Patents by Inventor Naomi Mori

Naomi Mori 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: 20150296121
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, which is mountable a lens apparatus thereon, obtains information of a mounted lens apparatus and if the lens apparatus is identified as the interchangeable lens which fails in firmware update based on the obtained information, controls to restrict an operation in which an interchangeable lens is used and to enable an operation which does not use the interchangeable lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Naomi Mori, Takeshi Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9086611
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, which is mountable a lens apparatus thereon, obtains information of a mounted lens apparatus and if the lens apparatus is identified as the interchangeable lens which fails in firmware update based on the obtained information, controls to restrict an operation in which an interchangeable lens is used and to enable an operation which does not use the interchangeable lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naomi Mori, Takeshi Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140365973
    Abstract: A system control unit displays, on a display unit, a menu screen corresponding to an operation mode designated through a mode change-over switch, and sets various conditions for the operation mode according to operation on an operation unit. The system control unit displays a predetermined menu item in a selected state on an initially opened menu screen. When a menu screen subjected to setting change is opened, the system control unit displays a menu item subjected to setting change last time in the selected state. A table indicating a menu item to be displayed in the selected state is stored in a nonvolatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Patent number: 8760528
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of auto bracketing. When a capture count for the auto bracketing is N (N is an integer of not less than three), a total of N?1 correction values are set by at least one on each of a positive side and negative side with respect to a reference value, and the apparatus sequentially expands or narrows a correction width serving as a difference between the reference value and each of the N?1 correction values in accordance with user's operation. When the capture count is two, the reference value and one correction value are set, and the apparatus sequentially increases or decreases the one correction value within the predetermined range in accordance with user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Patent number: 8749689
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of predetermined temperatures to be compared with the temperature of an image sensor. Every time a detected temperature of the image sensor exceeds one of the plurality of temperatures, a different predetermined indication corresponding to the predetermined temperature is displayed on a display device together with an image signal output from the image sensor, thereby giving a warning to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naomi Mori, Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8421902
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20120274806
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of auto bracketing. When a capture count for the auto bracketing is N (N is an integer of not less than three), a total of N?1 correction values are set by at least one on each of a positive side and negative side with respect to a reference value, and the apparatus sequentially expands or narrows a correction width serving as a difference between the reference value and each of the N?1 correction values in accordance with user's operation. When the capture count is two, the reference value and one correction value are set, and the apparatus sequentially increases or decreases the one correction value within the predetermined range in accordance with user's operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20120274836
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, which is mountable a lens apparatus thereon, obtains information of a mounted lens apparatus and if the lens apparatus is identified as the interchangeable lens which fails in firmware update based on the obtained information, controls to restrict an operation in which an interchangeable lens is used and to enable an operation which does not use the interchangeable lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naomi Mori, Takeshi Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120224092
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABISHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Patent number: 8203641
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20120026379
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of predetermined temperatures to be compared with the temperature of an image sensor. Every time a detected temperature of the image sensor exceeds one of the plurality of temperatures, a different predetermined indication corresponding to the predetermined temperature is displayed on a display device together with an image signal output from the image sensor, thereby giving a warning to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naomi Mori, Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8085332
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes an optical viewfinder, a rear touch panel display, a registering part which registers whether an eye of a user viewing an object image through the optical viewfinder is a right eye or a left eye, a setting part which sets a non-enterable area where touch entry is not permitted in the touch panel to a first area when the right eye is registered, and to set the non-enterable area to a second area different from the first area when the left eye is registered. A controller controls the apparatus such that the apparatus does not perform an operation in response to a touch to the non-enterable area in the touch panel and the apparatus performs an operation in response to a touch to an area other than the non-enterable area in the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20100033615
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20090262211
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes an optical viewfinder, a rear touch panel display, a registering part which registers whether an eye of a user viewing an object image through the optical viewfinder is a right eye or a left eye, a setting part which sets a non-enterable area where touch entry is not permitted in the touch panel to a first area when the right eye is registered, and to set the non-enterable area to a second area different from the first area when the left eye is registered. A controller controls the apparatus such that the apparatus does not perform an operation in response to a touch to the non-enterable area in the touch panel and the apparatus performs an operation in response to a touch to an area other than the non-enterable area in the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Publication number: 20080267607
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an eyepiece portion and a touch panel, and controls execution of a predetermined action in a condition where a photographer contacts the touch panel and its contact position is in a predetermined area. The predetermined area is changed in accordance with a condition of whether or not an object is near the eyepiece portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naomi Mori
  • Patent number: 5130573
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an emitter-coupled logic circuit coupled between a first power source line and a second power source line. The emitter-coupled logic circuit has a differential circuit and an output buffer circuit. A wiring line is provided which is coupled to the emitter of a first transistor of the output buffer circuit and which carries an output signal of the emitter-coupled logic circuit to a circuit of the next stage. The semiconductor integrated circuit also includes a second transistor having an emitter coupled to the emitter of the first transistor, a collector coupled to the first power source line, and a base supplied with a second reference voltage, and a constant-current source coupled to the emitter of the first and second transistors and allowing a constant current to selectively pass through either the first transistor or the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takanori Nawa, Naomi Mori, Hideji Sumi