Patents by Inventor Genki Kumazaki

Genki Kumazaki 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).

  • Patent number: 10542199
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit, and a control unit which communicates with an external device by first or second communication systems. The first system maintains communication connection even if the apparatus and device are not in a predetermined operational mode for executing image transmission processing. The second system maintains communication connection if the apparatus and device are in the predetermined mode. The control unit can automatically transmit a photographed image to an external device through the communication unit by the second communication system, and switch and control first and second functional modes for enabling and disabling a photography function, respectively. Where an image is photographed in the first mode, the control unit records the image as a target for automatic transmission. If the transmission target image is recorded, automatic transmission is not started during the first mode, and started during the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka, Taku Koreki, Takashi Onoda, Ai Nakajima, Genki Kumazaki
  • Patent number: 10491794
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit, and a control unit which communicates with an external device by first or second communication systems. The first system maintains communication connection even if the apparatus and device are not in a predetermined operational mode for executing image transmission processing. The second system maintains communication connection if the apparatus and device are in the predetermined mode. The control unit can automatically transmit a photographed image to an external device through the communication unit by the second communication system, and switch and control first and second functional modes for enabling and disabling a photography function, respectively. Where an image is photographed in the first mode, the control unit records the image as a target for automatic transmission. If the transmission target image is recorded, automatic transmission is not started during the first mode, and started during the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka, Taku Koreki, Takashi Onoda, Ai Nakajima, Genki Kumazaki
  • Patent number: 10237495
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a CPU which is operable to function as units comprising a processing unit which sets, as a first area, an area that is not a peripheral edge area in a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, sets an area including the peripheral edge area as a second area, and performs predetermined processing on one of the first area and the second area, and a specification unit which specifies whether the first area is subjected to the predetermined processing or the second area is subjected to the predetermined processing, based on orientation information of the imaging unit when the captured image is acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshizawa, Naoya Okamoto, Hitoshi Tanaka, Kazunori Yanagi, Kazuaki Hagiwara, Yoshihiro Takayama, Yoshiyuki Kato, Tomohiko Murakami, Ken Fujita, Kenji Iwamoto, Takashi Onoda, Genki Kumazaki
  • Publication number: 20180332212
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit, and a control unit which communicates with an external device by first or second communication systems. The first system maintains communication connection even if the apparatus and device are not in a predetermined operational mode for executing image transmission processing. The second system maintains communication connection if the apparatus and device are in the predetermined mode. The control unit can automatically transmit a photographed image to an external device through the communication unit by the second communication system, and switch and control first and second functional modes for enabling and disabling a photography function, respectively. Where an image is photographed in the first mode, the control unit records the image as a target for automatic transmission. If the transmission target image is recorded, automatic transmission is not started during the first mode, and started during the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Taku KOREKI, Takashi ONODA, Ai NAKAJIMA, Genki KUMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10057476
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus is provided with an image capture unit and a communication unit, and is configured to: perform automatic transmission for automatically transmitting an image photographed with the image capture unit to an external device through the communication unit; switch and control a first functional mode for enabling a photography function, and a second functional mode for disabling the photography function and enabling a communication function in relation to image transmission; in a case in which an image is photographed in the first functional mode, record the photographed image as a transmission target image that is targeted for the automatic transmission; and even if the transmission target image is recorded, control the communication unit not to start automatic transmission of the transmission target image to the external device during the first functional mode, and control the communication unit to start automatic transmission of the transmission target image to the external device duri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka, Taku Koreki, Takashi Onoda, Ai Nakajima, Genki Kumazaki
  • Publication number: 20170264832
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a CPU which is operable to function as units comprising a processing unit which sets, as a first area, an area that is not a peripheral edge area in a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, sets an area including the peripheral edge area as a second area, and performs predetermined processing on one of the first area and the second area, and a specification unit which specifies whether the first area is subjected to the predetermined processing or the second area is subjected to the predetermined processing, based on orientation information of the imaging unit when the captured image is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji YOSHIZAWA, Naoya OKAMOTO, Hitoshi TANAKA, Kazunori YANAGI, Kazuaki HAGIWARA, Yoshihiro TAKAYAMA, Yoshiyuki KATO, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Ken FUJITA, Kenji IWAMOTO, Takashi ONODA, Genki KUMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170142318
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus is provided with an image capture unit and a communication unit, and is configured to: perform automatic transmission for automatically transmitting an image photographed with the image capture unit to an external device through the communication unit; switch and control a first functional mode for enabling a photography function, and a second functional mode for disabling the photography function and enabling a communication function in relation to image transmission; in a case in which an image is photographed in the first functional mode, record the photographed image as a transmission target image that is targeted for the automatic transmission; and even if the transmission target image is recorded, control the communication unit not to start automatic transmission of the transmission target image to the external device during the first functional mode, and control the communication unit to start automatic transmission of the transmission target image to the external device duri
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Taku KOREKI, Takashi ONODA, Ai NAKAJIMA, Genki KUMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150379748
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image acquiring unit, an image setting unit, an image selecting unit, and an image generating unit. The image acquiring unit acquires a plurality of images belonging to different groups. The image setting unit determines the number of images to be used for generation of a new image. The image selecting unit selects images of the number determined by the image setting unit from the plurality of images based on supplementary information of a plurality of images belonging to each of the different groups acquired by the image acquiring unit. The image generating unit generates a new image from the images selected by the image selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genki KUMAZAKI, Takashi ONODA, Kenji IWAMOTO, Taku KOREKI, Takeshi OKADA
  • Publication number: 20120250997
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus connectable to a terminal through a network, includes a receiver configured to receive original image data uploaded from the terminal, an image processor configured to change a tone of the original image data, a transmitter which transmits tone-changed image data output from the image processor to the terminal, and a face detector configured to detect a face region in the original image data received by the receiver, wherein the image processor is configured to perform a first tone-change for image data of the face region in the original image data, and perform a second tone-change for image data of another region in the original image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genki Kumazaki, Masaru Sakata