Patents by Inventor Yuya Nishio

Yuya Nishio 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: 20230020060
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging support apparatus including a processor, and a memory in which the memory stores a first trained model, the first trained model is a trained model used for control related to imaging performed by an imaging apparatus, and the processor is configured to generate a second trained model used for the control by performing learning processing in which a first image, which is acquired by being captured by the imaging apparatus, and a set value, which is applied to the imaging apparatus in a case where the first image is acquired, are used as teacher data, and perform specific processing based on a first set value, which is output from the first trained model in a case where a second image is input to the first trained model, and a second set value, which is output from the second trained model in a case where the second image is input to the second trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yuya NISHIO, Kosuke IRIE
  • Publication number: 20220408042
    Abstract: The pixel region includes a first phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the first side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer in a first side region of the first side, and a second phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the second side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer. The first phase difference pixel group includes a first A pixel and a first B pixel in which a light blocking area of the photoelectric conversion element using the light blocking layer is smaller than that of the first A pixel. The controller performs addition readout processing in which at least one of a pixel signal of the first A pixel or a pixel signal of the first B pixel is weighted in accordance with optical characteristics of the imaging lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Junya KITAGAWA, Yuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220360724
    Abstract: Provided is a more useful method as a display method of a video in which a part of a captured video is cut out and the cut-out video can be switched. A display method of displaying a video captured by an imaging apparatus includes a setting step of automatically setting a plurality of set regions or a candidate for the set region in a reference region which is an imaging region of a reference video, a selection step of selecting a recording region, which is a region of a record video to be recorded, from among the plurality of set regions, and a switching step of reselecting the recording region from among the plurality of set regions to switch the recording region after the selection step is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Junya KITAGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Koichi TANAKA, Yuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220360704
    Abstract: In a display method of a video in which a part of a captured video is cut out and the cut-out video is switched, the convenience for a user is improved. A display method of displaying a video captured by an imaging apparatus includes a setting step of setting a plurality of set regions in a reference region which is an imaging region of a reference video, a selection step of selecting a recording region, which is a region of a record video to be recorded, from among the plurality of set regions, a switching step of reselecting the recording region from among the plurality of set regions to switch the recording region after the selection step is performed, and a display step of displaying the record video, the reference video, and a flag indicating a position of each of the plurality of set regions in the reference video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya NISHIO, Koichi TANAKA, Junya KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220303471
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus that obtains a video with a resolution of satisfactory quality and a small angle of view from a video with a large angle of view through real-time image processing. An imaging apparatus has an imaging element that captures an optical image of a standard video with a first angle of view, and a control unit that includes a first mode and a second mode as a video imaging mode and records video data of a video based on the optical image. The control unit executes first recording processing of recording video data of the standard video using the imaging element in the first mode. The control unit executes setting processing of setting a recording region with a second angle of view smaller than the first angle of view in the standard video and second recording processing of recording a video data of a recorded video of the recording region in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya NISHIO, Tetsu WADA, Koichi TANAKA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220279106
    Abstract: Provided is a video creation method capable of obtaining a good image quality of a video obtained by extracting a part of a captured video even in a case in which a position of the extracted region is changed. The video creation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a setting step of setting, in an imaging region of a first video having a first angle of view, a plurality of regions having a second angle of view smaller than the first angle of view, a designation step of designating, out of a first region and a second region included in the plurality of regions, the second region having a smaller appropriate exposure amount than the first region as a reference region, and a condition determination step of determining at least one condition of an exposure time in a case in which the first video is captured or a stop amount for an incidence ray on the imaging lens based on the appropriate exposure amount of the reference region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tetsu WADA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Yuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220279136
    Abstract: Provided is a video creation method in which, in a configuration in which a part of a captured video is extracted and displayed, the adjustment of an exposure amount and the video display in a case in which an extracted region is changed are appropriately executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tetsu WADA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Yuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220270388
    Abstract: There is provided a data creation method for efficiently performing volume adjustment of a sound of each subject according to a state of each of a plurality of subjects. A data creation method includes: an association step (step S10 and step S11) of associating the microphone with each subject possessing each of the microphones; a recording step (step S12, step S20, and step S21) of recording moving image data using the imaging apparatus; a sound recording step (step S13) of recording sound data of each subject using each of the microphones in synchronization with a start of the recording step; a detection step (step S14 and step S15) of automatically detecting a state of the subject during the recording step; and an addition step (step S16 to step S19) of adding, to the moving image data, an identification code for volume adjustment of the sound data of each subject based on a result of the detection step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Yuya NISHIO, Tetsu WADA, Koichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220217280
    Abstract: Provided are a display method and a video recording method for a user to perceive a position of an extraction range moving within an angle of view. A display method according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition step of acquiring a reference video that is a motion picture, an extraction step of extracting an extraction video set to be smaller than an angle of view of the reference video within the angle of view from the reference video, a movement step of moving an extraction range of the extraction video over time, a first display step of displaying the extraction video on a display device, and a second display step of displaying a support video based on a positional relationship between the angle of view and the extraction range on the display device, in which the second display step is executed during execution of the first display step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya NISHIO, Tetsu WADA, Koichi TANAKA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220191400
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an imaging method that further facilitate recording of a video within an extraction range while moving the extraction range within an angle of view are provided. An imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an image sensor that captures a reference video which is a motion picture, a housing that accommodates the image sensor, a detection portion for detecting a motion of the housing, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsu WADA, Koichi TANAKA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Yuya NISHIO, Kenkichi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210341103
    Abstract: A method supply equipment for supplying a fluorine gas-containing gas which includes a sealing step of introducing a second fluorine gas-containing gas having a fluorine gas concentration in a range of ±10% of that of a first fluorine gas-containing gas into a portion between a container valve (3) and a pressure regulator (7) of a pipe (4) such that a pressure is lower than the gas pressure in a filled container (2). After the sealing step, a buffer tank (9) is brought into an opened state, and then the first fluorine gas-containing gas is supplied from the filled container (2) to the portion between the container valve (3) and the pressure regulator (7) of the pipe (4). Thereafter, the pressure regulator (7) is brought into an opened state, and then the first fluorine gas-containing gas is supplied to consumption equipment (20) while regulating a pressure by the pressure regulator (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K
    Inventor: Yuya NISHIO
  • Patent number: 11032484
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to divide a captured image into a plurality of regions, calculate first white balance related information based on a pixel value of each of the plurality of regions, acquire second white balance related information set by a user for the captured image, and decide a priority region for which a condition of a dynamic range expansion process to be performed on the captured image is set based on brightness of the priority region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20200204723
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to divide a captured image into a plurality of regions, calculate first white balance related information based on a pixel value of each of the plurality of regions, acquire second white balance related information set by a user for the captured image, and decide a priority region for which a condition of a dynamic range expansion process to be performed on the captured image is set based on brightness of the priority region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya NISHIO
  • Patent number: 10499028
    Abstract: A non-emission image is obtained by a non-emission image obtaining unit in a state in which a plurality of flash devices do not emit light. Pre-emission images are obtained by an emission image obtaining unit in a state in which the plurality of flash devices individually emits light. Flash light irradiation areas are specified by a flash light irradiation area specifying unit based on a signal value difference of a plurality of division areas of the non-emission image and each of the emission images. A priority flash device selecting unit selects a priority flash device as a target of white balance (WB) adjustment. A WB adjusting unit performs WB adjustment based on signal values of irradiation areas of the selected priority flash device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20190037191
    Abstract: A non-emission image is obtained by a non-emission image obtaining unit in a state in which a plurality of flash devices do not emit light. Pre-emission images are obtained by an emission image obtaining unit in a state in which the plurality of flash devices individually emits light. Flash light irradiation areas are specified by a flash light irradiation area specifying unit based on a signal value difference of a plurality of division areas of the non-emission image and each of the emission images. A priority area selecting unit selects a priority area to be used in white balance (WB) adjustment. A WB adjusting unit performs WB adjustment based on a signal value of the selected priority area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20190037190
    Abstract: A non-emission image is obtained by a non-emission image obtaining unit in a state in which a plurality of flash devices do not emit light. Pre-emission images are obtained by an emission image obtaining unit in a state in which the plurality of flash devices individually emits light. Flash light irradiation areas are specified by a flash light irradiation area specifying unit based on a signal value difference of a plurality of division areas of the non-emission image and each of the emission images. A priority flash device selecting unit selects a priority flash device as a target of white balance (WB) adjustment. A WB adjusting unit performs WB adjustment based on signal values of irradiation areas of the selected priority flash device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20150145953
    Abstract: An image completion system includes a first endoscope for obtaining an operating field image, a second endoscope for imaging the object space in a line-of-sight direction different from that of the first endoscope to obtain a completing image, a first device for measuring separating distances between a reference point and a large number of set points that are set in the object space, a second device for measuring three-dimensional positions of the endoscopes, and an image processing device for obtaining, image information on cutoff regions in the object space that are hidden on the depth sides of surgical instruments by imaging the surgical instruments in the operating field image together with the object space, and for replacing image information on the surgical instruments S in the operating field image with the obtained image information or superimposing the obtained image information onto the image information on the surgical instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicants: WASEDA UNIVERSITY, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakatsu Fujie, Yo Kobayashi, Kazuya Kawamura, Hiroto Seno, Yuya Nishio, Makoto Hashizume, Satoshi Ieiri, Kazutaka Toyoda