Patents by Inventor Izuru Kiyokawa
Izuru Kiyokawa 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: 8629896Abstract: A camera unit capable of taking good visibility images covering a wide field of view, and having a thinner profile includes an imaging optical unit having free-curved surface prisms for forming subject images, a single imaging device for photoelectrically-converting the subject images from a plurality of directions formed by the imaging optical unit, a signal processing unit, a communication unit, and a control unit for controlling operation of the imaging device and the signal processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.Inventors: Koichi Takahashi, Toshiya Sodeyama, Fumito Orii, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20100283831Abstract: A camera unit having an imaging optical unit having a plurality of free-curved surface prisms for forming subject images; a single imaging device for photoelectrically-converting the subject images from a plurality of directions formed by the imaging optical unit; a signal processing unit for processing the photoelectrically-converted signals from the imaging device and outputting image signals; a communication unit for performing communication with an external unit; and a control unit for controlling operation of the imaging device and the signal processing unit and transmitting the image signals output from the signal processing unit from the communication unit to the external unit, and a camera system using the camera unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Koichi Takahashi, Toshiya Sodeyama, Fumito Orii, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7804626Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7599581Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7542183Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storage in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and a switch for causing the communication device to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7538768Abstract: An image display device capable of displaying an images on right and left image display elements (26I, and 26R) by receiving right and left image signals for displaying three-dimensional images which are fed alternately in a field sequence manner. The degree of influence on the viewer is operated by measuring the parallax value of the right and left image signals fed to the right and left image display elements (26L, and 26R) by a 3D protecting means (14), and it is judged whether or not the operated degree of influence reaches a reference value. If the operated degree of influence reaches the reference value, the degree of influence of the 3D image on the viewer is reduced by selectively displaying the result of the judgment on the right and left image display elements (26L, and 26R), so that the image can be viewed in a consistently suitable manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Izuru Kiyokawa, Naoya Sugimoto
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Patent number: 7372980Abstract: According to this invention, a fingerprint sensor is mounted for fingerprint collation, and a movable protection unit which coverts the fingerprint sensor is arranged. In fingerprint authentication, the protection unit moves to expose the fingerprint sensor. Along with movement, the apparatus is powered on and activated, and the fingerprint sensor also operates to perform collation processing. The protection unit which covers the fingerprint sensor in normal use is formed by a member capable of handwriting input. This arrangement provides an information terminal apparatus which has a collation function and enables handwriting input.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Wataru Koide, Izuru Kiyokawa, Takahiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070109427Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20070109426Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20060227217Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storage in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and a switch for causing the communication device to start a communication mode operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2006Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7068242Abstract: A head-mounted audio/video playback system is provided which includes a main-body unit functioning as a pair of headphones worn on the head for playing back audio, to which a video playback unit having a video playback function, a battery unit having a power supplying function, and a protective cover are detachably connected. The main-body unit can be used alone, the video playback unit can be connected to only one of a left case and a right case of the main-body unit, or the video playback unit can be connected to one of the left case and the right case and the battery unit can be connected to the other.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20060044397Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20040239685Abstract: An image display device capable of displaying an images on right and left image display elements (26I, and 26R) by receiving right and left image signals for displaying three-dimensional images which are fed alternately in a field sequence manner. The degree of influence on the viewer is operated by measuring the parallax value of the right and left image signals fed to the right and left image display elements (26L, and 26R) by a 3D protecting means (14), and it is judged whether or not the operated degree of influence reaches a reference value. If the operated degree of influence reaches the reference value, the degree of influence of the 3D image on the viewer is reduced by selectively displaying the result of the judgment on the right and left image display elements (26L, and 26R), so that the image can be viewed in a consistently suitable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Izuru Kiyokawa, Naoya Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20040205351Abstract: According to this invention, a fingerprint sensor is mounted for fingerprint collation, and a movable protection unit which coverts the fingerprint sensor is arranged. In fingerprint authentication, the protection unit moves to expose the fingerprint sensor. Along with movement, the apparatus is powered on and activated, and the fingerprint sensor also operates to perform collation processing. The protection unit which covers the fingerprint sensor in normal use is formed by a member capable of handwriting input. This arrangement provides an information terminal apparatus which has a collation function and enables handwriting input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Wataru Koide, Izuru Kiyokawa, Takahiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20040021619Abstract: A head-mounted audio/video playback system comprises a main-body unit (1) functioning as a pair of headphones worn on the head for playing back audio, to which a video playback unit (3) having a video playback function, a battery unit (2) having a power supplying function, and a protective cover (4) are detachably connected. The main-body unit (1) can be used alone, the video playback unit (3) can be connected to only one of a left case (1L) and a right case (1R) of the main-body unit (1), or the video playback unit (3) can be connected to one of the left case (1L) and the right case (1R) and the battery unit (2) can be connected to the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 6583893Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20020158813Abstract: The pixel number of an image display is increased through the optical shift of the positions of the pixels of the image display, that is, pixel shift. Therefore, a high resolution image can be observed using a low cost image display with a relatively few pixel number.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Izuru Kiyokawa, Motohiro Atsumi, Takanori Ishizawa
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Patent number: 6204877Abstract: In order to provide an electronic image pickup system which can simplify the system arrangement, and can perform mutual transmission of image data and a remote-controlling operation, an electronic still camera on the master side transmits operation data for defining a photographing operation in accordance with an operation with respect to the camera on the master side to an electronic still camera on the slave side. The electronic still camera on the slave side receives the operation data from the master side, and performs a photographing operation corresponding to the operation data. The electronic still camera on the slave side transmits a picked-up image signal to the electronic still camera on the master side to display the image signal on the electronic viewfinder of the electronic still camera on the master side.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1997Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 6111662Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 5914787Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa