Patents by Inventor Soichiro Shigeeda

Soichiro Shigeeda 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: 11700453
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus to perform pan-tilt driving includes a detection unit, an obtaining unit, and a setting unit. The detection unit detects a movable range end in a case where the pan-tilt driving is performed. The obtaining unit obtains information about a speed of the pan-tilt driving in a case where the movable range end is detected by the detection unit. The setting unit sets a reference position according to the driving speed information obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Publication number: 20210360163
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus to perform pan-tilt driving includes a detection unit, an obtaining unit, and a setting unit. The detection unit detects a movable range end in a case where the pan-tilt driving is performed. The obtaining unit obtains information about a speed of the pan-tilt driving in a case where the movable range end is detected by the detection unit. The setting unit sets a reference position according to the driving speed information obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Patent number: 9485411
    Abstract: Processing for pressing a shortcut key to close a menu and processing for pressing the same shortcut key to enter a specific menu are made compatible. A specific menu among hierarchical menus including a plurality of menus for making a setting or an operation instruction about a display control apparatus is assigned to a specific operation unit. If the specific operation unit is operated when the specific menu is displayed, display of the menu is cleared. If the specific operation unit is operated when a menu different from the specific menu and a menu one level above the specific menu is displayed, the specific menu is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Okada, Koichi Nakagawa, Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Patent number: 9143676
    Abstract: If a warning display about a matter of which warning is to be given has not yet been displayed when the matter occurring in an imaging apparatus has been detected, the imaging apparatus displays the warning display in response to detection of the matter, irrespective of whether a moving image is being recorded. If the warning display has already been displayed when the matter occurring in the imaging apparatus has been detected, the imaging apparatus does not display the warning display when the moving image is being recorded, and displays the warning display if the matter has still been detected when the moving image has stopped being recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Okada, Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Patent number: 9066020
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of performing appropriate exposure control including determination of whether or not to fire an illuminating device for each frame shot during continuous shooting is provided. If shooting for recording was performed without firing the illuminating device during continuous shooting, a photometric value to be used to determine a control value (shooting parameter) used in subsequent shooting for recording is obtained based on image data obtained in the shooting for recording. On the other hand, if shooting for recording was performed while firing the illuminating device, the photometric value to be used to determine the control value to be used in subsequent shooting for recording is obtained based on image data obtained in shooting without firing the illuminating device that was performed after the shooting for recording and before the subsequent shooting for recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Patent number: 8810643
    Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus having a plurality of shooting modes, the shooting mode can be switched to a shooting mode sharing a pre-determined relationship, with a simple operation. Specifically, whether the currently set shooting mode has been associated with other shooting modes is determined when a pre-determined operation input is detected. If the currently set shooting mode is associated with other shooting modes, the shooting mode is switched to one of the other shooting modes sharing the pre-determined relationship with the current shooting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Publication number: 20140002720
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of performing appropriate exposure control including determination of whether or not to fire an illuminating device for each frame shot during continuous shooting is provided. If shooting for recording was performed without firing the illuminating device during continuous shooting, a photometric value to be used to determine a control value (shooting parameter) used in subsequent shooting for recording is obtained based on image data obtained in the shooting for recording. On the other hand, if shooting for recording was performed while firing the illuminating device, the photometric value to be used to determine the control value to be used in subsequent shooting for recording is obtained based on image data obtained in shooting without firing the illuminating device that was performed after the shooting for recording and before the subsequent shooting for recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Publication number: 20110007145
    Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus having a plurality of shooting modes, the shooting mode can be switched to a shooting mode sharing a pre-determined relationship, with a simple operation. Specifically, whether the currently set shooting mode has been associated with other shooting modes is determined when a pre-determined operation input is detected. If the currently set shooting mode is associated with other shooting modes, the shooting mode is switched to one of the other shooting modes sharing the pre-determined relationship with the current shooting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Patent number: 7561297
    Abstract: An image sensing apparatus senses light from an object and outputs electrical image data. The apparatus stores a predetermined volume of the image data and records the recorded image data on a recording medium. During the recording, the apparatus simultaneously displays an image of image data currently being sensed in a main display area of a display unit and displays an image of the image data being recorded on the recording medium in a sub-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda
  • Publication number: 20060050331
    Abstract: An image sensing apparatus senses light from an object and outputs electrical image data. The apparatus stores a predetermined volume of the image data and records the recorded image data on a recording medium. During the recording, the apparatus simultaneously displays an image of image data currently being sensed in a main display area of a display unit and displays an image of the image data being recorded on the recording medium in a sub-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Soichiro Shigeeda