Patents by Inventor Takehiro Koguchi

Takehiro Koguchi 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: 12657747
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor, and a processor, in which the processor acquires first distance data related to a distance between the imaging apparatus and a first object included in a moving image, which is shown by moving image data obtained by being imaged by the image sensor, and second distance data related to a distance between the imaging apparatus and a second object included in the moving image, and controls a focus position according to whether or not a first object position in a depth direction based on the first distance data and a second object position in the depth direction based on the second distance data are within a depth of field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori Nishiyama, Shinya Fujiwara, Taro Saito, Takehiro Koguchi
  • Patent number: 12657656
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and a processor. The processor performs demosaicing processing on captured image data obtained by being imaged by the image sensor, acquires distance data representing a distance between the imaging apparatus and a subject for each of a plurality of pixels included in a captured image represented based on the captured image data, specifies a correction target pixel from among the plurality of pixels based on the distance data, and performs correction processing of correcting a false signal generated by the demosaicing processing, on correction target pixel data of the correction target pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Saito, Takehiro Koguchi, Shinya Fujiwara, Yukinori Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20260164128
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor (16) and a memory, in which the processor (16) performs processing of generating first moving image data for recording based on input imaging data, processing of setting a specific subject region including a specific subject in an imaging region represented by the imaging data or the first moving image data, processing of evaluating a focus state based on the imaging data or the first moving image data, processing of generating second moving image data for display in which a focus state of the specific subject region is visually recognizable based on data of the specific subject region, an evaluation result of the focus state, and the first moving image data, and processing of outputting the second moving image data to a display destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya FUJIWARA, Takehiro KOGUCHI, Taro SAITO, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Tomoharu SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20260129294
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to detect a focus region within an imaging area based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate moving image data based on the imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate information image data representing information related to the moving image data, output the moving image data and the information image data, which is associated with a window region in an image represented by the moving image data, control a position of the window region according to the focus region, detect a distance to at least one subject based on the imaging data, and not change the position of the window region for a certain period of time in a case where the focus region is changed as a distance of at least one subject is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro SAITO, Takehiro KOGUCHI, Shinya FUJIWARA, Yukinori NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20250349105
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus capable of continuously imaging a natural video even though brightness is changed. In an imaging apparatus in which an exposure condition is set based on a characteristic of a transmittance control element, a first exposure condition range is calculated based on photometry of the imaging apparatus. Determination is made whether or not the calculated first exposure condition range is included in a second exposure condition range where a control range acquired by the transmittance control element is applicable. In a case where the calculated first exposure condition range is not included in the second exposure condition range, the exposure condition of the imaging apparatus is changed such that the first exposure condition range is included in the second exposure condition range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Shimada, Takehiro Koguchi, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 12470818
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system, an imaging element, and a processor, in which, in a first focus mode, the processor outputs moving image data captured by the imaging element via the imaging optical system to a display destination, detects an in-focus region in an image represented by the moving image data based on the moving image data, senses, in a case where a focus operation is performed, a termination of the focus operation based on a time related to the focus operation, sets, in a case where the termination of the focus operation is sensed, a subject present in the in-focus region as a tracking target to continuously perform tracking processing and auto focus control, and terminates, in a case where the focus operation is performed again after the tracking processing and the auto focus control are started, the tracking processing and the auto focus control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Saito, Takehiro Koguchi, Shinya Fujiwara, Yukinori Nishiyama, Tomoharu Shimada
  • Publication number: 20250330707
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to acquire information related to distances at a plurality of positions within an imaging area of the image sensor, generate moving image data represented with a vertical axis and a lateral axis, based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate distance image data in which a first axis corresponds to the vertical axis or the lateral axis and a second axis represents the information related to the distance, and output the moving image data and the distance image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya FUJIWARA, Taro SAITO, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Takehiro KOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12425714
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program capable of changing assignment of functions to a plurality of operation units according to a use environment of the imaging device. An imaging device (1) includes: a plurality of operation units (265) provided on a plurality of surfaces of a device main body (101), respectively, and capable of being assigned functions; a memory (267) that stores assignment information indicating a relationship between a use environment and assignment of the functions to the plurality of operation units (265); and a processor (301), in which the processor (301) performs use environment determination processing of determining the use environment of the imaging device, and assignment setting processing of setting the assignment of the functions to the plurality of operation units on the basis of the assignment information of the memory, according to a result of the use environment determination processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori Nishiyama, Taro Saito, Takehiro Koguchi, Tomoharu Shimada
  • Patent number: 12400423
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus capable of continuously imaging a natural video even though brightness is changed. In an imaging apparatus in which an exposure condition is set based on a characteristic of a transmittance control element, a first exposure condition range is calculated based on photometry of the imaging apparatus. Determination is made whether or not the calculated first exposure condition range is included in a second exposure condition range where a control range acquired by the transmittance control element is applicable. In a case where the calculated first exposure condition range is not included in the second exposure condition range, the exposure condition of the imaging apparatus is changed such that the first exposure condition range is included in the second exposure condition range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Shimada, Takehiro Koguchi, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20250267358
    Abstract: One embodiment according to the technology of the present disclosure provides an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program that allow a user to easily visually discriminate a difference between setting conditions by displaying video image data indicating the difference. An imaging device (1) is an imaging device 1 including a connection unit (109) that is connectable to an external device (3), and a processor (107).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya FUJIWARA, Taro SAITO, Tomoharu SHIMADA, Takehiro KOGUCHI, Yukinori NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 12382170
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to acquire information related to distances at a plurality of positions within an imaging area of the image sensor, generate moving image data represented with a vertical axis and a lateral axis, based on imaging data obtained by the image sensor, generate distance image data in which a first axis corresponds to the vertical axis or the lateral axis and a second axis represents the information related to the distance, and output the moving image data and the distance image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Fujiwara, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama, Takehiro Koguchi
  • Patent number: 12316958
    Abstract: One embodiment according to the technology of the present disclosure provides an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program that allow a user to easily visually discriminate a difference between setting conditions by displaying video image data indicating the difference. An imaging device (1) is an imaging device 1 including a connection unit (109) that is connectable to an external device (3), and a processor (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Fujiwara, Taro Saito, Tomoharu Shimada, Takehiro Koguchi, Yukinori Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 12301991
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor (16) and a memory, in which the processor (16) performs processing of generating first moving image data for recording based on input imaging data, processing of setting a specific subject region including a specific subject in an imaging region represented by the imaging data or the first moving image data, processing of evaluating a focus state based on the imaging data or the first moving image data, processing of generating second moving image data for display in which a focus state of the specific subject region is visually recognizable based on data of the specific subject region, an evaluation result of the focus state, and the first moving image data, and processing of outputting the second moving image data to a display destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Fujiwara, Takehiro Koguchi, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama, Tomoharu Shimada
  • Publication number: 20250126351
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of improving operability in a case in which manual focus adjustment is performed. Processing of extracting a plurality of subjects from moving image data obtained by imaging is performed, first moving image data in which a region including a specific subject among the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to a display destination, and, in a case in which a change has occurred in any of the plurality of subjects in the moving image data, second moving image data in which a region of each of the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the first moving image data, and then, in a case in which an instruction to select the subject is given, third moving image data in which a region including a selected subject is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the second moving image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu SHIMADA, Takehiro KOGUCHI, Shinya FUJIWARA, Taro SAITO, Yukinori NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 12279046
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging method, and an imaging program capable of easily capturing a moving image under an imaging condition desired by a user. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device includes an imaging unit and a processor. The processor sets a first imaging parameter applied to moving image data captured by the imaging unit, records first moving image data captured based on the first imaging parameter on a recording device before a first operation by a user of the imaging device is received, sets a second imaging parameter applied to the moving image data in a case where the first operation is received, and records the second moving image data captured based on the second imaging parameter on the recording device in a case where a second operation by the user is received after the reception of the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Koguchi, Shinya Fujiwara, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama, Tomoharu Shimada
  • Publication number: 20250106524
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging method, and an imaging program capable of easily acquiring a slow moving image with good image quality. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging element, and a processor, and the processor performs detection processing of detecting a movement of a subject based on an image signal output from the imaging element, frame rate control of increasing a frame rate of a moving image output from the imaging element based on the detected movement, exposure control processing of maintaining a rate of an exposure time per frame of the moving image constant according to the increase in the frame rate, and dimming control processing of changing a degree of dimming of the optical system according to the exposure control processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro KOGUCHI, Taro SAITO, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Tomoharu SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20250071413
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging instruction method, and an imaging instruction program capable of efficiently changing an imaging condition during capturing of a moving image. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device is an imaging device including an imaging unit that captures a moving image and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Takehiro KOGUCHI, Shinya FUJIWARA, Taro SAITO, Tomoharu SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 12225298
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging method, and an imaging program capable of easily acquiring a slow moving image with good image quality. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging element, and a processor, and the processor performs detection processing of detecting a movement of a subject based on an image signal output from the imaging element, frame rate control of increasing a frame rate of a moving image output from the imaging element based on the detected movement, exposure control processing of maintaining a rate of an exposure time per frame of the moving image constant according to the increase in the frame rate, and dimming control processing of changing a degree of dimming of the optical system according to the exposure control processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Koguchi, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama, Tomoharu Shimada
  • Patent number: 12219241
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of improving operability in a case in which manual focus adjustment is performed. Processing of extracting a plurality of subjects from moving image data obtained by imaging is performed, first moving image data in which a region including a specific subject among the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to a display destination, and, in a case in which a change has occurred in any of the plurality of subjects in the moving image data, second moving image data in which a region of each of the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the first moving image data, and then, in a case in which an instruction to select the subject is given, third moving image data in which a region including a selected subject is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the second moving image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Shimada, Takehiro Koguchi, Shinya Fujiwara, Taro Saito, Yukinori Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 12177581
    Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an image processing method, an image processing program, and an imaging device capable of generating two pieces of moving image data subjected to different pieces of image processing. A processor is configured to perform processing of calculating a first image processing parameter from first moving image data obtained by imaging, processing of generating second moving image data from the first moving image data based on the first image processing parameter, processing of storing the first moving image data in the memory, and processing of generating third moving image data from the first moving image data stored in the memory based on a second image processing parameter calculated from the first moving image data with a lapse of a time (T) after the first moving image data starts to be stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Saito, Takehiro Koguchi, Yukinori Nishiyama, Tomoharu Shimada, Shinya Fujiwara