Patents by Inventor Chiho Tsuchiya

Chiho Tsuchiya 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).

  • Imaging control device and imaging control method having intelligent auto mode features
    Patent number: 8817157
    Abstract: A imaging control device includes a scene recognition section which recognizes scenes showing a subject by analyzing obtained image data, a display section which displays the obtained image data, an imaging mode selection section which prepares a plurality of imaging modes where a parameter which adjusts image characteristics according to each scene is set in advance and which automatically selects an imaging mode corresponding to the recognized scene from a plurality of imaging modes, a first operation section which generates a first operation signal which locks the imaging mode at a current imaging mode during the operation of automatically selecting the imaging mode, and a second operation section which generates a second operation signal which adjusts a portion of the parameter in a state where the imaging mode is locked, where an adjustment range using the second operation section is within a range limited by the locked imaging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ayako Iwase, Ryo Takaoka, Fumikazu Hatanaka, Chiho Tsuchiya, Nobuki Furue
  • Imaging control device and imaging control method
    Publication number: 20110249139
    Abstract: A imaging control device includes a scene recognition section which recognizes scenes showing a subject by analyzing obtained image data, a display section which displays the obtained image data, an imaging mode selection section which prepares a plurality of imaging modes where a parameter which adjusts image characteristics according to each scene is set in advance and which automatically selects an imaging mode corresponding to the recognized scene from a plurality of imaging modes, a first operation section which generates a first operation signal which locks the imaging mode at a current imaging mode during the operation of automatically selecting the imaging mode, and a second operation section which generates a second operation signal which adjusts a portion of the parameter in a state where the imaging mode is locked, where an adjustment range using the second operation section is within a range limited by the locked imaging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ayako Iwase, Ryo Takaoka, Fumikazu Hatanaka, Chiho Tsuchiya, Nobuki Furue