公开(公告)号：US12141010B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US18006410

申请日：2021-07-19

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: G06F1/3228 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06T1/20

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a processor including a first data processor that is configured to perform a piece of first data processing on the basis of a piece of first data to thereby generate a piece of second data; a selector that selects one piece of data from among a plurality of pieces of data including the piece of first data and the piece of second data; an arithmetic processor that is configured to selectively perform one of a plurality of pieces of arithmetic processing, and performs a piece of arithmetic processing selected from among the plurality of pieces of arithmetic processing on the basis of the piece of data selected by the selector; and a supply section that controls supply of electric power to the first data processor in accordance with the piece of data selected by the selector from among the plurality of pieces of data.

公开(公告)号：US11917308B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17429719

申请日：2020-02-10

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: H04N23/951 ,  B60R1/22 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/76

CPC classification number: H04N23/951 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/76 ,  B60R1/22

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an image recording device, and an imaging method capable of recording an important moment. An imaging device includes an imaging unit and a changing unit. The imaging unit captures an image of the surroundings, and generates image data. The changing unit changes the frame rate of an image captured by the imaging unit in accordance with the degree of possibility that a predetermined event occurs, which is predicted based on the image data.

公开(公告)号：US12174687B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17995893

申请日：2021-03-02

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Noribumi Shibayama ,  Takaki Ueno ,  Kazuyuki Okuike ,  Satomi Kawase ,  Suguru Kobayashi ,  Toshihisa Miyake ,  Goshi Watanabe ,  Takafumi Asahara

IPC: G06V10/80 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F1/329

Abstract: An image recognition device capable of reducing power, a calculation amount, a memory occupancy amount, and a bus band occupancy amount and maintaining high recognition accuracy is provided. An image recognition device includes a plurality of signal processing modules that connects a plurality of image sensors having different functions, performs signal processing on the basis of image signals output from connected image sensors and including an object within an imaging visual field, and is each capable of being controlled for power source supply, a recognition processing unit that selectively performs recognition processing of the object by an output signal of one signal processing module and recognition processing of the object with fusion of corresponding output signals of the plurality of signal processing modules, and a control unit that supplies a power source to at least one signal processing module, causes the recognition processing unit to perform recognition processing of the object without fusion, determines reliability of a recognition processing result, and performs power source supply control of another signal processing module on the basis of a determination result.

公开(公告)号：US20230393897A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18033745

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe ,  Kazuyuki Okuike ,  Hiroshi Katayama

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  H04N23/45

CPC classification number: G06F9/5038 ,  H04N23/45

Abstract: A signal processing device according to the present disclosure includes: multiple input units that add additional information necessary for signal processing to each of multiple pieces of data inputted from respective multiple external devices, and output the multiple pieces of data; and multiple stages of processing units each configured to perform common signal processing on each of the multiple pieces of data, on the basis of the additional information.

公开(公告)号：US20240062350A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18260712

申请日：2022-01-14

Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V10/74 ,  G06V10/764

CPC classification number: G06T5/009 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V10/761 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06T2207/10024

Abstract: Distance image sensing is disclosed. In one example, a sensing device includes distance measurement processing that calculates a distance to an object in the target area on the basis of the electric signal output from each of a plurality of light receiving pixels and outputs distance data based on the distance. The sensing device also performs gamma correction on the output distance data by applying a gamma curve profile indicated by operation conditions corresponding to a predetermined distance measurement range, and transmits the gamma-corrected distance data to a host device.

公开(公告)号：US11089211B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16962451

申请日：2019-01-10

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: There are achieved an apparatus and a method for switching a color image-based composite image and a black-and-white image-based composite image at an optimum timing such that it is difficult for an observer to notice the switching of the images. A color image and a black-and-white image captured from different viewpoints are input to generate either of the following two types of composite images of (a) a color image-based composite image in which a position of the black-and-white image is adjusted to coincide with a position of the color image and (b) a black-and-white image-based composite image in which the position of the color image is adjusted to coincide with the position of the black-and-white image, by switching between the two types of composite images on the basis of a predetermined reference image switching threshold. In this configuration, a hysteresis is set as the reference image switching threshold, and the hysteresis is changed according to a situation. Thus, reference images can be switched at an optimum timing such that it is difficult for an observer to notice the switching of the reference images.

公开(公告)号：US12205300B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17429867

申请日：2020-01-20

Applicant: C/O SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: G06T7/20 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N23/63

Abstract: To provide an imaging device and an electronic device capable of capturing a motion of a subject at a moment desired by a user in the motions of the subject. A CIS (2) and an electronic device (1), which are examples of an imaging device according to the present disclosure, include an imaging unit (5), a memory (6), a detection unit (82), and an erasing unit (83). The imaging unit (5) continuously captures images of the subject to generate image data. The memory (6) stores image data. The detection unit (82) detects the amount of motion of the subject based on the image data in time series. The erasing unit (83) erases image data in which the amount of motion of the subject is less than a predetermined amount of motion.

公开(公告)号：US12014010B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17998811

申请日：2021-04-12

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Noribumi Shibayama ,  Takafumi Asahara ,  Takaki Ueno ,  Satomi Kawase ,  Suguru Kobayashi ,  Toshihisa Miyake ,  Kazuyuki Okuike ,  Goshi Watanabe

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/74

CPC classification number: G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/761 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06T2207/30241

Abstract: The present embodiment is an information processing device adapted to a non-contact user interface. The information processing device includes a display control unit configured to perform control such that a first screen is displayed on a display, a feature recognition unit configured to recognize a feature related to a specific part of a user in a spatial coordinate system, a mapping unit configured to specify a position on the first screen, the position corresponding to a position of the specific part in the spatial coordinate system, according to a mapping algorithm on the basis of the feature, an input operation specifying unit configured to specify an input operation on the basis of content of the first screen and the position on the first screen, and a processing execution unit configured to execute processing on the basis of the input operation. The mapping unit causes a reference trajectory to be displayed on the first screen under the control of the display control unit, and determines an optimal mapping algorithm on the basis of a user trajectory according to a motion of the user with respect to the reference trajectory.

公开(公告)号：US11823493B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17310558

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe

IPC: G06V40/20 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06V10/74 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/67

CPC classification number: G06V40/20 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06V10/74 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/675 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30196

Abstract: To provide an imaging device and an electronic device capable of capturing a motion of a subject at a moment desired by a user in the motions of the subject. A CIS (2), which is an example of an imaging device according to the present disclosure, includes an imaging unit (5), a memory (6), a detection unit (83), and a decision unit (84). The imaging unit (5) continuously captures images of the subject to generate image data. The memory (6) stores image data. The detection units (83) detects motions of the subject based on the image data. The decision unit (84) decides the image data in which the motion of the subject in a direction matching the moving direction of the subject predicted based on the image data has been detected by the detection unit, as image data to be saved in the memory.

公开(公告)号：US11606496B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17467817

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Inventor： Goshi Watanabe ,  Hirotaka Goto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are achieved in which guide information for enabling a high-quality composite image to be captured is output. Included are a composite image generation unit that performs a process of combining a color image and a black-and-white image captured from different viewpoints, to generate a composite image, and a display information control unit that performs control such that auxiliary information regarding the composite image is displayed on a display unit. In a case where a subject is too close or in a case where a high-quality composite image cannot be generated due to an obstacle, the display information control unit outputs a proximity alert or an obstacle alert as warning information, and also displays a composite image adaptation level. Moreover, a composite image, a color image, and the like are displayed in parallel so that a user can select an image to be recorded.