Patents by Inventor Kenichiroh Nomura

Kenichiroh Nomura 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: 20240135499
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to input at least a first captured image and a second captured image. The first captured image and the second captured image have an overlapping area. The overlapping area in the first captured image has a plurality of target areas in each of which a stitching position is to be obtained. The plurality of target areas is arranged in an orthogonal direction with respect to a direction in which the first captured image and the second captured image are arranged and have a corresponding plurality of sizes different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240089580
    Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring an image; identifying a position of a region of a person in the acquired image; setting an object detection range based on the identified position of the region of the person; and detecting a state of the person based on the set object detection range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10477106
    Abstract: A control system controls an imaging device to generate an omnidirectional image based on a first image obtained using a first fisheye lens and a second image obtained using a second fisheye lens. The control system includes an evaluation value calculating unit configured to: calculate brightness values of the first and second images based on pixel values of pixels constituting the first and second images, and calculate, based on the brightness values, first and second exposure evaluation values for evaluating exposure of first and second imaging elements corresponding to the first and second fisheye lenses. The evaluation value calculating unit configured to do not use pixel values of pixels constituting an overlapping area in which there is overlapping of shooting ranges of the first and second images, during calculation of the brightness values of the first and second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Publication number: 20180191956
    Abstract: A control system controls an imaging device to generate an omnidirectional image based on a first image obtained using a first fisheye lens and a second image obtained using a second fisheye lens. The control system includes an evaluation value calculating unit configured to: calculate brightness values of the first and second images based on pixel values of pixels constituting the first and second images, and calculate, based on the brightness values, first and second exposure evaluation values for evaluating exposure of first and second imaging elements corresponding to the first and second fisheye lenses. The evaluation value calculating unit configured to do not use pixel values of pixels constituting an overlapping area in which there is overlapping of shooting ranges of the first and second images, during calculation of the brightness values of the first and second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9871976
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of imaging elements, an exposure time and a sensitivity value, a memory that stores correction information used to correct the exposure time and the sensitivity value, a correction circuit that corrects, when the exposure time corresponds to the predetermined exposure time, the exposure time and the sensitivity value according to the correction information to generate a corrected exposure time and a corrected sensitivity value, a setting circuit that sets setting values to control each imaging element, a control circuit that controls, when the exposure time calculated by the calculation circuit does not correspond to the predetermined exposure time, simultaneous exposure of each imaging element by using the setting value, and an image generating circuit that generates separate images acquired by each of the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Publication number: 20160269607
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of imaging elements, an exposure time and a sensitivity value, a memory that stores correction information used to correct the exposure time and the sensitivity value, a correction circuit that corrects, when the exposure time corresponds to the predetermined exposure time, the exposure time and the sensitivity value according to the correction information to generate a corrected exposure time and a corrected sensitivity value, a setting circuit that sets setting values to control each imaging element, a control circuit that controls, when the exposure time calculated by the calculation circuit does not correspond to the predetermined exposure time, simultaneous exposure of each imaging element by using the setting value, and an image generating circuit that generates separate images acquired by each of the imaging elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Patent number: 8830348
    Abstract: An imaging device is configured to include an optical system which captures an image of a subject, an image sensor which converts the image captured by the optical system into an electric signal, a classifying unit which classifies the captured image into a plurality of areas according to brightness information and color information, a white balance correcting unit which set different white balance correction coefficients for the plurality of areas; and a white balance correction coefficient adjusting unit which adjusts a difference in the white balance correction coefficients for the plurality of areas to be within a first predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Patent number: 8692903
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging element configured to convert light that has entered from an optical system into an electric signal, and to output the electric signal as an imaging signal, a macro shooting determination section configured to determine whether shooting is macro shooting or not, a low color temperature light source determination section configured to determine whether or not the shooting is performed in a lower color temperature light source based on color information, a first white balance correction coefficient calculator configured to calculate a white balance correction coefficient so as to obtain an image in which a color of the low color temperature light source is added, and a second white balance correction coefficient calculator configured to calculate a white balance correction coefficient so as to obtain an image in which the color of the low color temperature light source is not added in the lower color temperature light source and in the macro shooting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Patent number: 8493468
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup element to acquire a short-exposure-image data and a long-exposure-image data; a white balance evaluation value acquiring device to acquire white balance evaluation value for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction range setting device to set a white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction device to extract white extraction result on the basis of the white balance evaluation value and the white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a correction factor calculating device to calculate corrected white extraction results from the white extraction result on the basis of the white extraction range and calculate correction factor for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white balance correcting device to correct the short-exposure-image data and the long-exposure-image data to form white bal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Patent number: 8212890
    Abstract: An imaging device is configured to include a dividing unit which divides a generated image into blocks, a white balance evaluation value acquiring unit which acquires color information and a white balance evaluation value of each block, a classifying unit which combines the blocks into areas based on the color information, a correction coefficient calculating unit which calculates a white balance correction coefficient for each of the areas, a white balance setting unit which sets the calculated white balance correction coefficient for each of the areas, and a green area determining unit which determines whether or not each of the blocks is a green area based on the color information. The white balance setting unit sets a different white balance correction coefficient for a block determined as a green area from the one set for the area including the block in question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Publication number: 20110199508
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging element configured to convert light that has entered from an optical system into an electric signal, and to output the electric signal as an imaging signal, a macro shooting determination section configured to determine whether shooting is macro shooting or not, a low color temperature light source determination section configured to determine whether or not the shooting is performed in a lower color temperature light source based on color information, a first white balance correction coefficient calculator configured to calculate a white balance correction coefficient so as to obtain an image in which a color of the low color temperature light source is added, and a second white balance correction coefficient calculator configured to calculate a white balance correction coefficient so as to obtain an image in which the color of the low color temperature light source is not added in the lower color temperature light source and in the macro shooting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20110050950
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup element to acquire a short-exposure-image data and a long-exposure-image data; a white balance evaluation value acquiring device to acquire white balance evaluation value for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction range setting device to set a white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction device to extract white extraction result on the basis of the white balance evaluation value and the white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a correction factor calculating device to calculate corrected white extraction results from the white extraction result on the basis of the white extraction range and calculate correction factor for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white balance correcting device to correct the short-exposure-image data and the long-exposure-image data to form white bal
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Kenichiroh NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20100231746
    Abstract: An imaging device is configured to include a dividing unit which divides a generated image into blocks, a white balance evaluation value acquiring unit which acquires color information and a white balance evaluation value of each block, a classifying unit which combines the blocks into areas based on the color information, a correction coefficient calculating unit which calculates a white balance correction coefficient for each of the areas, a white balance setting unit which sets the calculated white balance correction coefficient for each of the areas, and a green area determining unit which determines whether or not each of the blocks is a green area based on the color information. The white balance setting unit sets a different white balance correction coefficient for a block determined as a green area from the one set for the area including the block in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura
  • Publication number: 20100208099
    Abstract: An imaging device is configured to include an optical system which captures an image of a subject, an image sensor which converts the image captured by the optical system into an electric signal, a classifying unit which classifies the captured image into a plurality of areas according to brightness information and color information, a white balance correcting unit which set different white balance correction coefficients for the plurality of areas; and a white balance correction coefficient adjusting unit which adjusts a difference in the white balance correction coefficients for the plurality of areas to be within a first predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Kenichiroh Nomura