Patents by Inventor Mari Sugihara

Mari Sugihara 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: 11979545
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an image obtaining unit and a display control unit. The image obtaining unit obtains a plurality of first divided images obtained by dividing a first image showing a first location along a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first direction, and a plurality of second divided images obtained by dividing a second image showing a second location along the second direction. The display control unit arranges and simultaneously displays the plurality of first divided images and the plurality of second divided images along the first direction on a display device of a user at a third location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Kenji Sugihara
  • Patent number: 11960078
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that has control so that, when detected a status transition of a user including a rising motion or a moving motion of the user during reproduction of a wide-angle image covering the entire field of view of the user, a real-space image acquired by an outward-facing camera provided on a display device that is worn on the head of the user and has a display unit covering the entire field of view is displayed on the display unit in real-time and a 2D image corresponding to a portion of the wide-angle image is displayed on the real-space image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Kenji Sugihara, Soichiro Inatani
  • Patent number: 8928768
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an evaluation unit that evaluates a plurality of images by designating predetermined image characteristics as an evaluation index; an image processing unit that executes image processing, which will affect the evaluation index, on at least one image among the plurality of images; and an image selection unit that selects an image with superiority in an evaluation value calculated in correspondence to the evaluation index, among the plurality of images evaluated by the evaluation unit by factoring in application of the image processing by the image processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Mari Sugihara
  • Patent number: 8446578
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a defect of a substrate as an object to be inspected comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating the substrate, a receiving optical system for receiving diffracted light from the substrate and a polarizing element provided in either one of the illumination optical system or the receiving optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 8199242
    Abstract: To insert an inserting-image at an appropriate position of image data by providing an imaging unit imaging an image of an object and generating the image data, a recognizing unit performing face recognition processing on the image data and generating distribution information which represents a distribution of a main object in an image of the image data, and a decision unit determining an inserting position to insert the inserting-image into the image data based on at least one of the distribution information and contrast information of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Mari Sugihara
  • Patent number: 8041148
    Abstract: An image processing program causes a computer to execute the following steps. A first step reads data of a first image and data of a second image which are generated by imaging a common object under natural light and have different contents of specular reflection components. A second step generates an output image which gives a different visual impression of the object than the first image and the second image, based on difference data of the specular reflection components extracted from the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Mari Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20110234818
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an evaluation unit that evaluates a plurality of images by designating predetermined image characteristics as an evaluation index; an image processing unit that executes image processing, which will affect the evaluation index, on at least one image among the plurality of images; and an image selection unit that selects an image with superiority in an evaluation value calculated in correspondence to the evaluation index, among the plurality of images evaluated by the evaluation unit by factoring in application of the image processing by the image processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20100260438
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing apparatus and a storage medium storing an image processing program capable of easily refurbishing a photographed image by performing retouching on the image regardless of a type or a size of a retouch target included in the photographed image, by being provided with an object database storing a plurality of objects which are capable of being overlapped as to cover a part of the photographed image and include an image and a three-dimensional object model of material body forming a spontaneous boundary with the photographed image, a retrieving unit retrieving at least one of the objects from the object database based on a characteristic of the scene of the photographed image, and a composition unit performing a composition by overlapping an image representing at least one of the objects being selected with the photographed image as to cover a part of the photographed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi MORIKAWA, Mari SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 7738012
    Abstract: An imaging device according to the present invention includes a registration unit, an imaging unit, a searching unit, and a color adjustment unit. The registration unit registers a reference subject. The imaging unit shoots a subject and outputs image data. The searching unit searches a specific area matching with the reference subject from an image area of the image data. The color adjustment unit performs color adjustment such that color information of the specific area approximates to the color information of the registered reference subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Tetsuo In
  • Publication number: 20100103419
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a defect of a substrate as an object to be inspected comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating the substrate, a receiving optical system for receiving diffracted light from the substrate and a polarizing element provided in either one of the illumination optical system or the receiving optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 7643137
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a defect of a substrate as an object to be inspected comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating the substrate, a receiving optical system for receiving diffracted light from the substrate and a polarizing element provided in either one of the illumination optical system or the receiving optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20090185046
    Abstract: To insert an inserting-image at an appropriate position of image data by providing an imaging unit imaging an image of an object and generating the image data, a recognizing unit performing face recognition processing on the image data and generating distribution information which represents a distribution of a main object in an image of the image data, and a decision unit determining an inserting position to insert the inserting-image into the image data based on at least one of the distribution information and contrast information of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20080219591
    Abstract: An image processing program causes a computer to execute the following steps. A first step reads data of a first image and data of a second image which are generated by imaging a common object under natural light and have different contents of specular reflection components. A second step generates an output image which gives a different visual impression of the object than the first image and the second image, based on difference data of the specular reflection components extracted from the first image and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20060232769
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a defect of a substrate as an object to be inspected comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating the substrate, a receiving optical system for receiving diffracted light from the substrate and a polarizing element provided in either one of the illumination optical system or the receiving optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20060055784
    Abstract: An imaging device according to the present invention includes a registration unit, an imaging unit, a searching unit, and a color adjustment unit. The registration unit registers a reference subject. The imaging unit shoots a subject and outputs image data. The searching unit searches a specific area matching with the reference subject from an image area of the image data. The color adjustment unit performs color adjustment such that color information of the specific area approximates to the color information of the registered reference subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Tetsuo In
  • Publication number: 20040239918
    Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a defect of a substrate as an object to be inspected comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating the substrate, a receiving optical system for receiving diffracted light from the substrate and a polarizing element provided in either one of the illumination optical system or the receiving optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Sugihara, Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa