Patents by Inventor Taro Matsuno

Taro Matsuno 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: 11729486
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus having a speech recognition function, when a detector has detected an eye approach state with respect to a viewfinder, recognizes input speech using the speech recognition function, makes settings of the image capture apparatus based on the recognized speech, makes settings of the image capture apparatus according to an operation accepted via an operation unit, and distinguishably displays the settings of the image capture apparatus made based on speech, and the settings of the image capture apparatus made according to an operation accepted via the operation unit, on the viewfinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro Matsuno, Nobuyuki Horie, Fumihiro Kajimura, Masahiro Aimi, Shun Kawada
  • Publication number: 20230076864
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sound information generation unit configured to generate sound information in which a physiological sound of a body is extracted from an acquired sound, a sound direction detection unit configured to detect a direction of the physiological sound of the body based on the sound information, a facial state detection unit configured to detect a state of a face existing in the direction of the physiological sound of the body detected by the sound direction detection unit, from an image captured and generated by an imaging unit, and a contamination information generation unit configured to generate contamination information in which a predetermined area according to the state of the face is set as a contaminated area, based on the state of the face detected by the facial state detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Takaaki Shoji, Tomokazu Mori, Taro Matsuno, Yoshihiko Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11323616
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a recording unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the recording unit to record predetermined settings corresponding to a predetermined position of an operation member. In a case where the operation member is at the predetermined position in a state where the control unit operates to suppress generation of sound or light, the control unit controls the display unit to display a user interface (UI) for selecting whether to apply a setting included in the predetermined settings and related to an operation involving generation of sound or light. In a case where settings for suppressing generation of sound or light are selected in a state where the predetermined settings are applied, the control unit applies the settings for suppressing generation of sound or light, without displaying a UI for selecting whether to apply the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20210185224
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a recording unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the recording unit to record predetermined settings corresponding to a predetermined position of an operation member. In a case where the operation member is at the predetermined position in a state where the control unit operates to suppress generation of sound or light, the control unit controls the display unit to display a user interface (UI) for selecting whether to apply a setting included in the predetermined settings and related to an operation involving generation of sound or light. In a case where settings for suppressing generation of sound or light are selected in a state where the predetermined settings are applied, the control unit applies the settings for suppressing generation of sound or light, without displaying a UI for selecting whether to apply the settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20200304696
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus having a speech recognition function, when a detector has detected an eye approach state with respect to a viewfinder, recognizes input speech using the speech recognition function, makes settings of the image capture apparatus based on the recognized speech, makes settings of the image capture apparatus according to an operation accepted via an operation unit, and distinguishably displays the settings of the image capture apparatus made based on speech, and the settings of the image capture apparatus made according to an operation accepted via the operation unit, on the viewfinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Taro Matsuno, Nobuyuki Horie, Fumihiro Kajimura, Masahiro Aimi, Shun Kawada
  • Patent number: 10771681
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of which the display start timing and the display quality are selectable. The image pickup apparatus has a switch which selectively switches display data to be displayed on a display device between the first display data output by the first output circuit, and the second display data output by the second output circuit, and display the first display data or the second display data on the display device, wherein the first display data is generated by the image data output by the image pickup device developed, and the second display data is generated by the image data transferred by a transfer circuit developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shintaro Shimokura, Ayaka Kinoshita, Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20190297250
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of which the display start timing and the display quality are selectable. The image pickup apparatus has a switch which selectively switches display data to be displayed on a display device between the first display data output by the first output circuit, and the second display data output by the second output circuit, and display the first display data or the second display data on the display device, wherein the first display data is generated by the image data output by the image pickup device developed, and the second display data is generated by the image data transferred by a transfer circuit developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shintaro Shimokura, Ayaka Kinoshita, Taro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10362216
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of which the display start timing and the display quality are selectable. The image pickup apparatus has a switch which selectively switches display data to be displayed on a display device between the first display data output by the first output circuit, and the second display data output by the second output circuit, and display the first display data or the second display data on the display device, wherein the first display data is generated by the image data output by the image pickup device developed, and the second display data is generated by the image data transferred by a transfer circuit developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Shimokura, Ayaka Kinoshita, Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20170374275
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of which the display start timing and the display quality are selectable. The image pickup apparatus has a switch which selectively switches display data to be displayed on a display device between the first display data output by the first output circuit, and the second display data output by the second output circuit, and display the first display data or the second display data on the display device, wherein the first display data is generated by the image data output by the image pickup device developed, and the second display data is generated by the image data transferred by a transfer circuit developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shintaro Shimokura, Ayaka Kinoshita, Taro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 9596375
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit, a generating unit which generates RAW image data with an image obtained by the image capturing unit, wherein the generating unit sequentially generates RAW image data of a plurality of pictures in a continuous shooting mode, a storage unit temporarily storing the RAW image data, a first development unit performing development processing on the RAW image data, a recording unit recording, onto a recording medium, first image data obtained by the first development unit and the RAW image data and a control unit, in the continuous shooting mode, performing control so that the first development unit does not perform the development processing on the RAW image data if free storage space of the storage unit available for storing the RAW image data is smaller than a first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20150334264
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit, a generating unit which generates RAW image data with an image obtained by the image capturing unit, wherein the generating unit sequentially generates RAW image data of a plurality of pictures in a continuous shooting mode, a storage unit temporarily storing the RAW image data, a first development unit performing development processing on the RAW image data, a recording unit recording, onto a recording medium, first image data obtained by the first development unit and the RAW image data and a control unit, in the continuous shooting mode, performing control so that the first development unit does not perform the development processing on the RAW image data if free storage space of the storage unit available for storing the RAW image data is smaller than a first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Taro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20040134802
    Abstract: A multiple-chamber medical container comprising a container body 3 having two chambers 10 and 11 for storing medicaments and a partition seal 20 separating the chamber 10 from the chamber 11, and an outlet 32 attached to the container body 3 for allowing the medicaments to be discharged from the chamber 11, the partition seal 20 being openable so that the chambers 10 and 11 may communicate with each other at the time of use, wherein the container body 3 comprises a discharge-control seal 21 separating the chamber 11 from the outlet 32 and being openable at the time of use, and the force required to open the partition seal 20 is lower than that required to open the discharge-control seal 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY, INC.
    Inventors: Fujio Inoue, Taro Matsuno