Patents by Inventor Ayahiko Takahashi

Ayahiko Takahashi 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: 9565378
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a solid-state imaging device configured to include a plurality of pixels, the solid-state imaging device outputting subject data according to a pixel signal output by the pixel of an image region on which subject light is incident and optical black (OB) data according to the pixel signal output by the pixel of a constantly shielded OB region of a plurality of columns or rows located on an end of the image region as image data, and an imaging processing unit configured to output pre-processed image data obtained by performing black level correction on partial subject data included in the image data using the same OB data included in the image data output by the solid-state imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayahiko Takahashi, Yoshinobu Tanaka, Takashi Yanada, Akira Ueno
  • Patent number: 9554070
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a solid-state imaging device, a storage unit, an imaging-processing unit configured to process input image data output from the solid-state imaging device or image data stored in the storage unit, and a timing-generating unit configured to generate timings at which the solid-state imaging device and the imaging-processing unit operate. The timing-generating unit generates a first synchronization signal for driving the solid-state imaging device to output the first synchronization signal to the solid-state imaging device and output the first synchronization signal and a first clock signal input from the solid-state imaging device to the imaging-processing unit in a first operation based on the timing of the solid-state imaging device. The timing-generating unit outputs a generated second synchronization signal and second clock signal to the imaging-processing unit in a second operation based on an internal timing of the imaging-processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yanada, Yoshinobu Tanaka, Ayahiko Takahashi, Akira Ueno
  • Patent number: 9332212
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus include a solid-state imaging device which has a plurality of pixels and outputs a pixel signal corresponding to a formed image of a subject as an image data; an image-capturing processing unit which outputs a pre-processed image data that is obtained by performing pre-processing on a part of the image data input from the solid-state imaging device, and an un-processed image data except the part of the image data from the image data input from the solid-state imaging device; and a storage unit which stores the pre-processed image data and the un-processed image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Tanaka, Akira Ueno, Takashi Yanada, Ayahiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150070530
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus include a solid-state imaging device which has a plurality of pixels and outputs a pixel signal corresponding to a formed image of a subject as an image data; an image-capturing processing unit which outputs a pre-processed image data that is obtained by performing pre-processing on a part of the image data input from the solid-state imaging device, and an un-processed image data except the part of the image data from the image data input from the solid-state imaging device; and a storage unit which stores the pre-processed image data and the un-processed image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Tanaka, Akira Ueno, Takashi Yanada, Ayahiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150070535
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a solid-state imaging device configured to include a plurality of pixels, the solid-state imaging device outputting subject data according to a pixel signal output by the pixel of an image region on which subject light is incident and optical black (OB) data according to the pixel signal output by the pixel of a constantly shielded OB region of a plurality of columns or rows located on an end of the image region as image data, and an imaging processing unit configured to output pre-processed image data obtained by performing black level correction on partial subject data included in the image data using the same OB data included in the image data output by the solid-state imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayahiko Takahashi, Yoshinobu Tanaka, Takashi Yanada, Akira Ueno
  • Publication number: 20150070527
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a solid-state imaging device, a storage unit, an imaging-processing unit configured to process input image data output from the solid-state imaging device or image data stored in the storage unit, and a timing-generating unit configured to generate timings at which the solid-state imaging device and the imaging-processing unit operate. The timing-generating unit generates a first synchronization signal for driving the solid-state imaging device to output the first synchronization signal to the solid-state imaging device and output the first synchronization signal and a first clock signal input from the solid-state imaging device to the imaging-processing unit in a first operation based on the timing of the solid-state imaging device. The timing-generating unit outputs a generated second synchronization signal and second clock signal to the imaging-processing unit in a second operation based on an internal timing of the imaging-processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Yanada, Yoshinobu Tanaka, Ayahiko Takahashi, Akira Ueno