Image processing apparatus and associated methodology for blurring digital images
    41.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus and associated methodology for blurring digital images 有权
    用于模糊数字图像的图像处理装置和相关联的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08947523B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-03

    申请号:US13091520

    申请日:2011-04-21

    Applicant: Akira Matsui

    Inventor: Akira Matsui

    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an input section receiving input of first image data obtained by shooting a subject in a first optical-system state of an imaging section, and second image data obtained by shooting the subject in a second optical-system state of the imaging section with a blur state different from a blur state of the first image data; and a distance-information calculation section calculating distance information corresponding to a position in a depth direction of the subject on the basis of the first image data and the second image data, wherein the distance-information calculation section corrects a change in the blur by an image height of the optical system to calculate the distance information.

    Abstract translation: 一种图像处理设备包括:输入部分,其接收通过在成像部分的第一光学系统状态拍摄被摄体而获得的第一图像数据的输入,以及通过以第二光学系统状态拍摄被摄体而获得的第二图像数据 成像部,其具有与第一图像数据的模糊状态不同的模糊状态; 以及距离信息计算部,基于第一图像数据和第二图像数据,计算与被摄体的深度方向上的位置对应的距离信息,其中,距离信息计算部将模糊的变化校正为 光学系统的图像高度来计算距离信息。

    Method of and apparatus for image denoising
    42.
    发明授权
    Method of and apparatus for image denoising 失效
    图像去噪的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08711249B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US11731542

    申请日:2007-03-29

    Abstract: An image denoising system and method of implementing the image denoising system is described herein. Noise is decomposed within each channel into frequency bands, and sub-band noise is propagated. Denoising is then able to occur at any node in a camera pipeline after accurately predicting noise that is signal level-dependent, frequency dependent and has inter-channel correlation. A methodology is included for estimating image noise in each color channel at a sensor output based on average image level and camera noise parameters. A scheme is implemented for detecting a peak-white image level for each color channel and predicting image level values for representative colors. Based on a noise model and camera parameters, noise levels are predicted for each color channel for each color patch and these noise levels are propagated to the denoising node. A three dimentional LUT correlates signal level to noise level. Then, a denoising threshold is adaptively controlled.

    Abstract translation: 本文描述了一种图像去噪系统和实现图像去噪系统的方法。 噪声在每个通道内分解成频带,并且传播子带噪声。 然后,在准确预测信号电平依赖,频率依赖并具有信道间相关性的噪声之后,可以在相机流水线中的任何节点处进行去噪。 包括一种基于平均图像水平和相机噪声参数估计传感器输出中每个颜色通道中的图像噪声的方法。 实现用于检测每个颜色通道的峰 - 白图像水平并且预测代表性颜色的图像水平值的方案。 基于噪声模型和摄像机参数,为每个色标的每个颜色通道预测噪声水平,并且将这些噪声水平传播到去噪节点。 三维LUT将信号电平与噪声电平相关联。 然后,自适应地控制去噪阈值。

    Receiving apparatus and in-vivo information acquiring system using the same
    43.
    发明授权
    Receiving apparatus and in-vivo information acquiring system using the same 有权
    接收装置和使用其的体内信息获取系统

    公开(公告)号:US08632457B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-21

    申请号:US12090688

    申请日:2006-10-19

    Abstract: An object of the invention is to receive, with a high sensitivity, a radio signal transmitted within a short time before a capsule endoscope reaches the stomach of a subject and acquire, in a satisfactory state, information on the interior of the subject such as image data picked up by the capsule endoscope. The receiving apparatus according to the invention includes a plurality of receiving antennas including a specified receiving antenna for receiving a radio signal from a capsule endoscope before the stomach is reached, a switching controller, an arrival determining unit and a mode switching unit. The switching controller performs a control operation for switching to and maintaining the receiving antenna in an initial mode or a control operation for switching to the receiving antennas in a normal mode. The arrival determining unit determines whether the capsule endoscope has reached the stomach or not. The mode switching unit instructs the switching controller to perform the control operation for switching to the initial mode, and upon determination that the stomach has been reached, gives the instruction to perform the control operation for switching to the normal mode.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是高灵敏度地接收在胶囊内窥镜到达对象的胃部之前的短时间内发送的无线电信号,并以令人满意的状态获取关于被摄体内部的信息,例如图像 数据由胶囊型内窥镜拾取。 根据本发明的接收装置包括多个接收天线,包括用于在到达胃之前从胶囊内窥镜接收无线电信号的指定接收天线,切换控制器,到达确定单元和模式切换单元。 开关控制器执行用于切换到接收天线的初始模式或用于以正常模式切换到接收天线的控制操作的控制操作。 到达确定单元确定胶囊内窥镜是否已经到达胃。 模式切换单元指示切换控制器执行切换到初始模式的控制操作,并且在确定已经到达胃之后,给出执行切换到正常模式的控制操作的指令。

    Imaging device and signal processing method
    44.
    发明授权
    Imaging device and signal processing method 失效
    成像装置和信号处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US08471936B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-25

    申请号:US12303797

    申请日:2007-06-01

    CPC classification number: H04N9/045 H04N9/09 H04N2209/047 H04N2209/049

    Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging device that generates, for each of a red color, a green color, and a blue color, an image signal having pixels arranged adjacent to each other in a two-dimensional array, including a red color imaging element that senses incident light to output a red color signal (20R) having pixels arranged in a check pattern, a green color imaging element that senses the incident light to output a green color signal (20G) having pixels arranged in a check pattern, a blue color imaging element that senses the incident light to output a blue color signal (20B) having pixels arranged in a check pattern, interpolation means for interpolating a blank pixel using neighboring pixels, and correlation means for determining a correlation of the neighboring pixels of the blank pixel, wherein the correlation means determines a correlation for each of the red color signal, the green color signal, and the blue color signal on the basis of at least one color signal of the red color signal, the green color signal, and the blue color signal, and wherein the interpolation means interpolates the blank pixel for each of the red color signal, the green color signal, and the blue color signal on the basis of the correlation to generate an imaging signal.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种成像装置,其针对红色,绿色和蓝色中的每一者生成具有以二维阵列彼此相邻布置的像素的图像信号,所述二维阵列包括红色成像元件,所述红色成像元件 感测入射光以输出具有布置在检查图案中的像素的红色信号(20R);感测入射光的绿色成像元件,以输出具有布置在检查图案中的像素的绿色信号(20G),蓝色 感测入射光以输出具有以检查图案排列的像素的蓝色信号(20B)的成像元件,用于使用相邻像素内插空白像素的内插装置,以及用于确定空白像素的相邻像素的相关性的相关装置 其中所述相关装置基于所述红色信号,所述绿色信号和所述蓝色信号中的至少一个颜色信号来确定每个所述红色信号, 红色信号,绿色信号和蓝色信号,并且其中插值装置基于相关性来内插红色信号,绿色信号和蓝色信号中的每一个的空白像素以产生 成像信号。

    Capsule endoscope system
    45.
    发明授权
    Capsule endoscope system 有权
    胶囊内窥镜系统

    公开(公告)号:US08421853B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-16

    申请号:US11662670

    申请日:2005-09-14

    Applicant: Akira Matsui

    Inventor: Akira Matsui

    Abstract: To provide a capsule endoscope system capable of easily detecting or correcting a communication error, without increasing power consumption of the capsule endoscope. The capsule endoscope system includes a receiving apparatus that has a pixel defect corrector. The receiving apparatus receives a radio signal that includes image data imaged by a capsule endoscope inserted into an internal portion of a subject, and acquires the image data based on the received radio signal. The pixel defect corrector detects a pixel defect of the image data based on a pixel value of each pixel that configures the acquired image data, and corrects the detected pixel defect.

    Abstract translation: 为了提供能够容易地检测或校正通信错误的胶囊型内窥镜系统,而不增加胶囊型内窥镜的功耗。 胶囊型内窥镜系统包括具有像素缺陷校正器的接收装置。 接收装置接收包含由插入到被检体的内部的胶囊型内窥镜成像的图像数据的无线信号,并且基于接收到的无线信号获取图像数据。 像素缺陷校正器基于构成所获取的图像数据的每个像素的像素值来检测图像数据的像素缺陷,并且校正检测到的像素缺陷。

    FAST, ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT GAUSSIAN FILTER
    46.
    发明申请
    FAST, ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT GAUSSIAN FILTER 失效
    快速,精确和高效的高斯滤波器

    公开(公告)号:US20120092512A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-19

    申请号:US12906812

    申请日:2010-10-18

    CPC classification number: G06T5/20

    Abstract: A fast, accurate and efficient Gaussian filter implements a box filter implementation, applies the central limit theorem and uses an overflow implementation. By combining the box filter, central limit theorem and overflow, the filter is fast, accurate and efficient so that it is able to be implemented in hardware and/or software easily.

    Abstract translation: 快速,准确和高效的高斯滤波器实现了盒式滤波器实现,应用中心极限定理并使用了溢出实现。 通过组合箱式过滤器,中心极限定理和溢出,过滤器快速,准确,高效,可以轻松实现硬件和/或软件。

    Method of and apparatus for analyzing noise in a signal processing system
    47.
    发明授权
    Method of and apparatus for analyzing noise in a signal processing system 有权
    用于分析信号处理系统中的噪声的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08108211B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-31

    申请号:US11731261

    申请日:2007-03-29

    Abstract: A fast accurate multi-channel frequency dependent scheme for analyzing noise in a signal processing system is described herein. Noise is decomposed within each channel into frequency bands and sub-band noise is propagated. To avoid the computational complexity of a convolution, traditional methods either assume the noise to be white, at any point in the signal processing pipeline, or they just ignore spatial operations. By assuming the noise to be white within each frequency band, it is possible to propagate any type of noise (white, colored, Gaussian, non-Gaussian and others) across a spatial transformation in a very fast and accurate manner. To demonstrate the efficacy of this technique, noise propagation is considered across various spatial operations in an image processing pipeline. Furthermore, the computational complexity is a very small fraction of the computational cost of propagating an image through a signal processing system.

    Abstract translation: 本文描述了用于分析信号处理系统中的噪声的快速准确的多通道频率相关方案。 噪声在每个通道内分解成频带,并且传播子带噪声。 为了避免卷积的计算复杂度,传统方法或者假设噪声为白色,在信号处理流水线中的任何点,或者它们只是忽略空间操作。 通过在每个频带内假设噪声为白色,可以以非常快速和准确的方式跨越空间变换传播任何类型的噪声(白色,彩色,高斯,非高斯等)。 为了演示该技术的功效,在图像处理流水线中,考虑了各种空间操作中的噪声传播。 此外,计算复杂度是通过信号处理系统传播图像的计算成本的很小一部分。

    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    48.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM 有权
    图像处理设备,图像处理方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20110279699A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US13091520

    申请日:2011-04-21

    Applicant: Akira MATSUI

    Inventor: Akira MATSUI

    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an input section receiving input of first image data obtained by shooting a subject in a first optical-system state of an imaging section, and second image data obtained by shooting the subject in a second optical-system state of the imaging section with a blur state different from a blur state of the first image data; and a distance-information calculation section calculating distance information corresponding to a position in a depth direction of the subject on the basis of the first image data and the second image data, wherein the distance-information calculation section corrects a change in the blur by an image height of the optical system to calculate the distance information.

    Abstract translation: 一种图像处理设备包括:输入部分,其接收通过在成像部分的第一光学系统状态拍摄被摄体而获得的第一图像数据的输入,以及通过以第二光学系统状态拍摄被摄体而获得的第二图像数据 成像部,其具有与第一图像数据的模糊状态不同的模糊状态; 以及距离信息计算部,基于第一图像数据和第二图像数据,计算与被摄体的深度方向上的位置对应的距离信息,其中,距离信息计算部将模糊的变化校正为 光学系统的图像高度来计算距离信息。

    Body-cavity image observation apparatus
    49.
    发明授权
    Body-cavity image observation apparatus 有权
    体腔图像观察装置

    公开(公告)号:US08038608B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US11573337

    申请日:2006-09-08

    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable clearly identifying whether a body-cavity image displayed on a display unit is based on data which is directly received by a viewer itself, or whether the body-cavity image displayed on the display unit is based on data received by another receiving device. An identification notifying unit presents different identification modes such as a capsule mark and a cable mark 41 which are sensory recognizable between the case where a body-cavity image based on body-cavity image data which a first receiving unit has received directly from a capsule endoscope is displayed, and the case where a body-cavity image 40 based on body-cavity image data which a second receiving unit has received via another receiving device is displayed. Thus, it is possible to clearly identify which receiver has received the body-cavity image data based on which the body-cavity image is displayed.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是能够清楚地识别显示在显示单元上的体腔图像是基于由观看者本身直接接收的数据,还是基于显示单元上显示的体腔图像是基于 由另一个接收设备接收的数据。 识别通知单元在基于第一接收单元直接从胶囊型内窥镜接收的体腔图像数据的体腔图像的情况下呈现不同的识别模式,例如胶囊标记和电缆标记41,其为感觉可识别的 并且显示基于第二接收单元已经经由另一接收装置接收的体腔图像数据的体腔图像40的情况。 因此,可以清楚地识别哪个接收器已经基于体腔图像被显示而接收到体腔图像数据。

    RECEIVING APPARATUS
    50.
    发明申请
    RECEIVING APPARATUS 有权
    接收装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110252291A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-13

    申请号:US13165513

    申请日:2011-06-21

    Abstract: A receiving apparatus that can prevent beforehand that a portable recording medium is erroneously ejected during examination, and can prevent body cavity image data from being lost and the portable recording medium from being damaged is provided. When an ejection operation of the portable recording medium is detected (step S103: Yes) during a recording operation (step S101: Yes), a warning unit is operated before the portable recording medium is ejected to give a warning to a user so as not to perform the ejection operation (step S105). Accordingly, the portable recording medium can be prevented beforehand from being ejected during the recording operation, thereby preventing body cavity image data from being lost and the portable recording medium from being damaged.

    Abstract translation: 一种可以预先防止在检查期间便携式记录介质被错误地弹出并且可以防止体腔图像数据丢失并且便携式记录介质被损坏的接收装置。 当在记录操作期间检测到便携式记录介质的排出操作(步骤S103:是)(步骤S101:是)时,在便携式记录介质被弹出之前操作警告单元以向用户发出警告以使其不被 以执行排出操作(步骤S105)。 因此,可以预防在记录操作期间弹出便携式记录介质,从而防止体腔图像数据丢失并且便携式记录介质被损坏。

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