Patents by Inventor Akira Tokuse
Akira Tokuse 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: 11483481Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging at least a part of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where at least a part of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including two or more pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Tokuse, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Noriaki Kozuka
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Patent number: 11368609Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging surroundings of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where surroundings of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including a plurality of pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Tokuse, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Noriaki Kozuka
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Patent number: 10979639Abstract: The present disclosure includes an imaging control apparatus, an imaging control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The imaging control apparatus including a controller having a state detection unit and a mode processing instruction unit. The state detection unit configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensor, detect an imaging environment of an imaging apparatus becoming a first state, and detect a transition of the imaging environment from the first state to a second state based at least in part on the sensing signal. The mode processing instruction unit configured to instruct a first imaging operation in a first mode on a basis of detection of the imaging environment of the imaging apparatus becoming the first state, and instruct a second imaging operation in a second mode on a basis of detection of the transition of the imaging environment from the first state to the second state.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaya Kinoshita, Kentaro Matsukura, Akira Tokuse
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Patent number: 10944899Abstract: An image processing device uses a first image captured by a first lens with an unknown focal length and a second image captured by a second lens with a known focal length to calculate the focal length of the first lens.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichi Asajima, Akira Tokuse
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Publication number: 20200314306Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging surroundings of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where surroundings of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including a plurality of pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira TOKUSE, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Noriaki KOZUKA
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Publication number: 20200260012Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging at least a part of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where at least a part of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including two or more pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira TOKUSE, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Noriaki KOZUKA
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Publication number: 20200186713Abstract: The present disclosure includes an imaging control apparatus, an imaging control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The imaging control apparatus including a controller having a state detection unit and a mode processing instruction unit. The state detection unit configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensor, detect an imaging environment of an imaging apparatus becoming a first state, and detect a transition of the imaging environment from the first state to a second state based at least in part on the sensing signal. The mode processing instruction unit configured to instruct a first imaging operation in a first mode on a basis of detection of the imaging environment of the imaging apparatus becoming the first state, and instruct a second imaging operation in a second mode on a basis of detection of the transition of the imaging environment from the first state to the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Masaya Kinoshita, Kentaro Matsukura, Akira Tokuse
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Patent number: 10587804Abstract: The present disclosure includes an imaging control apparatus, an imaging control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The imaging control apparatus including a controller having a state detection unit and a mode processing instruction unit. The state detection unit configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensor, detect an imaging environment of an imaging apparatus becoming a first state, and detect a transition of the imaging environment from the first state to a second state based at least in part on the sensing signal. The mode processing instruction unit configured to instruct a first imaging operation in a first mode on a basis of detection of the imaging environment of the imaging apparatus becoming the first state, and instruct a second imaging operation in a second mode on a basis of detection of the transition of the imaging environment from the first state to the second state.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaya Kinoshita, Kentaro Matsukura, Akira Tokuse
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Publication number: 20190394394Abstract: An image processing device uses a first image captured by a first lens with an unknown focal length and a second image captured by a second lens with a known focal length to calculate the focal length of the first lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: SHUICHI ASAJIMA, AKIRA TOKUSE
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Publication number: 20190379807Abstract: An image processing device of the present disclosure includes an image processor that generates image data on the basis of a plurality of pieces of raw image data shot with mutually different lowpass characteristics of an optical lowpass filter, the image data that is higher in resolution than each of the plurality of pieces of raw image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: Akira Tokuse
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Publication number: 20190082108Abstract: The present disclosure includes an imaging control apparatus, an imaging control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The imaging control apparatus including a controller having a state detection unit and a mode processing instruction unit. The state detection unit configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensor, detect an imaging environment of an imaging apparatus becoming a first state, and detect a transition of the imaging environment from the first state to a second state based at least in part on the sensing signal. The mode processing instruction unit configured to instruct a first imaging operation in a first mode on a basis of detection of the imaging environment of the imaging apparatus becoming the first state, and instruct a second imaging operation in a second mode on a basis of detection of the transition of the imaging environment from the first state to the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Masaya Kinoshita, Kentaro Matsukura, Akira Tokuse
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Patent number: 10225462Abstract: An image processing system includes a face detection unit to detect a face in an image and a partial region detection unit to detect a partial region of the image based on a position of the face detected in the image. A tracking determination unit may also be included in the image processing system to select at least one of the face and the partial region for tracking based on a predetermined condition, and to track the selected one of the face and the partial region.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tadasuke Murakami, Akira Tokuse, Takashi Tsujimura
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Patent number: 10084954Abstract: An image processing system includes a face detection unit to detect a face in an image and a partial region detection unit to detect a partial region of the image based on a position of the face detected in the image. A tracking determination unit may also be included in the image processing system to select at least one of the face and the partial region for tracking based on a predetermined condition, and to track the selected one of the face and the partial region.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tadasuke Murakami, Akira Tokuse, Takashi Tsujimura
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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: 20140247374Abstract: An image processing system includes a face detection unit to detect a face in an image and a partial region detection unit to detect a partial region of the image based on a position of the face detected in the image. A tracking determination unit may also be included in the image processing system to select at least one of the face and the partial region for tracking based on a predetermined condition, and to track the selected one of the face and the partial region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tadasuke Murakami, Akira Tokuse, Takashi Tsujimura
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Patent number: 8762659Abstract: A storage apparatus and method, a program, and a playback apparatus and method, capable of quickly reading a specific part of data among metadata including metadata associated with faces. A storage controller controls storing face metadata in a storage medium, wherein the face metadata includes a content data set added for each content, content data storage location information indicating the storage location of the content data set, a detected face data set associated with each of face images detected from a content, and detected face data storage location information indicating the storage location of the detected face data set, and wherein the face metadata is configured such that the content data storage location information and face block storage location information indicating the storage location of the detected face data storage location information are described in a single data set. The present invention is applicable to a digital camera.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Date, Tamaki Kojima, Yasuki Ogiwara, Akira Tokuse
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Patent number: 8558949Abstract: An image processing device including: a color space selection unit that selects a color space based on designated color information; and a region specifying unit that specifies a region that includes a color that matches the color that is shown by the color information designated in the color space from a color region specified image that is provided for color region specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shogo Sato, Kenichi Sanpei, Takashi Tsujimura, Akira Tokuse, Yoko Fukata, Tadasuke Murakami
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Publication number: 20120249810Abstract: An image processing device including: a color space selection unit that selects a color space based on designated color information; and a region specifying unit that specifies a region that includes a color that matches the color that is shown by the color information designated in the color space from a color region specified image that is provided for color region specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo Sato, Kenichi Sanpei, Takashi Tsujimura, Akira Tokuse, Yoko Fukata, Tadasuke Murakami
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Patent number: 8208690Abstract: An image-processing device configured to process image data including at least one face image includes an image-input unit configured to input the image data, a face-detection unit configured to detect the at least one face image from an image frame of the input image data, an importance-determination unit configured to determine importance of each of the at least one detected face image, and a priority-determination unit configured to determine priority of each of the at least one detected face image based on the determined importance. The importance-determination unit determines the importance considering data on the size and position of the detected face image shown in the image frame, and a priority determined by the last time by the priority-determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Tokuse