Patents by Inventor Mitsuyo Usami

Mitsuyo Usami 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).

  • Image capturing apparatus and control program product with speed detection features
    Patent number: 9549111
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Masahide Ishino, Hiroaki Adachi, Kensuke Mashita, Yuuji Wada, Mitsuyo Usami
  • IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT WITH SPEED DETECTION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20150189143
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicants: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide ISHINO, Hiroaki ADACHI, Kensuke MASHITA, Yuuji WADA, Mitsuyo USAMI
  • Image capturing apparatus and control program product with speed detection features
    Patent number: 8957979
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahide Ishino, Hiroaki Adachi, Kensuke Mashita, Yuuji Wada, Mitsuyo Usami
  • IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-CAPTURE CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20130021487
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahide Ishino, Hiroaki Adachi, Kensuke Mashita, Yuuji Wada, Mitsuyo Usami