Patents by Inventor Kanako Yana
Kanako Yana 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: 11849216Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a pupil in a captured image; an autofocus control unit that executes a pupil autofocus control to perform autofocus on the pupil detected by the detection unit according to a predetermined operation in a still image capturing mode, and executes a pupil autofocus control when the pupil is detected by the detection unit in a moving image capturing mode; and a display control unit that performs a control to display a pupil frame indicating the pupil that is in focus on the captured monitor image when focusing is achieved by the pupil autofocus control.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Nomura, Seiichi Inomata, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20220408007Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging system, a control method, and a program that make it possible to implement setting for an external flash by an operation on a camera side. Setting coordination processing is executed in which: setting information of an external flash (13) is transmitted and received between a first communication unit (67A) and a second communication unit (47); a second display unit is caused to display a setting screen to be used for setting a setting item of the external flash; and the setting information changed by an operation on the second operation unit is caused to be transmitted from the imaging device (12) to the external flash (13) via the first communication unit (67A) and the second communication unit (47), and a setting for the external flash (13) is caused to be applied. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging system (11) including an external flash (13) and an imaging device (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: KANAKO YANA, KAZUYUKI SHIBATA, KATSUNARI ODA, JUMPEI KIMURA, HIROSHI TAKAGI, HIROAKI MINAMI
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Patent number: 11463612Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a program for giving a sense of imaging to a user. There are provided a processing unit that processes data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image. The display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. The mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. Alternatively, the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Karasawa, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Haruka Kawata, Ayako Iwase, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20220264005Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a pupil in a captured image; an autofocus control unit that executes a pupil autofocus control to perform autofocus on the pupil detected by the detection unit according to a predetermined operation in a still image capturing mode, and executes a pupil autofocus control when the pupil is detected by the detection unit in a moving image capturing mode; and a display control unit that performs a control to display a pupil frame indicating the pupil that is in focus on the captured monitor image when focusing is achieved by the pupil autofocus control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori NOMURA, Seiichi INOMATA, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 11190678Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20200267312Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ryo TAKAOKA, Atsushi MATSUTANI, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 10659681Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20190356834Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program capable of making a user feel that imaging is performed. An imaging device includes an imaging element, a mechanical shutter that exposes the imaging element by controlling a light shielding state of light entering the imaging element, an electronic shutter that exposes the imaging element by controlling a reading timing of the imaging element, an electronic shutter driving unit that makes the electronic shutter travel, and a mechanical shutter driving unit that makes the mechanical shutter travel after the exposure of the imaging element by the electronic shutter ends. A control unit that issues a drive instruction to the mechanical shutter driving unit is further included, and the control unit issues the drive instruction at the time when the exposure of the imaging element by the electronic shutter ends. The present technology is available for an imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Kanako YANA, Haruka KAWATA, Ayako IWASE, Hiroshi URUSHIDO, Yu TAKAE, Akiko YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190320121Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, and a program for giving a sense of imaging to a user. There are provided a processing unit that processes data based on pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image based on the data processed by the processing unit as a through image. The display unit displays a mark indicating a recording process in response to an instruction of recording the data together with the through image displayed on the display unit. The mark is displayed at each of four corners of the display unit. Alternatively, the mark is displayed near a frame of autofocus. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Karasawa, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Haruka Kawata, Ayako Iwase, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20190253612Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ryo TAKAOKA, Atsushi MATSUTANI, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 10306136Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20180278838Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ryo TAKAOKA, Atsushi MATSUTANI, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 10015392Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20170048453Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ryo TAKAOKA, Atsushi MATSUTANI, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 9516206Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Publication number: 20150244909Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Ryo TAKAOKA, Atsushi MATSUTANI, Kanako YANA
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Patent number: 9049376Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Atsushi Matsutani, Kanako Yana
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Patent number: 8634013Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to output an image signal, a detection unit configured to detect a coordinate of a contact position of an instructing body with respect to a display unit which displays an image based on the image signal, and a control unit configured to acquire a starting point coordinate of a starting point which is a position where the instructing body comes into contact with the display unit and an end point coordinate of an end point which is a position where the instructing body loses contact with the display unit and, when the starting point coordinate or the end point coordinate is not at an end portion of a screen of the display unit, cause imaging assist information to be displayed in the display unit such that the imaging assist information reaches at least two end portions of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kanako Yana
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Patent number: 8531576Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image obtaining unit for obtaining a captured image, generating unit for generating a graphic image for prompting a subject within the captured image obtained by the image obtaining unit to change a state, and an emission control unit for controlling emission of the graphic image generated by the generating unit onto the subject.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Ryo Takaoka, Kanako Yana, Atsushi Matsutani, Tomoya Narita
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Publication number: 20110248942Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that acquires image data, a touch panel display that displays the acquired image data and receives a touch input, and a controller that controls a range of a detection frame displayed on the touch panel based on the received touch input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kanako YANA, Daijiro Ichijima, Yoshihiro Ishida