Patents by Inventor Noboru Akami
Noboru Akami 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).
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Publication number: 20170270972Abstract: The invention is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires, from an external machine, image data as well as time data when an image based on the image data has been displayed on the external machine; a data memory unit that stores, for each unit of the image data, the image data and the time data acquired in the acquisition unit; and a prioritization determination unit that determines, on the basis of the time data, a prioritization of the image data stored in the data memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke YAMASAKI, Noboru AKAMI
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Publication number: 20160307601Abstract: The invention is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires, from an external machine, image data as well as time data when an image based on the image data has been displayed on the external machine; a data memory unit that stores, for each unit of the image data, the image data and the time data acquired in the acquisition unit; and a prioritization determination unit that determines, on the basis of the time data, a prioritization of the image data stored in the data memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke YAMASAKI, Noboru AKAMI
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Patent number: 9402048Abstract: The invention is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires, from an external machine, image data as well as time data when an image based on the image data has been displayed on the external machine; a data memory unit that stores, for each unit of the image data, the image data and the time data acquired in the acquisition unit; and a prioritization determination unit that determines, on the basis of the time data, a prioritization of the image data stored in the data memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yamasaki, Noboru Akami
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Publication number: 20120249856Abstract: The invention is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires, from an external machine, image data as well as time data when an image based on the image data has been displayed on the external machine; a data memory unit that stores, for each unit of the image data, the image data and the time data acquired in the acquisition unit; and a prioritization determination unit that determines, on the basis of the time data, a prioritization of the image data stored in the data memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Yusuke Yamasaki, Noboru Akami
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Patent number: 6795259Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first cylindrical member having an inner peripheral surface, and a second cylindrical member internally fitted to the first cylindrical member and having an outer peripheral surface. One of the peripheral surfaces has first and second helical parallel axial grooves, and a third groove extending in only a circumferential direction continuously from one side ends of the first and second grooves. The other peripheral surface has first and second protruded portions engaging respectively with the first and second grooves in alignment in the circumferential direction and enabling relative rotations between the cylindrical members and relative movements in the axial direction. When the third groove is reached, the cylindrical members are allowed to make only relative rotations without moving in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noboru Akami, Takao Goto
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Publication number: 20040017483Abstract: The voltage of batteries is detected, and a determination is made whether the detected voltage is less than the normal value. If the detected voltage is below the normal value, a determination is made whether a sound recording priority flag is on. If the sound recording priority mode has not been set, a low battery level warning sound is generated to indicate that the level of the battery is low. If a determination is made that the sound recording priority mode has been set, however, the battery level warning sound (or other various operating sounds of the camera) is not generated. As a result, noise is reduced because the battery level warning sound and/or other operating sounds are not recorded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Yasuo Kitsugi, Noboru Akami, Hiroshi Wakabayashi
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Publication number: 20030210480Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first cylindrical member having an inner peripheral surface, and a second cylindrical member internally fitted to the first cylindrical member and having an outer peripheral surface that facing in a radial direction to the inner peripheral surface. One of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface is formed with first and second helical grooves extending in an axial direction in parallel with each other, and a third groove extending in only a circumferential direction continuously from one side ends of the first and second grooves. The other of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface are formed with first and second protruded portions engaging respectively with the first and second grooves in alignment in the circumferential direction and enabling relative rotations between the first and second cylindrical members and relative movements in the axial direction therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noboru Akami, Takao Goto
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Patent number: 6619806Abstract: A shielding device for shielding a clearance between a frame member having an opening and a tube member received in the opening and movable substantially in the direction of an optical axis. The shielding device comprises an annular shielding member arranged between the inner circumference of the opening of the frame member and the outer circumference of the tube member. The annular shielding member is so slidably fitted on the tube member that its inner circumference may contact with the outer circumference portion of the tube member, and is either given substantially the same color as that of the outer circumference surface of the tube member or made substantially transparent at least at its portion having contact with the tube member.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noboru Akami, Takanori Shioda
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Patent number: 6510287Abstract: A display apparatus in a camera for displaying photographic information using rotating elements. The display apparatus includes rotating pointers which rotate about display scales to display the photographic information. The display apparatus further includes a control unit which receives camera control information and in response to the control information, the control unit controls driving circuitry which causes the rotating display pointer to point to an index on the display scale representing the photographic information.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Hitoshi Aoki, Noboru Akami, Yuji Katano, Noriyasu Kotani, Seijiro Noda
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Patent number: 6400901Abstract: A shield device includes: a main body having an opening portion; a cylindrical member that is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening portion; and a shield member, an outer edge of which is engaged to an inner edge of the opening portion, and an inner edge of which is fitted upon an outer surface of the cylindrical member so as to be slidable thereon and so as to shield a gap between the main body and the cylindrical member. And the cylindrical member is movable through the opening portion in a direction of a central axis of the cylindrical member; at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member has a shape different from another portion thereof along the direction of the central axis; and the shield member contacts along the outer circumferential surface having the different shape, as the cylindrical member moves in the direction of the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noboru Akami, Yuji Watanabe, Akira Kayatama
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Publication number: 20020057353Abstract: The voltage of batteries is detected, and a determination is made whether the detected voltage is less than the normal value. If the detected voltage is below the normal value, a determination is made whether a sound recording priority flag is on. If the sound recording priority mode has not been set, a low battery level warning sound is generated to indicate that the level of the battery is low. If a determination is made that the sound recording priority mode has been set, however, the battery level warning sound (or other various operating sounds of the camera) is not generated. As a result, noise is reduced because the battery level warning sound and/or other operating sounds are not recorded.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2000Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Yasuo Kitsugi, Noboru Akami, Hiroshi Wakabayashi
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Publication number: 20010048557Abstract: A shielding device for shielding a clearance between a frame member having an opening and a tube member received in the opening and movable substantially in the direction of an optical axis. The shielding device comprises an annular shielding member arranged between the inner circumference of the opening of the frame member and the outer circumference of the tube member. The annular shielding member is so slidably fitted on the tube member that its inner circumference may contact with the outer circumference portion of the tube member, and is either given substantially the same color as that of the outer circumference surface of the tube member or made substantially transparent at least at its portion having contact with the tube member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Noboru Akami, Takanori Shioda
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Publication number: 20010009611Abstract: A shield device includes: a main body having an opening portion; a cylindrical member that is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening portion; and a shield member, an outer edge of which is engaged to an inner edge of the opening portion, and an inner edge of which is fitted upon an outer surface of the cylindrical member so as to be slidable thereon and so as to shield a gap between the main body and the cylindrical member. And the cylindrical member is movable through the opening portion in a direction of a central axis of the cylindrical member; at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member has a shape different from another portion thereof along the direction of the central axis; and the shield member contacts along the outer circumferential surface having the different shape, as the cylindrical member moves in the direction of the central axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventors: Noboru Akami, Yuji Watanabe, Akira Katayama
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Patent number: 5864722Abstract: A vibration preventing camera includes a vibration amount detecting unit for detecting the amount of vibration, a vibration correcting unit for correcting vibration, a light measuring unit for measuring the light value at a subject, and a control unit for controlling the vibration correcting unit in consonance with a detection signal that is obtained by the light measuring unit and the vibration detecting unit, and for activating the vibration detecting unit after the length of exposure is determined by the light value at the subject that is obtained by the light measuring unit. More preferably, a vibration preventing camera further includes a self-timer unit, and when the self-timer unit is set for an exposure, the vibration detecting unit is activated after the timing count down for the self-timer unit begins.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Aoki, Akira Katayama, Tatsuo Amanuma, Noboru Akami, Hidenori Miyamoto, Nobuhiko Terui, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Sueyuki Ohishi
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Patent number: 5815756Abstract: A film positioning apparatus includes a camera body assembled with a feeding system for allowing a film to travel in a first direction parallel to its surface and a platen member having external rails for positioning the film in a second direction parallel to the surface thereof but orthogonal to the first direction and connected to the camera body with screws. The platen member is provided with a mounting member for a magnetic head to be disposed in a predetermined positional relationship in the second direction with respect to the film.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noboru Akami, Isao Soshi
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Patent number: 5802411Abstract: This invention is applicable to a camera having a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is detachably insertable along its axis direction. The camera is equipped with a cartridge-load detection switch for outputting a load signal when the cartridge is loaded in the cartridge chamber, and outputting a non-load signal when the loaded cartridge is drawn out from the cartridge chamber by at least a predetermined amount. When the photographed cartridge is partially drawn out from the cartridge chamber and then reloaded into the cartridge chamber as it is, the output of the load signal is continued if the draw-out amount is below the predetermined amount, thereby preventing an erroneous judgment that a new cartridge is loaded into the cartridge chamber. Therefore, for example, the double exposure can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Wakabayashi, Noboru Akami, Noriyasu Kotani
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Patent number: 5765058Abstract: A camera having a multiple speed film driving mechanism that can accurately read film data on a film cartridge. The camera has a motor that drives a spool axis of the film cartridge, and a reading device that can read film data stored on a recording medium on the film cartridge. When the film cartridge is loaded into the camera, the reading device reads film data on the recording medium that is rotated together with the spool axis at a first speed. When film data reading is finished, the spool axis is rotated at a second speed to feed the film into the camera. A motor drive control circuit and CPU controls spool axis rotation at multiple speeds and directions.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Noriyasu Kotani, Noboru Akami, Daiki Tsukahara
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Patent number: 5678096Abstract: A camera including a mount portion onto which a lens barrel housing a lens is mounted as movable in a direction of an optical axis thereof, a moving mechanism for moving the lens barrel in the direction of the optical axis, a limiter for setting a limit of movement of the lens barrel moved by the moving mechanism while the lens barrel is mounted on the mount portion, and a limit remover for removing the limit of movement set by the limiter when the lens barrel is dismounted from the mount portion. The camera further includes a signal transmission apparatus in which the lens barrel is mounted as movable in the direction of the optical axis thereon on the camera body. The signal transmission apparatus includes a light emitting element located on either one of the lens barrel and the camera body, and a light receiving element located on the other one of the lens barrel and the camera body, for receiving light from the light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1995Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Yuji Katano, Noriyasu Kotani, Noboru Akami
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Patent number: 5640634Abstract: The present invention is directed to a camera having a cartridge chamber, which is formed as a hole in the body of the camera, into which a film cartridge is inserted along its axial direction through an access opening of the hole. The cartridge has an identifying mechanism for indicating whether the film in the cartridge has been used. The camera includes a load prevention member provided in the cartridge chamber that engages the identifying mechanism of the cartridge and prevents insertion of the cartridge into the chamber when the identifying mechanism indicates that the film has been used. The camera also includes a signal output circuit for outputting a load signal when the cartridge is loaded into the cartridge chamber and a non-load signal when the cartridge is unloaded from the cartridge chamber. The signal output circuit outputs the load signal before the cartridge engages the load prevention member.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: June 17, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Wakabayashi, Noboru Akami, Noriyasu Kotani
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Patent number: 5592253Abstract: A lock device of a camera using a film cartridge having a light-shielding door shiftable between a light-shielding condition for shielding light to a photographic film in the film cartridge and a non-light-shielding condition for enabling the photographic film to be withdrawn from the film cartridge, the lock device comprises a cartridge chamber having an opening portion through which the film cartridge is loaded in the cartridge chamber, a cartridge chamber door being disposed in a shielding position for shielding the opening portion of the cartridge chamber when the light-shielding door of the film cartridge is at least in the non-light-shielding condition, a holding member shiftable between a prohibited position for prohibiting movement of the cartridge chamber door from the shielding position and an allowed position for allowing movement of the cartridge chamber door from the shielding position, and a limiting member for limiting movement of the holding member from the prohibited position to the allowed pType: GrantFiled: August 16, 1995Date of Patent: January 7, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tomoki Nishimura, Noboru Akami