Patents by Inventor Akira Seto
Akira Seto 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).
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Patent number: 12731619Abstract: In an imaging device or an imaging system, it becomes possible to generate a moving image file in which audio and a moving image are synchronized with each other even if moving image capturing is started from the middle of music. Upon receiving an operation input for audio reproduction execution, the imaging device causes an audio decoder to execute an operation, and outputs audio data to a speaker. At this time, a reproduction position in audio coded data is calculated, and reproduction position data is sent to a multiplexer. Upon receiving an operation input for moving image capturing execution, a moving image encoder and the multiplexer are caused to execute operations. The multiplexer multiplexes the reproduction position data to moving image coded data and the audio coded data, to generate a moving image file.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2024Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Zembutsu, Takashi Suzuki, Takayoshi Shimoda, Masahiro Yamada, Akira Seto, Kenji Arakawa
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Patent number: 12477236Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a controller, and a user interface. The image sensor captures a subject image to generate imaging data. The controller performs repair processing to generate a moving image file from a corrupted file, the moving image file being capable of reproducing a moving image indicated by the imaging data, the corrupted file having a defect as the moving image file. The user interface inputs a user operation related to the repair processing. The controller receives a user operation selecting a specific corrupted file from one or more of corrupted files via the user interface, and performs the repair processing on the selected corrupted file in response to the user operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2024Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Okamoto, Akira Seto, Shinichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 12464221Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a controller, and an output interface. The image sensor captures a subject image to generate imaging data. The controller performs repair processing to generate a moving image file by sequentially analyzing information used for reproduction of a moving image from a corrupted file, the moving image file being capable of reproducing the moving image indicated by the imaging data, the corrupted file having a defect corrupted from the moving image file. The output interface outputs information to be presented to a user. The controller outputs a part of the moving image via the output interface, in a period from start of the repair processing on the corrupted file to completion of the repair processing, based on analyzed information in the repair processing in execution, the part of the moving image corresponding to the analyzed information.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Ozawa, Akira Seto
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Publication number: 20250078875Abstract: In an imaging device or an imaging system, it becomes possible to generate a moving image file in which audio and a moving image are synchronized with each other even if moving image capturing is started from the middle of music. Upon receiving an operation input for audio reproduction execution, the imaging device causes an audio decoder to execute an operation, and outputs audio data to a speaker. At this time, a reproduction position in audio coded data is calculated, and reproduction position data is sent to a multiplexer. Upon receiving an operation input for moving image capturing execution, a moving image encoder and the multiplexer are caused to execute operations. The multiplexer multiplexes the reproduction position data to moving image coded data and the audio coded data, to generate a moving image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki ZEMBUTSU, Takashi SUZUKI, Takayoshi SHIMODA, Masahiro YAMADA, Akira SETO, Kenji ARAKAWA
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Patent number: 12225283Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data; an output interface that outputs information to a user; and a controller that controls the output interface, based on recording data and the image data generated by the image sensor, the recording data recording information on a first moving image, wherein the controller causes the output interface to output shooting assist information during shooting of a second moving image with the image sensor, the shooting assist information assisting the user to match the second moving image with the first moving image.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Yamasaki, Shinichi Yamamoto, Kyosuke Osuka, Yuichi Suzuki, Akira Seto
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Publication number: 20240357225Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a controller, and an output interface. The image sensor captures a subject image to generate imaging data. The controller performs repair processing to generate a moving image file by sequentially analyzing information used for reproduction of a moving image from a corrupted file, the moving image file being capable of reproducing the moving image indicated by the imaging data, the corrupted file having a defect corrupted from the moving image file. The output interface outputs information to be presented to a user. The controller outputs a part of the moving image via the output interface, in a period from start of the repair processing on the corrupted file to completion of the repair processing, based on analyzed information in the repair processing in execution, the part of the moving image corresponding to the analyzed information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao OZAWA, Akira SETO
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Publication number: 20240323545Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a controller, and a user interface. The image sensor captures a subject image to generate imaging data. The controller performs repair processing to generate a moving image file from a corrupted file, the moving image file being capable of reproducing a moving image indicated by the imaging data, the corrupted file having a defect as the moving image file. The user interface inputs a user operation related to the repair processing. The controller receives a user operation selecting a specific corrupted file from one or more of corrupted files via the user interface, and performs the repair processing on the selected corrupted file in response to the user operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru OKAMOTO, Akira SETO, Shinichi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230156321Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data; an output interface that outputs information to a user; and a controller that controls the output interface, based on recording data and the image data generated by the image sensor, the recording data recording information on a first moving image, wherein the controller causes the output interface to output shooting assist information during shooting of a second moving image with the image sensor, the shooting assist information assisting the user to match the second moving image with the first moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Takaaki YAMASAKI, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Kyosuke OSUKA, Yuichi SUZUKI, Akira SETO
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Patent number: 9444997Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Seto, Yoshinori Okazaki, Tsutomu Mukai
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Patent number: 9281014Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an interface configured to obtain management information that has been generated along with movie data generated; and a controller configured to generate, as a representative picture representing the movie data, image information including characters or an icon to be determined by reference to the management information. When selected by a user, the representative picture is presented on a display device in order to start playing back movie data represented by the representative picture.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Seto, Yoshinori Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150288873Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Akira SETO, Yoshinori OKAZAKI, Tsutomu MUKAI
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Patent number: 9077954Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Seto, Yoshinori Okazaki, Tsutomu Mukai
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Patent number: 9013603Abstract: An image processor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a movie generating section which generates movie data based on an image capturing signal that has been generated by an image capturing section, and a controller which determines, by reference to information concerning a shooting condition, whether or not to write the movie data (chapter(s) just before and/or right after a still picture is shot) on a memory in accordance with a shooting instruction.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu Nakagawa, Tsutomu Mukai, Yoshinori Okazaki, Akira Seto
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Publication number: 20140126882Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an interface configured to obtain management information that has been generated along with movie data generated; and a controller configured to generate, as a representative picture representing the movie data, image information including characters or an icon to be determined by reference to the management information. When selected by a user, the representative picture is presented on a display device in order to start playing back movie data represented by the representative picture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira SETO, Yoshinori OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 8666221Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature associated with a case of the imaging apparatus, a moving image recording unit configured to generate moving image data based on one of a plurality of recording methods which determines image quality of a recording image, and records the moving image data in a recording medium, and a controller configured to control the recording method set on the moving image recording unit. The controller changes the recording method to be set on the moving image recording unit, according to a result of the sensing by the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Okazaki, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Akira Seto, Tsutomu Mukai
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Publication number: 20130258133Abstract: An image processor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a movie generating section which generates movie data based on an image capturing signal that has been generated by an image capturing section, and a controller which determines, by reference to information concerning a shooting condition, whether or not to write the movie data (chapter(s) just before and/or right after a still picture is shot) on a memory in accordance with a shooting instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hironobu NAKAGAWA, Tsutomu MUKAI, Yoshinori OKAZAKI, Akira SETO
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Publication number: 20130243389Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira SETO, Yoshinori OKAZAKI, Tsutomu MUKAI
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Patent number: 8447161Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, and determines whether the set-up recording mode is the first recording mode, and determines, based on a result of the determination, whether to display a remaining recording time which is determined based on the temperature in the case, on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Okazaki, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Akira Seto, Tsutomu Mukai
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Patent number: 8379109Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reproduction condition generator configured to generate a reproduction condition of an image file, a reproduction condition recording unit configured to record the reproduction condition to a management file which is different from the image file while associating the reproduction condition with the image file, and a reproduction unit for reproducing an image file while controlling a reproduction method of the image file based on the reproduction condition associated with the image file. The reproduction condition is information representing at least one of image quality adjustment, volume adjustment, display magnification rate, and reproduction speed adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira Seto, Michihiko Otsuka
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Publication number: 20120189264Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, and determines whether the set-up recording mode is the first recording mode, and determines, based on a result of the determination, whether to display a remaining recording time which is determined based on the temperature in the case, on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: YOSHINORI OKAZAKI, YASUTOSHI YAMAMOTO, AKIRA SETO, TSUTOMU MUKAI