公开(公告)号：US08094717B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12094387

申请日：2007-10-11

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N7/12 ,  G06K9/36

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G06T3/0087 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N7/0125 ,  H04N7/014

摘要： An image generation apparatus generates a new video sequence with a high S/N ratio and suppressed motion blurs, from an original video sequence and a still image which are generated by capturing the same dark, moving object. The image generation apparatus includes: a capture condition decision unit (105) which decides, based on an incident-light amount, capture conditions under which the original video sequence and the still image are to be captured; an image receiving unit (101) which receives the original video sequence and the still image which are generated under the capture conditions; an integration processing unit (104a) which generates, from the original video sequence and the still image, the new video sequence including frames having a resolution equal to or higher than the still image, at a frame rate equal to or higher than the original video sequence, by reducing a difference between (i) a value of the still image and (ii) a sum of values of the frames in the new video sequence which correspond to an exposure period for the still image. The capture condition decision unit (105c) decides a longer duration of an exposure period as a duration of the still image capturing, as the incident-light amount is smaller. Here, the duration is longer than an frame interval of the original video sequence.

摘要翻译： 图像生成装置从通过捕获相同的黑色移动物体生成的原始视频序列和静止图像生成具有高S / N比的新视频序列并抑制运动模糊。 图像生成装置包括：捕获条件判定单元，其基于入射光量，判定要捕获原始视频序列和静止图像的拍摄条件; 图像接收单元，其接收在捕获条件下生成的原始视频序列和静止图像; 从原始视频序列和静止图像生成包括具有等于或高于静止图像的分辨率的帧的新视频序列的积分处理单元，以等于或高于原始视频的帧速率 通过减少（i）静止图像的值和（ii）与静止图像的曝光周期相对应的新视频序列中的帧的值之和的差异来排序。 拍摄条件判定部（105c）将入射光量较小的曝光期间的持续时间判定为静止图像拍摄的持续时间。 这里，持续时间比原始视频序列的帧间隔长。

公开(公告)号：US07973827B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US12600376

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Hideto Motomura ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Taro Imagawa

发明人： Hideto Motomura ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Taro Imagawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N9/07

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/097 ,  H04N9/64

摘要： The shooting, recording and playback system 100 of the present invention receives incoming light 101, stores an image shot, and then subjects the image shot to be reproduced to resolution raising processing, thereby outputting RGB images with high spatial resolution and high temporal resolution (ROUT GOUT BOUT) 102. The system 100 includes a shooting section 103, a color separating section 104, an R imaging sensor section 105, a G imaging sensor section 106, a B imaging sensor section 107, an image shot storage section 108, an image shot writing section 109, a memory section 110, an image shot reading section 111, a spatial resolution upconverter section 112, a temporal resolution upconverter section 113, an output section 114, and a line recognition signal generating section 185. The system can get image data with high spatial resolution and high temporal resolution without getting the camera configuration complicated and without decreasing the optical efficiency.

摘要翻译： 本发明的拍摄，记录和播放系统100接收入射光101，存储拍摄的图像，然后将要再现的图像拍摄到分辨率提升处理，从而输出具有高空间分辨率和高时间分辨率的RGB图像（ROUT GOUT BOUT）102.系统100包括拍摄部分103，颜色分离部分104，R成像传感器部分105，G成像传感器部分106，B成像传感器部分107，图像拍摄存储部分108，图像 镜头写入部分109，存储部分110，图像拍摄读取部分111，空间分辨率上变频部分112，时间分辨率上变频部分113，输出部分114和行识别信号产生部分185.系统可以获得图像 具有高空间分辨率和高时间分辨率的数据，而不会使相机配置复杂并且不降低光学效率。

公开(公告)号：US20100208104A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-19

申请号：US12667424

申请日：2009-06-17

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N9/68 ,  G06K9/40

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/2176 ,  H04N2209/045

摘要： An image processing apparatus (30) for generating an image with high resolution over a diffraction limit includes: an image input unit (101) which receives red image data and green image data which represent images of an object by red light and green light, respectively, and a blue image data which represents an image of the object by blue light having a wavelength shorter than those of the red and the green light; and an image processing unit (103) which corrects the red and the green image data by adding thereon a spatial high frequency component contained in the blue image data, and the image input unit (101) receives, as the blue image data, image data which is generated by light receiving elements provided at intervals shorter than a size of a smallest area that the red and the green light can converge.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在衍射极限上产生高分辨率的图像的图像处理装置（30）包括：图像输入单元（101），其分别接收红色图像数据和绿色图像数据，该绿色图像数据表示红色和绿色光的对象图像 以及蓝色图像数据，其表示具有比红色和绿色光的波长短的蓝色光的对象的图像; 以及图像处理单元，其通过在其上添加包含在蓝色图像数据中的空间高频分量来校正红色和绿色图像数据，并且图像输入单元（101）接收作为蓝色图像数据的图像数据 该光接收元件以比红色和绿色光可以会聚的最小区域的尺寸更短的间隔设置。

公开(公告)号：US20100157149A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12600390

申请日：2008-05-13

申请人： Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Hideto Motomura ,  Taro Imagawa

发明人： Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Hideto Motomura ,  Taro Imagawa

IPC分类号： H04N7/01

CPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09

摘要： An image processing apparatus and method is provided to generate a moving picture with a high resolution, a high frame rate and a high SNR by eliminating a decrease in SNR even if the intensity of incoming light has been halved by a half mirror. The apparatus generates a multi-color moving picture based on first and second moving pictures, which respectively have first and second frame rates (where the second rate is higher than the first rate) and are comprised of pictures representing a first color component and pictures representing a second color component different from the first color component. The resolution of the second moving picture is equal to or lower than that of the first moving picture. The apparatus includes: a first image synthesizing section, which generates, based on the data of the first and second moving pictures, a synthetic picture by modifying some of the pictures that form the first moving picture and which outputs a synthesized moving picture corresponding to the first moving picture at a higher frame rate than the first frame rate by using the first moving picture and the synthetic picture; and a second image synthesizing section, which receives and synthesizes together the synthesized moving picture and the second moving picture, thereby generating a multi-color moving picture including the first and second color components.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像处理装置和方法，用于通过消除SNR的降低来生成具有高分辨率，高帧速率和高SNR的运动图像，即使入射光的强度已被半反射镜减半。 该装置基于分别具有第一和第二帧速率（其中第二速率高于第一速率）的第一和第二运动图像生成多色运动图像，并且包括表示第一颜色分量的图像和表示 与第一颜色分量不同的第二颜色分量。 第二运动图像的分辨率等于或低于第一运动图像的分辨率。 该装置包括：第一图像合成部，其基于第一和第二运动图像的数据生成合成图像，通过修改形成第一运动图像的一些图像，并且输出对应于第一运动图像的合成运动图像 通过使用第一运动图像和合成图像，以比第一帧率更高的帧速率进行第一运动图像; 以及第二图像合成部，其接收并合成合成的运动图像和第二运动图像，从而生成包括第一和第二颜色分量的多色运动图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100013948A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12517391

申请日：2008-08-29

申请人： Takeo Azuma ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Taro Imagawa ,  Katsuhiro Kanamori

发明人： Takeo Azuma ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Taro Imagawa ,  Katsuhiro Kanamori

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N9/09 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A multi-color image processor according to the present invention includes an image capturing section 101 and a signal processing section 104. The image capturing section 101 includes a color separating section 10 for separating visible radiation into at least two light rays with first- and second-color components, respectively, and first and second imagers 12 and 14 that receive the light rays with the first- and second-color components. The image capturing section 101 gets images with the first- and second-color components by making the first imager 12 decimate pixels to read, but making the second imager 14 read every pixel, on a field-by-field basis on respective arrangements of pixels of the first and second imagers 12 and 14. The signal processing section 104 includes: a motion estimating section 107 for estimating, based on the images with the second-color components, a motion in a moving picture made up of images with the second-color components and outputting motion information; an image generating section 108 for generating a synthetic image of the first-color components of respective fields based on the images with the first-color components and the motion information and outputting it as a first synthetic image with a higher spatial resolution than the images with the first-color components; and a multi-color image synthesizing section 109 for generating and outputting a multi-color moving picture with the first- and second-color components based on the first synthetic image and the images with the second-color components.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的多色图像处理器包括图像捕获部分101和信号处理部分104.图像捕获部分101包括颜色分离部分10，用于将可见光辐射分成至少两个光线，第一和第二光 以及分别接收具有第一和第二颜色分量的光线的第一和第二成像器12和14。 图像拍摄部分101通过使第一成像器12抽取像素来读取第一和第二颜色分量，但是使得第二成像器14逐个逐个地读取每个像素上的各个像素的排列 信号处理部分104包括：运动估计部分107，用于基于具有第二颜色分量的图像估计由具有第二成像器12和14的图像组成的运动图像中的运动; 颜色分量和输出运动信息; 图像生成部分108，用于基于具有第一颜色分量和运动信息的图像来生成各个场的第一颜色分量的合成图像，并将其作为具有比具有更高的空间分辨率的第一合成图像输出， 第一色成分; 以及多色图像合成部109，用于基于第一合成图像和具有第二颜色分量的图像生成并输出具有第一和第二颜色分量的多色运动图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090263044A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12094387

申请日：2007-10-11

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Kunio Nobori ,  Takeo Azuma

IPC分类号： G06K9/40

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G06T3/0087 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N7/0125 ,  H04N7/014

摘要： An image generation apparatus generates a new video sequence with a high S/N ratio and suppressed motion blurs, from an original video sequence and a still image which are generated by capturing the same dark, moving object. The image generation apparatus includes: a capture condition decision unit (105) which decides, based on an incident-light amount, capture conditions under which the original video sequence and the still image are to be captured; an image receiving unit (101) which receives the original video sequence and the still image which are generated under the capture conditions; an integration processing unit (104a) which generates, from the original video sequence and the still image, the new video sequence including frames having a resolution equal to or higher than the still image, at a frame rate equal to or higher than the original video sequence, by reducing a difference between (i) a value of the still image and (ii) a sum of values of the frames in the new video sequence which correspond to an exposure period for the still image. The capture condition decision unit (105c) decides a longer duration of an exposure period as a duration of the still image capturing, as the incident-light amount is smaller. Here, the duration is longer than an frame interval of the original video sequence.

摘要翻译： 图像生成装置从通过捕获相同的黑色移动物体生成的原始视频序列和静止图像生成具有高S / N比的新视频序列并抑制运动模糊。 图像生成装置包括：捕获条件判定单元，其基于入射光量，判定要捕获原始视频序列和静止图像的拍摄条件; 图像接收单元，其接收在捕获条件下生成的原始视频序列和静止图像; 从原始视频序列和静止图像生成包括具有等于或高于静止图像的分辨率的帧的新视频序列的积分处理单元，以等于或高于原始视频的帧速率 通过减少（i）静止图像的值和（ii）与静止图像的曝光周期相对应的新视频序列中的帧的值之和的差异来排序。 拍摄条件决定部（105c）将曝光期间的较长持续时间判定为静止图像拍摄的持续时间，因为入射光量较小。 这里，持续时间比原始视频序列的帧间隔长。

公开(公告)号：US07180050B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

申请号：US10486677

申请日：2003-04-25

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Masamichi Nakagawa ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Shusaku Okamoto

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Masamichi Nakagawa ,  Takeo Azuma ,  Shusaku Okamoto

IPC分类号： G05B19/00 ,  G06K19/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/183 ,  G01S11/14 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G07C9/00

摘要： A tag communication section (12) receives tag information transmitted from an information tag (11) attached to a person (P) to be detected. An attribute lookup section (15) looks up an attribute storage section (16) using ID included in the tag information to obtain attribute information such as the height of the person (P). A target detection section (14) specifies the position, posture and the like of the person (P) in an image obtained from an imaging section (13) using the attribute information.

摘要翻译： 标签通信部（12）接收从附属于要检测的人（P）的信息标签（11）发送的标签信息。 属性查找部分（15）使用包括在标签信息中的ID来查找属性存储部分（16），以获得诸如人（P）的高度的属性信息。 目标检测部（14）使用属性信息指定从成像部（13）获得的图像中的人（P）的位置，姿势等。

公开(公告)号：US08441538B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-14

申请号：US12745949

申请日：2008-11-25

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/144 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N5/3537 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N2209/043

摘要： To provide an image generation apparatus that generates a visually-favorable target video sequence in color using input video sequences of color components and that is least likely to have an insufficient transfer rate when obtaining the input video sequences. The image generation apparatus includes: an image receiving unit (101) that receives, as the plurality of input video sequences, a plurality of video sequences that are obtained by shooting the same subject with a phase difference being set between frame exposure periods of the different color components; and a color image integration unit (103) that generates the target video sequence whose frame cycle is shorter than each of the frame exposure periods of the input video sequences, by reducing a difference between a frame image of the input video sequence of each color component and a sum of a plurality of frame images of the target video sequence which are included in a period that corresponds to the frame image of the input video sequence.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像生成装置，其使用颜色分量的输入视频序列生成视觉上良好的目标视频序列，并且在获得输入视频序列时最不可能具有不足的传送速率。 图像生成装置包括：图像接收单元，其接收作为多个输入视频序列的多个视频序列，所述多个视频序列通过在不同的帧的帧曝光周期之间设置相位差来拍摄相同的被摄体而获得 颜色成分; 以及彩色图像积分单元，其通过减少每个颜色分量的输入视频序列的帧图像之间的差异来生成其帧周期短于输入视频序列的每个帧曝光周期的目标视频序列 以及包括在与输入视频序列的帧图像相对应的时段中的目标视频序列的多个帧图像的和。

公开(公告)号：US08243160B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12914273

申请日：2010-10-28

申请人： Takeo Azuma ,  Hiroyoshi Komobuchi ,  Taro Imagawa

发明人： Takeo Azuma ,  Hiroyoshi Komobuchi ,  Taro Imagawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/145 ,  H04N5/2355 ,  H04N5/35554 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： An imaging and processing device includes: an optical element; a single imager with a color filter array of a plurality of colors attached thereto for outputting a value according to an amount of light which has been guided by the optical element and transmitted through the color filter array, thereby enabling to obtain separate images of the plurality of colors for every frame time point; a first adder section for adding together values, associated with a first color of the plurality of colors, of different images obtained over a plurality of frame time points; a second adder section for adding together a plurality of values, associated with a second color of the plurality of colors other than the first color, of an image captured at a single frame time point; and an image restoring section for restoring an image including a plurality of colors at each frame time point from an image based on the first color which has been subjected to the addition by the first adder section, and an image based on the second color which has been subjected to the addition by the second adder section.

摘要翻译： 一种成像和处理装置，包括：光学元件; 具有附着于其上的多个颜色的滤色器阵列的单个成像器，用于根据由光学元件引导并透射通过滤色器阵列的光量输出值，从而能够获得多个颜色的分离图像 每个帧时间点的颜色; 第一加法器部分，用于将与多个颜色的第一颜色相关联的值与多个帧时间点获得的不同图像相加; 第二加法器部分，用于将与单个帧时间点捕获的图像中除了第一颜色之外的多种颜色的第二颜色相关联的多个值相加在一起; 以及图像恢复部分，用于基于已经经过第一加法器部分的相加的第一颜色的图像在每个帧时间点恢复包括多种颜色的图像，以及基于第二颜色的图像，其具有 被第二加法器部分加入。

公开(公告)号：US07907183B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-15

申请号：US12094370

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

发明人： Taro Imagawa ,  Takeo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： G06T5/50 ,  G06T3/4053 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23245

摘要： Provided is an image generation apparatus that generates a new video sequence from video sequences including image regions for which corresponding point detection and motion estimation cannot be performed correctly. The image generation apparatus includes: an exposure control unit which controls an image capturing apparatus to temporally change an exposure amount in a part of an exposure period; an image receiving unit which receives the first video sequence and the second video sequence captured under the control of the exposure control unit; an image integration unit which generates, from these video sequences, the new video sequence having a resolution equal to or higher than the second resolution, at a frame rate equal to or higher than the first video sequence. The second video sequence has higher resolution than the first video sequence, and the second video sequence has a frame exposure time period longer than the first video sequence.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像生成装置，其从包括不能正确执行对应的点检测和运动估计的图像区域的视频序列生成新的视频序列。 该图像生成装置包括：曝光控制单元，其控制图像捕获装置在曝光期间的一部分中暂时改变曝光量; 图像接收单元，其接收在所述曝光控制单元的控制下捕获的第一视频序列和第二视频序列; 图像积分单元，以等于或高于第一视频序列的帧速率从这些视频序列生成具有等于或高于第二分辨率的分辨率的新视频序列。 第二视频序列具有比第一视频序列更高的分辨率，并且第二视频序列具有比第一视频序列长的帧曝光时间段。