公开(公告)号：US20110019059A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12894622

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Yoichi MIZUTANI ,  Masayuki TAKEZAWA ,  Hideki MATSUMOTO ,  Ken NAKAJIMA ,  Toshihisa YAMAMOTO

发明人： Yoichi MIZUTANI ,  Masayuki TAKEZAWA ,  Hideki MATSUMOTO ,  Ken NAKAJIMA ,  Toshihisa YAMAMOTO

IPC分类号： H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H04N5/23245 ,  H04N1/2137 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging apparatus for performing efficient signal processing depending on the operational mode. In the finder mode, a CCD interface 21a decimates horizontal components of image data supplied from an image generating unit 10 to one-third and moreover processes the decimated image data with data conversion and resolution conversion to produce Y, Cb and Cr image data which are routed to and written in an image memory 32 over a memory controller 22. In the recording mode, the CCD interface 21a causes the image data from the image generating unit 10 to be written in the image memory 32 via memory controller 22 after decimation and gamma correction etc. The camera DSP 21c reads out the image data via memory controller 22 from the image memory 32 to effect data conversion for writing the resulting data via memory controller 22 in the image memory 32.

摘要翻译： 一种用于根据操作模式执行有效信号处理的成像装置。 在取景器模式中，CCD接口21a将从图像生成单元10提供的图像数据的水平分量抽取到三分之一，并且用数据转换和分辨率转换处理抽取的图像数据，以产生Y，Cb和Cr图像数据， 在存储器控制器22上被路由到和写入图像存储器32中。在记录模式中，CCD接口21a使来自图像生成单元10的图像数据经抽取后的存储器控​​制器22写入图像存储器32中，并且伽玛 校正等。相机DSP 21c经由存储器控制器22从图像存储器32读出图像数据，以进行用于经由存储器控制器22将得到的数据写入图像存储器32中的数据转换。

公开(公告)号：US07839447B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US12079129

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Yoichi Mizutani ,  Masayuki Takezawa ,  Hideki Matsumoto ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Toshihisa Yamamoto

发明人： Yoichi Mizutani ,  Masayuki Takezawa ,  Hideki Matsumoto ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Toshihisa Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H04N5/23245 ,  H04N1/2137 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging apparatus for performing efficient signal processing depending on the operational mode. In the finder mode, a CCD interface 21a decimates horizontal components of image data supplied from an image generating unit 10 to one-third and moreover processes the decimated image data with data conversion and resolution conversion to produce Y, Cb and Cr image data which are routed to and written in an image memory 32 over a memory controller 22. In the recording mode, the CCD interface 21a causes the image data from the image generating unit 10 to be written in the image memory 32 via memory controller 22 after decimation and gamma correction etc. The camera DSP 21c reads out the image data via memory controller 22 from the image memory 32 to effect data conversion for writing the resulting data via memory controller 22 in the image memory 32.

摘要翻译： 一种用于根据操作模式执行有效信号处理的成像装置。 在取景器模式中，CCD接口21a将从图像生成单元10提供的图像数据的水平分量抽取到三分之一，并且用数据转换和分辨率转换来处理抽取的图像数据，以产生Y，Cb和Cr图像数据， 在存储器控制器22上被路由到和写入图像存储器32中。在记录模式中，CCD接口21a使来自图像生成单元10的图像数据经抽取后的存储器控​​制器22写入图像存储器32中，并且伽玛 校正等。相机DSP 21c经由存储器控制器22从图像存储器32读出图像数据，以进行用于经由存储器控制器22将得到的数据写入图像存储器32中的数据转换。

公开(公告)号：US07751619B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-06

申请号：US12264500

申请日：2008-11-04

申请人： Isao Kawanishi ,  Miyuki Okada ,  Nobuyuki Sato ,  Ken Nakajima

发明人： Isao Kawanishi ,  Miyuki Okada ,  Nobuyuki Sato ,  Ken Nakajima

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/40

CPC分类号： H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N9/646

摘要： For each pixel read from an imaging device, a horizontal counter value and a vertical counter value corresponding to the pixel are supplied from a signal generator to a distance computation section via an optical-axis-center coordinate setting section and an up-and-down and right-and-left weighting section. In the distance computation section, the distance to the optical-axis center is computed, and correction coefficients for the zoom wide end and for the zoom tele end, which correspond to the distance, are obtained by look-up tables. The two obtained correction coefficients are blended at a mixture ratio determined by a blend ratio setting section. The blended shading correction coefficients are gain adjusted by a gain adjustment section, after which they are supplied to a correction section. As a result, a correction corresponding to the distance to the optical-axis-center position is performed on the signal of each pixel supplied from an imaging section.

摘要翻译： 对于从成像装置读取的每个像素，将与像素相对应的水平计数器值和垂直计数器值经由光轴中心坐标设定部和上下方向从信号发生器供给到距离计算部 和右，右加权部分。 在距离计算部分中，计算到光轴中心的距离，并且通过查找表获得与距离对应的变焦宽端和变焦远端的校正系数。 将两个获得的校正系数以由混合比设置部确定的混合比混合。 混合阴影校正系数是通过增益调整部分调整的增益，之后将它们提供给校正部分。 结果，对从摄像部提供的每个像素的信号执行与光轴中心位置的距离相对应的校正。

公开(公告)号：US07719582B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US10535970

申请日：2003-11-21

申请人： Takamasa Wada ,  Eiichi Funatsu ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Takashi Abe ,  Tomoyuki Umeda ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hiroaki Fujita ,  Hiroki Sato

发明人： Takamasa Wada ,  Eiichi Funatsu ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Takashi Abe ,  Tomoyuki Umeda ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hiroaki Fujita ,  Hiroki Sato

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045

摘要： When pixel signals are separately read from a plurality of horizontal signal lines to achieve high-speed processing, color difference in image signals and stripes are eliminated.In the operation of reading the pixel signals from the (2n)th row, the pixel signals from R pixels on odd columns are output to an output system A through a horizontal signal line (60A). On the other hand, the pixel signals from Gr pixels on even columns are output to an output system B through a horizontal signal line (60B). In the operation of reading the pixel signals from the (2n+1)th row, the pixel signals from Gb pixels on the odd columns are output to the output system B through the horizontal signal line (60B) by the switching operation in a switching circuit (50). Similarly, the pixel signals from B pixels on the even columns are output to the output system A through the horizontal signal line (60A) by the switching operation in the switching circuit (50).

摘要翻译： 当从多个水平信号线分别读取像素信号以实现高速处理时，消除了图像信号和条纹中的色差。 在从第（2n）行读取像素信号的操作中，通过水平信号线（60A）将来自奇数列的R个像素的像素信号输出到输出系统A. 另一方面，偶数列上的Gr像素的像素信号通过水平信号线（60B）输出到输出系统B. 在从第（2n + 1）行读取像素信号的操作中，通过切换操作通过水平信号线（60B）将奇数列上的Gb像素的像素信号输出到输出系统B 电路（50）。 类似地，通过切换电路（50）中的切换操作，通过水平信号线（60A）将偶数列上的B像素的像素信号输出到输出系统A.

公开(公告)号：US07623172B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

申请号：US10545740

申请日：2004-02-20

申请人： Takamasa Wada ,  Eiichi Funatsu ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Katsuaki Hirota ,  Nobuyuki Satou ,  Takashi Abe ,  Tomoyuki Umeda ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hiroaki Fujita ,  Hiroki Sato

发明人： Takamasa Wada ,  Eiichi Funatsu ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Katsuaki Hirota ,  Nobuyuki Satou ,  Takashi Abe ,  Tomoyuki Umeda ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hiroaki Fujita ,  Hiroki Sato

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A solid state imaging device having an X-Y addressable solid state imaging device with color filters and a driving unit which reads out pixel information of a same color filter in a unit pixel block as pixel information for one pixel simulatively. A predetermined color coding for the pixels has two rows and two columns. When k is a positive integer equal to or larger than 0, with (2k+3)×(2k+3) pixel blocks as unit pixel blocks, the driving unit reads out pieces of pixel information of the same color filter in each of the unit pixel blocks, the driving unit reads out pieces of pixel information of a same color filter in each of the unit pixel blocks simulatively as pixel information for one pixel in a state in which the unit pixel blocks are laid without overlapping one another, and the driving unit averages the added pieces of pixel information and outputs the averaged pieces of pixel information.

摘要翻译： 一种固态成像装置，具有具有滤色器的X-Y可寻址固态成像装置和驱动单元，其以模拟方式读出单位像素块中的相同滤色器的像素信息作为像素信息。 像素的预定颜色编码具有两行和两列。 当k是等于或大于0的正整数时，以（2k + 3）×（2k + 3）个像素块为单位像素块，驱动单元读出每个像素块中的相同滤色器的像素信息 单位像素块，驱动单元模拟地将每个单位像素块中的相同滤色器的像素信息作为像素信息读出，其中单位像素块被放置在不重叠的状态下的一个像素的像素信息，并且 驱动单元对所附加的像素信息进行平均并输出平均的像素信息。

公开(公告)号：US20090052797A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US12279190

申请日：2007-09-20

申请人： Nobuyuki Matsushita ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Mikiko Yamada

发明人： Nobuyuki Matsushita ,  Ken Nakajima ,  Mikiko Yamada

IPC分类号： G06K9/40

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/217 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2209/046

摘要： A method and apparatus to remove color noise included in raw data while effectively preventing image quality degradation. For Interest pixels serially set onto a mosaic image formed of raw data, conversion is executed into a pixel value for noise removal based on a processing reference pixel value having a unified color signal component in each interest pixel, noise is removed from the pixel value for noise removal, and the pixel value for noise removal with noise removed is converted into the source pixel value, whereby only color noise can be removed without affecting a luminance signal.

摘要翻译： 一种消除原始数据中包含的颜色噪声同时有效防止图像质量下降的方法和装置。 对于由连续设置在由原始数据形成的马赛克图像上的兴趣像素，基于在每个关注像素中具有统一颜色信号分量的处理参考像素值，将转换执行为用于噪声去除的像素值，从像素值中去除噪声 噪声消除，并且将去除噪声的噪声去除的像素值转换为源像素值，由此仅可以去除颜色噪声而不影响亮度信号。

公开(公告)号：US07397499B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US10506848

申请日：2003-03-05

申请人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

发明人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/23248 ,  H04N5/23254 ,  H04N5/23258 ,  H04N5/23267 ,  H04N5/23287 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/8205

摘要： An image pick-up device and a chromatic aberration correcting method are provided in which a satisfactory correction processing can be performed even when the image pickup device, such as a camera, simultaneously performs shake correction. An output signal from a camera-signal processing circuit is selected by a selector switch and is supplied to a chromatic aberration correcting unit. An angular velocity due to the camera shake is detected using sensors and the detected signal is supplied to a camera shake correcting vector calculating unit. A driving state of a camera lens is supplied to a conversion-ratio calculating unit. An optical axis centered shift vector of camera lens is obtained from the camera shake correcting vector and is supplied to the correcting unit. Accordingly the picture-quality deterioration caused in the miniaturized camera lens can be compensated by processing the captured image signal, and also a satisfactory correction processing can be performed even when the camera shake correction is performed simultaneously.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置和色像差校正方法，即使在诸如照相机的图像拾取装置同时进行抖动校正时，也能够进行令人满意的校正处理。 来自相机信号处理电路的输出信号由选择器开关选择，并提供给色差校正单元。 使用传感器检测由于相机晃动引起的角速度，并且将检测到的信号提供给相机抖动校正矢量计算单元。 相机镜头的驱动状态被提供给转换比计算单元。 从相机抖动校正矢量获得相机镜头的以光轴为中心的移动矢量，并将其提供给校正单元。 因此，可以通过处理拍摄图像信号来补偿在小型化的相机镜头中引起的图像质量恶化，并且即使当同时执行相机抖动校正时也可以执行令人满意的校正处理。

公开(公告)号：US20080056580A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11888322

申请日：2007-07-31

申请人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

发明人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

IPC分类号： G06K9/66

CPC分类号： G06K9/00228 ,  H04N5/23219

摘要： A face detection device for detecting the face of a person in an input image may include the following elements: a face detection circuit including a hardware circuit configured to detect a face in an input image; a signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing based on an input image signal in accordance with a rewritable program including a face detection program for detecting a face in an input image; and a controller configured to allow the face detection circuit and the signal processing circuit to perform face detection on an image of a frame or on respective images of adjacent frames among consecutive frames, and to control face detection by the signal processing circuit on the basis of a face detection result obtained by the face detection circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于检测输入图像中的人脸的脸部检测装置可以包括以下元件：面部检测电路，包括被配置为检测输入图像中的脸部的硬件电路; 信号处理电路，被配置为根据包括用于检测输入图像中的面部的面部检测程序的可重写程序，基于输入图像信号执行信号处理; 以及控制器，其被配置为允许所述面部检测电路和所述信号处理电路对连续帧中的帧的图像或相邻帧的各个图像执行面部检测，并且基于所述信号处理电路来控制所述信号处理电路的面部检测 由脸部检测电路获得的面部检测结果。

公开(公告)号：US20080050022A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11888305

申请日：2007-07-31

申请人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

发明人： Miyuki Okada ,  Ken Nakajima

IPC分类号： G06K9/62

CPC分类号： G06K9/00234 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  H04N5/23219

摘要： A face detection device for detecting the face of a person in an input image may include the following elements: a face detection circuit including a hardware circuit configured to detect a face in an input image; a signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing based on an input image signal in accordance with a rewritable program including a face detection program for detecting a face in an input image; and a controller configured to allow the face detection circuit and the signal processing circuit to perform face detection in a parallel manner on an image of a frame or on respective images of adjacent frames among consecutive frames, and to output a final face detection result on the basis of face detection results obtained by the face detection circuit and the signal processing circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于检测输入图像中的人脸的脸部检测装置可以包括以下元件：面部检测电路，包括被配置为检测输入图像中的脸部的硬件电路; 信号处理电路，被配置为根据包括用于检测输入图像中的面部的面部检测程序的可重写程序，基于输入图像信号执行信号处理; 以及控制器，其被配置为允许所述面部检测电路和所述信号处理电路以并行方式对连续帧中的帧的图像或相邻帧的各个图像执行面部检测，并且在所述帧 由面部检测电路和信号处理电路得到的面部检测结果的基础。

公开(公告)号：US07262793B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-28

申请号：US10433232

申请日：2002-09-20

申请人： Ken Nakajima ,  Nobuyuki Sato ,  Satoshi Mitsui

发明人： Ken Nakajima ,  Nobuyuki Sato ,  Satoshi Mitsui

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3651 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An image-capturing apparatus, in which solid-state image-capturing elements having a large number of pixels are used, capable of suitably performing image-quality correction on a captured image. In a monitor reading mode, a camera system LSI (6) detects the read image signal which is read by thinning out pixels by an image-capturing device (3). Based on the detected data, control values for image-quality correction are computed in a microcomputer (9), and the camera system LSI (6) performs an image-quality correction process on the image signal based on these control values. When the image-capturing device shifts to a capture reading mode, the camera system LSI (6) temporarily stores the image signal, in which all the pixels are read, in the image memory (7), thereafter reads the image signal and detects it. The microcomputer (9) computes a control value on the basis of this detected data and the detected data in the previously used monitor reading mode. Thereafter, the camera system LSI (6) reads the image signal again, and performs an image-quality correction process on the basis of the control values by the microcomputer (9).

摘要翻译： 使用其中具有大量像素的固态图像捕获元件的图像捕获装置能够适当地对拍摄图像执行图像质量校正。 在监视器读取模式中，相机系统LSI（6）通过图像捕获装置（3）检测通过稀疏像素读取的读取图像信号。 基于检测到的数据，在微型计算机（9）中计算图像质量校正的控制值，并且相机系统LSI（6）基于这些控制值对图像信号执行图像质量校正处理。 当图像拍摄装置转换到拍摄读取模式时，相机系统LSI（6）将图像信号（其中全部被读取的图像信号）临时存储在图像存储器（7）中，然后读取图像信号并检测它 。 微型计算机（9）基于该检测数据和先前使用的监视器读取模式中的检测数据来计算控制值。 此后，相机系统LSI（6）再次读取图像信号，并且基于微型计算机（9）的控制值进行图像质量校正处理。