Patents by Inventor Takaaki Fukui

Takaaki Fukui 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: 12088924
    Abstract: A camera body includes an infrared LED that applies infrared light toward a face of a user that is a subject, and an infrared detection camera. The camera body determines a first irradiation amount of the infrared LED and a second exposure condition of the infrared detection camera in accordance with an LED OFF image acquired by capturing an image of the subject in a first exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera without the infrared light applied toward the subject, acquires the LED OFF image and acquires an image (LED ON image) of the subject irradiated with a first irradiation amount in image capture in a second exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera, and detect a face direction of the subject by using a difference image between these images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20240290830
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to achieve low-resistance contact with pillar regions, reduce variations in withstand voltage, and reduce channel resistance and JFET resistance in a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an SJ structure and an insulated gate structure. An SJ-SiC-MOSFET includes an SJ region and an MOSFET region provided on the upper surface of the SJ region. The SJ region includes n-type first pillar regions and p-type second pillar regions that extend in a first direction parallel to a first main surface and that are alternately aligned in a second direction parallel to the first main surface and perpendicular to the first direction. The MOSFET region includes BPW regions extending in the second direction, connected to the second pillar regions, and aligned in the first direction at a second repetition interval that is shorter than a repetition interval of the second pillar regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi NAGAHISA, Takaaki TOMINAGA, Yutaka FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240233181
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that eliminates manual change of an image pickup direction during an image pickup operation. The image pickup apparatus is worn on a body part of a user other than a head and includes an image pickup unit that obtains a wide-angle image, a memory device that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to: detect a visual-line direction of the user, set an observation direction of the image pickup unit to be parallel to the visual-line direction, obtain an image extraction position from the wide-angle image, detect an object in the observation direction from the wide-angle image in picking up an image of the object, detect an object distance from the image pickup unit to the object, correct the image extraction position according to the visual-line direction and the object distance, and output and record a corrected image extraction position to a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: TAKAAKI FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240236507
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an object detection unit configured to detect an object from an image acquired from an imaging unit and a control unit configured to control an automated imaging process of the imaging unit on the basis of a result of detecting the object. The control unit has a first automated imaging mode in which the automated imaging process is performed using a focal length in a range of a prescribed value or more and a second automated imaging mode in which the automated imaging process is performed by limiting the focal length to less than the prescribed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: TAKAAKI FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240078650
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 11842467
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 11641525
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of displaying a live view image high in visibility on a high-luminance side. An image capturing section converts light from an object to image signals. An image processor performs image processing on image data formed by the image signals. An operation section receives an instruction for setting a live view mode for realizing a live view function. When an OVF simulation mode is set which is different from a recording live view mode for displaying image data subjected to the image processing on the image display section based on user's photographing settings, photographing is performed under an exposure condition darker than a proper exposure, gradation conversion for compensating for a difference in exposure condition from the proper exposure is performed, and display luminance is controlled to be brighter than display luminance in the recording live view mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20230126836
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that eliminate manual change of an image pickup direction during picking up an image and can easily obtain an image that records experience while focusing attention on the experience. An image pickup unit picks up a wide-angle image. A face direction detection unit detects a direction of a face of a user. A user movement detection unit detects a movement of the user. A processor executes a set of instructions stored in a memory device to detect a vertical movement and/or a horizontal movement of the face based on an output of the face direction detection unit, determine a position and/or a size of an extraction image extracted from the wide-angle image based on the direction and movements of the face and the movement of the user, and extract the extraction image from the wide angle image with the position and/or the size determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takaaki Fukui, Takashi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20230034719
    Abstract: A camera body includes an infrared LED that applies infrared light toward a face of a user that is a subject, and an infrared detection camera. The camera body determines a first irradiation amount of the infrared LED and a second exposure condition of the infrared detection camera in accordance with an LED OFF image acquired by capturing an image of the subject in a first exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera without the infrared light applied toward the subject, acquires the LED OFF image and acquires an image (LED ON image) of the subject irradiated with a first irradiation amount in image capture in a second exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera, and detect a face direction of the subject by using a difference image between these images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20220294982
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of displaying a live view image high in visibility on a high-luminance side. An image capturing section converts light from an object to image signals. An image processor performs image processing on image data formed by the image signals. An operation section receives an instruction for setting a live view mode for realizing a live view function. When an OVF simulation mode is set which is different from a recording live view mode for displaying image data subjected to the image processing on the image display section based on user's photographing settings, photographing is performed under an exposure condition darker than a proper exposure, gradation conversion for compensating for a difference in exposure condition from the proper exposure is performed, and display luminance is controlled to be brighter than display luminance in the recording live view mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20210327036
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 10070052
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus provided with an image capturing unit that captures a first image, a scene discrimination unit that discriminates a scene of an object a candidate generation unit that generates a shooting setting candidate, based on a result of the discrimination, an image generation unit that generates, based on the shooting setting candidate, an image reflecting an effect obtained by the shooting setting candidate, and a display device. The candidate generation unit performs at least one of a first operation for generating a plurality of shooting setting candidates in which a predetermined parameter is separated by greater than a threshold value and a second operation for generating at least one shooting setting candidate based on the result of the discrimination, and the display device preferentially displays the shooting setting candidates generated by the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20180007260
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus provided with an image capturing unit that captures a first image, a scene discrimination unit that discriminates a scene of an object a candidate generation unit that generates a shooting setting candidate, based on a result of the discrimination, an image generation unit that generates, based on the shooting setting candidate, an image reflecting an effect obtained by the shooting setting candidate, and a display device. The candidate generation unit performs at least one of a first operation for generating a plurality of shooting setting candidates in which a predetermined parameter is separated by greater than a threshold value and a second operation for generating at least one shooting setting candidate based on the result of the discrimination, and the display device preferentially displays the shooting setting candidates generated by the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Takaaki FUKUI
  • Patent number: 9392242
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus configured to perform white balance correction on an image captured with flash emission includes an object region specifying unit configured to specify an object region irradiated with flash by the flash emission, a first white balance coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a first white balance coefficient based on a light amount of flash for the object region specified by the object region specifying unit and a light amount of external light, an object distance calculation unit configured to calculate an object distance when imaging with the flash emission includes underwater photography, and a second white balance coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a second white balance coefficient from the first white balance coefficient and the object distance calculated by the object distance calculation unit when the object distance calculated by the object distance calculation unit is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9358937
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire bundle and a sheathing member covering the wire bundle and configured from a nonwoven member that has been hot-pressed. The sheathing member includes a plurality of path regulators along each of an extension direction and a circumference direction of the wire bundle, the path regulators being capable of regulating a path of a long member to be arranged along a surface of the sheathing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Matsuda, Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9349509
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire bundle, an elongated object, and a covering member. The covering member is made of a single sheet-shaped nonwoven member and covers the wire bundle and the elongated object. The covering member includes a first portion that is wound around the wire bundle and is hot-pressed, and a second portion that is continuous with the first portion and that covers the elongated object on the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Matsuda, Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9306378
    Abstract: A method for producing a wire harness includes hot pressing a first portion including an edge portion of a nonwoven material, and curing the first portion of the nonwoven material, and thereafter partially overlapping the first portion and a second portion that is softer than the first portion and is the portion of the nonwoven material other than the first portion, so that a wire bundle is covered by the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Murao, Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9153360
    Abstract: An object is to achieve excellent wear resistance in a case where a flexible portion is partially formed in a protection member formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven fabric. A wire harness has a wire harness main body including at least one electric wire and a protection member. The protection member includes a path regulating portion formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness main body, and a bendable portion formed by covering the wire harness main body with the nonwoven member, adjacent to the path regulating portion along an extending direction of the wire harness main body, the bendable portion being more readily bent than the path regulating portion and being more depressed than the path regulating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kajiwara, Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9077905
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and a control method capable of obtaining an image with a wide dynamic range, without using a special image sensor. An amount of dynamic range enhancement for lessening an amount of blown-out highlights of an image is determined based on the amount of blown-out highlights. An image with enhanced dynamic range is then obtained, by performing image capture at a sensitivity that has been lessened based on the amount of dynamic range enhancement, and correcting a drop in brightness of the captured image due to the lessened sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9036045
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus divides image data captured while a flash light is not emitted into a plurality of areas, calculates color evaluation value for each of the divided areas. The apparatus divides image data captured while the flash light is emitted into a plurality of areas and to calculate color evaluation value for each of the divided areas. The apparatus determines a movement for each of the plurality of areas in accordance with the calculated color evaluation value and the calculated color evaluation value. The apparatus performs white balance processing into image data in accordance with the determined movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaaki Fukui