Patents by Inventor Kazuo KANDA

Kazuo KANDA 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).

  • Publication number: 20180122145
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image acquisition unit to acquire a first image by imaging, an information acquisition unit to acquire first imaging range information including information on a first imaging, range of the imaging acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a communication unit, to perform communication to acquire, from an external device acquiring a second image by imaging, second imaging range information including information on a second imaging range of the imaging acquired by the external device. The display apparatus also includes a controller to acquire an area included in the first imaging range and the second imaging range as a corresponding range, and a display controller to generate display information indicative of the corresponding range, and a display to display the display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Kazuo KANDA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Nobuyuki SHIMA
  • Patent number: 9948867
    Abstract: An apparatus including a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: perform a selection operation of selecting one or more pickup images among a time-sequential series of pickup images; perform a correction operation to correct a brightness of the one or more pickup images selected by the selection operation; and generate a composite image based on: one or more pickup images among the series of pickup images not selected; and a result of the correction operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Fukuya, Kazuo Kanda, Nobuyuki Shima, Tomohiro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9924087
    Abstract: An information terminal apparatus includes: a first image pickup section that obtains a first picked-up image; a first communication section that receives a second picked-up image obtained by a second image pickup section according to a first communication standard; a second communication section that performs communication according to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard; and a display control section that displays the first picked-up image during the communication of the second communication section when communication of the first communication section is not established. Cooperative display control with respect to a plurality of picked-up images from a plurality of image pickup sections reduces a waiting time period before the picked-up images are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Fukuya, Kazuhiko Shimura, Kazuo Kanda, Takeshi Kindaichi, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20180077332
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a first image processor, and a record processor. The imaging unit sequentially acquires image data groups comprising pieces of image data different in exposure conditions to generate HDR moving image frames. The first image processor subjects the pieces of the image data belonging to each of the image data groups to first composition processing, to generate HDR moving image data comprising HDR moving image frames. The record processor is configured to record image data for still images so that the pieces of the image data belonging to each of the image data groups are subjected to second composition processing different from the first composition processing, to generate HDR still image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Kazuo KANDA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Nobuyuki SHIMA, Shinya TAKASUMI
  • Publication number: 20180067309
    Abstract: A display system, that is capable of displaying substantially the same content on a wearable terminal that is attached to the head of a user and has a first display section, and on a unit other than the wearable terminal that has a second display, comprises a controller that determines an object the user is gazing at, and a display controller that controls update of display states based on the object that has been determined, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Kazuo KANDA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Nobuyuki SHIMA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20170318165
    Abstract: A communication device includes a communication unit, a communication function allocation unit, a communication status determination unit, and a communication control unit. The communication unit performs communications with another communication device using a plurality of communication paths. The communication function allocation unit allocates communication functions to each of the communication paths in the communication unit. The communication status determination unit determines a communication status for each of the communication paths. The communication control unit controls communications for each of the communication paths in accordance with allocation by the communication function allocation unit and a determination result of the communication status determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OGATA, Keito FUKUSHIMA, Kazuo KANDA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20170187954
    Abstract: An information terminal apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform communication with an image pickup apparatus capable of performing time-lapse photographing, a signal processing section configured to generate, halfway in a photographing period by the image pickup apparatus, a check image based on a plurality of picked-up images transmitted from the image pickup apparatus and acquired via the communication section, and a display control section configured to display the check image generated by the signal processing section. Halfway in photographing of the time-lapse photographing, a time-lapse moving image is generated using a photographing result of the time-lapse photographing performed to that point and displayed, whereby quality of the time-lapse moving image is made predictable. A change of setting of the time-lapse photographing is received and reflected on subsequent time-lapse photographing, whereby a user easily obtains a desired picked-up image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Nobuyuki SHIMA, Kazuo KANDA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20170094177
    Abstract: An information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object includes: a condition detecting unit configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device; and a file generating unit configured to generate a file in which the information data, the use condition data, and information on response characteristics of the condition detecting unit are associated with one another. A method for acquiring information executed by an information acquiring device includes: acquiring information data of an object and storing the information data in a storage unit; detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device and storing the use condition data in the storage unit; and reading the information data and the use condition data from the storage unit, and generating a file in which the information data and the use condition data are associated with information on response characteristics in detecting the use condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Toshikazu HAYASHI, Toshihiro OGATA, Kazuo KANDA, Hideaki YOSHIDA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20170078515
    Abstract: An information recording device includes a data acquisition unit and a service information recording unit. The data acquisition unit acquires data. The service information recording unit records in a recording unit service information including information regarding each of a plurality of services which may be performed utilizing the data acquired by the data acquisition unit in association with the data acquired by the data acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA
  • Publication number: 20170070658
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit which images a subject to acquire a subject image; a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with devices; an output unit configured to output the subject image to the device previously set as an output destination among the devices; a recognition unit which recognizes that one of the devices has been operated by a user; and an output control unit which changes the output destination of the subject image by the output unit when the recognition unit recognizes that one of the devices has been operated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA, Keito FUKUSHIMA, Yoshihisa OGATA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20160269652
    Abstract: An apparatus including a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: perform a selection operation of selecting one or more pickup images among a time-sequential series of pickup images; perform a correction operation to correct a brightness of the one or more pickup images selected by the selection operation; and generate a composite image based on: one or more pickup images among the series of pickup images not selected; and a result of the correction operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA, Nobuyuki SHIMA, Tomohiro HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20160248965
    Abstract: An information terminal apparatus includes: a first image pickup section that obtains a first picked-up image; a first communication section that receives a second picked-up image obtained by a second image pickup section according to a first communication standard; a second communication section that performs communication according to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard; and a display control section that displays the first picked-up image during the communication of the second communication section when communication of the first communication section is not established. Cooperative display control with respect to a plurality of picked-up images from a plurality of image pickup sections reduces a waiting time period before the picked-up images are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Kazuo KANDA, Takeshi KINDAICHI, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20160217342
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a request information acquiring section, an information analyzing section, and a distinction tip deciding section. The request information acquiring section acquires request information including information to distinguish a target. The information analyzing section analyzes the request information acquired by the request information acquiring section, and extracts information required to distinguish the target. The distinction tip deciding section decides a distinction tip when a user distinguishes the target based on the information extracted by the information analyzing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA, Kazuhiko SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160198084
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup portion that obtains an image pickup image based on an object optical image obtained by an optical system that can vary a focus position; an object distance determination portion that determines an object distance of each portion in the image pickup image; a continuity determination portion that determines the continuity of the object distance and the image pickup image; and a display control portion that, in a depth synthesis mode that subjects a plurality of image pickup images that are obtained while varying a focus position of the optical system to depth synthesis, based on a determination result with respect to the continuity, causes a guide display for supporting the depth synthesis operation to be displayed on a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA, Nobuyuki SHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160171326
    Abstract: An image retrieving device includes display unit, a selecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a first image and a second image. The selecting unit selects a first region of a part of the first image displayed on the display unit by a user operation. The control unit searches for a second region of the second image corresponding to the first region when the first region of a part of the first image is selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Kazuo KANDA