Patents by Inventor Naohiro Arai

Naohiro Arai 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: 20220385862
    Abstract: The assembly mounted on a moving device includes an element, an optical system configured to form a high resolution image near an optical axis in a first region of a light receiving surface of the element and form a low resolution image of a peripheral portion separated from the optical axis in a second region wider than the first region of the light receiving surface of the element, a generation unit configured to generate a first captured image from pixel data in the first region and generate a second captured image from pixel data in the second region, and a control unit configured to selectively display the first captured image or the second captured image on a display unit in accordance with a moving direction of the moving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Naohiro Arai
  • Patent number: 11310401
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, the apparatus comprises a connecting unit configured to attach the module, a heat transfer unit configured to exchange heat with the module, a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, and a control unit configured to control a heat dissipation state of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module on the basis of information pertaining to heat dissipation performance of the module and position information pertaining to an attachment position of the module, the information having been acquired by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Makara, Tadanori Saito, Kazuaki Maruhashi, Takamichi Kosugi, Takutomi Ogawa, Tsubasa Nakatani, Naohiro Arai, Manabu Abe, Takeshi Hamada, Manami Gunji, Yuya Nagata, Yuta Nakamura, Hiroshi Yano
  • Publication number: 20200288048
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, the apparatus comprises a connecting unit configured to attach the module, a heat transfer unit configured to exchange heat with the module, a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, and a control unit configured to control a heat dissipation state of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module on the basis of information pertaining to heat dissipation performance of the module and position information pertaining to an attachment position of the module, the information having been acquired by the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hironobu Makara, Tadanori Saito, Kazuaki Maruhashi, Takamichi Kosugi, Takutomi Ogawa, Tsubasa Nakatani, Naohiro Arai, Manabu Abe, Takeshi Hamada, Manami Gunji, Yuya Nagata, Yuta Nakamura, Hiroshi Yano
  • Patent number: 10771659
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of efficiently cooling first and second circuit boards, using one cooling fan. A main circuit board is arranged substantially in parallel to a side surface of a casing. A sensor circuit board is arranged orthogonal to the side surface of the camera casing. A main duct is formed with a flow passage for cooling the main circuit board. A sensor duct has an exhaust port and is formed with a flow passage for cooling the sensor circuit board. A cooling fan is fixed to the main duct and has an exhaust port for discharging air flowing into the flow passage of the main duct. The main duct is formed with an opening connected to the exhaust port of the sensor duct, and introduces air discharged from the exhaust port of the sensor duct into the flow passage of the main duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Arai, Shintaro Komori, Ayumu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20180376037
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of efficiently cooling first and second circuit boards, using one cooling fan. A main circuit board is arranged substantially in parallel to a side surface of a casing. A sensor circuit board is arranged orthogonal to the side surface of the camera casing. A main duct is formed with a flow passage for cooling the main circuit board. A sensor duct has an exhaust port and is formed with a flow passage for cooling the sensor circuit board. A cooling fan is fixed to the main duct and has an exhaust port for discharging air flowing into the flow passage of the main duct. The main duct is formed with an opening connected to the exhaust port of the sensor duct, and introduces air discharged from the exhaust port of the sensor duct into the flow passage of the main duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Naohiro Arai, Shintaro Komori, Ayumu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8547708
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a card board on which a card slot at least a part of which is formed of metal and into which a recording medium can be inserted is mounted, and a memory board on which memories are mounted. The card board is disposed facing to a surface of the memory board on which the memories are mounted, and the card slot and at least a part of the memories are disposed so as to be overlapped when viewing from a direction orthogonal to the board surface of the card board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naohiro Arai
  • Publication number: 20110149542
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a card board on which a card slot at least a part of which is formed of metal and into which a recording medium can be inserted is mounted, and a memory board on which memories are mounted. The card board is disposed facing to a surface of the memory board on which the memories are mounted, and the card slot and at least a part of the memories are disposed so as to be overlapped when viewing from a direction orthogonal to the board surface of the card board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naohiro Arai