Patents by Inventor Katsuhisa Ogawa
Katsuhisa Ogawa 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: 9438836Abstract: A solid-state image sensor has a plurality of pixels including at least a first pixel configured to detect light in a first wavelength range and a second pixel configured to detect light in a second wavelength range, the second wavelength range including a wavelength range on a longer-wavelength side than the first wavelength range. The sensor includes a control portion configured to supply a control signal to the first and second pixels such that a charge accumulation period of the first pixel is different from a charge accumulation period of the second pixel.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuaki Tashiro, Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Publication number: 20150130978Abstract: A solid-state image sensor has a plurality of pixels including at least a first pixel configured to detect light in a first wavelength range and a second pixel configured to detect light in a second wavelength range, the second wavelength range including a wavelength range on a longer-wavelength side than the first wavelength range. The sensor includes a control portion configured to supply a control signal to the first and second pixels such that a charge accumulation period of the first pixel is different from a charge accumulation period of the second pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Kazuaki Tashiro, Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Publication number: 20120212645Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines a correction gain factor at a high rate of speed to synthesize an image. The apparatus includes a long second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in a first middle luminance pixel value region derived from a long second exposure image; a short second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in second middle luminance pixel value region derived from a shorter second exposure image; a correction gain factor calculating unit for designating, as a common pixel, the pixel detected by the long second middle luminance image detecting unit and the pixel detected by the short second middle luminance image detecting unit, each of the pixels at a common position, and for calculating a correction gain factor based on the pixel values of the common pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Patent number: 8189069Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that determines a correction gain factor at a high rate of speed to synthesize an image. The apparatus includes a long second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in a first middle luminance pixel value region derived from a long second exposure image, a short second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in a second middle luminance pixel value region derived from a shorter second exposure image; a correction gain factor calculating unit for designating, as a common pixel, the pixel detected by the long second middle luminance image detecting unit and the pixel detected by the short second middle luminance image detecting unit, each of the pixels at a common position, and for calculating a correction gain factor based on the pixel values of the common pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Patent number: 7973835Abstract: This invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a photoelectric conversion unit (PD), transfer switch (MTX) for transferring signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit, capacitance for holding the transferred signal charges, and amplification transistor (MSF) for outputting a signal corresponding to the signal charges held by the capacitance. The amplification transistor includes a capacitance unit (CFD) having the first capacitance value and an additive capacitance unit (Cox) for adding a capacitance to the capacitance unit to increase the first capacitance value and obtain the second capacitance value. A signal read-out from the amplification transistor has a first read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit and additive capacitance unit, and a second read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhito Sakurai, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Hideyuki Arai, Isamu Ueno, Katsuhisa Ogawa, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kochi, Hiroki Hiyama
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Patent number: 7797424Abstract: A terminal service management server compares a host address of a terminal apparatus received from a terminal manufacturing factory site, a network address acquired from a network address retrieval site and an Internet service provider, and a sender address of a packet sent by a terminal apparatus connected to a LAN, and provides a service to the terminal apparatus connected to the LAN in the case in which the host address, the network address, and the sender address coincide with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Patent number: 7746752Abstract: A servo controlling method for controlling an information processing apparatus using a hologram. The method includes a step of irradiating a holographic recording medium with light having a first wavelength and irradiating the holographic recording medium with light having a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, a step of directing first return light by the light of the first wavelength and second return light by the light of the second wavelength to be incident on the same light receiving element, and a step of performing servo control by separating the first return light from the second return light at the light receiving element.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Patent number: 7724292Abstract: An image pickup apparatus having a plurality of pixels; and a color filter array of four colors disposed on the plurality of pixels, wherein the color filter away has a periodicity of two rows×two columns, and colors of four color filters in a periodical unit of two rows×two columns are all different.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isamu Ueno, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Katsuhisa Ogawa, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kochi, Katsuhito Sakurai, Hiroki Hiyama
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Patent number: 7680121Abstract: A transmission apparatus connected to a first network obtains information on a device connected to a third network, to which a destination of communication with a communication device connected to a second network is connected, and transmits the obtained information to a device connected to the second network via the first network.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Masahiko Kosaka, Naohiko Suzuki, Hiroaki Nakazawa
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Patent number: 7664954Abstract: A providing apparatus that provides information required for a secure communication to first and second devices includes a receiving unit for receiving candidates for parameters used for the secure communication from the first and second devices; a generating unit for generating the information required for the secure communication based on the candidates for the parameters received from the first and second devices; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the information required for the secure communication, generated by the generating unit, to the first and second devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Naohiko Suzuki, Hiroaki Nakazawa
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Patent number: 7617126Abstract: This invention provides an information providing system which can easily update a price in accordance with data processing, an information providing apparatus, an information presenting method, a control program, and a storage medium. To accomplish this, a user accesses a Web server (121) in a photosite (105) by using a browser (120) of a user PC (102), browses images, and selects an image which he/she wants to print out (S2, S3). A printsite (109) receives input data indicating a print form, print count, and the like for each selected image (S6), calculates an estimated price by using a print information database (119) in which print unit prices are stored and the price calculation module (110), and transfers the estimated price to the photosite (105) (S7). The photosite (105) calculates a price while factoring personal information into the estimated price by using a personal information database (118) and a price calculation module (108), and presents the price to the user (S8).Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Satomi, Kikuo Naito, Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Patent number: 7590559Abstract: This invention provides an information processing system which executes settlement processing for a plurality of orders all at once. To implement this system, an estimated amount is calculated by estimate calculation modules (115A-115C) for each order received at a printsite (113). A plurality of calculated estimated amounts are received by a photosite (107) and totalized to calculate the charge amount, and charge amount settlement is requested.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Yoshio Yamashita
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Patent number: 7542573Abstract: A providing apparatus provides information required for secure communication to first and second devices. The providing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a first parameter used by the first device for the secure communication and a second parameter used by the second device for the secure communication from a connection apparatus via which the first device is connected to the second device, a generating unit that generates the information required for the secure communication based on the parameters received from the connection apparatus, and a transmitting unit that transmits the information required for the secure communication, generated by the generating unit, to the first and second devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Naohiko Suzuki, Hiroaki Nakazawa
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Patent number: 7536306Abstract: The invention provides a mechanism in which in case of using a plurality of print sites, a burden to the user is small and using efficiency is high. According to the invention, there is provided a print control method of forming print orders to print service providers which provide an online print service via the Internet, wherein format information of each of print orders to a plurality of print service providers is managed and, in the case where a print order is received from the user via the Internet, a print order according to the print service provider of an ordering destination is formed on the basis of the format information for the print service provider of the ordering destination of the print order.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Publication number: 20080252750Abstract: An image processing apparatus can determine a correction gain factor at a high rate of speed to synthesize an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuhisa Ogawa
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Publication number: 20070147200Abstract: A servo controlling method of an information processing apparatus using hologram comprises a step of irradiating a holographic recording medium with a light of first wavelength and irradiating the holographic recording medium with a light of second wavelength different from the first wavelength. And, first return light by the light of first wavelength is used for writing into and reproducing from a holographic memory. While, second return light by the light of second wavelength is used for performing servo control by separating the first return light from the second return.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuhisa OGAWA
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Publication number: 20070013796Abstract: An image pickup apparatus having a plurality of pixels; and a color filter array of four colors disposed on the plurality of pixels, wherein the color filter array has a periodicity of two rows×two columns, and colors of four color filters in a periodical unit of two rows×two columns are all different.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isamu Ueno, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Katsuhisa Ogawa, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kochi, Katsuhito Sakurai, Hiroki Hiyama
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Patent number: 7142233Abstract: To output a color image signal of an arbitrary basic block and facilitate processing on the output side, an image pickup element including a plurality of photodetectors each having a color filter array, a vertical direction selection circuit for selecting in the vertical direction an arbitrary basic block having at least one of the plurality of photodetectors, a horizontal direction selection circuit for selecting the arbitrary basic block in the horizontal direction, and an output circuit for parallelly outputting outputs from the photodetectors in the arbitrary basic block selected by the vertical direction selection circuit and horizontal direction selection circuit is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishiInventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Hideyuki Arai, Isamu Ueno, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kochi, Katsuhito Sakurai, Hiroki Hiyama
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Patent number: 7129985Abstract: A sensor integrated on a single semiconductor substrate comprises a sensor block including a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels each including a light-receiving element and scanning units for selecting a pixel of the pixel unit, and a signal processing block for processing a signal output from the sensor block. To reduce noise and power consumption, the power supply voltage or the amplitude or high level of a clock signal used in the sensor block is higher than the power supply voltage of the signal processing block.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1999Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Koizumi, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Isamu Ueno, Katsuhisa Ogawa, Tetsunobu Kochi, Katsuhito Sakurai, Toshiaki Endo, Hiroki Hiyama
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Publication number: 20060168628Abstract: In order to allow an advertisement company to register advertisement information using the Internet and conduct publicity activities aimed at specified target users, profile data of a plurality of users is managed using a database, selection conditions for selecting specific users to whom advertisement information should be distributed are received, specific users to whom the advertisement information should be distributed are selected based on the received selection conditions and the managed profile data, and the advertisement information is distributed to the selected specific users utilizing a digital broadcasting system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Katsuhisa Ogawa, Koichi Kadokura