Patents by Inventor Hideo Hibino
Hideo Hibino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9147106Abstract: A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Hideo Hibino, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Norizaku Yokonuma, Satoshi Ejima, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8830343Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject, a display device that has a display screen displaying image data photographed by the imaging device, a zoom device that varies the display screen, an extraction device that extracts a predetermined feature portion from image data photographed by the imaging device, a directive device that directs the display device so as to display a predetermined feature portion extracted by the extraction device in a predetermined form, and a controller that controls the directive device so as not to direct a display on the display device in accordance with the varying magnification of the zoom device. Namely, an icon of the extraction result is not displayed while the zoom is in action, so that it can avoid an inappropriate display in which the icon display does not correspond to a photographed subject due to the subject's quick movement or a sudden change in its size within a picture frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Yasuyuki Motoki, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20130329029Abstract: A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake NOZAKI, Hideo HIBINO, Toshiaki KOBAYASHI, Norizaku YOKONUMA, Satoshi EJIMA, Tadashi OHTA
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Patent number: 8605191Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image at predetermined intervals and outputs image data sequentially; and a file generation unit that records a plurality of pieces of moving image data with different pixel decimation factors from the image data, which are moving image data being generated from the image data as a common source, and information indicating a correspondence relation between a reproduction time of moving image data and moving image data to be reproduced and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hideo Hibino
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Publication number: 20120307094Abstract: In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Publication number: 20120243847Abstract: An image playback apparatus and in image recording apparatus are designed to permit image playback from a selected position in an image file recorded to a directly accessible memory, such as a magnetic disk. During recording of an image file, the user can designate one or more candidate playback start positions in the file, and corresponding pointers are stored as part of the image file. When the file is to be played back, the playback apparatus accesses the pointer(s) and allows the user to select playback from the corresponding position(s) in the image file. Also the playback apparatus can rewrite pointers in an image file, whereby the user can designate candidate starting positions for future playback of the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: KENJI TOYODA, Hideo Hibino
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Publication number: 20120105684Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject, a display device that has a display screen displaying image data photographed by the imaging device, a zoom device that varies the display screen, an extraction device that extracts a predetermined feature portion from image data photographed by the imaging device, a directive device that directs the display device so as to display a predetermined feature portion extracted by the extraction device in a predetermined form, and a controller that controls the directive device so as not to direct a display on the display device in accordance with the varying magnification of the zoom device. Namely, an icon of the extraction result is not displayed while the zoom is in action, so that it can avoid an inappropriate display in which the icon display does not correspond to a photographed subject due to the subject's quick movement or a sudden change in its size within a picture frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake NOZAKI, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Hideo HIBINO, Tadashi OHTA
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Patent number: 8159561Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject image, a first storage device that stores image data output from the imaging device at a first time interval, a display device that reads the image data stored in the first storage device at the first time interval and display the image data, a second storage device that reads the image data stored in the first storage device at a second time interval and stores the image data and a feature extraction device that extracts a feature section of the subject based upon the image data stored in the second storage device. Therefore, image data output from the imaging device for an image display is once stored in the second storage device and the feature section is extracted from the stored image data, so an extraction is not affected by an update of the first storage device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Yasuyuki Motoki, Hideo Hibino, Toshiaki Maeda, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8120664Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject, a display device that has a display screen displaying image data photographed by the imaging device, a zoom device that varies the display screen, an extraction device that extracts a predetermined feature portion from image data photographed by the imaging device, a directive device that directs the display device so as to display a predetermined feature portion extracted by the extraction device in a predetermined form, and a controller that controls the directive device so as not to direct a display on the display device in accordance with the varying magnification of the zoom device. Namely, an icon of the extraction result is not displayed while the zoom is in action, so that it can avoid an inappropriate display in which the icon display does not correspond to a photographed subject due to the subject's quick movement or a sudden change in its size within a picture frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Yasuyuki Motoki, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20110242363Abstract: A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20110102616Abstract: A moving image generation unit generates moving image data of a predetermined resolution based on a pixel signal from an imaging element and stores the moving image data in a RAM. For example, when a still image is captured while a moving image is being captured, a still image generation unit generates still image data of, for example, full resolution based on the pixel signal from the imaging element. Then, an image extraction processing unit extracts moving image data for n seconds before and after the time the still image is captured from the moving image data stored in the RAM. A file generation unit incorporates the extracted moving image file in a header of the still image file to generate a moving image-added still image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Publication number: 20110050942Abstract: In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Publication number: 20100215349Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image at predetermined intervals and outputs image data sequentially; and a file generation unit that records a plurality of pieces of moving image data with different pixel decimation factors from the image data, which are moving image data being generated from the image data as a common source, and information indicating a correspondence relation between a reproduction time of moving image data and moving image data to be reproduced and displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Hideo HIBINO
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Patent number: 7768565Abstract: An electronic camera capable of exposure control is disclosed which flexibly responds to situations during the display of confirmation moving image before photographing.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hideo Hibino
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Patent number: 7764308Abstract: An electronic camera 100 automatically transmits captured image data and user identification information to a gateway server 160 over a wireless portable telephone link 130. The gateway server 160 manages image albums created on a per-user basis on multiple image servers on the Internet 170, automatically selects one of the multiple image servers based on the user identification information received from the electronic camera 100, and stores the image data received from the electronic camera 100 in an image album corresponding to the user identification information on the selected image server.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Yosuke Kusaka, Hideo Hibino, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masami Takemoto, Tadashi Fujimura, Hirotake Nozaki
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Publication number: 20090066815Abstract: A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Hideo Hibino, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Norikazu Yokonuma, Satoshi Ejima, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20080273857Abstract: An image playback apparatus and in image recording apparatus are designed to permit image playback from a selected position in an image file recorded to a directly accessible memory, such as a magnetic disk. During recording of an image file, the user can designate one or more candidate playback start positions in the file, and corresponding pointers are stored as part of the image file. When the file is to be played back, the playback apparatus accesses the pointer(s) and allows the user to select playback from the corresponding position(s) in the image file. Also the playback apparatus can rewrite pointers in an image file, whereby the user can designate candidate starting positions for future playback of the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Kenji Toyoda, Hideo Hibino
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Patent number: 7184090Abstract: A camera includes: an image-capturing element that captures a subject image through a photographic lens; an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates a focus evaluation value based upon an image-capturing signal output from the image-capturing element; a focusing operation unit that performs a focusing operation at the photographic lens based upon the focus evaluation value; a decision-making unit that makes a decision as to whether or not a predetermined length of time has elapsed following an end of the focusing operation; a restart unit that engages the focusing operation unit in a focusing operation if the decision-making unit decides that the predetermined length of time has elapsed; and a time adjustment unit that changes the predetermined length of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Toshimi Watanabe, Toshiaki Maeda, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 7158182Abstract: A camera includes: an image-capturing element that captures a subject image through a photographic lens having a focusing lens; an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates focus evaluation values at a plurality of lens positions assumed by the focusing lens based upon an image-capturing signal output by the image-capturing element; a weighting unit that weights the focus evaluation values calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit in correspondence to the lens positions of the focusing lens assumed when the focus evaluation values are calculated respectively; and a focusing operation unit that performs a focusing operation for the photographic lens based upon the weighted focus evaluation values.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Toshimi Watanabe, Toshiaki Maeda, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20060020893Abstract: An image playback apparatus and in image recording apparatus are designed to permit image playback from a selected position in an image file recorded to a directly accessible memory, such as a magnetic disk. During recording of an image file, the user can designate one or more candidate playback start positions in the file, and corresponding pointers are stored as part of the image file. When the file is to be played back, the playback apparatus accesses the pointer(s) and allows the user to select playback from the corresponding position(s) in the image file. Also the playback apparatus can rewrite pointers in an image file, whereby the user can designate candidate starting positions for future playback of the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Kenji Toyoda, Hideo Hibino