Patents by Inventor Naoki Yamagata
Naoki Yamagata 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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Publication number: 20240089402Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs data for imaging conditions for each of a plurality of imaging regions included in an image capturing unit, different imaging conditions being set for each of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that correlates the data for imaging conditions inputted from the input unit with the imaging regions and records correlated data in a recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Naoki Yamagata
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Publication number: 20220027097Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus that records data to a memory card, comprising: a control unit configured to repeatedly transmit a data recording instruction that includes information designating recording target data and a recording destination to the memory card which manages a memory for data recording in the memory card as a plurality of recording areas and which can execute data recording with a guaranteed minimum recording speed in units of recording areas, wherein when transmitting a first data recording instruction that designates a start portion of a first recording area as a recording destination, the control unit requests the memory card to execute data recording with the guaranteed minimum recording speed with respect to the first recording area by including a speed guarantee request in the first data recording instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Akio Fujii, Hiroshi Noda, Ryo Akamatsu, Tsutomu Ando, Hitoshi Kimura, Daisuke Nakajima, Toshifumi Nishiura, Naoki Yamagata, Yoshihisa Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20210235037Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs data for imaging conditions for each of a plurality of imaging regions included in an image capturing unit, different imaging conditions being set for each of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that correlates the data for imaging conditions inputted from the input unit with the imaging regions and records correlated data in a recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Patent number: 11006067Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs data for imaging conditions for each of a plurality of imaging regions included in an image capturing unit, different imaging conditions being set for each of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that correlates the data for imaging conditions inputted from the input unit with the imaging regions and records correlated data in a recording unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Naoki Yamagata
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Patent number: 10686987Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs image data generated by an image capturing unit that has a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including at least one pixel, and that is capable of performing image-capturing under different imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups and data for the imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups; and a recording control unit that generates image data for each of pixel groups having the same imaging conditions based on the image data inputted from the input unit and records the image data generated for each of the pixel groups having the same imaging conditions in a recording unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Naoki Yamagata
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Publication number: 20190068870Abstract: An image processing device includes: a read-out unit that reads out an image of a subject captured in a first imaging region of an image sensor to which a first imaging condition is set and an image of the subject captured in a second imaging region of the image sensor to which a second imaging condition is set, and the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition; and a specifying unit that specifies a subject to be subjected to image processing from the images by using the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition that have been read out by the read-out unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Publication number: 20180091762Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs data for imaging conditions for each of a plurality of imaging regions included in an image capturing unit, different imaging conditions being set for each of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that correlates the data for imaging conditions inputted from the input unit with the imaging regions and records correlated data in a recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Publication number: 20170332016Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs image data generated by an image capturing unit that has a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including at least one pixel, and that is capable of performing image-capturing under different imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups and data for the imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups; and a recording control unit that generates image data for each of pixel groups having the same imaging conditions based on the image data inputted from the input unit and records the image data generated for each of the pixel groups having the same imaging conditions in a recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Publication number: 20170324911Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs image data generated by an image capturing unit that has a plurality of imaging regions and that has different imaging conditions for each of the imaging regions and data for the imaging conditions for each of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that records the image data and the data for the imaging conditions that are inputted from the input unit in a recording unit, wherein the recording control unit records the image data in a recording region of the recording unit which is read after the data for the imaging conditions for each of the image regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Publication number: 20170318256Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs data for imaging conditions for each of a plurality of imaging regions included in an image capturing unit, different imaging conditions being set for each of the imaging regions, and data for information relating to positions of the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that correlates the data for imaging conditions inputted from the input unit for each of the imaging regions with the information relating to the positions of the imaging regions and records correlated data in a recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Publication number: 20170318209Abstract: An electronic device, includes an input unit that inputs image data generated by an imaging unit that has a plurality of imaging regions with imaging conditions being different for each of the imaging regions, and data of the imaging conditions for each of the imaging regions; and an image processing unit that performs image processing upon the image data inputted from the input unit based on the imaging conditions for each of the imaging regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Patent number: 8810679Abstract: An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Naoki Yamagata, Hiroki Uwai, Toshiharu Matsuda
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Patent number: 8743231Abstract: An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Naoki Yamagata, Hiroki Uwai, Toshiharu Matsuda
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Publication number: 20130290652Abstract: A storage control device includes: a memory where a data file is temporarily stored; a read-out unit that sequentially reads out divided data segments of the data file; a storage medium that includes data storage areas having small areas and data management areas each corresponding to the small area, so as to store each of the data segments into small areas and store at least one of first link information and second link information into the data management areas; a first instruction unit that issues an instruction for procuring consecutive data management areas corresponding to a data size of data segments; a second instruction unit that issues an instruction for writing the first link information into the data management areas excluding a trailing-end data management area; and a third instruction unit that issues an instruction for sequentially writing the data segment into the data storage areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu MATSUDA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Patent number: 8564692Abstract: An electronic device includes: a data transfer unit that transfers data between a first recording medium and a second recording medium; an indication unit that indicates a communication protocol and a data transfer rate to be used in data transfer to the transfer unit; a judgment unit that judges whether or not the data transfer is successful; a control unit that controls the indication unit to indicate a communication protocol and a data transfer rate to be used in data transfer, after the judgment whether or not the data transfer is successful, based on the communication protocol used in the data transfer, the data transfer rate used in the data transfer, and the judgment whether or not the data transfer is successful.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Naoki Yamagata, Masaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 8483033Abstract: An objective optical system for an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, at least one surface of the objective optical system being configured to be a phase shift surface having a phase shift structure, wherein: the phase shift surface has a first area contributing to converging first, second and third light beams onto recording surfaces of first, second and third optical discs, respectively; in the first area, the phase shift surface has at least two types of phase shift structures including a first phase shift structure having first steps and a second phase shift structure having second steps; the phase shift surface has a plurality of combinations of annular zones which satisfy a condition: 0.95<P1/P2<1.05??(1), and the phase shift surface satisfies a following condition: ?3.00<??1/??2<?0.10??(2).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventors: Naoki Yamagata, Satoshi Inoue, Shuichi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20130016598Abstract: An objective optical system for an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, at least one surface of the objective optical system being configured to be a phase shift surface having a phase shift structure, wherein: the phase shift surface has a first area contributing to converging first, second and third light beams onto recording surfaces of first, second and third optical discs, respectively; in the first area, the phase shift surface has at least two types of phase shift structures including a first phase shift structure having first steps and a second phase shift structure having second steps; the phase shift surface has a plurality of combinations of annular zones which satisfy a condition: 0.95<P1/P2<1.05??(1), and the phase shift surface satisfies a following condition: ?3.00<??1/??2<?0.10??(2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki YAMAGATA, Satoshi INOUE, Shuichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20130002709Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a judgment unit configured to judge a type of the multi-image file which contains a plurality of sets of image data and has a predetermined common extension, by reading out type information from the multi-image file, a selecting unit configured to select, from among a plurality of display operations, a display operation that corresponds to the type judged by the judgment unit; and an executing unit configured to execute, for the multi-image file, the display operation selected by the selecting unit, and to display an image on a display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Naoki Yamagata
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Publication number: 20120284468Abstract: A storage control device includes: a memory where a data file is temporarily stored; a read-out unit that sequentially reads out divided data segments of the data file; a storage medium that includes data storage areas having small areas and data management areas each corresponding to the small area, so as to store each of the data segments into small areas and store at least one of first link information and second link information into the data management areas; a first instruction unit that issues an instruction for procuring consecutive data management areas corresponding to a data size of data segments; a second instruction unit that issues an instruction for writing the first link information into the data management areas excluding a trailing-end data management area; and a third instruction unit that issues an instruction for sequentially writing the data segment into the data storage areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu MATSUDA, Naoki YAMAGATA
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Patent number: 8255438Abstract: The storage control device includes: a control unit that stores a data file that includes main data and file information in a write-once type storage medium having a data information area containing a plurality of clusters having a predetermined size; an acquisition unit that acquire size information of the clusters from the storage medium; a calculation unit that calculates a number of clusters required for storing file information corresponding to each data file in data storing area using the number of data files to be stored in the storage medium, the size of file information, and the size information of the clusters; and a setting unit that sets a data information area corresponding to the number of clusters calculated by the calculation unit as a storage area for file information.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Naoki Yamagata, Toshiharu Matsuda