Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kawamata

Daisuke Kawamata has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240064405
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present technology includes: a distortion addition processing unit that inputs object unit images that are images for a plurality of objects constituting one frame image, and performs addition processing of rolling shutter distortion for each of the object unit images on the basis of information on a rolling shutter time difference; and a composite image generation unit that generates a composite image obtained by combining the object unit images subjected to the addition processing by the distortion addition processing unit into one frame image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: DAISUKE KAWAMATA
  • Publication number: 20240031684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image generation apparatus, an image generation method, and a program that make it possible to correctly evaluate recognition performance of an image recognition algorithm. An image generation unit generates a plurality of simulation images in which a plurality of images having different accumulation times is reproduced on the basis of a physical quantity corresponding to light applied to an image sensor, and an HDR synthesis unit performs HDR synthesis on a plurality of the simulation images. The present technology can be applied to an image sensor model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: DAISUKE KAWAMATA
  • Patent number: 11643708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nickel-based self-fluxing alloy, a glass manufacturing member, a mold, and a glass gob transporting member having an improved slipperiness against a glass gob. A nickel-based self-fluxing alloy used in a glass manufacturing member for transporting or molding glass with a viscosity of log ?=3 to 14.6, comprises: boron (B) in an amount of ranging from 0 percent to 1.5 percent by mass; hard particles; and silicon (Si). Preferably, the amount of boron (B) ranges from 0 percent to less than 1.0 percent by mass. Preferably, the hard particles contain at least one of a carbide, a nitrides, an oxide and a cermet. Preferably, the nickel-based self-fluxing alloy comprises at least one metal selected from Group 4, 5 and 6 elements in an amount of ranging from 0 percent to 30 percent by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawamata, Toshifusa Azuma, Daichi Tsuchiya, Yutaka Asano, Yukio Satoh
  • Publication number: 20230101876
    Abstract: The rendering system of the present disclosure includes an image sensor model having a rolling shutter function of performing exposure in units of line blocks using one or a plurality of pixel rows as one line block; and a rendering engine for processing and drawing image data. The image sensor model controls the rendering engine so that only a region of a line block being exposed is drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: DAISUKE KAWAMATA
  • Publication number: 20220251684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nickel-based self-fluxing alloy, a glass manufacturing member, a mold, and a glass gob transporting member having an improved slipperiness against a glass gob. A nickel-based self-fluxing alloy used in a glass manufacturing member for transporting or molding glass with a viscosity of log ?=3 to 14.6, comprises: boron (B) in an amount of ranging from 0 percent to 1.5 percent by mass; hard particles; and silicon (Si). Preferably, the amount of boron (B) ranges from 0 percent to less than 1.0 percent by mass. Preferably, the hard particles contain at least one of a carbide, a nitrides, an oxide and a cermet. Preferably, the nickel-based self-fluxing alloy comprises at least one metal selected from Group 4, 5 and 6 elements in an amount of ranging from 0 percent to 30 percent by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke KAWAMATA, Toshifusa AZUMA, Daichi TSUCHIYA, Yutaka ASANO, Yukio SATOH
  • Patent number: 10999520
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image capture device, a method of image capture, a signal processing device, a method of signal processing, and a program capable of capturing reliably a blinking image capture target. A predetermined image capture timing of an image capture unit is controlled so that image capture is performed N times during an exposure time in which at least a part of a turn-on period in which an image capture target is on overlaps with an exposure time of image capture of at least one time at a timing of dividing a blinking cycle in which the image capture target to be captured by the image capture unit configured to perform image capture at the image capture timing blinks into N equal parts where N represents more than one. The present technology is applicable to, in one example, a camera unit or the like used to capture an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Jun Ono, Daisuke Kawamata, Masakatsu Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 10791287
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging control apparatus, method, and a vehicle, capable of efficiently analyzing an image. Among a short accumulation signal and a long accumulation signal of a photographed image, the short accumulation signal of a preceding frame is set to correspond to the short accumulation signal of a succeeding frame. The signal of the succeeding frame is processed by using the short accumulation signal of the preceding frame. The present technology is applicable to control imaging in an apparatus that supports driving of a vehicle by performing various processing, in each of frames of an N-frame sequence, for example, of recognizing various target objects necessary in supporting the driving of the vehicle, such as an obstacle, a guidance object, and other target objects, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawamata, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200029005
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image capture device, a method of image capture, a signal processing device, a method of signal processing, and a program capable of capturing reliably a blinking image capture target. A predetermined image capture timing of an image capture unit is controlled so that image capture is performed N times during an exposure time in which at least a part of a turn-on period in which an image capture target is on overlaps with an exposure time of image capture of at least one time at a timing of dividing a blinking cycle in which the image capture target to be captured by the image capture unit configured to perform image capture at the image capture timing blinks into N equal parts where N represents more than one. The present technology is applicable to, in one example, a camera unit or the like used to capture an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Jun Ono, Daisuke Kawamata, Masakatsu Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20190306444
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging control apparatus and method, and a vehicle, capable of efficiently analyzing an image. Among a short accumulation signal and a long accumulation signal of a photographed image, the short accumulation signal of a preceding frame is set to correspond to the short accumulation signal of a succeeding frame. The signal of the succeeding frame is processed by using the short accumulation signal of the preceding frame. The present technology is applicable to control imaging in an apparatus that supports driving of a vehicle by performing various processing, in each of frames of an N-frame sequence, for example, of recognizing various target objects necessary in supporting the driving of the vehicle, such as an obstacle, a guidance object, and other target objects, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: DAISUKE KAWAMATA, HIROYUKI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10412309
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image capture device, a method of image capture, a signal processing device, a method of signal processing, and a program capable of capturing reliably a blinking image capture target. A predetermined image capture timing of an image capture unit is controlled so that image capture is performed N times during an exposure time in which at least a part of a turn-on period in which an image capture target is on overlaps with an exposure time of image capture of at least one time at a timing of dividing a blinking cycle in which the image capture target to be captured by the image capture unit configured to perform image capture at the image capture timing blinks into N equal parts where N represents more than one. The present technology is applicable to, in one example, a camera unit or the like used to capture an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Jun Ono, Daisuke Kawamata, Masakatsu Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 9955083
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a generation section which generates, based on a plurality of images captured at different exposure times, index information representing an index of a brightness of the plurality of images, and a detection section which detects a moving photographic subject included in the plurality of images based on the index information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Daisuke Kawamata, Shingo Nagataki, Ryuichi Tadano
  • Publication number: 20180084175
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image capture device, a method of image capture, a signal processing device, a method of signal processing, and a program capable of capturing reliably a blinking image capture target. A predetermined image capture timing of an image capture unit is controlled so that image capture is performed N times during an exposure time in which at least a part of a turn-on period in which an image capture target is on overlaps with an exposure time of image capture of at least one time at a timing of dividing a blinking cycle in which the image capture target to be captured by the image capture unit configured to perform image capture at the image capture timing blinks into N equal parts where N represents more than one. The present technology is applicable to, in one example, a camera unit or the like used to capture an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Jun Ono, Daisuke Kawamata, Masakatsu Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 9602749
    Abstract: There is provided an image sensor that includes a pixel array section, a column processing section, and a row control section. The pixel array section is configured to include two or more shared pixel cells arranged in a two-dimensional array, the shared pixel cells each including a plurality of pixels that output electric signals by photoelectric conversion. The column processing section is configured to process the electric signals that are read at the same time from the shared pixel cells on a plurality of rows in the two-dimensional array. The row control section is configured to perform access control differently between one and another of the rows for reading the electric signals from the pixels in the shared pixel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Yamaguchi, Rei Yoshikawa, Koji Hizume, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Patent number: 9317897
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit, a pixel drive unit, and a signal processing unit. The pixel array unit includes first pixels and second pixels, the first pixels corresponding to respective color components of a plurality of color components, the second pixels having luminance components as main components, the first pixels and the second pixels being arranged regularly in a matrix. The pixel drive unit is configured to drive the pixels arranged in the pixel array unit. The signal processing unit is configured to execute predetermined weighted addition processing and calculate a pixel value of an output image by using only pixel information acquired from the first pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamanaka, Yasushi Saito, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20150221095
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a generation section which generates, based on a plurality of images captured at different exposure times, index information representing an index of a brightness of the plurality of images, and a detection section which detects a moving photographic subject included in the plurality of images based on the index information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Daisuke Kawamata, Shingo Nagataki, Ryuichi Tadano
  • Publication number: 20150029377
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit, a pixel drive unit, and a signal processing unit. The pixel array unit includes first pixels and second pixels, the first pixels corresponding to respective color components of a plurality of color components, the second pixels having luminance components as main components, the first pixels and the second pixels being arranged regularly in a matrix. The pixel drive unit is configured to drive the pixels arranged in the pixel array unit. The signal processing unit is configured to execute predetermined weighted addition processing and calculate a pixel value of an output image by using only pixel information acquired from the first pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamanaka, Yasushi Saito, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20150029373
    Abstract: There is provided an image sensor that includes a pixel array section, a column processing section, and a row control section. The pixel array section is configured to include two or more shared pixel cells arranged in a two-dimensional array, the shared pixel cells each including a plurality of pixels that output electric signals by photoelectric conversion. The column processing section is configured to process the electric signals that are read at the same time from the shared pixel cells on a plurality of rows in the two-dimensional array. The row control section is configured to perform access control differently between one and another of the rows for reading the electric signals from the pixels in the shared pixel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kazunori Yamaguchi, Rei Yoshikawa, Koji Hizume, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Patent number: 8142867
    Abstract: A biaxially stretch blow-molded container having a layer of a trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin, wherein the layer of the trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin in at least the container body portion satisfies either one or both of: (i) a Tc1 calorific value is not larger than 10 J/g in the DSC measurement; and (ii) tan ? maximum temperature?90° C. and tan ? maximum value?0.4 in the dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, the biaxially stretch blow-molded container effectively exhibiting excellent gas-barrier property possessed by the trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiki Yamada, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20100104785
    Abstract: A biaxially stretch blow-molded container having a layer of a trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin, wherein the layer of the trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin in at least the container body portion satisfies either one or both of: (i) a Tc1 calorific value is not larger than 10 J/g in the DSC measurement; and (ii) tan ? maximum temperature?90° C. and tan ? maximum value?0.4 in the dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, the biaxially stretch blow-molded container effectively exhibiting excellent gas-barrier property possessed by the trimethylene naphthalate type polyester resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki Yamada, Daisuke Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20060129703
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention realize a power-save mode which prevents reduction in performance of a data storage device. The HDD as an embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving a request for switching to a power-save mode (PMREQ) from the host, judges whether the serial interface should be switched to the power-save mode based on the execution status of the command. When the HDD has determined not to switch the serial interface to the power-save mode, the HDD transmits a negative response (PMNACK) to the host and keep the serial interface in the active mode. By denying switching to a power-save mode when data transfer is executed within a short period of time, etc., it is possible to prevent reduction in performance of the data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B. V.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oshikawa, Daisuke Kawamata, Hirofumi Saitoh, Tsuguaki Kowa