Patents by Inventor Koki Kitaya

Koki Kitaya 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: 20230259886
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 1 includes: an acquisition unit 121 configured to acquire to-be-performed job data 1121 related to a to-be-performed job of a job performer and condition data 1122 indicating a condition for the job performer; an extraction unit 122 configured to extract, from among pieces of career data 1110 including past job data 1111 indicating details of a past job performed by an employee in the past and state data 1112 indicating a state of the employee at a time of performing the past job, at least one piece of the career data based on a degree of similarity S to the to-be-performed job data; a generation unit 123 configured to generate, based on the state data included in the extracted career data, a typical condition supposed to be a typical example of the condition for the job performer; and an output unit 124 configured to output, based on the condition indicated by the condition data and the typical condition, adequacy information related to adequacy of a relation between detai
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Koki KITAYA, Yoshinori SAIDA, Hiroto ONISHI, Daisuke TOKUSHIMA, Kei SHIBUYA, Kan ARAI
  • Patent number: 11683464
    Abstract: In an electronic device according to the present invention, on a first screen, a range of a part of a VR content having a first video range is displayed as a display range and the display range is changed in accordance with an orientation change of the electronic device or a display range change operation, and on a second screen, a first image with a second video range that is narrower than the first video range and a second image with a range outside of the second video range in the first video range are displayed side by side; an edited VR content including the second video range is generated; and the second video range is changed in accordance with a video range change operation in a state where the first image and the second image are being displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Genjiro Shibagami, Kiyoto Ueda, Takashi Yoshimi, Shin Murakami, Seiji Ogawa, Kotaro Oguma, Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20230156326
    Abstract: A first image capturing unit (203 to 205) configured to capture an image using a lens placed on a first surface, a second image capturing unit (201 and 202) configured to capture an image using a lens placed on a second surface, the second image capturing unit being configured to switch to first image capturing using a first lens and second image capturing using a second lens with a wider angle than an angle of view of the first lens, and a control unit configured to perform control to, during the image capturing by the second image capturing unit, in response to a user operation for changing from a still image capturing mode to a moving image capturing mode, switch to the moving image capturing mode and also switch from the first image capturing using the first lens to the second image capturing using the second lens, are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: YOSHIHIRO FUNATSU, KOKI KITAYA, Junko MORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11553170
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: perform control to change a display region of an image in accordance with an orientation change of the electronic device or in accordance with accepting a user operation and display the display region of the image on a screen; and determine a clipping region of the image to be clipped from the image based on a position of the display region of the image, wherein the image includes the display region and the clipping region and the clipping region is wider than the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Ogawa, Shin Murakami, Takashi Yoshimi, Kiyoto Ueda, Genjiro Shibagami, Kotaro Oguma, Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20210321048
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: perform control to change a display region of an image in accordance with an orientation change of the electronic device or in accordance with accepting a user operation and display the display region of the image on a screen; and determine a clipping region of the image to be clipped from the image based on a position of the display region of the image, wherein the image includes the display region and the clipping region and the clipping region is wider than the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Seiji Ogawa, Shin Murakami, Takashi Yoshimi, Kiyoto Ueda, Genjiro Shibagami, Kotaro Oguma, Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20210166658
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a change unit configured to change amount of application of a predetermined effect which is to be applied to a selected subject from a plurality of subjects, and a control unit configured to perform control to display a first item which makes the selected subject distinguishable from other subjects, wherein, in response to the change unit starting changing amount of application of the predetermined effect, the control unit performs control not to display the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Patent number: 10937217
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a control unit to control so that cyclical scroll display of a same content is performed on the second screen, the cyclical scroll display involving, in accordance with a first operation, scrolling the VR content being displayed by flat display in a first direction without scrolling the indicator and sequentially displaying, in the first direction from an end in a second direction in the rectangular region, an image region corresponding to a scroll amount in the first direction among the VR content, and that the cyclical scroll display is not performed on the first screen even when the first operation is performed; and a generating unit to generate an edited VR content including a second video range that is narrower than the first video range among the VR content on the basis of a region indicated by the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Koyama, Koki Kitaya, Shin Murakami
  • Patent number: 10893217
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a control unit configured to, if an operation mode in capturing a wide field view image is a first operation mode, perform control to clip out a first range in which a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes any one of above an imaging apparatus, above in a direction of gravity, and below in the direction of gravity, and if the operation mode is a second operation mode, perform control to clip a second range in which, different from the first range, a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes a direction perpendicular to a vertical direction of the imaging apparatus or a direction perpendicular to gravity, or to not perform clipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Kitaya, Shin Murakami
  • Publication number: 20200213575
    Abstract: In an electronic device according to the present invention, on a first screen, a range of a part of a VR content having a first video range is displayed as a display range and the display range is changed in accordance with an orientation change of the electronic device or a display range change operation, and on a second screen, a first image with a second video range that is narrower than the first video range and a second image with a range outside of the second video range in the first video range are displayed side by side; an edited VR content including the second video range is generated; and the second video range is changed in accordance with a video range change operation in a state where the first image and the second image are being displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Genjiro Shibagami, Kiyoto Ueda, Takashi Yoshimi, Shin Murakami, Seiji Ogawa, Kotaro Oguma, Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20200211246
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a control unit to control so that cyclical scroll display of a same content is performed on the second screen, the cyclical scroll display involving, in accordance with a first operation, scrolling the VR content being displayed by flat display in a first direction without scrolling the indicator and sequentially displaying, in the first direction from an end in a second direction in the rectangular region, an image region corresponding to a scroll amount in the first direction among the VR content, and that the cyclical scroll display is not performed on the first screen even when the first operation is performed; and a generating unit to generate an edited VR content including a second video range that is narrower than the first video range among the VR content on the basis of a region indicated by the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Koyama, Koki Kitaya, Shin Murakami
  • Patent number: 10419659
    Abstract: An electronic device includes first and second operation units. Where an item, allocated as a setting item for which a setting value is changed according to an operation on the first operation unit, is a first item, the first item setting value is changed per the operation on the first operation unit. After a predetermined operation of releasing an operation on the second operation unit, or performing a particular operation to be performed after releasing the operation on the second operation unit, the allocated item becomes different depending on whether the operation on the second operation unit is continuously performed for a first period or longer after the operation is performed on the second operation unit when the first item is set as the allocated item, until the operation on the second operation unit is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20190208142
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a control unit configured to, if an operation mode in capturing a wide field view image is a first operation mode, perform control to clip out a first range in which a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes any one of above an imaging apparatus, above in a direction of gravity, and below in the direction of gravity, and if the operation mode is a second operation mode, perform control to clip a second range in which, different from the first range, a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes a direction perpendicular to a vertical direction of the imaging apparatus or a direction perpendicular to gravity, or to not perform clipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Koki Kitaya, Shin Murakami
  • Patent number: 10225460
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first operation member for changing a set value of an allocated function item, and a second operation member for changing a function item allocated to the first operation member, and registers a set of function items to be allocated to the first operation member. The set includes a standard function that is allocated to the first operation member before the second operation member is operated, and the electronic device controls switching among function items to be allocated to the first operation member based on whether the standard function is an invalid function and on the number of function items included in the registered set, the switching being performed in response to an operation performed on the second operation member, the invalid function disabling changing of the set value by the first operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Kitaya, Takashi Yoshimi
  • Publication number: 20180270411
    Abstract: An electronic device includes first and second operation units. Where an item, allocated as a setting item for which a setting value is changed according to an operation on the first operation unit, is a first item, the first item setting value is changed per the operation on the first operation unit. After a predetermined operation of releasing an operation on the second operation unit, or performing a particular operation to be performed after releasing the operation on the second operation unit, the allocated item becomes different depending on whether the operation on the second operation unit is continuously performed for a first period or longer after the operation is performed on the second operation unit when the first item is set as the allocated item, until the operation on the second operation unit is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Patent number: 10068152
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus, comprising, an image capture unit, an attitude detection unit configured to detect an attitude of the image capture apparatus, and a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display an image that was captured by the image capture unit in, among a first area along a first edge in a display unit visible through an eyepiece unit of an eyepiece finder, and a second area differing from the first area and along a second edge opposing the first edge in the display unit, the first area regardless of the attitude detected by the attitude detection unit, and so as to display an information group related to shooting in the display unit with an arrangement that differs according to the attitude detected by the attitude detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koki Kitaya, Katsuhito Yoshio, Takeshi Kikkawa
  • Patent number: 9986161
    Abstract: An image capturing control apparatus configured to switch between a first mode in which a specific setting relating to image capturing is automatically performed and a second mode in which the specific setting is performed based on an amount of user operation and a control unit configured to perform control, in a case where the first mode is switched to the second mode by a user operation before the image capturing preparation instruction is received, the second mode is not switched to the first mode based on a release of the image capturing preparation instruction, and in a case where the first mode is switched to the second mode by a user operation during the image capturing preparation instruction is being received, the second mode is switched to the first mode based on the release of the image capturing preparation instruction is being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Publication number: 20180063419
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first operation member for changing a set value of an allocated function item, and a second operation member for changing a function item allocated to the first operation member, and registers a set of function items to be allocated to the first operation member. The set includes a standard function that is allocated to the first operation member before the second operation member is operated, and the electronic device controls switching among function items to be allocated to the first operation member based on whether the standard function is an invalid function and on the number of function items included in the registered set, the switching being performed in response to an operation performed on the second operation member, the invalid function disabling changing of the set value by the first operation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Koki Kitaya, Takashi Yoshimi
  • Publication number: 20170230578
    Abstract: An image capturing control apparatus configured to switch between a first mode in which a specific setting relating to image capturing is automatically performed and a second mode in which the specific setting is performed based on an amount of user operation and a control unit configured to perform control, in a case where the first mode is switched to the second mode by a user operation before the image capturing preparation instruction is received, the second mode is not switched to the first mode based on a release of the image capturing preparation instruction, and in a case where the first mode is switched to the second mode by a user operation during the image capturing preparation instruction is being received, the second mode is switched to the first mode based on the release of the image capturing preparation instruction is being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Patent number: 9692980
    Abstract: A digital camera includes a zoom function for supporting a user when performing a frame assist, and includes an operation switch for instructing startup and completion of the zoom function on an operation unit. A system control unit stores a zoom position in a memory and varies the zoom position in a wide angle position according to a preset zoom-out drive amount when an instruction to startup the zoom function is given by the operation switch. Then, when the instruction to end the zoom function is given by the operation switch, the system control unit executes a zoom-in operation by returning to the zoom position that is stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Tsubusaki, Koki Kitaya, Eiji Yoshino
  • Patent number: 9671932
    Abstract: A display control apparatus displays a selection screen, which displays a plurality of options as icons, on a display device, and when one of the plurality of options is selected, it controls to switch a display to a screen according to the selected option and to display a variable icon, a display form of which is changed according to a processing result, on that screen. The display control apparatus controls to transition the display in response to a predetermined user operation accepted when the screen according to the selected option is displayed, so that the display form of the variable icon is changed to a display form corresponding to the selected option on the selection screen, and the selection screen is displayed after the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya