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Instant Application
Patent No. 12,322,416
(Claim 2)
2. (New) An information processing apparatus, comprising: at least one camera configured to capture a play video of a ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; and processing circuitry configured to analyze the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the ball, generate visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicting indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, and superimpose and display the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 3)
3. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. wherein the visual information includes a visual effect indicating a characteristic of the ball on or around the ball.
(Claim 4)
4. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the visual effect is displayed differently depending on the characteristic of the ball.
(Claim 5)
5. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the visual effect indicates the characteristic of the ball by a movement.
(Claim 6)
6. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the at least one of the spin speed or the rotation direction of the ball based on analysis of a logo on the ball in the play video.
(Claim 7)
7. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the at least one of the spin speed or the rotation direction of the ball based on analysis of a movement of the logo between the video frames of the play video.
(Claim 8)
8. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform an analysis of a play based on the play video, and the processing circuitry is further configured to extract a scene to be edited from the play video based on a result of the analysis of the play.
(Claim 9)
9.(New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to superimpose the visual information on the play video after stopping the play video such that a characteristic of the ball is displayed on or around the ball stopped in the play video.
(Claim 10)
10. (New)The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a display controller configured to control display of the play video on which the visual information is superimposed.
(Claim 11)
11. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a display controller configured to perform control to superimpose the visual information on the play video and display the video in a field of view of a user.
(Claim 12)
12. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the visual information further indicates a trajectory of the ball.
(Claim 13)
13. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim wherein the visual information intermittently indicates positions of the ball in the trajectory of the ball.
(Claim 14)
14. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the visual information further indicates a characteristic of the ball in at least some of the positions of the ball.
(Claim 15)
15. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the visual information indicates the trajectory of the ball by a line.
(Claim 16)
16. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the visual information further indicates a position where the ball hits a racket.
(Claim 17)
17. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the visual information further indicates a trajectory of a swing.
(Claim 18)
18. (New) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,wherein the visual information further indicates a distribution of positions where the ball bounces within a court.
(Claim 19)
19. (New) A method for processing information, the method comprising: capturing, by at least one camera, a play video of a ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; analyzing the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the ball; generating visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicting indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, and superimposing and displaying the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 20)
20. (New)A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed, causes a computer to execute a method comprising: capturing, by at least one camera, a play video of a ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; analyzing the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the ball; generating visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, and superimposing and displaying the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 21)
21. (New) The information processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to superimpose and display the numerical value of the determined spin speed on the at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 1)
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: at least one camera configured to capture a play video of a table tennis ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; and processing circuitry configured to analyze the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the table tennis ball, generate visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, and superimpose and display the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 2)
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual information includes a visual effect indicating a characteristic of the ball on or around the table tennis ball.
(Claim 3)
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the visual effect is displayed differently depending on the characteristic of the table tennis ball.
(Claim 4)
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the visual effect indicates the characteristic of the table tennis ball by a movement.
(Claim 5)
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the at least one of the spin speed or the rotation direction of the table tennis ball based on analysis of a logo on the table tennis ball in the play video.
(Claim 6)
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the at least one of the spin speed or the rotation direction of the table tennis ball based on analysis of a movement of the logo between the video frames of the play video.
(Claim 7)
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform an analysis of a play based on the play video, and the processing circuitry is further configured to extract a scene to be edited from the play video based on a result of the analysis of the play.
(Claim 8)
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to superimpose the visual information on the play video after stopping the play video such that a characteristic of the table tennis ball is displayed on or around the table tennis ball stopped in the play video.
(Claim 9)
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display controller configured to control display of the play video on which the visual information is superimposed.
(Claim 10)
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display controller configured to perform control to superimpose the visual information on the play video and display the video in a field of view of a user.
(Claim 11)
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual information further indicates a trajectory of the table tennis ball.
(Claim 12)
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the visual information intermittently indicates positions of the table tennis ball in the trajectory of the ball.
(Claim 13)
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the visual information further indicates a characteristic of the table tennis ball in at least some of the positions of the table tennis ball.
(Claim 14)
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the visual information indicates the trajectory of the table tennis ball by a line.
(Claim 15)
15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual information further indicates a position where the table tennis ball hits a racket.
(Claim 16)
16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual information further indicates a trajectory of a swing.
(Claim 17)
17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual information further indicates a distribution of positions where the table tennis ball bounces within a court.
(Claim 18)
18. A method for processing information, the method comprising: capturing, by at least one camera, a play video of a table tennis ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; analyzing the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the table tennis ball; generating visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, and superimposing and displaying the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 19)
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed, causes a computer to execute a method comprising: capturing, by at least one camera, a play video of a table tennis ball, the play video including a plurality of video frames; analyzing the plurality of video frames to determine at least one of a spin speed or a rotation direction of the table tennis ball; generating visual information including at least one of a numerical value of the determined spin speed or a value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, and superimposing and displaying the visual information, including displaying the generated at least one of the numerical value of the determined spin speed or the value indicating the determined rotation direction of the table tennis ball, on at least one of the plurality of video frames.
(Claim 20)
20. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to superimpose and display the numerical value of the determined spin speed on the at least one of the plurality of video frames.
Claims 2-21 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of Patent No. US 12,322,416.
Re claim 2, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 2 of the Instant Application is anticipated by claim 1 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 3, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 3 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 2 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 4, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 4 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 3 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 5, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 5 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 4 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 6, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 6 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 5 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 7, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 7 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 6 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 8, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 8 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 7 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 9, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 9 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 8 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 10, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 10 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 9 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 11, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 11 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 10 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 12, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 12 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 11 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 13, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 13 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 12 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 14, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 14 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 13 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 15, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 15 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 14 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 16, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 16 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 15 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 17, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 17 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 16 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 18, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 18 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 17 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 19, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 19 of the Instant Application is anticipated by claim 18 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 20, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 20 of the Instant Application is anticipated by claim 19 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Re claim 21, the conflicting claims are not patentably distinct from each other because claim 21 of the Instant Application is recited in claim 20 of the Patent No. 12,322,416.
Conclusion
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6/16/2026
/JOSE M. MESA/
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Art Unit 2484
/THAI Q TRAN/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2484
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