Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Keitaro Yamamoto

Ryuta Satoh

Suguru Aoki

Ryoji Eki

Shun Lee

Shinichiro Abe

Masahiko Toyoshi

The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a photographing apparatus, a lighting apparatus, and a mobile body which enable accuracy of image recognition processing to be improved. The information processing apparatus includes: a recognizing portion configured to perform image recognition processing with respect to an image photographed by a photographing portion and calculate, for each recognized area being an area based on a recognition result of an object, a reliability of the recognition result; and an irradiation control portion configured to control an irradiation pattern of visible light in a photographing direction of the photographing portion so that the reliability with respect to at least a part of the recognized areas increases. For example, the present technique can be applied to a vehicle control apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, photographing apparatus, lighting apparatus, and mobile body

An aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program which can suppress a decrease in a recognition rate of recognition processing even in a case where recognition processing is performed using data of a partial region of image data. An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that sets a readout pixel as a part of a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional array, and controls reading out of a pixel signal from the pixel included in the pixel region; and a setting unit that sets the readout pixel on the basis of color filter array information of the pixel region.

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program

The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing method which are capable of preventing a decrease in recognition rate of recognition processing even when nonlinear distortion dependent on a luminous flux distribution of an optical system occurs in a captured image. The information processing device includes a reading unit configured to set, as a reading pixel, a part of a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional array, and control reading of a pixel signal from a pixel included in the pixel region, and a correction unit configured to correct the read unit on the basis of a lens distortion parameter and cause the reading unit to read the pixel signal.

Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that has a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged and that reads and outputs a pixel signal from the pixels included in the pixel region; a unit-of-readout controller that controls a unit of readout set as a part of the pixel region: a recognition unit that has learned training data for each of units of readout; a first output unit that outputs a recognition result of recognition performed by the recognition unit for each of the units of readout; a second output unit that outputs the pixel signal to a subsequent stage; and a trigger generator that generates a trigger signal for controlling a first timing at which the first output unit outputs the recognition result and a second timing at which the second output unit outputs the pixel signal.

Imaging apparatus, imaging system, imaging method, and imaging program

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that has a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged and reads and outputs a pixel signal from the pixels included in the pixel region; a unit-of-readout controller that controls a unit of readout set as a part of the pixel region; a first unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a first unit of readout that is used for reading out the pixel signal from the pixel region for a recognition process that has learned training data for each of the units of readout; a second unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a second unit of readout that is used for reading out the pixel signal from the pixel region so as to output the pixel signal to a subsequent stage; and a mediation unit that performs mediation between the first unit of readout and the second unit of readout.

There is provided an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a recognition processing portion that performs recognition processing of a recognition target based on a captured image of a surrounding environment of a mobile body, and an output control portion that causes, when the recognition target is not recognized, an output apparatus to output non-recognition notification information indicating that the recognition target is not recognized.

Object detection system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an imaging unit having a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged; a readout controller that controls readout of pixel signals from pixels included in the pixel region; a first unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a unit of readout as a part of the pixel region, for which the readout controller performs readout of the pixel signal; an image output unit that outputs a first image based on the pixel signal read out from the unit of readout to a subsequent stage; a second unit-of-readout controller that controls the unit of readout in which the readout controller performs readout of the pixel signal; and a recognition unit that learns training data for each of the units of readout, performs a recognition process on the pixel signal for each of the units of readout, and outputs a recognition result.

Where a highly accurate image analysis is required, for example, only RAW images selected according to specified conditions are selected and transmitted to a server. There are provided an imaging unit that is mounted on a movable device, an image signal processor that generates a color image by signal processing of the RAW image which is an output of an imaging element of the imaging unit, an image analysis unit that executes analysis processing of the color image, a transmission necessity determination unit that determines transmission necessity of the RAW image to the server, and a transmission unit that transmits the RAW image to the external server according to a determination result. The transmission necessity determination unit decides the transmission necessity of the RAW image on the basis of a transmission timing control at constant intervals, imaging and signal processing parameters, an image analysis result, device information, or the like.

Image processing device, movable device, method, and program

An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an imaging unit () having a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged; a readout controller () that controls readout of pixel signals from pixels included in the pixel region; a unit-of-readout controller () that controls a unit of readout that is set as a part of the pixel region and for which the readout controller performs the readout; and a recognition unit () that has learned training data for each of the units of readout. The recognition unit performs a recognition process on the pixel signal for each of the units of readout, and outputs a recognition result which is a result of the recognition process.

Imaging apparatus, imaging system, imaging method, and imaging program including sequential recognition processing on units of readout

Provided is an image processing apparatus that includes a long-time exposure distance image generation unit that captures an image with long-time exposure, calculates a parallax from a first long-time exposure image and a second long-time exposure image from a first long-time exposure camera and a second long-time exposure camera disposed at a predetermined interval, and generates a long-time exposure distance image. The image processing apparatus further includes a short-time exposure distance image generation unit that captures an image with short-time exposure, calculates a parallax from a first short-time exposure image and a second short-time exposure image from a first short-time exposure camera and a second short-time exposure camera disposed at a predetermined interval, and generates a short-time exposure distance image, and a distance image generation unit that combines the long-time exposure distance image with the short-time exposure distance image to generate a distance image.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and mobile device

A recognition control circuitry detects a light amount of an imaging area on the basis of an image signal from a camera, a control signal from a camera control circuitry, and the like, and generates selection determination information on the basis of a detection result of the light amount. A recognition processing circuitry performs area division on an image of an imaging area generated by the camera on the basis of the selection determination information generated by the recognition control circuitry, and selects a recognizer for each area. Moreover, the recognition processing circuitry performs a subject recognition process on an image of the corresponding area by using the selected recognizer. Even when a captured image includes a bright area and a dark area, a subject in each area can be easily and accurately recognized.

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Keitaro Yamamoto