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| 20090028424 | Image processing method, image processing system, and image processing porgram - The process captures a plurality of images under a light source whose luminance varies over time, such as a fluorescent lamp, under such an imaging condition that a plurality of images that are different from one another in terms of light source conditions can be captured (S | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090067677 | Monitoring System and Vehicle Surrounding Monitoring System - A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090263044 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - An image generation apparatus generates a new video sequence with a high S/N ratio and suppressed motion blurs, from an original video sequence and a still image which are generated by capturing the same dark, moving object. The image generation apparatus includes: a capture condition decision unit ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100013948 | MULTI-COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A multi-color image processor according to the present invention includes an image capturing section | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100027879 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The process captures a plurality of images under a light source whose luminance varies over time, such as a fluorescent lamp, under such an imaging condition that a plurality of images that are different from one another in terms of light source conditions can be captured (S | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100103297 | IMAGE DATA GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND IMAGE DATA GENERATION PROGRAM - An image data generator | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100141764 | Monitoring System and Vehicle Surrounding Monitoring System - A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149381 | IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - The shooting, recording and playback system | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100157149 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM, FRAME-TO-FRAME MOTION COMPUTING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and method is provided to generate a moving picture with a high resolution, a high frame rate and a high SNR by eliminating a decrease in SNR even if the intensity of incoming light has been halved by a half mirror. The apparatus generates a multi-color moving picture based on first and second moving pictures, which respectively have first and second frame rates (where the second rate is higher than the first rate) and are comprised of pictures representing a first color component and pictures representing a second color component different from the first color component. The resolution of the second moving picture is equal to or lower than that of the first moving picture. The apparatus includes: a first image synthesizing section, which generates, based on the data of the first and second moving pictures, a synthetic picture by modifying some of the pictures that form the first moving picture and which outputs a synthesized moving picture corresponding to the first moving picture at a higher frame rate than the first frame rate by using the first moving picture and the synthetic picture; and a second image synthesizing section, which receives and synthesizes together the synthesized moving picture and the second moving picture, thereby generating a multi-color moving picture including the first and second color components. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100166299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - Corresponding points or a motion vector is generated with reduced positional error even if incoming images have been shot under different illumination conditions. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100194911 | IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - The shooting, recording and playback system | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100315534 | IMAGE PICKING-UP PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKING-UP DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing device and an image processing method capable of generating a moving image having a high resolution and a high frame rate are provided by suppressing the reduction in the amount of light incident on each camera. The imaging and processing device includes a separation section for separating visible light into at least a first color component and a second color component; a first imaging section for taking a moving image of the first color component, wherein the first imaging section takes images of the moving image with a first spatial resolution and a first temporal resolution by exposure for a first charge accumulation time period; a second imaging section for taking a moving image of the second color component, wherein the second imaging section takes images of the moving image with a second spatial resolution higher than the first spatial resolution and a second temporal resolution lower than the first temporal resolution by exposure for a second charge accumulation time period longer than the first charge accumulation time period; a control section for controlling imaging conditions of the first and the second imaging sections; and a processing section for generating a moving image of the second color component having the temporal and spatial resolutions thereof increased, based on information on the moving image of each of the first color component and the second color component. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110002509 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTION METHOD AND MOVING OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - A moving object detection method with which a region of a moving object is accurately extracted without being affected by a change in shape or size or occlusion of the moving object and in which a distance indicating a similarity between trajectories of an image in each of the blocks included in video is calculated (S | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110091073 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - To provide a moving object detection apparatus which accurately performs region extraction, regardless of the pose or size of a moving object. The moving object detection apparatus includes: an image receiving unit receiving the video sequence; a motion analysis unit calculating movement trajectories based on motions of the image; a segmentation unit performing segmentation so as to divide the movement trajectories into subsets, and setting a part of the movement trajectories as common points shared by the subsets; a distance calculation unit calculating a distance representing a similarity between a pair of movement trajectories, for each of the subsets; a geodesic distance calculation unit transforming the calculated distance into a geodesic distance; an approximate geodesic distance calculation unit calculating an approximate geodesic distance bridging over the subsets, by integrating geodesic distances including the common points; and a region extraction unit performing clustering on the calculated approximate geodesic distance. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110091074 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTION METHOD AND MOVING OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - A moving object detection method includes: extracting NL long-term trajectories (NL≧2) over TL pictures (TL≧3) and NS short-term trajectories (NS>NL) over TS pictures (TL>TS≧2), using movement trajectories; calculating a geodetic distance between the NL long-term trajectories and a geodetic distance between the NS short-term trajectories (S | 04-21-2011 |
