Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki Kita
Mitsuaki Kita 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).
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Patent number: 11470247Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system for enabling reduction in a load by enabling selective arithmetic processing in performing imaging without using an imaging lens. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection image output from an imaging element that receives incident light incident without through an imaging lens, and restoration information including setting information set by a user and to be used to generate a restoration image from the detection image, a restoration processing unit configured to perform restoration processing of generating the restoration image using the detection image and the restoration information, and an output control unit configured to control an output of the restoration image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a device or a system that restores a detection image captured by a lensless camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Miyatani, Mitsuaki Kita, Takayoshi Hirai, Yuto Ishizu
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Patent number: 11431911Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a signal processing device capable of expanding an application range of the imaging device. An imaging device includes an imaging element that includes one or more pixel output units that receive incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and outputs a detection signal set including one or more detection signals, and a communication unit that transmits imaging data including the detection signal set and position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude to a communication device by wireless communication. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a monitoring system and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki Kita, Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Publication number: 20210014412Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system for enabling reduction in a load by enabling selective arithmetic processing in performing imaging without using an imaging lens. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection image output from an imaging element that receives incident light incident without through an imaging lens, and restoration information including setting information set by a user and to be used to generate a restoration image from the detection image, a restoration processing unit configured to perform restoration processing of generating the restoration image using the detection image and the restoration information, and an output control unit configured to control an output of the restoration image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a device or a system that restores a detection image captured by a lensless camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORAATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Mitsuaki KITA, Takayoshi HIRAI, Yuto ISHIZU
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Publication number: 20200358959Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a signal processing device capable of expanding an application range of the imaging device. An imaging device includes an imaging element that includes one or more pixel output units that receive incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and outputs a detection signal set including one or more detection signals, and a communication unit that transmits imaging data including the detection signal set and position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude to a communication device by wireless communication. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a monitoring system and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: MITSUAKI KITA, YOSHITAKA MIYATANI
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Patent number: 10715753Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup element and an electronic apparatus each of which enables a phase difference in an arbitrary direction to be properly detected. A solid-state image pickup element as a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a pixel array, and a plurality of AD conversion portions. The pixel array is partitioned into a plurality of pixel blocks each including a normal pixel and a pixel for phase difference detection. The plurality of AD conversion portions correspond to the respective plurality of pixel blocks, and AD-convert pixel signals based on a plurality of pixels included in the corresponding pixel block. In this case, the pixel for phase difference detection included in one pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks, and the pixel for phase difference detection included in the other pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks are arranged in positions corresponding to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuaki Kita
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Publication number: 20190141256Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup element and an electronic apparatus each of which enables a phase difference in an arbitrary direction to be properly detected. A solid-state image pickup element as a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a pixel array, and a plurality of AD conversion portions. The pixel array is partitioned into a plurality of pixel blocks each including a normal pixel and a pixel for phase difference detection. The plurality of AD conversion portions correspond to the respective plurality of pixel blocks, and AD-convert pixel signals based on a plurality of pixels included in the corresponding pixel block. In this case, the pixel for phase difference detection included in one pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks, and the pixel for phase difference detection included in the other pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks are arranged in positions corresponding to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: MITSUAKI KITA
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Patent number: 10244158Abstract: There is provided an image sensor including: a control unit configured to control pixels in a manner that a readout of a focus pixel signal from a focus detection pixel used for focusing and a readout of a main pixel signal from a pixel used for image generation are conducted independently; and an output unit configured to output the focus pixel signal and the main pixel signal independently from each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Fujii, Daisuke Miyakoshi, Kenzaburo Seki, Mitsuaki Kita
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Publication number: 20180077337Abstract: There is provided an image sensor including: a control unit configured to control pixels in a manner that a readout of a focus pixel signal from a focus detection pixel used for focusing and a readout of a main pixel signal from a pixel used for image generation are conducted independently; and an output unit configured to output the focus pixel signal and the main pixel signal independently from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi FUJII, Daisuke MIYAKOSHI, Kenzaburo SEKI, Mitsuaki KITA
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Patent number: 8749695Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image generation pixel including a light receiving element generating a signal for generating an image; a phase-difference detection pixel including a light receiving element generating a signal for performing in-focus determination by phase difference detection; and a holding section holding the signal generated by the light receiving element in the image generation pixel and disposed in an area where subject light is shielded by a light shielding layer in the phase-difference detection pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mitsuaki Kita
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Patent number: 8634002Abstract: An image processing device includes an input unit which inputs image data that is generated by an imaging element including specific pixels, first image generation pixels that are the image generation pixels adjacent to the specific pixels, and second image generation pixels that are the image generation pixels not adjacent to the specific pixels, and includes a luminance value generated by each of the pixels, and a color mixture correction unit which corrects color mixture such that a change value of luminance caused by light leaked from the specific pixels to the first image generation pixels is calculated based on luminance values of each of specific pixels adjacent to the first image generation pixels and correction of color mixture to the first image generation pixels caused by the leaked light is performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mitsuaki Kita
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Patent number: 8576315Abstract: An imaging device including: image generation pixels generating signals for image generation; and phase difference detection pixels generating signals for focus alignment determination by phase difference detection is disclosed. The first lines where the image generation pixels are arranged in a specific direction and second lines where the phase difference detection pixels are arranged in the specific direction are alternately arranged in a direction perpendicular to the specific direction. The image generation pixels and the phase difference detection pixels are alternately arranged so that the image generation pixels constituting the first line and the phase difference detection pixels constituting the second line adjacent to the first line overlap by portions thereof in the perpendicular direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuaki Kita, Manabu Kubo
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Patent number: 8237812Abstract: Imaging signal obtained through exposure for divided exposure times is A/D converted to digital imaging signal. Dark current component is subtracted from the digital imaging signal. The result of subtraction is accumulated and stored in a first memory. Next, exposure for divided exposure times is performed with the imaging device shielded from light. The obtained imaging signal is A/D converted to digital imaging signal. Dark current component is subtracted from the digital imaging signal. The result of subtraction is accumulated and stored sequentially in a second memory. The digital imaging signal stored in the second memory is subtracted from the digital imaging signal stored in the first memory. Then the result of subtraction is output. The word length allocated to one pixel in the first and second memories is longer than the word length of one A/D converted pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuaki Kita, Nobuyuki Sato, Masashi Wakatsuki, Shinya Ishibashi, Jun Minakuti, Takahiro Koyama
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Publication number: 20120188425Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image generation pixel including a light receiving element generating a signal for generating an image; a phase-difference detection pixel including a light receiving element generating a signal for performing in-focus determination by phase difference detection; and a holding section holding the signal generated by the light receiving element in the image generation pixel and disposed in an area where subject light is shielded by a light shielding layer in the phase-difference detection pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Mitsuaki KITA
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Publication number: 20120147238Abstract: An imaging device including: image generation pixels generating signals for image generation; and phase difference detection pixels generating signals for focus alignment determination by phase difference detection is disclosed. The first lines where the image generation pixels are arranged in a specific direction and second lines where the phase difference detection pixels are arranged in the specific direction are alternately arranged in a direction perpendicular to the specific direction. The image generation pixels and the phase difference detection pixels are alternately arranged so that the image generation pixels constituting the first line and the phase difference detection pixels constituting the second line adjacent to the first line overlap by portions thereof in the perpendicular direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuaki KITA, Manabu Kubo
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Publication number: 20120105688Abstract: An image processing device includes an input unit which inputs image data that is generated by an imaging element including specific pixels, first image generation pixels that are the image generation pixels adjacent to the specific pixels, and second image generation pixels that are the image generation pixels not adjacent to the specific pixels, and includes a luminance value generated by each of the pixels, and a color mixture correction unit which corrects color mixture such that a change value of luminance caused by light leaked from the specific pixels to the first image generation pixels is calculated based on luminance values of each of specific pixels adjacent to the first image generation pixels and correction of color mixture to the first image generation pixels caused by the leaked light is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Mitsuaki KITA
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Patent number: 8120677Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present invention is arranged with an OB level difference correcting unit for performing a process by sectionalizing a vertical pre-stage OB unit to a first region positioned on a side opposite to an effective pixel unit along a vertical transfer direction and a second region positioned on the effective pixel unit side and read out after the first region, and calculating a correction amount for correcting the OB level difference using a signal corresponding to a dark current obtained from the first region, and a correction table described with a relationship of a signal corresponding to the dark current generated in the vertical pre-stage OB unit and an OB level difference which is a difference between a black level in the vertical pre-stage OB unit and a black level of an image signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinji Ukita, Mitsuaki Kita
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Publication number: 20100182451Abstract: Imaging signal obtained through exposure for divided exposure times is A/D converted to digital imaging signal. Dark current component is subtracted from the digital imaging signal. The result of subtraction is accumulated and stored in a first memory. Next, exposure for divided exposure times is performed with the imaging device shielded from light. The obtained imaging signal is A/D converted to digital imaging signal. Dark current component is subtracted from the digital imaging signal. The result of subtraction is accumulated and stored sequentially in a second memory. The digital imaging signal stored in the second memory is subtracted from the digital imaging signal stored in the first memory. Then the result of subtraction is output. The word length allocated to one pixel in the first and second memories is longer than the word length of one A/D converted pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki Kita, Nobuyuki Sato, Masashi Wakatsuki, Shinya Ishibashi, Jun Minakuti, Takahiro Koyama
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Publication number: 20100060768Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present invention is arranged with an OB level difference correcting unit for performing a process by sectionalizing a vertical pre-stage OB unit to a first region positioned on a side opposite to an effective pixel unit along a vertical transfer direction and a second region positioned on the effective pixel unit side and read out after the first region, and calculating a correction amount for correcting the OB level difference using a signal corresponding to a dark current obtained from the first region, and a correction table described with a relationship of a signal corresponding to the dark current generated in the vertical pre-stage OB unit and an OB level difference which is a difference between a black level in the vertical pre-stage OB unit and a black level of an image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: SHINJI UKITA, MITSUAKI KITA