Patents by Inventor Kousuke Irie
Kousuke Irie 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).
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Patent number: 11371276Abstract: An automatic door system is configured to allow a signal to unfailingly reach a smartphone or the like carried by a customer in various places. The automatic door system includes a BLE module configured such that, in a predetermined direction from a surface of a door, a signal that contains information based on which the BLE module can be identified transmitted from the BLE module reaches an area beyond a person sensing area covered by a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Optex Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taro Minoike, Kousuke Irie, Masayuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Ikeuchi, Takayasu Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takashima
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Publication number: 20200217123Abstract: An object is to allow a signal to unfailingly reach a smartphone or the like carried by a customer in various places. An automatic door system (10) includes a BLE module (16) configured such that, in a predetermined direction from a surface of a door, a signal (containing information based on which the BLE module (16) can be identified) transmitted from the BLE module (16) reaches an area beyond a person sensing area covered by a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Taro Minoike, Kousuke Irie, Masayuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Ikeuchi, Takayasu Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takashima
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Patent number: 10339638Abstract: An image processing device and an image processing method capable of satisfactorily performing a point image restoration process of a visible light image and a point image restoration process of a near-infrared light image are provided. A point image restoration process is performed on luminance data Y indicating a visible light image and IR data indicating a near-infrared light image using a first point image restoration filter based on a first point spread function with respect to visible light of an optical system and a second point image restoration filter based on a second point spread function with respect to near-infrared light of the optical system. An appropriate point image restoration process is performed on the IR data so that restoration strength (second gain ?) in the point image restoration process for the IR data captured with radiation of near-infrared light is higher than restoration strength (first gain ?) in the point image restoration process for the luminance data Y.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kenkichi Hayashi, Junichi Tanaka, Yousuke Naruse, Masahiko Sugimoto, Kousuke Irie
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Publication number: 20180040109Abstract: An image processing device and an image processing method capable of satisfactorily performing a point image restoration process of a visible light image and a point image restoration process of a near-infrared light image are provided. A point image restoration process is performed on luminance data Y indicating a visible light image and IR data indicating a near-infrared light image using a first point image restoration filter based on a first point spread function with respect to visible light of an optical system and a second point image restoration filter based on a second point spread function with respect to near-infrared light of the optical system. An appropriate point image restoration process is performed on the IR data so that restoration strength (second gain ?) in the point image restoration process for the IR data captured with radiation of near-infrared light is higher than restoration strength (first gain ?) in the point image restoration process for the luminance data Y.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kenkichi HAYASHI, Junichi TANAKA, Yousuke NARUSE, Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Kousuke IRIE
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Patent number: 9794473Abstract: A distance-information acquisition unit acquires information about a distance to a subject in each focus detection region by setting a plurality of focus detection regions in an imaging region. A depth-of-field calculating unit calculates the depth of field for one major subject (principal object) on the basis of the information about a distance to the major subject, which is selected from a plurality of subjects, and a diaphragm value, which is corrected on the basis of optical characteristics of an APD filter. An insertion/retreat control unit determines whether or not a subject other than the major subject is present outside the depth of field on the basis of the information about the distance and inserts the APD filter onto the light path in a case in which the subject other than the major subject is present outside the depth of field.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kousuke Irie
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Patent number: 9723207Abstract: Provided is an imaging device that prevents glare resulting from light that leaks out from a subject display area of a display section in an OVF mode. A finder device can be switched between the OVF mode and an EVF mode. A subject display area and an information display area are set in an EVFLCD. In the OVF mode, nothing is displayed in the subject display area of the EVFLCD, and an information image is displayed in the information display area. An EVF shutter is set such that the light transmittance of a first area, which corresponds to the subject display area, becomes a low transmittance and the light transmittance of a second area, which corresponds to the information display area, becomes a high transmittance. The first area, which is set at low transmittance, blocks light that leaks from the subject display area.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kawai, Shigeru Kondo, Kenshi Imamura, Kousuke Irie, Hiroyuki Oshima
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Publication number: 20170171460Abstract: A distance-information acquisition unit acquires information about a distance to a subject in each focus detection region by setting a plurality of focus detection regions in an imaging region. A depth-of-field calculating unit calculates the depth of field for one major subject (principal object) on the basis of the information about a distance to the major subject, which is selected from a plurality of subjects, and a diaphragm value, which is corrected on the basis of optical characteristics of an APD filter. An insertion/retreat control unit determines whether or not a subject other than the major subject is present outside the depth of field on the basis of the information about the distance and inserts the APD filter onto the light path in a case in which the subject other than the major subject is present outside the depth of field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kousuke IRIE
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Publication number: 20170026579Abstract: Provided is an imaging device that prevents glare resulting from light that leaks out from a subject display area of a display section in an OVF mode. A finder device can be switched between the OVF mode and an EVF mode. A subject display area and an information display area are set in an EVFLCD. In the OVF mode, nothing is displayed in the subject display area of the EVFLCD, and an information image is displayed in the information display area. An EVF shutter is set such that the light transmittance of a first area, which corresponds to the subject display area, becomes a low transmittance and the light transmittance of a second area, which corresponds to the information display area, becomes a high transmittance. The first area, which is set at low transmittance, blocks light that leaks from the subject display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki KAWAI, Shigeru KONDO, Kenshi IMAMURA, Kousuke IRIE, Hiroyuki OSHIMA
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Patent number: 9489719Abstract: An image processing device includes a statistical information acquiring unit, an optical information acquiring unit, a filter information calculating unit and a filter coefficient calculating unit. The filter information calculating unit obtains filter information of a restoration filter for point image restoration processing according to at least one of statistical information and optical information. The filter information includes information related to number of taps of the restoration filter and information indicating a kind of symmetry of the restoration filter. The filter coefficient calculating unit calculates a filter coefficient of the restoration filter according to the statistical information and the optical information with at least the information related to the number of taps of the restoration filter and the information indicating the kind of the symmetry of the restoration filter of the filter information as a constraint condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yousuke Naruse, Kenkichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Endo, Kousuke Irie
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Patent number: 9402024Abstract: According to the present invention, even if variation (estimation variation) is caused in a subject distance estimated at the time of imaging when restoration processing of a taken image is performed using a restoration filter corresponding to the subject distance, since an optimal restoration filter that conforms to a subject distance taking into account the maximum infinity-side estimation variation and does not cause overcorrection is selected, it is possible to prevent resolution degradation due to overcorrection and achieve the improvement of resolution by the restoration filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Endo, Kenkichi Hayashi, Kousuke Irie, Yousuke Naruse
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Patent number: 9363430Abstract: According to the present invention, when restoration processing of a taken image by the use of a restoration filter corresponding to a subject distance is performed, by storing only a corresponding restoration filter in a subject distance range between the estimation variation close range and the infinity such that a restoration filter in a range on the nearer side than the estimation variation close range is not provided from the beginning, it is thereby possible to reduce the number of restoration filters held beforehand.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Endo, Kenkichi Hayashi, Kousuke Irie, Yousuke Naruse
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Patent number: 9160999Abstract: An image processing method in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes: preparing a storage unit storing a color mix ratio, which is each of color mix ratios of peripheral pixels adjacent to an object pixel for mixed color correction in a mosaic image including pixels of a plurality of colors, corresponding to each of combinations of first and second parameters indicating an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels, respectively; acquiring color signals of any object pixel and peripheral pixels thereof; reading out a corresponding color mix ratio from the storage unit based on an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels; and eliminating mixed color components included in the object pixel based on the color signals of the object pixel and the peripheral pixels thereof, and the color mix ratio of the peripheral pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kenkichi Hayashi, Kousuke Irie, Hidekazu Kurahashi, Seiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20150199795Abstract: An image processing device includes a statistical information acquiring unit, an optical information acquiring unit, a filter information calculating unit and a filter coefficient calculating unit. The filter information calculating unit obtains filter information of a restoration filter for point image restoration processing according to at least one of statistical information and optical information. The filter information includes information related to number of taps of the restoration filter and information indicating a kind of symmetry of the restoration filter. The filter coefficient calculating unit calculates a filter coefficient of the restoration filter according to the statistical information and the optical information with at least the information related to the number of taps of the restoration filter and the information indicating the kind of the symmetry of the restoration filter of the filter information as a constraint condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke NARUSE, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Hiroshi ENDO, Kousuke IRIE
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Publication number: 20150195448Abstract: According to the present invention, even if variation (estimation variation) is caused in a subject distance estimated at the time of imaging when restoration processing of a taken image is performed using a restoration filter corresponding to the subject distance, since an optimal restoration filter that conforms to a subject distance taking into account the maximum infinity-side estimation variation and does not cause overcorrection is selected, it is possible to prevent resolution degradation due to overcorrection and achieve the improvement of resolution by the restoration filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi ENDO, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Kousuke IRIE, Yousuke NARUSE
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Publication number: 20150195447Abstract: According to the present invention, when restoration processing of a taken image by the use of a restoration filter corresponding to a subject distance is performed, by storing only a corresponding restoration filter in a subject distance range between the estimation variation close range and the infinity such that a restoration filter in a range on the nearer side than the estimation variation close range is not provided from the beginning, it is thereby possible to reduce the number of restoration filters held beforehand.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi ENDO, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Kousuke IRIE, Yousuke NARUSE
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Patent number: 9060159Abstract: For a mosaic image in a repeated cycle with “I”דJ” (“I” and “J” are integers of 2 or more) pixels, a color mix ratio is stored in a memory unit by being associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels so that a color mix ratio A associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels of an object pixel for mixed color correction is read from the memory unit, and a mixed color component included in the object pixel is removed based on the color mix ratio A and a color signal of the object pixel to calculate a white balance gain based on a color signal of each of pixels in the mosaic image for which the mixed color correction is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kenkichi Hayashi, Kousuke Irie, Hidekazu Kurahashi, Seiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20140307121Abstract: An image processing method in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes: preparing a storage unit storing a color mix ratio, which is each of color mix ratios of peripheral pixels adjacent to an object pixel for mixed color correction in a mosaic image including pixels of a plurality of colors, corresponding to each of combinations of first and second parameters indicating an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels, respectively; acquiring color signals of any object pixel and peripheral pixels thereof; reading out a corresponding color mix ratio from the storage unit based on an azimuth direction and a color of each of the peripheral pixels; and eliminating mixed color components included in the object pixel based on the color signals of the object pixel and the peripheral pixels thereof, and the color mix ratio of the peripheral pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Kenkichi HAYASHI, Kousuke IRIE, Hidekazu KURAHASHI, Seiji TANAKA
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Publication number: 20140307122Abstract: For a mosaic image in a repeated cycle with “I”דJ” (“I” and “J” are integers of 2 or more) pixels, a color mix ratio is stored in a memory unit by being associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels so that a color mix ratio A associated with a pixel position in I×J pixels of an object pixel for mixed color correction is read from the memory unit, and a mixed color component included in the object pixel is removed based on the color mix ratio A and a color signal of the object pixel to calculate a white balance gain based on a color signal of each of pixels in the mosaic image for which the mixed color correction is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Kenkichi HAYASHI, Kousuke IRIE, Hidekazu KURAHASHI, Seiji TANAKA
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Patent number: 8023012Abstract: An image capture device provided with a first memory unit, which memorizes position information of non-continuous defective pixels of a solid-state image capture component, and a second memory unit with a higher access rate than the first memory unit, which memorizes position information of continuous defective pixels. When a continuous photography mode or a video photography mode is set, defective pixel correction processing is carried out on image data corresponding to each of defective pixels according to the defective pixel position information stored at the second memory unit. Alternatively, when a still photography mode is set, image data corresponding to all defective pixels is corrected, based on both the defective pixel position information stored at the first memory unit and the defective pixel position information stored at the second memory unit. As a result, it is possible to correct defective pixels with high efficiency in accordance with conditions of photography.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kousuke Irie
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Patent number: 7880783Abstract: A digital still camera has a CCD image sensor, which includes an active pixel area for image pickup of an image to produce image data. A black pixel area is disposed outside the active pixel area, and produces black pixel data. The image pickup apparatus includes an amplifier for adjusting white balance of the image data. A smear detection unit detects a smeared portion of a smear phenomenon in the image according to the black pixel data. A tone correction unit reduces chroma of the image in a predetermined hue area according to a smear level of the smear phenomenon determined from the black pixel data, to carry out color correction of the smeared portion for the image data after adjusting the white balance.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Kousuke Irie