Patents by Inventor Hirotake Nozaki
Hirotake Nozaki 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).
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Patent number: 8212909Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera capable of deciding display form of the multi-display optimally suited an external monitor on the basis of detecting pixel information of the external monitor connected to the digital camera. In one aspect of the present invention, a digital camera includes a memory that stores a plurality of image frames, a display that shows an image frame, an output means that outputs image data to an electric instrument, a multi-display forming means that shows simultaneously a plurality of image frames stored in the memory, an image selection means that selects a given image frame among the plurality of image frames of the multi-display shown on the display, and a controller that controls such that when the multi-display is shown on the display, only the given image data selected by the image selection means is output from the output means.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Akira Ohmura, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20120162468Abstract: A digital camera comprises an imaging device; an internal memory; an attachment device that attaches a storage medium; a medium detector that detects whether the storage medium attached to the attachment device is a storage medium limiting overwrite; and a record control device that controls so as to store image data taken by the imaging device in the storage medium attached to the attachment device. When the medium detector detects that the storage medium attached to the attachment device is the storage medium limiting overwrite, the record control device controls so as to store data management information of the image data recorded in the storage medium limiting overwrite in the internal memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake NOZAKI, Akira OHMURA
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Patent number: 8189059Abstract: In a collaborating work, it is to provide a digital camera in which camera information about each camera is displayed on a monitor of a master camera and a memory status of each memory card in use is also displayed and further, when monitoring a video from a slave camera, a size of a display screen can be manually set and in a digital camera system at collaborating work, a first digital camera is provided with camera information about each digital camera, a total memory capacity, a total sum of shot-taken frame numbers, a total remaining memory capacity or a display device indicating a total sum of remaining frame numbers. Camera information is information that is required to be set when instructing a shooting work or a storage work or to specify a second digital camera.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Takumi Kawahara, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Norikazu Yokonuma, Kazuyuki Kazami, Tadashi Ohta
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Publication number: 20120105684Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject, a display device that has a display screen displaying image data photographed by the imaging device, a zoom device that varies the display screen, an extraction device that extracts a predetermined feature portion from image data photographed by the imaging device, a directive device that directs the display device so as to display a predetermined feature portion extracted by the extraction device in a predetermined form, and a controller that controls the directive device so as not to direct a display on the display device in accordance with the varying magnification of the zoom device. Namely, an icon of the extraction result is not displayed while the zoom is in action, so that it can avoid an inappropriate display in which the icon display does not correspond to a photographed subject due to the subject's quick movement or a sudden change in its size within a picture frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake NOZAKI, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Hideo HIBINO, Tadashi OHTA
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Patent number: 8159561Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject image, a first storage device that stores image data output from the imaging device at a first time interval, a display device that reads the image data stored in the first storage device at the first time interval and display the image data, a second storage device that reads the image data stored in the first storage device at a second time interval and stores the image data and a feature extraction device that extracts a feature section of the subject based upon the image data stored in the second storage device. Therefore, image data output from the imaging device for an image display is once stored in the second storage device and the feature section is extracted from the stored image data, so an extraction is not affected by an update of the first storage device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Yasuyuki Motoki, Hideo Hibino, Toshiaki Maeda, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8159594Abstract: A portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 starts projection by a projection module 6 when a relative angle ? is set to a projection attitude of 80° and three seconds elapses. If a setting is made for performing vibration correction processing, then a camera unit 200 is commanded to start image-capturing or photographing frame pictures continuously. The portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 calculates six movement vectors by comparing pictures between successive frames photographed by an image sensor. Along with deciding upon “hand tremor” based upon the movement vectors which are calculated, moreover a representative vector is calculated. The portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 further creates picture shift information for canceling the representative vector, and, if “hand tremor” has been decided upon, suppresses vibration or wobbling of the contents projected by the projector module using the picture shift information.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Keiichi Nitta, Hirotake Nozaki
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Patent number: 8149295Abstract: A digital camera comprises an imaging device; an internal memory; an attachment device that attaches a storage medium; a medium detector that detects whether the storage medium attached to the attachment device is a storage medium limiting overwrite; and a record control device that controls so as to store image data taken by the imaging device in the storage medium attached to the attachment device. When the medium detector detects that the storage medium attached to the attachment device is the storage medium limiting overwrite, the record control device controls so as to store data management information of the image data recorded in the storage medium limiting overwrite in the internal memory.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Akira Ohmura
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Patent number: 8147066Abstract: A portable type information device includes: a projector device that, with illumination light from a light source unit, projects a projection pattern which has been created upon an image pattern generation unit to an exterior of the portable type information device via a projection lens; and a power supply command device that commands the projector device to turn ON only a power supply to the light source unit. The projector device is configured to be utilized as a simple electric torch. In addition, by retracting the image pattern generation unit from an optical path for projection, the illumination light can be irradiated to the exterior effectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Akira Ohmura, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8123363Abstract: A projector device that generates a projection image, photographs this projection image and performs various adjustments to the projection image.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Tadashi Ohta, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Keiichi Nitta, Akira Ohmura, Nobuhiro Fujinawa
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Patent number: 8120664Abstract: This invention includes an imaging device that photographs a subject, a display device that has a display screen displaying image data photographed by the imaging device, a zoom device that varies the display screen, an extraction device that extracts a predetermined feature portion from image data photographed by the imaging device, a directive device that directs the display device so as to display a predetermined feature portion extracted by the extraction device in a predetermined form, and a controller that controls the directive device so as not to direct a display on the display device in accordance with the varying magnification of the zoom device. Namely, an icon of the extraction result is not displayed while the zoom is in action, so that it can avoid an inappropriate display in which the icon display does not correspond to a photographed subject due to the subject's quick movement or a sudden change in its size within a picture frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Yasuyuki Motoki, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8106852Abstract: A display device includes: a first display unit that provides a light emitting display by individually controlling a light emitting quantity for each pixel; and a second display unit that allows either a transmitting state for transmitting ambient light or a reflecting state for reflecting the ambient light to be selected in correspondence to each pixel and brings up a display by assuming a specific combination of a transmitting area and a reflecting area, and the second display unit is layered over the first display unit so that the first display unit can be viewed through the transmitting area at the second display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Hirotake Nozaki
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Patent number: 8104900Abstract: An electronic device includes: a moving part; a projector device provided to the moving part; and a projection control unit that starts projection of an image by the projector device according to the state of the moving part, and the projection control unit starts projection of an image when a first time period has elapsed with the moving part in a predetermined state.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Akira Ohmura
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Publication number: 20110310272Abstract: A digital camera includes an insertion unit for inserting a storage medium, an image pickup unit, a control unit for storing an image picked up by the image pickup unit onto a storage medium inserted into the insertion unit, and a medium detection unit for detecting whether the storage medium inserted into the insertion unit is a storage medium in which rewrite is limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Norikazu Yokonuma, Masahide Tanaka, Tadashi Ohta, Akira Ohmura
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Patent number: 8061850Abstract: A projector module adopts a structure having an optical image forming block and an optical block integrated via a locking member. The optical image forming block adopts a structure achieved by disposing an aluminum substrate at which an LED is mounted and a liquid crystal panel in a casing constituted with a plastic material having low thermal conductivity. The locking member is formed by bending a metal sheet through a sheet metal bending process and the locking member is set in surface contact with the substrate. The optical block adopts a structure achieved by disposing a PBS and a reflecting member at the casing constituted with a plastic material having low thermal conductivity with a quarter-wave plate disposed at the boundary of the two members.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Hirotake Nozaki
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Publication number: 20110268420Abstract: The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masahiro Juen, Masaharu Ito, Hirotake Nozaki, Masahide Tanaka, Kenji Toyoda
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Publication number: 20110242363Abstract: A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Hideo Hibino, Tadashi Ohta
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Patent number: 8009230Abstract: When at least a portion of an aperture of a lens part is covered with some object, both adjusting of the sensitivity of an image pickup part and display of “though image” are inhibited. Also, it is able to shorten a length of time for which the camera enters into a power saving mode, and to prevent capture of improper images. Provided herein is a determining unit for determining whether at least a portion of the aperture of the lens part is covered. When the determining unit determines that it is covered, the camera inhibits the sensitivity adjustment of the image pickup part and the display of “though image”, shortens the length of time after which the camera enters into the power saving mode, interrupts shooting or continuous shooting, or a movie imaging, and inhibits a flash emission.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hirotake Nozaki
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Patent number: 8009976Abstract: A camera has a face detecting section, a focusing section, and a controlling section. The face detecting section detects a face area in a shooting image plane. The focusing section calculates a defocus amount based on a relative distance of a pair of images of a light beam that has passed through a shooting lens in each of a plurality of optional areas in the shooting image plane. The controlling section designates a focusing area among the optional areas based on an output of the face detecting section and performs a focusing operation of the shooting lens based on the defocus amount in the focusing area.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Akira Ohmura
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Patent number: 8004603Abstract: When at least a portion of an aperture of a lens part is covered with some object, both adjusting of the sensitivity of an image pickup part and display of “though image” are inhibited. Also, it is able to shorten a length of time for which the camera enters into a power saving mode, and to prevent capture of improper images. Provided herein is a determining unit for determining whether at least a portion of the aperture of the lens part is covered. When the determining unit determines that it is covered, the camera inhibits the sensitivity adjustment of the image pickup part and the display of “though image”, shortens the length of time after which the camera enters into the power saving mode, interrupts shooting or continuous shooting, or a movie imaging, and inhibits a flash emission.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hirotake Nozaki
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Patent number: 8005341Abstract: The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Masahide Tanaka