Sony Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Saturn Licensing LLC

Nobuyuki Asakura

Tetsujiro Kondo

Takuo Morimura

Yasushi Tatehira

Wataru Niitsuma

Kei Hiraizumi

Takahide Ayata

Satoshi Inoue

Hideo Nakaya

Masashi Uchida

Kazutaka Ando

Tsutomu Watanabe

Takeharu Nishikata

Junya Kameyama

Yutaka Tanaka

Tatsuya Ishii

Yusuke Minagawa

Masaaki Hattori

Masayuki Tachi

Hiroto Kimura

Michimasa Obana

Yasunobu Node

Sakon Yamamoto

Toshihiko Hamamatsu

Masanori Machimura

Hirosuke Nagano

Hisashi Nishimaki

Etsuro Yamauchi

Teruhiko Mochizuki

Koichi Fujishima

Yasuhiko Suga

Takumi Takahashi

Masanori Yamanaka

Satoshi Kametani

Jun Ejiri

Kohtaro Nemoto

The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, an image sensor, an information processing device, and a program that facilitate cancellation of a locked state. An image processing device includes: a detection unit that detects a predetermined state, using data from a plurality of sensors; and an imaging unit that captures an image of a predetermined object, in a case where the predetermined state is detected by the detection unit. The image processing device further includes a plurality of input interfaces that input the data from the plurality of sensors. When an application processor switches from an activated state to a non-activated state, detection by the detection unit is started. The present technology can be applied to a smartphone, for example.

Image processing device, image processing method, image sensor, and information processing device

There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image reception unit configured to receive an image with markers including a sub image and marker pixels each indicating, using a pixel value, a combining ratio of a main image and the sub image that is combined with the main image, a combining ratio acquisition unit configured to acquire the combining ratio indicated by a pixel value of the marker pixel in the image with markers, and a combining unit configured to combine the main image and the sub image based on the acquired combining ratio.

Image processing apparatus, source device, image processing system, image processing method, and program for combining images

An image processing device includes: a control section configured to allow, upon receipt of a moving image that includes, in time-series order, an original image and a duplicate image, a frame memory to hold a partial region in the original image and a remaining region in the duplicate image, in which the duplicate image is a duplicate of the original image, and the remaining region is a region excluding a region that agrees with the partial region; and an image processing section configured to read a piece of data that includes the partial region and the remaining region from the frame memory a plurality of times, and perform image processing by processing any of the read pieces of data as the original image and the remaining piece of data as the duplicate image.

Image processing device and image processing method

A signal processing device controls a plurality of signal processing units that process an input signal inputted via a signal line with wide bandwidth, via a control line with narrow bandwidth or the signal line, and includes: a storing unit configured to store correspondence information that associates instruction information indicating an instruction of control with respect to each of the signal processing units, with control information related to all of the plurality of signal processing units, among pieces of control information necessary for each of the signal processing units to execute content of control; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the control information associated with the instruction information by the correspondence information, to the plurality of signal processing units via the signal line, when control is instructed with respect to the plurality of signal processing units.

Signal processing device and control method, signal processing method, program, and signal processing system

A luminance signal Ya and a color-difference signal Ua/Va constituting an input image signal is transferred to a frame memory (first memory) in the unit of line synchronously with its horizontal synchronous signal and written therein. A memory TGreads out a read-out request RRQ. The cycle of this request RRQ is a time computed based on a single vertical effective period of an output image signal Sc and the number of lines objective for rate conversion of an input image signal Sa. The luminance signal Ya and color-difference signal Ua/Va are transferred in the unit of line from the frame memory to rate conversion units (second memory) through buffers. There occurs no deflection in this transfer cycle and in each transfer cycle, the stable data transmission band can be secured.

Memory controller, memory control method, rate conversion apparatus, rate conversion method, image-signal-processing apparatus, image-signal-processing method, and program for executing each of those methods

An information signal processor that is well suitable for use in conversion of an SD signal into an HD signal. The pixel data set corresponding to an objective position in the HD signal is extracted selectively from the SD signal. Class CL to which pixel data set of the objective position belongs is then obtained using the pixel data set. A coefficient production circuit produces coefficient data sets Wi for each class based on coefficient seed data sets and values of picture quality adjusting parameters h and v. A tap selection circuit selectively extracts the data sets xi from the SD signal and then, a calculation circuit produces the pixel data sets of the objective position in the HD signal using the data sets xi and the coefficient data sets Wi. It is thus possible to save on the storage capacity of the memory.

Information signal processor, method for processing information signal, image signal processor and image display apparatus using the same, coefficient seed data production device used in the same, method for producing coefficient seed data set and information-providing medium

An apparatus for use in conversion of an SD signal into an HD signal. The pixel data sets of a tap corresponding to an objective position in the HD signal are extracted selectively from the SD signal. Class CL to which pixel data set of the objective position belongs is then obtained using the pixel data sets of the tap. A coefficient production circuit produces coefficient data sets Wi for each class based on coefficient seed data sets for each class and values of picture quality adjusting parameters, h and v obtained by user operation. A tap selection circuit selectively extracts the data sets xi of the tap corresponding to the objective position in the HD signal from the SD signal and then, a calculation circuit produces the pixel data sets of the objective position in the HD signal according to an estimation equation using the data sets xi and the coefficient data sets Wi corresponding to the class CL read out of a memory.

Information signal processor, method for processing information signal, image signal processor and image display apparatus using the same, coefficient seed data production device used in the same, method for producing coefficient seed data set, coefficient data production device, method for producing coefficient data set, and information-providing medium

The present invention relates to an information signal processor and the like preferable for use in the case of converting a format of an image signal or converting an image size. An input image signal Vin (525i signal) is converted into an output image signal Vout (such as 1080i signal, XGA signal, or 525i signal for obtaining an image to be displayed in a different magnification). A class code CL is obtained from tap data selectively extracted from the Vin and corresponding to each pixel (pixel at a target position) within a unit pixel block, which constitutes Vout. A coefficient production circuitproduces coefficient data for each class, which is used at the time of calculating the pixel data at the target position, based on the coefficient seed data for each class and position information h, v about the target position generated in a position information generation circuit. A calculation circuitprovides pixel data y1 to yp of the target position according to the estimated equation using the tap data xi corresponding to the target position and the coefficient data Wi corresponding to the class code CL.

Device and method for producing coefficient seed data used for format conversion, and information-providing medium therefore

Converting circuits convert the values of multiple items of SD pixel data (pixel value) as class tap data to luminance values. The converting circuits convert pixel values to luminance values based on a correspondence relation between a value of pixel data in an image display device and a luminance value. Class-detecting circuits detect a space class and a motion class based on plural luminance values. Class-synthesizing circuit acquires a class code indicating the class to which the pixel data of a target position in an HD signal belongs. Estimation/prediction-operating circuit obtains items of pixel data of the target position in the HD signal based on an estimation equation using data of an prediction tap and coefficient data of the class indicated by the class code. Consequently, appropriate classification of class to the luminance characteristic of a display device is performed.

Apparatus and method for processing informational signal

A picture information converting apparatus for generating a plurality of output picture signals. The apparatus includes first data selecting means; second data selecting means; memory means for storing a pre-obtained estimation expression coefficient; pixel value generating means for generating the first pixel with the second pixels selected by the first data selecting means and a linear estimation expression of the estimation expression coefficient; class determining means for generating class information corresponding to the third pixels selected by the second data selecting means and supplying the estimation expression coefficient to the pixel value generating means corresponding to the class information; scanning line structure converting means, connected to the pixel value generating means, for converting a conversion picture to a designated scanning line structure; and controlling means for receiving a control signal that designates a scanning line structure of the output picture signal and for switching over at least one of the estimation expression coefficient, the second pixels selected by the first data selecting means and the third pixels selected by the second data selecting means, corresponding to the control signal.

Information signal processing apparatus, picture information converting apparatus, and picture displaying apparatus

A device for processing an image signal that can improve an image quality of a zoom image, in which based on an input image signal, an image-signal-processing section produces an output image signal to display the zoom image with an expansion rate of an image being changed consecutively around an arbitrary center point specified by the user. Each pixel data of the output image signal is calculated by using coefficient data produced by a coefficient production circuit that produces the coefficient data based on not only phase information of each pixel but also resolution adjustment information and noise suppression degree adjustment information that the image quality adjustment information generation circuit generates based on the expansion rate of the image, a change rate (K) of the expansion rate of the image, and characteristics information of the image.

Device and method for processing image signal, program for performing the method, and computer-readable medium for recording the program

The invention relates to an information signal processor suitable for use in conversion of, for example, an SD signal. Pixel data sets are extracted selectively from the SD signal. Class CL is then obtained using the pixel data sets. A coefficient production circuit produces coefficient data sets Wi for each class based on coefficient seed data sets for each class and values of picture quality adjusting parameters, h and v obtained by user operation. A tap selection circuit selectively extracts the data sets xi of the tap corresponding to the objective position in the HD signal from the SD signal and then, a calculation circuit produces the pixel data sets of the objective position in the HD signal according to an estimation equation using the data sets xi and the coefficient data sets Wi.

Information signal processing device, information signal processing method, image signal processing device and image display device using it, coefficient type data creating device used therein and creating method, coefficient data creating device and creating method, and information providing medium

Information signal processing device, information signal processing method, image signal processing device and image display device using it, coefficient type data creating device used therein and creating method, and information providing medium

A 525i (interlace) signal can be converted into a 1050i signal or a 525p (progressive) signal. A calculating circuit generates pixels of an output picture signal with a linear estimation expression of predictive taps received from a tap selecting circuit and a coefficient received from a coefficient memory. The coefficient memory stores coefficients pre-obtained for individual classes. A class is determined by combining a spatial class corresponding to spatial class taps received from a tap selecting circuit and motion class taps received from a tap selecting circuit. A line sequential converting circuit converts a scanning line structure of an output signal of the calculating circuitand obtains an output picture signal. The output picture signal is designated with a conversion method selection signal. Information corresponding to the selection signal is loaded from an information memory bank to the coefficient memory and registers.

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