公开(公告)号：US20140327797A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：US14315456

申请日：2014-06-26

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Seiji TANAKA ,  Tomoyuki KAWAI ,  Noriko KAWAMURA

IPC: H04N9/077 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/083

CPC classification number: H04N9/077 ,  H04N3/1512 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/083 ,  H04N9/648 ,  H04N2209/045

Abstract: A large difference in exposure timing is prevented from arising in cases in which plural pixels have a common amplifier, even when image data is read by thinningAn imaging apparatus (10) includes: an image pickup device (14) including plural photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in first and second directions; an amplification means that treats (K×L) pixels as respective common pixels and amplifies an image capture signal for each of the common pixels; a color filter that is provided with a repeatedly disposed basic array pattern or first and second filters placed in a predetermined pattern of (N×M) pixels; and an image processing section (20) and a drive section (22) that perform charge sweeping by applying sequential shutter pulses to the image pickup device (14) in turn to each pixel, or to each scan line, or to each of plural pixels on a scan line, that read pixel signals of the plural pixels at a set cycle, that, from the read pixel signals, generate line image data of pixels that are arrayed running along the second direction at a cycle of from K pixels to N pixels in the first direction, and that generate image data based on the line image data.

Abstract translation: 即使在通过变薄读取图像数据的情况下，也可以防止在多个像素具有公共放大器的情况下产生大的曝光时间差。成像装置（10）包括：图像拾取装置（14），其包括多个光电转换元件 在第一和第二个方向; 将（K×L）像素作为各个公共像素进行放大的放大装置，并放大每个公共像素的图像捕获信号; 设置有重复设置的基本阵列图案的滤色器或以（N×M）个像素的预定图案放置的第一和第二滤光器; 以及图像处理部分（20）和驱动部分（22），其通过依次对每个像素或每条扫描线或多个像素中的每一个施加顺序的快门脉冲到图像拾取装置（14）来执行电荷扫描 在扫描线上，以设定的周期读取多个像素的像素信号，从读取的像素信号以从K个像素到N个像素的周期沿着第二方向生成排列的像素的行图像数据 并且基于行图像数据生成图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US20140307122A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14317960

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Kousuke IRIE ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Seiji TANAKA

IPC: H04N9/77

CPC classification number: H04N9/77 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N9/735

Abstract: For a mosaic image in a repeated cycle with “I”דJ” (“I” and “J” are integers of 2 or more) pixels, a color mix ratio is stored in a memory unit by being associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels so that a color mix ratio A associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels of an object pixel for mixed color correction is read from the memory unit, and a mixed color component included in the object pixel is removed based on the color mix ratio A and a color signal of the object pixel to calculate a white balance gain based on a color signal of each of pixels in the mosaic image for which the mixed color correction is applied.

Abstract translation: 对于具有“I”דJ”（“I”和“J”是2以上的整数）像素的重复循环的马赛克图像，通过与像素位置相关联地将颜色混合比率存储在存储器单元中 以I×J像素为单位，从存储器单元读取与用于混合色校正的对象像素的I×J像素中的像素位置相关联的色混比A，基于像素中包含的混合色成分被去除 基于混合色彩校正的马赛克图像中的每个像素的颜色信号，根据颜色混合比A和对象像素的颜色信号来计算白平衡增益。

公开(公告)号：US20200014859A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16577590

申请日：2019-09-20

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Tomonori MASUDA ,  Fuminori IRIE ,  Yoshinori FURUTA ,  Hitoshi SAKURABU ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imager as defined herein; an imaging controller as defined herein; and a display controller as defined herein, the imaging controller performs, as the rolling readout drive, a first rolling readout drive as defined herein, the display controller performs a start instruction of the drawing update process to the display device, prior to a start timing of the first rolling readout drive based on the start timing, and a drawing update timing, at which the start instruction is performed, is a timing that the update timing of the image drawn in the display pixel row corresponding to the specific one of the pixel rows in the drawing update process started by the start instruction becomes a timing after a predetermined time from the start timing of the first rolling readout drive is elapsed.

公开(公告)号：US20140320710A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：US14315550

申请日：2014-06-26

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Seiji TANAKA ,  Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Tomoyuki KAWAI ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Noriko KAWAMURA ,  Hirofumi HORII

IPC: H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/64

CPC classification number: H04N9/64 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/04511 ,  H04N2209/046

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image pickup device (14) including plural photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a first direction and second direction; a color filter that has a repeatedly disposed basic array pattern of (N×M) pixels placed in a predetermined pattern in the first direction and the second direction (wherein N and M are integers of 3 or more); a line image data generation means that reads pixel signals from plural pixels at a set cycle from the image pickup device (14), and, from the read pixel signals, generates line image data configured from pixel signals of pixels, from out of the plural pixels, that are arrayed running along the second direction and are arrayed at a line cycle of (N−k) in the first direction (wherein 0

Abstract translation: 一种成像装置包括：图像拾取装置，包括沿第一方向和第二方向排列的多个光电转换元件; 具有以第一方向和第二方向（其中N和M为3或更大的整数）以预定图案放置的（N×M）像素的重复设置的基本阵列图案的滤色器; 行图像数据生成装置，其从图像拾取装置（14）以设定的周期读取来自多个像素的像素信号，并且从所读取的像素信号中生成从像素的像素信号构成的行图像数据，从多个 沿着第二方向排列的像素沿第一方向（其中0

公开(公告)号：US20140313368A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14318113

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Seiji TANAKA ,  Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Tomoyuki KAWAI ,  Noriko KAWAMURA ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI

IPC: H04N9/69

CPC classification number: H04N9/69 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/046

Abstract: An image processing method according to an aspect of the present invention includes acquiring a mosaic image composed of pixels of a first color that contributes most to acquisition of a luminance signal among three colors for pixels, and pixels of second colors other than the first color, a first color image corresponding to pixels of the first color and a second color image corresponding to pixels of the second colors having respective different frequency ranges that are reproducible; extracting a region containing a spatial frequency at which the second color image is not reproducible while the first color image is reproducible, in an entire image area corresponding to the mosaic image; and reducing a chroma of an image corresponding to that region in an image acquired by demosaic processing on the mosaic image.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的一个方面的图像处理方法包括：获取由对像素而言的三种颜色中对亮度信号的获取贡献最大的第一颜色的像素和除了第一颜色以外的第二颜色的像素构成的马赛克图像， 对应于第一颜色的像素的第一彩色图像和对应于具有可再现的各个不同频率范围的第二颜色的像素的第二彩色图像; 在对应于马赛克图像的整个图像区域中，提取包含第二彩色图像不可重现的空间频率的区域，同时可再现第一彩色图像; 并且通过对马赛克图像进行去马赛克处理获得的图像中的与该区域对应的图像的色度降低。

公开(公告)号：US20140307137A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14315505

申请日：2014-06-26

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Seiji TANAKA ,  Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Tomoyuki KAWAI ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Noriko KAWAMURA

IPC: H04N9/04

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/347

Abstract: Efficient thinned reading is performed in a case in which an image pickup device equipped with a color filter having an array different from a Bayer array is employed.An imaging apparatus (10) includes: an image pickup device (14) containing plural photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in first and second directions; a color filter having a repeatedly disposed basic array pattern of array lines that include the first and second filters in the second direction, and include a plurality of matching array lines that have the same array as each other along the second direction, and at least one array line that has a different array for the first or second filters in the second direction to that of the matching array lines; and an image processing section (20) that reads pixel signals of the plural pixels at a set cycle from the image pickup device (14), generates line image data for each of the matching array lines in the basic array pattern from out of the plural pixels, and stuns together pixels that are the same color pixel as each other in the generated line image data, and generates image data based on the line image data that has been pixel summed.

Abstract translation: 在采用具有与拜耳阵列不同的阵列的滤色器的图像拾取装置的情况下，执行有效的薄化读取。 一种成像装置（10）包括：包含沿第一和第二方向排列的多个光电转换元件的图像拾取装置（14） 具有重复设置的阵列线的基本阵列图案的彩色滤光片，其包括沿第二方向的第一和第二滤光器，并且包括沿着第二方向具有彼此相同的阵列的多个匹配阵列线，以及至少一个 阵列线具有与第二方向上的第一或第二滤波器的阵列不同于匹配阵列线的阵列线; 以及图像处理部（20），其从所述摄像装置（14）以设定的周期读取所述多个像素的像素信号，从所述多个像素中生成所述基本阵列图案中的每个所述匹配阵列线的行图像数据 像素，并将生成的行图像数据中彼此相同的颜色像素的像素混在一起，并且基于已被像素相加的行图像数据生成图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US20140307136A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14315447

申请日：2014-06-26

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Seiji TANAKA ,  Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Tomoyuki KAWAI ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Noriko KAWAMURA

IPC: H04N9/04 ,  G03B13/36

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G03B13/36 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/347

Abstract: An AF evaluation value is computed with excellent precision.An imaging apparatus (10) includes: an image pickup device (14) including plural photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a first direction and a second direction; a color filter having repeatedly disposed basic array patterns that each include plural array lines that each run along the second direction and include in the second direction at least one of each of a first filter or second filters with the plural array lines including plural matching array lines in which the second direction positions of the first filter match each other and including at least one array line that has a different array of the first filters in the second direction to that of the matching array lines; and an image processing section (20) that reads pixel signals of the plurality of pixels at a set cycle from the image pickup device (14), and, from the read pixel signals, generates line image data of the matching array lines in the base array pattern, sums together pixels of the first color out of the generated line image data, generates pixel data based on the line image data that has been pixel summed, and computes an evaluation value for contrast AF based on the generated image data.

Abstract translation: 以极好的精度计算AF评价值。 一种成像装置（10）包括：图像拾取装置（14），包括沿第一方向和第二方向排列的多个光电转换元件; 具有重复设置的基本阵列图案的滤色器，每个基本阵列图案包括多个阵列线，每个阵列线沿着第二方向延伸，并且在第二方向上包括具有多个阵列线的第一滤波器或第二滤波器中的至少一个，包括多个匹配阵列线 其中所述第一滤波器的第二方向位置彼此匹配并且包括至少一个阵列线，所述至少一个阵列线在所述第二方向上具有与所述匹配阵列线的所述第二滤波器不同的阵列; 以及图像处理部（20），其从所述图像拾取装置（14）以设定的周期读取所述多个像素的像素信号，并且从所读取的像素信号中生成所述基底中的所述匹配的阵列线的行图像数据 阵列图案将所生成的行图像数据中的第一颜色的像素相加在一起，基于已经被像素相加的行图像数据生成像素数据，并且基于生成的图像数据计算对比度AF的评估值。

公开(公告)号：US20140307121A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14317694

申请日：2014-06-27

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Kenkichi HAYASHI ,  Kousuke IRIE ,  Hidekazu KURAHASHI ,  Seiji TANAKA

IPC: H04N9/69 ,  H04N9/73

CPC classification number: H04N9/69 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/735

Abstract: An image processing method in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes: preparing a storage unit storing a color mix ratio, which is each of color mix ratios of peripheral pixels adjacent to an object pixel for mixed color correction in a mosaic image including pixels of a plurality of colors, corresponding to each of combinations of first and second parameters indicating an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels, respectively; acquiring color signals of any object pixel and peripheral pixels thereof; reading out a corresponding color mix ratio from the storage unit based on an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels; and eliminating mixed color components included in the object pixel based on the color signals of the object pixel and the peripheral pixels thereof, and the color mix ratio of the peripheral pixels.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的一个方面的图像处理方法包括：准备存储颜色混合比的存储单元，该混合比是与包括像素的马赛克图像中的混合颜色校正的对象像素相邻的周边像素的颜色混合比率 对应于分别表示每个周边像素的方位角方向和颜色的第一和第二参数的组合中的每一种的颜色; 获取任何对象像素及其周边像素的彩色信号; 基于每个周边像素的方位角方向和颜色，从存储单元读出对应的色彩混合比; 并且基于对象像素和其周边像素的颜色信号以及周边像素的颜色混合比率来消除包括在对象像素中的混合颜色分量。