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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus capable of generating a suitable reconstruction image when capturing imaging data so as to include information on an advancing direction of light. SOLUTION: In accordance with a size of a height (y) of an image by an imaging lens 11 on an image sensor 13, microlenses 12-1 in a microlens array 12 are disposed while being non-linearly corrected from equidistant arrangement to nonlinear arrangement. Thus, in imaging data D0 captured by the image sensor 13, the heights of images are avoided from being deviated on a photodetection plane of the image sensor 13. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup apparatus which can measure a distance to a measuring object and generate a two-dimensional image with a higher resolution than in the case where a microlens is provided over a surface. SOLUTION: The image pickup apparatus 1 includes an image pickup lens 11, a lens substrate 12, an image pickup device 13, an image processing section 14, an image pickup device driving section 15, and a control section 16. The lens substrate 12 has a microlens 12A provided on only a part of the substrate. In the image processing section 14, a distance information extracting section 143 extracts a distance from the image pickup lens 11 to the measuring object based on pixel data 13D of a microlens corresponding region 13M out of imaging data. In a pixel interpolating section 144, pixel interpolation is performed on the microlens corresponding region 13M, so that a two-dimensional image is generated with the same number of pixels as on the image pickup device 13. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup apparatus capable of applying proper interpolation processing especially in obtaining a color image by using image pickup data obtained so as to include information of a light traveling direction. SOLUTION: A color filter 15 in which colors are arranged in a unit arrangement 15A is provided on a light-receiving surface of an image pickup element 13. Image pickup data D0 to be obtained with the image pickup element 13 are used as pixel data of a plurality of colors corresponding to the color arrangement of the color filter 15. In an image processing section 14, the pixel data of the same position are extracted and composited per pixel region corresponding to each microlens in the image pickup data D0, thereby generating a plurality of parallax component images, and color interpolation processing is executed for each of the parallax component images. Since the position of lights and information of the traveling direction thereof are the same between adjacent pixel data in an parallax component image, the information is interpolated while being correctly stored. Since the unit arrangement of colors are the same between the color filter 15 and the parallax component image, the color information of the image pickup data D0 can be prevented from being damaged. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provided a biological authentication device allowing materialization of high accuracy and high safety. SOLUTION: Shape information (two-dimensional information) of a plurality of layers inside a living body 2 can be obtained by imaging vein information while changing a refractive index of a micro lens array having a plurality of micro lenses each capable of changing a refractive index. By combining the two dimensional information corresponding to the plurality of layers obtained like this and the respective focus positions, and performing image processing, three-dimensional vein shape information can be obtained. As compared to the case that authentication is performed based on the two-dimensional information, an information amount used for the authentication increases. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing program, and an imaging device by which a more correct phase difference distribution can be generated as compared with conventional ones.SOLUTION: A phase difference detection unit 143A detects a phase difference among a plurality of parallax images DC, DH, and DV by performing correlation value operation for the parallax images to generate a phase difference distribution DM in the images. At this time, phase difference detection is performed individually along two directions of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction in the images, and the phase difference distribution DM is generated by using a phase difference detection result for the two directions. Accordingly, an influence of an edge area is further suppressed during phase difference detection as compared with the conventional case.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and an image processing method capable of generating an image conforming to the intention of a user.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus comprises an interpolation processing unit, a storage unit, and a development processing unit. The interpolation processing unit is configured to generate a plurality of interpolation images that interpolate a plurality of viewpoint images on the basis of the plurality of viewpoint images. The storage unit is configured to store a plurality of development parameters. The development processing unit is configured to develop a subject image by using ray vectors of the plurality of viewpoint images and the plurality of interpolation images respectively and a parameter selected from the plurality of development parameters.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus that generates a more accurate phase-difference distribution compared with the conventional one, an image processing method, an image processing program, and an imaging device. SOLUTION: The image processing apparatus is configured as follows. A phase-difference detector 143A detects a phase difference between a plurality of parallax images by performing correlation-value calculation of the plurality of parallax images DC, DH, and DV, and generate a phase-difference distribution DM in an image. In this case, the phase-difference detector performs the phase-difference detection individually along in the two directions of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction in the image and generates the phase-difference distribution DM by using the results of the phase-difference detection regarding the two directions. Accordingly, it is possible to further prevent effects of edge regions when detecting a phase difference compared with the conventional one. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input-output device which attains a spatial user interface while being low-profile. SOLUTION: The input-output device 1 is provided with an input-output panel 10 provided with a microlens array 12 having a plurality of microlenses 12a on a display surface side of a display part 11. The display part 11 has a display area 11A for displaying an image on the basis of image data D0, and imaging areas 11B1 and 11B2 for acquiring imaged data D1 of a finger 100 in each unit area U1 corresponding to each microlens 12a. An image displayed in the display area 11A is formed on a spatial plane S1 by the microlens array 12. On the other hand, the imaged data D1 of the finger 100 is subjected to prescribed image processing by an image processing part 40 and subsequently, supplied to a position detecting part 50. The position of the finger 100 is detected without providing a position sensor at the side of an observer of the microlens array 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and an image processing method capable of improving accuracy of distance calculation.SOLUTION: The image processing apparatus comprises a distance information generating part and a distance extraction part. The distance information generating part generates: first distance information on a measurement target based on a phase difference between images taken with plural cameras having a first base length; and second distance information on a measurement target based on a phase difference between images taken with plural cameras having a second base length different from the first base length. The distance extraction part extracts the distance from an imaging position to the measurement target on the basis of the first and second distance information.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus for adjusting the amount of light, while preventing a change in the amount of a parallax between view-point images, in obtaining a plurality of view-point images.SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus 1 includes: imaging lenses 10a and 10b; a shutter 11 which has areas SL and SR arranged along an X-axis direction and opens or closes each of the areas SL and SR; a diaphragm 12 for adjusting the amount of light; and a shutter and diaphragm driving part 14 which drives the shutter 11 and the diaphragm 12. The shutter and diaphragm driving part 14 opens the area SL of the shutter 11, closes the area SR of the shutter, and drives the diaphragm 12 so as to narrow a luminous flux passing through the area SL along a Y-axis direction more than that along the X-axis direction. Thus, the dimension of the area SL as an open area in the X-axis direction, or the direction where the areas SL and SR of the shutter are arranged is prevented from being changed, to prevent a change in image shift between the view-point images.