Patents by Inventor Atsuhiro Chiba
Atsuhiro Chiba 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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Publication number: 20240112446Abstract: An image processing device according to the present technology includes: a foreground-background classification unit configured to classify an input image into a foreground image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a foreground is captured and a background image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a background farther than the foreground image portion is captured; a foreground correction unit configured to correct the foreground image portion; and an inconsistency correction unit configured to correct an inconsistent portion caused by the correction of the foreground image portion by the foreground correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiro CHIBA, Shogo KUBOTA, Mariko NISHIYAMA, Ryo MIYAO, Tetsuo IKEDA, Maho HAYASHI, Yuya TAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20220357642Abstract: A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a first optical system that generates illumination light whose light emitting luminance is variable; a light modulation unit that transmits the illumination light from the first optical system and whose transmissivity is variable; a second optical system that includes a light modulation device and optically modulates the illumination light from the first optical system by using a pulse width modulation technology, the illumination light having passed through the light modulation unit; and a control unit that controls the light emitting luminance of the illumination light from the first optical system and the transmissivity of the light modulation unit in any combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: AKIRA AKIBA, AKIHITO NISHIIKE, SHINICHIRO TAJIRI, ATSUHIRO CHIBA
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Patent number: 11016284Abstract: Setting of an order of sub-frame periods is simplified. A display element array section includes a plurality of arranged display elements in which a gray-scale display is performed in accordance with display data in each frame period that is a display period of one screen. A display control section divides the frame period into a plurality of sub-frame periods and divides the plurality of display elements into a plurality of groups to perform control of a display in each of the plurality of sub-frame periods in each of the plurality of groups. A display data supply section supplies the display data in each of the sub-frame periods to the display element array section by shifting a predetermined delay time in each of the groups and supplies the display data in each of the sub-frame periods to the display element array section on the basis of an order of the sub-frame periods in accordance with the number of the divided groups and the predetermined delay time.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20200357348Abstract: An image display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a light modulator that performs light modulation on the basis of data of a bit plane for each grayscale bit; and a transfer controller that divides the data of the bit plane into data of a plurality of groups and transfers the data of the respective groups to the light modulator at shifted transfer timings, the shifted transfer timings being sequentially shifted only by a predetermined shift amount corresponding to a subframe period of a least significant grayscale bit multiplied by a predetermined integral.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsuhiro CHIBA
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Patent number: 10721447Abstract: A projection display includes an image display device that displays an image, a projection unit that projects the image displayed by the image display device to a projection surface, a light irradiator that irradiates the projection surface with linear light at an incident angle shallower than an incident angle of projection light, in which the linear light extends along a first direction within the projection surface, an imaging unit that has an optical axis different from an optical axis of the light irradiator, and performs capturing of the projection surface, and a signal processor that performs signal processing on an imaging signal outputted from the imaging unit. The imaging unit performs capturing of the linear light with which the projection surface is irradiated, and the signal processor corrects, on a basis of a captured image of the linear light, a distortion of the projected image.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada
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Patent number: 10578955Abstract: The image projection system includes a projection-type display apparatus that projects an image onto a projection plane and has a first azimuth detector, the first azimuth detector detecting a projection azimuth; an imaging apparatus that images a projection screen of the image and has a second azimuth detector, the second azimuth detector detecting an imaging azimuth; and a signal processor that performs correction processing of the image. The signal processor includes an estimation unit and a correction unit, the estimation unit estimating an inclination of the projection-type display apparatus to the projection plane on the basis of the projection azimuth detected by the first azimuth detector, the imaging azimuth detected by the second azimuth detector, and the captured image acquired by the imaging apparatus; and the correction unit correcting a shape of the projection screen on the basis of the inclination of the projection-type display apparatus estimated by the estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Patent number: 10574952Abstract: This image projection apparatus includes a measurement image that is for measurement of positional displacement between a plurality of colors serving as projection fundamental colors, and a projection section that projects the measurement image toward a projection plane. The measurement image has a plurality of unit images each including graphics of the respective plurality of colors, and the graphics of the respective plurality of colors in each of the unit images have respective barycentric positions that are substantially coincident.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Fukui, Atsuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20190342531Abstract: A projection display includes an image display device that displays an image, a projection unit that projects the image displayed by the image display device to a projection surface, a light irradiator that irradiates the projection surface with linear light at an incident angle shallower than an incident angle of projection light, in which the linear light extends along a first direction within the projection surface, an imaging unit that has an optical axis different from an optical axis of the light irradiator, and performs capturing of the projection surface, and a signal processor that performs signal processing on an imaging signal outputted from the imaging unit. The imaging unit performs capturing of the linear light with which the projection surface is irradiated, and the signal processor corrects, on a basis of a captured image of the linear light, a distortion of the projected image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada
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Patent number: 10397534Abstract: A projection display includes an image display device that displays an image, a projection unit that projects the image displayed by the image display device to a projection surface, a light irradiator that irradiates the projection surface with linear light at an incident angle shallower than an incident angle of projection light, in which the linear light extends along a first direction within the projection surface, an imaging unit that has an optical axis different from an optical axis of the light irradiator, and performs capturing of the projection surface, and a signal processor that performs signal processing on an imaging signal outputted from the imaging unit. The imaging unit performs capturing of the linear light with which the projection surface is irradiated, and the signal processor corrects, on a basis of a captured image of the linear light, a distortion of the projected image.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada
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Publication number: 20190243125Abstract: Setting of an order of sub-frame periods is simplified. A display element array section includes a plurality of arranged display elements in which a gray-scale display is performed in accordance with display data in each frame period that is a display period of one screen. A display control section divides the frame period into a plurality of sub-frame periods and divides the plurality of display elements into a plurality of groups to perform control of a display in each of the plurality of sub-frame periods in each of the plurality of groups. A display data supply section supplies the display data in each of the sub-frame periods to the display element array section by shifting a predetermined delay time in each of the groups and supplies the display data in each of the sub-frame periods to the display element array section on the basis of an order of the sub-frame periods in accordance with the number of the divided groups and the predetermined delay time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventor: ATSUHIRO CHIBA
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Publication number: 20190141302Abstract: This image projection apparatus includes a measurement image that is for measurement of positional displacement between a plurality of colors serving as projection fundamental colors, and a projection section that projects the measurement image toward a projection plane. The measurement image has a plurality of unit images each including graphics of the respective plurality of colors, and the graphics of the respective plurality of colors in each of the unit images have respective barycentric positions that are substantially coincident.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: KENICHI FUKUI, ATSUHIRO CHIBA
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Publication number: 20190087946Abstract: The image projection system includes a projection-type display apparatus that projects an image onto a projection plane and has a first azimuth detector, the first azimuth detector detecting a projection azimuth; an imaging apparatus that images a projection screen of the image and has a second azimuth detector, the second azimuth detector detecting an imaging azimuth; and a signal processor that performs correction processing of the image. The signal processor includes an estimation unit and a correction unit, the estimation unit estimating an inclination of the projection-type display apparatus to the projection plane on the basis of the projection azimuth detected by the first azimuth detector, the imaging azimuth detected by the second azimuth detector, and the captured image acquired by the imaging apparatus; and the correction unit correcting a shape of the projection screen on the basis of the inclination of the projection-type display apparatus estimated by the estimation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20180295333Abstract: A projection display includes an image display device that displays an image, a projection unit that projects the image displayed by the image display device to a projection surface, a light irradiator that irradiates the projection surface with linear light at an incident angle shallower than an incident angle of projection light, in which the linear light extends along a first direction within the projection surface, an imaging unit that has an optical axis different from an optical axis of the light irradiator, and performs capturing of the projection surface, and a signal processor that performs signal processing on an imaging signal outputted from the imaging unit. The imaging unit performs capturing of the linear light with which the projection surface is irradiated, and the signal processor corrects, on a basis of a captured image of the linear light, a distortion of the projected image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada
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Patent number: 9599884Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source units, a sensor unit, and an interval control unit. The sensor unit is capable of receiving a plurality of emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units and sampling intensities of the emitted light beams at a predetermined sampling interval. The interval control unit is capable of controlling the predetermined sampling interval on the basis of an output characteristic relating to each of the emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tadashi Fukami, Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada, Norihiro Ohse
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Patent number: 9204140Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20150205190Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source units, a sensor unit, and an interval control unit. The sensor unit is capable of receiving a plurality of emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units and sampling intensities of the emitted light beams at a predetermined sampling interval. The interval control unit is capable of controlling the predetermined sampling interval on the basis of an output characteristic relating to each of the emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tadashi Fukami, Atsuhiro Chiba, Masahiro Takada, Norihiro Ohse
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Publication number: 20150009308Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Patent number: 8928655Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsuhiro Chiba
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Publication number: 20140022361Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods enabling a user to view 3D video using shutter glasses. The shutter glasses can wirelessly receive a video synchronization signal to synchronize the timing of a shutter operation with the timing of displayed video. A self-timing signal can be generated based on a measured period of the video synchronization signal. A low-power mode of operation can be entered for a period of time in which reception of the video synchronization signal is disabled and the shutter operation is controlled based on the self-timing signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazunari Yoshifuji, Isao Ohashi, Tsutomu Nigami, Atsuhiro Chiba
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Patent number: 8605140Abstract: Shutter glasses for allowing a user to perceive 3D video includes: a shutter for a right eye and a shutter for a left eye performing open and close operations of shutters in accordance with a timing signal synchronized with 2D video displayed on a display; a detection means for detecting light intensity of linear polarized light; and a shutter control means for controlling ON/OFF for driving the shutter for the right eye and the shutter for the left eye in accordance with the detected light intensity of the linear polarized light.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Chiba, Isao Ohashi, Tsutomu Nigami, Kazunari Yoshifuji