Patents by Inventor Hiroki Tetsukawa

Hiroki Tetsukawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240119867
    Abstract: To achieve an improvement in security in encryption of an image signal obtained through imaging by an array sensor. A sensor device includes: an array sensor in which a plurality of pixels including light-receiving elements for visible light or invisible light are arrayed 1-dimensionally or 2-dimensionally; and an encryption unit configured to encrypt a read signal from the pixels of the array sensor. By encrypting a read signal, it is possible to achieve an improvement in security by enabling the image signal not to be stored in plain text in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Patent number: 11955032
    Abstract: To achieve an improvement in security in encryption of an image signal obtained through imaging by an array sensor. A sensor device includes: an array sensor in which a plurality of pixels including light-receiving elements for visible light or invisible light are arrayed 1-dimensionally or 2-dimensionally; and an encryption unit configured to encrypt a read signal from the pixels of the array sensor. By encrypting a read signal, it is possible to achieve an improvement in security by enabling the image signal not to be stored in plain text in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20240018461
    Abstract: A measurement device includes a stimulus control unit configured to cause a stimulus generation device to generate an external stimulus complying with a chemotaxis condition of an organism, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a predetermined imaging range in which the external stimulus is generated, and a measurement unit configured to measure a target organism on the basis of the image captured by the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11785183
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction, to the signal processing unit, on region information generated on the basis of the detection of the object as region information regarding the acquisition of the detection signal from the array sensor or the signal processing for the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Chikashi Yajima, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20230174206
    Abstract: An evaluation device according to the present technology includes an evaluation computing unit that learns to obtain deposit evaluation data as an output by machine learning using at least one of ocean topography data or fine particle component measurement data for a known seabed deposit as input data for learning, the evaluation computing unit calculating the deposit evaluation data for an evaluation target sea area by using at least one of the ocean topography data or the fine particle component measurement data for the evaluation target sea area as an input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230144616
    Abstract: There is provided a machine learning system, a machine learning device and a machine learning method, which respectively prompts a person to engage in a target behavior with machine learning on a correlation between such a person's behavior and an environment around them. The machine learning system includes at least: a state acquisition unit that acquires at least state information regarding a behavior of a person; an evaluation unit that obtains a value function by evaluating environment information regarding an environment around the person at the time of acquiring the state information and the state information; and a machine learning classifier that performs reinforcement learning on the value function in order to prompt the person to engage in a target behavior and selects the environment information when the value function becomes highest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuko TAKI, Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230143234
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device and a control method capable of performing authentication with higher safety using brain information. Provided is a control device including a processing unit configured to perform control of a first authentication process of authenticating a user on the basis of first registration information based on first brain information of the user measured in response to a replay of a first induction medium, and control of a registration process of a second registration information used for a second authentication process of authenticating the user on the basis of second brain information of the user measured in response to a replay of a second induction medium different from the first induction medium. For example, the present technology can be applied to a measurement device capable of measuring brain information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: SUSUMU TAKATSUKA, HIROKI TETSUKAWA, ITARU SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230124921
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction, to the signal processing unit, on region information generated on the basis of the detection of the object as region information regarding the acquisition of the detection signal from the array sensor or the signal processing for the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Chikashi Yajima, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20230111580
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus includes an array sensor in which a plurality of detection elements are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, a signal processing unit which performs signal processing on a detected signal obtained by the array sensor, and an arithmetic operation unit which performs object detection from the detected signal obtained by the array sensor, performs operation control of the signal processing unit based on object detection, and performs switching processing for changing processing contents based on device information input from a sensor-equipped device on which the sensor apparatus is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230102792
    Abstract: A measuring device according to the present technology includes a light emitting unit configured to emit light to a fluid, a light receiving unit configured to perform photoelectric conversion for incident light using an electron avalanche phenomenon by a plurality of pixels to obtain a light reception signal, and a control unit configured to perform processing of detecting a target object in the fluid on the basis of the light reception signal and execute an imaging operation of the target object on condition that the target object is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230037953
    Abstract: Object detection is performed for an image acquired by imaging using an array sensor in which a plurality of imaging elements are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, some of the imaging elements are configured as color-filter-disposed pixels in which a color filter is disposed in an incident optical path, and color information acquisition points are formed by the color-filter-disposed pixels. Then, coloring processing in a pixel range of a detected object is performed by referring to color information acquired at the color information acquisition points corresponding to the inside of the pixel range of the detected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220375197
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an image-capturing apparatus and an information processing apparatus, the image-capturing apparatus including an image-capturing section that is used to obtain a captured image of a subject, and a feature detector that detects, on the basis of the captured image, feature information that is information indicating a feature of the subject, the image-capturing apparatus or the information processing apparatus including a determination section that determines whether there exists a target subject in the captured image on the basis of detected feature information that is the feature information detected by the feature detector, and on the basis of target feature information that is the feature information to be targeted, the target subject being a subject for which the detected feature information matches or is similar to the target feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11495008
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction, to the signal processing unit, on region information generated on the basis of the detection of the object as region information regarding the acquisition of the detection signal from the array sensor or the signal processing for the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Chikashi Yajima, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220350928
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an array sensor with a pixel array having a plurality of one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged pixels including a light-receiving element that receives visible or non-visible light, a hash value generator that generates a hash value from captured-image data based on a photoelectric conversion performed by the pixel array, and an encryption processing section that performs processing of encrypting the hash value; an acquisition section that acquires the captured-image data and the encrypted hash value; a decryption processing section that decrypts the acquired encrypted hash value; a hash value calculator that calculates a hash value from the acquired captured-image data; a hash value comparing section that compares the hash value obtained by the decryption with the calculated hash value; and a falsification determination section that determines whether the acquired captured-image data has been falsified, based on a comparison result of the hash values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu TAKATSUKA, Hiroki TETSUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11470268
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction for making a frame rate of the detection signal from the array sensor variable on the basis of the detection of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220271930
    Abstract: To enhance tampering detection performance by rendering decipherment of a secret key for electronic signature difficult. A cipher key generation apparatus according to the present technology includes a key generation section adapted to generate a secret key for electronic signature on the basis of a photoelectric random number which is a random number acquired on the basis of photoelectric conversion in an array sensor in which multiple pixels each having a visible or invisible light reception element are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220210317
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor that includes a plurality of visible light or invisible light imaging elements arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, an image processing unit that performs image processing for image signals obtained by image capturing using the array sensor, and a threshold setting unit. The threshold setting unit sets a threshold used for parameter setting for all or some of parameters used for image capturing processing associated with image capturing performed by the array sensor or image processing performed by the image processing unit to achieve a process using the parameter changed on the basis of the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220109556
    Abstract: Image encryption in which excessive concealment of information is prevented while reduction in cost is achieved by eliminating a need for a receiving side of an image to take measures against leakage of personal information is realized. In one example, a sensor device includes an array sensor with pixels having a light receiving element of visible or invisible light. A detector detects a target area on the basis of an image signal obtained by the array sensor. The target area in the image signal is encrypted on the basis of information from the detector. Thus, encryption of the image signal can be performed in the image sensor at least to the extent that no individual can be identified. Also, depending on a decryption key on a receiving side of the image, a part of the content of the image can be visually recognized while personal information is concealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220028302
    Abstract: To achieve an improvement in security in encryption of an image signal obtained through imaging by an array sensor. A sensor device includes: an array sensor in which a plurality of pixels including light-receiving elements for visible light or invisible light are arrayed 1-dimensionally or 2-dimensionally; and an encryption unit configured to encrypt a read signal from the pixels of the array sensor. By encrypting a read signal, it is possible to achieve an improvement in security by enabling the image signal not to be stored in plain text in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20220028301
    Abstract: An encryption device includes: an encryption key generation unit that generates an encryption key on the basis of photoelectric random numbers that are random numbers obtained on the basis of photoelectric conversion performed by an array sensor in which a plurality of pixels having light-receiving elements for visible light or non-visible light are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged; and an encryption unit that performs encryption of a target signal on the basis of the encryption key generated by the encryption key generation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to realize encryption that makes deciphering of an encryption key more difficult as compared to a case in which pseudo-random numbers are used, and thus it is possible to promote improvement of security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Kenta Kawamoto, Hiroki Tetsukawa