Patents Assigned to Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 8223089Abstract: An image display apparatus includes an image display device having pixels to display right- and left-eye images for a three-dimensional image, a first and second optical shutter devices located on rear and front sides of the image display device. The pixels include pixel pairs that have pixels arranged across first light-shielding portions and that are arrayed across second light-shielding portions. The first shutter device includes first light-transmitting portions that cause image light beams passing through the pixels to strike the right and left eyes of a viewer located in a first direction, and first shutter portions to control transmission/shielding of light. The second shutter device includes second light-transmitting portions that cause image light beams passing through the pixels to strike right eyes and left eyes of viewers located in second and third directions, and second shutter portions to control transmission/shielding of light.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tetsuya Kusuno
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Patent number: 8224069Abstract: When a feature point extractor sets feature points on one of the images acquired by a first and second image acquirer, a template setting unit sets a base template containing a feature point onto an edge-extracted image of the acquired image. If the image within the base template is segmented by an edge, the template setting unit sets a transformed template, wherein a segmented sub-region that does not contain the feature point is deleted from the base template, and a region equal in area to the deleted region is added to the sub-region that does contain the feature point. A distance computing unit conducts template matching with respect to the one or more other images using either the base template or the transformed template, and computes the shooting distance to the matching feature point.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mitsuyasu Nakajima
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Patent number: 8223255Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging function having an imaging section configured such that a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, images a subject; a detecting function for detecting whether the imaging apparatus including the imaging section is held vertically or horizontally; a readout function for reading out the pixels information of the plurality of the pixels from the imaging section; a first readout controlling function for controlling a readout process of the pixel information executed by the readout function, in accordance with a detection result from the detecting section; a calculating function for calculating an auto-focus evaluation value in accordance with the pixel information read out by the first readout controlling function; and a focusing function for focusing in accordance with the auto-focus evaluation value calculated by the calculating function.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami Yuyama
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Patent number: 8219260Abstract: A temperature control apparatus includes a resistance heater whose a resistance value changes depending on a temperature of the resistance heater; a signal generator to output a control signal having two voltage levels including a first-voltage and a second-voltage; a switching section to flow a first current through the resistance heater when the voltage level of the control signal is the first-voltage, and to flow a second current having a current value smaller than that of the first current through the resistance heater when the voltage level of the control signal is the second-voltage; and a voltage measuring instrument to measure a voltage value across the resistance heater at the time when the second current flows through the resistance heater. The signal generator controls the temperature of the resistance heater based on the voltage value measured by the voltage measuring instrument.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masatoshi Nomura
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Patent number: 8219685Abstract: A client apparatus which transmits a service request to a server apparatus via a network and comprises an input event detector configured to detect input events, an information generator configured to generate an item of information integrating items of information of the input events detected by the input event detector, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the item of information to the server apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., LtdInventor: Takahiro Tomida
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Patent number: 8218833Abstract: A detecting unit detects any image area corresponding to a subject from the first image which is reduced resolution of an image that captured by an image capturing unit. With no image area detected as corresponding to the subject, a first control unit deems that an image area corresponding to the subject is absent in the image that captured by the image capturing unit. On the other hand, when the detecting unit detects an image area corresponding to the subject, a first determining unit determines whether or not the image area that detected by the detecting unit is an image area corresponding to the subject. If the area is determined to correspond to the subject, a second control unit deems that an image area corresponding to the subject is present in the image that captured by the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Iwamoto
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Patent number: 8218691Abstract: A time information receiver including a reception unit for receiving and demodulating a standard radio wave containing a time code in which data pulses are arranged at a predetermined period; a determining section for determining rising and falling points of a demodulated signal; a first calculator for calculating first differences between respective time intervals of any pair of the rising points and a time period concerned with the predetermined period, and calculating a rising dispersion amount; a second calculator for calculating second differences between respective time intervals of any pair of the falling points and a time period concerned with the predetermined period, and calculating a falling dispersion amount; a comparison section for comparing the rising dispersion amount and the falling dispersion amount; and a judger for judging a code type of the received time code on the basis of a comparison result of the comparison section.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Nomura, Hideo Abe
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Patent number: 8218815Abstract: It is judged whether or not a human face detecting mode is set (S31). When it is determined that the human face detecting mode is set, a two-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face (S32). When it is determined that a human face has not been detected in the two-dimensional face detecting process, a third-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face (S35, S36). Meanwhile, an animal face detecting mode is set, a three-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a face of an animal corresponding to the set detecting mode (S36). Accuracy of recognizing a face is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazunori Kita
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Publication number: 20120169913Abstract: An image capturing device 100 includes three blocks, that is, a lens block 1 having an imaging lens 4, a display block 2, and a frame block 3. The display block 2 has a display unit 5 which performs display using a liquid crystal, a transparent touch screen 63 with which the display unit 5 is covered, a shutter button 61 which is disposed adjacent to the display unit 5, and a power button 62. The frame block 3 has a generally U-shaped frame form and surrounds the circumferences of the lens block 1 and the display block 2. Each of the display block 2 and the frame block 3 is coupled to the lens block 1 rotatably via a biaxial hinge unit. Especially, the display block 2 and the frame block 3 are coupled to the lens block 1 rotatably via a first hinge and second hinges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaki OGINO, Yosuke NAGAYAMA, Susumu KAMIYA, Akira SUZUKI, Tomoyasu KUROKAWA
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Patent number: 8213266Abstract: An electronic timepiece, comprises a timing section to perform timing of time based on an oscillation signal; an electric wave receiving section to receive an electric wave; a voltage detecting section to detect a power source voltage supplied from a power source section; and a stop control section to stop a receiving function of the electric wave receiving section and continue a timing operation of the timing section when the voltage detecting section detects that the power source voltage becomes lower than a first level range, and then to stop the timing operation of the timing section when a warning period for urging a user to perform the power generation by the power generating section elapsed in a state where the power source voltage is lower than the first level range without changing to a lower level than a second level range lower than the first level range.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoo Kasuo, Fumiaki Ochiai
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Patent number: 8214413Abstract: When the intake input mode is set and a 2D function key, such as “?{square root over ( )}” or “a/b,” is operated in a state where the cursor has been moved to an arbitrary position on the formula displayed on the display unit of an electronic calculator, the range of the formula covered by the input 2D function (or to be calculated) is determined on the basis of the position of the cursor by recognizing a formula part sandwiched by parentheses or a chunk of the formula part of a function with parentheses, recognizing a chunk of a formula part of a 2D function, recognizing a chunk of a formula part with successive numerals and characters, and recognizing the position of an arithmetic symbol (“+,” “?,” “×,” or “÷”) or a delimiter (“:” or “,”). The determined range is taken in by the input 2D function.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinaga Katayama
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Patent number: 8210691Abstract: A projector apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light beams of a plurality of color components, emissions of the light beams being controlled individually, a projection unit configured to form images respectively corresponding to the color components using the light beams from the light source for each frame and to sequentially project the images, a driving unit configured to drive the light source so that the light beams are emitted as light pulses having respectively predetermined pulse widths for a period in which the projection unit projects each of the images, a detector configured to detect deterioration levels of the light source respectively for the color components, and a controller configured to control the pulse widths of the light beams emitted from the light source based on the deterioration levels.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mamoru Shibasaki
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Publication number: 20120162881Abstract: A mobile device of the present invention includes a cover member which covers the opening section of a storage section provided in the device case. The cover member includes an outer cover section which forms a portion of the outer shape of the device case, and an inner cover section which is attached to the inner side of the outer cover section and detachably inserted into the opening section of the storage section. In addition, a gasket groove which is open in two directions perpendicular to each other toward the outer cover section side and the outer peripheral side of the inner cover section is provided in the outer peripheral portion of the inner cover section along the outer periphery of the inner cover section, so as to be located closer to the center side than the outer periphery of the outer cover section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasunori USUI
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Publication number: 20120165081Abstract: A mobile device of the present invention having an upper case, a lower case arranged under the upper case, and a middle case arranged inside the upper case and the lower case, includes a first engaging section which is provided in the peripheral edge portion of the undersurface of the upper case, a second engaging section which is provided in the peripheral edge portion of the top surface of the middle case and engages with the first engaging section, a third engaging section which is provided in the peripheral edge portion of the undersurface of the middle case, and a fourth engaging section which is provided in the peripheral edge portion of the top surface of the lower case and engages with the third engaging section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youichi USHIGOME, Satoshi Ogasawara, Hiromasu Meguro, Yasunori Usui
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Patent number: 8208039Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes: a brightness information acquisition unit configured to acquire brightness information indicating brightness of each pixel in a target image, wherein high-frequency components are eliminated from the target image; a correction magnification setting unit configured to set, for each pixel of the target image, a correction magnification based on the brightness information, wherein the correction magnification is substantially inversely proportional to the brightness of the pixel; and a gradation correction unit configured to correct the brightness of each pixel based on the correction magnification.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshitsugu Manabe
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Patent number: 8208348Abstract: When detecting a rotational position of a seconds hand, it is determined whether data stored in a register in correspondence with a supply state of a drive current previously supplied to a coil of a stepping motor is “0”. When the data is “0”, the rotational position of the seconds hand is optically detected. When the data is “1”, the seconds hand is rotated one step, and then, the rotational position of the seconds hand is optically detected. Even though the seconds hand is shifted one second, the position detection is executed every two steps.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Kojima, Nobuhiro Aoki
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Publication number: 20120152087Abstract: A performance apparatus 11 extends in its longitudinal direction to be held by a player with his or her hand. The performance apparatus 11 is provided with a geomagnetic sensor 22 and an acceleration sensor 23. At the time when the geomagnetic sensor and acceleration sensor determine that the performance apparatus 11 is kept within a sound generation space and has been moved by the player, CPU 21 gives an electronic musical instrument 19 an instruction to generate a musical tone of a tone color corresponding to the sound generation space. The sound generation spaces and corresponding tone colors are stored in a space/tone color table in RAM 26. Upon receipt of the instruction, the electronic musical instrument generates a musical tone of a tone color corresponding to the sound generation space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoyuki SAKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20120147223Abstract: A digital camera includes a focus position table. The focus position table, in which focus positions for person-priority pan focus have been set, is used when a face has been detected, and the focus position table, in which focus positions for non-person priority pan focus have been set corresponding to the types of non-person priority pan focus, is used when a face has not been detected. When a face has been detected, the digital camera determines the pan focus as the person-priority pan focus, and after acquiring a focus position from the focus position table, executes the pan focus processing. On the other hand, when a face has not been detected, the digital camera acquires, from the focus position table, a focus position corresponding to a type of non-person priority pan focus determined based on the photography scene and executes the pan focus processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru ONOZAWA
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Patent number: RE43491Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising: a block selector that selects one of blocks that contain an amount of features, larger than a predetermined amount of features, from among a plurality of blocks which compose a particular one of a plurality of frames of a moving image of a subject; a motion calculator that calculates a motion vector of each of blocks of a second particular one of the plurality of frames next to the first-mentioned particular frame and corresponding to a respective one of the selected blocks; a displacement calculator that calculates a displacement of the second particular frame based on the calculated motion vectors; and an image shake corrector that corrects an image shake in the moving image based on the calculated displacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Shimizu
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Patent number: D663222Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Nakai, Seiji Syoubayashi