Patents by Inventor Kazuo Sugimoto

Kazuo Sugimoto 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: 11350120
    Abstract: When a coding mode selected by an encoding controlling part 1 is an intra prediction mode, an intra prediction part 4 carries out an intra-frame prediction process using pixels adjacent to a partition Pin which is generated through a division by a block dividing part 2 or pixels adjacent to a higher layer partition Pin?1 to which the partition Pin belongs to generate a prediction image (Pin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 11200683
    Abstract: An image processing device (100) includes an object detecting unit (103a) that detects objects each appearing in a corresponding one of pieces of image data; an object tracking unit (103b) that tracks the detected objects in a time direction; a descriptor generating unit (104) that generates feature descriptors of the respective objects on the basis of results of the detection and results of the tracking of the objects; a data recording control unit (105) that forms a database from the generated feature descriptors and the pieces of image data of the objects corresponding to the feature descriptors; an image retrieving unit (108a) that retrieves, from the database, object groups that match a retrieval condition and form a pair of object groups appearing in pieces of image data obtained by capturing different regions, each of the object groups corresponding to a corresponding one of the regions; a feature extracting unit (108b) that extracts a feature to be used for checking, from pieces of image data and feat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Naohiro Shibuya, Kazuo Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11074698
    Abstract: A congestion degree estimating unit (12) which estimates, for each image frame, a congestion degree of an area in which each object detected by an object detecting unit (11) is present is provided. An object selecting unit (13) refers to an estimation result of the congestion degree by the congestion degree estimating unit (12) for each image frame, and selects an object present in an area the congestion degree of which is equal to or lower than a first threshold out of one or more objects detected by the object detecting unit (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohiro Shibuya, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Akira Minezawa, Mengxiong Wang
  • Publication number: 20210227230
    Abstract: An image decoding device including an intra prediction unit for, when a coding mode for a coding block is an intra coding mode, carrying out an intra-frame prediction process on each of processing blocks to generate a prediction image, each of the processing blocks being the coding block or a sub-block obtained by dividing the coding block, wherein, when an intra prediction parameter indicates a vertical prediction process and a size of the processing block is less than a predetermined size, the intra prediction unit performs a specific processing and when the intra prediction parameter indicates the vertical prediction process and the size of the processing block is greater than or equal to the predetermined size, the intra prediction unit performs a specific processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MINEZAWA, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11051014
    Abstract: A parallel processing starting unit 3 that partitions an inputted image into tiles each having a predetermined size, and distributes tiles obtained through the partitioning, and N tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N each of that carries out a prediction difference encoding process on a tile distributed thereto by the parallel processing starting unit 3 to generate a local decoded image are disposed, and each of N tile loop filter units 7-1 to 7-N determines a filter per tile suitable for a filtering process on the local decoded image generated by the corresponding one of the tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N, and carries out the filtering process on the local decoded image by using the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Hattori, Akira Minezawa, Yusuke Itani, Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Norimichi Hiwasa
  • Patent number: 11006125
    Abstract: An image decoding device including an intra prediction unit for, when a coding mode for a coding block is an intra coding mode, carrying out an intra-frame prediction process on each of processing blocks to generate a prediction image, each of the processing blocks being the coding block or a sub-block obtained by dividing the coding block, wherein, when an intra prediction parameter indicates a vertical prediction process and a size of the processing block is less than a predetermined size, the intra prediction unit performs a specific processing and when the intra prediction parameter indicates the vertical prediction process and the size of the processing block is greater than or equal to the predetermined size, the intra prediction unit performs a specific processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Minezawa, Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10931946
    Abstract: When carrying out an average prediction, an intra predictor carries out a filtering process on target pixels of the intra prediction located at an upper end and a left end of the block, the filtering process using an intermediate prediction value, which is an average value of adjacent pixels of the block, and at least one adjacent pixel of the target pixel. The intra predictor also sets a filter coefficient to ¾, associated with the intermediate prediction value for a target pixel at the left end of the block other than the target pixel at an upper left corner of the block, and sets a filter coefficient to ¼, associated with the adjacent pixel adjacent to the left side of the target pixel at the left end of the block. As a result, prediction errors locally occurring can be reduced, and the image quality can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Minezawa, Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210044822
    Abstract: When a coding mode selected by an encoding controlling part 1 is an intra prediction mode, an intra prediction part 4 carries out an intra-frame prediction process using pixels adjacent to a partition Pin which is generated through a division by a block dividing part 2 or pixels adjacent to a higher layer partition Pin?1 to which the partition Pin belongs to generate a prediction image (Pin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210044806
    Abstract: When removing a block distortion occurring in a local decoded image, a loop filtering part 11 of an image coding device carries out a filtering process on each of signal components (a luminance signal component and color difference signal components) after setting the intensity of a filter for removing the block distortion for each of the signal components according to a coding mode (an intra coding mode or an inter coding mode) selected by a coding controlling part 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi SEKIGUCHI, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Hiroharu SAKATE, Tokumichi MURAKAMI, Akira MINEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210012476
    Abstract: Included are: an image acquiring unit acquiring a determination target image in which a target object to be inspected is captured; a learning result acquiring unit acquiring a result of machine learning of forward domain conversion of an image or inverse domain conversion of an image performed using a normal image in which the target object in a normal state is captured as training data; a determination target image analysis unit obtaining a domain-converted image by sequentially performing forward domain conversion and inverse domain conversion on the determination target image using the result of the machine learning; and a determination unit determining whether or not an abnormality is occurring in the target object captured in the determination target image by comparing the determination target image and the domain-converted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki MIYAZAWA, Kazuo SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10863180
    Abstract: When removing a block distortion occurring in a local decoded image, a loop filtering part 11 of an image coding device carries out a filtering process on each of signal components (a luminance signal component and color difference signal components) after setting the intensity of a filter for removing the block distortion for each of the signal components according to a coding mode (an intra coding mode or an inter coding mode) selected by a coding controlling part 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Hiroharu Sakate, Tokumichi Murakami, Akira Minezawa
  • Patent number: 10827193
    Abstract: When a coding mode selected by an encoding controlling part 1 is an intra prediction mode, an intra prediction part 4 carries out an intra-frame prediction process using pixels adjacent to a partition Pin which is generated through a division by a block dividing part 2 or pixels adjacent to a higher layer partition Pin?1 to which the partition Pin belongs to generate a prediction image (Pin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10820000
    Abstract: When a coding mode selected by an encoding controlling part 1 is an intra prediction mode, an intra prediction part 4 carries out an intra-frame prediction process using pixels adjacent to a partition Pin which is generated through a division by a block dividing part 2 or pixels adjacent to a higher layer partition Pin?1 to which the partition Pin belongs to generate a prediction image (Pin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10820001
    Abstract: When a coding mode selected by an encoding controlling part 1 is an intra prediction mode, an intra prediction part 4 carries out an intra-frame prediction process using pixels adjacent to a partition Pin which is generated through a division by a block dividing part 2 or pixels adjacent to a higher layer partition Pin?1 to which the partition Pin belongs to generate a prediction image (Pin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200296361
    Abstract: A parallel processing starting unit 3 that partitions an inputted image into tiles each having a predetermined size, and distributes tiles obtained through the partitioning, and N tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N each of that carries out a prediction difference encoding process on a tile distributed thereto by the parallel processing starting unit 3 to generate a local decoded image are disposed, and each of N tile loop filter units 7-1 to 7-N determines a filter per tile suitable for a filtering process on the local decoded image generated by the corresponding one of the tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N, and carries out the filtering process on the local decoded image by using the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji HATTORI, Akira MINEZAWA, Yusuke ITANI, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI, Yoshimi MORIYA, Norimichi HIWASA
  • Publication number: 20200242782
    Abstract: An image processing device (100) includes an object detecting unit (103a) that detects objects each appearing in a corresponding one of pieces of image data; an object tracking unit (103b) that tracks the detected objects in a time direction; a descriptor generating unit (104) that generates feature descriptors of the respective objects on the basis of results of the detection and results of the tracking of the objects; a data recording control unit (105) that forms a database from the generated feature descriptors and the pieces of image data of the objects corresponding to the feature descriptors; an image retrieving unit (108a) that retrieves, from the database, object groups that match a retrieval condition and form a pair of object groups appearing in pieces of image data obtained by capturing different regions, each of the object groups corresponding to a corresponding one of the regions; a feature extracting unit (108b) that extracts a feature to be used for checking, from pieces of image data and feat
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Naohiro SHIBUYA, Kazuo SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10708586
    Abstract: A parallel processing starting unit 3 that partitions an inputted image into tiles each having a predetermined size, and distributes tiles obtained through the partitioning, and N tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N each of that carries out a prediction difference encoding process on a tile distributed thereto by the parallel processing starting unit 3 to generate a local decoded image are disposed, and each of N tile loop filter units 7-1 to 7-N determines a filter per tile suitable for a filtering process on the local decoded image generated by the corresponding one of the tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N, and carries out the filtering process on the local decoded image by using the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Hattori, Akira Minezawa, Yusuke Itani, Kazuo Sugimoto, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Norimichi Hiwasa
  • Publication number: 20200184318
    Abstract: A data processing unit (101) processes input data using a neural network. A compression controlling unit (102) generates quantization information that defines quantization steps. An encoding unit (103) encodes network configuration information including parameter data which is quantized using the quantization steps determined by the compression controlling unit (102), and the quantization information, to generate compressed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira MINEZAWA, Yoshimi MORIYA, Mengxiong WANG, Kazuo SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200134384
    Abstract: The learning model building unit (2) builds a learning model for a convolution neural network, by extracting characteristics of abnormality included in a sample image from the convolution neural network using a kernel having a shape corresponding to the shape of the abnormality included in the sample image and by learning the extracted characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Momoyo HINO, Mengxiong WANG, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Hidetoshi MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200092549
    Abstract: A parallel processing starting unit 3 that partitions an inputted image into tiles each having a predetermined size, and distributes tiles obtained through the partitioning, and N tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N each of that carries out a prediction difference encoding process on a tile distributed thereto by the parallel processing starting unit 3 to generate a local decoded image are disposed, and each of N tile loop filter units 7-1 to 7-N determines a filter per tile suitable for a filtering process on the local decoded image generated by the corresponding one of the tile encoding units 5-1 to 5-N, and carries out the filtering process on the local decoded image by using the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji HATTORI, Akira MINEZAWA, Yusuke ITANI, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI, Yoshimi MORIYA, Norimichi HIWASA