining that a first image associated with the operation end time of the moving body and a second image associated with the operation start time of the moving body are similar among a plurality of the peripheral images, and

the determining of the first information is executed based on the second information in the past accumulated in response to the first instruction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2024
From: OHHASHI, KAZUYUKI; SUZUKI, MASATO
To: SOCIONEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 067740/0526 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022015730 · Mar 29, 2022
Related Publication 20240331082A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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