Sony Corporation

Nec Corporation

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Rion Company Ltd.

Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd.

Tsutomu Nakajima

Jun Hashizume

Yoshihiro Hayashi

Masao Zen

Koji Sakui

Tomonobu Matsuda

Norihiro Ichimaru

Atsushi Muto

Kenji Kozakai

Masayuki Saito

Kenji Sasaki

Hiroshi Koyama

Hidemitsu Aoki

Keita Sasaki

Hisayuki Mukae

Yoshihiro Shima

Shin Sato

Toshiyuki Abe

Masakazu Miya

Yukishige Saito

Seigo Fujita

Kazuhiro Terao

Takashi Minakami

Takehiro Imai

Hisao Sone

Miyuki Fukuda

Natsuki Kondo

Ryoichiro Yasumitsu

Yukihiro Furukawa

Yuki Oohashi

Takashi Sannomiya

A three-dimensional map generation system () generates three-dimensional map information () by using measured data acquired by a measurement vehicle () moving in a measurement area (). A determination unit () determines, from the measurement area (), a data shortage area where measured data for generating the three-dimensional map falls short, based on first measured data () transmitted from the measurement vehicle (). A generation unit () generates interpolated data which interpolates three-dimensional map information of a defective area with a NURBS curve so that a lateral G, which is centrifugal force in a lateral direction applied to a traveling vehicle traveling a road in the defective area at a traveling speed, is equal to or less than a predefined threshold ().

Three-dimensional map generation system, three-dimensional map generation method, and computer readable medium

There is provided an image processing apparatus that improves the efficiency of hand shake correction processing by an electronic type hand shake correcting system. The image processing apparatus including a memory section that memorizes a pixel signal output from an imaging element, a region determining section that determines a cutout region of the pixel signal memorized in the memory section on a basis of motion information of the imaging element, and an image processing section that executes image processing with regard to image quality for a pixel signal in the cutout region determined by the region determining section.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and electronic device

An imaging apparatus including a frame buffer executes high-speed shooting consecutively in plural sessions. An imaging element includes a buffer, an image producing unit, a managing unit, and an output unit. The image producing unit produces an image in the case where an empty capacity of any of plural areas in the buffer exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The managing unit causes an area whose empty capacity exceeds the predetermined threshold value, of the plural areas to retain the image as a buffering image. The output unit extracts the buffering image from the buffer and outputting the buffering image, in order of the retention of the buffering image.

Imaging element, imaging apparatus, and control method for imaging element

An augmentation information adjustment unit () reduces an amount of information in augmentation information by combining: update cycle adjustment processing () to set an update cycle of the augmentation information to be an integer multiple of a predetermined update cycle; geographic interval error value adjustment processing () to reduce the number of geographic interval error values by selecting from among a plurality of the geographic interval error values each of which is an error at every predetermined geographic interval out of a plurality of error values, a geographic interval error value at every geographic interval that is an integer multiple of the predetermined geographic interval; and bit count adjustment processing () to reduce a bit count of the error value for each error value. An augmentation information output unit () outputs, to an output destination, augmentation information after being reduced in the amount of information by the augmentation information adjustment unit ().

Information processing device and positioning device

The present technology relates to an image sensor and an electronic apparatus which can make the image sensor a smaller without degrading performance of the image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixel array unit in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a two dimensional manner, a row circuit configured to control row scanning of the pixel array unit, and a column processing unit configured to convert an analog signal read out from the pixel array unit into a digital signal. The pixel array unit is disposed on a first-layer substrate, and the row circuit and the column processing unit are disposed on different substrates which are underlying layers of the first-layer substrate and which are laminated on the first-layer substrate. The present technology is applicable to the image sensor.

Image sensor and electronic apparatus including multiple substrates

[Object] The present technique relates to an image pickup device, a control method, and an image pickup apparatus with which more diverse pickup images can be obtained. [Solving Means] An image pickup device according to the present technique includes: a pixel array that reads out pixel signals obtained by photoelectrically converting incident light, from each of a plurality of pixels in the pixel array; an analog processing unit that carries out signal processing on the analog pixel signals to obtain digital image data; a storage unit that stores the image data; a signal processing unit that carries out signal processing on the image data stored in the storage unit; an output unit that outputs the image data stored in the storage unit; and a control unit that causes reading processing, analog processing, digital processing, and output processing to be executed at processing speeds independent from one another. The present technique is applicable to an image pickup device and an electronic apparatus, for example.

Image pickup device, control method, and image pickup apparatus

There is provided an imaging device that includes a pixel generation unit that generates an image signal formed from a plurality of pixel signals according to incident light, and a frame memory that stores the image signal of a plurality of frames.

Imaging device, imaging apparatus, and electronic apparatus

An image pickup device without a light shielding device for blocking light received by a solid-state image pickup element, the image pickup device including: a supplying section configured to supply a signal for resetting a charge of a floating diffusion disposed so as to correspond to one or a plurality of pixels in the solid-state image pickup element; and a detecting section configured to detect a pixel in which change in output of the pixel after passage of a certain time from the resetting of the charge of the floating diffusion is larger than a predetermined threshold value.

Apparatus and method for detecting a defective pixel

A device that can realize satellite communication with a popularized mobile phone in a case a large number of users communicate at a same time such as in a case where disaster strikes and the like. An external battery for charging a mobile phone includes a satellite antenna for performing satellite communication via a satellite communication channel and a satellite communication unit which causes the mobile phone to perform the satellite communication via the satellite antenna. The mobile phone and the external battery are connected with a cable and the like, and thereby a satellite communication terminal is configured.

External battery and satellite communication terminal

Image pickup device without a light shielding device and defect detecting method thereof

A particle counting method that can count the number of the particles precisely. The method discriminates a wave pattern of the scattered light from a normal particle (subject of the counting) and a wave pattern of the light scattered by the agitation such as a floating particle, a radiation or changes in the intensity of the light. In one embodiment, a method for counting particles is disclosed which irradiates a light to a sample gas, detects a scattered light from a particle included in the sample gas by a photoelectric conversion device, counts the number of the particles of every particle size division by the output voltage wave pattern of the photoelectric conversion device, calculate a time difference (Ta&#x2212;T) from a point (T) being a peak of output voltage wave pattern and a point (Ta) being a falling detection threshold (A), when the time difference (Ta&#x2212;T) is beyond counting cancellation time (B), the output voltage wave pattern is not counted as a particle.

Particle counting method

A particle counting method is provided whereby a liquid sample is radiated by a laser light, scattered light produced by causing the laser light to hit a particle in the liquid sample is detected by a photoelectric conversion element, and a sample value which is the output of the photoelectric conversion element is sequentially compared to a threshold preset for each particle size range, thereby counting the number of particles for each particle size range, the method comprising: a timer start-up step for starting a timer of a predetermined time when the sample value becomes smaller than a threshold of a minimum particle size for the first time and for sequentially holding the maximum value of the sample value; and a timer extension step for restarting the timer to sequentially hold the maximum value of the sample value when the sample value at the time-out of the timer start-up step is larger than the threshold of the minimum particle size.

Disclosed herein is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including: a first selection transistor configured to be connected to a bit line; a second selection transistor configured to be connected to a common source line; a memory cell configured to be connected in series between the first and second selection transistors; and writing means for carrying out writing for a selected memory cell. In the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the writing means applies a potential yielding a writing-blocked state via a bit line to a memory cell for which writing is not to be carried out, of a memory cell selected for writing, and the writing means carries out writing for a writing-target memory cell in a state in which a bit line has a bit line potential state dependent upon a threshold value state of the writing-target memory cell.

Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and writing method thereof

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Tokyo, Japan

Tsutomu Nakajima