Patents by Inventor Mizuki KOSHIKAWA

Mizuki KOSHIKAWA 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).

  • Situation comprehending apparatus, situation comprehending method, and program for situation comprehension
    Patent number: 9769373
    Abstract: A situation comprehending apparatus included in an imaging apparatus includes an image acquiring section, a structure specifying section, a distance acquiring section, a main subject specifying section, and a main subject distance distribution determining section. The image acquiring section acquires an image of a target scene. The structure specifying section specifies a structure having linear image information in a far or near direction of the target scene or in a direction perpendicular to the far or near direction. The distance acquiring section acquires a distance to a structure straight line included in the structure. The main subject specifying section specifies a main subject different from the structure included in the image. The main subject distance distribution determining section determines distance distribution to the main subject with use of an image of the structure and an image of the main subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mizuki Koshikawa, Kazumi Ito, Taichiro Kouchi, Osamu Nonaka
  • SITUATION COMPREHENDING APPARATUS, SITUATION COMPREHENDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SITUATION COMPREHENSION
    Publication number: 20160223883
    Abstract: A situation comprehending apparatus included in an imaging apparatus includes an image acquiring section, a structure specifying section, a distance acquiring section, a main subject specifying section, and a main subject distance distribution determining section. The image acquiring section acquires an image of a target scene. The structure specifying section specifies a structure having linear image information in a far or near direction of the target scene or in a direction perpendicular to the far or near direction. The distance acquiring section acquires a distance to a structure straight line included in the structure. The main subject specifying section specifies a main subject different from the structure included in the image. The main subject distance distribution determining section determines distance distribution to the main subject with use of an image of the structure and an image of the main subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mizuki KOSHIKAWA, Kazumi ITO, Taichiro KOUCHI, Osamu NONAKA