Signal processing apparatuses and signal processing methods

    公开(公告)号:US11317068B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16675698

    申请日:2019-11-06

    Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus, a photoelectric conversion member includes a first photoelectric conversion layer configured to photoelectrically convert at least one of blue light or red light, and a second photoelectric conversion layer on an incident light surface of the first photoelectric conversion layer and configured to photoelectrically convert green light. An interpolation circuit is configured to interpolate at least one of a blue light signal or a red light signal obtained by photoelectric conversion in the first photoelectric conversion layer L1, using a green light signal obtained by photoelectric conversion in the second photoelectric conversion layer L2. An absorption correction circuit is configured to perform absorption correction on the green light signal, using at least one of the blue light signal or the red light signal that are interpolated by the interpolation circuit.

    IMAGE MAGNIFYING APPARATUS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190206025A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US16232388

    申请日:2018-12-26

    CPC classification number: G06T3/4007 G06T5/003 G06T5/40 G06T2207/20004

    Abstract: An image magnifying apparatus includes a processor configured to execute non-transitory machine readable instructions to configure the processor to, receive the image data, generate a first interpolation pixel between pixels of the image data, by applying a first interpolation method based on a high-band spectrum of the image data, generate a second interpolation pixel between pixels of the image data, by applying a second interpolation method not based on the high-band spectrum of the image data, identify a pattern of pixels of the image data by extracting peripheral pixels of an interpolation object position in the image data, select whether to apply the first interpolation method to the interpolation object position or whether to apply the second interpolation method to the interpolation object position, and output one of the first interpolation pixel and the second interpolation pixel, as an output interpolation pixel, based on the selection.

    Imaging apparatus and image processing method
    3.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus and image processing method 有权
    成像设备和图像处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US08934028B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-13

    申请号:US13715195

    申请日:2012-12-14

    Inventor: Mineki Taoka

    CPC classification number: H04N19/625 H04N19/423 H04N19/61

    Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging apparatus which performs efficient JPEG compression encoding by dividing an image after an image processing into a plurality of blocks and then performing JPEG compression, and also generates a natural compressed image. The imaging apparatus includes an image processor for generating image data from a light input into an imaging device, an encoder for encoding the image data to generate encoded image data, and a storage unit for storing the encoded image data.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种成像装置,其通过将图像处理之后的图像划分成多个块然后执行JPEG压缩来执行高效的JPEG压缩编码,并且还生成自然压缩图像。 成像装置包括:图像处理器,用于从输入到成像装置的光产生图像数据;编码器,用于编码图像数据以生成编码图像数据;以及存储单元,用于存储编码图像数据。

    3D information calculation apparatuses, 3D measurement apparatuses, 3D information calculation methods, and 3D information calculation programs

    公开(公告)号:US11263768B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16720839

    申请日:2019-12-19

    Abstract: A 3D information calculation apparatus includes processing circuitry that may receive first and second images of different first and second wavelength bands, respectively, at a same time and angle of view based on a subject being imaged while structured light of the first wavelength band is projected on to subject, receive third and fourth images of the first and second wavelength bands, respectively, at a same time and angle of view based on the subject being imaged while the structured light is not projected on the subject, calculate a first difference image of the first wavelength band based on subtracting the first and third images, calculate a second difference image of the second wavelength band based on subtracting the second and fourth images, calculate an extraction image based on subtracting the first and second difference images, and calculate a distance to the subject based on the extraction image.

    Imaging apparatus and image processing method
    5.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus and image processing method 有权
    成像设备和图像处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US08824818B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-02

    申请号:US13717187

    申请日:2012-12-17

    Inventor: Mineki Taoka

    Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging apparatus capable of, when a JPEG compression encoding is performed by dividing an image after an image processing into a plurality of blocks, simply performing the JPEG compression encoding and a combination of images after the encoding without encoding efficiency deterioration or a limitation in an image size of the block. The imaging apparatus includes an image processor for horizontally dividing image data into a plurality of blocks and supplying the blocks to an encoder without passing through a storage unit, the encoder for simultaneously storing an initiation address of a corresponding line to be encoded in a corresponding block and a data length after the corresponding line is encoded in the storage unit, and storing information used for a predictive encoding in the storage unit in every corresponding line to be encoded in the corresponding block.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种成像装置,当通过将图像处理之后的图像分割成多个块来执行JPEG压缩编码时,可以简单地执行JPEG压缩编码和编码之后的图像的组合而不进行编码效率劣化或限制 在块的图像大小中。 成像装置包括图像处理器,用于将图像数据水平分割成多个块,并且将块提供给编码器而不经过存储单元,编码器用于同时存储要编码的对应行的起始地址在相应的块中 并且将相应行之后的数据长度编码在存储单元中,并且将存储单元中用于预测编码的信息存储在相应块中要编码的每个对应行中。

    Image sensors and driving methods thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11451728B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17018265

    申请日:2020-09-11

    Abstract: An organic photoelectric film on a substrate may perform photoelectric conversion of incident light. Pixel electrodes are arranged in a matrix form in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction between the substrate and the organic photoelectric film. A driving circuit may read pixel information from each pixel electrode of a pixel electrode line including a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in the X-axis direction, and applies an on-voltage or an off-voltage to each pixel electrode 40 of the pixel electrode line. The driving circuit may scan a photoelectric conversion ON region to which the on-voltage is applied in the −Y-axis direction in synchronization with a timing of scanning a read line to which the pixel information is read in the −Y-axis direction.

    Image processing apparatus configured to correct a luminance value of a target pixel, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program

    公开(公告)号:US11381795B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17007169

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Inventor: Mineki Taoka

    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a processor is provided. The processor inputs, from an imaging element in which first imaging pixels having a lower SNR and second imaging pixels having a higher SNR are arranged on a same layer, a first captured image by the first imaging pixels and a second captured image by the second imaging pixels when the first imaging pixels and the second imaging pixels perform imaging simultaneously, selects a target pixel from the first captured image, extracts, from the second captured image or an interpolated image of the second captured image, pixels having luminance values close to a luminance value of a pixel corresponding to the target pixel in the second captured image or interpolated image, selects pixels corresponding to the extracted pixels from the first captured image, and corrects a luminance value of the target pixel based on luminance values of the selected pixels.

    Methods and apparatuses for processing moving images

    公开(公告)号:US11330210B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US17021360

    申请日:2020-09-15

    Inventor: Mineki Taoka

    Abstract: A moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract position information of a saturation region from a first frame, the saturation region including pixels each having at least a threshold pixel value that is associated with an afterimage being formed in a subsequent frame elapsed from the first frame. The moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract an afterimage region corresponding to the saturation region from the second frame, calculate motion information of the afterimage region based on motion information indicating motion between a second frame and a third frame, extract a candidate region that is matched to the afterimage region in the third frame based on the motion information, and correct the afterimage region based on the candidate region data.

    Image magnifying apparatus
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10861131B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16202676

    申请日:2018-11-28

    Inventor: Mineki Taoka

    Abstract: Provided is an image magnifying apparatus capable of suppressing generation of an interpolation pixel causing deterioration in image quality while considering correlation in an oblique direction in an image at the time of interpolation. The image magnifying apparatus includes: an input interface configured to receive an input signal including an image; at least one processor to implement: a selector configured to select one of a plurality of different interpolation methods, used for interpolating a pixel for an interpolation object position in the image, based on information about the interpolation object position and peripheral pixels thereof; and an interpolator configured to generate an interpolation pixel for an interpolation object position by applying the selected interpolation method; and an output interface configured to output a magnified image including the selected interpolation pixel.

    Image magnifying apparatus
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10970817B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16232388

    申请日:2018-12-26

    Abstract: An image magnifying apparatus includes a processor configured to execute non-transitory machine readable instructions to configure the processor to, receive the image data, generate a first interpolation pixel between pixels of the image data, by applying a first interpolation method based on a high-band spectrum of the image data, generate a second interpolation pixel between pixels of the image data, by applying a second interpolation method not based on the high-band spectrum of the image data, identify a pattern of pixels of the image data by extracting peripheral pixels of an interpolation object position in the image data, select whether to apply the first interpolation method to the interpolation object position or whether to apply the second interpolation method to the interpolation object position, and output one of the first interpolation pixel and the second interpolation pixel, as an output interpolation pixel, based on the selection.

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