Patents by Inventor Satoshi Numata
Satoshi Numata 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: 9514524Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device, which includes circuitry configured to detect a size of a face from a captured image. The circuitry is also configured to identify a distortion correction parameter which varies according to a size of the detected face. The circuitry is also configured to correct a distortion of the face within the captured image by utilizing the distortion correction parameter identified based on the size of the detected face from the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Tohru Kurata, Satoshi Numata
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Publication number: 20160253791Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device, which includes circuitry configured to detect a size of a face from a captured image. The circuitry is also configured to identify a distortion correction parameter which varies according to a size of the detected face. The circuitry is also configured to correct a distortion of the face within the captured image by utilizing the distortion correction parameter identified based on the size of the detected face from the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tohru KURATA, Satoshi NUMATA
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Patent number: 9361671Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a detection unit, a strength determination unit, and a processor. The detection unit is configured to detect at least one area in an image. The strength determination unit is configured to determine strength of processing for a unit of processing of the image, based on a distance between a location of the area being detected by the detection unit and a location of the unit of processing of the image. The processor is configured to perform the processing on the image, per the unit of processing, at the strength being determined by the strength determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Numata, Hiroaki Ebi, Akira Tokuse
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Publication number: 20150092087Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a detection unit, a strength determination unit, and a processor. The detection unit is configured to detect at least one area in an image. The strength determination unit is configured to determine strength of processing for a unit of processing of the image, based on a distance between a location of the area being detected by the detection unit and a location of the unit of processing of the image. The processor is configured to perform the processing on the image, per the unit of processing, at the strength being determined by the strength determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Satoshi NUMATA, Hiroaki EBI, Akira TOKUSE
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Publication number: 20140286593Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image obtained using a motion vector indicating motion between frames and a second image used as a reference image to obtain the motion vector; and an image generator configured to generate a third image by blending the first image with the second image by a predetermined blending ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi NUMATA
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Patent number: 8704901Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a motion compensation section which compensates motion between a target image and a reference image, an image compositing section which generates a composited image by compositing the target image and the reference image, the motion therebetween having been compensated, and a spatial filtering section which performs spatial filtering of the composited image. The spatial filtering section may perform spatial filtering of the composited image by using an ?-filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Numata, Nobuyuki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20130342736Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a noise-removed image generation unit which, on the basis of an input image and a reduced image obtained by reducing the input image at predetermined magnification, generates a noise-removed image with noise in the input image removed; and a corrected image generation unit which generates, from the noise-removed image, a high-frequency component image primarily having a frequency component of the noise-removed image in the same band as a frequency component to be removed by band limitation in the reduction at the predetermined magnification and generates an edge-corrected image on the basis of the noise-removed image and the high-frequency component image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi NUMATA
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Patent number: 8542298Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including a detection section which detects motion of the image processing device, a blend ratio calculation section which calculates a blend ratio of a first motion compensation image to a second motion compensation image, the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image being determined from a first motion vector and a second motion vector each indicating motion between frames, respectively, based on the motion of the image processing device detected by the detection section, a blend section which generates a motion compensation image by blending the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image in accordance with the blend ratio calculated by the blend ratio calculation section, and an addition section which adds the motion compensation image generated by the blend section to a target image.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Inventors: Satoshi Numata, Takashi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20120169892Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including a detection section which detects motion of the image processing device, a blend ratio calculation section which calculates a blend ratio of a first motion compensation image to a second motion compensation image, the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image being determined from a first motion vector and a second motion vector each indicating motion between frames, respectively, based on the motion of the image processing device detected by the detection section, a blend section which generates a motion compensation image by blending the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image in accordance with the blend ratio calculated by the blend ratio calculation section, and an addition section which adds the motion compensation image generated by the blend section to a target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi NUMATA, Takashi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20120169894Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a motion compensation section which compensates motion between a target image and a reference image, an image compositing section which generates a composited image by compositing the target image and the reference image, the motion therebetween having been compensated, and a spatial filtering section which performs spatial filtering of the composited image. The spatial filtering section may perform spatial filtering of the composited image by using an ?-filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi NUMATA, Nobuyuki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20120169900Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processor that calculates a motion vector between image data of a target frame and image data of a reference frame in units of a block, and a reference frame image memory that retains image data of a past frame as the image data of the reference frame. Furthermore, the image processing device includes a primary memory that retains a matching processing range of the reference frame in calculation by the image processor, and a secondary memory that reads out and retains image data of a desired range from the image data of the reference frame stored in the reference frame image memory. The secondary memory reads out data of the matching processing range from the retained image data and supplies the read data to the primary memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Satoshi NUMATA
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Publication number: 20120170656Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing section adapted to calculate a motion vector of an image signal between a plurality of frames; a first control section adapted to programmably control the image processing section to execute motion detection; and a second control section adapted to control the first image processing section in a processing state determined in advance to execute motion detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi NUMATA, Takashi OGASAWARA, Junichi AOKI
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Patent number: 8199805Abstract: Described herein is an image processing apparatus for calculating a motion vector between two screen images including a target screen image and a reference screen image, including: a base face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section; a reduction face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section; first and second base face search range determination sections; and a selection section configured to select a calculation section to be used from among the base face motion vector calculation section, high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section, reduction face motion vector calculation section and high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section and select whether the first or second base face search range determination section should be used and then select, where use of any of the determination sections is determined, a determination section to be used from between the determinatType: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Numata, Tohru Kurata, Kimitaka Wada
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Publication number: 20090103621Abstract: Described herein is an image processing apparatus for calculating a motion vector between two screen images including a target screen image and a reference screen image, including: a base face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section; a reduction face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section; first and second base face search range determination sections; and a selection section configured to select a calculation section to be used from among the base face motion vector calculation section, high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section, reduction face motion vector calculation section and high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section and select whether the first or second base face search range determination section should be used and then select, where use of any of the determination sections is determined, a determination section to be used from between the determinatType: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Numata, Tohru Kurata, Kimitaka Wada
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Publication number: 20090073277Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided wherein a plurality of reference blocks of a size equal to that of a target block which has a predetermined size and includes a plurality of pixels set to a predetermined position in a target screen are set in a search range set on a reference screen and a motion vector is detected based on a positional displacement amount, on the screen, of that one of the reference blocks which has the highest correlation to the target block from the target block, comprising, a compression section, a first storage section, a decompression decoding section, a second storage section, and a mathematical operation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Numata, Tohru Kurata, Koji Ozaki
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Patent number: 6679821Abstract: A centrifugal separator includes an input section for allowing a user to enter operating conditions of a centrifugal separation of a sample accommodated in a rotor driven by a motor. A memory of the centrifugal separator stores a user ID code and a corresponding user name which are registered in advance by the user. Operation of the centrifugal separator is allowed when a user ID code entered through the input section agrees with the registered user ID code.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2000Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Hitachi Koko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Numata, Noriyasu Matsufuji, Hisanobu Oyama, Mitsutoshi Yotsuyanagi, Kazuyoshi Tokunaga, Kahoru Takahashi
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Patent number: 6204627Abstract: A transformer outputs different (high or low) secondary voltages. A switch outputs high or low secondary voltage according to a mode signal. An electric power converter including a rectifying circuit and a switching circuit either charges a smoothing capacitor with an output of the switch or discharges the smoothing capacitor to supply a regenerative current toward the transformer with a power fact improved. An phase signal generation circuit generates PWM or PAM phase signals in accordance with the mode signal. An inverter circuit generates driving signals supplied to the motor in response to the phase signals from power from the smoothing capacitor. A mode determining circuit determines one of modes to generate the mode signal in accordance with a speed command signal and acceleration/deceleration which is indicated by the rotating speed signal and the rotating speed command signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Watanabe, Masahiro Inaniwa, Noriyasu Matsufuji, Satoshi Numata, Takahiro Fujimaki
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Patent number: 5917688Abstract: A centrifugal apparatus is disclosed which includes a rotor, a motor, a speed signal generator, including a disc having alternate reflective and non-reflective stripes, for generating a rotating speed signal of the rotor, a microprocessor (mpu), an analog processing circuit. The rotating speed of the rotor is judged by both the microprocessor and the analog processing circuit including a F/V converter and a voltage comparator independently, so that an overspeed condition is prevented. The mpu may further detect a motor rotating speed and compare the variation in the rotating speed signal of the rotor and the rotating speed of the motor. If the difference exceeds a reference, the mpu stops the rotor. Another disc of which reflective strip is replaced by a non reflective strip may be provided to the rotor and a pulse compensation circuit for compensating the lack of the pulse in the rotating speed signal is also provided. This type of the disc is provided to distinguish the types of these rotors.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuharu Kido, Satoshi Numata, Koji Unno
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Patent number: 5871435Abstract: A processor (9) within an apparatus for managing a centrifuge by operation results (8) identifies an ID card of a user who operates a centrifuge (1) through a card reader (12). Further, a rotation signal (7) that will serve as operation result data of the centrifuge is received through a counter (10), and a rotation start time and a rotation stop time of a drive section (3) are read by a real-time clock. Still further, the processor (9) calculates the operation result data, displays the calculated data on a display section (16), stores the operation result data in a memory (15), and outputs the operation result data to a printer (13) as may be required by the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1996Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Numata, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Koji Unno
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Patent number: 5264584Abstract: Novel dialkoxymethylimidazolidine derivatives of the formula (1) ##STR1## are described. Also, a preparation process of the derivatives and insecticidal compositions comprising the same are set forth.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1992Date of Patent: November 23, 1993Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kodaka, Katsutoshi Kinoshita, Michihiko Nakaya, Koichi Ebihara, Shirou Shiraishi, Eiichi Yamada, Satoshi Numata