Patents by Inventor Tomoko Kuno

Tomoko Kuno 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: 7876365
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus that images a photographic subject using an imaging device includes: a signal processing means for performing signal processing on an image signal of the photographic subject imaged by the imaging device and generating an exposure control signal; a photoelectric conversion device that detects an amount of light indicating the brightness under an environment where the brightness changes periodically; and a timing generating means for receiving the exposure control signal from the signal processing means when the amount of light detected by the photoelectric conversion device reaches a predetermined value set beforehand and generating a timing signal for start of exposure and then supplying the timing signal to the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko Kuno, Kazuhiko Nishiwaki, Katsuya Kosuga
  • Publication number: 20070291158
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus that images a photographic subject using an imaging device includes: a signal processing means for performing signal processing on an image signal of the photographic subject imaged by the imaging device and generating an exposure control signal; a photoelectric conversion device that detects an amount of light indicating the brightness under an environment where the brightness changes periodically; and a timing generating means for receiving the exposure control signal from the signal processing means when the amount of light detected by the photoelectric conversion device reaches a predetermined value set beforehand and generating a timing signal for start of exposure and then supplying the timing signal to the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko KUNO, Kazuhiko Nishiwaki, Katsuya Kosuga
  • Patent number: 7161623
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which previously sensed image information is stored, so that information with an angle desired by the user can be searched for and displayed. Image data sensed by a camera device (100) is captured by an image information capture unit (101) and the angle information of image data captured by the image information capture unit (101) is acquired by an image view point information acquisition unit (102). A header is generated by a header generation unit (103) based on the angle information. A recording information generation unit (104) generates recording information based on the generated header and the captured image data, and stores the generated information in an external storage device (6). Upon reception of an external search instruction, a search unit (105) searches for information matching angle information included in the search condition, and an output unit (106) outputs the found image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoko Kuno
  • Publication number: 20030189649
    Abstract: This invention stores previously sensed image information, so that information with an angle desired by the user can be searched for and displayed. For this purpose, image data sensed by a camera device (100) is captured by an image information capture unit (101). On the other hand, the angle information of image data captured by the image information capture unit (101) is acquired by an image view point information acquisition unit (102), and a header is generated by a header generation unit (103) based on the angle information. A recording information generation unit (104) generates recording information based on the generated header and the captured image data, and stores the generated information in an external storage device (6). Upon reception of an external search instruction, a search unit (105) searches for information matching angle information included in the search condition, and an output unit (106) outputs the found image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoko Kuno
  • Patent number: 6567121
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which previously sensed image information is stored, so that information with an angle desired by the user can be searched for and displayed. Image data sensed by a camera device (100) is captured by an image information capture unit (101) and the angle information of image data captured by the image information capture unit (101) is acquired by an image view point information acquisition unit (102). A header is generated by a header generation unit (103) based on the angle information. A recording information generation unit (104) generates recording information based on the generated header and the captured image data, and stores the generated information in an external storage device (6). Upon reception of an external search instruction, a search unit (105) searches for information matching angle information included in the search condition, and an output unit (106) outputs the found image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoko Kuno
  • Patent number: 6067624
    Abstract: A plurality of client apparatuses, which issue a request to obtain a control privilege, are registered in a camera control queue provided to obtain the control privilege of controlling an image sensing apparatus. When it is detected that one of the plurality of client apparatuses registered in the queue has issued a control request to control the image sensing apparatus, it is determined whether or not the client apparatus who has issued the control request possesses the control privilege. If the client apparatus does not possess the control privilege, it is determined whether or not shifting of the control privilege should be executed based on a control-privilege possessing time of a client apparatus which currently has the privilege. When it is determined that shifting of the control privilege should be executed, contents of the queue is updated, whereby shifting the camera control privilege.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoko Kuno