公开(公告)号：US20240007727A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18226418

申请日：2023-07-26

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takeo AZUMA ,  Satoshi SATO ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: H04N23/11 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N13/271 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89

CPC classification number: H04N23/11 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N13/271 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T2207/10028

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes memory and processor performing: acquiring, from the memory, intensities of infrared light emitted from a light source and measured by imaging with the infrared light reflected on a subject by pixels in an imaging element; generating a depth image by calculating a distance to the subject as a depth for each pixel based on an intensity received by the pixel; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging, with visible light, a substantially same scene with a substantially same viewpoint and at a substantially same timing as those of imaging the infrared light image; detecting, from the visible light image, an edge region including an edge along a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the visible light image; and correcting, in the depth image, a depth of a target region corresponding to the edge region in the depth image.

公开(公告)号：US20190287256A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16429965

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kenji IWAHASHI ,  Hiroki SHINDE ,  Tomohiro HONDA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Hiroshi IWAI ,  Osamu SHIBATA

IPC: G06T7/521 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01C9/06

Abstract: An imaging apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle that runs on a road surface includes: a light source that emits illumination light which is infrared light; a solid-state imaging device that images a subject and outputs an imaging signal indicating a light exposure amount; and a computator that computes subject information regarding the subject by using the imaging signal. The solid-state imaging device includes: first pixels that image the subject by receiving reflected light that is the illumination light reflected off the subject; and second pixels that image the subject by receiving visible light. Information indicated by an imaging signal outputted from the first pixels is information regarding a slope of the road surface, and information indicated by an imaging signal outputted from the second pixels is information regarding an appearance of the road surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230215029A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18119443

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Satoshi SATO ,  Takeo AZUMA ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: G06T7/55 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G01S17/48

CPC classification number: G06T7/55 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10048

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs: acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring, from the memory, an infrared light image generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging a substantially same scene as the scene of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint as a viewpoint of imaging the infrared light image at a substantially same time as a time of imaging the infrared light image; detecting a flare region from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the flare region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the flare region.

公开(公告)号：US20210144314A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17154533

申请日：2021-01-21

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takeo AZUMA ,  Satoshi SATO ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: H04N5/33 ,  H04N13/271 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G06T7/521

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes memory and processor performing: acquiring, from the memory, intensities of infrared light emitted from a light source and measured by imaging with the infrared light reflected on a subject by pixels in an imaging element; generating a depth image by calculating a distance to the subject as a depth for each pixel based on an intensity received by the pixel; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging, with visible light, a substantially same scene with a substantially same viewpoint and at a substantially same timing as those of imaging the infrared light image; detecting, from the visible light image, an edge region including an edge along a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the visible light image; and correcting, in the depth image, a depth of a target region corresponding to the edge region in the depth image.

公开(公告)号：US20210150742A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17161060

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Satoshi SATO ,  Takeo AZUMA ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: G06T7/55 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G01S17/48

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs: acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring, from the memory, an infrared light image generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging a substantially same scene as the scene of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint as a viewpoint of imaging the infrared light image at a substantially same time as a time of imaging the infrared light image; detecting a flare region from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the flare region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the flare region.

公开(公告)号：US20240303845A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18668586

申请日：2024-05-20

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Satoshi SATO ,  Takeo AZUMA ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: G06T7/55 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06T7/521

CPC classification number: G06T7/55 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10048

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs: acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring, from the memory, an infrared light image generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging a substantially same scene as the scene of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint as a viewpoint of imaging the infrared light image at a substantially same time as a time of imaging the infrared light image; detecting a flare region from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the flare region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the flare region.

公开(公告)号：US20210142500A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17152231

申请日：2021-01-19

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takeo AZUMA ,  Satoshi SATO ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: G06T7/586 ,  G06T7/536 ,  G06T7/593

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor performing: acquiring, from the memory, intensities of infrared light measured by imaging with infrared light emitted from a light source and reflected on a subject by pixels in an imaging element; generating a depth image by calculating the distance for each pixel based on the intensities; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging, with visible light, the substantially same scene from the substantially same viewpoint at the substantially same timing as those of the infrared light image; detecting a lower reflection region showing an object having a lower reflectivity from the infrared light image in accordance with the infrared light image and the visible light image; correcting a corresponding lower reflection region in the depth image in accordance with the visible light image; and outputting the depth image with the corrected lower reflection region.

公开(公告)号：US20210142496A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17157175

申请日：2021-01-25

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Satoshi SATO ,  Takeo AZUMA ,  Nobuhiko WAKAI ,  Kohsuke YOSHIOKA ,  Noritaka SHIMIZU ,  Yoshinao KAWAI ,  Takaaki AMADA ,  Yoko KAWAI ,  Takeshi MURAI ,  Hiroki TAKEUCHI

IPC: G06T7/521

Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs; acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring an infrared light image stored in the memory, the infrared light image being generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring a visible light image stored in the memory, the visible light image being generated by imaging a substantially same scene as that of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint and at a substantially same imaging time of those of the infrared light image; detecting a dust region showing dust from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the dust region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the dust region.