Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA 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: 20230255570Abstract: Provided is an information processing method, a program, and an information processing device capable of limiting a warning function more appropriately.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Publication number: 20230184960Abstract: A sensor device includes at least one processor configured to execute processing including: communicating with a user terminal serving as a communication device, acquiring a current position by using prediction ephemeris, acquiring the prediction ephemeris from the user terminal, storing position information indicating the current position acquired, repeating, at intervals, acquiring communication device position information indicating the position of the user terminal and updating the position information based on the communication device position information, and shortening the interval for acquiring the communication device position information when a discrepancy, between the communication device position information and the stored position information prior to being updated is larger than a prescribed reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto TODA, Ryuji SHINGYOJI, Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Publication number: 20230119457Abstract: A sensor device includes a processor configured to communicate with a user terminal as a communication apparatus that downloads positioning satellite information from a management server, acquires a current location by using the positioning satellite information, acquires action information indicating a result of an action of a user, and when the action information is acquired, instruct the user terminal to download the positioning satellite information from the management, and execute a process for acquiring a prediction ephemeris from the user terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto TODA, Ryuji SHINGYOJI, Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Publication number: 20230075777Abstract: An estimated goal time display system includes at least one processor; and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to perform the following according to a program stored in the at least one memory: first deriving that derives a pace that a user runs a distance set in advance based on exercise data obtained when the user is running; second deriving that derives an estimated goal time that the user will reach a preset goal point, a faster-pace estimated goal time that the user will reach the goal point if the user makes the pace a predetermined amount of time faster, and a slower-pace estimated goal time that the user will reach the goal point if the user makes the pace a predetermined amount of time slower; and display controlling that displays on a display the estimated goal time, the faster-pace estimated goal time and the slower-pace estimated goal time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamichi ARAI, Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Publication number: 20220203170Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes a processor. The processor obtains index information representing a lapse situation after a start of movement. The processor obtains either of a time elapsed from the start of movement and a distance passing from a start point of movement. The processor controls, by using either of the elapsed time and the passing distance, to obtain the index information to, as either of a lapse of time from the start of movement and the distance passing from the start point of movement increases, decrease a frequency of obtainment of the index information at the start of movement or from the start point of movement. The processor records the obtained index information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA, Futoshi YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro OHSAWA
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Publication number: 20220161095Abstract: A running method determination device includes at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory. The at least one processor acquires motion data at a time of running of a user, calculates, based on acceleration data in multiple axial directions included in the acquired motion data, a sum of acceleration vectors in the multiple axial directions as a resultant vector, and determines a type of a running method of the user using at least an angle of the calculated resultant vector as a standard of determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA, Futoshi YAMAMOTO, Tsutomu HIROYAMA
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Publication number: 20220072401Abstract: A training determination device includes: a determination unit configured to determine a training type, based on exercise data obtained when a user has performed a running training; a storage unit configured to store training history information in which the training type determined by the determination unit is associated with time information for performed training and a moving distance during the performed training; a calculation unit configured to perform at least two types of different calculation for a cumulative total of the moving distance for each training type, based on the training history information stored in the storage unit; and a display controller configured to display an image indicating the cumulative total of the moving distance for each training type calculated by the calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA, Futoshi YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9615027Abstract: Problem: To simplify an operation for causing an apparatus to perform desired control. Solution to Problem: In an image capturing apparatus 1, an image capturing unit 16 continuously captures an image of a subject and sequentially outputs image data. An image analysis unit 53 determines whether or not there is an instruction regarding storage of the image data outputted by the image capturing unit 16. A storage control unit 56 carries out control to store the image data outputted from the image capturing unit 16 in a storage unit 19 upon it being determined that there is an instruction regarding storage. An output control unit 51 carries out control to display, in an output unit 18, a live view image corresponding to the image data sequentially outputted by the image capturing unit 16 along with a first indicator image for processing the stored image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka, Yoshinori Tomidokoro
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Patent number: 9601158Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a combination candidate selection processing unit. When one moving image is generated by combining a plurality of moving images, the combination candidate selection processing unit judges a possibility of combination between a moving image which is a basis for combination chosen and another moving image based on a predetermined condition. Furthermore, the combination candidate selection processing unit selects, as a candidate of a moving image for a combination target, a moving image that can be combined with the moving image which is a basis for combination, from among other moving images based on a judgment result.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Patent number: 9554112Abstract: A simultaneous replay information storage unit stores a replay condition when simultaneously replaying the plurality of pieces of moving image data constituting the set of moving images so as to correspond to each of the sets of moving images in which a combination of the plurality of pieces of moving image data is different, respectively. A simultaneous replay control unit simultaneously replays, in a case in which the set of moving images as a replay target is designated from among a plurality of sets of moving images stored in the simultaneous replay information storage unit, a plurality of pieces of moving image data constituting the set of moving images, with a replay condition that is stored to be associated with the designated set of moving images.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Patent number: 9503640Abstract: An image generating apparatus including a processor and a memory having instructions stored therein which are executable by the processor to cause the processor to: cause a display to separately and simultaneously display (i) a panoramic image in progress corresponding to images which are captured by an image capturing unit, and (ii) a live-view image corresponding to an image that is newly captured by the image capturing unit while images are being captured by the image capturing unit; receive an instruction to terminate image capture processing for generating panoramic image data while the panoramic image in progress and the live-view image are being displayed; and perform, in response to reception of the instruction, control to record, as a completed panoramic image, panoramic image data generated from the images captured by a time when reception of the instruction is finished, even if images have not yet been captured in a predetermined capture range set in advance for a full panoramic image to be generatType: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotomo Miyamoto, Kosuke Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Patent number: 9489979Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a photographic scene selection section and a parameter setting section. The photographic scene selection section selects a photographic scene. The parameter setting section independently sets, according to the photographic scene selected by the photographic scene selection section, each of a photographing parameter relating to time-lapse photography that captures images at a predetermined interval and generates a moving image with a shorter playback time than photographing time, and a playback parameter relating to playback of a time-lapse moving image photographed at the photographing parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Patent number: 9456138Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a shooting scene setting unit, a component image acquiring unit, and a time-lapse moving image generating unit. The shooting scene setting unit sets a shooting interval according to shooting situations or shooting setting and selects one of different methods for generating a time-lapse moving image from a plurality of images obtained at the set shooting interval according to shooting situations or shooting setting. The component image acquiring unit obtains a plurality of component images forming a time-lapse moving image based on the time-lapse moving image generating method set by the shooting scene setting unit. The time-lapse moving image generating unit generates a time-lapse moving image by using the plurality of component images obtained by the component image acquiring unit based on the set time-lapse moving image generating method.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Publication number: 20160277681Abstract: An image generating apparatus including a processor and a memory having instructions stored therein which are executable by the processor to cause the processor to: cause a display to separately and simultaneously display (i) a panoramic image in progress corresponding to images which are captured by an image capturing unit, and (ii) a live-view image corresponding to an image that is newly captured by the image capturing unit while images are being captured by the image capturing unit; receive an instruction to terminate image capture processing for generating panoramic image data while the panoramic image in progress and the live-view image are being displayed; and perform, in response to reception of the instruction, control to record, as a completed panoramic image, panoramic image data generated from the images captured by a time when reception of the instruction is finished, even if images have not yet been captured in a predetermined capture range set in advance for a full panoramic image to be generatType: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotomo MIYAMOTO, Kosuke MATSUMOTO, Kazuhisa MATSUNAGA, Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Patent number: 9445004Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an image composition unit, and a display control unit. The image capturing unit captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotomo Miyamoto, Kosuke Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Publication number: 20160142638Abstract: Problem: To simplify an operation for causing an apparatus to perform desired control. Solution to Problem: In an image capturing apparatus 1, an image capturing unit 16 continuously captures an image of a subject and sequentially outputs image data. An image analysis unit 53 determines whether or not there is an instruction regarding storage of the image data outputted by the image capturing unit 16. A storage control unit 56 carries out control to store the image data outputted from the image capturing unit 16 in a storage unit 19 upon it being determined that there is an instruction regarding storage. An output control unit 51 carries out control to display, in an output unit 18, a live view image corresponding to the image data sequentially outputted by the image capturing unit 16 along with a first indicator image for processing the stored image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA, Yoshinori TOMIDOKORO
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Patent number: 9253406Abstract: A live view image generation unit sequentially displays on a display screen a captured image that is sequentially outputted from an image capture unit as a live view image. In a case of photographing and recording being directed, a review image generation unit displays a captured image for recording outputted from the image capture unit as a first review image on a portion of a display screen in a state of displaying the live view image. A photographing result evaluation unit evaluates a photographing result based on a captured image for recording outputted from the image capture unit according to an direction for photographing and recording. The review image generation unit performs display control to make a display form of the first review image different according to the evaluation result by the photographing result evaluation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Publication number: 20150341556Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an image composition unit, and a display control unit. The image capturing unit captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotomo MIYAMOTO, Kosuke MATSUMOTO, Kazuhisa MATSUNAGA, Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA
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Patent number: 9106831Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an image composition unit, and a display control unit. The image capturing unit captures frames at predetermined time intervals. The image composition unit sequentially combines at least a part of image data from image data of a plurality of frames sequentially captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals. The display control unit performs control to sequentially display image data combined by the image composition unit while the image data of the frames are captured by the image capturing unit at predetermined time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naotomo Miyamoto, Kosuke Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
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Publication number: 20150215537Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a shooting scene setting unit, a component image acquiring unit, and a time-lapse moving image generating unit. The shooting scene setting unit sets a shooting interval according to shooting situations or shooting setting and selects one of different methods for generating a time-lapse moving image from a plurality of images obtained at the set shooting interval according to shooting situations or shooting setting. The component image acquiring unit obtains a plurality of component images forming a time-lapse moving image based on the time-lapse moving image generating method set by the shooting scene setting unit. The time-lapse moving image generating unit generates a time-lapse moving image by using the plurality of component images obtained by the component image acquiring unit based on the set time-lapse moving image generating method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyoshi NISHIZAKA