Patents by Inventor Naoki Yoshimochi
Naoki Yoshimochi 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).
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Patent number: 12007931Abstract: A bus system of the disclosure includes three or more devices that include one or a plurality of imaging devices, and transmit or receive data signals in a time-division manner; and a bus to which the three or more devices are coupled.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hideyuki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Hayashi, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi
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Patent number: 11743423Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a control method, a program, and a transmission and reception system capable of increasing a data transmission efficiency. In a case where a data stream is transmitted in a predetermined mode, and when a parameter that defines content of the mode is changed, the transmission device according to one aspect of the present technology switches transmission of the data stream in the mode defined by the changed parameter is started after training processing for performing data synchronization and correction of a difference between data timings of the lanes by the reception device is executed or is started without executing the training processing according to a type of a parameter to be changed. The present technology is applied to data transmission between chips.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Masatoshi Mizuno
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Patent number: 11606527Abstract: There is provided is a transmitter including an image processor that sets region information corresponding to a region set for an image for each row in the image and that transmits the set region information and region data corresponding to the region for each row, in which the image processor sets the region by analyzing the image or on a basis of externally acquired region-designating information, and the region information includes information indicating a position of a row and information indicating a position of a column of the region included in the row.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Sugioka, Naoki Yoshimochi, Yoshiaki Inada, Masatsugu Kobayashi, Koji Yoda, Takahiro Iinuma
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Publication number: 20230074464Abstract: The range-finding apparatus (1) includes an optical receiver (110), a light source unit (200), a converter (134), and a calculation unit (300). The optical receiver (110) receives light to output a pixel signal. The light source unit (200) projects light with a first irradiation pattern in a first period and projects light with a second irradiation pattern in a second period. The converter (134) sequentially converts the pixel signal bit by bit using binary search to output a first digital signal and a second digital signal, the first digital signal being output by performing the conversion with a first bit width in the first period, the second digital signal being output by performing the conversion with a second bit width in the second period, the second bit width being less than the first bit width. The calculation unit (300) calculates a distance on the basis of the first digital signal and the second digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: TAKAHIRO AKAHANE, YUSUKE IKEDA, SHUN KAIZU, EIJI HIRATA, HIROSHI YUASA, SHINICHIROU ETOU, YASUTAKA KIMURA, TAKESHI OYAKAWA, NAOKI YOSHIMOCHI
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Patent number: 11557024Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus including a processing unit that is connected to a data bus, and performs control involved with an image which is output by each of a plurality of image sensors connected to the data bus, through the data bus.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hideki Mitsubayashi, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi
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Publication number: 20220272208Abstract: A transmitter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cut-out section, a deriving section, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit. The cut-out section cuts out, from image data obtained by imaging, one or a plurality of pieces of ROI image data included in the image data. The deriving section derives ROI positional information in the image data. The first processing unit generates first transmission data corresponding to a first transmission method based on the one or the plurality of pieces of ROI image data and one or a plurality of pieces of the ROI positional information in the image data. The second processing unit generates second transmission data corresponding to a second transmission method based on the one or the plurality of pieces of ROI image data and the one or the plurality of pieces of the ROI positional information in the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventor: NAOKI YOSHIMOCHI
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Publication number: 20220245828Abstract: A transmitter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a detection section, a generation section, and a transmission unit. The detection section detects ROI image data on a basis of ROI instruction information. The generation section generates ROI information from the ROI image data detected by the detection section. The transmission unit transmits the ROI image data and the ROI information to an external device. The detection section detects motion information on the detected ROI image data on a basis of one of a plurality of pieces of image data obtained at different imaging timings and a plurality of pieces of the ROI image data obtained at different imaging timings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Yasushi Sato, Hirosuke Nagano
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Patent number: 11297279Abstract: A transmission device includes an image processing unit that controls transmission of a first packet including region information regarding a region detected from an image and controls transmission of a second packet for each of lines in which at least the region has been detected in the image. The second packet comprises a header including information regarding the line, and a payload including region data concerning a partial region corresponding to the line, out of the region, in which the header includes: identification information of the data included in the payload; an error correction code of the information included in the header; and an extension region provided so as to be interposed between the identification information and the error correction code, and information indicating whether or not the region data is included in the payload corresponding to the header is set in at least a part of the extension region.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Tomohiro Takahashi, Miho Ozawa
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Publication number: 20220094878Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a control method, a program, and a transmission and reception system capable of increasing a data transmission efficiency. In a case where a data stream is transmitted in a predetermined mode, and when a parameter that defines content of the mode is changed, the transmission device according to one aspect of the present technology switches transmission of the data stream in the mode defined by the changed parameter is started after training processing for performing data synchronization and correction of a difference between data timings of the lanes by the reception device is executed or is started without executing the training processing according to a type of a parameter to be changed. The present technology is applied to data transmission between chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Masatoshi Mizuno
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Patent number: 11252305Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus including a processing unit that is connectable to a data bus, and performs output control on respective images captured by a plurality of image sensors connected to the data bus during a predetermined period of time. A timing of output of the image performed by each of the plurality of image sensors is changed by the output control.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hideki Mitsubayashi, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi
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Patent number: 11196961Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a control method, a program, and a transmission and reception system capable of increasing a data transmission efficiency. In a case where a data stream is transmitted in a predetermined mode, and when a parameter that defines content of the mode is changed, the transmission device according to one aspect of the present technology switches transmission of the data stream in the mode defined by the changed parameter is started after training processing for performing data synchronization and correction of a difference between data timings of the lanes by the reception device is executed or is started without executing the training processing according to a type of a parameter to be changed. The present technology is applied to data transmission between chips.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Masatoshi Mizuno
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Patent number: 11074023Abstract: There is provided a transmission device including: an image processing unit that sets region information corresponding to a region set in an image for each of rows in the image and causes the set region information and region data corresponding to the region to be transmitted for each row. The region information includes information indicating a position of the row and information indicating a position of a column of the region included in the row.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Tatsuya Sugioka, Tomohiro Takahashi, Takahiro Iinuma, Koji Yoda, Miho Ozawa, Yoshiaki Inada
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Publication number: 20210174481Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus including a processing unit that is connected to a data bus, and performs control involved with an image which is output by each of a plurality of image sensors connected to the data bus, through the data bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Hideki Mitsubayashi, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi
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Publication number: 20210127087Abstract: A transmission device includes an image processing unit that controls transmission of a first packet including region information regarding a region detected from an image and controls transmission of a second packet for each of lines in which at least the region has been detected in the image. The second packet comprises a header including information regarding the line, and a payload including region data concerning a partial region corresponding to the line, out of the region, in which the header includes: identification information of the data included in the payload; an error correction code of the information included in the header; and an extension region provided so as to be interposed between the identification information and the error correction code, and information indicating whether or not the region data is included in the payload corresponding to the header is set in at least a part of the extension region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Tomohiro Takahashi, Miho Ozawa
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Patent number: 10825156Abstract: Provided is a processing apparatus including a processing unit that is connected to a data bus, and performs control involved with an image which is output by each of a plurality of image sensors connected to the data bus, through the data bus.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hideki Mitsubayashi, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi
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Publication number: 20200333993Abstract: There is provided a transmission device including: an image processing unit that sets region information corresponding to a region set in an image for each of rows in the image and causes the set region information and region data corresponding to the region to be transmitted for each row. The region information includes information indicating a position of the row and information indicating a position of a column of the region included in the row.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Tatsuya Sugioka, Tomohiro Takahashi, Takahiro Iinuma, Koji Yoda, Miho Ozawa, Yoshiaki Inada
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Publication number: 20200275046Abstract: There is provided is a transmitter including an image processor that sets region information corresponding to a region set for an image for each row in the image and that transmits the set region information and region data corresponding to the region for each row, in which the image processor sets the region by analyzing the image or on a basis of externally acquired region-designating information, and the region information includes information indicating a position of a row and information indicating a position of a column of the region included in the row.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Tomohiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Sugioka, Naoki Yoshimochi, Yoshiaki Inada, Masatsugu Kobayashi, Koji Yoda, Takahiro Ilnuma
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Publication number: 20200195884Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a control method, a program, and a transmission and reception system capable of increasing a data transmission efficiency. In a case where a data stream is transmitted in a predetermined mode, and when a parameter that defines content of the mode is changed, the transmission device according to one aspect of the present technology switches transmission of the data stream in the mode defined by the changed parameter is started after training processing for performing data synchronization and correction of a difference between data timings of the lanes by the reception device is executed or is started without executing the training processing according to a type of a parameter to be changed. The present technology is applied to data transmission between chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Masatoshi Mizuno
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Publication number: 20200186841Abstract: A picture transmission device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a transmission section that sends image data of ROIs in an image in Payload Data of a Long Packet and sends information about the ROIs in Embedded Data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Tatsuya Sugioka
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Patent number: 10591953Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus and method that enables to reduce required power. In the signal processing apparatus, a RTC of a main chip and a RTC of a power supply chip are synchronized before power supply of the main chip is stopped, and the RTC of the main chip is synchronized with the time of the RTC of the power supply chip after the power supply of the main chip is restored. In this way, the RTC uses continuous time information before and after the stop. The present disclosure is capable of being applied to, for example, a GPS module in which a digital circuit includes a plurality of chips.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Sotaro Ohara, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Katsumi Takaoka, Keita Izumi, Suguru Houchi, Gaku Hidai, Yutaka Takagi, Hideki Takahashi, Hideki Awata, Yasushi Katayama, Naoki Yoshimochi, Toshimasa Shimizu