Patents by Inventor Nobuharu Murashima

Nobuharu Murashima 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).

  • Patent number: 10716289
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
  • Publication number: 20190380306
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
  • Patent number: 10180620
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a power controller, a power control method, and a program which appropriately supply power to an actuator for driving a shutter and an actuator for camera shake correction. A power controller includes a shutter controller for controlling a shutter driving unit, a camera shake correction controller for controlling a camera shake correction driving unit, and a power amount setting unit for setting amounts of power to be allocated to the shutter driving unit and the camera shake correction driving unit according to a set shutter speed. The power amount setting unit allocates the amount of power to be supplied to the camera shake correction driving unit when the shutter speed is equal to or less than a predetermined speed to the shutter driving unit in a case where the shutter speed is faster than a predetermined speed. The present technology available for an image pickup device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuharu Murashima, Yuki Hara
  • Publication number: 20180011387
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a power controller, a power control method, and a program which appropriately supply power to an actuator for driving a shutter and an actuator for camera shake correction. A power controller includes a shutter controller for controlling a shutter driving unit, a camera shake correction controller for controlling a camera shake correction driving unit, and a power amount setting unit for setting amounts of power to be allocated to the shutter driving unit and the camera shake correction driving unit according to a set shutter speed. The power amount setting unit allocates the amount of power to be supplied to the camera shake correction driving unit when the shutter speed is equal to or less than a predetermined speed to the shutter driving unit in a case where the shutter speed is faster than a predetermined speed. The present technology available for an image pickup device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: NOBUHARU MURASHIMA, YUKI HARA
  • Publication number: 20130342746
    Abstract: A display system includes: a display unit; a holding member containing the display unit; and an attaching member provided between the display unit and the holding member. The attaching member includes a rim section opposed to a side surface of the display unit, a first attaching section provided in the rim section and configured to be fixed to the holding member, and a second attaching section provided in the rim section and configured to be held between the rim section and the holding member by elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ueda, Nobuharu Murashima
  • Patent number: 8503871
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus which is provided with an imaging device and a mount adaptor which adjusts a flange focal length between the imaging apparatus and an interchangeable lens, wherein the mount adaptor is provided with a phase difference focus detection section which performs focus detection from a phase difference and an optical device which splits incident light from the interchangeable lens into incident light of the imaging device and incident light of the phase difference focus detection section, and the imaging apparatus is provided with a contrast focus detection section which performs focus detection from contrast using the imaging device, an adjustment section which adjusts the focus position of the phase difference focus detection section, and an adjustment control section which activates adjustment control of the focus position using detection of the mounting of the mount adaptor and the interchangeable lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuharu Murashima, Makibi Nakamura, Norihiko Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 8368799
    Abstract: A mount adapter includes: a camera cone having a length of adjusting a flange focal length between an imaging device provided with an imaging element and an interchangeable lens; a focus detection unit carrying out focus detection from a phase difference; an optical device separating an incident light from the interchangeable lens into an incident light of the imaging element and an incident light of the focus detection unit; and a correction information storage unit storing correction information used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from a mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to the focus detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuharu Murashima, Tomohisa Nara, Akio Kimba
  • Patent number: 8330851
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus including a half mirror, a phase difference detecting AF sensor, an image pickup device, and a display is provided. The half mirror is provided so as to be movable between a first position on an optical path of the subject image light from the photographing optical system and a second position to which the half mirror is evacuated from the optical path of the subject image light. When the half mirror is in the second position, the image pickup device generates an actual photographing image on the basis of the subject image light reaching the image pickup device from the photographing optical system without passing through the half mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuharu Murashima
  • Patent number: 8259184
    Abstract: In an imaging apparatus with a shake correction function, the influence of front curtain shock is prevented from being exerted on a shake correction function section (shake correction drive). The imaging apparatus includes a shake detection sensor 171 that detects an amount of shake applied to a digital camera, a shake correction unit 200 that performs a shake correction drive of an imaging device 101 on the basis of a shake amount detection signal, a shutter unit 40 that is arranged immediately in front of the imaging device 101 and performs an optical-path opening operation and an optical-path blocking operation for opening and blocking an optical path of light guided to the imaging device 101, a timing control circuit 51 that supplies a predetermined reset signal to each pixel for each predetermined pixel line so as to start exposure on the imaging device 101, and a shutter control section 623 that controls exposure of the imaging device 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuharu Murashima, Toshihito Kido, Yoshiharau Tanaka, Tsutomu Honda
  • Patent number: 8212918
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a controlling unit moving an electronic front curtain in a simulated manner from an exposure start position towards an exposure end position by successively performing reset operations on a plurality of pixels in an image pickup element in a predetermined direction; a rear curtain that moves from the exposure start position towards the exposure end position by a biasing force of a biasing unit; and a storage unit storing data indicating a change in movement characteristics of the rear curtain with time. On the basis of the data, the controlling unit changes movement characteristics of the electronic front curtain in accordance with the change in the movement characteristics of the rear curtain with the time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tanaka, Nobuharu Murashima
  • Publication number: 20120163786
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus which is provided with an imaging device and a mount adaptor which adjusts a flange focal length between the imaging apparatus and an interchangeable lens, wherein the mount adaptor is provided with a phase difference focus detection section which performs focus detection from a phase difference and an optical device which splits incident light from the interchangeable lens into incident light of the imaging device and incident light of the phase difference focus detection section, and the imaging apparatus is provided with a contrast focus detection section which performs focus detection from contrast using the imaging device, an adjustment section which adjusts the focus position of the phase difference focus detection section, and an adjustment control section which activates adjustment control of the focus position using detection of the mounting of the mount adaptor and the interchangeable lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuharu MURASHIMA, Makibi NAKAMURA, Norihiko AKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20120044407
    Abstract: A mount adapter includes: a camera cone having a length of adjusting a flange focal length between an imaging device provided with an imaging element and an interchangeable lens; a focus detection unit carrying out focus detection from a phase difference; an optical device separating an incident light from the interchangeable lens into an incident light of the imaging element and an incident light of the focus detection unit; and a correction information storage unit storing correction information used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from a mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to the focus detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuharu MURASHIMA, Tomohisa Nara, Akio Kimba
  • Patent number: 8025449
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a shutter device; an image pickup element adapted to sequentially acquire time-series images regarding object images passing through an exposure opening of the shutter device; and control section configured to control operation of the shutter device and operation of the image pickup element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Nobuharu Murashima
  • Patent number: 8013896
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging sensor, a second imaging sensor, a display unit, an electronic viewfinder unit, a position changing unit and a sensor-shift shaking correction unit. The first imaging sensor acquires an image relating to a subject at the time of main photography. The second imaging sensor acquires an image relating to the subject before the time of main photography. The sensor-shift shaking correction unit performs shaking correction at the time of the main photography, by changing a position of the first sensor with the position changing unit. The electronic viewfinder unit performs consecutive image display on a display screen of the display unit, based on images sequentially acquired by the second imaging sensor before the main photography, and includes an electronic shaking correction unit that performs shaking correction of the consecutive image display, by changing the display position of the images on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tachibana, Nobuharu Murashima, Ichiro Tsujimura, Genta Yagyu, Kazuhiko Kojima
  • Patent number: 7980772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus including: an image sensor; and a shutter device, wherein said shutter device includes a trailing curtain, a first driving member, a second driving member, first urging force applying means, and a charging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tanaka, Nobuharu Murashima
  • Patent number: D669930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Nobuharu Murashima, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Patent number: D670751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Nobuharu Murashima, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Patent number: D688292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Nobuharu Murashima, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Patent number: D810172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Miyashita, Koji Izumi, Yuichi Kaneda, Yoshinori Sugiyama, Taku Yaegashi, Kohtaro Amano, Noriaki Takagi, Hikaru Tanoue, Kentaro Fujii, Nobuharu Murashima, Keisuke Ishii
  • Patent number: D902284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hikaru Tanoue, Kentaro Fujii, Nobuharu Murashima, Keisuke Ishii