Abstract: A noise suppression estimation device calculates a noise index value which varies according to kurtosis of a frequence distribution of magnitude of a sound signal before or after suppression of the noise component, the noise index value indicating a degree of occurrence of musical noise after suppression of the noise component in a frequency domain. For example, the noise suppression estimation device calculates first kurtosis of a frequence distribution of magnitude of the sound signal before suppression of the noise component, calculates second kurtosis of a frequence distribution of magnitude of the sound signal after suppression of the noise component, and calculates the noise index value from the first kurtosis and the second kurtosis.

Abstract: A sound source separation apparatus, includes: a plurality of sound input means into which a plurality of mixed sound signals in which sound source signals from a plurality of sound sources superimpose each other are input; first sound source separating means for separating and extracting SIMO signals corresponding to at least one sound source signal from the plurality of mixed sound signals by means of a sound source separation process of a blind source separation system based on an independent component analysis method; intermediate processing executing means for obtaining a plurality of intermediately processed signals by carrying out a predetermined intermediate processing including one of a selection process and a synthesizing process to a plurality of specified signals which is at least a part of the SIMO signals, for each of frequency components divided into a plurality; and second sound source separating means for obtaining separation signals corresponding to the sound source signals by applying a bin

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured to move along an optical axis during zooming, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move with a locus convex towards the image side during zooming, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power. The first lens unit is located closer to the object side at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end and the second lens unit is located closer to the image side at the telephoto end than at the wide-angle end. A focal length of the second lens unit (f2), a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end (fw), and a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end (ft) are appropriately set.

Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens having a high magnification and excellent optical performance over an entire zoom range between a wide-angle end and a telephoto end. The zoom lens includes, in order from object side to image side: a first lens unit having positive refractive power; a second lens unit having negative refractive power; a third lens unit having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, and performs zooming while the respective lens units move, in which: during zooming from wide-angle end to telephoto end, the first unit moves closer to object side at telephoto end than at wide-angle end and the fourth unit moves along a locus convex to object side; and a focal length of the second unit, a focal length of the zoom lens at wide-angle end, and an imaging magnification of the fourth unit at telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power. The zoom lens performs zooming by moving each of the lens units. The first lens unit and the third lens unit are positioned closer to the object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.3<|m1/m2|<1.5 0.3<|m3/m2|<0.8 where m1, m2, and m3 are the amounts of movement of the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit, respectively, along an optical axis during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power. The zoom lens performs zooming by moving each of the lens units. The first lens unit and the third lens unit are positioned closer to the object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.3<|m1/m2|<1.5 0.3<|m3/m2|<0.8 where m1, m2, and m3 are the amounts of movement of the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit, respectively, along an optical axis during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured to move along an optical axis during zooming, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move with a locus convex towards the image side during zooming, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power. The first lens unit is located closer to the object side at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end and the second lens unit is located closer to the image side at the telephoto end than at the wide-angle end. A focal length of the second lens unit (f2), a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end (fw), and a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end (ft) are appropriately set.

Abstract: A sound source separation apparatus includes: an SIMO-ICA process unit, separating and generating an SIMO signal by the BSS method based on the ICA method; a sound source direction estimation unit, estimating a sound source direction based on a separating matrix, computed by a learning calculation of the BSS method based on the ICA method; a beamformer process unit, performing, on each SIMO signal, a beamformer process of enhancing, according to each frequency bin, a sound component from each sound source direction; an intermediate process unit, performing an intermediate process that includes performing a selection process, etc.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. Each lens unit moves during zooming. In particular, the first lens unit moves so as to be closer to an object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end during zooming, and the fourth lens unit moves in a locus convex toward the object side during zooming. The sharing of magnification variation between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit is appropriately set.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. Each lens unit moves during zooming. In particular, the first lens unit moves so as to be closer to an object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end during zooming, and the fourth lens unit moves in a locus convex toward the object side during zooming. The sharing of magnification variation between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit is appropriately set.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens system, which includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive optical power, a second lens unit of negative optical power, a third lens unit of positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit of positive optical power. During zooming, each of the lens units moves.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power. The zoom lens performs zooming by moving each of the lens units. The first lens unit and the third lens unit are positioned closer to the object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.3<|m1/m2|<1.5 0.3<|m3/m2|<0.8 where m1, m2, and m3 are the amounts of movement of the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit, respectively, along an optical axis during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.

Abstract: A zoom lens system comprises a 1st lens unit with positive optical power consisting of one lens element, a 2nd lens unit with negative optical power, a 3rd lens unit with positive optical power and a 4th lens unit with positive optical power, in order from the object side to the image side is disclosed. During zooming, the 1st lens unit and 3rd lens unit move so as to be located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide-angle end. Then, by appropriately setting the amount of movements of the 1st lens unit, 2nd lens unit and 3rd lens unit during zooming, the overall length of the zoom lens system is reduced and excellent optical performance is realized.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens configured to correct chromatic aberration and having a high optical performance over the entire zoom range. The zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, and a third lens unit of positive refractive power. During zooming, an interval between respective adjacent lens units varies. The third lens unit includes an optical element made of a solid material having an Abbe number (?d) and a relative partial dispersion (?gF) satisfying the following condition: ?gF?(?1.665×10?7·?d3+5.213×10?5·?d2?5.656×10?3·?d +0.755)>0.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens configured to correct chromatic aberration and having a high optical performance over the entire zoom range. The zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, and a third lens unit of positive refractive power. During zooming, an interval between respective adjacent lens units varies. The third lens unit includes an optical element made of a solid material having an Abbe number (?d) and a relative partial dispersion (?gF) satisfying the following condition: ?gF?(?1.665×10?7·?d3+5.213×10?5·?d2?5.656×10?3·?d+0.755)>0.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens system, which can have a diffractive optical element, achieves high optical performance over a wide zoom range. The zoom lens system includes a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, and a rear lens component including at least one lens unit having positive optical power. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the rear lens component are arranged in that order from an object side towards an image side of the zoom lens system. The diffractive optical element is included in the first lens unit. The rear lens component is provided with a positive lens element having extraordinary dispersion characteristics.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens system, which includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive optical power, a second lens unit of negative optical power, a third lens unit of positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit of positive optical power. During zooming, each of the lens units moves.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens system, which can have a diffractive optical element, achieves high optical performance over a wide zoom range. The zoom lens system includes a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, and a rear lens component including at least one lens unit having positive optical power. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the rear lens component are arranged in that order from an object side towards an image side of the zoom lens system. The diffractive optical element is included in the first lens unit. The rear lens component is provided with a positive lens element having extraordinary dispersion characteristics.

Abstract: A zoom lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive optical power, and a second lens unit of negative optical power, followed by a lens component having a lens unit, wherein at least one of the first lens unit and the second lens unit moves during zooming. One of the lens units of the zoom lens system includes a layer made of a material that satisfies the following conditions: 11<?IT<27 0.2<?IT<0.4. Wherein ?IT is an Abbe number of the layer, and ?IT is a partial dispersion ratio for the g-spectral line and f-spectral line of the layer. The layer has an optical power of a sign opposite to that of the lens unit including the layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a zoom lens system including in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which zooming is performed by changing each distance among the first, second, and third lens units. In this zoom lens system, partial charge of a changing magnification between the second and third lens units is suitably set to maintain excellent optical performance over the overall zoom area while a zoom ratio is large.