Patents by Inventor Manabu Niizato

Manabu Niizato 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).

  • Patent number: 8370616
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging processing unit configured to image a subject and output imaging data; a temporary storage medium configured to temporarily store the imaging data output from the imaging processing unit; an imaging control unit configured to control the imaging processing unit; a storage control unit configured to store, in a storage medium detachably mounted to a device main unit, the imaging data temporarily stored in the temporary storage medium; and a request unit configured to request the device main unit for execution of start-up processing; wherein, upon the start-up processing being requested from the request unit, start-up processing of the imaging control unit and the storage control unit are executed in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Niizato
  • Patent number: 8350958
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: plurality of control units configured to control an imaging function; a requesting unit configured to request execution of start-up processing of a plurality of the control units; a detecting unit configured to detect movement to be applied to a device main unit; and a start-up control unit configured to cause, upon the detecting unit detecting particular movement in a power-off state wherein the movement of the device main unit externally appears to be stopped, each of a plurality of the control units to start the start-up processing still in the power-off state, and upon execution of the start-up processing being requested from the requesting unit, cause a plurality of the control units to start reception of an imaging command according to the states of the start-up processing of a plurality of the control units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Niizato
  • Publication number: 20100271508
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: plurality of control units configured to control an imaging function; a requesting unit configured to request execution of start-up processing of a plurality of the control units; a detecting unit configured to detect movement to be applied to a device main unit; and a start-up control unit configured to cause, upon the detecting unit detecting particular movement in a power-off state wherein the movement of the device main unit externally appears to be stopped, each of a plurality of the control units to start the start-up processing still in the power-off state, and upon execution of the start-up processing being requested from the requesting unit, cause a plurality of the control units to start reception of an imaging command according to the states of the start-up processing of a plurality of the control units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu NIIZATO
  • Publication number: 20100275002
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging processing unit configured to image a subject and output imaging data; a temporary storage medium configured to temporarily store the imaging data output from the imaging processing unit; an imaging control unit configured to control the imaging processing unit; a storage control unit configured to store, in a storage medium detachably mounted to a device main unit, the imaging data temporarily stored in the temporary storage medium; and a request unit configured to request the device main unit for execution of start-up processing; wherein, upon the start-up processing being requested from the request unit, start-up processing of the imaging control unit and the storage control unit are executed in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu NIIZATO