Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Takashima

Masatoshi Takashima 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: 20210310860
    Abstract: To easily and accurately perform calibration with respect to environment light. In one example, an information processing device includes a memory configured to store detected values of illuminances of environment light; and a color temperature estimation unit configured to estimate a color temperature of the environment light, on a basis of detected values of illuminances of the environment light within a plurality of wavelength bands. The disclosed technology can, for example, be applied to a system that performs remote sensing on an agricultural land, and calculates an evaluation index such as a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20210304368
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing device, comprising: acquisition circuitry configured to acquire image data including a frame; and index calculation circuitry configured to: determine an average value of the frame, and predict a signal-to-noise ratio of the image data based on the average value of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20210295042
    Abstract: Selection of an evaluation index based upon statistical values of respective evaluation indices is disclosed. In one example, an information processing apparatus comprises an evaluation index unit that determines a plurality of evaluation indices on a basis of imaging data obtained by imaging a subject, wherein the evaluation indices are respectively based upon different wavelength component combinations of the imaging data. An evaluation value unit determines an evaluation value based on a statistical value of each of the evaluation indices, for each of the evaluation indices. A selection unit then determines a selected evaluation index from the evaluation indices on a basis of the evaluation values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Hideki Date, Yu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20210144345
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus including: a splitter that splits incident light into pieces of light of two or more wavelength bands; and two or more detectors that detect the pieces of light of two or more wavelength bands respectively and output signals from which wavelengths can be extracted tunably by post-processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20210144287
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program that perform appropriate exposure control, to thereby enable a desired object to be appropriately imaged. The present technology includes: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels having different spectral characteristics; and an exposure control unit setting information associated with exposure control on the plurality of pixels depending on specification information for specifying a kind of a measurement target. Alternatively, the present technology includes: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels having different spectral characteristics; and an exposure control unit setting information associated with exposure control on the plurality of pixels on the basis of a predicted output value of each of the plurality of pixels based on a spectral characteristic related to a measurement target. The present technology is applicable to an imaging apparatus which senses vegetation, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20210058591
    Abstract: To enable tunable wavelength extraction and detection of a narrow band, while maintaining resolution. Provided is a signal processing device including: an acquisition unit that acquires a signal of a first wavelength band in which wavelength extraction is possible in a tunable manner by means of postprocessing and a signal of a second wavelength band to be used for a special purpose; and a signal processing unit that performs signal processing using the signal of the first wavelength band and the signal of the second wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Tetsu Ogawa, Ta kayos hi Oomori, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 10845797
    Abstract: [Object] To propose a novel and improved information processing device, a novel and improved information processing method, and a novel and improved transportation system capable of realizing more stable article transportation in article transportation by unmanned flyers. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a display information control unit configured to control display of a screen used for a user to select a container to be conveyed by an unmanned flyer from candidates for the container on a basis of the candidates for the container accommodating an article and conveyed by the unmanned flyer in article transportation by the unmanned flyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Patent number: 10753860
    Abstract: The present technology relates an inspection apparatus, an inspection method and a program by which accurate measurement light correction can be performed. The inspection apparatus calculates a correction gain of a spectrum based on reference spectral information, under a reference light source, of a reference reflector plate having a characteristic according to an inspection object and measurement spectral information of the reference reflector plate obtained by sensing under a measurement light source, and corrects measurement spectral information of the inspection object obtained by the sensing under the measurement light source based on the calculated correction gain. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a vegetation inspection apparatus that measures a vegetation index of a normalized vegetation index (NDVI) or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Masatoshi Takashima, Akira Matsui
  • Publication number: 20200258265
    Abstract: An object is to provide, for synthetic information such as synthetic images, images with few errors. Thus, for an acquired image including information regarding a specific wavelength region, for example, an image of a specific region corresponding to a specific positional range in a captured image is extracted. A plurality of pieces of information regarding the specific region extracted from respective captured images captured at different points in time is synthesized to generate a synthetic information. By performing synthesis on the captured images captured at the different points in time during movement, synthetic information with few errors is obtained from an object spanning a wide range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Tetsu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20200219246
    Abstract: Vegetation change information properly indicating a time series change of a vegetation state can be generated. To this end, a data group including vegetation data of multiple time points respectively associated with ratio information which is a component ratio of ambient light is an object to be processed. This device includes an extraction section that extracts, from the data group, vegetation data for use by using ratio information, and a generation section that generates vegetation change information indicating a time series change of a vegetation state by using the vegetation data extracted by the extraction section. By use of ratio information, vegetation data obtained under similar ambient light conditions can be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Keisuke Unno, Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20200211158
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can easily execute a stitching process. Provided are: an image generation unit that generates a first reference image regarding a first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of first images regarding the first imaging region and that generates a second reference image regarding a second imaging region at least partially overlapping with the first imaging region on the basis of a plurality of second images regarding the second imaging region; and a processing unit that generates positioning information indicating a correspondence between the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the basis of the first reference image and the second reference image. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus that executes a stitching process of a plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hideo Miyamaki, Masatoshi Takashima, Yu Kitamura, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 10684166
    Abstract: An information processing device configured to obtain an index with regard to light entering a measurement target region in a wider range is disclosed. The information processing device calculates, on a basis of a measured value of a reference reflection region, a reference index including a sunny place reference index and a shady place reference index, and calculates, on a basis of a measured value of a measurement target region obtained by performing sensing for the measurement target region and the reference index, a measurement target region index including a sunny measurement target region index being an index with regard to light entering a sunny region in the measurement target region and a shady measurement target region index being an index with regard to light entering a shady region in the measurement target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20190369609
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a control system that can effectively utilize an index regarding light incident on a measured object by obtaining the index effective for the measured object. The control apparatus can effectively utilize an effective index by controlling improvement of an environment that affects calculation of the effective index on the basis of the effective index representing an index that is related to light incident on a measured object and that is effectively utilized for the measured object. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a device that calculates an index of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Tetsu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190293559
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device capable of obtaining an index effective for a measurement target as an index related to light incident on the measurement target, an information processing method, and a program. The information processing device can obtain an index effective for a measurement target as an index regarding light incident on the measurement target by calculating an effective index representing the degree of light effectively utilized for the measurement target in incident light as an index regarding the light incident on the measurement target, on the basis of a measured value regarding the measurement target which is obtained by sensing performed by a sensor. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an apparatus calculating an index of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsu Ogawa, Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20190285541
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a sensing system, a sensing method, and a sensing device which are capable of performing measurement with higher accuracy. A sensing system is configured such that a plurality of reference reflection regions having a reflectance corresponding to an inspection target are prepared for each wavelength band which is a target for sensing of the inspection target as reference reflection regions, and is configured to sense the reference reflection region having a reflectance corresponding to the inspection target for each wavelength band which is a target for sensing of the inspection target at the time of sensing a region including the inspection target and the reference reflection region. The present technology can be applied to a system for measuring a vegetation index such as a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20190145819
    Abstract: An information processing device configured to obtain an index with regard to light entering a measurement target region in a wider range is disclosed. The information processing device calculates, on a basis of a measured value of a reference reflection region, a reference index including a sunny place reference index and a shady place reference index, and calculates, on a basis of a measured value of a measurement target region obtained by performing sensing for the measurement target region and the reference index, a measurement target region index including a sunny measurement target region index being an index with regard to light entering a sunny region in the measurement target region and a shady measurement target region index being an index with regard to light entering a shady region in the measurement target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Masatoshi TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180299880
    Abstract: [Object] To propose a novel and improved information processing device, a novel and improved information processing method, and a novel and improved transportation system capable of realizing more stable article transportation in article transportation by unmanned flyers. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a display information control unit configured to control display of a screen used for a user to select a container to be conveyed by an unmanned flyer from candidates for the container on a basis of the candidates for the container accommodating an article and conveyed by the unmanned flyer in article transportation by the unmanned flyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20180180533
    Abstract: The present technology relates an inspection apparatus, an inspection method and a program by which accurate measurement light correction can be performed. The inspection apparatus calculates a correction gain of a spectrum based on reference spectral information, under a reference light source, of a reference reflector plate having a characteristic according to an inspection object and measurement spectral information of the reference reflector plate obtained by sensing under a measurement light source, and corrects measurement spectral information of the inspection object obtained by the sensing under the measurement light source based on the calculated correction gain. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a vegetation inspection apparatus that measures a vegetation index of a normalized vegetation index (NDVI) or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Masatoshi Takashima, Akira Matsui
  • Publication number: 20180136116
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inspection apparatus, a sensing apparatus, a sensitivity control apparatus, an inspection method, and a program that perform inspection with improved accuracy. The inspection apparatus includes a detection section for detecting a plurality of different wavelength region components of ambient light reflected from an inspection target to be inspected, and a control section for controlling the sensitivity of each of the different wavelength region components. The control section controls the sensitivity by calculating a histogram indicating the detection level in every wavelength region of light reflected from the inspection target that is detected by the detection section, and determining, based on histograms of particular spectroscopic components, whether or not the sensitivity is properly set for the detection section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to an inspection apparatus that inspects vegetation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Yoshihiro Murakami, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20180052114
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inspection apparatus, an inspection method, and a program that acquire inspection results with increased accuracy. In one example the inspection of lawn vegetation is provided. The inspection apparatus calculates a vegetation index for inspecting the vegetation of a lawn by cancelling a grain-dependent component from an image of the lawn. The inspection apparatus also cancels an imaging-direction-dependent component from the image using two images taken with azimuth angles of imaging directions at the time of taking images in directions opposite to each other. Further, the inspection apparatus cancels an angle-dependent component from the image in accordance with a shining direction of light shone on the lawn using two images taken with azimuth angles of the shining direction of light shone on the lawn at the time of taking images in directions opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takashima, Tetsu Ogawa, Yoshihiro Murakami, Akira Matsui