Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Horii

Hirofumi Horii 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: 20240056689
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 11838642
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20230291996
    Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 11696015
    Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20220337733
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 11477389
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20220303453
    Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
  • Publication number: 20220256067
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 11375105
    Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa
  • Patent number: 11330188
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Patent number: 11265473
    Abstract: A camera including a first display, a second display displaying a live view image, an operation dial that is disposed around the first display, and a system controller that controls display on the first display. In a case where the operation dial is operated, the system controller displays an image picture of the operated operation dial and the set content of the camera in the image picture on the first display and the displayed set content in the image picture is a current value of the set content only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20210203857
    Abstract: A camera including a first display, a second display displaying a live view image, an operation dial that is disposed around the first display, and a system controller that controls display on the first display. In a case where the operation dial is operated, the system controller displays an image picture of the operated operation dial and the set content of the camera in the image picture on the first display and the displayed set content in the image picture is a current value of the set content only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 10986277
    Abstract: A first operation dial and a second operation dial are provided around a sub-display. Set contents of a camera, an image picture of the first operation dial, and an image picture of the second operation dial are displayed on the sub-display. In a state in which the first operation dial and the second operation dial are not operated, the set contents of the camera are displayed to be large on the sub-display, and only parts of the image picture of the first operation dial and the image picture of the second operation dial are displayed at an edge. In a case where the first operation dial or the second operation dial are operated, an image picture of the operated operation dial appears from the edge and is displayed such that a dial plate portion can be visually recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: FULIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20210014400
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 10873705
    Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20200336651
    Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 10812732
    Abstract: Provided are a digital camera and a control method of a digital camera which are capable of reducing power consumption in a focal-plane shutter capable of performing a normal opening operation. In the focal-plane shutter capable of performing the normal opening operation, in a case where a shutter release switch is operated, exposure using an electronic shutter is started. Thereafter, curtain running preparation for magnetizing a front-curtain electromagnet and a rear-curtain electromagnet and unlocking a second front-curtain drive member and a rear-curtain drive member locked in charge positions by a lock mechanism, which is a curtain running preparation operation of the focal-plane shutter, is performed immediately before exposure of a still image is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Irie, Hirofumi Horii, Kentaro Tokiwa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20200314350
    Abstract: A first operation dial and a second operation dial are provided around a sub-display. Set contents of a camera, an image picture of the first operation dial, and an image picture of the second operation dial are displayed on the sub-display. In a state in which the first operation dial and the second operation dial are not operated, the set contents of the camera are displayed to be large on the sub-display, and only parts of the image picture of the first operation dial and the image picture of the second operation dial are displayed at an edge. In a case where the first operation dial or the second operation dial are operated, an image picture of the operated operation dial appears from the edge and is displayed such that a dial plate portion can be visually recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 10791262
    Abstract: Provided are a camera with good operability and a display control method of the camera. Contact of a finger with a rear command dial D1 is detected. In a case where the contact of the finger with the rear command dial D1 is not detected, only setting contents of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 16 provided near the rear command dial D1. In a case where the contact of the finger with the rear command dial D1 is detected, an image picture of the rear command dial D1 is displayed in a first size on the sub-display 16. In a case where the contact of the finger with the rear command dial D1 is continuously detected for a certain period of time or more, or in a case where the rear command dial D1 is operated, the image picture of the rear command dial D1 is enlarged and displayed in a second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Patent number: 10785416
    Abstract: Provided are a camera having good visibility and operability with a compact configuration, a display control method of the camera, and a display control program of the camera. A sub-display 16 is provided on a top surface of a camera body 10. A first operation dial D1 and a second operation dial D2 are provided near the sub-display 16. The sub-display 16 displays setting contents iC of the camera and image pictures iD1 and iD2 of the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2. The image pictures iD1 and iD2 of the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2 are displayed in an overlapped manner. Contact with the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2 is detected, and an image picture of an operation dial in which the contact is detected is displayed on a forefront surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa