Patents by Inventor Tadakuni Narabu
Tadakuni Narabu 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).
-
Publication number: 20230221614Abstract: [Object] To provide a display apparatus that displays a projection image with an improved resolution. [Solving Means] A display apparatus (10) includes a light-emitting device (13), a micro-lens array (5), and a scanning mechanism (54). The light-emitting device (13) includes a plurality of first light-emitting pixels and a plurality of second light-emitting pixels. The micro-lens array (5) includes a plurality of lenses (53) that projects the diffuse light rays emitted respectively from the first light-emitting pixel and the second light-emitting pixel, which have been made incident, to a first reaching position and a second reaching position located at desired different positions of a projection target object (3), respectively, the plurality of lenses being arranged at a pitch larger than a pixel pitch of the light-emitting pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventor: TADAKUNI NARABU
-
Patent number: 10911738Abstract: A compound-eye imaging device is a compound-eye imaging device having a plurality of facet optical systems, an imaging element, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of facet optical systems of the compound-eye imaging device are disposed to face a subject in a two dimensional shape. Also, the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device includes, in units of facets, a plurality of pixels which receive light concentrated by facet optical systems and generate image signals. Also, the signal processing unit of the compound-eye imaging device generates an image corresponding to the subject based on image signals generated by the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 10267949Abstract: To record an interesting image. An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit and a control unit. The imaging unit is provided at a flight vehicle which moves in air by utilizing gas lighter than air and is configured to image a subject to generate image data. The control unit is configured to perform control movement of the flight vehicle on the basis of at least one of information relating to the flight vehicle and information of surroundings of the flight vehicle, and to perform control to record the image data generated by the imaging unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20170276833Abstract: To record an interesting image. An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit and a control unit. The imaging unit is provided at a flight vehicle which moves in air by utilizing gas lighter than air and is configured to image a subject to generate image data. The control unit is configured to perform control movement of the flight vehicle on the basis of at least one of information relating to the flight vehicle and information of surroundings of the flight vehicle, and to perform control to record the image data generated by the imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventor: TADAKUNI NARABU
-
Publication number: 20170214863Abstract: A compound-eye imaging device is a compound-eye imaging device having a plurality of facet optical systems, an imaging element, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of facet optical systems of the compound-eye imaging device are disposed to face a subject in a two dimensional shape. Also, the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device includes, in units of facets, a plurality of pixels which receive light concentrated by facet optical systems and generate image signals. Also, the signal processing unit of the compound-eye imaging device generates an image corresponding to the subject based on image signals generated by the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventor: Tadakuni NARABU
-
Patent number: 8817121Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor in which plural pixels having a photoelectric conversion function are arranged; a light guiding unit including plural optical system windows that guide light from an object to the respective pixels of the image sensor; and a signal processing unit that performs signal processing based on imaging information of the image sensor, wherein the signal processing unit obtains distance information of the object based on the imaging information of the image sensor and generates an image in response to a distance of the object based on the distance information.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 8274584Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a light guide mechanism, and a signal processing unit. The imaging device converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals. The light guide mechanism, arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, includes a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device. The signal processing unit performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 8264590Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a light guide mechanism, and a signal processing unit. The imaging device converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals. The light guide mechanism, arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, includes a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device. The signal processing unit performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 8174587Abstract: The present invention is applied to imaging apparatuses including video cameras for recording moving pictures, electronic still cameras, monitoring devices and such. An image pickup means 3 and an image compressing means 5 are connected integrally by a wiring layer formed on a surface of the image pickup means 3 opposite a light-receiving surface of the image pickup means 3. The image pickup means 3 provides processing units of image data S1 relating to an image compressing process sequentially. Image data on a partial area in an effective image area is compressed to detect a code amount in advance. A data compressing ratio is determined on the basis of the code amount, and the image data is compressed at the image compressing ratio.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Fukuhara, Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20110149100Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor in which plural pixels having a photoelectric conversion function are arranged; a light guiding unit including plural optical system windows that guide light from an object to the respective pixels of the image sensor; and a signal processing unit that performs signal processing based on imaging information of the image sensor, wherein the signal processing unit obtains distance information of the object based on the imaging information of the image sensor and generates an image in response to a distance of the object based on the distance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20100220218Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a light guide mechanism, and a signal processing unit. The imaging device converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals. The light guide mechanism, arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, includes a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device. The signal processing unit performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 7719578Abstract: The present invention relates illustratively to a video camera for recording image pickup results constituting moving pictures, an electronic still camera, and a monitoring apparatus. The invention envisages varying the charge storage time TE or the frame period of image pickup means 3 or the processing time TC of data compressing means 8 in accordance with the processing time TC of the data compressing means 8.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Fukuhara, Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 7639293Abstract: Subject images are formed on the image surface of an imaging device through a number of holes formed in a light shielding part arranged opposite to the image surface of the imaging device. Electric signals produced from the subject images on the image surface by photoelectric conversion through the imaging device are subjected to signal processing by a signal processing circuit to correct the displacement between the subject images formed on the image surface through the holes.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20080266410Abstract: The present invention is applied to imaging apparatuses including video cameras for recording moving pictures, electronic still cameras, monitoring devices and such. An image pickup means 3 and an image compressing means 5 are connected integrally by a wiring layer formed on a surface of the image pickup means 3 opposite a light-receiving surface of the image pickup means 3. The image pickup means 3 provides processing units of image data S1 relating to an image compressing process sequentially. Image data on a partial area in an effective image area is compressed to detect a code amount in advance. A data compressing ratio is determined on the basis of the code amount, and the image data is compressed at the image compressing ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Takahiro Fukuhara, Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20080062281Abstract: The present invention relates illustratively to a video camera for recording image pickup results constituting moving pictures, an electronic still camera, and a monitoring apparatus. The invention envisages varying the charge storage time TE or the frame period of image pickup means 3 or the processing time TC of data compressing means 8 in accordance with the processing time TC of the data compressing means 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Takahiro Fukuhara, Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20070177040Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a light guide mechanism, and a signal processing unit. The imaging device converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals. The light guide mechanism, arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, includes a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device. The signal processing unit performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Publication number: 20060038909Abstract: Subject images are formed on the image surface of an imaging device through a number of holes formed in a light shielding part arranged opposite to the image surface of the imaging device. Electric signals produced from the subject images on the image surface by photoelectric conversion through the imaging device are subjected to signal processing by a signal processing circuit to correct the displacement between the subject images formed on the image surface through the holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 6917385Abstract: An image input device comprises a mirror body which is designed in a polygonal prism form and has side peripheral surfaces each formed of a mirror face, image pickup light from a subject being reflected from the mirror face, and a linear sensor for talking the image pickup light reflected from each mirror face of the mirror body to perform photoelectric conversion on the image pickup light. The mirror body is arranged so that the length direction thereof is substantially parallel to the length direction of the linear sensor, and disposed so as to be rotatable around a shaft at the center of the bottom surface which are substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the mirror body.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1999Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu
-
Patent number: 6310369Abstract: In a floating diffusion output type or a floating gate output type charge-to-voltage converter, the floating diffusion or the floating gate is coupled to one or more diffusion regions by means of one or more switch elements, and such elements are selectively turned on or off in such a manner that the the charge-to-voltage conversion factor is raised to obtain a great voltage amplitude when a small quantity of signal charge is input, or the conversion factor is lowered to obtain a small voltage amplitude when a large quantity of signal charge is input.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1997Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tadakuni Narabu, Maki Sato, Yasuhito Maki
-
Patent number: 6081255Abstract: An object of the present invention is to remote control a position of a cursor displayed on a display screen of a reception unit by means of two-dimensional/three-dimensional positioning of a transmission unit. Another object of the present invention is to select a function by operating an ON/OFF switch of the transmission unit.A light emitted from a light source block of a transmission unit 10 is injected via a first optical block 13. A reception unit 20 receives the light from the transmission unit 10 via a second optical block 21 of a sensor block 22. A detection block 28 detects a light intensity according to an output from this sensor block. A control block 26 calculates a two-dimensional/three-dimensional position of the transmission unit 10 and displays the position as the cursor position on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1997Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadakuni Narabu