Patents by Inventor Shuji Ono

Shuji Ono 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: 10038856
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging optical system that includes a first optical system and a second optical system having a common optical axis and having different focal lengths, an imaging element that includes a first sensor group selectively receiving light passing the first optical system and a second sensor group selectively receiving light passing the second optical system, and an image compositing unit that generates a first generated image by performing registration on a plurality of first captured images captured in different states of an optical axis L of the first optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of first captured images and that generates a second generated image by performing registration on a plurality of second captured images captured in different states of the optical axis L of the second optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of second captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Patent number: 10027918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging device including a multi-lens including a central optical system (wide-angle lens) and an annular optical system (telescopic lens) which have a common optical axis, an image sensor, and an array lens provided on the incidence surface side of the image sensor and including microlenses (pupil imaging lens). In a preferred aspect of the present invention, two images having different characteristics are generated based on a pupil image of each unit block including 3×3 light reception cells assigned to each of the microlenses of the array lens. The unit block has eight surrounding light reception cells that correspond to one of the two images, and the eight surrounding light reception cells in the unit block are configured to output RGB pixel signals in all wavelength regions necessary for generating this one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Patent number: 10015420
    Abstract: The type of lens attached to the lens attaching portion is determined. In a case of the multiple-property lens being attached to the lens attaching portion, a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of areas is generated. In a case of the typical lens being attached thereto, one image is generated from imaging signals of all pixels of the directional sensor. In the case of the multiple-property lens being attached to the lens attaching portion, performed is correction of removing, from an image generated in correspondence with one area of the plurality of areas, influence of a luminous flux passing an area other than the one area. In the case of the typical lens being attached thereto, a difference in sensitivity for each pixel of a plurality of types of pixels is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Publication number: 20180158195
    Abstract: An imaging device, an imaging method, a program, and a non-transitory recording medium capable of easily coping with interference and suppressing an increase in cost due to countermeasures for preventing the interference such as providing a light shielding band are provided. In an imaging device according to an aspect of the present invention, an imaging unit includes an imaging optical system including a first optical system and a second optical system provided in a different area and having different imaging characteristics, and a directivity sensor, and first and second true movement vectors in first and second images are extracted on the basis of first and second possibilities of movement vectors calculated according to first and second movement vectors that are detected movement vectors of a subject in first and second images obtained via the first and second optical systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20180152610
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises: an imaging optical-system that includes a first optical-system and a second optical-system having imaging characteristics different from each other and being arranged concentrically; and an image sensor that has a plurality of pixels composed of photoelectric conversion elements two-dimensionally arranged, respectively pupil-divides light incident through the optical-systems, and selectively receives the light by the pixels. With the imaging apparatus, the light amount of the light incident on the image sensor through each of the optical-systems is adjusted, and interference is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20180136437
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lens device that is configured such that a first optical-system and a second optical-system are combined to be concentric and that is capable of individually adjusting the light-amount of each optical-system and individually performing focus adjustment on each optical-system. The lens device, which is configured such that the optical-systems are combined to be concentric, comprises a first stop that adjusts a light-amount of the first optical-system and a second stop that adjusts a light-amount of the second optical-system. Thereby, it is possible to adjust individually the light-amounts of the optical-systems. Further, the first optical-system is provided to be movable along the optical axis L together with the first stop, and the second optical-system is provided to be movable along the optical axis L together with the second stop. Thereby, it is possible to individually perform focus adjustment on the optical-systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Patent number: 9924084
    Abstract: An auto-tracking imaging apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the invention includes: an imaging optical system that is formed of a central optical system, which is a wide-angle optical system disposed on a common optical axis, and an annular optical system which is a telephoto optical system disposed on the common optical axis; a directional sensor that respectively pupil-divides rays incident through the wide-angle and telephoto optical systems so as to selectively receive the rays; a panning/tilting mechanism; an object detection section that detects a tracking target object on the basis of at least a wide-angle image in wide-angle and telephoto images acquired from the directional sensor by an image acquisition section; and a panning/tilting control section that controls the panning/tilting mechanism on the basis of information about a position of the object, which is detected by the object detection section, in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Publication number: 20170289461
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging optical system that includes a first optical system and a second optical system having a common optical axis and having different focal lengths, an imaging element that includes a first sensor group selectively receiving light passing the first optical system and a second sensor group selectively receiving light passing the second optical system, and an image compositing unit that generates a first generated image by performing registration on a plurality of first captured images captured in different states of an optical axis L of the first optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of first captured images and that generates a second generated image by performing registration on a plurality of second captured images captured in different states of the optical axis L of the second optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of second captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170257581
    Abstract: The imaging device includes a multiple-property lens that includes a first area having a first property and a second area having a second property different from the first property, an image sensor in which a first light receiving element 25A having a first microlens and a second light receiving element 25B having a second microlens having a different focusing degree from the first microlens are two-dimensionally arranged, and a crosstalk removal processing unit that removes a crosstalk component from each of a first crosstalk image acquired from the first light receiving element 25A of the image sensor and a second crosstalk image acquired from the second light receiving element to generate a first image and a second image respectively having the first property and the second property of the multiple-property lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170237967
    Abstract: The imaging device includes a multiple-property lens that includes a first area having a first property and a second area having a second property different from the first property, an image sensor in which a first light receiving element 25A having a first microlens and a second light receiving element 25B having a second microlens having a different image forming magnification from the first microlens are two-dimensionally arranged, and a crosstalk removal processing unit that removes a crosstalk component from each of a first crosstalk image acquired from the first light receiving element 25A of the image sensor and a second crosstalk image acquired from the second light receiving element to generate a first image and a second image respectively having the first property and the second property of the multiple-property lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170230594
    Abstract: The type of lens attached to the lens attaching portion is determined. In a case of the multiple-property lens being attached to the lens attaching portion, a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of areas is generated. In a case of the typical lens being attached thereto, one image is generated from imaging signals of all pixels of the directional sensor. In the case of the multiple-property lens being attached to the lens attaching portion, performed is correction of removing, from an image generated in correspondence with one area of the plurality of areas, influence of a luminous flux passing an area other than the one area. In the case of the typical lens being attached thereto, a difference in sensitivity for each pixel of a plurality of types of pixels is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170230595
    Abstract: The imaging device includes a multiple-property lens that includes a first area having a first property and a second area having a second property different from the first property, an image sensor in which a first light receiving element 25A and a second light receiving element 25B having a different opening size of a light receiving section from the first light receiving element 25A are two-dimensionally arranged, and a crosstalk removal processing unit that removes a crosstalk component from each of a first crosstalk image acquired from the first light receiving element 25A of the image sensor and a second crosstalk image acquired from the second light receiving element to generate a first image and a second image respectively having the first property and the second property of the multiple-property lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Patent number: 9723292
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a multifocal main lens having different focal distances for a plurality of regions, an image sensor having a plurality of pixels configured of two-dimensionally arranged photoelectric converting elements, a multifocal lens array having a plurality of microlens groups at different focal distances disposed on an incident plane side of the image sensor, and an image obtaining device which obtains from the image sensor, a plurality of images for each of the focal distances obtained by combining the multifocal main lens and the plurality of microlens groups at different focal distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono
  • Publication number: 20170155821
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging optical system that includes a first optical system and a second optical system having independent characteristics; an imaging element that includes plural light-receiving sensors that pupil-split light passed through a corresponding optical system among the first optical system and the second optical system to receive the light; an image generation unit that generates a first captured image from an imaging signal output from the light-receiving sensors corresponding to the first optical system and generates a second captured image from an imaging signal output from the light-receiving sensors corresponding to the second optical system; a focus adjustment unit that adjusts a focus state of each of the first optical system and the second optical system in an independent manner; and a focus controller that controls the focus adjustment unit based on importance degree information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170146888
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens hood and an imaging device in which a lens hood can be reduced in length while light unnecessary to pick up an image is blocked and the blocking of an effective light beam necessary to pick up an image can be minimized. A lens hood, which blocks unnecessary light to be incident on a telephoto lens, according to an aspect of the invention includes a first light blocking wall that forms a cylindrical outermost periphery, and a concentric second light blocking wall that partitions an internal space of the first light blocking wall into a plurality of spaces. Each of the first and second light blocking walls is provided in parallel to the traveling direction of an effective light beam used to form a subject image within an angle of view of the telephoto lens, and blocks unnecessary light other than the effective light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Patent number: 9633297
    Abstract: Provided are an IC module, an IC card, and an IC module substrate that can reduce the manufacturing cost without degrading the external appearance of a contact terminal. An IC module includes a contact terminal (10) provided on a front surface (1a) of a base member (1) and having a contact surface, for contact with an external terminal, formed of a gold plating layer (14); an IC chip (55) attached to a back surface (1b) of the base member (1); a conductive member (a wire (60), a first conductive layer (20), and a second conductive layer (30)) connecting the IC chip (55) and the contact terminal (10) to each other through a through hole (3) opened at the front surface (1a) and the back surface (1b) of the base member (1); and an insulating surface material (40) partially covering the front surface (1a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hosaka, Seiji Yodokawa, Shuji Ono, Takehiko Moriya
  • Publication number: 20170104929
    Abstract: An imaging device according to an aspect of the invention includes an imaging optical system (12) having a wide-angle optical system and a telephoto optical system which are provided in different regions, a directional sensor (17) that has a plurality of pixels including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged, pupil-divides light beams which are incident through the wide-angle optical system and the telephoto optical system, and selectively receives the beams, a pan/tilt mechanism (32) that moves a direction of an imaging optical axis of the telephoto optical system with respect to a direction of an imaging optical axis of the wide-angle optical system, and an image acquisition unit (22) that acquires a wide-angle image received from the directional sensor (17) through the wide-angle optical system and a telephoto image received from the directional sensor (17) through the telephoto optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170098322
    Abstract: An image display device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes a display controller controlling display of an image in a display unit. The display controller simultaneously displays a first image and a second image on the display unit, allows a position of a display target image of the first image in the display unit to be coincident with a position of a display target image of the second image in the display unit, and sets a first image display region in which the first image is displayed is narrower than a second image display region in which the second image is displayed in the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Publication number: 20170099436
    Abstract: In a preferred aspect of the invention, an imaging optical system having a wide-angle optical system and a telephoto optical system which are provided in different regions is provided. A directional sensor that has a plurality of pixels including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged pupil-divides light beams which are incident through the wide-angle optical system and the telephoto optical system, and selectively receives the light beams. An image acquisition unit acquires a wide-angle image received from the directional sensor through the wide-angle optical system and a telephoto image received from the directional sensor through the telephoto optical system. The directions of the imaging optical axes of the wide-angle optical system and the telephoto optical system of the imaging optical system are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji ONO
  • Patent number: D804563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Ono