Patents by Inventor Nao Tokui

Nao Tokui 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: 10937174
    Abstract: An image processing device is an image processing device configured to edit and output a video having been input. The image processing device includes a feature portion detecting unit configured to detect a feature portion from a frame incorporated in the video having been input, and a setting unit and an image generating unit configured to cause a playback speed of a frame incorporated in the video having been input and including the feature portion detected to be different from a playback speed of a frame including no feature portion detected, and output the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao Tokui, Ryuhji Kitaura
  • Patent number: 10567670
    Abstract: An image-processing device that is easily applicable even in a case where a subject is moving, and that generates an image having a suitable stereoscopic effect. An image-processing device (101) includes: a dark-part pixel extraction unit (107) that extracts one or more dark-part pixels; a dark-part pixel correction unit (108) that generates a correction image; a dark-part model generation unit (109) that generates a dark-part model on the basis of the dark-part pixels; and an image generation unit (110) that gives dark-part pixels constituting the dark-part model to the correction image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nao Tokui
  • Patent number: 10296783
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device that includes a facial organ information detection unit that detects facial organ information which is a position of a facial organ of an object from an input image, a face direction information calculation unit that calculates face direction information of the object from the facial organ information, and an arbitrary face direction image generation unit that generates an image obtained by changing the face direction of the object from the facial organ information and the face direction information, and when it is determined by the face direction information that the face is inclined, the arbitrary face direction image generation unit generates an arbitrary face direction image after conducting a correction on the face direction information based on front facial organ information which is a facial organ arrangement in the front face of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao Tokui, Ikuko Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20190139230
    Abstract: An image processing device is an image processing device configured to edit and output a video having been input. The image processing device includes a feature portion detecting unit configured to detect a feature portion from a frame incorporated in the video having been input, and a setting unit and an image generating unit configured to cause a playback speed of a frame incorporated in the video having been input and including the feature portion detected to be different from a playback speed of a frame including no feature portion detected, and output the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: NAO TOKUI, RYUHJI KITAURA
  • Publication number: 20180255235
    Abstract: To prevent an appearance of a subject included in an image after its size changing from being spoiled. A face refinement processing unit (24) processes a skin area of the subject included in at least a part of the image after its size changing by face refinement processing to a degree depending on a size change ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: NAO TOKUI
  • Publication number: 20180097982
    Abstract: An image-processing device that is easily applicable even in a case where a subject is moving, and that generates an image having a suitable stereoscopic effect. An image-processing device (101) includes: a dark-part pixel extraction unit (107) that extracts one or more dark-part pixels; a dark-part pixel correction unit (108) that generates a correction image; a dark-part model generation unit (109) that generates a dark-part model on the basis of the dark-part pixels; and an image generation unit (110) that gives dark-part pixels constituting the dark-part model to the correction image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: NAO TOKUI
  • Publication number: 20170147866
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device that includes a facial organ information detection unit that detects facial organ information which is a position of a facial organ of an object from an input image, a face direction information calculation unit that calculates face direction information of the object from the facial organ information, and an arbitrary face direction image generation unit that generates an image obtained by changing the face direction of the object from the facial organ information and the face direction information, and when it is determined by the face direction information that the face is inclined, the arbitrary face direction image generation unit generates an arbitrary face direction image after conducting a correction on the face direction information based on front facial organ information which is a facial organ arrangement in the front face of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Nao TOKUI, Ikuko TSUBAKI
  • Patent number: 9635311
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing device including a face information detection unit that detects face position information and face size information of a subject from an inputted image, a line-of-sight information calculation unit that calculates line-of-sight information of the subject, a face model generation unit that generates a face model of the subject using the face position information, the face size information, and three-dimensional facial shape template information representing a three-dimensional shape of a face, and an image generation unit that generates an image by correcting a line-of-sight direction of the subject to be directed to an imaging unit on the basis of the line-of-sight information and the face model. The line-of-sight information calculation unit calculates the line-of-sight information of the subject from the face position information and the face size information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nao Tokui
  • Publication number: 20160255303
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing device including a face information detection unit that detects face position information and face size information of a subject from an inputted image, a line-of-sight information calculation unit that calculates line-of-sight information of the subject, a face model generation unit that generates a face model of the subject using the face position information, the face size information, and three-dimensional facial shape template information representing a three-dimensional shape of a face, and an image generation unit that generates an image by correcting a line-of-sight direction of the subject to be directed to an imaging unit on the basis of the line-of-sight information and the face model. The line-of-sight information calculation unit calculates the line-of-sight information of the subject from the face position information and the face size information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Nao TOKUI
  • Publication number: 20140205185
    Abstract: With an image processing device of the present invention, the image processing device, an image pickup device, and an image display device are provided which can correct a spatial distortion generated in taking and displaying a stereoscopic image, and which can present a high-quality image with a stereoscopic feel. The image processing device comprises an information acquisition unit (20) that obtains disparity information calculated from a stereoscopic image, image-pickup condition information when the stereoscopic image is taken, and display condition information of a display unit that displays the stereoscopic image, and an image processing unit (30) that converts a disparity of the stereoscopic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nao Tokui, Kei Tokui