Patents by Inventor Noritaka Ikeda

Noritaka Ikeda 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: 11722804
    Abstract: The need for miniaturizing camera modules is to be effectively satisfied. There are provided a pixel unit, an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by the pixel unit, an encoding unit that encodes the image signal processed by the image processing unit, and an address assignment unit that assigns an address to a compressed signal encoded by the encoding unit. The pixel unit is provided on a first substrate. The image processing unit, the encoding unit, and the address assignment unit are provided on a second substrate to be stacked on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noritaka Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220124274
    Abstract: The need for miniaturizing camera modules is to be effectively satisfied. There are provided a pixel unit, an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by the pixel unit, an encoding unit that encodes the image signal processed by the image processing unit, and an address assignment unit that assigns an address to a compressed signal encoded by the encoding unit. The pixel unit is provided on a first substrate. The image processing unit, the encoding unit, and the address assignment unit are provided on a second substrate to be stacked on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: NORITAKA IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11228729
    Abstract: The need for miniaturizing camera modules is to be effectively satisfied. There are provided a pixel unit, an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by the pixel unit, an encoding unit that encodes the image signal processed by the image processing unit, and an address assignment unit that assigns an address to a compressed signal encoded by the encoding unit. The pixel unit is provided on a first substrate. The image processing unit, the encoding unit, and the address assignment unit are provided on a second substrate to be stacked on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noritaka Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210185263
    Abstract: The need for miniaturizing camera modules is to be effectively satisfied. There are provided a pixel unit, an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by the pixel unit, an encoding unit that encodes the image signal processed by the image processing unit, and an address assignment unit that assigns an address to a compressed signal encoded by the encoding unit. The pixel unit is provided on a first substrate. The image processing unit, the encoding unit, and the address assignment unit are provided on a second substrate to be stacked on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: NORITAKA IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10565072
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that enable detection of a failure without stopping signal processing. A toggle rate is calculated for each of signals of a preceding stage and a subsequent stage of a signal processing unit and, in a case where a difference therebetween is larger than a predetermined threshold value, it is assumed that an error caused by a failure is occurring in the signal processing unit. The present disclosure can be applied to a drive assistance device of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Noritaka Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20190073278
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that enable detection of a failure without stopping signal processing. A toggle rate is calculated for each of signals of a preceding stage and a subsequent stage of a signal processing unit and, in a case where a difference therebetween is larger than a predetermined threshold value, it is assumed that an error caused by a failure is occurring in the signal processing unit. The present disclosure can be applied to a drive assistance device of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Noritaka IKEDA
  • Patent number: 8103848
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory configured such that structural data areas holding therein structural data, each being constituted by a plurality of pieces of element data, are allocated to a plurality of memory banks, an address area detecting unit configured to detect whether an address value used to access the memory is included in a specific address area including an address used to access the plurality of pieces of element data and an address converting unit configured to convert the address value to an address value for the structural data area in the case that it has been detected that the address value is included in the specific address area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Ikeda, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Ken Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20090313450
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory configured such that structural data areas holding therein structural data, each being constituted by a plurality of pieces of element data, are allocated to a plurality of memory banks, an address area detecting unit configured to detect whether an address value used to access the memory is included in a specific address area including an address used to access the plurality of pieces of element data and an address converting unit configured to convert the address value to an address value for the structural data area in the case that it has been detected that the address value is included in the specific address area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Ikeda, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Ken Mabuchi