Patents by Inventor Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka 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: 20210247835Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a connection unit, a first power supply unit, a second power supply unit, and a control device. The connection unit is connected to an electronic apparatus including a controlled device and a communication relay unit. The first power supply unit can supply power to the controlled device. The second power supply unit can supply power to the communication relay unit. The control device is capable of switching a power supply state by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit between at least a first stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit is continued and power supply by the second power supply unit is stopped and a second stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Tomoyuki KITAO, Atsushi Suzuki, Koichi Tanaka, Tetsuo Tomimatsu, Masayuki Shigetomi, Hitoshi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20210185228Abstract: An imaging device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an imaging section that captures a video, a static image file generation section that extracts a first frame from a plurality of frames constituting the video and generates a static image file, a video file generation section that divides the video in accordance with the generation of the static image file to generate a plurality of video files, and a storage section that stores the static image file in association with a first video file that includes the first frame among the plurality of video files.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tetsu WADA, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Koichi TANAKA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA
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Patent number: 11036446Abstract: A printing system includes a user terminal and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a status information transmitting part transmitting status information indicating a status of the image forming apparatus. The user terminal includes a power consumption estimating part and a display controlling part. The power consumption estimating part estimates power consumption consumed by print processing in the image forming apparatus on the basis of the state information received from the image forming apparatus with regard to the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The display controlling part controls to display the power consumption estimated by the power consumption estimating part in association with each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses on a displaying device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Koichi Tanaka, Tomoyuki Kitao, Masayuki Shigetomi, Tetsuo Tomimatsu, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Atsushi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210174090Abstract: An imaging device including an image sensor that captures a video; and a processor configured to extract a first frame from a plurality of frames constituting the video captured by the image sensor to generate a first static image file, generate a video file constituted of a plurality of frames including the first frame from the video, and store the video file, the first static image file, and additional information indicating a position of the first frame in the video file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tetsuya FUJIKAWA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Koichi TANAKA, Tetsu WADA, Kenkichi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210176470Abstract: Provided are an image processing device capable of performing compression processing on a video captured in each video capturing mode according to a first video capturing mode and a second video capturing mode with different capturing conditions. A possible range of a quantization parameter applied in a case where the video is compressed is made different in the first video capturing mode and the second video capturing mode with different capturing conditions. The quantization parameter is determined within a first range in a case of the first video capturing mode, and the quantization parameter is determined within a second range narrower than the first range in a case of the second video capturing mode. In particular, a second upper limit value of the second range is smaller than a first upper limit value of the first range, and a second lower limit value of the second range is larger than a first lower limit value of the first range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Tetsu WADA, Koichi TANAKA, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA, Kenkichi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210160430Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an image processing method capable of increasing correction accuracy of a phase difference detection pixel even in a case where the phase difference detection pixel is densely arranged in an imaging element in order to secure AF performance are provided. An imaging element includes normal pixels of RGB and first and second phase difference pixels of which opening portions are adjacently arranged to face each other in a horizontal direction and in which a G filter is arranged. A pixel value addition unit (64) generates an addition pixel corresponding to a virtual G pixel at a pixel position between the first and second phase difference pixels by adding pixel values of the pair of the first and second phase difference pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi TANAKA, Seiji TANAKA, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Tomoyuki KAWAI
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Publication number: 20210120180Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an imaging lens; an image capturing device main body including an imaging element that captures an optical image transmitting through the imaging lens; a first correction unit that performs correction of an image shake by a correction lens; and a second correction unit that performs correction of the image shake by the image capturing device main body. The image capturing device performs a control of causing the first correction unit and the second correction unit to share and correct the image shake and calculates a correction amount of each of the first correction unit and the second correction unit according to at least one of a temperature of the imaging lens or a temperature of the image capturing device main body in a case where correction of the image shake is performed by the first correction unit and the second correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Junya KITAGAWA, Koichi TANAKA, Fuminori IRIE
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Publication number: 20210120177Abstract: An image blur correction device includes an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a system control unit that calculates rotational acceleration components which are included in detected accelerations and are generated by rotation of a digital camera around a rotation axis parallel to an optical axis, and corrects blurs of the captured image signal in directions based on accelerations obtained by subtracting the rotational acceleration components from the accelerations detected by the acceleration sensor. The system control unit selects one of rotation axes based on a usage state of the digital camera, and calculates the rotational acceleration components generated by the rotation of the digital camera around the selected rotation axis based on an angular velocity and distances in the directions from the selected rotation axis to the acceleration sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi TANAKA, Fuminori IRIE, Junya KITAGAWA, Kouhei AWAZU
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Publication number: 20210120162Abstract: An image capturing device includes an imaging lens, an image capturing device main body, a first detection unit that detects a shake amount of the imaging lens, a second detection unit that detects a shake amount of the image capturing device main body, a first driving unit that performs image shake correction by a correction lens based on a detection result of the first detection unit, a second driving unit that performs image shake correction by the image capturing device main body based on a detection result of the second detection unit, a finder that is used for observing an optical image transmitting through the imaging lens, a reception device that receives an image capturing instruction of the optical image, and a CPU and a CPU that perform, in an optical view mode in which the optical image is observed by the finder, a control of causing each of the first detection unit and the second detection unit to detect the shake amount and causing only the first driving unit to perform image shake correction exType: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Koichi TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210120178Abstract: The image blur correction device includes an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a system control unit. The system control unit selects one of rotation axes based on a usage state of a digital camera, and calculates a shift blur amount generated in a direction by rotation of the digital camera around a second axis and a shift blur amount generated in a direction by rotation of the digital camera around a first axis based on distances from the selected rotation axis to the acceleration sensor, angular velocities, and accelerations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi TANAKA, Fuminori IRIE, Junya KITAGAWA, Kouhei AWAZU
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Patent number: 10964989Abstract: A connection module to be assembled to a power storage element stack including power storage element arrays in each of which power storage elements including electrode terminals of a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged. The connection module includes: a plurality of bus bars that electrically connects the electrode terminals between the adjacent power storage elements; a plurality of bus bar housing parts each housing each of the bus bars; a plurality of first hinge linking parts that links the bus bar housing parts and expands and contracts in a direction where the power storage elements are arranged; a plurality of inter-array bus bars that electrically connects the electrode terminals of power storage element arrays; a plurality of inter-array bus bar housing parts each housing each of the inter-array bus bars; and angle adjusting part adjusting an inclination angle of each of the inter-array bus bar housing part.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiji Yanagida, Shinichi Takase, Yasuhiko Kotera, Yoshiaki Kuroyanagi, Koichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10958824Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an image processing method capable of increasing correction accuracy of a phase difference detection pixel even in a case where the phase difference detection pixel is densely arranged in an imaging element in order to secure AF performance are provided. An imaging element includes normal pixels of RGB and first and second phase difference pixels of which opening portions are adjacently arranged to face each other in a horizontal direction and in which a G filter is arranged. A pixel value addition unit (64) generates an addition pixel corresponding to a virtual G pixel at a pixel position between the first and second phase difference pixels by adding pixel values of the pair of the first and second phase difference pixels.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi Tanaka, Seiji Tanaka, Makoto Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Kawai
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Publication number: 20210076019Abstract: An image correction device includes a reception unit, a detection unit and a correction unit. The reception unit receives a first-image and a second-image, which are obtained by a first-imaging device and a second-imaging device, and an imaging condition that is at least one piece of information on an imaging date and time or information on an imaging location corresponding to each of the first-image and the second-image. The detection unit detects the same scene between images indicated by the first-image and the second-image based on the imaging conditions corresponding to each of the first-image and the second-image. The correction unit extracts, from each of the images indicated by the first-image and the second-image corresponding to the same scene, a common subject which is common between the images, and performs, on the corresponding image, color correction of making colors of the extracted common subject similar to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinya FUJIWARA, Akihiro UCHIDA, Kosuke IRIE, Koichi TANAKA, Shinichiro FUJIKI
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Patent number: 10939058Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of interpolating a gain of a pixel value of a phase difference detection pixel using a gain value even in the case of generating a display image requiring a real-time property. An image processing apparatus (60) sequentially obtains each frame image in time series order of a motion picture and calculates a gain value to be used in gain interpolation of a pixel value of a phase difference detection pixel of a current frame image based on a past frame image obtained in the time series order. The image processing apparatus (60) interpolates the pixel value of the phase difference detection pixel of the current frame image using the gain value.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi Tanaka, Seiji Tanaka, Makoto Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Kawai
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Patent number: 10916957Abstract: A power control system that includes a power generation device that generates low-voltage power, a high-voltage battery that is charged with power generated by the power generation device, an external load that receives power from the high-voltage battery and a power converter that is connected between the power generation device and the high-voltage battery. The power converter includes an insulating power converter.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Koichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10911679Abstract: A digital camera (100) includes a drive unit that moves a movable unit including an imaging element (20) in directions X, Y, and ?, and a system controller (108) that controls the drive unit. The system controller (108) selectively performs a first control for moving the movable unit in at least one direction of the direction X, the direction Y, or the direction ?, and a second control for prohibiting movement of the movable unit in the direction ? and moving the movable unit only in at least one direction of the direction X or the direction Y, and the controller sets a movable range of the movable unit in the direction X and the direction Y in a case where the second control is performed to be wider than the movable range of the movable unit in the first direction and the second direction in a case where the first control is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Koichi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20210026579Abstract: A printing system includes a user terminal and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a status information transmitting part transmitting status information indicating a status of the image forming apparatus. The user terminal includes a power consumption estimating part and a display controlling part. The power consumption estimating part estimates power consumption consumed by print processing in the image forming apparatus on the basis of the state information received from the image forming apparatus with regard to the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The display controlling part controls to display the power consumption estimated by the power consumption estimating part in association with each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses on a displaying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tomoyuki KITAO, Masayuki SHIGETOMI, Tetsuo TOMIMATSU, Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, Atsushi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10904441Abstract: An imaging device includes: a lens-side suppression unit that moves an anti-vibration lens, which is provided in an interchangeable imaging lens mounted on an imaging device body including an imaging element, to a position, which is determined according to a detection result of a detection unit detecting vibration applied to a device, to suppress an influence of the vibration on a subject image; an imaging element-side suppression unit that moves the imaging element to suppress a shift in an angle of view caused by the movement of the anti-vibration lens; and a control unit that performs control on the lens-side suppression unit to limit a movable range of the anti-vibration lens, which is moved by the lens-side suppression unit, on the basis of the amount of the maximum shift in the angle of view caused by the movement of the imaging element performed by the imaging element-side suppression unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi Tanaka, Seiichi Izawa, Akihiro Uchida, Hideo Kobayashi, Kenkichi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20210006729Abstract: A focusing control device that moves a position of a focus lens included in an imaging lens along an optical axis direction. The device comprises a processor configured to execute a process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koichi TANAKA, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Akihiro UCHIDA, Seiichi IZAWA, Shinichiro FUJIKI
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Publication number: 20200409026Abstract: An imaging device stores a focal length and a position of a focus lens in a storage unit in a case in which a focal state is determined to be a focus state in which a subject is in focus and at least one of the imaging device or the subject is determined to be stationary; generates tracking data for changing the position of the focus lens according to a change in focal length, using a plurality of stored focal lengths and a plurality of stored positions of the focus lens; and performs a zoom tracking control using the generated tracking data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichiro FUJIKI, Akihiro UCHIDA, Koichi TANAKA, Kenkichi HAYASHI, Seiichi IZAWA