Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yoshi Enami

Yoshihiko Nishida

Tsutomu Mizuguchi

Koichi Oka

Nobuyuki Inoue

Yoshihisa Furukawa

Hiroyuki Nakamoto

An optical characteristics measuring method for measuring optical characteristics of a subject, the optical characteristics measuring method including: a step of acquiring one or more captured images including the subject, using an image capturing apparatus that is located at a predetermined distance from the subject, and is configured to be displaceable relative to the subject, while maintaining the predetermined distance; and a step of creating, based on the one or more captured images thus acquired, a virtual image including the subject and acquired from one or more analysis points each located at a position other than a position on a plane that includes the trajectory of the image capturing apparatus.

Optical characteristics measuring method and optical characteristics measuring system

A light distribution characteristic measurement apparatus includes an imaging unit disposed at a predetermined distance from a light source, a movement mechanism that successively changes a positional relation of the imaging unit with respect to the light source, while keeping the distance between the light source and the imaging unit, and a processing module that calculates the light distribution characteristic of the light source. The processing module obtains a plurality of image data taken under a first imaging condition and a plurality of image data taken under a second imaging condition different from the first condition, and determines corrected image information corresponding to a relative position of interest, from first image information corresponding to the relative position of interest included in the image data taken under the first condition and second image information corresponding to the relative position of interest included in the image data taken under the second condition.

Light distribution characteristic measurement apparatus and light distribution characteristic measurement method

A light distribution characteristic measurement apparatus includes: a detecting unit for detecting light from a light source; a mirror for reflecting the light from the light source to direct the light to the detecting unit; a movement mechanism for moving the detecting unit and the mirror relatively to the light source; a rotation mechanism for rotating the mirror while maintaining an optical path length from the light source to the detecting unit; and a processor adapted to calculate the light distribution characteristic of the light source, based on a plurality of measurement results that are detected by the detecting unit under a condition that the detecting unit and the mirror are arranged at a plurality of measurement positions relative to the light source and the mirror is oriented at different rotational angles for each measurement position.

A light distribution characteristic measurement apparatus for measuring the light distribution characteristic of a light source is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of detectors arranged so that they have a predetermined relative relationship with each other. One detector has a detection range at least partially overlapping a detection range of another detector adjacent to the former detector. The apparatus further includes a drive unit that drives a plurality of detectors as one unit to update a positional relationship of the plurality of detectors relative to the light source, and a calculation unit that calculates the light distribution characteristic of the light source by performing a process depending on at least one of a relative relationship between a plurality of detectors and overlapping of respective detection ranges thereof, based on respective results of detection that have been acquired by the plurality of detectors at the same timing.

A picture is scrolled on a displayto be measured, and the scrolling moving picture is pursuit-captured by a color cameraso as to obtain a pursuit-captured moving picture image. A moving picture response curve using received light intensity data obtained based upon the pursuit-captured moving picture image is converted into a color moving picture response curve using emission intensity of display elements of the displayto be measured. The coloration of an edge part of the pursuit-captured moving picture image is decomposed into the respective color components, by which objective quantitative evaluations of color shifting can be made.

Method and apparatus for measuring moving picture response curve

A test pattern is moved on a screensubject to measurement with the field of view of an image sensor pursuing the motion of the test pattern so as to observe BEW. Subsequently, the field of viewof the image sensor is moved at the same velocity vc as in the foregoing observation to capture an image of a static pattern PE, and a blur width W along the scrolling direction that appears in a distribution profile of the captured image is observed. Based upon the blur width W and the exposure time of the image sensor for capturing the image of the static pattern PE, the moving velocity of the test pattern at the time of observation of the BEW is estimated, and by using the moving velocity, the BEW is normalized. Evaluation of the moving image quality of the screen is carried out by using the normalized N BEW. The moving velocity of the original test pattern can thus be estimated easily and accurately, and accordingly, the moving image quality of the screen can be evaluated accurately.

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Yoshi Enami