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20100001989 | COEFFICIENT GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A coefficient generating device generating a conversion coefficient for converting an input image signal of an input image into a display image signal of a display image includes a past-image generating unit that generates a past image signal of a past image correlated with a teacher image being one frame before a teacher image correlated with the display image; a transient-image generating unit that generates a transient image signal of a transient image; a visual-image generating that generates a visual image signal of a visual image; and a calculating unit that obtains the conversion coefficient using a pixel value of a pixel of interest in the teacher image and pixel values of pixels determined by a motion vector detected in a student image correlated with the input image and spatially/temporally near a pixel in the student image at the same position as the pixel of interest. | 01-07-2010 |
20100054336 | FRAME INTERPOLATION DEVICE AND FRAME INTERPOLATION METHOD - A frame interpolation device includes: a unit dividing two temporally different reference frames of moving image signal into block units; a unit detecting motion vectors in block units in accordance with correlation between blocks of the reference frames; a unit obtaining at least first and second motion vectors from the statistical amount of the motion vectors; a unit estimating the first or second motion vector for each block in accordance with the obtained first and second motion vectors; a unit translating the first and second motion vectors through a generated pixel in an interpolated frame between the reference frames, setting local areas at four points of the start and end points of the first and second motion vectors as search areas, and identifying the first or second motion vector from the search areas; and a unit performing motion compensation on the pixel by using the first or second motion vector. | 03-04-2010 |
20110206115 | ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD AND ENCODING PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a data encoding apparatus including a transform encoding section; a quantization-scale computation section; a feature-quantity extraction section; a quantization-scale adjustment section; and a quantization section. | 08-25-2011 |
20110304773 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: n input receiving means for receiving input image signals representing images to be displayed as video images on n divided screens obtained by dividing a screen of a display into n areas having the same number of pixels; n accumulative weighted averaging means for identifying pixels to be processed having the same relative positions in one-frame-length images displayed on the n divided screens corresponding to the image signals inputted through the n input receiving means and accumulatively performing weighted averaging on the pixels to be processed whenever the frame changes; n memories that store the pixels of the one-frame-length images displayed on the n divided screens and having undergone the accumulative weighted averaging; and access switching means for switching the memories accessed by the n accumulative weighted averaging means based on a control signal outputted from one of the n accumulative weighted averaging means. | 12-15-2011 |
20140293082 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a color variation amount/normalized dynamic range operation unit that operates color variation amounts indicating variation amounts of a first color component and a second color component for a third color component of the plurality of color components in pixels of the designated region of a first image output from a single-plate type pixel portion, and a coefficient reading unit that reads a coefficient stored in advance on the basis of a result of class sorting of the designated region, in which an operation method of pixel values of the second image formed by pixels of only the first color component and an operation method of pixel values of the second image formed by pixels of only the second color component are changed on the basis of the color variation amounts and the normalized dynamic ranges. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293083 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a representative value calculation unit that selects a designation area from a first image, and that calculates a representative value of each of the color components in the designation area, a class classification unit that performs class classification on the designation area, a coefficient reading unit that reads a coefficient that is stored in advance, a color component conversion unit that sets the pixel value relating to a predetermined pixel within the designation area to be a prediction tap, sets the pixel value of one color component, to be a reference, and converts the pixel value of each color component into a conversion value, and a product and sum calculation unit that sets the conversion value to be a variable and calculates each of the pixel values of a second image, by performing product and sum calculation which uses the coefficient which is read. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293084 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a representative value calculation unit that selects a designation area from a first image, and that calculates a representative value of each of the color components in the designation area, a class classification unit that performs class classification on the designation area, a coefficient reading unit that reads a coefficient that is stored in advance, a color component conversion unit that sets the pixel value relating to a predetermined pixel within the designation area to be a prediction tap, sets the pixel value of one color component, to be a reference, and converts the pixel value of each color component into a conversion value, and a product and sum calculation unit that sets the conversion value to be a variable and calculates each of the pixel values of a second image, by performing product and sum calculation which uses the coefficient which is read. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293088 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a class tap selection unit that selects pixel values related to pixels corresponding to a plurality of color components as a class tap, from a first image formed by image signals which are output from a single-plate type pixel portion, a class sorting unit that sorts out target pixels of second images as any one of a plurality of classes on the basis of a feature amount of the class tap, a prediction tap selection unit that selects pixel values related to pixels corresponding to a first color component of the plurality of color components as a prediction tap from the first image, and a product-sum operation unit that uses the pixel values of the first color component of the prediction tap as variables, and operates pixel values of the second images through a product-sum operation using the read coefficient. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294294 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a prediction tap selection unit which selects a pixel which is a prediction tap used for prediction operation for acquiring a pixel value of a target pixel which is a target from a second image obtained by converting a first image, from the first image; a classification unit which classifies the target pixel to any class from a plurality of classes; a tap coefficient output unit which outputs a tap coefficient of a class of the target pixel from tap coefficients, acquired by learning to minimize an error between a result of the prediction operation using a student image corresponding to the first image and a teacher image corresponding to the second image; and an operation unit which acquires a pixel value of the target pixel by performing the prediction operation using the tap coefficient and the prediction tap. | 10-02-2014 |
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20080278363 | Data processing method, data processing apparatus, solid-state image pickup apparatus, image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a data processing method wherein an analog processing object signal is compared with a reference signal and used to convert the processing object signal into digital data and a counting process is carried out and then a count value at a point of time at which the counting process is completed is retailed to acquire digital data of N bits of the processing object signal, including the steps of: carrying out counting operations using the first and second count clocks, whose frequencies are different by an amount corresponding to a weight of the bits from each other, independently of each other; and compensating for an excess or deficiency of data of the higher order N-M bits counted using the second count clock with respect to the count value counted using the first count clock within the counting operation enabled period. | 11-13-2008 |
20090009635 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit configured by arranging plural unit pixels including charge generating units and output transistors that output processing object signals corresponding to charges generated by the charge generating units, an imaging-condition determining unit that determines whether a large light-amount imaging condition, when an amount of light larger than that of light representing a saturation level is made incident on the charge generating units, is satisfied, and a control unit that performs control, on condition that the imaging-condition determining unit determines that the large light-amount imaging condition is satisfied, to correct an output signal based on processing object signals outputted from the unit pixels such that a harmful effect due to the large light-amount imaging condition is suppressed in the output signal. | 01-08-2009 |
20090128678 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device and an imaging apparatus are provided. The solid-state imaging device performs an AD conversion in a column parallel for an analog pixel signal outputted from each of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional matrix shape. The solid-state imaging device includes: an AD conversion unit including a plurality of pixel signal accumulating units; a first switching unit for disconnecting parallel connection of a second pixel signal accumulating unit other than a first pixel signal accumulating unit which is one of the plurality of pixel signal accumulating units; and a second switching unit for connecting the second pixel signal accumulating unit to a pixel signal line of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in a row direction, when parallel connection of the second pixel signal accumulating unit is disconnected by the first switching unit. | 05-21-2009 |
20090237534 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An analog-to-digital converter converting an analog input signal into a digital signal includes a comparator comparing a reference signal with an input signal and, if the reference signal matches the input signal, inverting an output; and a counter counting a comparison time. The counter includes flip flops that perform serial input/output. An input and an output of the counter are interconnected. The counter operates in a counter mode and a shift register mode. In the counter mode, a data output of each flip flop is supplied to a clock input of the next flip flop, and, if the output of the comparator is at a predetermined level, the counter functions as a counter synchronized with a counter clock signal. In the shift register mode, the flip flops are cascade-connected, and the counter functions as a shift register synchronized with a shift register clock signal. | 09-24-2009 |
20090237535 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTING METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog input signal into a digital signal includes a comparator configured to compare a reference signal with an input signal and, if the input signal matches the reference signal, inverts an output; a counter configured to count a comparison time of the comparator; a control circuit configured to monitor the output of the comparator; a voltage generating circuit configured to generate, if a monitoring result obtained by the control circuit indicates that the output of the comparator is at a predetermined level, a direct current voltage in accordance with the monitoring result; and an analog adder configured to add the voltage generated by the voltage generating circuit to the input signal and supply a sum signal to an input terminal of the comparator. | 09-24-2009 |
20090316026 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus having a plurality of Bayer arrays each including 4 pixels sharing a common electrode connected to a vertical signal line wherein: each of the pixels has a pixel electrode connected to a horizontal signal line; and the location of each of the horizontal signal lines and the location of each of the pixel electrodes each connected to one of the horizontal signal lines are determined so that the locations in a neighboring Bayer array are a mirror image of counterpart locations in another Bayer array adjacent to the neighboring Bayer array. | 12-24-2009 |
20120092538 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device and an imaging apparatus are provided. The solid-state imaging device performs an AD conversion in a column parallel for an analog pixel signal outputted from each of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional matrix shape. The solid-state imaging device includes: an AD conversion unit including a plurality of pixel signal accumulating units; a first switching unit for disconnecting parallel connection of a second pixel signal accumulating unit other than a first pixel signal accumulating unit which is one of the plurality of pixel signal accumulating units; and a second switching unit for connecting the second pixel signal accumulating unit to a pixel signal line of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in a row direction, when parallel connection of the second pixel signal accumulating unit is disconnected by the first switching unit. | 04-19-2012 |
20140035967 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus having a plurality of Bayer arrays each including 4 pixels sharing a common electrode connected to a vertical signal line wherein: each of the pixels has a pixel electrode connected to a horizontal signal line; and the location of each of the horizontal signal lines and the location of each of the pixel electrodes each connected to one of the horizontal signal lines are determined so that the locations in a neighboring Bayer array are a mirror image of counterpart locations in another Bayer array adjacent to the neighboring Bayer array. | 02-06-2014 |
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20090086506 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE UNIT, AND PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - The light guide plate includes a light exit plane, two light entrance planes, two symmetrical inclined rear planes increasingly distanced from the light exit plane from the two light entrance planes toward a center of the light exit plane, a curved portion joining the two inclined rear planes and scattering particles for scattering light travelling inside the light guide plate. The light guide plate satisfies given ranges set for a length between the two light entrance planes, a thickness of each of the two light entrance planes, a thickness at the center of the curved portion, a radius of curvature thereof, tapers of the inclined rear planes, and a particle diameter and a density of the scattering particles, and conditions that a light use efficiency be 55% or greater and that a middle-high ratio represented by the brightness distribution at the light exit plane be greater than 0% and not greater than 25%. | 04-02-2009 |
20090115998 | DIFFUSION MATERIAL, DIFFUSION MATERIAL EVALUATING METHOD, BLENDING METHOD FOR FINE PARTICLES IN THE DIFFUSION MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE DIFFUSION MATERIAL - The method of evaluating a diffusion material that determines the total cross-sectional area of scattering S | 05-07-2009 |
20090316072 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE ASSEMBLY, AND PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THESE - A light guide plate includes a light exit plane and a light entrance end, is formed into a shape having a thickness in a direction orthogonal to the light exit plane, the thickness being gradually larger as being farther-from the light entrance end, and contains scattering particles dispersed therein, and a light guide plate assembly includes the light guide plate and a prism sheet which includes a plurality of prisms arrayed in parallel with each other, and is arranged so that vertex angles of the prisms face the light exit plane. The scattering particles scatter light entering from the light entrance end and propagating in the light guide plate, which satisfy Expressions (1) and (2) below, and vertex angles of the prisms of the prism satisfy Expression (3) and (4) below. | 12-24-2009 |
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20080263580 | AUDIENCE STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AUDIENCE STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND AUDIENCE STATE ESTIMATION PROGRAM - Video signal relative to an imaged audience and audio signal according to voices from the audience are generated in an input unit. A characteristic amount detection unit detects information on a movement amount, movement periodicity, a volume, voice periodicity of the audience, and a frequency component of voices from the audience based on the video signal or the audio signal. An estimation unit estimates an audience state based on the detected result. An output unit outputs the estimated result of the audience state. The audience state can be easily estimated without observing the audience state by a person. | 10-23-2008 |
20090262185 | Display apparatus and display method - The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a display method that enable multiple users to view high resolution moving images from various viewing points of the users. A light-control screen | 10-22-2009 |
20100045818 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Relationship information is previously generated and stored by learning based on camera motion estimation information expressing motion of a video camera, which is detected by a desired image signal picked up by the video camera, and camera motion information expressing physical motion of the video camera, which was obtained by a sensor for detecting physical motion at the same time when the desired image signal was picked up by the video camera. Camera motion estimation information with respect to an inputted image signal is detected from the inputted image signal. Camera motion prediction information with respect to the inputted image signal is generated, based on the camera motion estimation information detected and the relationship information. Based on the camera motion prediction information, a vibration signal for vibrating an object is generated. As a result, vibration data can be easily generated at low costs, based on existing video assets. | 02-25-2010 |