Patents by Inventor Koichi Gohara
Koichi Gohara 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: 20230421911Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi GOHARA, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 11785345Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Gohara, Satoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20200351429Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi GOHARA, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 10757341Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Gohara, Satoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20180213140Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi GOHARA, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 9961271Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Gohara, Satoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20170111563Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi GOHARA, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20120307094Abstract: In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Publication number: 20110102616Abstract: A moving image generation unit generates moving image data of a predetermined resolution based on a pixel signal from an imaging element and stores the moving image data in a RAM. For example, when a still image is captured while a moving image is being captured, a still image generation unit generates still image data of, for example, full resolution based on the pixel signal from the imaging element. Then, an image extraction processing unit extracts moving image data for n seconds before and after the time the still image is captured from the moving image data stored in the RAM. A file generation unit incorporates the extracted moving image file in a header of the still image file to generate a moving image-added still image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Publication number: 20110050942Abstract: In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Go MIGIYAMA, Koichi GOHARA, Hideo HIBINO
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Patent number: 7574101Abstract: An editing condition input screen of an image editing program is provided with a selecting button for selecting a basic scenario of a photo movie and a still image to be a material and is also provided with each button for performing priority designation for the image desired to be displayed by priority among the selected image and for performing key image designation. Further, a notable person designation button for performing notable person designation is provided. The image editing program, on the basis of such inputted editing conditions, evaluates and narrows down the material to produce the photo movie. By inputting the editing conditions, time assigned for a selected image within the photo movie becomes long and the selected image is repeatedly displayed, therefore the photo movie obtains a plot and a quality of the photo movie can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050243098Abstract: In a photo movie producing apparatus, a scenario producing section includes a parameter normalizing circuit which normalizes a parameter in a scenario into a format based on a predetermined pixel number not dependent on a pixel number of still images to be inputted in an image editor and an edited image. The image editor handles the still images and the edited image within a virtual pixel space by using the normalized parameter. In a preferred embodiment, each still image is normalized to a pixel number in accordance with an output format of a photo movie, before the image editing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050238322Abstract: An editing condition input screen of an image editing program is provided with a selecting button for selecting a basic scenario of a photo movie and a still image to be a material and is also provided with each button for performing priority designation for the image desired to be displayed by priority among the selected image and for performing key image designation. Further, a notable person designation button for performing notable person designation is provided. The image editing program, on the basis of such inputted editing conditions, evaluates and narrows down the material to produce the photo movie. By inputting the editing conditions, time assigned for a selected image within the photo movie becomes long and the selected image is repeatedly displayed, therefore the photo movie obtains a plot and a quality of the photo movie can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050237588Abstract: Still images which are materials of a photo movie are displayed on a monitor. One still image is selected by observing the monitor. A frame including the selected still image is extracted from the photo movie. The extracted frame or a scene including the extracted frame is displayed on the monitor. When the frame displayed on the monitor is designated, the frame is printed by a printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050240860Abstract: A print system is provided with an order receiving device, a frame reproducing device and a printing device. The order receiving device acquires a time stamp of a frame to be printed during producing a photo movie. The frame reproducing device reproduces the frame to be printed by re-editing a still image in higher quality then when producing the frame based on a scenario after specifying the scenario corresponding to the time stamp. The printing device prints the reproduced frame of high quality. In the order receiving device, a photo movie is produced and displayed on a monitor for access of a client to designate the frame to be printed by using an operation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050237579Abstract: A photo movie is produced by giving special effects, such as electronic zooming and panning, to plural still images used as material. The photo movie is produced on the basis of a scenario file in which editing conditions are described in time order. When creating the scenario file, candidate flags are recorded in the scenario file in association with specific frames for which a print order is expected to be placed. When the print order is placed, the corresponding specific frames are searched in the photo movie according to the candidate flags. Searching time is reduced compared to the case where the photo movie is played back from the beginning.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya
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Publication number: 20050238321Abstract: An image editing apparatus reads a selected still image, analyzes an image content, and determines an editing condition. By analyzing the image content, a main subject is determined (concerning whether the main subject is a person or scenery) and a framing (a relative position of the main subjects and the like) is determined. According to the result of analysis, a type of special effect such as zooming or panning and the editing condition such as a zoom point are determined. Further, the image editing apparatus produces a scenario on the basis of the determined editing condition and produces a photo movie. Because the editing condition is determined according to the image content, the photo movie obtains a plot and the quality of the photo movie can be improved. Further, because the image content analysis is automatically performed, operation such as designating the editing condition does not become complicated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Koichi Gohara, Hiroshi Murakami, Kei Yamaji, Hajime Araya