Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Masuyama
Kimihiro Masuyama 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: 11134187Abstract: An electronic device includes: a control unit configured to control so as to execute a predetermined function in accordance with a predetermined touch operation with respect to a touch operation member in a case where the touch operation member is in an enabled state, and not to execute the predetermined function in a case where the touch operation member is in a restricted state; and a switching unit configured to switch to the enabled state in accordance with a first touch operation with respect to the touch operation member in the restricted state, a touch continuation time of the first touch operation reaching a first time, and switch to the restricted state in accordance with a second touch operation with respect to the touch operation member in the enabled state, a touch continuation time of the second touch operation reaching a second time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirokazu Izuoka, Kimihiro Masuyama, Takuma Iwagami, Jun Kamiya, Koji Yoshida, Takuro Miyajima, Daiyu Ueno, Ryu Wakui, Eriko Sato, Takeshi Kikkawa
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Patent number: 11082648Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a controller, and a correction circuit. The first pixel has a first photoelectric conversion portion. The second pixel has a second photoelectric conversion portion. The controller controls to output a first signal based on reset release of the first pixel and a second signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a first period, and to output a third signal based on photoelectric conversion of the first pixel and a fourth signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a second period. The correction circuit corrects a difference between the third signal and the first signal, using a difference between the fourth signal and the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 11003276Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating member and a protruding portion. The first operating member includes a detecting unit that detects touch operations and slide operations. The protruding portion is disposed adjacent to an operating face of the first operating member in a direction of the slide operations, and protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operations as to the operating face of the first operating member. A detecting face of the detecting unit is divided into at least two detecting faces of a first detecting face through an N'th detecting face, in order from a side of the protruding portion in the direction of the slide operations. An area of the first detecting face is wider than an area of the N'th detecting face.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 10904428Abstract: An electronic device includes: a touch detector configured to detect a touch operation with respect to a touch operation surface; a registration unit configured to register, in accordance with a user operation, at least a function to be executed by a first type of a touch operation among types of touch operations with respect to the touch operation surface; and a control unit configured to control so as to execute an assigned function registered by the registration unit in accordance with the first type of a touch operation, and execute a predetermined function that cannot be changed by the registration unit in accordance with a second type of a touch operation that requires the touch operation surface to be touched over a larger touch area than a touch area satisfying a condition for the first type of a touch operation to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Kamiya, Takuma Iwagami, Kimihiro Masuyama, Hirokazu Izuoka, Koji Yoshida, Daiyu Ueno
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Patent number: 10852881Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a touch detector; and a control unit: (1) to execute a first function in response to movement by a predetermined distance in a first direction and to update the reference position when a detected touch position has moved in the first direction, (2) to execute a second function in response to movement by the predetermined distance in a second direction and to update the reference position when the detected touch position has moved in the second direction and the detected touch position after the movement is in the first region, and (3) not to execute the second function and not to update the reference position even if a movement distance reaches the predetermined distance when the detected touch position has moved in the second direction and the detected touch position after the movement is in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kimihiro Masuyama, Jun Kamiya, Takuma Iwagami, Hirokazu Izuoka
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Patent number: 10764502Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder; a touch operation member provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder; and a control unit configured to control the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction and to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Yoshida, Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama, Takuma Iwagami, Hirokazu Izuoka, Takuro Miyajima, Daiyu Ueno, Ryu Wakui, Eriko Sato, Takeshi Kikkawa, Shotaro Yanai, Kenji Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20200137328Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a controller, and a correction circuit. The first pixel has a first photoelectric conversion portion. The second pixel has a second photoelectric conversion portion. The controller controls to output a first signal based on reset release of the first pixel and a second signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a first period, and to output a third signal based on photoelectric conversion of the first pixel and a fourth signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a second period. The correction circuit corrects a difference between the third signal and the first signal, using a difference between the fourth signal and the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Publication number: 20200007749Abstract: An electronic device includes: a control unit configured to control so as to execute a predetermined function in accordance with a predetermined touch operation with respect to a touch operation member in a case where the touch operation member is in an enabled state, and not to execute the predetermined function in a case where the touch operation member is in a restricted state; and a switching unit configured to switch to the enabled state in accordance with a first touch operation with respect to the touch operation member in the restricted state, a touch continuation time of the first touch operation reaching a first time, and switch to the restricted state in accordance with a second touch operation with respect to the touch operation member in the enabled state, a touch continuation time of the second touch operation reaching a second time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Hirokazu Izuoka, Kimihiro Masuyama, Takuma Iwagami, Jun Kamiya, Koji Yoshida, Takuro Miyajima, Daiyu Ueno, Ryu Wakui, Eriko Sato, Takeshi Kikkawa
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20200007753Abstract: An electronic device includes: a touch detector configured to detect a touch operation with respect to a touch operation surface; a registration unit configured to register, in accordance with a user operation, at least a function to be executed by a first type of a touch operation among types of touch operations with respect to the touch operation surface; and a control unit configured to control so as to execute an assigned function registered by the registration unit in accordance with the first type of a touch operation, and execute a predetermined function that cannot he changed by the registration unit in accordance with a second type of a touch operation that requires the touch operation surface to be touched over a larger touch area than a touch area satisfying a condition for the first type of a touch operation to be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Jun Kamiya, Takuma Iwagami, Kimihiro Masuyama, Hirokazu Izuoka, Koji Yoshida, Daiyu Ueno -
Publication number: 20200004373Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a touch detector; and a control unit: (1) to execute a first function in response to movement by a predetermined distance in a first direction and to update the reference position when a detected touch position has moved in the first direction, (2) to execute a second function in response to movement by the predetermined distance in a second direction and to update the reference position when the detected touch position has moved in the second direction and the detected touch position after the movement is in the first region, and (3) not to execute the second function and not to update the reference position even if a movement distance reaches the predetermined distance when the detected touch position has moved in the second direction and the detected touch position after the movement is in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Kimihiro Masuyama, Jun Kamiya, Takuma Iwagami, Hirokazu Izuoka
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20200004379Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a touch detector configured to detect a touch operation with respect to a touch operation surface; and a control unit configured to control so as to: not execute, during a first period in which a touch with respect to the touch operation surface continues after detection of the touch, a first function in accordance with a movement of a touch position with respect to the touch operation surface even when a first condition for executing the first function is satisfied; execute the first function on the basis of the first condition being satisfied after end of the first period; and execute a second function on the basis of a second condition being satisfied during the first period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Takuma Iwagami, Jun Kamiya, Hirokazu Izuoka, Kimihiro Masuyama -
Publication number: 20200004372Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating member and a protruding portion. The first operating member includes a detecting unit that detects touch operations and slide operations. The protruding portion is disposed adjacent to an operating face of the first operating member in a direction of the slide operations, and protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operations as to the operating face of the first operating member. A detecting face of the detecting unit is divided into at least two detecting faces of a first detecting face through an N'th detecting face, in order from a side of the protruding portion in the direction of the slide operations. An area of the first detecting face is wider than an area of the N'th detecting face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 10296130Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit equipped with a touch screen disposed on a display device. Coordinate information indicating a detected touch position is output from the touch screen to a CPU. The CPU sequentially stores coordinate information about respective touch positions in a memory. The CPU determines whether there is any change in a moving direction of the touch position, with reference to a history of the touch positions. If it is determined that the moving direction of the touch position has changed, the CPU invalidates the touch position detected after determination of the change until action of a touch-up operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Publication number: 20190141258Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder; a touch operation member provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder; and a control unit configured to control the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction and to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Koji Yoshida, Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama, Takuma Iwagami, Hirokazu Izuoka, Takuro Miyajima, Daiyu Ueno, Ryu Wakui, Eriko Sato, Takeshi Kikkawa, Shotaro Yanai, Kenji Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9635241Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a microlens, the image sensor can be scanned with a first scan method of adding and reading out signals from a portion of the photoelectric conversion portions by a predetermined number of unit pixels and with a second scan method of adding and reading out signals from the photoelectric conversion portions by the predetermined number of unit pixels. A pixel signal read out with the second scan method is selected if a defocus amount is larger than a threshold value and the larger of the pixel signal read out with the second scan method and a signal obtained by using the pixel signal read out with the first scan method is selected if the defocus amount is equal to the threshold value or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Publication number: 20160342267Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit equipped with a touch screen disposed on a display device. Coordinate information indicating a detected touch position is output from the touch screen to a CPU. The CPU sequentially stores coordinate information about respective touch positions in a memory. The CPU determines whether there is any change in a moving direction of the touch position, with reference to a history of the touch positions. If it is determined that the moving direction of the touch position has changed, the CPU invalidates the touch position detected after determination of the change until action of a touch-up operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Publication number: 20160073008Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a microlens, the image sensor can be scanned with a first scan method of adding and reading out signals from a portion of the photoelectric conversion portions by a predetermined number of unit pixels and with a second scan method of adding and reading out signals from the photoelectric conversion portions by the predetermined number of unit pixels. A pixel signal read out with the second scan method is selected if a defocus amount is larger than a threshold value and the larger of the pixel signal read out with the second scan method and a signal obtained by using the pixel signal read out with the first scan method is selected if the defocus amount is equal to the threshold value or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 9154685Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor having a pixel that photo-electrically converts an object image, a readout unit that reads out a signal for image forming and a signal for focus detection from the pixel, and a control unit that controls which one of a first readout mode to read out both the signal for focus detection and the signal for image forming from the pixel and a second readout mode to read out only the signal for image forming from the pixel is to be used to operate the readout unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 8861950Abstract: A determination unit determines a weighting coefficient for a second light metering area corresponding to a focus detection area at which a second defocus amount having an absolute value larger than an absolute value of a first defocus amount is acquired relatively smaller than a weighting coefficient for a first light metering area corresponding to a focus detection area at which a first defocus amount is acquired, and changes a difference between the weighting coefficient for the first light metering area and the weighting coefficient for the second light metering area based on a plurality of defocus amounts including the defocus amount of the focus detection area not corresponding to the first light metering area and the second light metering area.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Publication number: 20140063329Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor having a pixel that photo-electrically converts an object image, a readout unit that reads out a signal for image forming and a signal for focus detection from the pixel, and a control unit that controls which one of a first readout mode to read out both the signal for focus detection and the signal for image forming from the pixel and a second readout mode to read out only the signal for image forming from the pixel is to be used to operate the readout unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama