Patents by Inventor Etsuya TAKAMI

Etsuya TAKAMI 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: 20240080545
    Abstract: There is provided with an image capturing control apparatus. A setting unit sets power distributed to each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in accordance with a priority for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses. A control unit controls the irradiation unit included in each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in accordance with the set power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Etsuya TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240081019
    Abstract: There is provided with an information processing apparatus comprising a computer executing instructions. A predicting unit predicts a heat generation amount of a control target, wherein a temperature of the control target is controlled by a heat absorbing action or a heat radiating action of a heat exchange unit including a heat absorption unit and a heat radiation unit. A control unit controls a temperature of the heat absorption unit or the heat radiation unit of the heat exchange unit based on the predicted heat generation amount so that the temperature of the heat absorption unit or the heat radiation unit becomes a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Etsuya TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230061706
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets sleep periods of devices in the vicinity of an imaging range based on, if any, a cyclical schedule of preset pan-tilt positions and zoom positions. The information processing apparatus then acquires information on the devices in the vicinity of the imaging range before target pan-tilt position and zoom position are reached, and provides the acquired information to a display device or the like after the target pan-tilt position and zoom position are reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Patent number: 11153493
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes an angle control unit configured to change an angle between an imaging plane of an image sensor and a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an imaging lens, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information of a specific area of an image, and a management unit configured to change the positional information based on the angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Kobayashi, Etsuya Takami
  • Patent number: 10999485
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a focus control unit configured to perform a focus control based on an image signal, a tilt control unit configured to control a tilt of an imaging plane based on the image signal, and a determination unit configured to determine a first evaluation area of the image signal used for the focus control and a second evaluation area of the image signal used for the tilt control in performing both the focus control and the tilt control. At least one processor or circuit is configured to perform a function of at least one of the units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20200177820
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes an angle control unit configured to change an angle between an imaging plane of an image sensor and a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an imaging lens, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information of a specific area of an image, and a management unit configured to change the positional information based on the angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Kobayashi, Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20200128162
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a focus control unit configured to perform a focus control based on an image signal, a tilt control unit configured to control a tilt of an imaging plane based on the image signal, and a determination unit configured to determine a first evaluation area of the image signal used for the focus control and a second evaluation area of the image signal used for the tilt control in performing both the focus control and the tilt control. At least one processor or circuit is configured to perform a function of at least one of the units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Patent number: 9936146
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: plural imaging devices which are mounted on the same moving body, and configured to capture subjects to acquire images; and a controller configured to calculate a target white balance value common to the images acquired by the imaging devices. Each imaging device includes: a white balance calculator configured to calculate an individual white balance value of the image acquired by the imaging device; and a white balance corrector configured to correct the individual white value of the image of the subject taken by the imaging device to the target white balance value. The controller includes a weighting unit configured to individually weight the individual white balance value given from each imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Patent number: 9883113
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging processing apparatus comprising: an imaging period controller configured, when driving an imager with an exposure time less than a standard imaging period, to generate a frame of the standard imaging period every certain frames and to control an imaging period so that one of a preceding frame and succeeding frame of the frame of the standard imaging period has an imaging period shorter than the standard imaging period and the other has an imaging period longer than the standard imaging period; a shutter controller configured to control reset timing of electric charges accumulated in the imager in accordance with the imaging period of the imager; a storage configured to store therein taken images by the imager with the reset timing controlled; and a reading controller configured to read and output the taken images stored in the storage with a reproduction speed corresponding to the standard imaging period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Shimoozono, Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20170054889
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging processing apparatus comprising: an imaging period controller configured, when driving an imager with an exposure time less than a standard imaging period, to generate a frame of the standard imaging period every certain frames and to control an imaging period so that one of a preceding frame and succeeding frame of the frame of the standard imaging period has an imaging period shorter than the standard imaging period and the other has an imaging period longer than the standard imaging period; a shutter controller configured to control reset timing of electric charges accumulated in the imager in accordance with the imaging period of the imager; a storage configured to store therein taken images by the imager with the reset timing controlled; and a reading controller configured to read and output the taken images stored in the storage with a reproduction speed corresponding to the standard imaging period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Akihito Shimoozono, Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20160381303
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: plural imaging devices which are mounted on the same moving body, and configured to capture subjects to acquire images; and a controller configured to calculate a target white balance value common to the images acquired by the imaging devices. Each imaging device includes: a white balance calculator configured to calculate an individual white balance value of the image acquired by the imaging device; and a white balance corrector configured to correct the individual white value of the image of the subject taken by the imaging device to the target white balance value. The controller includes a weighting unit configured to individually weight the individual white balance value given from each imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Etsuya TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9154771
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a stereoscopic image maintains the image quality of partial image data by appropriately cutting out the partial image data from image data generated by an imaging unit. The apparatus includes imaging units which generate right-eye image data and left-eye image data having binocular parallax for making a viewer sense a stereoscopic image; an information storage unit which stores, when image center points of the right-eye and left-eye image data image data are origins, position information indicating positions of right and left correction points obtained by moving marks projected on the right-eye and left-eye image data by a differential vector, respectively; and a cutout control unit which, based on the position information, cuts out pieces of partial image data having the same size from the right-eye and left-eye image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20130038682
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a stereoscopic image maintains the image quality of partial image data by appropriately cutting out the partial image data from image data generated by an imaging unit. The apparatus includes imaging units which generate right-eye image data and left-eye image data having binocular parallax for making a viewer sense a stereoscopic image; an information storage unit which stores, when image center points of the right-eye and left-eye image data image data are origins, position information indicating positions of right and left correction points obtained by moving marks projected on the right-eye and left-eye image data by a differential vector, respectively; and a cutout control unit which, based on the position information, cuts out pieces of partial image data having the same size from the right-eye and left-eye image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Etsuya Takami
  • Publication number: 20120200672
    Abstract: A 3D imaging device includes: a first imaging unit having a first variable power lens and a first driving unit that drives the first variable power lens along an optical axis; a second imaging unit having a second variable power lens and a second driving unit that drives the second variable power lens along an optical axis; a storage unit that temporarily stores the first photographic image and the second photographic image; a parallax determining unit that determines a parallax in a horizontal direction between the first photographic image and the second photographic image; a parallax adjusting unit that generates a third photographic image excluding a first parallax adjusting image from the first photographic image and a fourth photographic image excluding a second parallax adjusting image from the second photographic image; and a photographic information recording unit that records information about a magnification of the first variable power lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsumasa ADACHI, Soji MASUI, Etsuya TAKAMI