Patents by Inventor Fumio Hiraide

Fumio Hiraide 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).

  • Information input apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9467642
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160205339
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro SUZUKI, Fumio HIRAIDE, Toshihisa KUROIWA, Yoji UCHIYAMA, Akira OHMURA
  • INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150326755
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro SUZUKI, Fumio HIRAIDE, Toshihisa KUROIWA, Yoji UCHIYAMA, Akira OHMURA
  • INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130329082
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiro SUZUKI, Fumio HIRAIDE, Toshihisa KUROIWA, Yoji UCHIYAMA, Akira OHMURA
  • Information input apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20110128409
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • Image processing apparatus having image selection function, and recording medium having image selection function program
    Patent number: 7826092
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having an image selecting function, includes: an evaluation device that takes in a plurality of sets of image data of a subject obtained through image-capturing and performs acceptability evaluation on each of the plurality of sets of image date; and an acceptability selection device that selects image data ranked high in the acceptability evaluation among the plurality of sets of image data having undergone the acceptability evaluation performed at the evaluation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ejima, Hirotake Nozaki, Fumio Hiraide
  • Information input apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7787027
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • Information input apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20100033598
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • Image processing apparatus having image selection function, and recording medium having image selection function program
    Publication number: 20060256396
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having an image selecting function, includes: an evaluation device that takes in a plurality of sets of image data of a subject obtained through image-capturing and performs acceptability evaluation on each of the plurality of sets of image date; and an acceptability selection device that selects image data ranked high in the acceptability evaluation among the plurality of sets of image data having undergone the acceptability evaluation performed at the evaluation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ejima, Hirotake Nozaki, Fumio Hiraide
  • Information input apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20060132621
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • Information input apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20050231612
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki, Fumio Hiraide, Toshihisa Kuroiwa, Yoji Uchiyama, Akira Ohmura
  • Image processing apparatus having image selection function, and recording medium having image selection function program
    Publication number: 20050219666
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having an image selecting function, includes: an evaluation device that takes in a plurality of sets of image data of a subject obtained through image-capturing and performs acceptability evaluation on each of the plurality of sets of image data; and an acceptability selection device that selects image data ranked high in the acceptability evaluation among the plurality of sets of image data having undergone the acceptability evaluation performed at the evaluation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ejima, Hirotake Nozaki, Fumio Hiraide
  • INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20020057351
    Abstract: An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: MASAHIRO SUZUKI, FUMIO HIRAIDE, TOSHIHISA KUROIWA, YOJI UCHIYAMA, AKIRA OHMURA