Patents by Inventor Takashi Shionoya
Takashi Shionoya 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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Publication number: 20200412978Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200361377Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru MIYAKOSHI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Akira KINOSHITA, Kaoru YOSHINO, Hitomi NAGANUMA, Takashi KURIYAMA, Koichi FUKUDA, Yuki KITA, Koji NAGAOKA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA
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Patent number: 10841512Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shionoya, Toshiyuki Kanbara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 10810716Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an image capturing element having a first image capturing region that captures an image of a photographic subject and outputs a first signal, and a second image capturing region that captures an image of the photographic subject and outputs a second signal; a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for the first image capturing region to an image capture condition that is different from an image capture condition for the second image capturing region; a correction unit that performs correction upon the second signal outputted from the second image capturing region, for employment in interpolation of the first signal outputted from the first image capturing region; and a generation unit that generates an image of the photographic subject that has been captured by the first image capturing region by employing a signal generated by interpolating the first signal according to the second signal as corrected by the correction unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shionoya, Toshiyuki Kanbara, Naoki Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 10807532Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Publication number: 20200228705Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that includes an imagecapturing area where an image of a subject is captured; a setting unit that sets imagecapturing conditions to be applied to the image-capturing area; a selection unit that selects pixels to be used for interpolation from pixels present in the image-capturing area; and a generation unit that generates an image of the subject captured in the image-capturing area with signals generated through interpolation executed by using signals output from the pixels selected by the selection unit, wherein: the selection unit makes a change in selection of at least some of the pixels to be selected depending upon the image-capturing conditions set by the setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10638037Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that includes an image-capturing area where an image of a subject is captured; a setting unit that sets image-capturing conditions to be applied to the image-capturing area; a selection unit that selects pixels to be used for interpolation from pixels present in the image-capturing area; and a generation unit that generates an image of the subject captured in the image-capturing area with signals generated through interpolation executed by using signals output from the pixels selected by the selection unit, wherein: the selection unit makes a change in selection of at least some of the pixels to be selected depending upon the image-capturing conditions set by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shionoya, Toshiyuki Kanbara, Naoki Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20190297270Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus includes: an optical system having a variable power function; microlenses; an image sensor having pixel groups each including pixels, receiving light having passed through the optical system and the microlenses at the pixel groups, and outputting a signal based on the received light; and an image processing unit generating an image focused on one point of an object among objects at different positions in an optical axis direction, based on the sensor signal output. If a range length in the optical axis direction specified by a focal length in which the optical system focuses on one point of a target object is longer than a length based on the object, the unit generates a first image focused on one point in the range, and if the range length is smaller, the unit generates a second image focused on one point outside and one within the range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Marie SHIMOYAMA, Daisaku KOMIYA, Takashi SHIONOYA
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Publication number: 20190202354Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru MIYAKOSHI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Akira KINOSHITA, Kaoru YOSHINO, Hitomi NAGANUMA, Takashi KURIYAMA, Koichi FUKUDA, Yuki KITA, Koji NAGAOKA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA
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Publication number: 20190182419Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image capture unit having a first image capture region that performs image capture under first image capture conditions, and a second image capture region that performs image capture under second image capture conditions that are different from the first image capture conditions; and a generation unit that generates an image of a photographic subject captured in the first image capture region according to image data based on light captured under the second image capture conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA
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Patent number: 10279742Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Publication number: 20190089909Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20190066271Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image capture unit having a first image capture region that performs image capture under first image capture conditions, and a second image capture region that performs image capture under second image capture conditions that are different from the first image capture conditions; and a generation unit that generates an image of a photographic subject captured in the first image capture region according to image data for a photographic subject captured in the second image capture region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki KANBARA, Takashi SHIONOYA, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20190057495Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an image capturing element having a first image capturing region that captures an image of a photographic subject and outputs a first signal, and a second image capturing region that captures an image of the photographic subject and outputs a second signal; a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for the first image capturing region to an image capture condition that is different from an image capture condition for the second image capturing region; a correction unit that performs correction upon the second signal, for employment in interpolation of the first signal; and a generation unit that generates an image of the photographic subject that has been captured by the first image capturing region by employing a signal generated by interpolating the first signal according to the second signal as corrected by the correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10142563Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject. An electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shionoya, Toshiyuki Kanbara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20180302552Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an image capturing element having an image capturing area that captures an image of a photographic subject, in which a first pixel that outputs a signal of charges generated by photoelectric conversion and a second pixel, different from the first pixel, that outputs a signal of charges generated by photoelectric conversion of charge are disposed; a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for a first region of the image capturing area in which the first pixel is disposed and an image capture condition for a second region of the image capturing area, different from the first region, in which the second pixel is disposed; a selection unit that selects a pixel to be employed for interpolation of the first pixel of the first region to which a first image capture condition is set by the setting unit, from the second pixel of the second region to which a second image capture condition that is different from the first image capture condition is set by the setting unit, anType: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180288316Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that includes an image-capturing area where an image of a subject is captured; a setting unit that sets image-capturing conditions to be applied to the image-capturing area; a selection unit that selects pixels to be used for interpolation from pixels present in the image-capturing area; and a generation unit that generates an image of the subject captured in the image-capturing area with signals generated through interpolation executed by using signals output from the pixels selected by the selection unit, wherein: the selection unit makes a change in selection of at least some of the pixels to be selected depending upon the image-capturing conditions set by the setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180176458Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display control unit that is configured to display at a display unit a first image generated by capturing an image with light having entered a first area of an image sensor and a second image generated by capturing an image with light having entered a second area at the image sensor different from the first area; and a selection unit that is configured to select either the first area or the second area as an area for image-capturing condition adjustment in reference to the first image and the second image displayed at the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yuuki ASANO, Shuhei YOSHIKAWA, Iori NODA, Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Aiko NAMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170267178Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru MIYAKOSHI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Akira KINOSHITA, Kaoru YOSHINO, Hitomi NAGANUMA, Takashi KURIYAMA, Kouichi FUKUDA, Yuki KITA, Koji NAGAOKA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA
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Publication number: 20160142645Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject. An electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2013Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI