Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Mizobuchi

Yasuhiro Mizobuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230308745
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a search unit that performs object search using image data that has been acquired from an image pickup apparatus and a control unit that controls the search unit. The control unit controls a focal length of the image pickup apparatus according to a specified search distance in a search distance range in which the object search is available, and a size of a search target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: YASUHIRO MIZOBUCHI
  • Patent number: 11700449
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an imaging apparatus, a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the imaging apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a notification from the imaging apparatus, and a control unit configured to control, based on whether the notification is received via the first communication unit or the second communication unit, whether to perform outputting a notification including at least a portion of an image received from the imaging apparatus or outputting a notification not including the image received from the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi
  • Patent number: 11659268
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a control unit configured to control the imaging unit to automatically capture an image, a registration unit configured to register a subject, and an association unit configured to associate the subject registered by the registration unit with a specific date. The control unit performs control so that a subject registered by the registration unit, with which the date associated by the association unit is the current day, is to be preferentially captured over a subject with which the date associated by the association unit is not the current day or no date is associated by the association unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi
  • Patent number: 11394877
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes one or more processors which functions as a detection unit configured to acquire image data captured by an image pickup unit and detect an object from the image data, a capturing control unit configured to output an instruction to start capturing to the image pickup unit to cause the image pickup unit to automatically capture moving images, a camerawork decision unit configured to decide camerawork to be given to the moving images based on information indicating a detection result from the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to change at least one of a composition of the image pickup unit and a focus of the photographic optical system with a predetermined pattern during the capturing of the moving images based on a decision result from the camerawork decision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi
  • Publication number: 20220094839
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an imaging apparatus, a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the imaging apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a notification from the imaging apparatus, and a control unit configured to control, based on whether the notification is received via the first communication unit or the second communication unit, whether to perform outputting a notification including at least a portion of an image received from the imaging apparatus or outputting a notification not including the image received from the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi
  • Publication number: 20220094843
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a control unit configured to control the imaging unit to automatically capture an image, a registration unit configured to register a subject, and an association unit configured to associate the subject registered by the registration unit with a specific date. The control unit performs control so that a subject registered by the registration unit, with which the date associated by the association unit is the current day, is to be preferentially captured over a subject with which the date associated by the association unit is not the current day or no date is associated by the association unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi
  • Publication number: 20210099640
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes one or more processors which functions as a detection unit configured to acquire image data captured by an image pickup unit and detect an object from the image data, a capturing control unit configured to output an instruction to start capturing to the image pickup unit to cause the image pickup unit to automatically capture moving images, a camerawork decision unit configured to decide camerawork to be given to the moving images based on information indicating a detection result from the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to change at least one of a composition of the image pickup unit and a focus of the photographic optical system with a predetermined pattern during the capturing of the moving images based on a decision result from the camerawork decision unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mizobuchi