Patents by Inventor Junji Shigeta

Junji Shigeta 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).

  • Patent number: 11930271
    Abstract: An intermediate accessory apparatus configured to be detachably mounted between an interchangeable lens apparatus and an image pickup apparatus includes a storage configured to store characteristic information about a combined optical characteristic of the interchangeable lens apparatus and the intermediate accessory apparatus, the characteristic information being associated with state information indicating a state of the interchangeable lens apparatus, the state information being communicated via a first communication between the interchangeable lens apparatus and the image pickup apparatus, and a processor configured to receive identification information about the interchangeable lens apparatus from the image pickup apparatus, and transmit the characteristic information corresponding to the identification information to the image pickup apparatus, via a second communication between the intermediate accessory apparatus and the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11892754
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11849218
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is provided that includes: an optical member; a driving device configured to drive the optical member; and a controller configured to control the driving device based on a first learned model, wherein the first learned model is a learned model obtained by learning with respect to the lens apparatus using a second learned model as an initial learned model, the second learned model being obtained by learning with respect to an apparatus different from the lens apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11659274
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical member, a driving device configured to perform driving of the optical member, a detector configured to detect a state related to the driving, and a processor configured to generate a control signal for the driving device based on first information about the detected state, wherein the processor includes a machine learning model configured to generate an output related to the control signal based on the first information and second information about the lens apparatus, and is configured to output the first information and the second information to a generator configured to perform generation of the machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11599010
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20220236628
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20220174207
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is provided that includes: an optical member; a driving device configured to drive the optical member; and a controller configured to control the driving device based on a first learned model, wherein the first learned model is a learned model obtained by learning with respect to the lens apparatus using a second learned model as an initial learned model, the second learned model being obtained by learning with respect to an apparatus different from the lens apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20220086330
    Abstract: An intermediate accessory apparatus configured to be detachably mounted between an interchangeable lens apparatus and an image pickup apparatus includes a storage configured to store characteristic information about a combined optical characteristic of the interchangeable lens apparatus and the intermediate accessory apparatus, the characteristic information being associated with state information indicating a state of the interchangeable lens apparatus, the state information being communicated via a first communication between the interchangeable lens apparatus and the image pickup apparatus, and a processor configured to receive identification information about the interchangeable lens apparatus from the image pickup apparatus, and transmit the characteristic information corresponding to the identification information to the image pickup apparatus, via a second communication between the intermediate accessory apparatus and the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20210274087
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical member, a driving device configured to perform driving of the optical member, a detector configured to detect a state related to the driving, and a processor configured to generate a control signal for the driving device based on first information about the detected state, wherein the processor includes a machine learning model configured to generate an output related to the control signal based on the first information and second information about the lens apparatus, and is configured to output the first information and the second information to a generator configured to perform generation of the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20210149277
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10942426
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10694087
    Abstract: Provided is output apparatus configured to output correction information on combinations each of which is a combination of a value of a parameter of an optical system and correction data corresponding to the value, the system forming an image to be picked up by a camera, the information being used for determining correction amount regarding optical characteristic of the optical system the output apparatus including: memory; and processor determining the correction information based on information regarding the camera, in which the processor determines, letting positive integers M and N satisfying M<N, the correction information when a number of combinations is M so as to include information on a combination of the value and the correction data that is not included in combinations of the correction information when a number of the combinations is N, and in which the memory stores the correction information obtained when the number is N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10609268
    Abstract: A control apparatus which performs control of a movable optical member of an optical apparatus based on a first operation amount of a first operation device and a second operation amount of a second operation device, comprises: a storage that stores information of a first operation sensitivity of the first operation device and a second operation sensitivity of the second operation device; and a processor configured to generate a target value for the control based on the first operation amount, the second operation amount, and the first operation sensitivity and the second operation sensitivity of which information is stored in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20200096839
    Abstract: A camera includes a lens-camera communication controller and an adapter-camera communication controller. The camera-lens communication channel includes a first data communication channel used during a data communication and a first notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the first data communication channel. The camera-adapter communication channel includes a second data communication channel used during the data communication and a second notification channel used for a notification of a timing of a communication via the second data communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20180309914
    Abstract: Provided is output apparatus configured to output correction information on combinations each of which is a combination of a value of a parameter of an optical system and correction data corresponding to the value, the system forming an image to be picked up by a camera, the information being used for determining correction amount regarding optical characteristic of the optical system the output apparatus including: memory; and processor determining the correction information based on information regarding the camera, in which the processor determines, letting positive integers M and N satisfying M<N, the correction information when a number of combinations is M so as to include information on a combination of the value and the correction data that is not included in combinations of the correction information when a number of the combinations is N, and in which the memory stores the correction information obtained when the number is N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10110823
    Abstract: A position output unit according to the invention includes a pulse generator that generates a second pulse train signal on a basis of a first pulse train signal output from a position detector that generates the first pulse train signal including a number of pulses representing the displacement amount of a movable member. The pulse generator generates the second pulse train signal in such a way that a second total pulse number defined as a total number of pulses in the second pulse train signal corresponding to a displacement amount of the movable member over an entirety of the movable range is smaller than or equal to a first total pulse number defined as a total number of pulses in the first pulse train signal corresponding to the entirety of the movable range of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10021288
    Abstract: A drive controller for controlling driving of a movable optical member of a lens apparatus, including: a position acquirer acquiring a position of the movable optical member; an instruction inputter receiving a first driving command for driving the movable optical member from an external apparatus; and a controller determining a driving amount so that the movable optical member is driven to a position different from a position corresponding to the first driving command based on the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member every unit time, and outputs a second driving command to the lens apparatus so that the movable optical member is driven by the driving amount within the unit time, wherein the controller sets the driving amount within the unit time larger as a difference between the position corresponding to the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member becomes larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20180103187
    Abstract: A control apparatus which performs control of a movable optical member of an optical apparatus based on a first operation amount of a first operation device and a second operation amount of a second operation device, comprises: a storage that stores information of a first operation sensitivity of the first operation device and a second operation sensitivity of the second operation device; and a processor configured to generate a target value for the control based on the first operation amount, the second operation amount, and the first operation sensitivity and the second operation sensitivity of which information is stored in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: Junji SHIGETA
  • Patent number: 9817207
    Abstract: Image pickup information output apparatus which outputs information about image pickup condition derived from combination of positions/states of condition decision members serving as optical members that affect fulfillment of the condition, comprising: setting unit for setting a condition setting value as the condition to be fulfilled; controller for driving one of the condition decision members to control its position/state based on the condition setting value, condition calculator for calculating information about the condition as calculated condition based on the combination of positions/states of the condition decision members; determination unit for determining whether or not the condition setting value changed; decision unit for determining the information about condition to be output, based on the calculated condition and the determination made by the determination unit as to whether or not the condition setting value changed; and output unit for outputting information about the condition to be output
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20170299841
    Abstract: A drive controller for controlling driving of a movable optical member of a lens apparatus, including: a position acquirer acquiring a position of the movable optical member; an instruction inputter receiving a first driving command for driving the movable optical member from an external apparatus; and a controller determining a driving amount so that the movable optical member is driven to a position different from a position corresponding to the first driving command based on the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member every unit time, and outputs a second driving command to the lens apparatus so that the movable optical member is driven by the driving amount within the unit time, wherein the controller sets the driving amount within the unit time larger as a difference between the position corresponding to the first driving command and the position of the movable optical member becomes larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Junji Shigeta