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Granted Patent B2
US 12,500,991 · App. 17/907,823 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Placement method

Inventor: Kazuma Minoura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04N5/2628G06T7/11G06T7/60G06T7/70G06V20/53G06V40/10G06T2207/20021G06T2207/30196G06T2207/30242
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Patent No.
US 12,500,991
App. No.
17/907,823
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A placement apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a proportion of an existing person for each of division regions obtained by dividing a target region into a plurality of regions; a transforming unit configured to transform information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into an array; and a determining unit configured to determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the array.

Claims (50)

1 . A placement method comprising:

detecting a proportion of an existing person for each of division regions obtained by dividing a target region into a plurality of regions;

transforming information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into an array;

determining placement of the individual person in the division region based on the array;

transforming the information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into a proportion figure having a dimension set according to the proportion, and also transforming into the array in which the proportion figures are connected in line and placed; and

generating, from the array, an individual person figure array in which the proportion figures connected in the array are separated into individual person figures having a dimension set according to the individual person, and determining placement of the individual person in the division region based on the individual person figure array.

2 . The placement method according to claim 1 , comprising

determining placement of the individual person in the division region based on a position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array and a position of the proportion figure in the array.

3 . The placement method according to claim 2 , comprising

determining to place the person in the division region corresponding to the proportion figure in the array located corresponding to the position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array.

4 . The placement method according to claim 3 , comprising

in a case where there are a plurality of proportion figures in the array located corresponding to the position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array, determining to place the person in the division region corresponding to one of the plurality of proportion figures.

5 . The placement method according to claim 1 , comprising

based on the determined placement of the individual person, displaying a person image that is an image representing the person on a region image that is an image corresponding to the target region.

6 . The placement method according to claim 5 , comprising

detecting the proportion of the existing person for each of the division regions by capturing an image of the target region with an image capture device; and

in accordance with a condition of shooting by the image capture device, correcting a dimension and/or a display position of the person image and displaying the person image on the region image.

7 . The placement method according to claim 5 , comprising

displaying a plurality of types of person images having been prepared on the region image.

8 . The placement method according to claim 7 , wherein

the plurality of types of person images are formed so that dimensions in a height direction of the images are same and heights of person portions drawn in the images are different.

9 . A placement apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

detect a proportion of an existing person for each of division regions obtained by dividing a target region into a plurality of regions;

transform information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into an array;

determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the array;

transform the information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into a proportion figure having a dimension set according to the proportion, and also transform into the array in which the proportion figures are connected in line and placed; and

generate, from the array, an individual person figure array in which the proportion figures connected in the array are separated into individual person figures having a dimension set according to the individual person, and determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the individual person figure array.

10 . The placement apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on a position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array and a position of the proportion figure in the array.

11 . The placement apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

determine to place the person in the division region corresponding to the proportion figure in the array located corresponding to the position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array.

12 . The placement apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

in a case where there are a plurality of proportion figures in the array located corresponding to the position of the individual person figure in the individual person figure array, determine to place the person in the division region corresponding to one of the plurality of proportion figures.

13 . The placement apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

based on the determined placement of the individual person, display a person image that is an image representing the person on a region image that is an image corresponding to the target region.

14 . The placement apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

detect the proportion of the existing person for each of the division regions by capturing an image of the target region with an image capture device; and

in accordance with a condition of shooting by the image capture device, correct a dimension and/or a display position of the person image and display the person image on the region image.

15 . The placement apparatus according to claim 13 wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

display a plurality of types of person images having been prepared on the region image.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored therein, the program comprising instructions for causing an information processing apparatus to execute processes to:

detect a proportion of an existing person for each of division regions obtained by dividing a target region into a plurality of regions;

transform information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into an array;

determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the array;

transform the information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into a proportion figure having a dimension set according to the proportion, and also transform into the array in which the proportion figures are connected in line and placed; and

generate, from the array, an individual person figure array in which the proportion figures connected in the array are separated into individual person figures having a dimension set according to the individual person, and determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the individual person figure array.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having the program stored therein according to claim 16 , the program comprising instructions for causing the information processing apparatus to further execute the processes to:

based on the determined placement of the individual person, display a person image that is an image representing the person on a region image that is an image corresponding to the target region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: MINOURA, KAZUMA
To: NEC CORPORATION,
Reel/Frame 060927/0013 →
Continuity (1)
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