Patents by Inventor Kentaro Tokiwa
Kentaro Tokiwa 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: 12003847Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa
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Publication number: 20240056689Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: 11838642Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20230291996Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
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Patent number: 11696015Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa
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Publication number: 20220337733Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: 11477389Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20220303453Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
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Publication number: 20220256067Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: 11375105Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa
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Patent number: 11330188Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Patent number: 11265473Abstract: A camera including a first display, a second display displaying a live view image, an operation dial that is disposed around the first display, and a system controller that controls display on the first display. In a case where the operation dial is operated, the system controller displays an image picture of the operated operation dial and the set content of the camera in the image picture on the first display and the displayed set content in the image picture is a current value of the set content only.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20210203857Abstract: A camera including a first display, a second display displaying a live view image, an operation dial that is disposed around the first display, and a system controller that controls display on the first display. In a case where the operation dial is operated, the system controller displays an image picture of the operated operation dial and the set content of the camera in the image picture on the first display and the displayed set content in the image picture is a current value of the set content only.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: 10986277Abstract: A first operation dial and a second operation dial are provided around a sub-display. Set contents of a camera, an image picture of the first operation dial, and an image picture of the second operation dial are displayed on the sub-display. In a state in which the first operation dial and the second operation dial are not operated, the set contents of the camera are displayed to be large on the sub-display, and only parts of the image picture of the first operation dial and the image picture of the second operation dial are displayed at an edge. In a case where the first operation dial or the second operation dial are operated, an image picture of the operated operation dial appears from the edge and is displayed such that a dial plate portion can be visually recognized.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: FULIFILM CorporationInventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20210014400Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TAKAO, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: 10873705Abstract: There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takao, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20200336651Abstract: Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi MISAWA, Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA
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Patent number: 10812732Abstract: Provided are a digital camera and a control method of a digital camera which are capable of reducing power consumption in a focal-plane shutter capable of performing a normal opening operation. In the focal-plane shutter capable of performing the normal opening operation, in a case where a shutter release switch is operated, exposure using an electronic shutter is started. Thereafter, curtain running preparation for magnetizing a front-curtain electromagnet and a rear-curtain electromagnet and unlocking a second front-curtain drive member and a rear-curtain drive member locked in charge positions by a lock mechanism, which is a curtain running preparation operation of the focal-plane shutter, is performed immediately before exposure of a still image is completed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Fuminori Irie, Hirofumi Horii, Kentaro Tokiwa, Atsushi Misawa
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Publication number: 20200314350Abstract: A first operation dial and a second operation dial are provided around a sub-display. Set contents of a camera, an image picture of the first operation dial, and an image picture of the second operation dial are displayed on the sub-display. In a state in which the first operation dial and the second operation dial are not operated, the set contents of the camera are displayed to be large on the sub-display, and only parts of the image picture of the first operation dial and the image picture of the second operation dial are displayed at an edge. In a case where the first operation dial or the second operation dial are operated, an image picture of the operated operation dial appears from the edge and is displayed such that a dial plate portion can be visually recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kentaro TOKIWA, Hirofumi HORII, Yuichi FUJIMURA, Takeshi MISAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
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Patent number: D1033518Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi Misawa, Kentaro Tokiwa, Hirofumi Horii, Yuichi Fujimura, Takeshi Misawa