Patents by Inventor Go Yamanaka

Go Yamanaka 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: 11722645
    Abstract: The present technology relates to, for example, an image-capturing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to suppress an increase in costs. A controller performs an extraction control for extracting a first image and a second image from a captured image captured by an image sensor that performs image-capturing, the first image being displayed on a first display section, the second image being displayed on a second display section. A data amount adjuster adjusts data amounts of the first image and the second image according to vehicle information acquired from a vehicle. For example, the present technology is applicable to a viewing system that displays an image of a region behind a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Takuya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Yukawa
  • Publication number: 20210400209
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image-capturing apparatus, a control method, and a program that make it possible to easily provide an image suitable for the operation of a vehicle. The controller controls reading of an image from an image sensor that captures the image, on the basis of vehicle information acquired by a vehicle, the image being displayed on a display section of the vehicle. For example, the present technology is applicable to a viewing system that displays an image of a region behind a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Yasuhiro Yukawa, Takuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210400241
    Abstract: The present technology relates to, for example, an image-capturing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to suppress an increase in costs. A controller performs an extraction control for extracting a first image and a second image from a captured image captured by an image sensor that performs image-capturing, the first image being displayed on a first display section, the second image being displayed on a second display section. A data amount adjuster adjusts data amounts of the first image and the second image according to vehicle information acquired from a vehicle. For example, the present technology is applicable to a viewing system that displays an image of a region behind a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Takuya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Yukawa
  • Patent number: 10171750
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensor, an imaging control method, a signal processing method, and an electronic apparatus that suppress the deterioration of image quality, which is caused by the difference of sensitivity between pixels. A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of kinds of pixels, the plurality of kinds of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel having the highest sensitivity, the second pixel having a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the first pixel; and a control unit that controls at least one of an analog gain and exposure time of/for the respective pixels depending on a ratio between the sensitivities of the first pixel and the second pixel. The present technology is applicable to a solid-state image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taro Sugizaki, Go Yamanaka, Daisuke Yoshioka, Toru Nishi, Yousuke Horie, Takesi Kozasa, Keneki Go, Norihiro Ichimaru, Naoki Hosoi
  • Publication number: 20170201693
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensor, an imaging control method, a signal processing method, and an electronic apparatus that suppress the deterioration of image quality, which is caused by the difference of sensitivity between pixels. A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of kinds of pixels, the plurality of kinds of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel having the highest sensitivity, the second pixel having a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the first pixel; and a control unit that controls at least one of an analog gain and exposure time of/for the respective pixels depending on a ratio between the sensitivities of the first pixel and the second pixel. The present technology is applicable to a solid-state image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: TARO SUGIZAKI, GO YAMANAKA, DAISUKE YOSHIOKA, TORU NISHI, YOUSUKE HORIE, TAKESI KOZASA, KENEKI GO, NORIHIRO ICHIMARU, NAOKI HOSOI
  • Patent number: 8816992
    Abstract: A display device having at least a display circuit for displaying an image, and a light receiving sensor for detecting a light disposed is provided. When a light receiving circuit region including the light receiving sensor is made a dark portion, and a region other than the light receiving circuit region is made a light portion, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor are disposed so that a spatial frequency of a repetitive pattern of the light portions and the dark portions becomes equal to or higher than 10 cpd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Patent number: 8773415
    Abstract: A display device with an image pickup function includes: a plurality of pixel signal lines each supplied with a pixel signal; a plurality of display pixels each performing a display operation based on the pixel signal; and a plurality of image pickup elements each including a photo-detector and a capacitor, the photo-detector generating a current of a magnitude corresponding to a photo-detection amount, the capacitor performing a discharging operation which follows a charging operation with the current from the photo-detector to output a charged voltage for a read operation. In the display device, a voltage level of the pixel signal line during the discharging operation is equal to a voltage level of the pixel signal line during the reading operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Omori, Go Yamanaka, Michiru Senda, Yoshiharu Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8773368
    Abstract: An information input device includes an input panel including an illumination light source, a plurality of first light-receiving elements and one or more second light-receiving elements, the illumination light source emitting detection light for detecting an external proximity object, the plurality of first light-receiving elements receiving detection light emitted from the illumination light source and then reflected from the external proximity object, the second light-receiving elements for monitoring the intensity of the detection light; a correction section performing adaptive sensitivity correction on light-receiving signals obtained by the first light-receiving elements through use of an intensity monitor signal of detection light obtained by the second light-receiving element; and an image processing section obtaining object information about one or more of the position, shape and size of the external proximity object based on a picked-up image obtained from the light-receiving signals subjected to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Michiru Senda, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Tsutomu Harada, Go Yamanaka, Daisuke Takama
  • Patent number: 8587755
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus having little influence of noise and able to improve an SN ratio of a light reception system without requiring a calibration operation when turning on the power, is provided. The apparatus has a plurality of display cells 21 having display circuits 210, light receiving cells 22 each including a light receiving element 221, a reference cell 23 having a configuration equivalent to the configuration of the light receiving cell and blocked from incidence of a light upon the light receiving element 221, and a received light signal processing circuit 6 performing differential signal processing of an output signal of the light receiving cell 22 and an output signal of the reference cell 23 and deleting noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nakajima, Go Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8514201
    Abstract: Provided is an image pickup device with which object detection can be performed with a good stability no matter in what use conditions. A display area 21 of an I/O display panel 20 is provided therein with a plurality of main sensors 32 each including, as a photosensitive wavelength region, a wavelength region ??23 of detection light for use to detect any proximity object, and a plurality of auxiliary sensors 33 whose photosensitivity in the wavelength region of the detection light is lower than photosensitivity of the main sensors 32. Moreover, with use of a composite image F derived based on a differential image MC obtained by the main sensors 32 and a differential image HC obtained by the auxiliary sensors 33, object information about the proximity object is acquired. Accordingly, even when the proximity object is moving on the display area 21 of the I/O display panel 20, for example, any false signal can be prevented from being generated in the composite image F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Harada, Yasuyuki Matsui, Daisuke Takama, Go Yamanaka, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hideyuki Omori, Ryoichi Tsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8319749
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of easily improving the detection accuracy of a touching or proximity object is provided. An offset noise (a reset image R) is obtained by an image pickup process in a state (a reset state) in which an image pickup device is initialized. Moreover, a fingertip extraction process is performed in consideration of the offset noise on the basis of a picked-up image (a shadow image A or a display light-using image B) which is obtained by picking up an image of a proximity object to obtain object information about the proximity object. While an offset noise in the apparatus is easily reduced, object information about the proximity object can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Harada, Shinya Hashimoto, Tadashi Maekawa, Naoya Okada, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Mitsuru Tateuchi, Ryoichi Tsuzaki, Go Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8269927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal panel including, a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to said first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between said first substrate and said second substrate, a plurality of pixels being arrayed in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction in a pixel area provided in a plane where said first substrate and said second substrate are opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Kunii, Go Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8169572
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: at least one pixel section including a display cell that has a pixel electrode and a light-receiving cell that has a light-receiving element; and a shielding electric conductor configured to electrically shield the pixel electrode on the side of the display cell from the light-receiving element. The shielding electric conductor is formed between the pixel electrode and the light-receiving element and has a fixed potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Masafumi Matsui, Mitsuru Tateuchi, Yasuhito Maki, Yoshiharu Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8125580
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display apparatus, including: a liquid crystal panel having a pixel region in which first and second electrodes apply an electric field to a liquid crystal layer to display an image; the liquid crystal panel including a photo-sensor element having a light receiving face at which the photo-sensor element receives incident light through the liquid crystal layer in the pixel region to produce received light data; at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed in a region of the pixel region other than a light receiving face corresponding region of the pixel region which corresponds to the light receiving face of the photo-sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Takama, Go Yamanaka, Ryoichi Ito, Koji Noguchi, Masanobu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8004484
    Abstract: A display device, light receiving method, and information processing device are provided. The display device including a plurality of sub-pixels forming a pixel as a unit of display resolution of an image, the plurality of sub-pixels being arranged in a delta arrangement, a display circuit for displaying the image, a light receiving sensor for detecting light, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor being disposed in each of the sub-pixels, wherein display signal lines for supplying a display signal to the sub-pixels are wired to all of the sub-pixels in a same direction, two or more the light receiving sensors arranged in a direction perpendicular to the wiring direction of the display signal lines are connected to each other, and a received light signal obtained from the two or more the light receiving sensors connected to each other is output from a light receiving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110175853
    Abstract: A display device having at least a display circuit for displaying an image, and a light receiving sensor for detecting a light disposed is provided. When a light receiving circuit region including the light receiving sensor is made a dark portion, and a region other than the light receiving circuit region is made a light portion, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor are disposed so that a spatial frequency of a repetitive pattern of the light portions and the dark portions becomes equal to or higher than 10 cpd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110109605
    Abstract: A display device with an image pickup function includes: a plurality of pixel signal lines each supplied with a pixel signal; a plurality of display pixels each performing a display operation based on the pixel signal; and a plurality of image pickup elements each including a photo-detector and a capacitor, the photo-detector generating a current of a magnitude corresponding to a photo-detection amount, the capacitor performing a discharging operation which follows a charging operation with the current from the photo-detector to output a charged voltage for a read operation. In the display device, a voltage level of the pixel signal line during the discharging operation is equal to a voltage level of the pixel signal line during the reading operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Omori, Go Yamanaka, Michiru Senda, Yoshiharu Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7936342
    Abstract: A display device having at least a display circuit for displaying an image, and a light receiving sensor for detecting a light disposed is provided. When a light receiving circuit region including the light receiving sensor is made a dark portion, and a region other than the light receiving circuit region is made a light portion, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor are disposed so that a spatial frequency of a repetitive pattern of the light portions and the dark portions becomes equal to or higher than 10 cpd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tateuchi, Go Yamanaka, Tsutomu Harada, Takeru Tamayama, Masafumi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20100271336
    Abstract: Provided is an image pickup device with which object detection can be performed with a good stability no matter in what use conditions. A display area 21 of an I/O display panel 20 is provided therein with a plurality of main sensors 32 each including, as a photosensitive wavelength region, a wavelength region ??23 of detection light for use to detect any proximity object, and a plurality of auxiliary sensors 33 whose photosensitivity in the wavelength region of the detection light is lower than photosensitivity of the main sensors 32. Moreover, with use of a composite image F derived based on a differential image MC obtained by the main sensors 32 and a differential image HC obtained by the auxiliary sensors 33, object information about the proximity object is acquired. Accordingly, even when the proximity object is moving on the display area 21 of the I/O display panel 20, for example, any false signal can be prevented from being generated in the composite image F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Harada, Yasuyuki Matsui, Daisuke Takama, Go Yamanaka, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hideyuki Omori, Ryoichi Tsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20100271321
    Abstract: An information input device includes an input panel including an illumination light source, a plurality of first light-receiving elements and one or more second light-receiving elements, the illumination light source emitting detection light for detecting an external proximity object, the plurality of first light-receiving elements receiving detection light emitted from the illumination light source and then reflected from the external proximity object, the second light-receiving elements for monitoring the intensity of the detection light; a correction section performing adaptive sensitivity correction on light-receiving signals obtained by the first light-receiving elements through use of an intensity monitor signal of detection light obtained by the second light-receiving element; and an image processing section obtaining object information about one or more of the position, shape and size of the external proximity object based on a picked-up image obtained from the light-receiving signals subjected to the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiru SENDA, Yoshiharu NAKAJIMA, Tsutomu HARADA, Go YAMANAKA, Daisuke TAKAMA