Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Toriumi

Hiroshi Toriumi 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: 20230401782
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a determining unit configured to determine a target object that a user is paying attention to, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of types of information on the target object, a referring unit configured to refer to reference information associated with the target object, and a control unit configured to determine the at least one of the plurality of types of information based on the reference information and the plurality of types of information, the display unit displays the at least one of the plurality of types of information and image data stored in a memory, and the reference information is past information of each of the plurality of types of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Atsushi Ichihara, Hiroki Kitanosako
  • Patent number: 11671699
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of an imaging apparatus, and at least memory and at least one processor which function as a calculation unit configured to calculate a time limit for recording a moving image based on the temperature acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to display the time limit on a display unit in a standby state where a moving image is not recorded in a moving image recording mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20220353413
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises a display unit that displays a captured image, an output unit that outputs the image to an external device, a processing unit capable of switching and executing a plurality of operations that include a first operation of capturing the image with an image capturing mode setting during shooting standby, and a second operation of capturing the image with the same image capturing mode setting regardless of whether it is during shooting standby or during shooting, and a control unit that, when an output of the image to the external device is not being performed, permits the processing unit to perform the first operation, and when an output of the image to the external device is being performed, prohibits the processing unit to perform the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Daiyu Ueno, Yoichiro Imai, Hiroshi Toriumi, Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 11442340
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus to which an external apparatus is detachably attachable includes a controlling unit configured to make a vibration device vibrate by using a vibration parameter corresponding to a type of the external apparatus to be attached to the electronic apparatus, the vibration device being provided on at least one of the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuto Noda, Shinga Nakashima, Akira Watanabe, Takazumi Seo, Kohei Uemura, Toshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20220270342
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus a determining unit configured to determine a target object that a user is paying attention to, a detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of types of detection information on the target object, a referring unit configured to refer to reference information associated with the target object, a presenting unit configured to present at least one of the plurality of types of detection information, and a control unit configured to determine the at least one of the plurality of types of detection information presented by the presenting unit, based on the reference information and the plurality of types of detection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Atsushi Ichihara, Hiroki Kitanosako
  • Patent number: 11350028
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus configured to change into a plurality of states includes an operation member configured to change the electronic apparatus to one of the plurality of states, an acquirer configured to acquire a state change of the electronic apparatus that occurs when the operation member is operated, based on a current state of the electronic apparatus before the operation member is operated, and a notice controller configured to control notice of information corresponding to the state change acquired by the acquirer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Patent number: 11314153
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor configured to acquire a first temperature at a predetermined position, a second sensor configured to acquire a second temperature at a position different from the predetermined position, a controller configured to limit a predetermined function, and a prediction unit configured to obtain an environmental temperature based on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature, and information about temporal variation of the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature in a case where the predetermined function is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210294185
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor configured to acquire a first temperature at a predetermined position, a second sensor configured to acquire a second temperature at a position different from the predetermined position, a controller configured to limit a predetermined function, and a prediction unit configured to obtain an environmental temperature based on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature, and information about temporal variation of the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature in a case where the predetermined function is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210297586
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of an imaging apparatus, and at least memory and at least one processor which function as a calculation unit configured to calculate a time limit for recording a moving image based on the temperature acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to display the time limit on a display unit in a standby state where a moving image is not recorded in a moving image recording mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20210099636
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus configured to change into a plurality of states includes an operation member configured to change the electronic apparatus to one of the plurality of states, an acquirer configured to acquire a state change of the electronic apparatus that occurs when the operation member is operated, based on a current state of the electronic apparatus before the operation member is operated, and a notice controller configured to control notice of information corresponding to the state change acquired by the acquirer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20210018820
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus to which an external apparatus is detachably attachable includes a controlling unit configured to make a vibration device vibrate by using a vibration parameter corresponding to a type of the external apparatus to be attached to the electronic apparatus, the vibration device being provided on at least one of the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Atsuto NODA, Shinga NAKASHIMA, Akira WATANABE, Takazumi SEO, Kohei UEMURA, Toshihiro OGAWA, Hiroshi TORIUMI
  • Patent number: 10848679
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an image-forming optical system with a changeable focal length, an image pickup device configured to capture an image formed by the image-forming optical system and to output an image signal, and at least one processor or circuit programmed to function as a display control unit configured to control a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a notification control unit configured to control a notification unit provided separately from the display unit and configured to notify a user of information regarding the focal length of the image-forming optical system. The notification control unit causes a notification method of information regarding the focal length by the notification unit to be changed based on the focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Yosuke Fukai
  • Patent number: 10782760
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first module, a second module located in a post-stage of the first module, and a third module located in a post-stage of the second module. The first module includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied in a first state where a communication unit of the first module and a communication unit of the second module are electrically connected to each other and the communication unit of the second module and a communication unit of the third module are electrically separated from each other by a first switch, and a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on a determination result as to whether the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20190208134
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an image-forming optical system with a changeable focal length, an image pickup device configured to capture an image formed by the image-forming optical system and to output an image signal, and at least one processor or circuit programmed to function as a display control unit configured to control a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a notification control unit configured to control a notification unit provided separately from the display unit and configured to notify a user of information regarding the focal length of the image-forming optical system. The notification control unit causes a notification method of information regarding the focal length by the notification unit to be changed based on the focal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Yosuke Fukai
  • Publication number: 20180348835
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first module, a second module located in a post-stage of the first module, and a third module located in a post-stage of the second module. The first module includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied in a first state where a communication unit of the first module and a communication unit of the second module are electrically connected to each other and the communication unit of the second module and a communication unit of the third module are electrically separated from each other by a first switch, and a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on a determination result as to whether the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Patent number: 9485401
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus equipped with a plurality of image pickup units for photographing different objects, which is capable sufficiently improving security and privacy protection of a photographer. The image pickup apparatus includes an out-camera and an in-camera. A CPU causes at least one of an object image photographed by the out-camera and a photographer image photographed by the in-camera to be displayed on a display section. Further, the CPU causes both the object image and the photographer image to be recorded in a recording medium in response to a photographing instruction from a user. The CPU notifies the user that a photographer image is photographed by the in-camera when although the object image is displayed on the display section, the photographer image is not displayed on the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20150201116
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus equipped with a plurality of image pickup units for photographing different objects, which is capable sufficiently improving security and privacy protection of a photographer. The image pickup apparatus includes an out-camera and an in-camera. A CPU causes at least one of an object image photographed by the out-camera and a photographer image photographed by the in-camera to be displayed on a display section. Further, the CPU causes both the object image and the photographer image to be recorded in a recording medium in response to a photographing instruction from a user. The CPU notifies the user that a photographer image is photographed by the in-camera when although the object image is displayed on the display section, the photographer image is not displayed on the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroshi TORIUMI
  • Patent number: 8964051
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an object to acquire an image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information, an addition unit configured to add the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to the image acquired by the imaging unit, an operation unit configured to receive an instruction from a user, and a notification unit configured to notify before sending the image, when the operation unit receives an instruction to send the image to the external apparatus after the acquisition unit starts to perform processing for acquiring the positional information and before the addition unit adds the positional information to the image, the user that the positional information has not been added to the image which is instructed to be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Takashi Morii, Hidenori Shiba, Keita Sonoda, Masakazu Nakadokoro, Shinji Kurokawa, Shozo Endo
  • Patent number: 8624724
    Abstract: A position information acquisition apparatus capable of wireless communication with an imaging apparatus, the position information acquisition apparatus includes position information acquisition apparatus configured to acquire position information that indicates a position of the position information acquisition apparatus, reception apparatus configured to receive a request for the position information from the imaging apparatus; position information transmission apparatus configured to transmit by the wireless communication the position information acquired by the position information acquisition apparatus in response to a request for position information from the imaging apparatus, determination apparatus (209) configured to determine whether the position information acquisition apparatus transmit the position information, and signal transmission apparatus configured to transmit a signal to the imaging apparatus by the wireless communication if the determination apparatus determines that position informatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Morii, Shozo Endo, Shinji Kurokawa, Keita Sonoda, Hidenori Shiba, Tadashi Koyama, Hiroshi Toriumi, Masakazu Nakadokoro
  • Publication number: 20120092508
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an object to acquire an image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information, an addition unit configured to add the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to the image acquired by the imaging unit, an operation unit configured to receive an instruction from a user, and a notification unit configured to notify before sending the image, when the operation unit receives an instruction to send the image to the external apparatus after the acquisition unit starts to perform processing for acquiring the positional information and before the addition unit adds the positional information to the image, the user that the positional information has not been added to the image which is instructed to be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Takashi Morii, Hidenori Shiba, Keita Sonoda, Masakazu Nakadokoro, Shinji Kurokawa, Shozo Endo