Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
    1.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program 失效
    图像处理装置,图像处理方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US08411991B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US12967801

    申请日:2010-12-14

    IPC分类号: G06K9/40 G03F3/08 G09G5/00

    摘要: An image processing apparatus includes: a characteristic value calculation unit calculating a block luminance average value, which is an average value of luminance values in each of spatial blocks obtained by dividing an input image in a space direction, and a block luminance dispersion, which is a dispersion of the luminance values in each of the spatial blocks; and an edge-preserving smoothing unit calculating a general luminance value of pixels of the input image by setting a value obtained by approximately calculating a weighted average value of the luminance values of a noticed block containing noticed pixels of the input image, on the assumption that a distribution of the luminance values of each of the spatial blocks conforms to a Gaussian distribution based on the block luminance average value and the block luminance dispersion of each of the spatial blocks, as the general luminance value of the noticed pixels.

    摘要翻译: 图像处理装置包括:特征值计算单元,计算作为在空间方向上划分输入图像而获得的每个空间块中的亮度值的平均值和块亮度色散的块亮度平均值, 亮度值在每个空间块中的色散; 以及边缘保持平滑单元,通过设置通过近似计算包含输入图像的注意像素的注意块的亮度值的加权平均值而获得的值来计算输入图像的像素的一般亮度值,假设 每个空间块的亮度值的分布与基于块亮度平均值和每个空间块的块亮度色散的高斯分布一致,作为注意像素的一般亮度值。

    Exposure control methods and apparatus for capturing an image with a moving subject region
    2.
    发明授权
    Exposure control methods and apparatus for capturing an image with a moving subject region 有权
    用于利用移动的被摄体区域拍摄图像的曝光控制方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09041856B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-26

    申请号:US13447320

    申请日:2012-04-16

    摘要: A moving subject detection map is generated by performing moving subject region determination based on input image information from an image capture portion, and is used to set an exposure pattern for a moving subject detected pixel region. The exposure pattern is cyclically arranged with multiple different exposure times. The exposure time for a stationary subject region is set according to the brightness of the subject. Regarding an image captured based on the exposure time control, an output image is generated by computing pixel values for a moving subject region, using pixel value combination processing that utilizes the pixel values of pixels with a plurality of different exposure times being set, and by computing pixel values for the stationary subject region by multiplying a gain according to the exposure time. This achieves the acquisition of a dynamic range image while keeping deterioration of the resolution to a minimum.

    摘要翻译: 通过基于来自图像拍摄部分的输入图像信息执行移动对象区域确定来生成移动被摄体检测图,并且用于设置用于移动被摄体检测像素区域的曝光图案。 曝光图案循环布置有多个不同的曝光时间。 根据被摄体的亮度设定静止被摄体区域的曝光时间。 关于基于曝光时间控制拍摄的图像,通过使用利用具有多个不同曝光时间的像素的像素值进行设定的像素值组合处理,并且通过 通过根据曝光时间乘以增益来计算静止被摄体区域的像素值。 这实现了将分辨率降低到最小的动态范围图像的获取。

    IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    3.
    发明申请
    IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM 有权
    图像捕获设备,图像捕获设备控制方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20120281133A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13447320

    申请日:2012-04-16

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    摘要: A moving subject detection map is generated by performing moving subject region determination based on input image information from an image capture portion, and is used to set an exposure pattern for a moving subject detected pixel region. The exposure pattern is cyclically arranged with multiple different exposure times. The exposure time for a stationary subject region is set according to the brightness of the subject. Regarding an image captured based on the exposure time control, an output image is generated by computing pixel values for a moving subject region, using pixel value combination processing that utilizes the pixel values of pixels with a plurality of different exposure times being set, and by computing pixel values for the stationary subject region by multiplying a gain according to the exposure time. This achieves the acquisition of a dynamic range image while keeping deterioration of the resolution to a minimum.

    摘要翻译: 通过基于来自图像拍摄部分的输入图像信息执行移动对象区域确定来生成移动被摄体检测图,并且用于设置用于移动被摄体检测像素区域的曝光图案。 曝光图案循环布置有多个不同的曝光时间。 根据被摄体的亮度设定静止被摄体区域的曝光时间。 关于基于曝光时间控制拍摄的图像,通过使用利用具有多个不同曝光时间的像素的像素值进行设定的像素值组合处理,并且通过 通过根据曝光时间乘以增益来计算静止被摄体区域的像素值。 这实现了将分辨率降低到最小的动态范围图像的获取。

    Image processing including image correction
    4.
    发明授权
    Image processing including image correction 有权
    图像处理包括图像校正

    公开(公告)号:US08848063B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-30

    申请号:US13452977

    申请日:2012-04-23

    摘要: Long and short exposure time pixel information are input to pixel information. A long exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a long time and a short exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a short time are generated. A point spread function corresponding to the long exposure time image is computed as a long exposure time image PSF. A corrected image is generated using the short exposure time image, the long exposure time image, and the long exposure time image PSF. The corrected image is generated as a wide dynamic range image utilizing the pixel information for the long and short exposure time image. Utilizing the pixel information for the short exposure time image with little blurring, makes the corrected image a high quality corrected image with little blurring.

    摘要翻译: 长时间和短曝光时间像素信息被输入到像素信息。 产生具有假定所有像素的像素值的长时间曝光时间图像已被长时间曝光,并且产生假设所有像素的像素值设置的短曝光时间图像已被短时间曝光。 与长曝光时间图像对应的点扩散函数被计算为长曝光时间图像PSF。 使用短曝光时间图像,长曝光时间图像和长曝光时间图像PSF生成校正图像。 利用长曝光时间图像和短曝光时间图像的像素信息,生成校正图像作为宽动态范围图像。 利用少量模糊的短曝光时间图像的像素信息,使得校正图像具有很少模糊的高质量校正图像。

    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    5.
    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:US20130051700A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-28

    申请号:US13563350

    申请日:2012-07-31

    申请人: Kensei Jo

    发明人: Kensei Jo

    IPC分类号: G06K9/36

    摘要: There is provided an image processing apparatus including: an exposure compensation unit carrying out exposure compensation of a long exposure image and a short exposure image in keeping with an exposure ratio; a blur information measuring unit using the exposure-compensated images to calculate blur information showing a degree of discrepancy between pixel values at a corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image; a blending coefficient calculating unit using the blur information to decide a blending coefficient to be used in a blending process on pixel values at the corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image; and a blending unit carrying out the blending process on the pixel values at the corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image using the calculated blending coefficient to decide the pixel value of an output image.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种图像处理设备,包括:曝光补偿单元,其根据曝光比率执行长曝光图像和短曝光图像的曝光补偿; 模糊信息测量单元,其使用所述曝光补偿图像来计算显示所述长曝光图像中的相应像素位置处的像素值与所述短曝光图像之间的差异程度的模糊信息; 混合系数计算单元,使用所述模糊信息来确定在所述长曝光图像和所述短曝光图像中的相应像素位置处的像素值的混合处理中使用的混合系数; 以及混合单元,使用所计算的混合系数对长曝光图像和短曝光图像中的相应像素位置处的像素值进行混合处理,以决定输出图像的像素值。

    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    6.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM 失效
    图像处理设备,图像处理方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20110150356A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12967801

    申请日:2010-12-14

    IPC分类号: G06K9/44

    摘要: An image processing apparatus includes: a characteristic value calculation unit calculating a block luminance average value, which is an average value of luminance values in each of spatial blocks obtained by dividing an input image in a space direction, and a block luminance dispersion, which is a dispersion of the luminance values in each of the spatial blocks; and an edge-preserving smoothing unit calculating a general luminance value of pixels of the input image by setting a value obtained by approximately calculating a weighted average value of the luminance values of a noticed block containing noticed pixels of the input image, on the assumption that a distribution of the luminance values of each of the spatial blocks conforms to a Gaussian distribution based on the block luminance average value and the block luminance dispersion of each of the spatial blocks, as the general luminance value of the noticed pixels.

    摘要翻译: 图像处理装置包括:特征值计算单元,计算作为在空间方向上划分输入图像而获得的每个空间块中的亮度值的平均值和块亮度色散的块亮度平均值, 亮度值在每个空间块中的色散; 以及边缘保持平滑单元,通过设置通过近似计算包含输入图像的注意像素的注意块的亮度值的加权平均值而获得的值来计算输入图像的像素的一般亮度值,假设 每个空间块的亮度值的分布与基于块亮度平均值和每个空间块的块亮度色散的高斯分布一致,作为注意像素的一般亮度值。

    IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM 有权
    图像拾取装置,图像拾取装置控制方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20120314124A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-13

    申请号:US13487682

    申请日:2012-06-04

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    摘要: There is provided an image pickup apparatus including: a control unit generating exposure time control data in which an exposure time of an image sensor is set in pixel region units; and an image sensor inputting the exposure time control data and carrying out image acquisition based on exposure time control in the pixel region units. The control unit successively and sequentially generates the exposure time control data in region units based on luminance information in the pixel region units that form part of a preceding picked-up image and outputs the exposure time control data to the image sensor. The image sensor inputs the exposure time control data in the region units from the control unit and successively and sequentially uses the inputted exposure time control data to carry out the image acquisition based on the exposure time control in the pixel region units.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种图像拾取装置,包括:控制单元,产生以像素区域单位设置图像传感器的曝光时间的曝光时间控制数据; 以及图像传感器,其输入曝光时间控制数据,并且基于像素区域单位中的曝光时间控制进行图像采集。 控制单元基于形成先前拍摄图像的一部分的像素区域单位中的亮度信息,依次地依次生成曝光时间控制数据,并将曝光时间控制数据输出到图像传感器。 图像传感器以来自控制单元的区域单位输入曝光时间控制数据,并且依次使用输入的曝光时间控制数据,以像素区域单位的曝光时间控制为基础进行图像采集。

    IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, 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:US20120281111A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13452977

    申请日:2012-04-23

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    摘要: Long and short exposure time pixel information are input to pixel information. A long exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a long time and a short exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a short time are generated. A point spread function corresponding to the long exposure time image is computed as a long exposure time image PSF. A corrected image is generated using the short exposure time image, the long exposure time image, and the long exposure time image PSF. The corrected image is generated as a wide dynamic range image utilizing the pixel information for the long and short exposure time image. Utilizing the pixel information for the short exposure time image with little blurring, makes the corrected image a high quality corrected image with little blurring.

    摘要翻译: 长时间和短曝光时间像素信息被输入到像素信息。 产生具有假定所有像素的像素值的长时间曝光时间图像已被长时间曝光,并且产生假设所有像素的像素值设置的短曝光时间图像已被短时间曝光。 与长曝光时间图像对应的点扩散函数被计算为长曝光时间图像PSF。 使用短曝光时间图像,长曝光时间图像和长曝光时间图像PSF生成校正图像。 利用长曝光时间图像和短曝光时间图像的像素信息,生成校正图像作为宽动态范围图像。 利用少量模糊的短曝光时间图像的像素信息,使得校正图像具有很少模糊的高质量校正图像。

    Image pickup apparatus, image pickup apparatus control method, and program
    9.
    发明授权
    Image pickup apparatus, image pickup apparatus control method, and program 有权
    图像拾取装置,图像拾取装置控制方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US09204056B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-01

    申请号:US13487682

    申请日:2012-06-04

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235 H04N5/353 H04N5/355

    摘要: There is provided an image pickup apparatus including: a control unit generating exposure time control data in which an exposure time of an image sensor is set in pixel region units; and an image sensor inputting the exposure time control data and carrying out image acquisition based on exposure time control in the pixel region units. The control unit successively and sequentially generates the exposure time control data in region units based on luminance information in the pixel region units that form part of a preceding picked-up image and outputs the exposure time control data to the image sensor. The image sensor inputs the exposure time control data in the region units from the control unit and successively and sequentially uses the inputted exposure time control data to carry out the image acquisition based on the exposure time control in the pixel region units.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种图像拾取装置,包括:控制单元,产生以像素区域单位设置图像传感器的曝光时间的曝光时间控制数据; 以及图像传感器,其输入曝光时间控制数据,并且基于像素区域单位中的曝光时间控制进行图像采集。 控制单元基于形成先前拍摄图像的一部分的像素区域单位中的亮度信息,依次地依次生成曝光时间控制数据,并将曝光时间控制数据输出到图像传感器。 图像传感器以来自控制单元的区域单位输入曝光时间控制数据,并且依次使用输入的曝光时间控制数据,以像素区域单位的曝光时间控制为基础进行图像采集。

    Imaging device, image processing method and program for correction of blooming
    10.
    发明授权
    Imaging device, image processing method and program for correction of blooming 有权
    成像装置,图像处理方法及程序校正

    公开(公告)号:US09036060B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-19

    申请号:US13559720

    申请日:2012-07-27

    摘要: Provided is an imaging device including an image sensor for outputting a high-sensitivity pixel signal from a long-time exposure pixel and a low-sensitivity pixel signal from a short-time exposure pixel; and a blooming correction processing unit for receiving the output pixel signal from the image sensor and executing blooming correction for the pixel signal. The blooming correction processing unit executes pixel value correction of the input pixel from the image sensor according to a difference between or a ratio of an input pixel value from the image sensor and an ideal pixel value not affected by blooming.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种成像装置,包括用于从长时间曝光像素输出高灵敏度像素信号的图像传感器和来自短时间曝光像素的低灵敏度像素信号; 以及开始校正处理单元,用于从图像传感器接收输出像素信号,并对像素信号执行渐变校正。 开花校正处理单元根据来自图像传感器的输入像素值与不受光晕影响的理想像素值之间的差异或比率,从图像传感器执行输入像素的像素值校正。