Patents by Inventor Masafumi Wakazono

Masafumi Wakazono 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: 11778325
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono, Tomoki Numata
  • Patent number: 11743593
    Abstract: An image display delay due to a display delay time is reduced. Therefore, an imaging device according to the present technology includes: an imaging element; a delay time acquisition unit that acquires a display delay time of a captured image based on an exposure time of an imaging element and a development processing time required for development processing; and an image data generation unit configured to generate modified display image data in which an image display delay due to the display delay time has been reduced using an amount of change in a position or posture of an imaging device body during the display delay time. A delay in image display is reduced so that visually induced motion sickness is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20230214959
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an interpolation target color difference pixel generator that generates, on the basis of a relationship between a luminance pixel at an interpolation target pixel position that is a pixel position at which a first color difference pixel does not exist and the luminance pixel at at least one neighboring pixel position of a plurality of pixel positions near the interpolation target pixel position in image data, an interpolation target color difference pixel corresponding to the first color difference pixel at the interpolation target pixel position, in which the image data is generated on the basis of three primary color pixels that can include a value greater than a predetermined white clip value, the image data having a number of the luminance pixels larger than a number of the first color difference pixels and a number of second color difference pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 11531151
    Abstract: A polarization filter effect is prevented from being changed due to a change in orientation of an imaging apparatus. An imaging apparatus according to the present technique includes an imaging section including a first pixel capable of receiving light in a first polarization direction and a second pixel capable of receiving light in a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction, a detection section detecting an orientation of the imaging section, and an image generating section generating, on the basis of signals for the first and second pixels, an image corresponding to a polarization direction corresponding to a detection result from the detection section. Thus, as an image corresponding to a particular polarization direction, that is, an image corresponding to application of a polarization filter effect, an image can be generated that corresponds to a polarization direction corresponding to a change in the orientation of the imaging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 11500174
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that controls display, on a display unit, of highlighting an edge portion of a subject corresponding to a state of an image depending on an in-focus state of the subject in the image being within a predetermined in-focus near range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 11399144
    Abstract: Easy acquisition of an image expressing a transparent part and an opaque part, for example, is achievable by one-time imaging. An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and an image forming unit. The imaging unit has a pixel group that includes a first pixel group including a pixel capable of receiving light having a first polarization direction, and a second pixel group. The image forming unit forms a first image corresponding to a second polarization direction that is a predetermined polarization direction on the basis of signals of a pixel group including at least the first pixel group, and forms a second image different from the first image on the basis of signals of a pixel group including at least the second pixel group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20220182528
    Abstract: An image display delay due to a display delay time is reduced. Therefore, an imaging device according to the present technology includes: an imaging element; a delay time acquisition unit that acquires a display delay time of a captured image based on an exposure time of an imaging element and a development processing time required for development processing; and an image data generation unit configured to generate modified display image data in which an image display delay due to the display delay time has been reduced using an amount of change in a position or posture of an imaging device body during the display delay time. A delay in image display is reduced so that visually induced motion sickness is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: HITOSHI MITANI, MASAFUMI WAKAZONO
  • Patent number: 11336799
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device and method, and an image processing device and method that can more easily suppress unauthorized use and tampering of an image. An object is imaged by an imaging element including a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and that each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and a detection image obtained by the imaging and formed by a detection signal obtained in the pixel output units of the imaging element is output without associating with a restoration matrix including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from the detection image. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging device, an image processing device, an information processing device, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Iwase, Masafumi Wakazono, Yoshitaka Miyatani
  • Publication number: 20220070381
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono, Tomoki Numata
  • Patent number: 11206355
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono, Tomoki Numata
  • Patent number: 11056518
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging section that allows multiple pixels generating a pixel signal based on incident light to act as polarization pixels each having one of multiple polarizing directions. A polarization element is attached on the side of the incidence plane side of the imaging section, causes linearly polarized light to enter the imaging section. A control section, for example, controls a sensitivity detecting section to detect a sensitivity level in each of the polarizing directions of the polarization pixels in the imaging section. An image signal processing section performs gain adjustment on the polarization pixels on the basis of the sensitivity level detected in each of the polarizing directions by the sensitivity detecting section, and carries out image composition using the gain-adjusted image signals to generate a captured image having wide dynamic range with minimum motion blur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 11044419
    Abstract: [Object] To reproduce an image to which an effect desired by a user is added. [Solution] There is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to add an effect of expressing shaking to an image on the basis of shaking information on shaking of the image. In addition, there is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to decide a degree of an effect of expressing shaking to be added to an image, on the basis of an expectation value of an immersed feeling of an observer with respect to the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Legong Sun, Kouji Yamamoto, Masafumi Wakazono, Yoichiro Sato, Kazuhiro Shimauchi
  • Patent number: 10944942
    Abstract: In a case where it is determined by a reliability determination section 501 that retention aberration information of an in-apparatus aberration information retention section 31 is unreliable, a control section 50 sets detection aberration information generated by performing aberration detection processing by a lens aberration detection processing section 32 as application aberration information for correcting an aberration of a captured image. In a case where it is determined that the retention aberration information is reliable, the control section 50 sets the retention aberration information as the application aberration information. Aberration information can be generated if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Yoshimi Tsuboi, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Haruka Asai, Kazumi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 10911686
    Abstract: A zoom control device includes: a zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit that sets a main image zoom magnification ratio change speed and a monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed according to a zoom operation by a user; and a zoom control unit that conducts a zoom control on a main image so that a zoom magnification ratio changes according to the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed, and conducts a zoom control on a monitoring image so that the zoom magnification ratio changes according to the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed. The zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit is configured to set the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed by smoothing the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Takahiro Mori, Kouji Yamamoto, Masakazu Ebihara, Masaya Kinoshita, Yuki Ono
  • Patent number: 10893221
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an imaging sensor, an imaging method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The imaging sensor includes a plurality of wavelength detection regions. The plurality of wavelength detection regions including at least a first wavelength detection region. The first wavelength detection region comprises a plurality of pixels configured to detect light within a first pre-determined wavelength range, and detect the light at different pre-determined polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20200412959
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi MITANI, Masafumi WAKAZONO, Tomoki NUMATA
  • Patent number: 10877288
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including: an imaging section configured to set pixels as polarization pixels having any of polarization directions, the pixels generating pixel signals on the basis of incident light; a polarization direction rotating section provided on an incidence plane side of the imaging section, and configured to rotate a polarization direction of the incident light; and a control section configured to control the imaging section and the polarization direction rotating section to generate a polarized image or a non-polarized image having higher resolution than resolution of the polarized image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20200358926
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device and method, and an image processing device and method that can more easily suppress unauthorized use and tampering of an image. An object is imaged by an imaging element including a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and that each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and a detection image obtained by the imaging and formed by a detection signal obtained in the pixel output units of the imaging element is output without associating with a restoration matrix including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from the detection image. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging device, an image processing device, an information processing device, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira IWASE, Masafumi WAKAZONO, Yoshitaka MIYATANI
  • Publication number: 20200341237
    Abstract: A display control device including: a display control unit configured to control display, on a display unit, of highlighting corresponding to a state of an image depending on an in-focus state of a subject in the image being within a predetermined in-focus near range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: MASAFUMI WAKAZONO
  • Patent number: 10776901
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a processing device, a method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The processing device includes circuitry configured to acquire a plurality of images captured in a time series by an image sensor, each of the plurality of images is based on light in one of a plurality of predetermined polarization directions and in one of a plurality of predetermined wavelength bands. The circuitry is further configured to stitch together at least a part of the plurality of images corresponding to a single polarization direction and a single predetermined wavelength band from the plurality of predetermined wavelength bands to generate a composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono