Patents by Inventor Nobumitsu Suzuki

Nobumitsu Suzuki 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 pickup apparatus
    Patent number: 8164681
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device configured to capture an image regarding an object image; an object detector detecting a specific object in the captured image; an image-capturing-information obtaining unit obtaining image capturing information from a predetermined area set in an image capturing area; a determiner determining whether or not the image capturing information regarding the specific object is obtainable from the predetermined area; and a display controller controlling a position display shown on a display unit, the position display indicating a position of the specific object. The display controller changes a display mode of the position display in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Matsuno, Akira Hirai, Nobumitsu Suzuki
  • IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090268048
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device configured to capture an image regarding an object image; an object detector detecting a specific object in the captured image; an image-capturing-information obtaining unit obtaining image capturing information from a predetermined area set in an image capturing area; a determiner determining whether or not the image capturing information regarding the specific object is obtainable from the predetermined area; and a display controller controlling a position display shown on a display unit, the position display indicating a position of the specific object. The display controller changes a display mode of the position display in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Matsuno, Akira Hirai, Nobumitsu Suzuki