Patents by Inventor Ko Yokokawa
Ko Yokokawa 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: 10375298Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Ko Yokokawa, Osamu Nonaka
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Publication number: 20190052798Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an imaging apparatus includes an imaging section, a user's operation detecting circuit, a control circuit, and an image processing circuit. The imaging section is configured to capture images of an object at different imaging positions and output image signals based on the images. The user's operation detecting circuit is configured to detect a user's operation. The control circuit is configured to change an image display range in accordance with the user's operation, and cause the imaging section to capture the images at the different imaging positions in accordance with the changed image display range. The image processing circuit is configured to generate image data using the image signals acquired at the imaging positions. The image data corresponds to an area of the image display range changed by the user's operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ko YOKOKAWA, Tetsuya SHIROTA, Osamu ONO, Yoshiyuki FUKUYA, Akira TANI, Kazuhiko OSA, Osamu NONAKA
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Publication number: 20180352151Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Ko YOKOKAWA, Osamu NONAKA
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Patent number: 10075632Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Ko Yokokawa, Osamu Nonaka
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Patent number: 10021310Abstract: A characteristic image display apparatus including a controller that comprises a band-like image creation section configured to create a single-color small image according to characteristics of an object in a captured image. The band-like image creation section incorporates the single-color small image created according to the characteristics of the object in the captured image into a plurality of small images created on the basis of the captured image, so as to create a band-like image in which a plurality of small images are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ko Yokokawa
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Publication number: 20180048808Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Ko YOKOKAWA, Osamu NONAKA
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Patent number: 9843721Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Ko Yokokawa, Osamu Nonaka
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Publication number: 20170302857Abstract: A characteristic image display apparatus including a controller that comprises a band-like image creation section configured to create a single-color small image according to characteristics of an object in a captured image. The band-like image creation section incorporates the single-color small image created according to the characteristics of the object in the captured image into a plurality of small images created on the basis of the captured image, so as to create a band-like image in which a plurality of small images are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ko YOKOKAWA
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Patent number: 9723214Abstract: A characteristic image display apparatus includes a characteristics extraction unit that divides a captured image into a plurality of blocks and extracts a characteristic color from each block, a band-like image creation unit that creates a band-like image that is obtained by arranging in a line small single-color images based on characteristic colors of blocks of the captured image, and a display control unit that displays a band-like image sequence that is obtained by arranging the plurality of created band-like images.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ko Yokokawa
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Publication number: 20160227108Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image comparing unit that compares a shot image shot by a photographer with a sample image selected by the photographer; an operation comparing unit that compares an operation performed when the shot image was shot with an operation performed when the sample image was shot; and an advising unit that gives the photographer advice on an image shooting method to make the shot image close to the sample image according to comparison results provided by the image comparing unit and the operation comparing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Ko YOKOKAWA, Osamu NONAKA
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Publication number: 20160037074Abstract: A characteristic image display apparatus includes a characteristics extraction unit that divides a captured image into a plurality of blocks and extracts a characteristic color from each block, a band-like image creation unit that creates a band-like image that is obtained by arranging in a line small single-color images based on characteristic colors of blocks of the captured image, and a display control unit that displays a band-like image sequence that is obtained by arranging the plurality of created band-like images.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ko YOKOKAWA
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Patent number: 7505065Abstract: An image pickup system including a digital camera and a personal computer (PC) connected to each other. The camera includes a camera control unit for controlling picture-taking based on photographing conditions set either by the camera or the PC, and a communication unit for communicating with the PC.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Koutatsu Oura, Ko Yokokawa, Hiroto Nishiyama
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Patent number: 7050095Abstract: A digital camera includes a memory card. The memory card is previously recorded with template image data that has been subjected to conversion of Y-data effective range and JPEG compressing. A CPU expands this template image data by a JPEG method, and then subjects only expanded data greater than a predetermined value to effective-range conversion that is reverse to the above. The CPU composites the template image data thus obtained with photographed image data, thereby creating composite image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhide Dotsubo, Akira Toba, Toshinobu Haruki, Ko Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Toyofuku
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Publication number: 20040223057Abstract: An image pickup system including a digital camera and a personal computer (PC) connected to each other. The camera includes a camera control unit for controlling picture-taking based on photographing conditions set either by the camera or the PC, and a communication unit for communicating with the PC.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Koutatsu Oura, Ko Yokokawa, Hiroto Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20020122118Abstract: A digital camera includes a memory card. The memory card is previously recorded with template image data that has been subjected to conversion of Y-data effective range and JPEG compressing. A CPU expands this template image data by a JPEG method, and then subjects only expanded data greater than a predetermined value to effective-range conversion that is reverse to the above. The CPU composites the template image data thus obtained with photographed image data, thereby creating composite image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhide Dotsubo, Akira Toba, Toshinobu Haruki, Ko Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Toyofuku
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Patent number: 6441850Abstract: A digital camera includes a memory card. The memory card is previously recorded with template image data that has been subjected to conversion of Y-data effective range and JPEG compressing. A CPU expands this template image data by a JPEG method, and then subjects only expanded data greater than a predetermined value to effective-range conversion that is reverse to the above. The CPU composites the template image data thus obtained with photographed image data, thereby creating composite image data.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1998Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhide Dotsubo, Akira Toba, Toshinobu Haruki, Ko Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Toyofuku