Patents by Inventor Shuhei Kawachi

Shuhei Kawachi 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: 11921816
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a storage unit that stores a first image acquired in response to a shooting instruction and a plurality of second images automatically acquired before the first image; a specifying unit that specifies a subject in the first image; a detection unit that detects the subject specified by the specifying unit in the plurality of second images acquired before the first image; and a control unit that controls to adapt a plurality of sets each contains information on a region of the subject detected in each of the plurality of second images and the second image associated with the information as learning data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Patent number: 11430165
    Abstract: A display control apparatus displays, when a map image is to be displayed on a display unit, together with the map image, information corresponding to a plurality of images associated with position information that indicates positions included in a predetermined range within a display range of the map image, and when a predetermined operation with respect to the image has been accepted through an operation unit, the control unit performs control to display an image corresponding to a relationship between a direction based on a first operation position and a second operation position of the predetermined operation and direction information associated with the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawachi, Masahiko Okuzawa, Shigeo Ajiro, Yuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220019851
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a storage unit that stores a first image acquired in response to a shooting instruction and a plurality of second images automatically acquired before the first image; a specifying unit that specifies a subject in the first image; a detection unit that detects the subject specified by the specifying unit in the plurality of second images acquired before the first image; and a control unit that controls to adapt a plurality of sets each contains information on a region of the subject detected in each of the plurality of second images and the second image associated with the information as learning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20200066017
    Abstract: A display control apparatus displays, when a map image is to be displayed on a display unit, together with the map image, information corresponding to a plurality of images associated with position information that indicates positions included in a predetermined range within a display range of the map image, and when a predetermined operation with respect to the image has been accepted through an operation unit, the control unit performs control to display an image corresponding to a relationship between a direction based on a first operation position and a second operation position of the predetermined operation and direction information associated with the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawachi, Masahiko Okuzawa, Shigeo Ajiro, Yuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7830421
    Abstract: An apparatus reproduces moving image data from a recording medium on which moving image data of a plurality of scenes are recorded. The apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of representative image data representing representative images of the plurality of scenes. The apparatus generates a list screen for the representative images using the representative image data stored on the memory and displays the generated list screen on a display device. The apparatus controls the reproduction of moving image data recorded on the recording medium according to a user instruction, generates representative image data based on the reproduced moving image data and stores the generated representative image data on the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Patent number: 7821537
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a write controller for writing an input moving image signal into a first memory in accordance with a first timing signal and writing an input audio signal into a second memory in accordance with the first timing signal; a communication unit for reading out the moving image signal from the first memory in accordance with the first timing signal, reading out the audio signal from the second memory in accordance with a second timing signal having a frequency different from that of the first timing signal, and transmitting the read-out moving image signal and the read-out audio signal to an external device; and a read-out controller for changing a read-out position of the audio signal to a predetermined read-out position to be determined according to a write position of the audio signal, in case that a difference between the write position and the read-out position of the audio signal is a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Patent number: 7791650
    Abstract: Information regarding free space on a recording medium is acquired. The free space is classified into a plurality of classes according to a writing speed. Then, image data is recorded at predetermined position on the recording medium determined on the basis of a bit rate of the image data to be recorded and the classified class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Patent number: 7423559
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reproduces plurality of information data encoded using mutually different encoding systems from a recording medium, a program storage unit that stores multiple kinds of decoding programs corresponding to the different encoding systems, a program loading memory into which a part of the plurality of kinds of decoding programs can be loaded; a decoding unit that decodes the reproduced information data using a decoding program loaded into the program loading memory, an instruction unit that instructs start of reproduction of the information data, and a control unit that selects a decoding program to be loaded into the program loading memory from among the multiple kinds of decoding programs stored in the program storage means in accordance with a predetermined rule, reads out the selected decoding program from the program storage means, and loads the read-out decoding program into the program loading memory, before the starts of reproduction is instructed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20080031547
    Abstract: An apparatus reproduces moving image data from a recording medium on which moving image data of a plurality of scenes are recorded. The apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of representative image data representing representative images of the plurality of scenes. The apparatus generates a list screen for the representative images using the representative image data stored on the memory and displays the generated list screen on a display device. The apparatus controls the reproduction of moving image data recorded on the recording medium according to a user instruction, generates representative image data based on the reproduced moving image data and stores the generated representative image data on the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20070036524
    Abstract: Information regarding free space on a recording medium is acquired. The free space is classified into a plurality of classes according to a writing speed. Then, image data is recorded at predetermined position on the recording medium determined on the basis of a bit rate of the image data to be recorded and the classified class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Patent number: 7113113
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reproduces plurality of information data encoded using mutually different encoding systems from a recording medium, a program storage unit that stores multiple kinds of decoding programs corresponding to the different encoding systems, a program loading memory into which a part of the plurality of kinds of decoding programs can be loaded; a decoding unit that decodes the reproduced information data using a decoding program loaded into the program loading memory, an instruction unit that instructs start of reproduction of the information data, and a control unit that selects a decoding program to be loaded into the program loading memory from among the multiple kinds of decoding programs stored in the program storage means in accordance with a predetermined rule, reads out the selected decoding program from the program storage means, and loads the read-out decoding program into the program loading memory, before the starts of reproduction is instructed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20060202871
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reproduces plurality of information data encoded using mutually different encoding systems from a recording medium, a program storage unit that stores multiple kinds of decoding programs corresponding to the different encoding systems, a program loading memory into which a part of the plurality of kinds of decoding programs can be loaded; a decoding unit that decodes the reproduced information data using a decoding program loaded into the program loading memory, an instruction unit that instructs start of reproduction of the information data, and a control unit that selects a decoding program to be loaded into the program loading memory from among the multiple kinds of decoding programs stored in the program storage means in accordance with a predetermined rule, reads out the selected decoding program from the program storage means, and loads the read-out decoding program into the program loading memory, before the starts of reproduction is instructed
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20050285762
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reproduces plurality of information data encoded using mutually different encoding systems from a recording medium, a program storage unit that stores multiple kinds of decoding programs corresponding to the different encoding systems, a program loading memory into which a part of the plurality of kinds of decoding programs can be loaded; a decoding unit that decodes the reproduced information data using a decoding program loaded into the program loading memory, an instruction unit that instructs start of reproduction of the information data, and a control unit that selects a decoding program to be loaded into the program loading memory from among the multiple kinds of decoding programs stored in the program storage means in accordance with a predetermined rule, reads out the selected decoding program from the program storage means, and loads the read-out decoding program into the program loading memory, before the starts of reproduction is instructed
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20050024505
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a write controller for writing an input moving image signal into a first memory in accordance with a first timing signal and writing an input audio signal into a second memory in accordance with the first timing signal; a communication unit for reading out the moving image signal from the first memory in accordance with the first timing signal, reading out the audio signal from the second memory in accordance with a second timing signal having a frequency different from that of the first timing signal, and transmitting the read-out moving image signal and the read-out audio signal to an external device; and a read-out controller for changing a read-out position of the audio signal to a predetermined read-out position to be determined according to a write position of the audio signal, in case that a difference between the write position and the read-out position of the audio signal is a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Shuhei Kawachi