Patents by Inventor Noeru TAKEMURA

Noeru TAKEMURA 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-capturing device having focus adjustment function, image creation method including focus adjustment function, and program product for image-capturing device having focus adjustment function
    Patent number: 8570427
    Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: a micro-lens array in which a plurality of micro lenses are arrayed; a light reception element array having a plurality of groups of light reception elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of micro lenses, and that receives a ray bundle from an optical system via the micro lenses and outputs a plurality of received light signals; a detection unit that detects a deviation amount of an image surface by the optical system when the received light signals were obtained; and an image creation unit that selects a portion of the plurality of received light signals on the basis of the deviation amount detected by the detection unit, and creates an image on the basis of that selected portion of the received light signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Ohnishi, Noeru Takemura
  • IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CREATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100188522
    Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: a micro-lens array in which a plurality of micro lenses are arrayed; a light reception element array having a plurality of groups of light reception elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of micro lenses, and that receives a ray bundle from an optical system via the micro lenses and outputs a plurality of received light signals; a detection unit that detects a deviation amount of an image surface by the optical system when the received light signals were obtained; and an image creation unit that selects a portion of the plurality of received light signals on the basis of the deviation amount detected by the detection unit, and creates an image on the basis of that selected portion of the received light signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki OHNISHI, Noeru TAKEMURA