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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Myokan, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ohba, Tokyo, JP;
Hidehiko Ogasawara, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Segawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes a filter, imaging elements, and an image processing section. The filter has a plurality of regions transmitting different light components. The imaging elements detect a luminance distribution of polarization components in a plurality of directions of light transmitted by the filter. The image processing section analyzes the detected luminance distribution based on correlation between the components, thereby generating a plurality of items of information about a subject.