Patents by Inventor Shun Kawada

Shun Kawada 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 capture apparatus and control method of the same
    Patent number: 11729486
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus having a speech recognition function, when a detector has detected an eye approach state with respect to a viewfinder, recognizes input speech using the speech recognition function, makes settings of the image capture apparatus based on the recognized speech, makes settings of the image capture apparatus according to an operation accepted via an operation unit, and distinguishably displays the settings of the image capture apparatus made based on speech, and the settings of the image capture apparatus made according to an operation accepted via the operation unit, on the viewfinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro Matsuno, Nobuyuki Horie, Fumihiro Kajimura, Masahiro Aimi, Shun Kawada
  • IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200304696
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus having a speech recognition function, when a detector has detected an eye approach state with respect to a viewfinder, recognizes input speech using the speech recognition function, makes settings of the image capture apparatus based on the recognized speech, makes settings of the image capture apparatus according to an operation accepted via an operation unit, and distinguishably displays the settings of the image capture apparatus made based on speech, and the settings of the image capture apparatus made according to an operation accepted via the operation unit, on the viewfinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Taro Matsuno, Nobuyuki Horie, Fumihiro Kajimura, Masahiro Aimi, Shun Kawada