Patents by Inventor Kazuya Nobayashi

Kazuya Nobayashi 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: 20240144507
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to acquire a captured image and a distance image, detect an object from the captured image, acquire first distance information indicating a distance to the detected object, acquire a grounding position of the detected object based on the captured image and acquire second distance information indicating a distance to the detected object based on the first distance information and the acquired grounding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Shin Tanaka, Makoto Oigawa, Shigeo Kodama, Tomoyuki Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20240147087
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a first parallax image and a second parallax image, which are parallax images that are a group of images having parallax with each other and captured by an imaging unit with different exposure conditions, acquires reliability, which is an accuracy of a parallax amount of the parallax images, for the first parallax image and the second parallax image, and selects the parallax images for generating information about a distance from a plurality of the parallax images including the first parallax image and the second parallax image, based on the reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto OIGAWA, Kazuya NOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11908148
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor or circuit configured to function as a setting unit, an acquisition unit and a processing unit. The setting unit sets an object region in an image acquired from an imaging unit. The acquisition unit acquires a distance map including distance information corresponding to a pixel included in the object region. The processing unit determines object distance information indicating a distance to an object included in the object region, based on the distance information corresponding to the pixel included in the object region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Shin Tanaka, Makoto Oigawa, Shigeo Kodama, Tomoyuki Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 11812137
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus operable to perform measurement concerning a predetermined item for a target subject which is a measurement target. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to, for a captured image acquired by capturing of an image capturing range that includes the target subject, acquire distance information indicating a distribution of a subject distance from an image capturing apparatus that performed the capturing and, at least, normal line information that indicates a normal line of a surface of the target subject; and a presentation unit configured to present a notification that indicates an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus for performing measurement of the predetermined item based on the normal line information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Akinari Takagi, Takashi Sasaki, Asahi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11808607
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus capable of suppressing reduction of ranging accuracy at a long distance end of a distance measurement range, thereby making it possible to perform high-accuracy ranging over a wide distance range. An image pickup device receives light fluxes from a fixed focus optical system. A distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information of an object based on image signals from the image pickup device. This section acquires the distance information based on parallax between a first image based on a light flux having passed a first region of an exit pupil, and a second image based on a light flux having passed a second region of the exit pupil. The optical system is configured such that parallax of an object existing at a predetermined distance is smaller than parallax of an object existing at a shorter distance than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akinari Takagi, Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230286548
    Abstract: An electronic instrument includes a first distance information acquisition unit acquiring first distance information corresponding to an object included in an image signal, at least one of a second distance information acquisition unit acquiring second distance information on the basis of at least one of information of an end position of the object included in the image signal and a third distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire third distance information based on information of a size of the object included in the image signal, and a distance information integration unit generating integrated distance information by combining and integrating at least two of the first distance information, the second distance information, and the third distance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: SHIN TANAKA, KAZUYA NOBAYASHI, MAKOTO OIGAWA, SHIGEO KODAMA, TOMOYUKI KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220324475
    Abstract: A device has a vicinity monitoring unit that generates vicinity conditions information representing conditions of the vicinity of a moving apparatus; a driver monitoring unit that generates line of sight information representing a line of sight region of a line of sight direction of a driver of the moving apparatus; a detection unit that detects the number and positions of subjects that are present in a first region set in a predetermined direction of the moving apparatus by using the vicinity conditions information; and a control unit that executes a first notification in relation to the subject when the subject is included in the line of sight region, and to execute a suppressed second notification in relation to the subject when the subject is not included in the line of sight region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 11470208
    Abstract: An electronic album editing device acquires image information and metadata from a storage unit and generates image data. An image identification device includes an image acquisition unit and an image identification unit. The image acquisition unit acquires image information and metadata corresponding to the image information. The image identification unit identifies a type of the acquired image information. The image identification unit identifies a target image as image information for which an actual size ratio can be specified if the metadata includes first information for ascertaining a size when a pixel size of the image information is projected to an object side. An actual size ratio calculation unit calculates an image size corresponding to the actual size ratio using the metadata when the image identification unit has identified an image for which the actual size ratio can be specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220309694
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor or circuit configured to function as a setting unit, an acquisition unit and a processing unit. The setting unit sets an object region in an image acquired from an imaging unit. The acquisition unit acquires a distance map including distance information corresponding to a pixel included in the object region. The processing unit determines object distance information indicating a distance to an object included in the object region, based on the distance information corresponding to the pixel included in the object region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Shin Tanaka, Makoto Oigawa, Shigeo Kodama, Tomoyuki Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20220166935
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus operable to perform measurement concerning a predetermined item for a target subject which is a measurement target. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to, for a captured image acquired by capturing of an image capturing range that includes the target subject, acquire distance information indicating a distribution of a subject distance from an image capturing apparatus that performed the capturing and, at least, normal line information that indicates a normal line of a surface of the target subject; and a presentation unit configured to present a notification that indicates an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus for performing measurement of the predetermined item based on the normal line information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Akinari Takagi, Takashi Sasaki, Asahi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11277569
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus operable to perform measurement concerning a predetermined item for a target subject which is a measurement target. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to, for a captured image acquired by capturing of an image capturing range that includes the target subject, acquire distance information indicating a distribution of a subject distance from an image capturing apparatus that performed the capturing and, at least, normal line information that indicates a normal line of a surface of the target subject; and a presentation unit configured to present a notification that indicates an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus for performing measurement of the predetermined item based on the normal line information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Akinari Takagi, Takashi Sasaki, Asahi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210266414
    Abstract: An electronic album editing device acquires image information and metadata from a storage unit and generates image data. An image identification device includes an image acquisition unit and an image identification unit. The image acquisition unit acquires image information and metadata corresponding to the image information. The image identification unit identifies a type of the acquired image information. The image identification unit identifies a target image as image information for which an actual size ratio can be specified if the metadata includes first information for ascertaining a size when a pixel size of the image information is projected to an object side. An actual size ratio calculation unit calculates an image size corresponding to the actual size ratio using the metadata when the image identification unit has identified an image for which the actual size ratio can be specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210231435
    Abstract: A distance measurement device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information on the basis of a plurality of images captured at different viewpoints, a second acquisition configured to acquire correction information of the distance information on the basis of a plurality of images captured at a timing different from the plurality of images used by the first acquisition unit, and a correction unit configured to correct the distance information on the basis of the correction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 11002538
    Abstract: A distance measurement device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information on the basis of a plurality of images captured at different viewpoints, a second acquisition configured to acquire correction information of the distance information on the basis of a plurality of images captured at a timing different from the plurality of images used by the first acquisition unit, and a correction unit configured to correct the distance information on the basis of the correction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 10948281
    Abstract: A distance information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor that function as an acquirer configured to acquire a distance image signal constituted by a plurality of distances to an object in a depth direction in regions of an image signal. The memory and processor also function as a determiner configured to determine positional confidence of the distances for the regions of the image signal based on differences among a plurality of positions in an in-plane direction perpendicular to the depth direction, the plurality of positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of distance in the depth direction. The determiner is further configured to determine the positional confidence based on an image SN ratio of the image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 10900770
    Abstract: A distance measuring device includes an imaging optical system having an optical filter and an imaging element in which a plurality of pixel portions is arranged. The optical filter is divided into three regions, the first region has a first spectral transmittance characteristic, and the second region and the third region a second spectral transmittance characteristic in which light having a longer wavelength compared to the first spectral transmittance characteristic is transmitted. The first pixel portion that configures the imaging element includes a first photoelectric conversion unit and receives light that has passing through the first region. The second pixel portion that configures the imaging element includes second and third photoelectric conversion units, and receives light that has passed through each of the second region and the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200374468
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus operable to perform measurement concerning a predetermined item for a target subject which is a measurement target. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to, for a captured image acquired by capturing of an image capturing range that includes the target subject, acquire distance information indicating a distribution of a subject distance from an image capturing apparatus that performed the capturing and, at least, normal line information that indicates a normal line of a surface of the target subject; and a presentation unit configured to present a notification that indicates an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus for performing measurement of the predetermined item based on the normal line information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Akinari Takagi, Takashi Sasaki, Asahi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200278202
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus capable of suppressing reduction of ranging accuracy at a long distance end of a distance measurement range, thereby making it possible to perform high-accuracy ranging over a wide distance range. An image pickup device receives light fluxes from a fixed focus optical system. A distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information of an object based on image signals from the image pickup device. This section acquires the distance information based on parallax between a first image based on a light flux having passed a first region of an exit pupil, and a second image based on a light flux having passed a second region of the exit pupil. The optical system is configured such that parallax of an object existing at a predetermined distance is smaller than parallax of an object existing at a shorter distance than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Akinari Takagi, Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 10690495
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus capable of suppressing reduction of ranging accuracy at a long distance end of a distance measurement range, thereby making it possible to perform high-accuracy ranging over a wide distance range. An image pickup device receives light fluxes from a fixed focus optical system. A distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information of an object based on image signals from the image pickup device. This section acquires the distance information based on parallax between a first image based on a light flux having passed a first region of an exit pupil, and a second image based on a light flux having passed a second region of the exit pupil. The optical system is configured such that parallax of an object existing at a predetermined distance is smaller than parallax of an object existing at a shorter distance than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akinari Takagi, Kazuya Nobayashi
  • Patent number: 10659744
    Abstract: The distance information generating apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate the distance information, based on the parallax between the first image signal and the second image signal; an acquiring unit configured to acquire chromatic aberration information indicative of chromatic aberration of an image-forming optical system used in photographing of the first image signal and the second image signal; and a correction unit configured to correct the distance information generated in the generating unit, based on a contrast evaluation value generated for each of the plurality of pieces of color information from the third image signal, and the chromatic aberration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuya Nobayashi