Patents by Inventor Keita Takatani
Keita Takatani 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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Publication number: 20240083180Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is less than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is greater than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is greater than the predetermined amount to a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is less than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Patent number: 11840104Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is less than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is greater than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is greater than the predetermined amount to a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is less than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Publication number: 20220080744Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is smaller than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is larger than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state when the amount of the printing material is larger than the predetermined amount to a state when the amount of the printing material is smaller than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Patent number: 11247489Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is less than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is greater than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is greater than the predetermined amount to a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is less than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Patent number: 11203210Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is less than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is greater than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is greater than the predetermined amount to a state indicating that the amount of the printing material is less than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Publication number: 20200307256Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least a tank configured to hold a first printing material at a first position and a tank configured to hold a second printing material at a second position different from the first position. A light emitting control unit controls light emitting states of a plurality of light emitters. If an amount of the printing material in the first tank is smaller than a predetermined amount, and an amount of the printing material in the second tank is larger than a predetermined amount, the light emitting control unit transits a state of a first light emitter from a state when the amount of the printing material is larger than the predetermined amount to a state when the amount of the printing material is smaller than the predetermined amount, and maintains a state of a second light emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keita Takatani, Takeshi Nakata
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Patent number: 9648195Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. A second image capturing unit captures an image of a user who captures the image of the subject, for a predetermined period before and after the image of the subject is captured. An obtainment unit obtains first classification information by analyzing, in the image captured by the second image capturing unit, each of a state of the user before the image of the subject is captured and a state of the user after the image of the subject is captured. A recording unit records the first classification information in association with the image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Wataru Kaku, Keita Takatani, Kazuhiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 9270902Abstract: Conventionally, on a subject in which range, refocus can be performed at the time of image capturing or at the time of editing an image is not specified clearly, and therefore, it is difficult for a user to capture an image or to edit an image in a manner the user intends. An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image including a plurality of subject areas and distance information corresponding to the plurality of subject areas and a generation unit configured to generate a shifted image in which positions of the plurality of subject areas are shifted in the image based on the distance information.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Osamu Sakata, Keita Takatani, Wataru Kaku
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Publication number: 20150124121Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. A second image capturing unit captures an image of a user who captures the image of the subject, for a predetermined period before and after the image of the subject is captured. An obtainment unit obtains first classification information by analyzing, in the image captured by the second image capturing unit, each of a state of the user before the image of the subject is captured and a state of the user after the image of the subject is captured. A recording unit records the first classification information in association with the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Wataru Kaku, Keita Takatani, Kazuhiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140253760Abstract: Conventionally, on a subject in which range, refocus can be performed at the time of image capturing or at the time of editing an image is not specified clearly, and therefore, it is difficult for a user to capture an image or to edit an image in a manner the user intends. An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image including a plurality of subject areas and distance information corresponding to the plurality of subject areas and a generation unit configured to generate a shifted image in which positions of the plurality of subject areas are shifted in the image based on the distance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Osamu Sakata, Keita Takatani, Wataru Kaku, Shohei Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 8059182Abstract: An apparatus and method provides different animations or effects when screens of different groups of icons are switched. This technique prevents a user for mistakenly assuming that icons on different screens necessarily are related to each other, even if they occupy the same location on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Ota, Keita Takatani, Hidehiko Morinaga
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Publication number: 20100088643Abstract: An apparatus and method provides different animations or effects when screens of different groups of icons are switched. This technique prevents a user for mistakenly assuming that icons on different screens necessarily are related to each other, even if they occupy the same location on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ota, Keita Takatani, Hidehiko Morinaga
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Publication number: 20070030362Abstract: For two screen configurations with different icons are arranged in the same region, when screens are immediately switched from one to the other, the switching is not easy to be recognized, being mistaken that both icons have strong relationship with each other. After deleting a group of icons, the other group of icons is animated and arranged. Alternatively, a group of icons are deleted when the screen is switched, and after a window is animated in a region where the group of icons is displayed, the other group of icons is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ota, Keita Takatani, Hidehiko Morinaga
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Patent number: D586383Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keita Takatani
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Patent number: D953418Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keita Takatani
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Patent number: D1005386Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keita Takatani