Patents by Inventor Genjiro Sano

Genjiro Sano 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: 20230222627
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device including a second display unit, and a control unit configured to rotate an image to be displayed on the first display unit, in accordance with a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the first display unit, and rotate an image to be output to the external device, in accordance with the rotational angle of the first display unit and a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the second display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Genjiro Sano
  • Patent number: 11630627
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device including a second display unit, and a control unit configured to rotate an image to be displayed on the first display unit, in accordance with a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the first display unit, and rotate an image to be output to the external device, in accordance with the rotational angle of the first display unit and a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Genjiro Sano
  • Patent number: 11270407
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a reading unit configured to read a candidate image to be posted; and a display controlling unit configured to perform control to display a post creation screen including the candidate image such that in a case where the read candidate image is not an image for VR display, and an image for normal display, a specific display item for performing a hiding process of hiding a part of an image is not displayed on the post creation screen, and in a case where the candidate image is an image for VR display, the specific display item is displayed on the post creation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Genjiro Sano, Shin Murakami
  • Patent number: 11265458
    Abstract: When displaying a plurality of gain setting values on a setting screen, an apparatus performs control so as to display each of the gain setting values in a display style that makes identifiable a noise level generated as a result of amplification of a signal based on each of the gain setting values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Kimura, Genjiro Sano
  • Patent number: 11252328
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first half-celestial sphere image; a generation unit configured to generate a second half-celestial sphere image by horizontally or vertically inverting the first half-celestial sphere image; a combining unit configured to generate an entire-celestial sphere image by connecting the first half-celestial sphere image and the second half-celestial sphere image together; and a recording unit configured to record the generated entire-celestial sphere image on a recording memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Genjiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20220011996
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device including a second display unit, and a control unit configured to rotate an image to be displayed on the first display unit, in accordance with a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the first display unit, and rotate an image to be output to the external device, in accordance with the rotational angle of the first display unit and a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the second display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Genjiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20210409589
    Abstract: When displaying a plurality of gain setting values on a setting screen, an apparatus performs control so as to display each of the gain setting values in a display style that makes identifiable a noise level generated as a result of amplification of a signal based on each of the gain setting values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki Kimura, Genjiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20200260004
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first half-celestial sphere image; a generation unit configured to generate a second half-celestial sphere image by horizontally or vertically inverting the first half-celestial sphere image; a combining unit configured to generate an entire-celestial sphere image by connecting the first half-celestial sphere image and the second half-celestial sphere image together; and a recording unit configured to record the generated entire-celestial sphere image on a recording memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Genjiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20200193559
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a reading unit configured to read a candidate image to be posted; and a display controlling unit configured to perform control to display a post creation screen including the candidate image such that in a case where the read candidate image is not an image for VR display, and an image for normal display, a specific display item for performing a hiding process of hiding a part of an image is not displayed on the post creation screen, and in a case where the candidate image is an image for VR display, the specific display item is displayed on the post creation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Genjiro Sano, Shin Murakami