Patents by Inventor Akio Komiya

Akio Komiya 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).

  • Remote-controlled shooting system, video camera apparatus and remote-controlled shooting method
    Patent number: 6731331
    Abstract: A shooting instruction device 1 selects one of preset shooting patterns 101 according to the type and scale of the disaster to cope with, then inputs shooting conditions 112 corresponding to the selected shooting pattern, and sends a shooting instruction 103. A video camera apparatus 2 loaded on a helicopter 3 makes a flight plan 106 based on the received shooting instruction 103, then shoots the position of a shooting target, then adds a still picture mark to a video signal 111, and sends it together with associated data 114. An information display device 4 extracts a still picture from a video signal 113 with the still picture mark, and displays the still picture together with the associated data 114.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, NTT Data Corporation
    Inventors: Shigehiko Watabe, Tetsuji Naoi, Ushio Inoue, Kouji Miyajima, Hatsuo Kimura, Toshitsugu Katsumata, Satoshi Nishiyama, Yukio Tanaka, Akinori Kosako, Yoshikazu Osamemoto, Hiroyoshi Ueno, Akio Komiya