Patents by Inventor Masakazu SEKIGUCHI

Masakazu SEKIGUCHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20180124262
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro FUJINAWA, Setsu MITSUHASHI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi KURIYAMA, Hiroto NAGAMINE, Masami TAKEMOTO, Motoki TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9949229
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kubota, Satoshi Ejima, Takeo Motohashi, Mitsuko Matsumura, Hiroki Ono, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9927878
    Abstract: Provided is a convenient display device including: a display unit capable of projecting a projection image on a domain in accordance with a position of a user; and a judgment unit that judges whether the projection image can be projected on the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Kumiko Ishida, Toru Miyakoshi, Chiori Saito, Michiyo Ogawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180039827
    Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9888136
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Kuriyama, Hiroto Nagamine, Masami Takemoto, Motoki Toyama
  • Publication number: 20170316682
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a position detecting unit that detects a position; a time detecting unit that detects a time; a communicating unit that communicates with a first device provided separately from the position detecting unit and the time detecting unit; and an instructing unit that instructs, via the communicating unit, a first detecting unit provided to the first device to perform detection according to a detection result of the position detecting unit and the time detecting unit. An electronic device may include a position detecting unit that detects a position; a time detecting unit that detects a time; a physical amount detecting unit that detects a physical amount of an ambient environment according to a detection result of the position detecting unit and the time detecting unit; and a human detecting that performs detection about human according to a detection result of the physical amount detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo MIZUI, Hisashi TAI, Takafumi TOYODA, Mayuko ITO, Yuki KINOUCHI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170310919
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit; a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho KAMIDE, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Kunihiro KUWANO, Teppei OKUYAMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Yae JOTAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170267178
    Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru MIYAKOSHI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Akira KINOSHITA, Kaoru YOSHINO, Hitomi NAGANUMA, Takashi KURIYAMA, Kouichi FUKUDA, Yuki KITA, Koji NAGAOKA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA
  • Patent number: 9741241
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a position detecting unit that detects a position; a time detecting unit that detects a time; a communicating unit that communicates with a first device provided separately from the position detecting unit and the time detecting unit; and an instructing unit that instructs, via the communicating unit, a first detecting unit provided to the first device to perform detection according to a detection result of the position detecting unit and the time detecting unit. An electronic device may include a position detecting unit that detects a position; a time detecting that detects a time; a physical amount detecting unit that detects a physical amount of an ambient environment according to a detection result position detecting unit and the time detecting unit; and a human detecting that performs detection about human according to a detection result of the physical amount detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Mizui, Hisashi Tai, Takafumi Toyoda, Mayuko Ito, Yuki Kinouchi, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170230564
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an operation unit; a detection unit that detects a position or an orientation; a communication unit that communicates with an external device including an image capture unit; and a storing unit that stores image data, wherein the communication unit receives image data generated by the image capture unit from the external device after transmitting information instructing the image capture unit included in the external device to capture an image in response to an operation of the operation unit, and the storing unit stores the image data received and information on the position detected by the detection unit or information on the orientation detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru YOSHINO, Hiroshi KASAI, Tomoyuki SASHIMA, Mayuko ITO, Kaori TSURUTA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Hiroshi KAMEHARA, Yu MURAKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20170193994
    Abstract: To take security into account and increase user friendliness, an information processing device includes: an input unit to which information is input; an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit; a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into first words and second words; and a converting unit converting the first words by a first conversion method and converting the second words by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo HOSHUYAMA, Hiroyuki AKIYA, Kazuya UMEYAMA, Keiichi NITTA, Hiroki UWAI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9667851
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an operation unit; a detection unit that detects a position or an orientation; a communication unit that communicates with an external device including an image capture unit; and a storing unit that stores image data, wherein the communication unit receives image data generated by the image capture unit from the external device after transmitting information instructing the image capture unit included in the external device to capture an image in response to an operation of the operation unit, and the storing unit stores the image data received and information on the position detected by the detection unit or information on the orientation detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru Yoshino, Hiroshi Kasai, Tomoyuki Sashima, Mayuko Ito, Kaori Tsuruta, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Kamehara, Yu Murakoshi
  • Patent number: 9626151
    Abstract: To take security into account and increase user friendliness, an information processing device includes: an input unit to which information is input; an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit; a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into first words and second words; and a converting unit converting the first words by a first conversion method and converting the second words by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Hoshuyama, Hiroyuki Akiya, Kazuya Umeyama, Keiichi Nitta, Hiroki Uwai, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160327922
    Abstract: There has been a desire for proactively adding more detailed embodiments relating to the acquisition and use of biometric information. Therefore, according to a first aspect of the present invention, for example, provided is an electronic device including an input section that inputs biometric information, which is information relating to a living body of a user; and an output section that outputs a limit signal limiting contact with the user to a bidirectional communication device, based on the biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Motoyuki KUBOI, Toshiaki MAEDA, Kazue MINAGAWA, Hiromi TOMII
  • Patent number: 9462141
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Kuriyama, Hiroto Nagamine, Masami Takemoto, Motoki Toyama
  • Publication number: 20160277665
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro FUJINAWA, Setsu MITSUHASHI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi KURIYAMA, Hiroto NAGAMINE, Masami TAKEMOTO, Motoki TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9432528
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Kuriyama, Hiroto Nagamine, Masami Takemoto, Motoki Toyama
  • Publication number: 20160227011
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information on a program being executed in an external device; a first display unit that displays a first image according to the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit that executes a program associated with the first image in response to an operation on the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Aiko NAMIKAWA, Takuya SATO, Noriaki MOCHIMIZO, Wataru MIYAZAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Naoki SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160205658
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio KUBOTA, Satoshi EJIMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Mitsuko MATSUMURA, Hiroki ONO, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160142645
    Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject. An electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI