Imaging device and signal processing device
The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a signal processing device capable of expanding an application range of the imaging device. An imaging device includes an imaging element that includes one or more pixel output units that receive incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and outputs a detection signal set including one or more detection signals, and a communication unit that transmits imaging data including the detection signal set and position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude to a communication device by wireless communication. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a monitoring system and the like.
1. A signal processing device, comprising:
circuitry configured to restore a restored image, which is a visible image upon display, based on a detection signal set, which is not visible image that does not represent a captured scene, including a plurality of detection signals and an incident angle coefficient set determined based on an incident angle change amount and a reference coefficient set of a reference position,
wherein the detection signal set is output from an imaging element that includes a plurality of pixel output units, each of the plurality of pixel output units receiving incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of both of an imaging lens and a pinhole and outputting one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated based on an incident angle of the incident light and thereby the detection signal set including the plurality of detection signals is output from the imaging element.
2. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
each imaging data includes position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude of each of imaging devices, and
the circuitry is further configured to restore the restored image by using the position attitude data of each of the imaging devices.
3. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
execute wireless communication with imaging devices, wherein each of the imaging devices includes the imaging element; and
supply electric power to each at least one of the plurality of imaging devices by an electromagnetic wave.
4. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to calculate the incident angle coefficient set according to the incident angle change amount and the reference coefficient set of the reference position.
5. The signal processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the reference position based on a position of a main subject.
6. The signal processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the reference position based on a position of a master sensor selected from a plurality of imaging elements.
7. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to restore the restored image based on the detection signal set output from the imaging element of each of imaging devices.
8. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set a main subject based on a simply restored image.
9. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising the imaging element.
10. A method executed by a signal processing device, comprising:
restoring a restored image, which is a visible image upon display, based on a detection signal set, which is not visible image that does not represent a captured scene, including a plurality of detection signals and an incident angle coefficient set determined based on an incident angle change amount and a reference coefficient set of a reference position,
wherein the detection signal set is output from an imaging element that includes a plurality of pixel output units, each of the plurality of pixel output units receiving incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of both of an imaging lens and a pinhole and outputting one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated based on an incident angle of the incident light and thereby the detection signal set including the plurality of detection signals is output from the imaging element.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:
restoring a restored image, which is a visible image upon display, based on a detection signal set, which is not visible image that does not represent a captured scene, including a plurality of detection signals and an incident angle coefficient set determined based on an incident angle change amount and a reference coefficient set of a reference position,
wherein the detection signal set is output from an imaging element that includes a plurality of pixel output units, each of the plurality of pixel output units receiving incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of both of an imaging lens and a pinhole and outputting one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated based on an incident angle of the incident light and thereby the detection signal set including the plurality of detection signals is output from the imaging element.