IP Library Granted Patent US 12,504,561
Granted Patent B2
US 12,504,561 · App. 18/273,180 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Concealment method and concealment system

Inventor: Yuki Ashino (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G02B3/005G02B5/201
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Patent No.
US 12,504,561
App. No.
18/273,180
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A concealment method includes: acquiring image data showing a background of an object; detecting a change in a component in a predetermined direction included in the image data; determining a pseudo direction of the image data on the basis of the result of the detection; and arranging, between the object and an observation position of the object, a first concealment body including a plurality of optical elements having a property of refracting light rays in a predetermined direction and continuously arranged in an arrangement direction in a state of the arrangement direction being oriented in a direction along the pseudo direction.

Claims (22)

1 . A concealment method comprising:

acquiring image data showing a background of an object;

detecting a change in a component in a predetermined direction included in the image data;

determining a pseudo direction of the image data on the basis of the result of the detection; and

arranging, between the object and an observation position of the object, a first concealment body including a plurality of optical elements having a property of refracting light rays in a predetermined direction and continuously arranged in an arrangement direction in a state of the arrangement direction being oriented in a direction along the pseudo direction.

2 . The concealment method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

arranging, between the first concealment body and the object, a second concealment body including a plurality of optical elements having the property and continuously arranged in an arrangement direction, in a state of the arrangement direction of the plurality of optical elements of the second concealment body being oriented in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of optical elements of the first concealment body.

3 . The concealment method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating the average value of color data contained in the image data; and

arranging a third concealment body with a color approximating the calculated average value between the first concealment body and the object.

4 . The concealment method according to claim 3 , wherein the third concealment body includes a combination of a plurality of shapes having a plurality of colors approximating the average value.

5 . The concealment method according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of shapes are oriented in the same direction and arranged in multiple rows.

6 . The concealment method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first concealment body, the second concealment body, and the third concealment body forms a curved surface surrounding a portion of the object.

7 . The concealment method according to claim 1 , wherein the pseudo direction of the image data is the direction in which the pixel data included in the image data and distributed on a two-dimensional plane changes little.

8 . The concealment method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second concealment bodies is provided with an adjustable angle relative to the installation surface.

9 . A concealment system comprising:

a camera captures an image of an object to acquire image data showing a background of the object;

a memory configured to store instructions;

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

detect a change in a component in a predetermined direction included in the image data; and

determine a pseudo direction of the image data on the basis of the result of the detection; and

a first concealment body including a plurality of optical elements having a property of refracting light rays in a predetermined direction and continuously arranged in an arrangement direction and arranged between the object and an observation position of the object in a state of the arrangement direction being oriented in a direction along the pseudo direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: ASHINO, YUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064316/0083 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-056507 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240085593A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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