Patents by Inventor Hitomi Shimoizumi

Hitomi Shimoizumi 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).

  • Electronic camera
    Patent number: 7724283
    Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject image; an image compression unit that executes a specific type of compression processing on image data obtained by the image capturing unit; and a decision-making unit that makes a decision as to whether or not a camera-shake has occurred based upon first compressed image data resulting from the compression processing executed by the image compression unit on first image data obtained by capturing an image following a photographing instruction and second compressed image data resulting from the compression processing executed by the image compression unit on second image data captured prior to the photographing instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kobayashi, Hitomi Shimoizumi
  • Electronic camera
    Publication number: 20050146619
    Abstract: An electronic camera includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject image; an image compression unit that executes a specific type of compression processing on image data obtained by the image capturing unit; and a decision-making unit that makes a decision as to whether or not a camera-shake has occurred based upon first compressed image data resulting from the compression processing executed by the image compression unit on first image data obtained by capturing an image following a photographing instruction and second compressed image data resulting from the compression processing executed by the image compression unit on second image data captured prior to the photographing instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kobayashi, Hitomi Shimoizumi