Patents by Inventor Yuki Asukabe
Yuki Asukabe 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: 11985420Abstract: An object is to cause a distribution of defocus amounts in a certain arbitrary region of a captured image to be displayed. A map data generation unit configured to generate defocus map data representing defocus amounts at a plurality of positions in a captured image obtained by an imaging element unit, calculated from phase difference information detected by a phase difference detection unit, and a display control unit configured to generate a defocus map image representing a distribution of defocus amounts of the captured image using the defocus map data generated by the map data generation unit and to perform display control are included.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuki Asukabe, Takahiro Kosugi
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Publication number: 20220191401Abstract: In order to perform imaging operation control in which a defocus amount and a depth of field in any certain region of a captured image are taken into consideration, a map data generation unit configured to generate defocus map data which is calculated from phase difference information detected by a phase difference detection unit and indicates defocus amounts at a plurality of positions of a captured image by an imaging element unit; and an operation control unit configured to perform imaging operation control using the defocus map data generated by the map data generation unit are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: YUKI ASUKABE, TAKAHIRO KOSUGI
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Publication number: 20220159190Abstract: An object is to cause a distribution of defocus amounts in a certain arbitrary region of a captured image to be displayed. A map data generation unit configured to generate defocus map data representing defocus amounts at a plurality of positions in a captured image obtained by an imaging element unit, calculated from phase difference information detected by a phase difference detection unit, and a display control unit configured to generate a defocus map image representing a distribution of defocus amounts of the captured image using the defocus map data generated by the map data generation unit and to perform display control are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yuki Asukabe, Takahiro Kosugi
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Patent number: 10917555Abstract: An imaging unit is configured with use of an imaging element including an image output pixel and a phase difference detection pixel. A control unit performs focus control based on image-plane phase difference information obtained using the phase difference detection pixel over a predetermined period, generates focus state change information indicating whether or not a change in a focus state is a monotonous change, and continues the focus control based on the image-plane phase difference information on the assumption of a large blur state in a case where the focus state change information indicates that a change in the focus state is a monotonous change. The control unit switches from the image-plane phase difference auto-focus operation to an auto-focus operation in a case where a change in the focus state is not a monotonous change. Thus, it becomes possible to perform a high-speed and high-quality auto-focus operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Asukabe, Tomoyuki Minami
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Patent number: 10868978Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an adjustment unit that adjusts any one of a background image which is a far-infrared image showing a background that does not include an object and a target image which is a far-infrared image showing the object, on the basis of a time change model of an observation pixel value, and an extraction unit that extracts a target region including the object in the target image on the basis of a result of comparison between the background image and the target image after the adjustment is performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Ito, Hideki Oyaizu, Yuki Asukabe, Masayuki Yokoyama, Makibi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10853648Abstract: State information corresponding to a subject on a visible light image, such as temperature information and sound field information, is acquired from state information indicating a subject state not indicated on the visible light image by an information acquisition unit. An effect processing unit performs an effect process on the visible light image on the basis of the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit. In the effect process, an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type and temperature of the subject and an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type of a sound source and the volume of a sound.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Oyaizu, Makibi Nakamura, Atsushi Ito, Yuki Asukabe, Masayuki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20200077030Abstract: An imaging unit 31 is configured with use of an imaging element including an image output pixel and a phase difference detection pixel. A control unit 50 performs focus control based on image-plane phase difference information obtained using the phase difference detection pixel over a predetermined period, generates focus state change information indicating whether or not a change in a focus state is a monotonous change, and continues the focus control based on the image-plane phase difference information on the assumption of a large blur state in a case where the focus state change information indicates that a change in the focus state is a monotonous change. Furthermore, the control unit switches from the image-plane phase difference auto-focus operation to an auto-focus operation of, for example, a contrast method, on the assumption of a low-contrast state in a case where a change in the focus state is not a monotonous change.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: YUKI ASUKABE, TOMOYUKI MINAMI
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Publication number: 20190316966Abstract: [Object] To improve detection precision of a subject at a lower cost. [Solution] Provided is an image processing device including: a plurality of detection units configured to detect respective detection regions indicating temperatures within mutually different setting temperature ranges from a far-infrared image; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined subject is shown in the far-infrared image on the basis of a positional relation between the plurality of detected detection regions and modeling which regulates the positional relation in a case in which the predetermined subject is shown in the far-infrared image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: MASAYUKI YOKOYAMA, YUKI ASUKABE, ATSUSHI ITO, HIDEKI OYAIZU
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Publication number: 20190313035Abstract: [Object] To extract a target region for a far-infrared image with a high level of accuracy. [Solution] Provided is an image processing device including: an adjustment unit that adjusts any one of a background image which is a far-infrared image showing a background that does not include an object and a target image which is a far-infrared image showing the object, on the basis of a time change model of an observation pixel value; and an extraction unit that extracts a target region including the object in the target image on the basis of a result of comparison between the background image and the target image after the adjustment is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: ATSUSHI ITO, HIDEKI OYAIZU, YUKI ASUKABE, MASAYUKI YOKOYAMA, MAKIBI NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20190171882Abstract: State information corresponding to a subject on a visible light image, such as temperature information and sound field information, is acquired from state information indicating a subject state not indicated on the visible light image by an information acquisition unit 21. An effect processing unit 22 performs an effect process on the visible light image on the basis of the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit 21. In the effect process, an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type and temperature of the subject and an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type of a sound source and the volume of a sound. The effect process according to the state information is performed on the visible light image, such that the reality can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: HIDEKI OYAIZU, MAKIBI NAKAMURA, ATSUSHI ITO, YUKI ASUKABE, MASAYUKI YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 9392183Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a second curtain that permits the incidence of light on the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the pixels earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and an operation selecting unit that selects one of a mechanical shutter operation performed by the traveling of the first curtain and the second curtain and an electronic shutter operation performed by the first curtain and the reset unit depending on a slit width formed by the first curtain and the second curtain or a slit width formed by the first curtain and the reset-scanning of the reset unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yuki Asukabe
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Publication number: 20150116584Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a second curtain that permits the incidence of light on the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the pixels earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and an operation selecting unit that selects one of a mechanical shutter operation performed by the traveling of the first curtain and the second curtain and an electronic shutter operation performed by the first curtain and the reset unit depending on a slit width formed by the first curtain and the second curtain or a slit width formed by the first curtain and the reset-scanning of the reset unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki ASUKABE
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Patent number: 8964075Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a second curtain that permits the incidence of light on the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the pixels earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and an operation selecting unit that selects one of a mechanical shutter operation performed by the traveling of the first curtain and the second curtain and an electronic shutter operation performed by the first curtain and the reset unit depending on a slit width formed by the first curtain and the second curtain or a slit width formed by the first curtain and the reset-scanning of the reset unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki Asukabe
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Patent number: 8786743Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and a correction controller that corrects a line reset-scanning time of the reset unit on the basis of a movement amount of the imaging device having been made to move on the basis of a camera shake detection result.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki Asukabe
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Patent number: 8325268Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processing circuit. The image processing circuit is configured by an image processing portion for performing an image process on a first image so as to generate a third image, an image composing portion for composing the first image and the third image, and an addition-ratio calculating portion for calculating a degree of composition of a composing process between the first image and the third image by the image composing portion based on a difference signal from a difference calculating portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Asukabe, Yukio Mori, Yasuhachi Hamamoto
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Publication number: 20120147234Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a second curtain that permits the incidence of light on the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the pixels earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and an operation selecting unit that selects one of a mechanical shutter operation performed by the traveling of the first curtain and the second curtain and an electronic shutter operation performed by the first curtain and the reset unit depending on a slit width formed by the first curtain and the second curtain or a slit width formed by the first curtain and the reset-scanning of the reset unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki ASUKABE
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Publication number: 20120147201Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels; a first curtain that travels to block incidence of light on the imaging device; a reset unit that sequentially reset-scans lines of the imaging device earlier than the traveling of the first curtain; and a correction controller that corrects a line reset-scanning time of the reset unit on the basis of a movement amount of the imaging device having been made to move on the basis of a camera shake detection result.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuki ASUKABE
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Publication number: 20090167928Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processing circuit. The image processing circuit is configured by an image processing portion for performing an image process on a first image so as to generate a third image, an image composing portion for composing the first image and the third image, and an addition-ratio calculating portion for calculating a degree of composition of a composing process between the first image and the third image by the image composing portion based on a difference signal from a difference calculating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Asukabe, Yukio Mori, Yasuhachi Hamamoto