Patents by Inventor Koji Kamiya

Koji Kamiya 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: 20240155102
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system, capable of improving an accuracy of detection of an imaging direction of a camera without using a device having a specific function. The information processing device includes a deviation detection unit that detects a deviation of a first imaging direction based on a captured image, the first imaging direction being an imaging direction of an imaging device that is detected by the imaging device that captures an image to obtain the captured image, the imaging direction being associated with the captured image. The present technology can be applied to a camera control unit (CCU) that controls the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke TAHARA, Kei KAKIDANI, Koji KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20240121519
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving the operability in remote control of a video camera via a network. A control signal for remote control is transmitted to the video camera via a network, and an adjusted image is acquired in which an adjustment corresponding to the control signal is made on a captured image captured by the video camera. A reverse adjustment to the adjustment corresponding to the control signal is made on the acquired adjusted image to restore the captured image, and an adjustment corresponding to a real-time control signal is made on the restored captured image. This can be applied to remote control of the video camera via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: KOJI KAMIYA, WATARU TOISHITA
  • Patent number: 11956568
    Abstract: [Object] To contribute to the achievement of a workflow in which an HDR video and an SDR video are compatible with each other. [Solving Means] This video signal processing apparatus includes an HDR video generation unit including a first converter unit that performs OOTF conversion on an HDR video by using an exponentiation function for calculating an exponentiation of 1.2, where 100% is 1, to an input signal level of the HDR video having a range from a point of 0%, where an expression range of an input signal level of an SDR video is 100%, to a change point optionally determined within a range of 100% to 500%, and by using a linear function for multiplying an input signal level of the HDR video having a range higher than the change point by a predetermined coefficient to maintain a change rate of a calculation result in a portion of the change point calculated by using the exponentiation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Endo, Koji Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11910105
    Abstract: This video signal processing apparatus includes a signal processing unit that performs tone control on an input video signal having a linear characteristic and a control unit that blends two tone curve characteristics arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of tone curve characteristics prepared in advance and sets the blended tone curve characteristics for the tone control of the signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Endo, Koji Kamiya, Kei Kakidani
  • Publication number: 20240048784
    Abstract: There is provided a signal input unit to prevent or reduce an increase in memory hardware on a transmitter or a receiver of a serial digital signal, and to decrease the load on a CPU. The signal input unit receives as an input a video signal and a digital signal for transmission, the digital signal for transmission including a data packet with metadata associated with the video signal. The data writing unit extracts predetermined metadata from the digital signal for transmission on the basis of metadata-specifying information and writes the extracted metadata in an accumulating register. For example, the metadata-specifying information includes header information of the data packet with the predetermined metadata. For example, the header information includes classification information indicating a classification for the predetermined metadata and auxiliary information of the predetermined meta-information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi KIMURA, Koji KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 11895408
    Abstract: This image pickup system includes an image pickup unit that captures a subject to obtain a pixel signal, and a processing circuit that generates a first video signal having a first dynamic range from the pixel signal generated by the image pickup unit, and generates a second video signal having a second dynamic range correlated with the first dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11856341
    Abstract: To enable routing control to be easily performed in a video system. Signal output equipment generates and outputs a digital signal for transmission in which the digital signal includes a video signal and a predetermined number of identification information groups related to the video signal. A routing unit outputs an inputted digital signal for transmission to a predetermined signal output unit on the basis of at least any identification information included in the predetermined number of identification information groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Shigeru Inoue, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: 11805314
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohide Yamada, Koji Kamiya, Satoshi Tsubaki, Kei Kakidani
  • Patent number: 11729519
    Abstract: This apparatus includes a first processing circuit section that includes a tone controller that imparts tone curve characteristics for tone adjustment to an input video signal having linear characteristics; and a second processing circuit section that includes a first curve characteristics imparting section that imparts, to the video signal processed by the first processing circuit section, first curve characteristics for output, and generates a first output video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20230215131
    Abstract: This imaging signal processing apparatus includes: a first video signal processing unit that generates, from a pixel signal obtained by an imaging unit capable of obtaining a pixel signal with a first dynamic range, a luminance reduction video signal with a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range; and a second video signal processing unit that generates, from the pixel signal, an information signal of a luminance change component of a luminance region of the luminance reduction video signal and a gain up signal of a pixel signal of the luminance region and adds the information signal and the gain up signal to the luminance reduction video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki SHIMURA, Koji KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 11582437
    Abstract: A camera system includes: a first camera and a second camera; a camera adaptor box; and a camera control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Seiji Sato, Tomoyasu Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 11563892
    Abstract: To satisfactorily detect an edge detection signal of a high frequency band from a captured image signal at all times. A filtering unit extracts an edge detection signal of a high frequency band from an image signal obtained from imaging, and a band control unit controls the high frequency band on the basis of lens information. For example, the filtering unit includes a first high-pass filter with a first cutoff frequency, a second high-pass filter with a second cutoff frequency that is lower than the first cutoff frequency, and an ? blending unit that performs ? blending on output of the first high-pass filter and output of the second high-pass filter. Even if the frequency of the edge detection signal included in the captured image signal varies due to a change in a zoom position, a lens model number, an F value or the like, the edge detection signal can be satisfactorily detected at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Tanioka, Koji Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11553138
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Jun Onuki, Tomoyuki Endo, Masaki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220417431
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: NAOHIDE YAMADA, KOJI KAMIYA, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, KEI KAKIDANI
  • Patent number: 11483487
    Abstract: It is made such that a user can easily and appropriately evaluate luminance of an HDR video signal. A luminance evaluation value is obtained by processing the HDR video signal. The luminance evaluation value is displayed on a display unit. For example, the HDR video signal is a linear HDR video signal and/or the HDR video signal obtained by performing gradation compression on the linear HDR video signal with a log curve characteristic. For example, the luminance evaluation value includes an average picture level, a high light share ratio, a high light average picture level, a product value of the high light share ratio and the high light average picture level and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20220321854
    Abstract: To enable routing control to be easily performed in a video system. Signal output equipment generates and outputs a digital signal for transmission in which the digital signal includes a video signal and a predetermined number of identification information groups related to the video signal. A routing unit outputs an inputted digital signal for transmission to a predetermined signal output unit on the basis of at least any identification information included in the predetermined number of identification information groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: KOJI KAMIYA, SHIGERU INOUE, NORIMASA OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220311983
    Abstract: This apparatus includes a first processing circuit section that includes a tone controller that imparts tone curve characteristics for tone adjustment to an input video signal having linear characteristics; and a second processing circuit section that includes a first curve characteristics imparting section that imparts, to the video signal processed by the first processing circuit section, first curve characteristics for output, and generates a first output video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20220256112
    Abstract: [Object] To contribute to the achievement of a workflow in which an HDR video and an SDR video are compatible with each other. [Solving Means] This video signal processing apparatus includes an HDR video generation unit including a first converter unit that performs OOTF conversion on an HDR video by using an exponentiation function for calculating an exponentiation of 1.2, where 100% is 1, to an input signal level of the HDR video having a range from a point of 0%, where an expression range of an input signal level of an SDR video is 100%, to a change point optionally determined within a range of 100% to 500%, and by using a linear function for multiplying an input signal level of the HDR video having a range higher than the change point by a predetermined coefficient to maintain a change rate of a calculation result in a portion of the change point calculated by using the exponentiation function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ENDO, Koji KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 11394942
    Abstract: This apparatus includes a first processing circuit section that includes a tone controller that imparts tone curve characteristics for tone adjustment to an input video signal having linear characteristics; and a second processing circuit section that includes a first curve characteristics imparting section that imparts, to the video signal processed by the first processing circuit section, first curve characteristics for output, and generates a first output video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11356633
    Abstract: [Object] To contribute to the achievement of a workflow in which an HDR video and an SDR video are compatible with each other. [Solving Means] This video signal processing apparatus includes an HDR video generation unit including a first converter unit that performs OOTF conversion on an HDR video by using an exponentiation function for calculating an exponentiation of 1.2, where 100% is 1, to an input signal level of the HDR video having a range from a point of 0%, where an expression range of an input signal level of an SDR video is 100%, to a change point optionally determined within a range of 100% to 500%, and by using a linear function for multiplying an input signal level of the HDR video having a range higher than the change point by a predetermined coefficient to maintain a change rate of a calculation result in a portion of the change point calculated by using the exponentiation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Endo, Koji Kamiya