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: 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
  • Patent number: 10761294
    Abstract: A display control device including a display control unit that controls 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 10704957
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including: an imaging section including pixels that generate pixel signals on the basis of incident light, the pixels including a polarization pixel having a predetermined polarization direction and a non-polarization pixel; and a polarization rotating section provided on an incidence plane side of the imaging section, and configured to rotate a polarization direction of the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20200185436
    Abstract: An imaging section 13 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 11, attached on the side of the incidence plane side of the imaging section 13, causes linearly polarized light to enter the imaging section 13. A control section 20, 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 13. An image signal processing section 14 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: HITOSHI MITANI, MASAFUMI WAKAZONO
  • Publication number: 20200183066
    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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20200162680
    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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Patent number: 10613416
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays highlighting corresponding to an in-focus degree of a subject included in an image on the basis of predetermined sensitivity and that performs control so that the sensitivity is determined depending on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190310487
    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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190278156
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays highlighting corresponding to an in-focus degree of a subject included in an image on the basis of predetermined sensitivity and that performs control so that the sensitivity is determined depending on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: MASAFUMI WAKAZONO
  • Publication number: 20190268653
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device and method, and a program that enable appropriate conversion of the dynamic range of an output signal. Upon receipt of a notification of detection of an output device from an HDMI interface, an information acquisition unit controls the HDMI interface to acquire output device information from the output device. On the basis of the output device information from the HDMI interface, a device type determination unit determines the type, the capability, and the like of the connected output device, and controls a dynamic range conversion unit in accordance with a result of the determination. The present disclosure can be applied to a signal output system that outputs signals, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190259138
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi WAKAZONO, Yoshimi TSUBOI, Tadashi YAMAGUCHI, Haruka ASAI, Kazumi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10331014
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: a display control unit configured to display highlighting corresponding to an in-focus degree of a subject included in an image on the basis of predetermined sensitivity and to perform control so that the sensitivity is determined depending on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190188827
    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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190170586
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including: an imaging section including pixels that generate pixel signals on the basis of incident light, the pixels including a polarization pixel having a predetermined polarization direction and a non-polarization pixel; and a polarization rotating section provided on an incidence plane side of the imaging section, and configured to rotate a polarization direction of the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi MITANI, Masafumi WAKAZONO
  • Publication number: 20190174077
    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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20190082111
    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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Takahiro Mori, Kouji Yamamoto, Masakazu Ebihara, Masaya Kinoshita, Yuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20190075249
    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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Legong Sun, Kouji Yamamoto, Masafumi Wakazono, Yoichiro Sato, Kazuhiro Shimauchi
  • Patent number: 10182184
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a presentation controller configured to control presentation of degrees of focus in a target image corresponding to an image to be processed on the basis of a first determination result corresponding to a determination result of a degree of focus in a pixel unit in the target image and a second determination result corresponding to a determination result of a degree of focus in a region unit in the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Satoshi Akagawa, Takuji Higashiyama, Masahiro Takahashi, Lyo Takaoka, Masafumi Wakazono
  • Publication number: 20180376065
    Abstract: An image processing system includes circuitry that determine whether a focus operation is performed on an image, and processes the image in a high resolution mode when the focus operation is determined to be performed. The circuitry processes the image in a low resolution mode when the focus operation is determined not to be performed. The resolution of the image is lower in the low resolution mode than in the high resolution mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: MASAFUMI WAKAZONO
  • Patent number: 10158808
    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: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Takahiro Mori, Kouji Yamamoto, Masakazu Ebihara, Masaya Kinoshita, Yuki Ono