Patents by Inventor Fumihiko HYUGA

Fumihiko HYUGA 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: 11330198
    Abstract: An image processor according to the present embodiment includes an acquirer, an output unit, and a generator. The acquirer acquires a first pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a first image captured in a first exposure time correspond to a predetermined sensitivity and a second pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a second image captured in a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time correspond to the predetermined sensitivity. The output unit outputs a pixel value serving as a predetermined value larger than the second pixel value when the first pixel value has been saturated and the second pixel value corresponding to the first pixel value is less than the first pixel value. The generator generates a high dynamic range image using at least the first image and the second image based on the pixel value output by the output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Fumihiko Hyuga
  • Patent number: 10917590
    Abstract: An imaging control device includes a combiner configured to generate a combined image on the basis of a first image captured in a first exposure time and a second image captured in a second exposure time longer than the first exposure time and an exposure time controller configured to control at least one of the first exposure time and the second exposure time on the basis of a number of pixels of at least one of saturated pixels having pixels values equal to or larger than a predetermined value and black pixels having pixel values equal to or smaller than the predetermined value in the combined image and a value concerning a luminance value of the combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihiko Hyuga
  • Publication number: 20190335113
    Abstract: An image processor according to the present embodiment includes an acquirer, an output unit, and a generator. The acquirer acquires a first pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a first image captured in a first exposure time correspond to a predetermined sensitivity and a second pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a second image captured in a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time correspond to the predetermined sensitivity. The output unit outputs a pixel value serving as a predetermined value larger than the second pixel value when the first pixel value has been saturated and the second pixel value corresponding to the first pixel value is less than the first pixel value. The generator generates a high dynamic range image using at least the first image and the second image based on the pixel value output by the output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Fumihiko Hyuga
  • Publication number: 20190297285
    Abstract: An imaging control device includes a combiner configured to generate a combined image on the basis of a first image captured in a first exposure time and a second image captured in a second exposure time longer than the first exposure time and an exposure time controller configured to control at least one of the first exposure time and the second exposure time on the basis of a number of pixels of at least one of saturated pixels having pixels values equal to or larger than a predetermined value and black pixels having pixel values equal to or smaller than the predetermined value in the combined image and a value concerning a luminance value of the combined image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihiko HYUGA
  • Publication number: 20170264831
    Abstract: An image processor according to the present embodiment includes an acquirer, an output unit, and a generator. The acquirer acquires a first pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a first image captured in a first exposure time correspond to a predetermined sensitivity and a second pixel value obtained by making a pixel value in a second image captured in a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time correspond to the predetermined sensitivity. The output unit outputs a pixel value serving as a predetermined value larger than the second pixel value when the first pixel value has been saturated and the second pixel value corresponding to the first pixel value is less than the first pixel value. The generator generates a high dynamic range image using at least the first image and the second image based on the pixel value output by the output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Fumihiko Hyuga
  • Publication number: 20140285681
    Abstract: A multi-view imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes a plurality of imaging units each including an image sensor and a memory configured to store therein image data taken by the image sensor, the imaging units being daisy-chain connected to each other in order to send the image data, and also includes an interface unit connected to a lowermost imaging unit, the interface unit being configured to output pieces of image data taken by the plurality of imaging units to an outside. The imaging units each add own-stage data to data outputted from an upper-stage imaging unit, and output the resultant data to a lower-stage imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuyo KANOU, Katsuyuki KIMURA, Yosuke BANDO, Kojiro SUZUKI, Hideho ARAKIDA, Fumihiko HYUGA, Kiwamu WATANABE, Hajime MATSUI, Atsushi MOCHIZUKI, Sho KODAMA, Akira MORIYA