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20110007179 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - The solid state image sensor of this invention includes multiple units, each of which includes first and second photosensitive cells | 01-13-2011 |
20110037869 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A color representation technique to be effectively applicable to a pixel shifted arrangement to realize high sensitivity and high resolution is provided by using a dipersive prism or diffraction. | 02-17-2011 |
20110050941 | IMAGING DEVICE | 03-03-2011 |
20110115919 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes a number of photosensitive cells | 05-19-2011 |
20110164156 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer | 07-07-2011 |
20110181763 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT OF THE TYPE ILLUMINATED FROM BOTH FACES - In an image capture device according to the present invention, a number of photosensitive cells are arranged between a first surface | 07-28-2011 |
20110192962 | IMAGING PHOTODETECTION DEVICE - An imaging photodetection device ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110234869 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110254985 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - The solid-state image sensor of this invention includes an array of pixels and light-transmitting portions | 10-20-2011 |
20110316983 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - The present invention provides an image capturing technique for obtaining, at the same time, multiple images with parallax and an image that would cause no sensitivity problem even without mechanically operating any part of its image capturing system. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317053 | IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image capture device includes: an array of pixels | 12-29-2011 |
20120002018 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting member | 01-05-2012 |
20120105598 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - An image capture device according to the present invention includes an imaging lens | 05-03-2012 |
20120112037 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - An image capture device according to the present invention includes an imaging lens | 05-10-2012 |
20120121189 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The image processing device includes: a storage unit ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120133743 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - The 3D image capture device of this invention includes: a light-transmitting section | 05-31-2012 |
20120182395 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION PLATE - A 3D image capture device includes: a light-transmitting section | 07-19-2012 |
20120182453 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - The solid-state image sensor | 07-19-2012 |
20120206571 | 3D IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - In one embodiment, an element | 08-16-2012 |
20120206637 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In a basic pixel arrangement of a solid-state image sensor, a dispersing element is arranged to face each of pixels that are located at row 1, column 2 and row 3, column 1 positions in order to make a light ray with a first color component incident on a horizontally adjacent pixel and also make a light ray with a complementary color component with respect to the first color component incident on that pixel that faces the dispersing element. A dispersing element is arranged to face each of pixels that are located at row 2, column 1 and row 4, column 1 positions in order to make a light ray with a second color component incident on a horizontally adjacent pixel and also make a light ray with a complementary color component with respect to the second color component incident on that pixel that faces the dispersing element. On the other hand, no dispersing elements are arranged to face pixels that are located at row 1, column 1, row 2, column 2, row 3, column 2 and row 4, column 2 positions. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212656 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - The solid-state image sensor of the present invention includes an array of photosensitive cells, an array | 08-23-2012 |
20120262551 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - The 3D image capture device includes a light-transmitting section with n transmitting areas (where n is an integer and n≧2) that have different transmission wavelength ranges and each of which transmits a light ray falling within a first wavelength range, a solid-state image sensor that includes a photosensitive cell array having a number of unit blocks, and a signal processing section that processes the output signal of the image sensor. Each unit block includes n photosensitive cells including a first photosensitive cell that outputs a signal representing the quantity of the light ray falling within the first wavelength range. The signal processing section generates at least two image data with parallax by using a signal obtained by multiplying a signal supplied from the first photosensitive cell by a first coefficient, which is real number that is equal to or greater than zero but less than one. | 10-18-2012 |
20120293634 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - This 3D image capture device includes an image capturing section | 11-22-2012 |
20120300033 | 3D IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - An exemplary 3D image shooting apparatus comprises: a polarized light source; an image capturing section that sequentially captures an image of the object that is being illuminated with each of plane polarized light rays, and an image processor. The image capturing section includes: a lens; an image sensor; and an incoming light transmitting section which has a transparent area and a plurality of polarization filter areas. The polarization filter areas are arranged outside of the transparent area, generally have a concentric ring shape, and include left and right filter areas so that their polarization transmission axis directions define an angle α (0<α<90 degrees). The image processing section generates a plurality of images from light that has been transmitted through the transparent area and light that has been transmitted through the plurality of polarization filter areas. | 11-29-2012 |
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20130107009 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LIGHT-TRANSPARENT UNIT, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | 05-02-2013 |
20130120540 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section | 05-16-2013 |
20130120541 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING ELEMENT, LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE PORTION, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - This 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section | 05-16-2013 |
20130135493 | SOILD-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array and a dispersing element array. Each unit block | 05-30-2013 |
20130135502 | COLOR SEPARATION FILTER ARRAY, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A color separating filter array has a configuration in which unit elements | 05-30-2013 |
20130147926 | 3D IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - This 3D image capture device includes: a light-transmitting section | 06-13-2013 |
20130188026 | DEPTH ESTIMATING IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR - A depth estimating image capture device as an embodiment of this invention includes: an image sensor | 07-25-2013 |
20130215231 | LIGHT FIELD IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - This image capture device includes: an image sensor | 08-22-2013 |
20130342661 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A 3D image capture device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light-transmitting section | 12-26-2013 |
20140055649 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - This solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array including first through fourth photosensitive cells | 02-27-2014 |
20140055650 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - This solid-state image sensor includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array of dispersive elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of a plurality of unit blocks | 02-27-2014 |
20140078259 | LIGHT FIELD IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor | 03-20-2014 |
20140078355 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - This solid-state image sensor includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array of dispersive elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of a plurality of unit blocks | 03-20-2014 |
20140085425 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - This image processor | 03-27-2014 |
20140168485 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - This solid-state image sensor | 06-19-2014 |
20140284455 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - This solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array including first through fourth photosensitive cells | 09-25-2014 |
20140333796 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - This solid-state image sensor includes a dispersing element array which is arranged to face a photosensitive cell array and which includes a plurality of high-refractive-index transparent portions, a low-refractive-index transparent layer that fills a gap between the high-refractive-index transparent portions, and pairs of dispersing elements arranged to face multiple unit blocks of the photosensitive cell array. Each pair of dispersing elements is comprised of: a first dispersing element which includes one of the high-refractive-index transparent portions and which splits incoming light into two light rays representing first and second color components, respectively; and a second dispersing element which includes another one of the high-refractive-index transparent portions and which splits the incoming light into two light rays representing third and fourth color components, respectively. The first dispersing element makes the light ray representing the first color component incident on the first photosensitive cell and also makes the light ray representing the second color component incident on a pair of the second photosensitive cells which are adjacent to the first photosensitive cell. The second dispersing element makes the light ray representing the third color component incident on the third photosensitive cell and also makes the light ray representing the fourth color component incident on a pair of the fourth photosensitive cells which are adjacent to the third photosensitive cell. | 11-13-2014 |