Patents by Inventor Nobuhiko Tamura
Nobuhiko Tamura 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: 10148862Abstract: An image capturing apparatus of the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image obtained from an image capturing unit, the image capturing unit being a plenoptic image capturing unit capable of acquiring multi-viewpoint images having different viewpoints is provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: a disparity amount deriving unit that derives a disparity amount of the multi-viewpoint images in relation to a subject; a focus area specifying unit that specifies a subject area in which the derived disparity amount is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold as a focus area; and a display control unit that displays the specified focus area on the display unit in a manner different from an area other than the focus area.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Publication number: 20170095827Abstract: In a shadow mask tensioning method and apparatus, a shadow mask supported by a support frame is positioned between a shadow mask frame and a set of actuators with a portion of the shadow mask extending across a gap between the support frame and the shadow mask frame. Under the control of a programmed controller, the set of actuators is caused to simultaneously displace numerous, spaced locations of the portion of the shadow mask into the gap to align alignment apertures of the shadow mask to predetermined positons in fields of view of cameras positioned to observe the alignment apertures. The shadow mask is then affixed to the shadow mask frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: David N. Monto, Brian Arthur Bucci, Shen-Chih Tung, Nobuhiko Tamura, Whitten E. Little, JR.
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Publication number: 20170078558Abstract: An image capturing apparatus of the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image obtained from an image capturing unit, the image capturing unit being a plenoptic image capturing unit capable of acquiring multi-viewpoint images having different viewpoints is provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: a disparity amount deriving unit that derives a disparity amount of the multi-viewpoint images in relation to a subject; a focus area specifying unit that specifies a subject area in which the derived disparity amount is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold as a focus area; and a display control unit that displays the specified focus area on the display unit in a manner different from an area other than the focus area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Nobuhiko TAMURA
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Patent number: 9580792Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a substrate and a shadow mask each include a grate having a plurality of bars in spaced relation, wherein for each grate, each pair of spaced bars of each grate is separated by a gap. The spacing between at least three adjacent gaps is different or not of constant pitch, and at least one grate includes a gap that extends therethrough. The grate of the substrate and the grate of the shadow mask are positioned in a light path. Thereafter, the orientation of the substrate, the shadow mask, or both are caused to be adjusted to position the grate of the substrate, the grate of the shadow mask, or both until a predetermined amount of light or range of an amount of light on the light path passing through one or both of the grates is received by a light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ADVANTECH GLOBAL, LTDInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 9294682Abstract: Conventional calculation of light source data requires a high load and is unstable. An information processing device derives light source data which represents a state of a light source of an image represented by a captured image based on image capturing condition data at the time of capturing the image of a subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuhiko Tamura, Hideyasu Tashiro
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Publication number: 20160024638Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a substrate and a shadow mask each include a grate having a plurality of bars in spaced relation, wherein for each grate, each pair of spaced bars of each grate is separated by a gap. The spacing between at least three adjacent gaps is different or not of constant pitch, and at least one grate includes a gap that extends therethrough. The grate of the substrate and the grate of the shadow mask are positioned in a light path. Thereafter, the orientation of the substrate, the shadow mask, or both are caused to be adjusted to position the grate of the substrate, the grate of the shadow mask, or both until a predetermined amount of light or range of an amount of light on the light path passing through one or both of the grates is received by a light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 9157148Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a substrate is provided that includes a grate having a plurality of spaced bars and a shadow mask is provided that includes a grate having a plurality of spaced bars. Also provided is a light source-light receiver pair that defines a path of light therebetween. The grate of the substrate and the grate of the shadow mask are caused to be positioned in the path of the light. Thereafter, the orientation of the substrate, the shadow mask, or both are caused to be adjusted to position the grate of the substrate, the grate of the shadow mask, or both until a predetermined amount of light or a predetermined range of an amount of light on the path passing through the grates is received by the light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: ADVANTECH GLOBAL, LTDInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 9122172Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a light source, a beam splitter, a first substrate including a first grate, a second substrate including a second grate, and a light receiver are positioned relative to each other to define a light path that includes light output by the light source being reflected a first time by the beam splitter. The light reflected the first time passes through the first or second grate and is at least partially reflected a second time by the second or first grate back through the first or the second grate, respectively. The light reflected the second time passes at least partially through the beam splitter for receipt by the light receiver. The orientation of the first substrate, the second substrate or both is adjusted to position the first grate, the second grate, or both until a predetermined amount is received by the light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Advantech Global, LTDInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 8988546Abstract: An image processing device for generating a composite image using multi-viewpoint image data before color interpolation captured by a camera array image capturing device, includes a unit configured to acquire information of a pixel value and a pixel position in the multi-viewpoint image data, a pixel position determination unit configured to determine the pixel position in the composite image in the pixel position of each pixel of the multi-viewpoint image data in accordance with an arbitrary focus position based on optical parameters at the time of the image capturing, a color derivation unit configured to derive the color of each pixel of the multi-viewpoint image data, and a pixel value calculation unit configured to calculate the pixel value of each pixel of the composite image using the determined pixel position in the composite image and the pixel value of the multi-viewpoint image data corresponding to the derived pixel color.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 8942477Abstract: An image processing method includes inputting input image data captured by an imaging unit, generating an input histogram of the input image data based on the input image data, and correcting the input image data based on noise characteristics data and the input histogram, wherein the noise characteristics data includes data indicating probability of a first characteristic value becoming a second characteristic value due to noise.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuhiko Tamura, Takayuki Hara, Yuji Sakaegi
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Patent number: 8941761Abstract: A capturing parameter and a capturing image are obtained by an image capturing device which uses the capturing parameter. Correction data, which corresponds to an optical transfer function of the image capturing device derived from the capturing parameter, and a noise amount of the capturing image dependent on the capturing parameter, is acquired to correct a blur of the capturing image. A first degree of correction by the correction data for a high noise amount is less than a second degree of correction by the correction data for a low noise amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 8659672Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining a good-quality image even if an unexpected aberration occurs and an image pickup apparatus using the same. An image processing apparatus includes a primary restored image generating module configured to generate a primary restored image by performing image restoration processing on an input image having a plurality of color components, a restoration component generating module configured to generate difference information for each of the plurality of color components by calculating a difference between the input image and the primary restored image, and a secondary restored image generating module configured to generate a secondary restored image using the difference information. The secondary restored image generating module combines a color-combination restoration component based on the difference information for the plurality of color components with one color component of the input image.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koshi Hatakeyama, Nobuhiko Tamura, Tsunefumi Tanaka
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Patent number: 8629917Abstract: A blur characteristic of a captured image changes due to demosaicing at the time of blur correction of an image pickup optical system. As a result, favorable blur correction cannot be performed. Pieces of RAW data are input, correction coefficients for correcting a blur of RAW images represented by the pieces of RAW data are obtained with respect to a plurality of colors, the blur of the RAW images represented by the pieces of RAW data is corrected on the basis of the correction coefficients obtained with respect to the plurality of colors, corrected images are obtained, and a demosaic process is performed on the plurality of obtained corrected images, thereby generating output image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Publication number: 20130342843Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a light source, a beam splitter, a first substrate including a first grate, a second substrate including a second grate, and a light receiver are positioned relative to each other to define a light path that includes light output by the light source being reflected a first time by the beam splitter. The light reflected the first time passes through the first or second grate and is at least partially reflected a second time by the second or first grate back through the first or the second grate, respectively. The light reflected the second time passes at least partially through the beam splitter for receipt by the light receiver. The orientation of the first substrate, the second substrate or both is adjusted to position the first grate, the second grate, or both until a predetermined amount is received by the light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Advantech Global, LTDInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Publication number: 20130300899Abstract: Conventional calculation of light source data requires a high load and is unstable. An information processing device derives light source data which represents a state of a light source of an image represented by a captured image based on image capturing condition data at the time of capturing the image of a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiko Tamura, Hideyasu Tashiro
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Patent number: 8565524Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining a high-quality image, an image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image restoration processing unit configured to perform a restoration process on an input image and generate a restored image, a difference information generating unit configured to calculate difference information between the restored image and the input image, an adjustment coefficient setting unit configured to be capable of setting a plurality of different adjustment coefficients for the input image, a correction difference information generating unit configured to generate correction difference information on the basis of the adjustment coefficients and the difference information, and a combining unit to combine the correction difference information with the input image and generate a restoration adjusted image.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koshi Hatakeyama, Nobuhiko Tamura, Tsunefumi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20130236287Abstract: In a shadow mask-substrate alignment method, a substrate is provided that includes a grate having a plurality of spaced bars and a shadow mask is provided that includes a grate having a plurality of spaced bars. Also provided is a light source-light receiver pair that defines a path of light therebetween. The grate of the substrate and the grate of the shadow mask are caused to be positioned in the path of the light. Thereafter, the orientation of the substrate, the shadow mask, or both are caused to be adjusted to position the grate of the substrate, the grate of the shadow mask, or both until a predetermined amount of light or a predetermined range of an amount of light on the path passing through the grates is received by the light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: ADVANTECH GLOBAL, LTDInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Patent number: 8482659Abstract: An image processor inputs image data from an image capturing device, and acquires blur-correction coefficients corresponding to the state of an imaging optical system which forms an image represented by light coming from an object on the image capturing device. Then, the image processor generates a target component and non-target components of blur correction from the image data, applies blur correction to the target component based on the blur-correction coefficients, and generates image data by synthesizing the target component after the blur correction and the non-target components.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura
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Publication number: 20130114897Abstract: An image processing method includes inputting input image data captured by an imaging unit, generating an input histogram of the input image data based on the input image data, and correcting the input image data based on noise characteristics data and the input histogram, wherein the noise characteristics data includes data indicating probability of a first characteristic value becoming a second characteristic value due to noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiko Tamura, Takayuki Hara, Yuji Sakaegi
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Publication number: 20120327259Abstract: An image processing device for generating a composite image using multi-viewpoint image data before color interpolation captured by a camera array image capturing device, includes a unit configured to acquire information of a pixel value and a pixel position in the multi-viewpoint image data, a pixel position determination unit configured to determine the pixel position in the composite image in the pixel position of each pixel of the multi-viewpoint image data in accordance with an arbitrary focus position based on optical parameters at the time of the image capturing, a color derivation unit configured to derive the color of each pixel of the multi-viewpoint image data, and a pixel value calculation unit configured to calculate the pixel value of each pixel of the composite image using the determined pixel position in the composite image and the pixel value of the multi-viewpoint image data corresponding to the derived pixel color.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuhiko Tamura