Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.

Masato Takada

Izumi Itoh

Taroh Terashi

Motoichi Ohtsu

Motonobu Kourogi

Takashi Yatsui

Hitomi Mizutani

Keitaro Shimizu

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

Koji Yamamoto

Hiroaki Fukuda

Hidekazu Suzuki

Makoto Shohara

Toshiyuki Inokuchi

Junichi Takahashi

Naohiro Kamijo

Suguru Sangu

Shuji Mononobe

Koui Sagawa

Teruki Kamada

An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.

Information processing apparatus for creating an animation from a spherical image

An image processing system is provided that includes an image capturing apparatus configured to generate a plurality of captured images and at least one information processing apparatus connected to the image capturing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to input at least a first captured image and a second captured image from among the plurality of captured images, acquire first conversion data to be used for converting the first captured image and second conversion data to be used for converting the second captured image, and generate an output image by stitching converted images generated by converting the first captured image based on the first conversion data and the second captured image based on the second conversion data.

Image processing system, image processing method, and computer-readable medium

A polarization control device includes a support substrate on which a metal compound structure is formed. The metal compound structure is formed with at least two metal fine structures arranged periodically in a range equal to or smaller than a wavelength of an incident light.

Polarization control device

An optical detection device image is disclosed that allows fast measurements using near-field light at high resolution and high efficiency but without necessity of position alignment of an optical fiber probe. The optical detection device includes an optical fiber probe having a core for propagating light with an optical probe being formed at a front end of the core; a movement control unit to move the optical fiber probe to approach or depart from a sample; and a detection unit to detect light from the sample surface, wherein on the front end surface of the core of the optical probe, there are a first exit section on a peripheral side for emitting propagating light and a second exit section for seeping out the near-field light, the first exit section and the second exit section are formed in a concentric manner, and the tilt angle of the first exit section is different from the tilt angle of the second exit section.

Optical fiber probe, optical detection device, and optical detection method

The broad range measurement exploiting the usual propagated light and the high resolution measurement mode exploiting near-field light are to be accomplished with a sole as-assembled optical probe. To this end, light radiated through an optical probehaving a light shielding coating layerformed for defining a light radiating aperture D or light radiated at a coreof the optical probeis propagated, as the optical probeis moved in a direction towards and away from a surface for measurement. The core of the optical probe is coated with a light shielding coating layerIn this manner, a spot of propagated light propagated through the coreor a spot of near-field light seeping from the light radiating aperture D is formed on the surface for measurement, and light derived from the spot of light is detected.

Photo-detection device and method

An optical fiber probe is disclosed that comprises an optical fiber and an optical probe. The optical fiber includes a core though which light emitted from a light source travels. The optical probe is configured to emit the light from a projecting end portion of the core. An inclination angle of a normal line of a part or all of a surface of the optical probe with respect to an optical axis of propagating light that travels through the core is smaller than a total reflection angle of the propagation light but greater than zero degrees.

Optical fiber probe, light detection device, and light detection method

A scan beam light quantity distribution method and apparatus using a two-dimensional area light receiving sensor ( ) movable in the same direction as scan direction of a scan beam. The two-dimensional area light receiving sensor ( ) detects a scan beam while moving in the scan direction of the scan beam. The scan beam received by the two-dimensional area light receiving sensor ( ) is correlated with position information when stored in data storage section ( .) By using scan beam data stored in the data storage section, analysis is made on a light quantity distribution of the scan beam scanned in X-direction.

METHOD FOR MEASURING SCAN BEAM LIGHT QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION IN SCAN OPTICAL SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS THEREOF, MEASUREMENT EVALUATION APPARATUS THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS USING THE MEASUREMENT EVALUATION APPARATUS

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masato Takada