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Sony patents robot route planning tool that shows where cameras can see

Sony describes a software method that helps operators plan a robot's path by visualizing where its camera can successfully capture a target object. The system calculates the specific areas in the robot's movement space where imaging is possible and displays these zones on a screen.

Why it mattersThis tool simplifies the setup process for robotic systems that need to visually inspect or track objects, making it easier for engineers to determine valid camera positions.

In the filing’s own words

The present technology relates to an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, and a program capable of performing route planning more easily. The information processing apparatus includes an information processing unit that calculates, on the basis of a position of one or more subjects in a task space, an imageable region where a robot that images the subject is capable of imaging the subject in a configuration space of the robot, and displays an image of the configuration space in which the imageable region is displayed. The present technology can be applied to an information processing system.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An information processing method comprising: a step of causing an information processing system to execute calculating, on a basis of a position of one or more subjects in a task space, an imageable region where a robot that images the subject is capable of imaging the subject in a configuration space of the robot; and displaying an image of the configuration space in which the imageable region is displayed.

Facts

Company: Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
Official title: INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM
Publication number: US20260288151A1
Application number: 19479751
Filed: Apr 22, 2024
Published: Sep 24, 2026
Inventors: 5
Claims: 17

Classified under

G05D 1/622 Physics & computingG05D 1/648 Physics & computingG06V 20/58 Physics & computing

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