Patents by Inventor Manabu Ichikawa

Manabu Ichikawa 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).

  • Patent number: 10425602
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire defective pixel information including one of positional information on a reading circuit in which defective pixel noise occurs and positional information on each of pixels, blinking defect noise information including one of positional information on a reading circuit in which blinking defect noise occurs and the positional information on each of the pixels, and image data generated by an image sensor; and a noise reduction unit configured to reduce one of the defective pixel noise and the blinking defect noise based on the defective pixel information acquired by the acquisition unit and the blinking defect noise information acquired by the acquisition unit, with respect to the image data acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruyama, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10414461
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller used to operate at least two or more kinds of functions of equipment mounted on the straddle type vehicle. The controller includes a controller operation portion capable of rotary and other freely moving operations. A rotary shaft of the controller inside the controller operation portion is arranged lower than a lower wall face of a switch box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Masahiro Miki, Manabu Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Takewaka
  • Patent number: 10416026
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to: acquire a correction factor from a recording unit for recording, for each of a plurality of pixels, the correction factor for correcting a difference in pixel value corresponding to a difference between a spectral sensitivity and a preset reference spectral sensitivity in a predetermined wavelength range at a pixel of interest, based on image data generated by an image sensor, the image sensor having the plurality of pixels on which color filters of a plurality of colors with different spectral transmittances are respectively located, the color filters forming a predetermined array pattern; calculate a correction amount for correcting a pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the correction factor at the pixel of interest and pixel values of pixels surrounding the pixel of interest; and correct the pixel value of the pixel of interest by using the correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Hiroki Maruyama
  • Patent number: 10419685
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a correction factor calculating unit configured to calculate a correction factor for correcting a difference in pixel values corresponding to a difference between a spectral sensitivity and a preset reference spectral sensitivity in a predetermined wavelength range at a pixel of interest, based on image data generated by an image sensor, the image sensor having a plurality of pixels on which color filters of a plurality of colors with different spectral transmittances are respectively disposed, the color filters forming a predetermined array pattern, the correction factor calculating unit being configured to calculate the correction factor for each of the plurality of pixels on which at least a predetermined color filter of the color filters is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Hiroki Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20190238771
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed which processes noise resulting from a defective pixel different from a low saturation pixel, included in image data generated by an image sensor including a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged to receive light from outside and generate a signal according to an amount of received light and including a plurality of read-out circuits that read out the signal as a pixel value. The image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that obtains the image data generated by the image sensor and a saturation level of each of the plurality of pixels; and a noise processing unit that processes the noise on the basis of the saturation level obtained by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki MARUYAMA, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Teruaki YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 10368017
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data and noise information including one of positional information on a reading circuit in which blinking defect noise caused by the reading circuit occurs and positional information on each of pixels; and a correction unit configured to set the image data acquired by the acquisition unit as correction target image data, and correct a pixel value of a pixel of interest of the correction target image data based on the noise information and reference image data that is based on image data acquired at a time different from the correction target image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruyama, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190174081
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus executes plural corrections for plural types of noises having mutually different characteristics included in image data generated by an image sensor including plural pixels, and including plural read-out circuits that read out the signal of each pixel as a pixel value. The apparatus includes a noise correction unit executable of the plural types of correction processes in an order determined based on the characteristic of each of the plural types of noises and a signal generating process from a light reception through an output of pixel values from the pixel. The noise correction unit classifies the plural types of correction processes into plural groups, on the basis of the characteristic of each of the plural types of noises, and executes the plural types of correction processes in an order determined in accordance with the plural groups and the signal generation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki MARUYAMA, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190166320
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes noise from a defective pixel in image data generated by an image sensor including plural pixels, and plural read-out circuits that read out the signal. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit that obtains the image data and position information of the defective pixel; a defective pixel correction unit that corrects the signal from the defective pixel included in the image data, based on the position information; a low saturation pixel correction unit that corrects a signal from a low saturation pixel included in the image data where the signal from the defective pixel has been corrected, the low saturation pixel having a saturation level lower than the other pixels, based on a preliminarily calculated saturation level of the plural pixels; and a saturation level calculation unit that calculates the saturation level of the defective pixel corrected by the defective pixel correction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki MARUYAMA, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Teruaki YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 10270991
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus for correcting blinking defect noise contained in image data generated by an image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixels arranged two-dimensionally and reading circuits configured to read a pixel value. The image processing apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire noise information that is defined by associating positional information of the reading circuits or positional information of each of the pixels with feature data related to the blinking defect noise caused by the reading circuits; an estimation unit configured to estimate a random noise amount in a pixel of interest based on the feature data and a random noise model for estimating the random noise amount in the pixel of interest; and a correction unit configured to correct a pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the random noise amount estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruyama, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10213093
    Abstract: A focus control device includes: a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to implement: an area setting process that sets a plurality of areas to a captured image that has been captured by an imaging section, each of the plurality of areas including a plurality of pixels; an object distance information calculation process that calculates distance information about a distance to an object that is captured within each of the plurality of areas; and a focus control process based on the distance information, wherein the processor implements the focus control process that performs a classification process that classifies the plurality of areas into a plurality of groups, and performs the focus control process based on area information about each of the plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Toshiaki Mikami, Koichiro Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10200585
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first communication unit, an imaging control unit, and a recording determination unit that determines whether or not an image data is to be recorded according to an operation instruction. The first communication unit transmits recording permission information to an external communication device when a user operation is a recording permission operation, and transmits recording prohibition information to the communication device when the user operation is a recording prohibition operation. The imaging control unit associates image data with determination result determined by the recording determination unit and either one of the recording permission information and the recording prohibition information and controls a recording unit to record the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Katsuhisa Kawaguchi, Masaomi Tomizawa, Osamu Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10166909
    Abstract: An optical sensor disposition structure for a saddle riding vehicle includes an optical sensor, and an airflow guide member disposed in front of a head pipe and configured to cover a front section of a vehicle body and in which an introduction port configured to guide traveling air rearward is formed, wherein the optical sensor overlaps the introduction port when seen in a front view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Suzuki, Kiyoshi Katagiri, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10158811
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus for correcting blinking defect noise included in image data generated by an image sensor, the image sensor including pixels arranged two-dimensionally and read-out circuits configured to read out a pixel value. The image processing apparatus is configured to: acquire noise information that associates the pixel value with positional information of the read-out circuits or positional information of each of the pixels, and with feature data related to blinking defect noise attributed to the read-out circuits; determine whether the blinking defect noise occurs on a pixel of interest based on the noise information; calculate candidate values indicating a correction amount for correcting the blinking defect noise based on the noise information and a pixel value of the pixel of interest if the blinking defect noise occurs; and correct the pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the candidate values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Hiroki Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20180338100
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data generated by an imaging element including sharing blocks, each including multiple adjacent pixels configured to generate signals according to amounts of light received externally and one read circuit; an offset calculator configured to, based on the acquired image data and using pixel values of pixels in a sharing block of interest that is one of the multiple sharing blocks and pixel values of pixels outside the sharing block of interest, detect an offset component of a pixel value occurring in the sharing block of interest; and a corrector configured to calculate a correction amount to correct a pixel value of at least one pixel in the sharing block of interest based on the offset component and use the correction amount to correct a pixel value of at least one pixel in the sharing block of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruaki YAMASAKI, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180330529
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire image data, and a correction coefficient for correcting a pixel value difference that corresponds to a difference between spectral sensitivity of a pixel of interest and reference spectral sensitivity set in advance in a predetermined wavelength region; a correction amount calculating unit configured to calculate an estimated value of a color component to be corrected in the pixel of interest, and calculate a correction amount of a pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the estimated value and the correction coefficient of the pixel of interest; and a pixel value correcting unit configured to correct the pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the calculated correction amount, wherein the correction amount calculating unit changes a method of calculating the estimated value and a method of calculating the correction amount depending on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki MARUYAMA, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10104323
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs image processing on image data including blinking defective noise generated by an image sensor including pixels configured to generate a signal, and readout circuits configured to read out the signal as a pixel value. The image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire noise information including position information of a pixel in which there is a possibility that blinking defective noise attributed to the readout circuit occurs; a direction determination unit configured to determine, based on the noise information, and pixel values of neighboring pixels surrounding a pixel of interest in an image corresponding to the image data, a direction in which pixel values having highest correlation with a pixel value of the pixel of interest are consecutively arrayed; and an image processor configured to perform image processing on the image data based on a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruyama, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20180234650
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to obtain image data generated by an image sensor forming an array pattern using color filters having mutually different spectral transmittances and to obtain a correction coefficient for correcting a difference between pixel values corresponding to a difference between a spectral sensitivity and a preset reference spectral sensitivity in a wavelength range in a pixel-of-interest; a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate an estimation value of a color component in the pixel-of-interest using a pixel value of each of pixels in surrounding pixels of a same color and the correction coefficient and configured to calculate a correction amount of the pixel value of the pixel-of-interest based on the estimation value and the correction coefficient of the pixel-of-interest; and a pixel value correction unit configured to correct the pixel value of the pixel-of-interest based on the calculated correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruyama, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10051200
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a peak image generating unit, a background image generating unit, a composing unit, and a display unit. The imaging unit images a subject to acquire RAW data. The peak image generating unit extracts peak portions from the RAW data to generate peak image data. The background image generating unit subjects the RAW data to image processing to generate background image data. The composing unit composes the peak image data with the background image data to generate composite image data. The display unit displays an image based on the composite image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Onomura, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20180186684
    Abstract: A glass substrate that achieves a high strain point while having a low devitrification temperature; and a method for producing the glass substrate. This glass substrate for a display is made of a glass comprising SiO2 and Al2O3, comprising 0% or more to less than 4% B2O3 in mass %, and substantially devoiding Sb2O3, wherein 3×BaO/(MgO+CaO+SrO) is 5 or less, MgO/(CaO+SrO) is 0.36 or greater, the devitrification temperature is 1235° C. or lower, and the strain point is 700° C. or higher. The method comprises: melting, by using at least direct electrical heating, a glass material prepared to have a predetermined composition; forming, into a flat glass sheet, the molten glass that has been melted in the melting step; and annealing the flat glass sheet, wherein a condition for cooling the flat glass sheet is controlled so as to reduce the heat shrinkage rate of the flat glass sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: AvanStrate Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu ICHIKAWA, Akihiro KOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180190675
    Abstract: Provided are: a glass substrate that achieves a high strain point while having a low devitrification temperature; and a method for producing said glass substrate. This glass substrate for a display is made of a glass comprising SiO2 and Al2O3, comprising 0% or more to less than 3% B2O3 and from 5 to 14% BaO in mass %, and substantially devoiding Sb2O3, wherein the devitrification temperature is 1235° C. or lower and the strain point is 720° C. or higher. Alternatively, this glass substrate for a display is made of a glass comprising SiO2 and Al2O3, comprising 0% or more to less than 3% B2O3, 1.8% or more MgO, and from 5 to 14% BaO in mass %, and substantially devoiding Sb2O3, wherein (SiO2+MgO+CaO)—(Al2O3+SrO+BaO) is less than 42%, the devitrification temperature is 1260° C. or lower, and the strain point is 720° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: AvanStrate Inc.
    Inventor: Manabu ICHIKAWA