Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Higuchi
Kazutaka Higuchi 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: 10861304Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Publication number: 20200027325Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Patent number: 10475312Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTDInventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Publication number: 20180114419Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Patent number: 9870685Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Publication number: 20160343221Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Patent number: 9437089Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ooyabu
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Publication number: 20160155307Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Yuuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ouyabu
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Patent number: 9286775Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ouyabu
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Patent number: 8194130Abstract: A surveillance camera (1) comprises a camera housing (2), a dehumidifying element (3) provided in the camera housing (2), a current value detection unit (8) that detects the value of the drive current applied to the dehumidifying element (3), a target current value determination unit (10) that determines a target current value (It), on the basis of a first current value (I0) detected at the period start time (t0) of a predetermined current change judgment period and a second current value (I1) detected at the period end time (t1) of the period, and a voltage control unit (13) that controls the drive voltage applied to the dehumidifying element (3). The dehumidifying element (3) is driven at the target current value (It) until target time (t2) to remove a target dehumidification amount (S) from the camera housing (2) by the target time (t2). There is thus provided the surveillance camera (1) capable of quickly removing moisture when the humidity in the camera housing (2) is high.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Kazutaka Higuchi
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Publication number: 20100277596Abstract: An automatic tracking apparatus controls a direction of an imager and adjusts an imaging region so as to include a tracked object in imaged video by a pan/tilt/zoom controller and a pan/tilt driver. Here, a tracking speed is acquired from control information for controlling the imager by a tracking speed decision portion. Then, when a tracking speed is a predetermined value or less, a zoom scaling factor is calculated according to the tracking speed by a zoom scaling factor calculator and a zoom scaling factor of the imager is changed by the pan/tilt/zoom controller and a zoom lens driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuji Nakamura, Yuuichiro Mori, Satoru Ouyabu, Kazutaka Higuchi
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Patent number: 7725020Abstract: There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens (3) is covered by the dome cover (5) which is removable. A focus adjustment mechanism (9) moves an imaging device (7) in an optical axis direction and thereby performs focus adjustment. A setting button (13) being a focus setting operation unit is arranged in the inner side of the dome cover (5), and operated when the dome cover (5) is mounted. A controller (11) controls the focus adjustment mechanism (9). The controller (11) allows the focus adjustment mechanism (9) to start focus adjustment when a predetermined focus start wait time has elapsed after operation of the setting button (13). The focus start wait time is set according to a standard mounting operation time required to mount the dome cover (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tamotsu Uchida, Kazutaka Higuchi, Yasuji Nakamura, Koji Wakiyama, Joji Wada
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Publication number: 20100007736Abstract: An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tacked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuichiro Mori, Yasuji Nakamura, Kazutaka Higuchi, Satoru Ouyabu
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Publication number: 20090290860Abstract: There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens (3) is covered by the dome cover (5) which is removable. A focus adjustment mechanism (9) moves an imaging device (7) in an optical axis direction and thereby performs focus adjustment. A setting button (13) being a focus setting operation unit is arranged in the inner side of the dome cover (5), and operated when the dome cover (5) is mounted. A controller (11) controls the focus adjustment mechanism (9). The controller (11) allows the focus adjustment mechanism (9) to start focus adjustment when a predetermined focus start wait time has elapsed after operation of the setting button (13). The focus start wait time is set according to a standard mounting operation time required to mount the dome cover (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu Uchida, Kazutaka Higuchi, Yasuji Nakamura, Koji Wakiyama, Joji Wada
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Publication number: 20090015673Abstract: A surveillance camera (1) comprises a camera housing (2), a dehumidifying element (3) provided in the camera housing (2), a current value detection unit (8) that detects the value of the drive current applied to the dehumidifying element (3), a target current value determination unit (10) that determines a target current value (It), on the basis of a first current value (I0) detected at the period start time (t0) of a predetermined current change judgment period and a second current value (I1) detected at the period end time (t1) of the period, and a voltage control unit (13) that controls the drive voltage applied to the dehumidifying element (3). The dehumidifying element (3) is driven at the target current value (It) until target time (t2) to remove a target dehumidification amount (S) from the camera housing (2) by the target time (t2). There is thus provided the surveillance camera (1) capable of quickly removing moisture when the humidity in the camera housing (2) is high.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazutaka Higuchi
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Patent number: 7151558Abstract: In a monitor camera system comprising a monitor camera rotatable through 360 degrees in panning directions and through 90 degrees or more in tilting directions and a control unit for controlling the monitor camera, the monitor camera holds an auto-tracing record including a command sent from the control unit and a time stamp indicative of a reception point of the command on a time base in auto-tracing learning, and reads out the auto-tracing record at implementation of auto-tracing to execute the command in the auto-tracing record at the corresponding point on the time base. With the configuration of the monitor camera system, the monitor camera is made to retain the commands for the auto-tracing implementation, which can prevent a delay of the operation of the monitor camera stemming from a delay in control data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2000Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruo Kogane, Kazutaka Higuchi, Kazushige Tamura
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Patent number: 6667764Abstract: A video camera apparatus effects one of predetermined operations regarding a video camera, generates historic data indicative of one of predetermined operations and stores tie historic data in a non-volatile memory, and reads the historic data from the non-volatile memory and outputs the historic data in response to a data reading request. A counter responsive counts the number of times of the present operations which is also stored as the historic data every predetermined interval. As historic data, an interval of the present operation, accumulates times interval of present operation, the detected trouble data, a count of troubles, the latest trouble, communication data communicating with an external controller, a temperature or a humidity are stored. A video monitoring system includes the video camera.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1999Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Wakiyama, Kazutaka Higuchi, Haruo Kogane
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Patent number: 6392693Abstract: A monitoring camera apparatus includes: a video camera; a panning mechanism; and a tilting mechanism; and automatic pivoting portion for operating the panning mechanism to pan the video camera by a predetermined pan (tilt) angle or to a predetermined pan (tilt) angle position when the video camera reaches the predetermined vertical (horizontal) position and a tilt command is inputted. The predetermined vertical position may be determined when the video camera directs the downward in the vertical direction. The auto-pivoting function may be started in response to both predetermined pan and tilt positions. During the auto-pivoting, controlling the video signal processing is stopped, pan and tilt speed is set to maximum, the direction of panning may be judged when the predetermined angle position is set. After auto-pivoting, tilt is made upwardly though the tilt command indicates downward and the screen image may be inverted and the pan and tilt positions are held until pan (tilt) command is inputted.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1999Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Wakiyama, Kazutaka Higuchi, Haruo Kogane