Patents by Inventor Taira Komatsuzaki

Taira Komatsuzaki 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: 20230396880
    Abstract: A focus control device that is capable of preventing an object intended by a user from being excluded from a focusing target. The focus control device performs focus adjustment by using one of autofocus and manual focus. When focus control is switched from the autofocus to the manual focus, and then switched to the autofocus, whether to perform focus adjustment with settings of the autofocus set before being switched to the manual focus, or with settings of the autofocus to be set after being switched from the manual focus, is controlled according to whether or not there is an object focused by the manual focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Taira Komatsuzaki
  • Patent number: 11765455
    Abstract: A focus control device that is capable of preventing an object intended by a user from being excluded from a focusing target. The focus control device performs focus adjustment by using one of autofocus and manual focus. When focus control is switched from the autofocus to the manual focus, and then switched to the autofocus, whether to perform focus adjustment with settings of the autofocus set before being switched to the manual focus, or with settings of the autofocus to be set after being switched from the manual focus, is controlled according to whether or not there is an object focused by the manual focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Taira Komatsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20230209183
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus to which a lens unit can be attached, is provided that includes an image sensor; a power supply that supplies power; and one or more processors and/or circuitry which functions as: a determination unit that determines whether or not to supply power to the lens unit based on at least one predetermined condition that includes at least one condition relating to power consumption of the lens unit; and a control unit that performs control so as not to supply actuation power to the lens unit according to a determination result by the determination unit, wherein the image sensor is capable of performing shooting even after the control unit performs control so as not to supply actuation power to the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: KOICHI KUMAGAI, TAIRA KOMATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220321782
    Abstract: A focus control device that is capable of preventing an object intended by a user from being excluded from a focusing target. The focus control device performs focus adjustment by using one of autofocus and manual focus. When focus control is switched from the autofocus to the manual focus, and then switched to the autofocus, whether to perform focus adjustment with settings of the autofocus set before being switched to the manual focus, or with settings of the autofocus to be set after being switched from the manual focus, is controlled according to whether or not there is an object focused by the manual focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hideyasu Hongu, Taira Komatsuzaki