公开(公告)号：US20110304746A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-15

申请号：US13201340

申请日：2010-02-17

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki ,  Tomoyuki Tsurube ,  Kenji Oka ,  Kensuke Maruya

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki ,  Tomoyuki Tsurube ,  Kenji Oka ,  Kensuke Maruya

IPC分类号： H04N5/235

CPC分类号： G03B7/28 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G03B7/097 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N13/239

摘要： An imaging device (1) includes a camera unit (3) that captures images of the same object, respectively, using two optical systems, a face part detection unit (9) that detects a plurality of face parts composing a face included in each of the images captured by the camera unit (3), a face part luminance calculation unit (10) that calculates luminance of the detected plurality of face parts, and an exposure control value determination unit (12) that determines an exposure control value of the camera unit (3) based on the luminance of the plurality of face parts. A distance measurement unit (17) in the imaging device (1) measures distances to the face parts based on the images captured by the camera unit (3) using the exposure control value. Thus, the imaging device (1) can measure the distances to the face parts with high accuracy.

摘要翻译： 成像装置（1）包括使用两个光学系统分别拍摄同一物体的图像的相机单元（3），检测构成包括在每个中的各个面部的多个面部零件的面部部分检测单元（9） 由相机单元（3）拍摄的图像，计算检测到的多个面部部分的亮度的面部亮度计算单元（10）和确定相机的曝光控制值的曝光控制值确定单元（12） 单元（3）基于多个面部部件的亮度。 成像装置（1）中的距离测量单元（17）基于使用曝光控制值由照相机单元（3）拍摄的图像来测量与脸部的距离。 因此，成像装置（1）可以高精度地测量与脸部的距离。

公开(公告)号：US20090127430A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US11995286

申请日：2006-06-27

申请人： Taku Hirasawa ,  Ichiro Oyama ,  Tomokuni Iijima ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima

发明人： Taku Hirasawa ,  Ichiro Oyama ,  Tomokuni Iijima ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima

IPC分类号： G01B9/00

CPC分类号： G03B15/00 ,  G03B33/00 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A plurality of imaging optical lenses (301a to 301c) form a plurality of subject images on a plurality of imaging regions (302a to 302c), respectively. When viewed along a direction parallel with optical axes, at least one straight line connecting corresponding points in at least one pair of the subject images that are formed by at least one pair of the imaging optical lenses is inclined with respect to a direction in which pixels are arranged in the imaging regions. In this way, a high-resolution image always can be obtained regardless of the subject distance.

摘要翻译： 多个成像光学透镜（301a〜301c）分别在多个摄像区域（302a〜302c）上形成多个被摄体图像。 当沿着与光轴平行的方向观察时，连接由至少一对成像光学透镜形成的至少一对对象图像中的对应点的至少一条直线相对于像素 被布置在成像区域中。 以这种方式，无论对象距离如何，始终可以获得高分辨率图像。

公开(公告)号：US08390703B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12678881

申请日：2009-07-23

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

IPC分类号： H04N5/262

CPC分类号： G01C3/085 ,  G02B27/123 ,  G03B35/10 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/3572

摘要： An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a lens array having a plurality of lenses; a plurality of image pickup regions (123) disposed to correspond to the plurality of lenses one-to-one and each including a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction in which an optical axis of the corresponding lens extends; a temperature sensor (126) disposed in the vicinity of the lens array to detect a temperature; a correction coefficient generating portion (142) configured to generate, based on the temperature, correction coefficients including correction coefficients correlated to magnifications of images taken in the image pickup regions; and a correction calculating portion (143, 144) configured to correct, based on the correction coefficients, image pickup signals generated in the image pickup regions and calculate a parallax using the corrected image pickup signals.

摘要翻译： 本发明的图像拾取装置包括：具有多个透镜的透镜阵列; 多个图像拾取区域（123），其被配置为对应于多个透镜一对一，并且每个包括基本上垂直于相应透镜的光轴延伸的方向的光接收表面; 设置在透镜阵列附近的温度传感器（126），以检测温度; 校正系数产生部分（142），被配置为基于所述温度生成包括与在所述图像拾取区域中拍摄的图像的放大率相关的校正系数的校正系数; 以及校正计算部分，被配置为基于校正系数来校正在摄像区域中产生的摄像信号，并使用校正的摄像信号来计算视差。

公开(公告)号：US20100128140A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12598292

申请日：2009-04-07

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  G02B13/16

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/3572 ,  H04N5/361

摘要： The number of thermal sensors in an imaging device that requires temperature measurement is reduced. The imaging device includes: a lens array (112) including lenses; an imaging element (122) provided at a predetermined distance from the lens array (112) and having imaging areas respectively corresponding to the lenses; a light-shielding wall (113) which partitions a space between the lens array and the imaging element so as to prevent light entering each of the lenses from reaching the imaging areas different from a corresponding one of the imaging areas; an imaging signal input unit (133) configured to generate an imaging signal by digitalizing an electric signal provided by the imaging element; and a temperature estimation unit (143) configured to calculate, from the imaging signal, a length of an image of the light-shielding wall projected on an imaging plane of the imaging element, and to estimate a temperature using the calculated length of the image of the light-shielding wall.

摘要翻译： 需要温度测量的成像装置中的热传感器的数量减少。 该成像装置包括：包括透镜的透镜阵列（112） 设置在与所述透镜阵列（112）预定距离并具有分别对应于所述透镜的成像区域的成像元件（122） 遮光壁（113），其分隔透镜阵列和成像元件之间的空间，以防止进入每个透镜的光到达与相应的一个成像区域不同的成像区域; 成像信号输入单元，被配置为通过对由所述成像元件提供的电信号进行数字化来生成成像信号; 以及温度估计单元，被配置为从成像信号计算投影在成像元件的成像平面上的遮光壁的图像的长度，并且使用所计算的图像的长度来估计温度 的遮光墙。

公开(公告)号：US08395693B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-12

申请号：US12667029

申请日：2008-06-26

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Satoshi Tamaki

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： G01C3/06 ,  G01C3/10 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/4228 ,  G01S11/12 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L31/02325 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3572 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a lens array having a plurality of lenses; a plurality of image pickup regions disposed to correspond to the plurality of lenses one-to-one and each having a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction in which an optical axis of the corresponding lens extends; a temperature sensor (126) disposed in the vicinity of the lens array to detect a temperature; a movement distance estimating portion (139) configured to estimate movement distances of all the optical axes of the plurality of lenses based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor (126); an image pickup signal correcting portion (135) configured to correct an image pickup signal, generated in the image pickup region, based on the movement distances estimated by the movement distance estimating portion (139); and a parallax calculating portion (142) configured to calculate a parallax based on the image pickup signal corrected by the image pickup signal correcting portion (135).

摘要翻译： 本发明的图像拾取装置包括：具有多个透镜的透镜阵列; 多个图像拾取区域，其被设置为对应于多个透镜一对一并且每个具有基本上垂直于相应透镜的光轴延伸的方向的光接收表面; 设置在透镜阵列附近的温度传感器（126），以检测温度; 移动距离推定部（139），被配置为基于由所述温度传感器（126）检测到的温度来估计所述多个透镜的所有光轴的移动距离; 摄像信号校正部分，被配置为基于由所述移动距离估计部分估计的移动距离来校正在所述摄像区域中产生的摄像信号; 以及视差计算部（142），被配置为基于由所述摄像信号校正部（135）校正的摄像信号来计算视差。

公开(公告)号：US08023016B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11722447

申请日：2005-12-20

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Takashi Ishikawa ,  Ikuo Numai ,  Masahito Hayakawa ,  Aki Takai

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Takashi Ishikawa ,  Ikuo Numai ,  Masahito Hayakawa ,  Aki Takai

IPC分类号： H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/097 ,  H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N17/002 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H04N5/2178 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/093 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A small, low-profile imaging device that obtains imaging signals having similar light intensity distributions for different colored light, even when there is variability in component precision or assembly. The imaging device (101) includes a plurality of lens units (113) each including at least one lens, a plurality of imaging areas corresponding one-to-one with the plurality of lens units, and each having a light receiving surface (123) substantially perpendicular to an optical axis direction of the corresponding lens unit, an imaging signal input unit (133) that receives as input a plurality of imaging signals each output from a different one of the plurality of imaging areas, and an intensity correcting unit (142) that corrects the intensity of each of the plurality of imaging signals, so that the degree of correction changes depending on the position of the imaging area.

摘要翻译： 即使在组件精度或组装方面存在可变性的情况下，也可获得具有不同颜色光的相似光强度分布的成像信号的小型低剖面成像装置。 成像装置（101）包括多个透镜单元（113），每个透镜单元包括至少一个透镜，多个成像区域与多个透镜单元一一对应，并且每个具有光接收表面（123） 基本上垂直于相应透镜单元的光轴方向的成像信号输入单元（133），其接收从多个成像区域中的不同一个输出的多个成像信号作为输入，以及强度校正单元（142） ），其校正多个成像信号中的每一个的强度，使得校正程度根据成像区域的位置而改变。

公开(公告)号：US07999873B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12094051

申请日：2006-11-10

申请人： Ichiro Oyama ,  Taku Hirasawa ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima ,  Tomokuni Iijima

发明人： Ichiro Oyama ,  Taku Hirasawa ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima ,  Tomokuni Iijima

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： A plurality of lenses 102a to 102d arranged in the same plane form a plurality of subject images on a plurality of imaging regions 104a to 104d. Vertical line directions and horizontal line directions of the pixel arrangement in the respective plurality of imaging regions are equal to one another among the plurality of imaging regions. Further, at least one pair of subject images received by at least one pair of imaging regions having a parallax in the vertical line (or horizontal line) direction among the plurality of imaging regions are shifted from each other by a predetermined amount in the horizontal line (or vertical line) direction. By performing pixel shifting in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which a parallax is generated, it always is possible to obtain a high-resolution image even when the subject distance varies.

摘要翻译： 布置在同一平面上的多个透镜102a至102d在多个成像区域104a至104d上形成多个被摄体图像。 多个成像区域中的像素排列的垂直线方向和水平方向在多个摄像区域中彼此相等。 此外，由多个成像区域中的垂直线（或水平线）方向的视差的至少一对成像区域接收的至少一对被摄体图像在水平线上彼此偏移预定量 （或垂直线）方向。 通过在与产生视差的方向垂直的方向上进行像素移位，即使当被摄体距离变化时，总是可以获得高分辨率图像。

公开(公告)号：US07911516B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11576119

申请日：2005-09-27

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Takashi Ishikawa ,  Ikuo Numai ,  Masahito Hayakawa ,  Aki Takai

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Takashi Ishikawa ,  Ikuo Numai ,  Masahito Hayakawa ,  Aki Takai

IPC分类号： H04N5/247

CPC分类号： H04N9/093 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A camera module that can be made thinner and achieves a beautiful image over an entire image region regardless of a subject distance is provided. The camera module includes a plurality of lens portions, each including at least one lens, a plurality of imaging regions, provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of lens portions, each including a light-receiving surface that is substantially orthogonal to an optical axis direction of its corresponding lens portion, an imaging signal input portion to which a plurality of imaging signals outputted respectively from the plurality of imaging regions are inputted, a block division portion for dividing at least one imaging signal of the plurality of imaging signals into a plurality of blocks, a parallax computing portion for computing for each of the blocks a parallax between images formed respectively by the plurality of lens portions using the imaging signal, and a parallax correcting portion for correcting the plurality of imaging signals based on the parallax and performing an image synthesis.

摘要翻译： 提供了可以制造更薄的照相机模块，并且在整个图像区域上实现美观的图像，而不管被摄体距离如何。 相机模块包括多个透镜部分，每个透镜部分包括至少一个透镜，与多个透镜部分一一对应地设置的多个成像区域，每个透镜部分包括基本正交于 其对应的透镜部分的光轴方向，分别从多个成像区域输出的多个成像信号被输入的成像信号输入部分，用于分割多个成像信号中的至少一个成像信号的块分割部分 用于使用所述成像信号对由所述多个透镜部分别形成的图像之间的视差进行计算的视差运算部，以及用于基于所述视差校正所述多个摄像信号的视差校正部， 并执行图像合成。

公开(公告)号：US08107000B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-31

申请号：US12300754

申请日：2007-05-10

申请人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Katsumi Imada ,  Satoshi Tamaki

发明人： Tomokuni Iijima ,  Katsumi Imada ,  Satoshi Tamaki

IPC分类号： G03B13/36

CPC分类号： G03B19/07 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The present invention includes: a plurality of lens portions, each having at least one lens; a plurality of image pickup regions which are provided to correspond to the lens portions, respectively, and each of which has a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction of an optical axis of the corresponding lens portion; an image pickup signal input portion 133 which receives image pickup signals generated by the image pickup regions; a transfer range determining portion 144 which determines a transfer range of the image pickup signals transferred from the image pickup regions to the image pickup signal input portion 133; an image pickup region driving portion 132 which drives the image pickup regions such that the image pickup signals corresponding to the transfer range determined by the transfer range determining portion 144 are transferred to the image pickup signal input portion 133; and a parallax calculating portion 142 which calculates a parallax based on the image pickup signals transferred to the image pickup signal input portion 133, and the transfer range determining portion 144 switches between a first operating mode in which the image pickup signals generated by at least two image pickup regions of the plurality of image pickup regions are determined as the transfer range and a second operating mode in which the image pickup signals different from those of the first operating mode are determined as the transfer range.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括：多个透镜部分，每个透镜部分具有至少一个透镜; 多个图像拾取区域分别设置成对应于透镜部分，并且每个具有基本上垂直于相应透镜部分的光轴方向的光接收表面; 摄像信号输入部133，其接收由摄像区域生成的摄像信号; 确定从摄像区域传送到摄像信号输入部分133的摄像信号的传送范围的传送范围确定部分144; 驱动摄像区域的图像拾取区域驱动部分132，使得与由传送范围确定部分144确定的传送范围相对应的摄像信号被传送到摄像信号输入部分133; 以及基于传送到摄像信号输入部133的摄像信号来计算视差的视差计算部142，并且传送范围确定部144在第一操作模式之间切换，其中由至少两个 确定多个图像拾取区域的图像拾取区域作为传送范围，并且确定与第一操作模式不同的图像拾取信号的第二操作模式作为传送范围。

公开(公告)号：US20090160997A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US12094051

申请日：2006-11-10

申请人： Ichiro Oyama ,  Taku Hirasawa ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima ,  Tomokuni Iijima

发明人： Ichiro Oyama ,  Taku Hirasawa ,  Michiyoshi Nagashima ,  Tomokuni Iijima

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： A plurality of lenses 102a to 102d arranged in the same plane form a plurality of subject images on a plurality of imaging regions 104a to 104d. Vertical line directions and horizontal line directions of the pixel arrangement in the respective plurality of imaging regions are equal to one another among the plurality of imaging regions. Further, at least one pair of subject images received by at least one pair of imaging regions having a parallax in the vertical line (or horizontal line) direction among the plurality of imaging regions are shifted from each other by a predetermined amount in the horizontal line (or vertical line) direction. By performing pixel shifting in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which a parallax is generated, it always is possible to obtain a high-resolution image even when the subject distance varies.

摘要翻译： 布置在同一平面上的多个透镜102a至102d在多个成像区域104a至104d上形成多个被摄体图像。 多个成像区域中的像素排列的垂直线方向和水平方向在多个摄像区域中彼此相等。 此外，由多个成像区域中的垂直线（或水平线）方向的视差的至少一对成像区域接收的至少一对被摄体图像在水平线上彼此偏移预定量 （或垂直线）方向。 通过在与产生视差的方向垂直的方向上进行像素移位，即使当被摄体距离变化时，总是可以获得高分辨率图像。