Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Yusuke Adachi

Eiichi Nagaoka

Ryo Okumura

Hideaki Mukae

Masaru Higashionji

Masahiro Inata

Yoshifumi Hirose

Naoto Yumiki

Takayuki Hayashi

Norikazu Katsuyama

Fumio Muramatsu

Kenichi Honjo

Hironori Honsho

Akira Koga

Takanori Kawasaki

Shinobu Fusa

Eiichi Shibata

Hiroshi Fukushima

Masahiro Nakanishi

Motonobu Yoshikawa

Shoichi Araki

Yoshihiro Kanda

Satoshi Matsui

Hikaru Usami

Yusuke Matsumoto

Hiroyuki Uenaka

Madoka Wada

An imaging system located on a moving body, includes an imaging device, a blur correction device, and an image processor. Based on a subject distance from the imaging device to the object to be imaged, the blur correction device sets a blur correction amount of blur in a movement direction caused when the imaging device captures images during movement of the moving body. The blur correction device corrects blur during image capturing by use of the set blur correction amount. The image processor calculates a pixel movement amount of a feature portion common to a first image and a second image. Based on the pixel movement amount and the movement amount of the moving body, the blur correction device calculates a third distance as the subject distance.

Imaging system and moving body provided with same

A sound pickup device for picking up a target sound includes: a first input interface that inputs image data generated by a camera; a second input interface that inputs an audio signal output from a microphone array; a controller that determines a sound pickup direction in which the target sound is picked up, based on the image data and the audio signal; and an output interface that outputs information to be presented to the user. The controller determines whether an image indicated by the input image data and an audio sound indicated by the input audio signal are in a predetermined state. When determining that the image and the audio sound are in the predetermined state, the controller causes the output interface to output an instruction to the user, and inputs additional image data and an additional audio signal after the instruction is output, to determine the sound pickup direction.

Sound pickup device and sound pickup method

The present disclosure provides a sound collection device that collects a sound while suppressing noise. The sound collection device includes: a storage that stores first data indicating a feature amount of an image of an object indicating a noise source or a target sound source; and a control circuit that specifies a direction of the noise source by performing a first collation of collating image data generated by a camera with the first data, and performs signal processing on an acoustic signal outputted from a microphone array so as to suppress a sound arriving from the specified direction of the noise source.

Sound collection device, sound collection method, and program

A sound pickup device is a device that picks up target sound that has been output from an object serving as a sound source. The sound pickup device includes a controller that generates object location information indicating a location of the object on the basis of image data of a camera, generates sound-source location information indicating a location of the sound source on the basis of an acoustic signal of a microphone array, sets a weight for the object location information in accordance with an image capturing state of the camera, and determines a direction in which the target sound is to be picked up on the basis of the object location information, the weight for the object location information, and the sound-source location information.

Sound pickup device, sound pickup method, and program

A sound pickup device includes a sound pickup unit, a mounting part, and a communication unit. The sound pickup unit includes a microphone array including a plurality of microphones. The sound pickup unit generates an acoustic signal that corresponds to ambient sound that has been picked up by the microphone array. An electronic device is mounted on the mounting part and the electronic device includes a camera that generates image data by imaging surroundings. The communication unit transmits the acoustic signal to the electronic device.

Sound pickup device, sound pickup system, sound pickup method, program, and calibration method

The signal processing device is a signal processing device that collects a target sound output from an object to be a sound source, and includes a communication circuit that inputs image data produced by a camera and an acoustic signal output from a microphone array, and a control circuit that controls a sound collection direction of the acoustic signal in at least any one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction relative to the microphone array based on at least any one of the image data and the acoustic signal.

Signal processing device and signal processing method

A translation device includes a first receiver, a second receiver, a first output unit, and a second output unit. The first receiver receives a first voice and converts the first voice into a first voice signal. The second receiver receives a second voice and converts the second voice into a second voice signal. The first output unit outputs a voice corresponding to second translation data generated based on the second voice signal. The second output unit outputs a voice corresponding to first translation data generated based on the first voice signal. The first receiver is disposed near a mouth of a first user. The first output unit is disposed at a position at which the first output unit is in contact with an ear of the first user. The second receiver and the second output unit are disposed on a head of the first user.

Translation device

A screen device includes a screen, a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements, a flying object, a support member, and a controller. The plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements are on the screen and are arranged at an outermost periphery, in a frame shape, of an area in which photoelectric conversion elements are arranged. The plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements are on the screen and are arranged inside the area at the outermost periphery covered by the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements. The flying object is configured to be powered by electric power generated by the plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements. The support member connects the screen with the flying object. The controller is configured to control the flying object based on an evaluation of the electric power generated by the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements.

Screen device and image projection system

Audio input and output device for auto translation machine

An electronic deviceaccording to one embodiment includes: a panel; vibratorsthat vibrates the panel; and a vibration controllerthat controls the vibratorsso that when positions of the panelare simultaneously touched by the user, a vibration at a first touch position of the touch positions is greater than a vibration of a second touch position of the touch positions. The vibratorsinclude a first and a second vibrator. Where a distance between first touch position and the first vibratoris equal to a distance between second touch position and the first vibrator, a transfer characteristic of vibration of the panelbetween the first vibratorand the first touch position is different from a transfer characteristic of vibration of the panelbetween the first vibratorand the second touch position.

Electronic device

Auto translation machine

Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface

An electronic deviceaccording to an embodiment includes: a display sectionfor displaying an operation areaincluding a reference areaand a non-reference area; a touch panelprovided on a display surface side of the display section; an informing sectionfor informing a user of an operation status of the user; a control sectionandfor controlling the operation of the informing section; and a distinction sectionfor distinguishing between a first operation where the user searches for the reference areaon the touch paneland a second operation which is a key input operation to the operation area. The control sectionandcontrols the operation of the informing sectionbased on a result of distinction by the distinction section

An exemplary electronic device includes: a housing; a display configured to display an operation area; a touch screen panel configured to detect at least an input operation made by a user to the operation area; a first vibrator configured to vibrate at least one of the display and the touch screen panel; a second vibrator configured to vibrate the housing; and a vibration controller configured to control vibration of the first vibrator and the second vibrator in accordance with the input operation of the user to the touch screen panel.

An electronic device includes: a touch screen panel; a support structure having a first support member and a second support member, the first support member and the second support member being in contact with touch screen panel to support the touch screen panel at a periphery of the touch screen panel; a base being in contact with the support structure to support the touch screen panel via the support structure; and a vibration mechanism for vibrating the touch screen panel, the vibration mechanism being provided near the periphery of the touch screen panel so as to be closer to the first support member than to the second support member. The first support member has a rigidity which is greater than a rigidity of the second support member.

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Osaka, Japan

Yusuke Adachi