Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Futami

Shinichiro Futami 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: 11355536
    Abstract: [Object] To execute online calibration without using a light source. [Solution] An image sensor includes: a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and which generates a pixel signal; a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal for calibration; an analog digital (AD) conversion unit configured to execute AD conversion on the pixel signal and the reference signal to generate pixel data and reference data; and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data on a basis of the reference data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor performing online calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Bostamam Anas, Katsuhiko Hanzawa, Shinichiro Futami
  • Publication number: 20200020726
    Abstract: [Object] To execute online calibration without using a light source. [Solution] An image sensor includes: a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and which generates a pixel signal; a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal for calibration; an analog digital (AD) conversion unit configured to execute AD conversion on the pixel signal and the reference signal to generate pixel data and reference data; and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data on a basis of the reference data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor performing online calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Bostamam Anas, Katsuhiko Hanzawa, Shinichiro Futami
  • Publication number: 20190238764
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a solid-state imaging device operating method, an imaging apparatus, and an electronic apparatus that can realize an image at a low resolution with low power consumption without deteriorating imaging characteristics of all pixels. A floating interconnection line connecting FDs (floating diffusions) each set in a unit of shared pixels including at least one or more pixels, the FDs being provided in each column having a predetermined column number, and a switch changing over between connection and disconnection of the floating interconnection line to and from the FDs are provided. In addition, the switch changes over between the connection and the disconnection between the FDs and the floating interconnection line in response to a resolution that is a low resolution. The present disclosure can be applied to a solid-state imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsumi NIWA, Oichi KUMAGAI, Shinichiro FUTAMI, Bostamam ANAS, Masahiko NAKAMIZO
  • Patent number: 7739506
    Abstract: The present invention is relative with an authentication apparatus for performing security processing, based on PKI, responsive to the results of processing for authentication for the input information for authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Funahashi, Shinichiro Futami
  • Publication number: 20060133605
    Abstract: The present invention is relative with an authentication apparatus for performing security processing, based on PKI, responsive to the results of processing for authentication for the input information for authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Takeshi Funahashi, Shinichiro Futami