Patents by Inventor Ikuhiro Sakurai

Ikuhiro Sakurai 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).

  • Imaging device with a scene discriminator
    Patent number: 8294813
    Abstract: The imaging device of the present invention includes an image generator that generates an electric image from optical information inputted thereto; an operation portion that receives an instruction for a shooting preparation operation or a shooting operation from a user; a scene discriminator that discriminates a shooting scene on the basis of the image generated by the image generator and a picture quality adjuster that adjusts the picture quality of the image generated by the image generator on the basis of a result of discrimination performed by the scene discriminator. Due to this configuration, it is possible to discriminate an optimum shooting scene on the basis of an image to be captured, and consequently the operability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kawaguchi, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Yuki Miura, Akihiro Okamoto, Shoichi Yokoi, Hidetsugu Ichino, Ikuhiro Sakurai, Masanori Kouyama
  • IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100194931
    Abstract: The imaging device of the present invention includes an image generator that generates an electric image from optical information inputted thereto; an operation portion that receives an instruction for a shooting preparation operation or a shooting operation from a user; a scene discriminator that discriminates a shooting scene on the basis of the image generated by the image generator and a picture quality adjuster that adjusts the picture quality of the image generated by the image generator on the basis of a result of discrimination performed by the scene discriminator. Due to this configuration, it is possible to discriminate an optimum shooting scene on the basis of an image to be captured, and consequently the operability can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kawaguchi, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Yuki Miura, Akihiro Okamoto, Shoichi Yokoi, Hidetsugu Ichino, Ikuhiro Sakurai, Masanori Kouyama