Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Shiohara

Ryuichi Shiohara 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).

  • Publication number: 20110285734
    Abstract: An image-displaying device includes an image data generation section, an information data acquisition section, and a display control section. The information data acquisition section is configured to acquire information data for causing predetermined information to be displayed on an information display region. The display control section is configured to control a display section to display an image of a subject in a subject image display region of the display section according to image data generated by processing for generating the image data, and to display the predetermined information in the information display region of the display section according to the information data. The display control section is configured to control the display section so that a predetermined unit display time taken to refresh a display in each of predetermined units in the information display region is shorter than the predetermined unit display time in the subject image display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Publication number: 20110285894
    Abstract: An image-displaying device includes a first storage section, an image data generation section, a timing information acquisition section and a display control section. The image data generation section is configured to output the image data to the first storage section with the image data being composed of a plurality of predetermined data units. The timing information acquisition section is configured to acquire timing information indicative of a timing related to generation and output of the image data to the first storage section with respect to each of the predetermined data units. The display control section is configured to control a display section to read and display an Nth one of the predetermined data units after output of an (N+i)th one of the predetermined data units to the first storage section is completed according to the timing information, where N is a natural number and i is a nonnegative integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi SHIOHARA, Masahiro KITANO, Toshiyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110285694
    Abstract: An image-displaying device includes an image data generation section, a progress information acquisition section and a display control section. The image data generation section is configured to perform processing for generating image data indicative of an image of a subject based on output data from an image-capturing section that captures the image of the subject, the image data being composed of a plurality of predetermined data units. The progress information acquisition section is configured to acquire progress information indicative of a status of progress of the processing for generating the image data with respect to each of the predetermined data units of the image data. The display control section is configured to control the display section to display at least one of the predetermined data units of the image data for which the processing for generating the image data is ended based on the progress information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Patent number: 8063979
    Abstract: A digital camera including a lens, first and second sensors, a shutoff member, a display, a detector, an exposure amount determiner, and a still image generator. The first sensor receives light through the lens and the second sensor also receives light through the lens, but is different from the first sensor. The shutoff member performs a first shutoff of the light received by the first sensor through the lens and also ends the first shutoff. The display displays a moving image based on the light received by the first sensor, and while the moving image is displayed, the detector detects a shutter operation. The exposure amount determiner determines, in response to the detected shutter operation, an exposure amount based on the light received by the second sensor when the first sensor does not receive light through the lens. The still image generator generates a still image based on the light received by the first sensor and the exposure amount determined by the exposure amount determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Shiohara, Ryohei Ito
  • Publication number: 20110176156
    Abstract: A method to configure an apparatus to apply a plurality of mono colorization filters to a low resolution version of a color image. A contrast value is determined for each application of the mono colorization filters. The mono colorization filter achieving the highest contrast value is applied to a high resolution version of the color image to produce a high contrast monochrome image. The high contrast monochrome image is then printed by the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Patent number: 7983523
    Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20110157404
    Abstract: A digital camera is provided with a focusing function and a focal length varying function of a main lens. The digital camera includes a main imaging unit configured to generate a main image by performing a photoelectric conversion from a subject obtained via the main lens, a sub-imaging unit configured to generate a sub-image by performing a photoelectric conversion from the subject obtained via a sub-lens, a focal length acquiring unit configured to acquire the focal length of the main lens, a magnification setting unit configured to set a level of magnification on the basis of the focal length, a composite image generating unit configured to generate a composite image by combining the main image and the sub-image, after at least one of the main image and the sub-image is magnified at the level of magnification, and an image display unit configured to display the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Publication number: 20110157403
    Abstract: A camera with a focusing function is provided. The camera includes a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image by a photoelectric conversion from an image of a subject obtained via a first lens, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image by a photoelectric conversion from an image of the subject obtained via a second lens, where the second imaging unit being different from the first imaging unit, an focusing amount acquiring unit configured to acquire amount of focusing, a composite image generating unit configured to set a cutout position on the second image, to cut out an partial image at the cutout position, on the basis of the operation amount and a predetermined cutout rule, and to generate a composite image by superimposing the partial image on the first image, and an image display unit configured to display the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Publication number: 20110128433
    Abstract: An imaging device produces images on the basis of signals, transmitted from an imaging element. The device includes a display controller which selectively carries out either a first or a second display process, based on a user's selection. The first display process includes obtaining a first portion of the signals from a first area of the imaging element at a first frame rate, and displaying a first through-the-lens image on the display unit on the basis of the first portion of the signals. The second display process includes obtaining the first portion of the signals from the first area of the imaging element at a second, lower frame rate; obtaining a second portion of the signals from a second area of the imaging element at the lower frame rate; and displaying a second through-the-lens image on the display unit on the basis of both portions of the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20110128432
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided for generating image data on the basis of light received by an imaging element. The imaging device includes a display unit which displays an image, a focus unit which detects a focus deviation, and a display controller which causes the display unit to display a composite image in which a first image of a region of at least a portion of a second image of the image data, and the second image are superposed and combined. The region is in a position in accordance with the focus deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Patent number: 7949223
    Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20110074990
    Abstract: A digital camera includes: an imaging unit that photoelectrically converts light to output a color image; a selecting unit that selects any one identifier from identifiers which are colored in different colors from each other; and a black/white image producing unit that produces a black/white image by weighting gradation values of respective colors for each of pixels of the output color image and adding the weighted gradation values to each other. When the light entered to the imaging unit is entered to a color filter having a color equal to a color of the selected identifier, a correlation between a light amount of light having a wavelength which penetrates the color filer and a light amount of the entered light becomes stronger than a correlation between a light amount of light having a wavelength which is absorbed by the color filter and the light amount of the entered light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20110032269
    Abstract: Automatically resizing demosaicked full-color images using edge-orientation maps formed in the demosaicking process. In a first example embodiment, a method for automatic upsampling of a demosaicked image includes several acts. First, a demosaicked image and an edge-orientation map that was created during the creation of the demosaicked image are received. Next, pixels of the demosaicked image are filled into an upsampled image. Then, edge-orientation values of pixels of the edge-orientation map are filled into an upsampled edge-orientation map. Next, an interpolation direction is determined for each pixel in which upsampling of the demosaicked image should be performed using the upsampled edge-orientation map. Finally, missing pixels in the upsampled image are estimated by performing interpolation along the interpolation direction using available pixels surrounding each missing pixel location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Rastislav Lukac, Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Patent number: 7864234
    Abstract: A digital camera includes: an imaging unit that photoelectrically converts light to output a color image; a selecting unit that selects any one identifier from identifiers which are colored in different colors from each other; and a black/white image producing unit that produces a black/white image by weighting gradation values of respective colors for each of pixels of the output color image and adding the weighted gradation values to each other. When the light entered to the imaging unit is entered to a color filter having a color equal to a color of the selected identifier, a correlation between a light amount of light having a wavelength which penetrates the color filer and a light amount of the entered light becomes stronger than a correlation between a light amount of light having a wavelength which is absorbed by the color filter and the light amount of the entered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20100296126
    Abstract: An input unit inputs RAW data. An image generating unit generates an image from the RAW data using a demosaicking processing. A print unit that prints the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Patent number: 7830398
    Abstract: The invention is characterized by the fact that an area sensor for outputting an analog signal responsive to the light reception amount of light of CMYG is used and when CMYG image data is converted into RGB image data, RGB image data having a domain also in negative values is generated without performing processing of putting the RGB image data into values of 0 or more, without decreasing the information amount of the CMYG image data. Further, the invention is characterized by the fact that when the image data is recorded in a file section 16 finally as a JPEG file, the pixel data of each color of YCbCr is represented as data type of eight bits and the information amount per pixel is 24 bits for recording more color information without increasing the memory capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Patent number: 7830411
    Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20100277601
    Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image, data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi SHIOHARA
  • Patent number: 7796289
    Abstract: An input unit inputs RAW data. An image generating unit generates an image from the RAW data using a demosaicking processing. A print unit that prints the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20100171856
    Abstract: A digital camera including a lens, first and second sensors, a shutoff member, a display, a detector, an exposure amount determiner, and a still image generator. The first sensor receives light through the lens and the second sensor also receives light through the lens, but is different from the first sensor. The shutoff member performs a first shutoff of the light received by the first sensor through the lens and also ends the first shutoff. The display displays a moving image based on the light received by the first sensor, and while the moving image is displayed, the detector detects a shutter operation. The exposure amount determiner determines, in response to the detected shutter operation, an exposure amount based on the light received by the second sensor when the first sensor does not receive light through the lens. The still image generator generates a still image based on the light received by the first sensor and the exposure amount determined by the exposure amount determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Shiohara, Ryohei Ito