Patents by Inventor Kazunori Kashimura

Kazunori Kashimura 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).

  • Image pickup apparatus, flash apparatus usable with image pickup apparatus, and control method of image pickup apparatus
    Patent number: 8681266
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a main body having an image sensor, a flash apparatus having a flash unit installed to the main body to selectively protrude from the main body and to rotate in the protrusion, and a controller to determine whether to protrude the flash unit by determining whether the main body is disposed in an indoor location or in an outdoor location through an image sensor and locating a face of a person in a subject captured by the image sensor, and to control a flash direction by rotating the flash unit in accordance with surroundings of the face of the person in the subject image after protruding the flash unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chae-hoon Lim, Kazunori Kashimura, I-hwa Choi
  • IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, FLASH APPARATUS USABLE WITH IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110128402
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a main body having an image sensor, a flash apparatus having a flash unit installed to the main body to selectively protrude from the main body and to rotate in the protrusion, and a controller to determine whether to protrude the flash unit by determining whether the main body is disposed in an indoor location or in an outdoor location through an image sensor and locating a face of a person in a subject captured by the image sensor, and to control a flash direction by rotating the flash unit in accordance with surroundings of the face of the person in the subject image after protruding the flash unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chae-hoon Lim, Kazunori Kashimura, I-hwa Choi
  • Electronic apparatus and pointing device for imaging
    Publication number: 20030197801
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to this invention has a display unit for displaying an index, an operation unit used for moving the index displayed by the display unit, and an adjustment unit for adjusting the operation unit, so that the moving direction of the index displayed by the display unit matches a moving direction that an operator intended. This invention can provide an effect of matching the moving direction that the operator intended with the actual moving direction of the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Toyoizumi, Hideyuki Arai, Kazunori Kashimura, Kunio Motohara, Junichi Doi, Hiroshi Hosoe
  • Electronic apparatus and pointing device for imaging
    Patent number: 6633336
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to this invention has a display unit for displaying an index, an operation unit used for moving the index displayed by the display unit, and an adjustment unit for adjusting the operation unit, so that the moving direction of the index displayed by the display unit matches a moving direction that an operator intended. This invention can provide an effect of matching the moving direction that the operator intended with the actual moving direction of the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Toyoizumi, Hideyuki Arai, Kazunori Kashimura, Kunio Motohara, Junichi Doi, Hiroshi Hosoe
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20010038420
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to this invention has a display unit for displaying an index, an operation unit used for moving the index displayed by the display unit, and an adjustment unit for adjusting the operation unit, so that the moving direction of the index displayed by the display unit matches a moving direction that an operator intended. This invention can provide an effect of matching the moving direction that the operator intended with the actual moving direction of the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: YOSHIYUKI TOYOIZUMI, HIDEYUKI ARAI, KAZUNORI KASHIMURA, KUNIO MOTOHARA, JUNICHI DOI, HIROSHI HOSOE
  • Image input apparatus having a detachably connected camera body and monitor or control unit
    Patent number: 5696555
    Abstract: A camera-integrated video recorder in which a camera portion and a recorder portion are disposed in a single casing is arranged in such a manner that a grip portion having a viewfinder and a control portion for controlling the recorder portion is rotatably and detachably fastened to the casing. The grip portion acts as a remote control device for remote-controlling the camera portion and the recorder portion when it has been detached from the casing. The casing has an image transmission circuit for transmitting monitor image information to the viewfinder in the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Kashimura
  • Camera-integrated video recorder apparatus
    Patent number: 5381179
    Abstract: A camera-integrated video recorder in which a camera portion and a recorder portion are disposed in a single casing is arranged in such a manner that a grip portion having a viewfinder and a control portion for controlling the recorder portion is rotatably and detachably fastened to the casing. The grip portion acts as a remote control device for remote-controlling the camera portion and the recorder portion when it has been detached from the casing. The casing has an image transmission circuit for transmitting monitor image information to the viewfinder in the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunori Kashimura
  • Video camera apparatus
    Patent number: 5043822
    Abstract: A video camera apparatus is arranged such that an electronic viewfinder and a grip portion incorporating a driving circuit therefor are installed rotatably on a video camera body so that an angle of installation of the grip portion is made changeable with respect to the video camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichiyoshi, Kazunori Kashimura
  • Video camera apparatus with grip axis and viewfinder optical axis in parallel relation
    Patent number: 4963987
    Abstract: A video camera apparatus is arranged such that an electronic viewfinder and a grip portion incorporating a driving circuit therefor are installed rotatably on a video camera body so that an angle of installation of the grip portion is made changeable with respect to the video camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichiyoshi, Kazunori Kashimura