Patents by Inventor Kei Kakidani

Kei Kakidani 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: 20240155102
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system, capable of improving an accuracy of detection of an imaging direction of a camera without using a device having a specific function. The information processing device includes a deviation detection unit that detects a deviation of a first imaging direction based on a captured image, the first imaging direction being an imaging direction of an imaging device that is detected by the imaging device that captures an image to obtain the captured image, the imaging direction being associated with the captured image. The present technology can be applied to a camera control unit (CCU) that controls the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke TAHARA, Kei KAKIDANI, Koji KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 11910105
    Abstract: This video signal processing apparatus includes a signal processing unit that performs tone control on an input video signal having a linear characteristic and a control unit that blends two tone curve characteristics arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of tone curve characteristics prepared in advance and sets the blended tone curve characteristics for the tone control of the signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Endo, Koji Kamiya, Kei Kakidani
  • Patent number: 11805314
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohide Yamada, Koji Kamiya, Satoshi Tsubaki, Kei Kakidani
  • Publication number: 20220417431
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: NAOHIDE YAMADA, KOJI KAMIYA, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, KEI KAKIDANI
  • Publication number: 20220377296
    Abstract: An object is to facilitate tone adjustment. For this object, an image processing system according to the present technology includes: a setting value determination unit that determines a setting value of a tone curve characteristic to be applied to a linear image signal having a linear characteristic according to an operation of a user; a tone adjustment unit that applies the tone curve characteristic based on the determined setting value to the linear image signal; and an image signal output unit that outputs, as an output image signal, an image signal after tone curve application obtained by application of the tone curve characteristic to the linear image signal. This configuration facilitates tone adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinnosuke MIZUTANI, Kei KAKIDANI
  • Publication number: 20220217260
    Abstract: Mitigation of a discomfort of a user during brightness adjustment switching and curbing of deterioration in operability with respect to brightness adjustment are promoted while curbing of resolution decrease due to execution of only optical brightness adjustment is promoted. A switching unit that performs, in response to change in an indication value indicating the brightness of a captured image obtained by an imaging device, switching between optical brightness adjustment that is brightness adjustment according to an iris and electronic brightness adjustment that is brightness adjustment according to application of a gain depending on the indication value to the captured image, and a first delay unit that delays change in the gain with respect to change in the indication value in the electronic brightness adjustment are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: KEI KAKIDANI
  • Publication number: 20220166962
    Abstract: This video signal processing apparatus includes a signal processing unit that performs tone control on an input video signal having a linear characteristic and a control unit that blends two tone curve characteristics arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of tone curve characteristics prepared in advance and sets the blended tone curve characteristics for the tone control of the signal processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ENDO, Koji KAMIYA, Kei KAKIDANI
  • Publication number: 20140063285
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image data processing apparatus including a brightness detection part, a moving average calculation part, a change quantity detection part, a false correction determination part, and a correction part. The brightness detection part detects brightness of pixels in a prescribed range of each frame from image data acquired from an imaging device. The moving average calculation part calculates a moving average of prescribed cycles of the brightness to calculate a temporal average brightness value. The change quantity detection part detects a change quantity of an inclination of a waveform constituted of the temporal average brightness value. The false correction determination part determines a likelihood of false correction to the image data based on information representing a change of the inclination. The correction part corrects the image data acquired from the imaging device based on the determination result of the false correction determination part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Kakidani, Kazuhiro Sugeno, Nobuo Ohishi