Sony patents method to shrink 3D data size by filling in gaps
Sony describes a system that records data at specific points on a sphere and uses math to estimate the values at other points. This allows the device to send less information while still reconstructing the full 3D picture or sound field.
In the filing’s own words
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a program capable of reducing a data transmission amount. An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires target data at a recording data point among a plurality of data points arranged on a spherical surface, and recording point restoration information for specifying the data point serving as the recording data point; and a calculation unit that specifies the data point serving as the recording data point on the basis of the recording point restoration information, and calculates the target data at a position different from the recording data point on the basis of the target data at the recording data point. The present technology can be applied to an information processing apparatus.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires target data at a recording data point among a plurality of data points arranged on a spherical surface, and recording point restoration information for specifying the data point serving as the recording data point; and a calculation unit that specifies the data point serving as the recording data point on a basis of the recording point restoration information, and calculates the target data at a position different from the recording data point on a basis of the target data at the recording data point.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
- Official title
- INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM
- Publication number
- US20260279362A1
- Application number
- 19472818
- Filed
- Sep 22, 2023
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 24
Classified under
G10L 19/008 Physics & computingH04S 7/302 Electricity & electronicsMore from Sony in AI & software
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