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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Masuda, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal synthesizing unit performs aperture synthesis of output signals from conversion element groups which are arranged in a matrix and convert ultrasonic waves into electric signals, and sequentially outputs a first image signal, for every transmission of the ultrasonic waves. A signal addition unit adds the first image signals output from the signal synthesizing unit together for each group so as to output a second image signal. An adaptive signal processing unit calculates an adaptive weight on the basis of the second image signal, and synthesizes the second image signals with each other.