公开(公告)号：US11763554B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17267500

申请日：2019-09-02

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryuta Satoh ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Keitaro Yamamoto ,  Ryoji Eki

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/21 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N25/50 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H04N25/441 ,  H04N25/445 ,  G06V10/25

CPC classification number: G06V20/10 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/217 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V20/56 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N25/441 ,  H04N25/445 ,  H04N25/50 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/79

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that has a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged and reads and outputs a pixel signal from the pixels included in the pixel region; a unit-of-readout controller that controls a unit of readout set as a part of the pixel region; a first unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a first unit of readout that is used for reading out the pixel signal from the pixel region for a recognition process that has learned training data for each of the units of readout; a second unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a second unit of readout that is used for reading out the pixel signal from the pixel region so as to output the pixel signal to a subsequent stage; and a mediation unit that performs mediation between the first unit of readout and the second unit of readout.

公开(公告)号：US11741700B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17267502

申请日：2019-09-02

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryuta Satoh ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Keitaro Yamamoto ,  Ryoji Eki

IPC: H04N23/61 ,  H04N25/441 ,  H04N25/445 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/21 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/50 ,  H04N25/58 ,  H04N25/79 ,  G06V10/25

CPC classification number: G06V20/10 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/217 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V20/56 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N25/441 ,  H04N25/445 ,  H04N25/50 ,  H04N25/58 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/79

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that has a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged and that reads and outputs a pixel signal from the pixels included in the pixel region; a unit-of-readout controller that controls a unit of readout set as a part of the pixel region: a recognition unit that has learned training data for each of units of readout; a first output unit that outputs a recognition result of recognition performed by the recognition unit for each of the units of readout; a second output unit that outputs the pixel signal to a subsequent stage; and a trigger generator that generates a trigger signal for controlling a first timing at which the first output unit outputs the recognition result and a second timing at which the second output unit outputs the pixel signal.

公开(公告)号：US11468574B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US16650870

申请日：2018-08-24

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Hideki Oyaizu ,  Atsushi Ito ,  Takeshi Uemori ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Ryuta Satoh

IPC: G06T7/215 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method for processing far-infrared ray images are provided. Specific temperature ranges constituted by pixels having values falling within a temperature range characteristic of a specific target are extracted from a far-infrared ray image captured of the same target. Of the specific temperature ranges, those having motion vectors close to each other are integrated so as to generate integrated ranges. The integrated ranges having motion vectors close to a global motion vector indicative of the motion of the image as a whole are excluded to obtain excluded integrated ranges. Visible light ranges corresponding to the specific temperature ranges in the excluded integrated ranges are extracted from the visible light image to generate visible light motion ranges. The positions of the visible light motion ranges are corrected on the basis of the motion vector of the excluded integrated ranges as a whole.

公开(公告)号：US11288777B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16642392

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Suguru Aoki ,  Ryuta Satoh ,  Atsushi Ito ,  Hideki Oyaizu ,  Takeshi Uemori

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/50

Abstract: Image processing methods and apparatus are described. The image processing method comprises receiving input of a visible-ray image and an infrared-ray image obtained by photographing a same subject, estimating, based on the visible-ray image, the infrared-ray image and motion information, a blur estimate associated with the visible-ray image, and generating, based on the estimated blur estimate, a corrected visible-ray image.

公开(公告)号：US10753757B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15761232

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shingo Tsurumi ,  Masashi Eshima ,  Akihiko Kaino ,  Takaaki Kato ,  Masaki Fukuchi ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Takuto Motoyama

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G06T1/00 ,  B60R21/00 ,  G01C21/28 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/0967 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S17/931 ,  B60W40/10 ,  G01C21/30

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing method enables enhancement of accuracy in recognition of locations of a moving body. The information processing apparatus is arranged on a moving body and includes an own-location recognition block that recognizes, based on an image taken from the moving body, a first own location of the moving body. A moving body recognition block recognizes a relative location of another moving body relative to the moving body in the image taken from the moving body, and a communication block executes communication with the another moving body to obtain the absolute location of the another moving body, An own location computation block computes, based on the absolute location of the another moving body and the relative location of the another moving body, a second own location of the moving body.

公开(公告)号：US20200039509A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16599740

申请日：2019-10-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Hideki Oyaizu ,  Yuhi Kondo ,  Yasutaka Hirasawa ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Taketo Akama

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B62D6/00 ,  B60R21/00

Abstract: [Abstract] A damage reduction device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a recognition unit, and a determination unit. The input unit inputs status data regarding a status in a moving direction of a moving body apparatus. The prediction unit predicts a collision with an object in the moving direction on the basis of the status data. The recognition unit recognizes whether the object includes a person. The determination unit determines, when the collision with the object is predicted and it is recognized that the object includes a person, a steering direction of the moving body apparatus in which a collision with the person is avoidable, on the basis of the status data.

公开(公告)号：US11889177B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17266117

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation ,  Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryoji Eki ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Ryuta Satoh

IPC: H04N23/611 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04N23/69

CPC classification number: H04N23/611 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/172 ,  G06V40/174 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: The present invention suppresses an increase in processing time and power consumption that is associated with function implementation. An electronic device according to an embodiment comprises: an imaging unit (11) that generates image data; a processing unit (14) that executes neural network calculation model-based processing with respect to image data-based data that is read out from the imaging unit; a function execution unit (12) that performs a predetermined function on the basis of the results of the processing; and a detection unit (32) that detects displacement, wherein the processing unit executes the processing when the detection unit detects displacement.

公开(公告)号：US11641492B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US16767596

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryuta Satoh ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Atsushi Ito ,  Takeshi Uemori ,  Hideki Oyaizu

IPC: G06V10/25 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06V10/50 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V40/10

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that process a far-infrared image.
The image processing apparatus includes a region extraction section, a modal transformation section, and a superimposition section. The region extraction section extracts a region of interest within a visible-light image captured by a visible-light camera. The modal transformation section receives an image of the region of interest within an infrared image captured by an infrared camera observing the same subject as the visible-light camera, and transforms the received image to a modal image. The superimposition section generates a presentation image by superimposing the modal image on the region of interest within the visible-light image. The modal transformation section transforms a far-infrared image of the region of interest to a modal image including an information modal familiar to humans by using, for example, a database and a conditional probability distribution.

公开(公告)号：US11332146B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16638140

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Takeshi Uemori ,  Atsushi Ito ,  Hideki Oyaizu ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Ryuta Satoh

IPC: G01N25/72 ,  B60W40/068 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J5/00

Abstract: An image captured by a far-infrared camera is analyzed to analyze a distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a course of a highest road-surface temperature is determined to be a traveling route. Further, automatic driving along the course of the highest road-surface temperature is performed. Furthermore, a state of the distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a direction of the course of the highest road-surface temperature are displayed on a display section, so that a user (a driver) recognizes them. For example, a state analyzer detects a candidate course travelable for a vehicle, the state analyzer detecting a plurality of the candidate courses, calculates an average value of a road-surface temperature of each of the plurality of the candidate courses, and determines the candidate course having a largest average value of a road-surface temperature to be a traveling route.

公开(公告)号：US10793149B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US15761901

申请日：2016-09-05

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Taketo Akama ,  Suguru Aoki ,  Hideki Oyaizu ,  Yasutaka Hirasawa ,  Yuhi Kondo

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60W40/00 ,  B60W40/04 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. To the input unit, a pickup image of a camera provided to an own vehicle is input. The control unit detects a mirror provided to a different vehicle that exists in front of the own vehicle from the input pickup image, detects a person from a mirror image of the detected mirror, and recognizes a state of the person from an image of the detected person. Further, the control unit performs an alerting process or a control process for the own vehicle to prevent an accident of the own vehicle or the different vehicle in accordance with the recognized state of the person.