Patents by Inventor Seiya Ohta
Seiya Ohta 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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Patent number: 7366925Abstract: An apparatus, carrying case and computer system are disclosed herein. In the apparatus, a housing to which an electrical device may be electrically coupled is provided. A secondary battery may be electrically coupled to the housing and adapted to power the electrical device or to charge the device's internal battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, Seiya Ohta, Michael George Lenahan
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Patent number: 7350011Abstract: An expansion device is provided for expanding the functionality of a mobile electronic device while in a mobile mode and/or in a desktop mode. The expansion device may be a media slice that provides multimedia functionality to a mobile electronic device. The media slice may be configured to receive an electromechanical interface from the mobile electronic device and to replicate the electromechanical interface for connecting to another expansion device, such as to a docking station or a port replicator. The expansion device and the mobile electronic device may be connected via a latch mechanism that easily couples and de-couples the devices. An expansion system is also provided that includes a support stand for providing orientation and support features for a computing device and/or an expansion device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, Matthew R. Lerner, Seiya Ohta, John Stoddard, Jon LeFors, Michael Nuttall
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Publication number: 20080071935Abstract: A self-installing peripheral device is provided. The device includes an onboard memory that stores a device driver that enables the device to communicate with a computer operating system. When the device is connected to a computer, the device automatically downloads the device driver to the computer and installs the device driver. In some embodiments, the device is a USB device that may include an internal USB hub. The onboard memory is connected to the USB hub and the primary functionality of the USB device also connects to the computer via a single USB connection through the USB hub. In other embodiments, the device connects to the computer via a wireless connection protocol. Such a device may be a Bluetooth-enabled device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Patent number: 7293117Abstract: A self-installing peripheral device is provided. The device includes an onboard memory that stores a device driver that enables the device to communicate with a computer operating system. When the device is connected to a computer, the device automatically downloads the device driver to the computer and installs the device driver. In some embodiments, the device is a USB device that may include an internal USB hub. The onboard memory is connected to the USB hub and the primary functionality of the USB device also connects to the computer via a single USB connection through the USB hub. In other embodiments, the device connects to the computer via a wireless connection protocol. Such a device may be a Bluetooth-enabled device.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20070126917Abstract: An optical apparatus is disclosed which achieves high focusing accuracy and favorable responsiveness in AF control. The apparatus includes a signal generator which extracts signals in a plurality of frequency bands from an output from an image-pickup part and generates focus signals from the extracted signals, and a controller which performs focus control such that the focus signal approaches the highest value. The controller uses a first focus signal and a second focus signal in the focus control. The second focus signal is a synthesis signal formed by synthesizing a focus signal in a relatively high or the highest frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands and a focus signal in another frequency band and contains a component of the focus signal in the relatively high or highest frequency band at a higher ratio as compared with the first focus signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventor: Seiya OHTA
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Patent number: 7212231Abstract: A photographing apparatus capable of photographing still pictures and motion pictures has an image stabilizing feature arranged so as to achieve an appropriate image stabilization characteristic in response to a photography start switch which is turned on and off, and depending upon whether a still picture is photographed or a motion picture is photographed, thereby achieving the optimum image stabilization characteristic for each photographic mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2001Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20070083691Abstract: An expansion device is provided for expanding the functionality of a mobile electronic device while in a mobile mode and/or in a desktop mode. The expansion device may be a media slice that provides multimedia functionality to a mobile electronic device. The media slice may be configured to receive an electromechanical interface from the mobile electronic device and to replicate the electromechanical interface for connecting to another expansion device, such as to a docking station or a port replicator. The expansion device and the mobile electronic device may be connected via a latch mechanism that easily couples and de-couples the devices. An expansion system is also provided that includes a support stand for providing orientation and support features for a computing device and/or an expansion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy Keely, Matthew Lerner, Seiya Ohta, John Stoddard, Jon LeFors, Michael Nuttall
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Patent number: 7200702Abstract: An expansion device is provided for expanding the functionality of a mobile electronic device while in a mobile mode and/or in a desktop mode. The expansion device may be a media slice that provides multimedia functionality to a mobile electronic device. The media slice may be configured to receive an electromechanical interface from the mobile electronic device and to replicate the electromechanical interface for connecting to another expansion device, such as to a docking station or a port replicator. The expansion device and the mobile electronic device may be connected via a latch mechanism that easily couples and de-couples the devices. An expansion system is also provided that includes a support stand for providing orientation and support features for a computing device and/or an expansion device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, Matthew R. Lerner, Seiya Ohta, John Stoddard, Jon LeFors, Michael Nuttall
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Publication number: 20070052615Abstract: Described is the outputting of a representation of complex state or other information to an output mechanism, such as computer program state data, in which the output of the state information is configurable. The state information is conveyable via the output mechanism, which may be an auxiliary display device, such as at least one LED and/or luminescent strip, and which may be viewed from a large distance relative to text and graphics displays, and/or remotely on a peripheral device. Logic receives state data from a data source such as an application program, and applies configuration data such as rules and/or user defined preferences to selectively control the output to be conveyed. Various state data may be conveyed via differing colors, differing numbers of LEDs illuminated, differing brightness, differing color intensity, differing hue and/or differing flash/pulse patterns. State information that is output is updatable when some state change occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Niels Van Dongen, Andrew Fuller, Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20060279250Abstract: An apparatus, carrying case and computer system are disclosed herein. In the apparatus, a housing to which an electrical device may be electrically coupled is provided. A secondary battery may be electrically coupled to the housing and adapted to power the electrical device or to charge the device's internal battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy Keely, Seiya Ohta, Michael Lenahan
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Publication number: 20060195832Abstract: Described is a method and system comprising solution modules that allow a user to compose a customized computer system configured according to a user's needs. Modules may be by simply coupling them to a base computer system. Each module contains the hardware that enables a base computer system to accomplish a limited computing task, along with supporting software that is loaded to enable the base computer system to operate the hardware. The present invention thus provides an additive model, in which each module contains one or more hardware components, drivers and application programs, operating system modules, middleware and/or services that allow a user to compose a custom computer system. Examples of solution modules include an Internet module comprising a NIC and supporting software, a module that augments a computer system with digital video recorder capabilities, modules for advanced graphics subsystems such as for games, and others.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Adrian Chandley, Seiya Ohta, Christopher Schoppa
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Publication number: 20060190652Abstract: An expansion device is provided for expanding the functionality of a mobile electronic device while in a mobile mode and/or in a desktop mode. The expansion device may be a media slice that provides multimedia functionality to a mobile electronic device. The media slice may be configured to receive an electromechanical interface from the mobile electronic device and to replicate the electromechanical interface for connecting to another expansion device, such as to a docking station or a port replicator. The expansion device and the mobile electronic device may be connected via a latch mechanism that easily couples and de-couples the devices. An expansion system is also provided that includes a support stand for providing orientation and support features for a computing device and/or an expansion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2005Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy Keely, Matthew Lerner, Seiya Ohta, John Stoddard, Jon LeFors, Michael Nuttall
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Publication number: 20060132617Abstract: In the case of a camera system capable of exchanging lenses, a camera can realize a preferable automatic focus adjustment performance even if an exchangeable lens, its lens state, different combination between lens and camera or image pickup state is changed by changing a frequency to be extracted by focus detection means in accordance with the identification information on the exchangeable lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20060119732Abstract: The object of this invention is to attain accurate control by correcting any deviation of a cam locus due to manufacturing errors and the like upon controlling a zoom lens and focus lens along a theoretical cam locus. To attain this object, a differential locus between the theoretical cam locus (stored cam locus) and a true cam locus due to an error obtained by a measurement is obtained, and is stored as cam correction data. The lens control is made while correcting the theoretical cam locus by the correction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2006Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20060044456Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a rear zoom lens system which includes focus preset devices 15 and 16 for controlling the storage of a given distance from a subject (camera-to-subject distance) and shift of focus to the position. Trajectory information can be stored corresponding to each of camera-to-subject distances and indicating correspondences between zoom-and-focus positions, which facilitates moving the second lens group to compensate for the movement of the first moving lens group while facilitating maintaining its focus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Patent number: 6989865Abstract: The object of this invention is to attain accurate control by correcting any deviation of a cam locus due to manufacturing errors and the like upon controlling a zoom lens and focus lens along a theoretical cam locus. To attain this object, a differential locus between the theoretical cam locus (stored cam locus) and a true cam locus due to an error obtained by a measurement is obtained, and is stored as cam correction data. The lens control is made while correcting the theoretical cam locus by the correction data.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20050278461Abstract: A self-installing peripheral device is provided. The device includes an onboard memory that stores a device driver that enables the device to communicate with a computer operating system. When the device is connected to a computer, the device automatically downloads the device driver to the computer and installs the device driver. In some embodiments, the device is a USB device that may include an internal USB hub. The onboard memory is connected to the USB hub and the primary functionality of the USB device also connects to the computer via a single USB connection through the USB hub. In other embodiments, the device connects to the computer via a wireless connection protocol. Such a device may be a Bluetooth-enabled device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20050262302Abstract: Described is a mechanism for receiving new data at an auxiliary device associated with a main computer system, and processing that new data within the auxiliary device firmware to take some action. The receipt and processing of the data is independent of whether the main computer system is in a powered-up state (online) or powered-down state (offline). A cache that maintains the user application data for offline navigation may be updated with new data, either to change existing data in the cache or add a new navigation path. The received data can be processed to perform other actions, depending on the context of that data as determined by auxiliary processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Fuller, Matthew Rhoten, Christopher Schoppa, Curt Steeb, Juan Perez, Seiya Ohta, Niels van Dongen
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Patent number: D514105Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Seiya Ohta, Paul Hornikx, David Henry Wykes
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Patent number: D514570Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Seiya Ohta