Patents by Inventor Shigenori Fujio

Shigenori Fujio 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).

  • Patent number: 10547778
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio
  • Publication number: 20180324354
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Shigenori FUJIO
  • Patent number: 10057482
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio
  • Publication number: 20170366742
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki MIYAKAWA, Shigenori FUJIO
  • Publication number: 20170310887
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an input unit that inputs imaging condition data for each imaging region of an imaging unit that has a plurality of imaging regions with the imaging conditions being different for each of the imaging regions, and position information data for the imaging regions; and a recording control unit that records, in a recording unit, imaging condition data for the imaging regions and position information data for the imaging regions, both are inputted from the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori FUJIO, Kiyoshi YASUDA
  • Patent number: 9774778
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio
  • Publication number: 20150172534
    Abstract: A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio
  • Patent number: 8740680
    Abstract: A photographing device is implemented with a gaming function in which a win/loss of a game occurs, which is provided with a first condition obtainer is configured to obtain a first condition which is used to generate a first image file, a second condition obtainer is configured to obtain a second condition which is used to generate a second image file, a score calculator is configured to calculate a first score of the first image file and a second score of the second image file in accordance with the first condition and the second condition, respectively, a judger is configured to judge a win/loss of the game with respect to the first file and the second file based on the first score and the second score, and a display is configured to display the win/loss of the game with respect to the first file and the second file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Uehara, Shigenori Fujio
  • Patent number: 8684804
    Abstract: A photographing device having a game function which determines win/loss of photographing devices based on information regarding image files, is provided with a first parameter obtaining unit configured to obtain a first parameter regarding a first image file which was generated by the photographing device, a second parameter obtaining unit configured to obtain a second parameter regarding a second image file which is stored in another photographing device, a score calculating unit configured to calculate scores regarding the first image file and the second image file based on the first parameter and the second parameter, respectively, a win/loss determining unit configured to determine win/loss of the photographing device and the other photographing device, and generate win/loss information, a recording unit configured to store the win/loss information, in accumulated manner, as intrinsic information which is intrinsic to the photographing device, and a notifying unit configured to output the accumulated win/
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Uehara, Shigenori Fujio
  • Patent number: 8497889
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display unit and a controller. The display unit displays a first image and a second image. The controller controls the display unit. When the second image is displayed after an enlargement of a part of the first image is performed, the controller specifies a first position relationship between the first enlargement and the first image, and performs the enlargement of the second image on the basis of the first positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigenori Fujio
  • Patent number: 8264588
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display, a magnification input device, and a magnification control device. The display simultaneously displays images. The magnification input device is used to input the magnification factor for the images displayed in said display. The magnification control device which simultaneously changes the magnification of the images displayed in said display by substantially the same multiplier according to the magnification factor input by said magnification input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Fujio, Teppei Okamoto, Tomohiko Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 8208056
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display and a shifting device. The display has display areas and simultaneously displays images in each display areas. The shifting device simultaneously shifts the images in the display area in the same direction in lockstep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Fujio, Teppei Okamoto, Tomohiko Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20120059490
    Abstract: A photographing device is implemented with a gaming function in which win/loss of a game, which is provided with a first condition obtaining unit configured to obtain a first condition which is used to generate a first image file, a second condition obtaining unit configured to obtain a second condition which is used to generate a second image file, a score calculating unit configured to calculate a first score of the first image file and a second score of the second image file in accordance with the first condition and the second condition, respectively, a judging unit configured to judge win/loss of the game with respect to the first file and the second file based on the first score and the second score, and a display unit configured to display the win/loss of the game with respect to the first file and the second file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu UEHARA, Shigenori FUJIO
  • Publication number: 20120057008
    Abstract: A photographing device having a game function which determines win/loss of photographing devices based on information regarding image files, is provided with a first parameter obtaining unit configured to obtain a first parameter regarding a first image file which was generated by the photographing device, a second parameter obtaining unit configured to obtain a second parameter regarding a second image file which is stored in another photographing device, a score calculating unit configured to calculate scores regarding the first image file and the second image file based on the first parameter and the second parameter, respectively, a win/loss determining unit configured to determine win/loss of the photographing device and the other photographing device, and generate win/loss information, a recording unit configured to store the win/loss information, in accumulated manner, as intrinsic information which is intrinsic to the photographing device, and a notifying unit configured to output the accumulated win/
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu UEHARA, Shigenori FUJIO
  • Patent number: 7889246
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus comprises an operation unit, a controller, and a display unit. The operation unit has a range setting unit that is used for setting an upper limited value of a range of a sensitivity of an imaging sensor and a lower limited value of the range in a first sensitivity setting state where the sensitivity is calculated on the basis of a luminance value obtained in a photometric operation. The controller sets the upper limited value and the lower limited value corresponding to an operation of the range setting unit. The display unit displays an illustration of the upper limited value and the lower limited value that are set by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Fujio, Toshihiro Hamamura, Takeshi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 7764318
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a memory, and a display unit. The imaging sensor obtains image data. The memory stores the image data. The display unit indicates a still picture based on the image data and a white balance setting picture on the still picture. The white balance setting picture is used for setting a white balance gain in a white balance adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Okamoto, Shigenori Fujio, Satoru Horita, Toshihiro Hamamura
  • Publication number: 20090153722
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display and a shifting device. The display has display areas and simultaneously displays images in each display areas. The shifting device simultaneously shifts the images in the display area in the same direction in lockstep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori FUJIO, Teppei OKAMOTO, Tomohiko KANZAKI
  • Publication number: 20090153721
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display, a magnification input device, and a magnification control device. The display simultaneously displays images. The magnification input device is used to input the magnification factor for the images displayed in said display. The magnification control device which simultaneously changes the magnification of the images displayed in said display by substantially the same multiplier according to the magnification factor input by said magnification input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori FUJIO, Teppei OKAMOTO, Tomohiko KANZAKI
  • Patent number: D768643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio
  • Patent number: D768644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyakawa, Shigenori Fujio