Patents by Inventor Chiyumi Niwa

Chiyumi Niwa 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).

  • Publication number: 20090009531
    Abstract: A degree of overlapping between separately obtained regions of respective parts of an image is determined. When the degree of overlapping is greater than a defined value, only one of the obtained regions, or both the regions, or a region including both the regions is selected. When the degree of overlapping is less than the defined value, the separately obtained regions of respective parts of the image are separately selected. The image is displayed while reflecting a result of the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Sudo, Chiyumi Niwa, Nobukazu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7286161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital camera, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, and a program in which, plural trimming areas are set to image data displayed on a display, and the image data corresponding to the respective set trimming areas are continuously output and printed by a printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Chiyumi Niwa
  • Publication number: 20070188643
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which performs an image pickup of an object and records a pickup image includes a display unit which displays an operation item for execution of operation corresponding to the operation mode of the image pickup apparatus, a communication unit which connects a peripheral device so as to allow communication, and a determination unit which determines whether the peripheral device is connected. The display unit displays a specific operation item in an already selected state in accordance with the determination result obtained by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Junichi Maniwa, Chiyumi Niwa
  • Publication number: 20060061659
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capture unit for capturing an image, a reproducing unit for reproducing and displaying an image, an attitude detecting unit for detecting an attitude, and a control unit for executing a preset and predetermined operation if a predetermined attitude change pattern is detected with the attitude detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Chiyumi Niwa
  • Publication number: 20040051807
    Abstract: In order to make it possible to perform the starting or the changing of photographing, recording and reproducing modes easily and to eliminate walls between the modes, an image pickup apparatus includes a first mode for recording a photographed image on a record medium as an image file, a second mode for reproducing the image file, and an operation member which can switch to each mode by different operation methods, wherein the operation member returns to its original state after the performance of an operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Chiyumi Niwa
  • Publication number: 20030156197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital camera, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, and a program. According to the present invention, plural trimming areas are set to image data displayed on a display, and the image data corresponding to the respective set trimming areas are continuously output and printed by a printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Chiyumi Niwa