公开(公告)号：US20220230266A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17616590

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： KAZUO ISHIGAME ,  ITARU SHIMIZU ,  NAOMI KURAHARA ,  SATOSHI EZAWA ,  TETSU OGAWA

IPC: G06T1/00

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image management method and a data structure of metadata that allow for management of an image captured by an artificial satellite. A management device that manages a captured image captured by a satellite adds metadata that includes at least information regarding a person related to the captured image to the captured image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, artificial satellites that perform satellite remote sensing by a formation flight.

公开(公告)号：US20240177478A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18551195

申请日：2022-02-04

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： EISABURO ITAKURA ,  TETSU OGAWA

IPC: G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/762 ,  G06V10/764

CPC classification number: G06V20/188 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/762 ,  G06V10/764

Abstract: An information processing device includes an evaluation information correction unit that corrects evaluation information associated with a target area according to correction information based on the number of crops of the target area.

公开(公告)号：US20220299433A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17597079

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： TETSU OGAWA

IPC: G01N21/35 ,  G01N21/84 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a macro measurement analysis calculation section configured to calculate detection data from a macro measurement section adapted to perform sensing at a first spatial resolution for a first measurement range for a measurement target, a micro measurement analysis calculation section configured to calculate detection data from a micro measurement section adapted to perform sensing at a second spatial resolution for a second measurement range, the second spatial resolution being higher than the first spatial resolution, the second measurement range being included in the first measurement range for the measurement target, and an inverse model calculation section configured to acquire a model parameter used for an inverse model calculation using a calculation result from the macro measurement analysis calculation section, on a basis of the detection data from the micro measurement section determined by the micro measurement analysis calculation section.

公开(公告)号：US20240164265A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18551737

申请日：2022-02-21

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： TETSU OGAWA

IPC: A01G25/16 ,  A01G7/00 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/17

CPC classification number: A01G25/165 ,  A01G7/00 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/188

Abstract: An information processing device according to the present technology includes an event determining section configured to determine occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event on the basis of a measurement result of a microscopic measuring unit configured to perform measurement of a microscopic measurement area as an area of a first size in a measurement target, and a control section configured to perform control, in a case where the event determining section determines that the event has occurred, such that a macroscopic measuring unit configured to perform measurement of a macroscopic measurement area as an area of a larger size than the first size in the measurement target performs measurement targeted at the macroscopic measurement area having relation to the microscopic measurement area in which the event is determined to have occurred.

公开(公告)号：US20220327820A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17616406

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： NAOMI KURAHARA ,  ITARU SHIMIZU ,  TETSU OGAWA ,  SATOSHI EZAWA ,  KAZUO ISHIGAME

IPC: G06V20/13 ,  G06V10/762 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing method and a data structure of metadata that allow for image processing on a plurality of captured images obtained by operation of a formation flight. A satellite cluster management device and an image analysis server as image processing apparatuses perform predetermined image processing on the basis of satellite specification information for specifying an artificial satellite associated as metadata with a captured image captured by the artificial satellite. The present technology can be applied to, for example, artificial satellites that perform satellite remote sensing by a formation flight.

公开(公告)号：US20220234764A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17596164

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： KAZUO ISHIGAME ,  ITARU SHIMIZU ,  SATOSHI EZAWA ,  TETSU OGAWA ,  NAOMI KURAHARA

IPC: B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/66

Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging method of a satellite system and a transmission device that enable to perform imaging of an artificial satellite in accordance with an event having occurred on the ground, in remote sensing by the artificial satellite. The satellite system includes: the transmission device installed on the earth; and the artificial satellite having an imaging device. The transmission device transmits an imaging instruction to the artificial satellite passing in the sky, in accordance with a predetermined event detected by a sensor installed on the earth, and the artificial satellite performs imaging of an event occurrence region on the basis of the imaging instruction. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an artificial satellite or the like that performs satellite remote sensing.

公开(公告)号：US20240015375A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18251527

申请日：2021-10-07

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： TETSU OGAWA ,  HIROSHI MORI ,  ATSUSHI ITO

IPC: H04N23/12 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N23/71 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N23/12 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N23/71 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N21/84 ,  G06T2207/30004 ,  G06T2207/30188 ,  G06T2207/10036 ,  B64U2101/30

Abstract: An imaging device according to the present technology includes a light source spectral sensor that obtains a wavelength spectrum for light coming from a light source illuminating a measurement target, to detect light for each wavelength, and a multispectral camera that performs wavelength spectral imaging of the measurement target. The light source spectral sensor is configured to be capable of obtaining a spectrum of more wavelengths than those of the multispectral camera.

公开(公告)号：US20220366668A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17755153

申请日：2020-09-04

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： ATSUSHI ITO ,  TETSU OGAWA ,  KENICHIRO NAKAMURA ,  YUSUKE MORIUCHI

IPC: G06V10/60 ,  G06V10/143 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V10/147 ,  G01N21/3563 ,  G01N21/359 ,  G01N21/84 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of achieving high accuracy in an index representing vegetation. An image processing apparatus (1) includes a normal map generation unit (12) and a reflection characteristic model generation unit (18). The normal map generation unit (12) obtains a normal vector characteristic based on a polarized image acquired. The reflection characteristic model generation unit (18) estimates a reflection characteristic model based on the normal vector characteristic obtained by the normal map generation unit (12).

公开(公告)号：US20220254014A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17597073

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： TETSU OGAWA

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06V20/10

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a macro-measurement analysis calculating section that performs calculation of detection data from a macro-measurement section that performs sensing of a first measurement area of a measurement target at first spatial resolution, a micro-measurement analysis calculating section that performs calculation of detection data from a micro-measurement section that performs sensing of a second measurement area included in the first measurement area of the measurement target at second spatial resolution which is resolution higher than the first spatial resolution, and a complementary analysis calculating section that performs complementary analysis calculation by using a result of calculation by the macro-measurement analysis calculating section, and a result of calculation by the micro-measurement analysis calculating section, and generates complementary analysis information.

公开(公告)号：US20220242593A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17616466

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： SATOSHI EZAWA ,  ITARU SHIMIZU ,  NAOMI KURAHARA ,  KAZUO ISHIGAME ,  TETSU OGAWA

IPC: B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/24 ,  B64G1/66 ,  H04B7/185

Abstract: The present technology relates to an artificial satellite and a control method thereof that enable to ensure quality of a captured image while suppressing battery consumption. An artificial satellite includes: an imaging device configured to perform imaging of a predetermined region on the ground; and a management unit configured to change accuracy of attitude control in accordance with a remaining battery amount at an instructed imaging time, and configured to change an imaging condition in accordance with accuracy of the attitude control. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an artificial satellite or the like that performs satellite remote sensing by formation flight.