公开(公告)号：US09179127B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13810766

申请日：2012-05-09

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  G03B35/08

CPC分类号： H04N13/207 ,  G03B35/08 ,  H04N13/214 ,  H04N13/257

摘要： This 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section 1 with first and second light transmitting areas 1L and 1R; an image sensor 2a with a plurality of unit blocks; an imaging section 3; and an image processing section which generates multi-viewpoint images based on photoelectrically converted signals supplied from the image sensor 2a. If functions representing the respective spectral transmittances of the first light transmitting area 1L, the second light transmitting area 1R, a first type of pixel, and a second type of pixel with respect to the wavelength λ of visible radiation are identified by TL(λ), TR(λ), T1(λ), and T2(λ), respectively, TL(λ)≠TR(λ) and T1(λ)≠T2(λ) are satisfied, and each of TL(λ), TR(λ), T1(λ) and T2(λ) has at least one local maximum value and at least one local minimum value within each of red, green and blue wavelength ranges.

摘要翻译： 该3D图像捕获装置包括：具有第一和第二透光区域1L和1R的光发射部分1; 具有多个单位块的图像传感器2a; 成像部3; 以及图像处理部，其基于从图像传感器2a供给的光电转换信号生成多视点图像。 如果通过TL（λ）识别表示第一透光区域1L，第二透光区域1R，第一类型像素和相对于可见光的波长λ的第二类型像素的各个光谱透射率的函数， ，分别为TR（λ），T1（λ）和T2（λ），TL（λ）≠TR（λ）和T1（λ）≠T2（λ） （λ），T1（λ）和T2（λ）在红色，绿色和蓝色波长范围内具有至少一个局部最大值和至少一个局部最小值。

公开(公告)号：US09154770B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US13810776

申请日：2012-05-09

申请人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

发明人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  G03B35/08

CPC分类号： H04N13/225 ,  G03B35/08 ,  H04N13/214

摘要： A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section 2 with m transmitting areas (where m is an integer and m≧2) that have different spectral transmittance characteristics; and an image sensor 1 which is arranged to receive light rays that have been transmitted through the m transmitting areas and in which unit elements are arranged. Each unit element includes n photosensitive cells (where n is an integer and n≧m) and n transmitting filters with mutually different spectral transmittance characteristics which are arranged so as to face the n photosensitive cells. The image capture device further includes an image processing section which modifies an n×m matrix that is defined by the respective spectral transmittance characteristics of the m transmitting areas and the n transmitting filters by changing the angle between at least two out of m column vectors of the n×m matrix and which generates multi-viewpoint images using the modified n×m matrix.

摘要翻译： 3D图像捕获装置包括：具有m个透射区域（其中m是整数且m≥2）的光发射部分2，其具有不同的光谱透射率特性; 以及图像传感器1，其被配置为接收已经通过m个发送区域传输的并且布置有单元元件的光线。 每个单位元件包括n个感光单元（其中n是整数，n≥m）和n个具有相互不同的光谱透射特性的透射滤光片，它们被布置为面对n个感光单元。 图像捕获装置还包括图像处理部分，其通过改变m个发射区域和n个发射滤波器的相应光谱透射特性所限定的n×m矩阵， n×m矩阵，并且使用修改的n×m矩阵生成多视点图像。

公开(公告)号：US09100639B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US13882523

申请日：2012-09-04

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G03B35/10

CPC分类号： H04N13/20 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B27/0075 ,  G03B35/10 ,  G06T7/557 ,  G06T2207/10052 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/271

摘要： This image capture device includes: an image sensor 2 including first and second types of pixels that have mutually different spectral transmittance characteristics; a light-transmitting section 1 that is arranged to face the imaging area of the image sensor 2; and an imaging section 3 that includes at least a first imaging area having a first focal length and a second imaging area having a second focal length that is longer than the first focal length. The light-transmitting section 1 has a first light-transmitting area 1a comprised of multiple partial areas that are separated from each other and a second light-transmitting area 1b having a different spectral transmittance characteristic from the first light-transmitting area 1a. The distance from the light-transmitting section 1 to the imaging section 3 is equal to the first focal length f1 and the distance from the imaging area of the image sensor 2 to the imaging section 3 is equal to the second focal length f2.

摘要翻译： 该图像捕获装置包括：包括具有相互不同的光谱透射特性的第一和第二类像素的图像传感器2; 布置成面对图像传感器2的成像区域的光透射部分1; 以及成像部分3，其至少包括具有第一焦距的第一成像区域和具有比第一焦距长的第二焦距的第二成像区域。 透光部分1具有包括彼此分离的多个部分区域的第一透光区域1a和具有与第一透光区域1a不同的光谱透射特性的第二透光区域1b。 从透光部分1到成像部分3的距离等于第一焦距f1，并且从图像传感器2的成像区域到成像部分3的距离等于第二焦距f2。

公开(公告)号：US09036004B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-19

申请号：US13255393

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Masayuki Misaki ,  Teruyuki Takizawa ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Masayuki Misaki ,  Teruyuki Takizawa ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G03B35/08 ,  G03B35/10

CPC分类号： H04N13/211 ,  G03B35/08 ,  G03B35/10 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N13/214

摘要： A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting member 2 with polarizing areas and a non-polarizing area; a solid-state image sensor 1 for receiving the light transmitted through the member 2; an imaging section 3 for producing an image on the imaging area 1a of the sensor 1; and an image generating section. The member 2 has n polarizing areas P(1), P(2), . . . and P(n) (where n is an integer and n≧2), each of which transmits only a light ray polarized in a particular direction, and a non-polarizing area P(n+1) that transmits any light ray irrespective of its polarization direction. Those n polarizing areas have mutually different transmission axis directions. The sensor 1 includes a pixel array, divided into pixel blocks each consisting of (n+1) pixels, and a filter array including n polarization filters arranged so as to face n out of the (n+1) pixels and having different transmission axis directions. The image generating section generates images based on the light rays that have entered the n polarizing areas and the non-polarizing area using pixel signals supplied from those pixels.

摘要翻译： 3D图像捕获装置包括：具有偏振区域和非偏振区域的透光构件2; 用于接收透过构件2的光的固态图像传感器1; 用于在传感器1的成像区域1a上产生图像的成像部分3; 和图像生成部。 构件2具有n个偏振面积P（1），P（2）。 。 。 和P（n）（其中n是整数，n≥2），每个仅透射沿特定方向偏振的光线，以及透射任何光线的非偏振区域P（n + 1），而不管 其极化方向。 那些n个偏振区域具有相互不同的透射轴方向。 传感器1包括被分成由（n + 1）个像素构成的像素块的像素阵列和包括n个偏振滤波器的滤波器阵列，该滤波器阵列被布置成面对n（n + 1）个像素中的n并具有不同的透射轴 方向。 图像生成部使用从这些像素提供的像素信号，基于已经进入n个偏振光区域的非光斑区域和非偏振光区域，生成图像。

公开(公告)号：US20130342661A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US14004465

申请日：2012-04-03

申请人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

发明人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N13/207 ,  G03B35/10 ,  G03B35/12 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/214 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/257

摘要： A 3D image capture device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light-transmitting section 2 including N different kinds of first filters C1, C2, C3 (where N is an integer that is equal to or greater than two) which are arranged so that light rays are incident on those filters in parallel with each other and of which the transmittances have mutually different wavelength dependences; an image sensor 1 that includes N second filters, of which the transmittances have mutually different wavelength dependences; and an image capturing driving section that drives the light-transmitting section 2 so that image capturing sessions are carried out M times sequentially (where M is an integer that is equal to or greater than N). The image capturing driving section drives the light-transmitting section 1 so that each of the first filters C1, C2, C3 changes its positions from one of N positions that have been set in advance with respect to the image sensor 1 after another every time the image capturing session is carried out.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个方面的3D图像捕获装置包括：包括N种不同种类的第一滤波器C1，C2，C3（其中N是等于或大于2的整数）的光发射部分2 被布置为使得光线彼此平行地入射在那些滤光片上，并且透射率具有相互不同的波长依赖性; 图像传感器1，其包括N个第二滤波器，其中透射率具有相互不同的波长依赖性; 以及图像捕获驱动部分，其驱动光发射部分2，使得图像捕获会话顺序地执行M次（其中M​​是等于或大于N的整数）。 摄像驱动部驱动发光部1，使得第一滤光器C1，C2，C3中的每一个从每次相对于图像传感器1预先设置的N个位置之一改变， 执行图像捕获会话。

公开(公告)号：US08537256B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US13142021

申请日：2010-10-04

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Masayuki Misaki ,  Teruyuki Takizawa ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Masayuki Misaki ,  Teruyuki Takizawa ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N9/083

CPC分类号： G03B11/00 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/349

摘要： The solid-state image sensor of this invention includes an array of pixels and light-transmitting portions 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d. The array is divided into unit pixel blocks, each of which is made up of N pixels (where N is an integer that is equal to or greater than two). The light-transmitting portions are arranged so that each light-transmitting portion faces an associated one of the pixels. Each of the light-transmitting portions is divided into M striped areas (where M is an integer that is equal to or greater than two). The respective areas have had their optical transmittances set independently of each other. The arrangement pattern of the optical transmittances of the light-transmitting portions 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d vary from one block to another. The image capture device of the invention further includes a shifting section for shifting the image in a first direction on an imaging area, and reads pixel signals before and after the image is shifted, thereby generating an image, of which the resolution is higher than what is defined by the pixel pitch.

摘要翻译： 本发明的固态图像传感器包括像素阵列和透光部分30a，30b，30c，30d。 该阵列被划分为单位像素块，每个像素块由N个像素（其中N是等于或大于2的整数）组成。 透光部分被布置成使得每个光透射部分面向相关联的像素之一。 每个发光部分被分成M个条纹区域（其中M是等于或大于2的整数）。 各个区域的光传输距离彼此独立。 透光部分30a，30b，30c，30d的光学透射率的布置图案从一个块到另一个不同。 本发明的图像捕获装置还包括一个移位部分，用于在成像区域上沿第一方向移动图像，并且在图像移位之前和之后读取像素信号，从而生成分辨率高于图像的图像 由像素间距定义。

公开(公告)号：US08520950B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US13386500

申请日：2011-03-18

申请人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

发明人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

IPC分类号： G06K9/46

CPC分类号： G06K9/4671 ,  G06T7/337 ,  H04N2101/00

摘要： The image processing device includes: a storage unit (211) holding intensity gradient vectors Vr, position vectors Rr, and voting vectors Ur of a reference image; an intensity gradient vector calculation unit (212) which calculates intensity gradient vectors Vs of a search image; and a position determination unit (213) which determines a position of the reference image in the search image. The position determination unit (213) includes: a sampling unit (214) which thins out a part of the intensity gradient vectors Vs and/or the voting vectors Ur; an origin position estimation unit (215) which locates voting vectors Ur at each starting position of intensity gradient vectors Vs and estimates ending positions of the voting vectors Ur as candidate points; and a re-verification unit (216) which locates the position vectors Rr at each candidate point and determines a candidate point having most intensity gradient vectors Vs at ending positions of the position vectors Rr as an origin position.

摘要翻译： 图像处理装置包括：存储单元（211），其保持参考图像的强度梯度矢量Vr，位置矢量Rr和投票向量Ur; 强度梯度矢量计算单元，其计算搜索图像的强度梯度矢量Vs; 以及确定所述参考图像在所述搜索图像中的位置的位置确定单元（213）。 位置确定单元（213）包括：抽出部分强度梯度矢量Vs和/或投影向量Ur的采样单元（214） 原点位置估计单元，其在强度梯度矢量Vs的每个起始位置处定位投票向量Ur，并且将投票矢量Ur的结束位置估计为候选点; 以及在每个候选点处定位位置矢量Rr的重新验证单元（216），并且确定在位置矢量Rr的结束位置处具有最大强度梯度矢量Vs的候选点作为原始位置。

公开(公告)号：US20130188026A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13813503

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii ,  Yusuke Monobe

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii ,  Yusuke Monobe

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N13/236 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G03B35/10 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/271

摘要： A depth estimating image capture device as an embodiment of this invention includes: an image sensor 2 with photosensitive cells 10 arranged on its image capturing plane; an optical lens arranged to condense light on the plane; a light-transmitting member 1 arranged on the plane; and a signal processing section that processes signals supplied from the cells 10. The member 1 includes a first mirror 1a inside to reflect the light at least partially and a second mirror 1b with the same reflection property as the first mirror 1a on its upper surface. The first mirror 1a has a reflective surface tilted with respect to the upper surface of the member 1. The second mirror 1b has a reflective surface that is parallel to the upper surface. The first and second mirrors 1a and 1b are arranged so that a light beam coming from a point on a subject through the lens is reflected from the first mirror 1a and from the second mirror 1b and irradiates some area on the image capturing plane to make the irradiated area change according to the depth of the point on the subject.

摘要翻译： 作为本发明的实施例的深度估计图像捕获装置包括：具有布置在其图像捕获平面上的感光单元10的图像传感器2; 光学透镜，布置成在平面上冷凝光; 布置在平面上的透光构件1; 以及处理从单元10供给的信号的信号处理部。构件1包括内部以至少部分地反射光的第一反射镜1a和在其上表面具有与第一反射镜1a相同的反射特性的第二反射镜1b。 第一反射镜1a具有相对于构件1的上表面倾斜的反射表面。第二反射镜1b具有平行于上表面的反射表面。 第一和第二反射镜1a和1b被布置成使得来自通过透镜的被摄体上的点的光束从第一反射镜1a和第二反射镜1b反射并照射到图像捕获平面上的某个区域， 照射区域根据被摄体上的点的深度而变化。

公开(公告)号：US20120293634A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13511029

申请日：2011-08-19

申请人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

发明人： Yasunori Ishii ,  Masao Hiramoto

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： G03B35/10 ,  G06T7/55 ,  G06T2207/20088 ,  H04N13/20 ,  H04N13/214 ,  H04N2013/0081

摘要： This 3D image capture device includes an image capturing section 100 and a signal processing section 200. The image capturing section 100 includes a light-transmitting section 2 with first, second and third transmitting areas that have mutually different transmission wavelength ranges, a solid-state image sensor 1 that is arranged to receive the light transmitted through the light-transmitting section, and an optical system 3 that produces an image on an imaging area of the solid-state image sensor. The signal processing section 200 includes an image generating section 7 that generates three image signals, representing the quantities of light rays that have been incident on the first, second and third transmitting areas, based on the output signal of the solid-state image sensor 1, and a parallax estimating section 40 that estimates parallax based on the three image signals.

摘要翻译： 该3D图像拍摄装置包括图像拍摄部100和信号处理部200.图像拍摄部100包括具有彼此不同的透射波长范围的第一，第二和第三透射区域的透光部分2，固态 被配置为接收透过透光部的光的图像传感器1以及在固体摄像元件的摄像区域上产生图像的光学系统3。 信号处理部分200包括：图像产生部分7，其根据固态图像传感器1的输出信号产生表示入射在第一，第二和第三传送区域上的光线的量的三个图像信号 以及基于三个图像信号来估计视差的视差估计部40。

公开(公告)号：US08208052B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-26

申请号：US12865161

申请日：2009-12-14

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B27/42 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L31/062

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  G02B5/045 ,  G02B27/42 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14625

摘要： A color representation technique to be effectively applicable to a pixel shifted arrangement to realize high sensitivity and high resolution is provided by using a dipersive prism or diffraction.A dispersive element is provided for an image sensor in which photosensitive cells are arranged to be shifted from each other by a half pitch both horizontally and vertically. The dispersive element makes at least G rays fall straight down to a pixel right under itself and also makes either R rays or B rays incident on an adjacent pixel. Meanwhile, a photosensitive cell, for which no dispersive element is provided, receives directly incident light, too. Color information can be obtained by making computations on photoelectrically converted signals provided by these pixels.

摘要翻译： 通过使用汲取的棱镜或衍射来提供可有效地应用于像素偏移布置以实现高灵敏度和高分辨率的颜色表示技术。 为图像传感器提供色散元件，其中感光单元布置成水平和垂直地彼此偏移半个间距。 色散元素使至少G光线直接落在自身下方的像素之下，并且还使R射线或B射线入射到相邻像素上。 同时，没有设置色散元件的感光单元也直接接收入射光。 可以通过对由这些像素提供的光电转换信号进行计算来获得颜色信息。