Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Katagiri
Tetsuya Katagiri 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: 7791656Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensing device for sensing light representing a subject image; a first component extractor for extracting a first component having a predetermined frequency out of a photographic image obtained by the image sensing device; a second component extractor for extracting a second component having a frequency higher than the frequency of the first component out of the photographic image; a compressor for compressing a dynamic range of the first component extracted by the first component extractor with a predetermined compression ratio; an image generator for generating an image based on a compressed first component obtained by compressing the dynamic range of the first component by the compressor, and the second component extracted by the second component extractor; and a compression correction coefficient calculator for calculating a compression correction coefficient used in compressing the first component, using the second component extracted by the second componentType: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Koichi Kamon
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Patent number: 7702173Abstract: An image processing method, for extracting a base component from image data including a detailed component and the base component, containing the steps of extracting the base component by application of an edge preserving filter to the image data; and correcting the portion, of the extracted base component, corresponding to a predetermined frequency component of the original image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Qing Gao, Tetsuya Katagiri
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Patent number: 7538795Abstract: Disclosed is a monitor device for a moving body such as a vehicle, aircraft or vessel, moving at a certain speed. The monitor device displays an image of a front scene of the moving body with the image of the central area being enlarged in accordance with the running speed of the moving body such that condition of a far away portion can be recognized accurately. A zoom ratio calculating section determines a zoom ratio in accordance with running speed of the moving body. The area of image to be displayed is selected in accordance with the zoom ratio and the image of the selected area is displayed on a display screen in an enlarged form. A specially designed distortion lens may be used to take the picture of the front scene to form an image of the scene with its central area being optically enlarged.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2003Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Shibatani, Tetsuya Katagiri
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Patent number: 7525579Abstract: An illumination-component extractor (illumination component extraction section) extracts an illumination component Log from a picked-up image (original image picked up an image sensor having a photoelectric conversion characteristic which comprises a linear characteristic region and a logarithmic characteristic region. A reflectance component determiner (subtraction section) extracts a reflectance component Log (R1). A compressor (illumination component compression section) subjects at least the illumination component Log of the logarithmic characteristic region to DR compression. Image production mean (image production section) produces a new image (synthetic image) based on the DR-compress illumination component and the reflectance component.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2005Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Tetsuya Katagiri
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Publication number: 20090080771Abstract: An illumination component extractor is operable to extract an illumination component from input image data by: performing a smoothing process a certain number of times to generate a plurality of smooth image data having resolutions different from one another from the input image data, the smoothing process including an operation of filtering the input image data with use of a low-pass filter having a predetermined size and an operation of downsampling the filtered input image data; and performing an inverse-smoothing process a certain number of times, the inverse-smoothing process including an operation of replacing an edge portion of a smooth image data having a lower resolution with a smooth image data having a higher resolution, and an operation of upsampling the replaced smooth image data. The input image data is color image data which has been obtained by an image sensor including a number of pixels having different spectral sensitivities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, IncInventors: Koichi KAMON, Tetsuya Katagiri, Kazuchika Sato
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Publication number: 20090059026Abstract: In an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image pickup apparatus according to an aspect of the invention, a compression characteristic is generated based on one of multiple smoothed images to be generated based on an input image, and a compressed base component image having a smaller dynamic range than the dynamic range of a base component image is generated by using the compression characteristic. The image processing device, the image processing method, and the image pickup apparatus enable to more advantageously define a proper compression characteristic, and compress the dynamic range of the input image in a simplified manner and with high quality, as compared with the background art.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Koichi Kamon
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Publication number: 20080159646Abstract: An image processing device and an image processing method of the invention generate multiple images having different edge preservation performances based on an original image, and synthesize the multiple images based on edge information. In the synthesis, the generated images are synthesized in such a manner that an image of an edge portion in the generated image having a low edge preservation performance is replaced by the generated image having a high edge preservation performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Tetsuya KATAGIRI, Kazuchika SATO
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Publication number: 20070182830Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensing section for sensing an image of a subject; a detector for detecting a luminance of the subject; a compressor for compressing a dynamic range of the subject image; and a controller for controlling a compression characteristic to be used in compressing the dynamic range based on a detection result of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Koichi Kamon, Jun Takayama
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Publication number: 20070040914Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensing device for sensing light representing a subject image; a first component extractor for extracting a first component having a predetermined frequency out of a photographic image obtained by the image sensing device; a second component extractor for extracting a second component having a frequency higher than the frequency of the first component out of the photographic image; a compressor for compressing a dynamic range of the first component extracted by the first component extractor with a predetermined compression ratio; an image generator for generating an image based on a compressed first component obtained by compressing the dynamic range of the first component by the compressor, and the second component extracted by the second component extractor; and a compression correction coefficient calculator for calculating a compression correction coefficient used in compressing the first component, using the second component extracted by the second componentType: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Koichi Kamon
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Publication number: 20060215908Abstract: Application of a conventional color process to a LOG sensor is made possible. An image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor having two or more different photoelectric conversion characteristics and an image processing section for processing an imaging signal from the solid-state image sensor, and the image processing section includes a gradation conversion processing section for performing a gradation conversion process of unifying different photoelectric conversion characteristics to the same or bringing them close to the same and a color processing section for performing at least one of color processes including at least a color interpolation process, a color correction process, and a color space conversion process and performs the color process by the color processing section after the gradation conversion process by the gradation conversion processing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Koichi Kamon, Kazuchika Sato, Tetsuya Katagiri
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Patent number: 7110593Abstract: The apparatus is comprised by a three-dimensional measurement device for measuring an object and generating three-dimensional data of the object; a control device for changing a position or a posture of the object; a three-dimensional position sensor for measuring a relative position or a relative posture between the three-dimensional measurement device and the object; and a computer device for integrating plural sets of three-dimensional data based on a measurement result of the three-dimensional position sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2001Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Toshio Norita
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Publication number: 20060170978Abstract: An image processing method, for extracting a base component from image data including a detailed component and the base component, containing the steps of extracting the base component by application of an edge preserving filter to the image data; and correcting the portion, of the extracted base component, corresponding to a predetermined frequency component of the original image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Qing Gao, Tetsuya Katagiri
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Publication number: 20060158529Abstract: An illumination-component extractor (illumination component extraction section) extracts an illumination component Log from a picked-up image (original image) picked up an image sensor having a photoelectric conversion characteristic which comprises a linear characteristic region and a logarithmic characteristic region. A reflectance component determiner (subtraction section) extracts a reflectance component Log(R1). A compressor (illumination component compression section) subjects at least the illumination component Log of the logarithmic characteristic region to DR compression. Image production mean (image production section) produces a new image (synthetic image) based on the DR-compress illumination component and the reflectance component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventor: Tetsuya Katagiri
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Patent number: 6853458Abstract: In order to reproduce a three-dimensional shape of an object accurately while maintaining measuring accuracy and high speed, in a three-dimensional measuring method of projecting a stripe pattern having colored stripes on the object and measuring the three-dimensional shape of the object based on stripe positions on the imaged image corresponding to the stripes on the stripe pattern, colors of the stripes on the stripe pattern are set according to a predetermined rule, and a plurality of stripes having a predetermined positional relationship are extracted from the image, and correspondence with stripes on the stripe pattern based on the color arrangement of the extracted plural stripes.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2002Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Yahashi, Tetsuya Katagiri, Fumiya Yagi, Hiroshi Uchino, Yuzuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20040189831Abstract: Disclosed is a monitor device for a moving body such as a vehicle, aircraft or vessel, moving at a certain speed. The monitor device displays an image of a front scene of the moving body with the image of the central area being enlarged in accordance with the running speed of the moving body such that condition of a far away portion can be recognized accurately. A zoom ratio calculating section determines a zoom ratio in accordance with running speed of the moving body. The area of image to be displayed is selected in accordance with the zoom ratio and the image of the selected area is displayed on a display screen in an enlarged form. A specially designed distortion lens may be used to take the picture of the front scene to form an image of the scene with its central area being optically enlarged.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Shibatani, Tetsuya Katagiri
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Publication number: 20030026475Abstract: In order to reproduce a three-dimensional shape of an object accurately while maintaining measuring accuracy and high speed, in a three-dimensional measuring method of projecting a stripe pattern having colored stripes on the object and measuring the three-dimensional shape of the object based on stripe positions on the imaged image corresponding to the stripes on the stripe pattern, colors of the stripes on the stripe pattern are set according to a predetermined rule, and a plurality of stripes having a predetermined positional relationship are extracted from the image, and correspondence with stripes on the stripe pattern based on the color arrangement of the extracted plural stripes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Akira Yahashi, Tetsuya Katagiri, Fumiya Yagi, Hiroshi Uchino, Yuzuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20020051006Abstract: The apparatus is comprised by a three-dimensional measurement device for measuring an object and generating three-dimensional data of the object; a control device for changing a position or a posture of the object; a three-dimensional position sensor for measuring a relative position or a relative posture between the three-dimensional measurement device and the object; and a computer device for integrating plural sets of three-dimensional data based on a measurement result of the three-dimensional position sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Katagiri, Toshio Norita