Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Miyatani
Yoshitaka Miyatani 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: 20240073552Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program enabling to achieve more suitable vibration monitoring. A vibration detection unit generates vibration information representing a vibration state of a subject, on the basis of event data that is output from an EVS and includes a pixel position, a time, and a polarity at which an event that is a luminance change for each pixel has occurred. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a vibration monitoring system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventor: Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Patent number: 11889199Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a program, and an imaging apparatus that are designed to reduce flicker in the imaging apparatus that does not use any imaging lens. The imaging device includes: a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels including a pixel that receives incident light and outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on the incident angle of the incident light is arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and is sequentially exposed row by row, the incident light entering from an object via neither an imaging lens nor a pinhole; and a plurality of detection regions that are disposed in different rows in the pixel region, and are used for flicker detection. The present technology can be applied to an imaging apparatus, for example.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Publication number: 20240019244Abstract: Shape measuring systems are disclosed. In one example, a shape measuring system includes a light source part with a light source, a waveform control lens, and a scan mechanism. It also includes light receiving parts that each include a light receiving lens on which reflected light reflected by the measurement target among measurement light from the light source part is incident, an EVS, which is an asynchronous imaging device that is a light receiving element, an event issuing part that detects an event on the basis of output data from the EVS and outputs event data, and a transmitting part that outputs the event data to the signal processing part. A signal processing part includes an unwanted signal removing part that removes an unwanted signal resulting from incidence of secondary reflected light, and a three-dimensional calculating part that calculates a three-dimensional shape of the measurement target.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Yoshitaka Miyatani, Tatsuji Ashitani, Ryuta Okamoto
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Publication number: 20230417671Abstract: A clearer image is acquired while redundancy of analysis time is suppressed. A biological sample analysis system according to an embodiment includes: an irradiation unit (101) that irradiates a bioparticle in a biological sample with light; a detection unit (102) including a plurality of pixels that each detects, as an event, a luminance change of light emitted from the bioparticle by irradiation with the light; and a processing unit (103) that generates bioparticle information regarding the bioparticle on the basis of the event detected by each of the pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Akio Furukawa, Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Publication number: 20230353893Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing system that enable accurate detection of a droplet from a dispenser. The information processing apparatus includes: an event sensor including a pixel configured to photoelectrically convert an optical signal and output a pixel signal, the event sensor being configured to output a temporal luminance change of the optical signal as an event signal on the basis of the pixel signal; and a processor configured to detect a droplet injected from the dispenser on the basis of the event signal. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a dispenser control system that controls a dispenser, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka Niikura, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Atsutake Kosuge, Daiki Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20230336883Abstract: The present invention. relates to a d-state imaging device capable of highly accurate authentication. The solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving unit and a control unit. The light receiving unit includes event-driven pixels that output the occurrence of an event on the basis of a threshold. The control unit is a control unit that controls the light receiving unit, and is configured to set a first threshold for the event-driven pixels, and, in a case where an event based on the first threshold has been detected, set a second threshold smaller than the first threshold for the event-driven pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Yoshitaka Miyatani, Shinichiro Noudo, Masashi Nakata
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Patent number: 11792534Abstract: A signal processing device, on the basis of an image capture signal acquired by an image capture device provided with an anamorphic lens, performs a detection process each in a vertical direction of the anamorphic lens and in a horizontal direction of the anamorphic lens.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Yoshitaka Miyatani, Norihiko Akamatsu, Noriaki Kozuka, Shinichi Fujii, Genta Yagyu
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Publication number: 20230282022Abstract: Usability in authentication or the like using a light receiving sensor is improved. An electronic device includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor includes a constantly driven optical sensor. When the first sensor detects a predetermined environmental change, the second sensor is driven as an authentication mode and shifts to a mode for acquiring information of the authentication target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Masashi Nakata, Tomohiko Baba, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Shinichiro Noudo, Takao Tanikame
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Patent number: 11659289Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11631713Abstract: In an information compression unit 311, in an image capturing unit 121 (221), among a plurality of pixel output units that receives object light that enters without passing through any of an image capturing lens and a pinhole, pixel outputs of at least two of the pixel output units have incident angle directivity modulated into different incident angle directivity according to an incident angle of the object light. The information compression unit 311 performs compression processing to reduce an amount of data of pixel output information generated by the image capturing unit 121 (221).Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Iwase, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20230070798Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method, a program, and an image processing system that enable identification of regions to be restored. A restoration region where a restoration image is to be created by use of a restoration matrix is identified, the restoration region being in a region of a detection image obtained at an image capturing element that includes multiple pixels to receive incident beams that are incident thereon via neither an image capturing lens nor a pinhole and that is configured such that output pixel values of at least two pixels in the multiple pixels have mutually different characteristics in terms of angle-of-incidence directional sensitivities about incident beams from a subject. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to an image processing apparatus, an image capturing apparatus, an image capturing element, electronic equipment, a system, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventor: Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Publication number: 20220377275Abstract: An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels that receives incident light entering from an object after passing through neither an imaging lens nor a pinhole, and each outputs a detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated in accordance with an incident angle of the incident light. The imaging device is attached to a vehicle so that a light receiving surface faces a side of the vehicle, and the average of the centroids of incident angle directivities indicating directivities of the plurality of pixels with respect to the incident angle of the incident light deviates in one direction from the center of the pixel. The present technology can be applied to an electronic sideview mirror, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Yoshitaka MIYATANI
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Patent number: 11503201Abstract: The present technology relates to a focus detection device and method and a program by which an accurate image shift amount can be detected. A calculation unit performs calculation based on learning on the basis of a received light amount distribution of an A pixel group having a first property for phase difference detection and a received light amount distribution of a B pixel group having a second property different from the first property and outputs defocus amount related information relating to a defocus amount. The present technology can be applied to an imaging apparatus that performs focus detection by a phase difference detection method.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Publication number: 20220345630Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a pixel selection unit configured to select a pixel to be used from among pixels having a plurality of angles of view, on the basis of information obtained from a detection signal of an imaging element including a plurality of pixels, in which the imaging element is configured to receive incident light incident from a subject without via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and to output the detection signal, and the detection signal indicates an output pixel value that is modulated in accordance with an incident angle of the incident light and corresponds to any of the plurality of angles of view; and a control unit configured to execute a predetermined process by using a selected pixel. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an in-vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Yoshitaka MIYATANI
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Patent number: 11483481Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging at least a part of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where at least a part of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including two or more pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Tokuse, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Noriaki Kozuka
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Patent number: 11467482Abstract: A signal processing device performs a displaying process in a display unit on the basis of a parameter being predetermined in an image capture device provided with an anamorphic lens.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiko Akamatsu, Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Patent number: 11470247Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system for enabling reduction in a load by enabling selective arithmetic processing in performing imaging without using an imaging lens. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection image output from an imaging element that receives incident light incident without through an imaging lens, and restoration information including setting information set by a user and to be used to generate a restoration image from the detection image, a restoration processing unit configured to perform restoration processing of generating the restoration image using the detection image and the restoration information, and an output control unit configured to control an output of the restoration image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a device or a system that restores a detection image captured by a lensless camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Miyatani, Mitsuaki Kita, Takayoshi Hirai, Yuto Ishizu
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Patent number: 11460666Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to expand a range of a subject that can be imaged. A subject is imaged by an imaging element including a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light from the subject entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole and entering through an optical system that is not an imaging lens and has a negative power, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Noriaki Kozuka, Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Patent number: 11451715Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus, an exposure controlling method, a program, and an imaging device by which the restoration accuracy of an image can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka Miyatani
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Patent number: 11431911Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a signal processing device capable of expanding an application range of the imaging device. An imaging device includes an imaging element that includes one or more pixel output units that receive incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and outputs a detection signal set including one or more detection signals, and a communication unit that transmits imaging data including the detection signal set and position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude to a communication device by wireless communication. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a monitoring system and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki Kita, Yoshitaka Miyatani