Patents by Inventor Kazunori Ishii

Kazunori Ishii 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: 11964604
    Abstract: When a tilt in a right-and-left direction occurs in a cargo bed (9) being raised due to imbalance of excavated materials, the tilt is detected as a roll angle (?R), and it is determined whether the absolute value (|?R|) of the roll angle is not less than an imbalance determination value (?2) (S4). When the absolute value is not less than the imbalance determination value (?2) (Yes in S4) and the roll angle (?R) is positive (the cargo bed (9) is rising to the right) (Yes in S8), an oil supply amount (VL) to a hoist cylinder (11) on the left side is increased, and an oil supply amount (VR) to a hoist cylinder (12) on the right side is decreased (S9). When the roll angle (?R) is negative (the cargo bed (9) is rising to the left) (No in S8), the oil supply amount (VL) on the left side is decreased, and the oil supply amount (VR) on the right side is increased (S10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ishii, Kazunori Ishihara, Takeshi Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11812143
    Abstract: A camera microcomputer transmits identification information about an interchangeable lens by peer-to-peer (P2P) communication. The camera microcomputer then receives an optical parameter for correcting lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P communication. After the reception, the camera microcomputer receives optical table information for correcting the lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P burst communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 11528404
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor programmed to perform operations of the following units: a focus detection unit configured to detect a defocus amount; and a control unit configured to control a focus lens to move based on the defocus amount, wherein the control unit includes three speed control patterns of acceleration control, constant speed control, and deceleration control, and the speed control patterns are changed based on at least two or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Makoto Yokozeki, Kazunori Ishii, Atsushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20220086332
    Abstract: A camera microcomputer transmits identification information about an interchangeable lens by peer-to-peer (P2P) communication. The camera microcomputer then receives an optical parameter for correcting lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P communication. After the reception, the camera microcomputer receives optical table information for correcting the lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P burst communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 11095806
    Abstract: A display control apparatus, comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect, based on an image signal obtainable from an image sensor, a focus state and reliability of the image signal; and a display control unit configured to display in a display unit, when focus adjustment is performed by a manual operation, an index that indicates the focus state that was detected by the focus detection unit, wherein the display control unit changes a display format of the index according to the reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 11095798
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that is attachable to a robot arm, comprises an image capturing device configured to capture an object image, a receiving unit configured to receive information relating to status of the robot arm from a control apparatus for controlling the robot arm, and an imaging control unit configured to control an image capturing operation of the image capturing device that is performed on an object, wherein the imaging control unit controls the image capturing operation based on the information relating to status of the robot arm that was notified by the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Makoto Yokozeki
  • Publication number: 20210058543
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor programmed to perform operations of the following units: a focus detection unit configured to detect a defocus amount; and a control unit configured to control a focus lens to move based on the defocus amount, wherein the control unit includes three speed control patterns of acceleration control, constant speed control, and deceleration control, and the speed control patterns are changed based on at least two or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Makoto Yokozeki, Kazunori Ishii, Atsushi Kato
  • Patent number: 10827111
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including a pair of photoelectric conversion units for each of a plurality of microlenses arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, and capable of reading a signal from each row. According to a size of a focus detection area, a camera control unit regularly sets on the image sensor a first area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are read from the image sensor as a first predetermined number of rows, and a second area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are not read as a second predetermined number of rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 10638049
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a focus detector configured to detect a focus state based on an image signal acquired from an imaging part, a main object detector configured to detect a main object among objects in an image based on the image signal output from the imaging part, and a display controller configured to display on a display unit an index representing the focus state detected by the focus detector on the main object detected by the main object detector in manual focusing. The display controller controls switching of the main object in the manual focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Makoto Yokozeki
  • Publication number: 20200106951
    Abstract: A display control apparatus, comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect, based on an image signal obtainable from an image sensor, a focus state and reliability of the image signal; and a display control unit configured to display in a display unit, when focus adjustment is performed by a manual operation, an index that indicates the focus state that was detected by the focus detection unit, wherein the display control unit changes a display format of the index according to the reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 10579864
    Abstract: A face detection circuit of an image processing apparatus detects a face region from a video signal. An individual recognition circuit performs individual recognition processing based on a comparison of a similarity between feature information extracted from the face region and registered feature information with a predetermined threshold value. A camera microcomputer tracks a face recognized by the individual recognition circuit and stores information about the tracked face. Further, in a case where the recognized face is not tracked and recognition information about a first subject is not stored, the camera microcomputer sets a first threshold value as a predetermined threshold value for the first subject. On the other hand, in a case where the recognition information about the first subject region is stored, the camera microcomputer sets as the predetermined threshold value for the first subject a second threshold value which is lower than the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Yokozeki, Kazunori Ishii
  • Publication number: 20190342488
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including a pair of photoelectric conversion units for each of a plurality of microlenses arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, and capable of reading a signal from each row. According to a size of a focus detection area, a camera control unit regularly sets on the image sensor a first area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are read from the image sensor as a first predetermined number of rows, and a second area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are not read as a second predetermined number of rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Publication number: 20190289174
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that is attachable to a robot arm, comprises an image capturing device configured to capture an object image, a receiving unit configured to receive information relating to status of the robot arm from a control apparatus for controlling the robot arm, and an imaging control unit configured to control an image capturing operation of the image capturing device that is performed on an object, wherein the imaging control unit controls the image capturing operation based on the information relating to status of the robot arm that was notified by the control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Makoto Yokozeki
  • Patent number: 10382664
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including a pair of photoelectric conversion units for each of a plurality of microlenses arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, and capable of reading a signal from each row. According to a size of a focus detection area, a camera control unit regularly sets on the image sensor a first area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are read from the image sensor as a first predetermined number of rows, and a second area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are not read as a second predetermined number of rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Publication number: 20180343395
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a focus detector configured to detect a focus state based on an image signal acquired from an imaging part, a main object detector configured to detect a main object among objects in an image based on the image signal output from the imaging part, and a display controller configured to display on a display unit an index representing the focus state detected by the focus detector on the main object detected by the main object detector in manual focusing. The display controller controls switching of the main object in the manual focusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Makoto Yokozeki
  • Publication number: 20180204053
    Abstract: A face detection circuit of an image processing apparatus detects a face region from a video signal. An individual recognition circuit performs individual recognition processing based on a comparison of a similarity between feature information extracted from the face region and registered feature information with a predetermined threshold value. A camera microcomputer tracks a face recognized by the individual recognition circuit and stores information about the tracked face. Further, in a case where the recognized face is not tracked and recognition information about a first subject is not stored, the camera microcomputer sets a first threshold value as a predetermined threshold value for the first subject. On the other hand, in a case where the recognition information about the first subject region is stored, the camera microcomputer sets as the predetermined threshold value for the first subject a second threshold value which is lower than the first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Yokozeki, Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 9848117
    Abstract: A focus control apparatus, comprises an area setting unit that sets a plurality of divided areas by dividing in a first direction and in a second direction, the first direction corresponding to a direction in which a focus state is detected; a focus detection unit that detects first information related to the focus state; a calculation unit that calculates defocus information on the basis of the first information; and a control unit that performs focus control on the basis of the calculated defocus information, wherein in a first mode in which the defocus information for the focus control is calculated by combining pieces of the first information, the calculation unit causes the part of the plurality of divided areas to vary in accordance with pieces of the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Publication number: 20170347018
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including a pair of photoelectric conversion units for each of a plurality of microlenses arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, and capable of reading a signal from each row. According to a size of a focus detection area, a camera control unit regularly sets on the image sensor a first area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are read from the image sensor as a first predetermined number of rows, and a second area having as many rows in which signals for use in focus detection are not read as a second predetermined number of rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 9794467
    Abstract: A focus adjustment apparatus includes an imaging unit, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, and a control unit. The imaging unit receives and photoelectrically converts a light flux passed through a photographing optical system including a focus lens. The first detection unit detects a phase difference between a pair of image signals output from the imaging unit. The second detection unit detects contrast information from a signal output from the imaging unit. The control unit controls driving of the focus lens based on a detection result of at least one of the first detection unit and the second detection unit. If the detection result of the first detection unit satisfies a first condition, the control unit controls driving of the focus lens by using the detection result of the first detection unit, and changes the first condition according to the contrast information detected by the second detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Makoto Yokozeki, Kazunori Ishii
  • Patent number: 9742980
    Abstract: An acquisition unit is configured to acquire first defocus information based on a sensor output corresponding to a first region in an area of a captured image, and to acquire second defocus information based on a sensor output corresponding to a second region in the area. A control unit is configured to obtain defocus information corresponding to the area using the first defocus information and the second defocus information, and to perform focus control based on the obtained defocus information. The first region has a length longer in a phase-difference detection direction than the length of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Ishii