Patents by Inventor Junichi Imamiya

Junichi Imamiya 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).

  • Patent number: 11968446
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 11924548
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20230300462
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20230300461
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 11689805
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to be able to output an image capturing signal and a focus detection image signal, a focus detection unit configured to set, on a screen of the image sensor, a focus detection range, and to perform focus detection, in each of a plurality of focus detection frames in the focus detection range, and a focus adjustment unit configured to perform a focus adjustment, during a shooting preparation operation and a shooting operation, based on an output of the focus detection unit, for tracking a subject, wherein the focus detection unit makes the focus detection range during the shooting operation broader than the focus detection range during shooting preparation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20220400208
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 11010030
    Abstract: A display controller including: a display control unit configured to, in response to a first case, perform control so that an image is displayed in a display mode among a plurality of display modes wherein the first case is a case where a receiving unit has received a manual focus operation in a first state in which a display item indicating information on focus is not superimposed or displayed on a live-view image captured by an imaging unit and the live-view image is displayed with a first magnification wherein the plurality of display modes include: a first display mode in which the display item is superimposed and displayed on the live-view image without enlarging the live-view image from the first magnification; and a second display mode in which the live-view image is displayed with a second magnification larger than the first magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20210120170
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to be able to output an image capturing signal and a focus detection image signal, a focus detection unit configured to set, on a screen of the image sensor, a focus detection range, and to perform focus detection, in each of a plurality of focus detection frames in the focus detection range, and a focus adjustment unit configured to perform a focus adjustment, during a shooting preparation operation and a shooting operation, based on an output of the focus detection unit, for tracking a subject, wherein the focus detection unit makes the focus detection range during the shooting operation broader than the focus detection range during shooting preparation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Junichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 10616469
    Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensor outputs an image converted from light entering through a diaphragm, an acquisition unit acquires an aperture state of the diaphragm, a generator generates a first indicator indicating a focus state of the image, a controller superimposes the image and an indicator indicating a focus state of the image, and displays a resultant image on a display device, a memory stores the indicator displayed on the display device as a second indicator, and a selector selects the first indicator in a case where the aperture state at least at a time of exposure of the image or of generating the first indicator by the generator is changing, and selects the second indicator in a case where the aperture state at these times is not changing. The controller displays the selected indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryotaro Takahashi, Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20200007782
    Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensor outputs an image converted from light entering through a diaphragm, an acquisition unit acquires an aperture state of the diaphragm, a generator generates a first indicator indicating a focus state of the image, a controller superimposes the image and an indicator indicating a focus state of the image, and displays a resultant image on a display device, a memory stores the indicator displayed on the display device as a second indicator, and a selector selects the first indicator in a case where the aperture state at least at a time of exposure of the image or of generating the first indicator by the generator is changing, and selects the second indicator in a case where the aperture state at these times is not changing. The controller displays the selected indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ryotaro Takahashi, Junichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20190243533
    Abstract: A display controller including: a display control unit configured to, in response to a first case, perform control so that an image is displayed in a display mode among a plurality of display modes wherein the first case is a case where a receiving unit has received a manual focus operation in a first state in which a display item indicating information on focus is not superimposed or displayed on a live-view image captured by an imaging unit and the live-view image is displayed with a first magnification wherein the plurality of display modes include: a first display mode in which the display item is superimposed and displayed on the live-view image without enlarging the live-view image from the first magnification; and a second display mode in which the live-view image is displayed with a second magnification larger than the first magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Junichi Imamiya