Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Kyoto University

Hirokazu Tatsuta

Kenta Kawamoto

Eiichi Tanaka

Eriko Matsui

Yuichi Hasegawa

Suguru Dowaki

Shin Hasegawa

Tetsuro Kuwayama

Takeshi Kunihiro

Yuichiro Koyama

Gakuji Hashimoto

Kazuhiro Nakagawa

Tomohiro Hayakawa

Seiji Wada

Takeshi Matsui

Mitsunori Ueda

Masanobu Tamai

Yuki Yamamoto

Kenji Yamane

Takayasu Kon

Masaru Shimura

Kazuya Takahashi

Nobuhiro Hayashi

Kenji Ikeda

Yoichi Mizutani

Kazumasa Sato

Tomohiko Nakamura

Hideya Chubachi

Tatsutoshi Nakahata

Megumu Saito

Akira Niwa

Tatsuya Minakawa

Hiroaki Morikawa

A data generation method according to an embodiment includes: an imaging step (S) of capturing, for each of lines for scanning an imaging target, a plurality of fluorescence images generated by the imaging target for a respective plurality of fluorescence wavelengths and acquiring data of the captured plurality of fluorescence images in arrangement order of the lines and a rearrangement step (S) of changing the arrangement order of the data of the plurality of fluorescence images acquired in the imaging step from the arrangement order of the lines to arrangement order of for each of the plurality of fluorescence wavelengths.

Data generation method, fluorescence observation system, and information processing apparatus

A microscope device includes an opening () that includes a first slit and a second slit through which a plurality of pieces of light from an observation target resulting from a plurality of pieces of irradiation light emitted to the observation target and having different wavelengths pass, a dispersion element that wavelength-disperses the plurality of pieces of light passing through the opening (), and an imaging element () that receives the plurality of pieces of light wavelength-dispersed by the dispersion element. The imaging element () performs light reception so that, as for the plurality of pieces of light wavelength-dispersed, zeroth-order light of light passing through the second slit and first-order light of light passing through the first slit do not overlap with each other.

Microscope device, spectroscope, and microscope system

High-speed and high-accuracy focus adjustment is achieved. A microscope system () includes: an irradiation unit () that emits line illumination parallel to a first direction; a stage () that supports a specimen and is movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a phase difference acquisition unit (I) that acquires phase difference information regarding an image of light emitted from the specimen by being irradiated with the line illumination; an objective lens () that focuses the line illumination on the specimen; a derivation unit (E) that derives relative position information between the objective lens and the specimen based on the phase difference information; and a movement control unit (F) that causes at least one of the objective lens and the stage to move in a third direction vertical to each of the first direction and the second direction based on the relative position information.

Microscope system, imaging method, and imaging apparatus

An irradiation unit () projects excitation light (LB) having an asymmetric shape with respect to an optical axis (A, A). An objective lens () concentrates the excitation light (LB) at a measurement-target member () including a glass member (C,A) and a measurement-target region (B). The detection unit () includes at least one or more light-receiving units () that receive fluorescence emitted from the measurement-target region (B) in response to the excitation light (LB), and outputs a fluorescence signal indicating intensity values of fluorescence received by the respective light-receiving units (). The movement control unit (C) includes a derivation unit (B) that derives a movement amount and a movement direction of at least one of the objective lens () or the measurement-target member () on the basis of the fluorescence signal, and moves at least one of the objective lens () or the measurement-target member () by the derived movement amount in the derived movement direction.

Microscope system, focus adjustment program, and focus adjustment system

There is provided a disclosure in which a specimen is analyzed with high accuracy. An information processing device includes an extraction unit that extracts fluorescence correction information from a bright visual field image of the specimen, and a generation unit that generates a fluorescence correction image based on fluorescence information of the specimen and the fluorescence correction information.

Information processing device for analyzing a specimen

A microscope system includes: a light source unit that emits linear illumination parallel to a first direction; an objective lens that condenses the linear illumination onto a measurement target region; an acquisition unit that acquires a first optical signal indicating a light intensity value of light emitted from the measurement target region by the linear illumination; and a focus control unit that controls at least one of a relative position or a relative posture of the light source unit and an imaging unit that generates the first optical signal on a basis of a light intensity distribution of the first optical signal.

Microscope system, imaging method, and imaging device

A spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a spectroscopic section, an image sensor, and a control unit. The spectroscopic section disperses incident light for each wavelength. The image sensor is configured to be capable of setting an exposure time or a gain in a unit of a pixel, and detects light of each wavelength dispersed in the spectroscopic section. The control unit is configured to be capable of setting the exposure time or the gain of the image sensor in a unit of a predetermined pixel area.

Spectroscopic imaging apparatus and fluorescence observation apparatus

A fluorescence observation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stage, an excitation section, and a spectroscopic imaging section. The stage is capable of supporting a fluorescently stained pathological specimen. The excitation section irradiates the pathological specimen on the stage with a plurality of line illuminations of different wavelengths, the plurality of line illuminations being a plurality of line illuminations situated on different axes and parallel to a certain-axis direction. The spectroscopic imaging section includes at least one imaging device capable of separately receiving pieces of fluorescence respectively excited with the plurality of line illuminations.

Fluorescence observation apparatus and fluorescence observation method

A signal acquisition apparatus includes a light source that irradiates a living tissue with light and a detector that acquires signals from light returned from the living tissue to generate output data on the basis of the signals. The detector includes circuitry that acquires the signals and characteristic data regarding the signals and generates the output data on the basis of the characteristic data. The circuitry is implemented in a single semiconductor chip. Further, the present technology also provides a signal acquisition system including the signal acquisition apparatus and an analysis unit configured to analyze output data output from the image acquisition apparatus.

Signal acquisition apparatus, signal acquisition system, and signal acquisition method

A measurement apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source, a filling portion, and a detector. The light source emits illumination light. The filling portion includes a first surface portion and a second surface portion which are provided on an optical path of the illumination light and are opposite to each other, the filling portion enabling a cavity between the first and second surface portions to be filled with liquid including a cell. The detector detects an interference fringe of the illumination light passing through the cavity, the interference fringe being caused by the liquid including the cell.

Measurement apparatus

An image display device includes an image formation device and an optical system that brings an image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer.(degrees)&#x2264;&#x3c9;&#x3c;&#x3c9;is satisfied where an image-formation-device first strike point (CP) is a point where an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system intersects with an image exit surface of the image formation device, an image-formation-device second strike point (CP) is a point where an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, &#x3c9;represents an angle between the extended line of the optical axis of the optical system and a first normal line (NL), and &#x3c9;represents an angle between the extended line of the pupil center line and a second normal line (NL).

Image display device and display apparatus

There is provided an image processing apparatus including a motion detector that detects motion of an observation target from a hologram of the observation target, a hologram processing unit that extracts a portion of the hologram based on a result obtained by detecting the motion of the observation target, and a reconstruction unit that reconstructs an image from a portion of the extracted hologram.

Image processing apparatus, method of image processing, and image processing system

A wide angle image to be displayed on a screen fixed on the head or the face of a user is processed. When a display view angle reaches a boundary of an original wide angle image, an indicatorindicating reaching the boundary is added to a free viewpoint image. The indicatoris a part of the free viewpoint imagewhich is in contact with a boundaryof the wide angle imageor protrudes from the boundaryand is displayed as a black-painted frame. By observing such the indicator, the user can intuitively understand that the display area reaches the limit of the wide angle image.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and image display system

A display apparatus is provided with a framethat is mounted to the head portion of an observer, and an image display devicewhich is attached to the frame, an image display deviceis provided with an image forming device, an optical systemthat guides an image from the image forming deviceto a pupil of an observer, and a support memberthat supports the image forming device. When a direction of the support memberthat corresponds to a first direction of an image is set as an X direction, and a direction of the support memberthat corresponds to a second direction of the image, which is different from the first direction, is set as a Y direction, a support surfaceof the support memberthat supports the image forming deviceis curved along the X direction and/or the Y direction, and therefore, the image forming deviceis curved.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Hirokazu Tatsuta