Patents by Inventor Takamichi Kosugi

Takamichi Kosugi 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: 20230198268
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a power receiving unit and a control unit. In a first mode in which the power receiving unit receives power from a first battery and does not receive power from a second battery, the control unit calculates a first operable time based on a plurality of information relating to the first battery acquired from the first battery, and calculates a second operable time based on information other than information of a discharge current of the second battery among a plurality of information relating to the second battery acquired from the second battery and the information of the discharge current of the first battery acquired from the first battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: SATOSHI ISHIMARU, TAKAMICHI KOSUGI
  • Patent number: 11616929
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a time code from an external device, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a time address of the time code input from the input unit is advancing, a recording unit configured to record a video signal, and a control unit configured to control to cause the recording unit to start recording of the video signal in a case that it is determined by the determination unit that the time address is advancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadanori Saito, Tokuro Nishida, Kazuya Kitamura, Takamichi Kosugi
  • Patent number: 11381787
    Abstract: The invention provides an image capturing apparatus including a terminal for input from an external device of a timecode signal synchronized with video frames, where the apparatus comprises a first synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with a timecode superimposed on the timecode signal input into the terminal, a second synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with horizontal and vertical synchronizing phases of the timecode signal and executes synchronization with the timecode superimposed on the timecode signal, and a control unit which executes synchronization processing by the first synchronizing unit or the second synchronizing unit in a case where a timecode signal input into the terminal is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nakatani, Takamichi Kosugi, Tokuro Nishida, Kazuya Kitamura, Tadanori Saito, Koji Ogaki
  • Patent number: 11310401
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, the apparatus comprises a connecting unit configured to attach the module, a heat transfer unit configured to exchange heat with the module, a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, and a control unit configured to control a heat dissipation state of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module on the basis of information pertaining to heat dissipation performance of the module and position information pertaining to an attachment position of the module, the information having been acquired by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Makara, Tadanori Saito, Kazuaki Maruhashi, Takamichi Kosugi, Takutomi Ogawa, Tsubasa Nakatani, Naohiro Arai, Manabu Abe, Takeshi Hamada, Manami Gunji, Yuya Nagata, Yuta Nakamura, Hiroshi Yano
  • Patent number: 11240405
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an input terminal for synchronization with another image capturing apparatus; a generating unit that generates a video signal using an image capturing unit; a first detecting unit that detects an input of a first synchronization signal; a second detecting unit that detects an input of a second synchronization signal; a first synchronization unit that carries out a first synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the first synchronization signal; a second synchronization unit that carries out a second synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the second synchronization signal; and a control unit that carries out control so that when the first synchronization signal has been detected while the second synchronization process is being executed, the second synchronization process is stopped and the first synchronization process is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Mikawa, Kazuya Kitamura, Tomoya Yamashita, Takamichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20210281805
    Abstract: The invention provides an image capturing apparatus including a terminal for input from an external device of a timecode signal synchronized with video frames, where the apparatus comprises a first synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with a timecode superimposed on the timecode signal input into the terminal, a second synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with horizontal and vertical synchronizing phases of the timecode signal and executes synchronization with the timecode superimposed on the timecode signal, and a control unit which executes synchronization processing by the first synchronizing unit or the second synchronizing unit in a case where a timecode signal input into the terminal is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Nakatani, Takamichi Kosugi, Tokuro Nishida, Kazuya Kitamura, Tadanori Saito, Koji Ogaki
  • Publication number: 20210266494
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a time code from an external device, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a time address of the time code input from the input unit is advancing, a recording unit configured to record a video signal, and a control unit configured to control to cause the recording unit to start recording of the video signal in a case that it is determined by the determination unit that the time address is advancing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Tadanori Saito, Tokuro Nishida, Kazuya Kitamura, Takamichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20200382680
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an input terminal for synchronization with another image capturing apparatus; a generating unit that generates a video signal using an image capturing unit; a first detecting unit that detects an input of a first synchronization signal; a second detecting unit that detects an input of a second synchronization signal; a first synchronization unit that carries out a first synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the first synchronization signal; a second synchronization unit that carries out a second synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the second synchronization signal; and a control unit that carries out control so that when the first synchronization signal has been detected while the second synchronization process is being executed, the second synchronization process is stopped and the first synchronization process is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Mikawa, Kazuya Kitamura, Tomoya Yamashita, Takamichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20200288048
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, the apparatus comprises a connecting unit configured to attach the module, a heat transfer unit configured to exchange heat with the module, a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, and a control unit configured to control a heat dissipation state of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module on the basis of information pertaining to heat dissipation performance of the module and position information pertaining to an attachment position of the module, the information having been acquired by the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hironobu Makara, Tadanori Saito, Kazuaki Maruhashi, Takamichi Kosugi, Takutomi Ogawa, Tsubasa Nakatani, Naohiro Arai, Manabu Abe, Takeshi Hamada, Manami Gunji, Yuya Nagata, Yuta Nakamura, Hiroshi Yano
  • Patent number: 9455592
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power from an external apparatus, a resonance unit configured to set at least one of a resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and a characteristic value of the electronic apparatus, the characteristic value indicating a resonance characteristic of the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to, before the electronic apparatus performs a predetermined operation, detect data indicating power for performing the predetermined operation, and control the resonance unit to set at least one of the resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus based on the detected data, wherein the control unit is configured to perform the predetermined operation by using power received based on the at least one of the resonant frequency and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus set by the resonance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takamichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20140117931
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power from an external apparatus, a resonance unit configured to set at least one of a resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and a characteristic value of the electronic apparatus, the characteristic value indicating a resonance characteristic of the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to, before the electronic apparatus performs a predetermined operation, detect data indicating power for performing the predetermined operation, and control the resonance unit to set at least one of the resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus based on the detected data, wherein the control unit is configured to perform the predetermined operation by using power received based on the at least one of the resonant frequency and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus set by the resonance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takamichi Kosugi
  • Patent number: 7936398
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus that converts, into a video signal of a desired type, the type of a video signal received at an external input terminal, and enables the recording or the display of the video signal. The video signal processing apparatus displays, on a screen, information concerning the conversion of the type of a video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takamichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20060028571
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus that converts, into a video signal of a desired type, the type of a video signal received at an external input terminal, and enables the recording or the display of the video signal. The video signal processing apparatus displays, on a screen, information concerning the conversion of the type of a video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takamichi Kosugi