Patents by Inventor Atsushi Misawa

Atsushi Misawa 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).

  • Digital camera with a number of photographing systems
    Patent number: 7724300
    Abstract: A digital camera comprises two photographing systems which are independent of and substantially identical to each other, and each of which includes a photographing optical system and an image pickup device. The photographing optical system is configured to include a photographing lens, a focusing lens and an aperture stop. The focusing lens of one of the photographing systems is driven stepwise from a first predetermined position at which it is to be located when a focusing position lies at an infinite distance, toward a second predetermined position at which it is to be located when the focusing position lies at the closest distance, while the focusing lens of the other photographing system is driven stepwise from the second predetermined position toward the first predetermined position every step width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Misawa, Michitaka Nakazawa, Akihiro Uchida
  • Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus
    Patent number: 7706681
    Abstract: A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100066863
    Abstract: A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi MISAWA
  • Image taking system
    Patent number: 7679656
    Abstract: An image taking system of the invention has a transmitter and an image taking apparatus. The transmitter is disposed near a subject and transmits subject information of the subject. The image taking apparatus has a receiver capable of receiving the subject information transmitted from the transmitter and stores in memory the subject information received by the receiver in association with image data representing a subject image obtained by image taking through an image taking lens. The transmitter transmits the subject information in a predetermined direction. The receiver is capable of receiving the subject information within a predetermined range around an optical axis of the image taking lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kouhei Awazu, Atsushi Misawa
  • Producing method of solid state pickup device, and attaching method and device for the same
    Patent number: 7676901
    Abstract: A producing method of producing a solid state pickup device is provided. Imaging elements are formed on a wafer in a matrix form. Each of the imaging elements has a light receiving surface and plural contact points. Receiving surface border portions are formed on a glass plate to protrude therefrom in a matrix form by etching. The receiving surface border portions are attached to the wafer to surround the light receiving surface in each of the receiving surface border portions. The light receiving surface is spaced from the glass plate. The glass plate is diced outside respectively the receiving surface border portions, to form shield glass for covering the light receiving surface. The wafer is diced for each of the imaging elements, to obtain the solid state pickup device having the shield glass and one of the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki, Atsushi Misawa
  • System for and method of taking image
    Patent number: 7668451
    Abstract: An image taking method includes the steps of taking an image of an object to be taken, thereby generating image data. A predetermined objective body is detected from the image data. Exposure and/or focusing position are determined for each of the detected objective bodies. The image taking means is caused to take an image of each objective body according to the exposure and/or the focusing position determined for each of the detected objective bodies in response to one image-taking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Method for charging data processing apparatus having two separate units
    Patent number: 7647511
    Abstract: When a plurality of electric devices is charged, each electric device is charged by priorities. The data processing apparatus related to the present invention comprises; a first data processing unit which comprises a first memory, a first data control section and a first battery; a second data processing unit which comprises a second memory, a second data control section and a second battery. The first data processing unit and the second data processing unit can be mechanically attached to and removed from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Digital camera with a number of photographing systems
    Patent number: 7646420
    Abstract: A digital camera comprises two photographing systems which are independent of and substantially identical to each other, and each of which includes a photographing optical system and an image pickup device. The photographing optical system is configured to include a photographing lens, a focusing lens and an aperture stop. The focusing lens of one of the photographing systems is driven stepwise from a first predetermined position at which it is to be located when a focusing position lies at an infinite distance, toward a second predetermined position at which it is to be located when the focusing position lies at the closest distance, while the focusing lens of the other photographing system is driven stepwise from the second predetermined position toward the first predetermined position every step width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Misawa, Michitaka Nakazawa, Akihiro Uchida
  • Attaching device
    Patent number: 7640653
    Abstract: A producing method of producing a solid state pickup device is provided. Imaging elements are formed on a wafer in a matrix form. Each of the imaging elements has a light receiving surface and plural contact points. Receiving surface border portions are formed on a glass plate to protrude therefrom in a matrix form by etching. The receiving surface border portions are attached to the wafer to surround the light receiving surface in each of the receiving surface border portions. The light receiving surface is spaced from the glass plate. The glass plate is diced outside respectively the receiving surface border portions, to form shield glass for covering the light receiving surface. The wafer is diced for each of the imaging elements, to obtain the solid state pickup device having the shield glass and one of the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki, Atsushi Misawa
  • Image pickup apparatus
    Patent number: 7637674
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, comprising: a lens unit, a grip unit which can be attached and detached to/from the lens unit and forms all or a part of a grip when photographing, a guiding member which, being set on the lens unit, guides the grip unit in a direction approximately orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens unit; and a guided member which is set on the grip unit and engaged with the guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Image capturing apparatus with a lens barrier that is a portion of a body of the image capturing apparatus
    Patent number: 7633548
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, such as a digital camera, having a movable lens barrier or cover which can easily be opened and closed to operate the image capturing apparatus in various predetermined modes depending on the position of the lens barrier. In one preferred embodiment, the image capturing apparatus has a body having a front face, a back face and a side face, which is between the front face and back face. A lens section is provided on the body and is operable to form an image. A lens barrier is operable to cover the front face, back face and side face of the body and to pivotally move around an axis which is substantially parallel to an optical axis of the lens section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method and image storing apparatus
    Patent number: 7633534
    Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus that enables a user to confirm already captured images on the image capturing apparatus even when the captured images have been transferred out of the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus has an image capturing section for capturing images, a large memory for storing the images captured by the image capturing section, a small memory whose memory capacity and power consumption are smaller than those of the large memory, an image compressing section for compressing the captured images, a storage processing section for storing the compressed images compressed by the image compressing section to the small memory, a small display section having a less number of pixels than that of the captured images and a display control section for reading the compressed images out of the small memory to display on the small display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Misawa, Masaya Tamaru
  • Image blurring correcting apparatus and imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 7634179
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image blurring correcting apparatus comprising: a correcting optical system which corrects image blurring; a parallel link member which is arranged in parallel with an imaging optical axis and supports the correcting optical system with free parallel movement in the direction perpendicular to the imaging optical axis; and a driving force generating device with one end being fixed to a fixed part of the parallel link member and a movable end on the other end being connected to the correcting optical system, wherein the driving force generating device is driven to move the correcting optical system parallel in the direction perpendicular to the imaging optical axis by the parallel link member so as to correct the image blurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Camera
    Patent number: 7632023
    Abstract: A camera comprising: a camera body on which an image taking lens and an image display portion are provided, and a grip portion connected to the camera body so as to be foldable and extendable, wherein the grip portion can be moved to a first position at which it is folded to cover the image display portion and to a second position at which it is extended to function as a grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Camera system
    Patent number: 7630626
    Abstract: A camera system includes a conventional single-lens reflex function. A camera head includes a finder support section which detachably supports an optical finder unit. When the optical finder unit is attached to the finder support section, the camera becomes a camera system having a single-lens reflex function. In the camera head, a half mirror is provided on the optical path of an image pickup lens. A subject reflected by the half mirror is formed on the side of a finder unit. A subject light passing through the half mirror is formed on an image pickup device. That is, the camera becomes a single-lens reflex camera in which the half mirror is used for a reflex plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiko Senba, Atsushi Misawa
  • Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7623775
    Abstract: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum aperture sizes. In the present invention, an aperture size which is larger than the maximum size and a size which is smaller than the minimum size (extra aperture size or extra small size) are respectively set at outside the range that secures the capability. The aperture sizes of the diaphragm at outside the specified range are used at least for one of the following: automatic exposure (AE) adjustment, auto focus (AF) adjustment, electronic zoom, displaying a moving image, taking for recording the moving image, and taking under a low resolution by thinning out pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Akihisa Yamazaki, Atsushi Misawa, Shigeru Kondo, Michitaka Nakazawa
  • Image capturing apparatus having a small removable memory and a small display, image capturing method and image storing apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 7606482
    Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus that enables a user to confirm images already captured by the user on the image capturing apparatus even when the captured images have been transferred to another storage unit other than the image capturing apparatus and that enables the user to display the desirable captured images on an external display unit by remotely controlling the image capturing apparatus connected with the external display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Misawa
  • Camera system for attaching lens unit to electronics device
    Patent number: 7600932
    Abstract: A camera system is composed of a lens unit and a camera body. The lens unit has a built-in CCD. A magnet is embedded in a protrusion of the lens unit. A case of the camera body is made of a magnetic material. In virtue of this, it is possible to attach the lens unit to any position of the camera body on condition that functions of the camera body are not disturbed by the lens unit. Incidentally, a cable is utilized to perform data transmission and electric-power transfer between the lens unit and the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiko Senba, Atsushi Misawa
  • CALENDAR OUTPUTTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20090249196
    Abstract: A size of a region to be allocated to an image layout date is bigger than a size of a region to be allocated to a date other than the image layout date (image-not-layout date). An image to be allocated to the image layout date is enlarged so that a size of the image matches a size of an allocation region allocated to the image layout date, and the enlarged images is laid. Characters indicating the dates are arranged to regions allocated to previous dates, the image layout date, and following dates. Accordingly, a calendar with an attractive appearance can be generated by altering the layout of the dates and information to be output, even if a user has taken photographs on not so many days in the unit such as a month or a week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kei YAMAJI, Atsushi Misawa, Kazuhiro Mino, Yuko Suzuki, Karin Kon
  • Electronic camera
    Patent number: D609714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Akemi Oda, Chinatsu Watanabe, Yuuki Okabe, Atsushi Misawa