Patents by Inventor Takeshi Misawa

Takeshi Misawa 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 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110001802
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image for allowing stereoscopic viewing, which is generated from two or more images obtained from different viewpoints, is obtained. Depth information, which indicates a distance in the depth direction of the stereoscopic image of at least one subject contained in the stereoscopic image, is obtained. A depth image is generated by positioning a subject image with relating the distance in the depth direction of the subject to a distance in the depth direction from a reference position to a position of the subject image. Display of the subject image positioned in the depth image is controlled in a manner that the subject image is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the depth direction, and the depth image with display of the subject image contained therein being controlled to be rotatable is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Takeshi MISAWA
  • PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110002678
    Abstract: An image is obtained using a photographing unit including an optical system provided with an aperture and focus adjusting mechanism. Two or more types of subjects are detected from the image. When the two or more types of subjects are detected from the image, one priority subject is determined among the two or more types of subjects. The aperture and the optical system are adjusted so that the priority subject is focused and the subject other than the priority subject is within a depth of field of the photographing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi MISAWA
  • Camera system, lens unit and accessory device
    Patent number: 7783182
    Abstract: A lens unit has a photographing lens, and is secured removably to a camera main body. An accessory conversion lens device is settable on the lens unit. The lens unit includes a reception unit for receiving accessory device data from the conversion lens device. A determiner checks propriety of the conversion lens device according to accessory device data received by the reception unit, and produces checking information. A transmission unit transmits the checking information to the main body. Specifically, the lens unit has an image pickup element. Also, the conversion lens device includes an RFID tag for storing the accessory device data. The reception unit includes an RFID tag reader for wireless reception. Also, the main body includes an LCD panel to display for outputting alarm information. A main body controller drives the LCD panel if the checking information represents lack of the propriety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Yoshihiro Ito, Takeshi Misawa, Takehiko Senba, Takashi Suzuki
  • Image display apparatus and method and image management program
    Patent number: 7783991
    Abstract: Date and time information concerning image files included in the folder is obtained, a time range from the oldest image to the newest image is calculated, and the time range is displayed with folder information. For example, data on shot dates and times recorded as associated information concerning the images or time stamps of the files are used to calculate the time range, and the date range is displayed on a folder icon or on a tab portion of the folder icon. Moreover, a file list displayed last time is stored, the stored file list is compared with a current file list, and only if the both file lists are different from each other, the date and time information is obtained for a different file to recalculate the time range. Thus, the user can infer images included in the folder to some extent and easily retrieve a desired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Masahiro Terada
  • Photoelectric conversion layer-stacked solid-state imaging element
    Patent number: 7741689
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion layer-stacked solid-state imaging element comprises: a semiconductor substrate having a signal reading circuit formed thereon; at least one layer of photoelectric conversion layer each of which is provided interposed between a common electrode layer and a plurality of pixel electrode layers corresponding to pixels, said at least one layer of photoelectric conversion layer being stacked above the semiconductor substrate via a light shielding layer; and inhibiting structures each of which inhibits a reflected light produced by reflection of incident light on the light shielding layer, the incident light having passed through said at least one layer of photoelectric conversion layer and entered into a pixel, from entering in direction toward adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Miyashita, Takeshi Misawa
  • Image reproducing apparatus and digital camera
    Patent number: 7710489
    Abstract: An image reproducing device that displays frames or index images of still images and moving images so that a user can distinguish the still images from the moving images when looking at them in one-frame reproducing or index reproducing. The display style of the still images is different from that of frames of the moving images For example, each still image has a white frame like a picture, and a frame of each moving image has perforations like a movie film. Therefore, the user can distinguish the still images from the moving images when looking at them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Kimiaki Nakada, Toshita Hara
  • Imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 7692693
    Abstract: A CCD of a digital camera has high sensitive main pixels for depicting gradations in low and middle brightness portions of a subject, and low sensitive sub pixels for depicting gradations in high brightness portions of the subject. Main pixel image signals from the main pixels have a larger signal level than sub pixel image signals from the sub pixels. The main pixel image signals are attenuated by an attenuator to have the same signal level as the sub pixel image signals. The attenuated main pixel image signals and the sub pixel image signals are amplified by an amplifier with the same gain. The amplified main and sub pixel image signals are digitalized and composed to generate composite image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Misawa
  • Producing method of solid state pickup device, and attaching method and device for the same
    Patent number: 7676901
    Abstract: A producing method of producing a solid state pickup device is provided. Imaging elements are formed on a wafer in a matrix form. Each of the imaging elements has a light receiving surface and plural contact points. Receiving surface border portions are formed on a glass plate to protrude therefrom in a matrix form by etching. The receiving surface border portions are attached to the wafer to surround the light receiving surface in each of the receiving surface border portions. The light receiving surface is spaced from the glass plate. The glass plate is diced outside respectively the receiving surface border portions, to form shield glass for covering the light receiving surface. The wafer is diced for each of the imaging elements, to obtain the solid state pickup device having the shield glass and one of the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki, Atsushi Misawa
  • Film cartridge type digital camera
    Patent number: 7676151
    Abstract: A film cartridge type digital camera is provided and includes: a film cartridge type case having a compatible shape with a film cartridge into which a film camera is loaded; and an imaging device loaded into the film cartridge type case in a curved state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Kazuhiko Onda
  • Variable sensitivity imaging device including a pulse voltage applying section, and imaging apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 7667755
    Abstract: A variable sensitivity imaging device comprises: a substrate; a photosensitive layer which is stacked above the substrate, and which is interposed between a pixel electrode layer and an opposing electrode layer; a signal reading section, formed on the substrate, that reads a signal corresponding to photo-charges which are generated by incidence of light into the photosensitive layer; and a pulse voltage applying section that applies a variable pulse-width pulse voltage between the pixel electrode layer and the opposing electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Misawa
  • Image-capturing apparatus having multiple detachably connectable image capturing units
    Patent number: 7667768
    Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus is capable of capturing a three-dimensional image and a high quality panoramic image as the need arises, and is portable if it is used as a single lens camera that captures a normal two-dimensional image. A second image-capturing unit having an image-capturing optical system is detachably connected to a first image-capturing unit, which is capable of functioning as an image-capturing apparatus by itself, through joints and a connector. The second image-capturing unit can extensively connect to other units, which have the similar connecting structure. Information is transmitted between the units through a slot for an external storage device. There is provided a means for adjusting the positions of images captured by the second and subsequent image-capturing units with respect to an image captured by the first image-capturing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Orimoto, Takeshi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki, Takashi Yano, Kimiaki Nakada
  • Variable sensitivity imaging device including a voltage applying section, and imaging apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 7663682
    Abstract: A variable sensitivity imaging device comprises: a substrate; a photosensitive layer which is stacked above the substrate, and which is interposed between a pixel electrode layer and an opposing electrode layer; a signal reading section, formed on said substrate, that reads a signal corresponding to photo-charges which are generated by incidence of light into the photosensitive layer; and a voltage applying section that applies a voltage for making a sensitivity variable between the pixel electrode layer and the opposing electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Misawa
  • Solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixel parts with a photoelectric conversion layer
    Patent number: 7663144
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device is provided and has a plurality of pixel parts including three photoelectric conversion layers stacked above a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of pixel parts being arranged above the semiconductor substrate. The three photoelectric conversion layers, respectively, included in one pixel part are interposed between pixel electrode layers and opposing electrode layers. A region thus interposed is made a pixel region that generates a signal charge for formation of one pixel data. The pixel region includes a convex portion and a concave portion as viewed in plane view, and a part of the convex portion is arranged in a manner to put in a concave portion in a pixel region of an adjacent pixel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Misawa
  • Portable electronic device having an operation input section
    Patent number: 7649562
    Abstract: A digital camera according to the invention comprises a power switch, lenses, an optical finder, a shutter button, an auxiliary light emitting section, a recording media slot, an image monitor, and touch pads. The touch pads form part of the touch input section for selecting and inputting the items and selections displayed on the image monitor, part the touch input section for operating the display contents of an image displayed on the image monitor, and part of the touch input section for controlling the shooting magnification used in shooting an image. Such input operations are performed by way of a contact position signal of the touch pads as well as a movement in the touch state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Toshita Hara
  • CAMERA SYSTEM, LENS UNIT AND ACCESSORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100008660
    Abstract: A lens unit has a photographing lens, and is secured removably to a camera main body. An accessory conversion lens device is settable on the lens unit. The lens unit includes a reception unit for receiving accessory device data from the conversion lens device. A determiner checks propriety of the conversion lens device according to accessory device data received by the reception unit, and produces checking information. A transmission unit transmits the checking information to the main body. Specifically, the lens unit has an image pickup element. Also, the conversion lens device includes an RFID tag for storing the accessory device data. The reception unit includes an RFID tag reader for wireless reception. Also, the main body includes an LCD panel to display for outputting alarm information. A main body controller drives the LCD panel if the checking information represents lack of the propriety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro TOKIWA, Yoshihiro ITO, Takeshi MISAWA, Takehiko SENBA, Takashi SUZUKI
  • Attaching device
    Patent number: 7640653
    Abstract: A producing method of producing a solid state pickup device is provided. Imaging elements are formed on a wafer in a matrix form. Each of the imaging elements has a light receiving surface and plural contact points. Receiving surface border portions are formed on a glass plate to protrude therefrom in a matrix form by etching. The receiving surface border portions are attached to the wafer to surround the light receiving surface in each of the receiving surface border portions. The light receiving surface is spaced from the glass plate. The glass plate is diced outside respectively the receiving surface border portions, to form shield glass for covering the light receiving surface. The wafer is diced for each of the imaging elements, to obtain the solid state pickup device having the shield glass and one of the imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki, Atsushi Misawa
  • Solid state imaging device with improved heat radiation
    Patent number: 7629566
    Abstract: Formed on a semiconductor substrate is a CCD image sensor. The CCD image sensor has photodiodes arranged in a matrix form, a transfer path for transferring signal charges generated by the photodiodes, and an output amplifier for amplifying and outputting the signal charges. The transfer path and the output amplifier are covered with a light shielding film. This light shielding film has integral radiation fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Yoshihiro Ito
  • Camera system, lens unit and accessory device
    Patent number: 7609953
    Abstract: A lens unit has a photographing lens, and is secured removably to a camera main body. An accessory conversion lens device is settable on the lens unit. The lens unit includes a reception unit for receiving accessory device data from the conversion lens device. A determiner checks propriety of the conversion lens device according to accessory device data received by the reception unit, and produces checking information. A transmission unit transmits the checking information to the main body. Specifically, the lens unit has an image pickup element. Also, the conversion lens device includes an RFID tag for storing the accessory device data. The reception unit includes an RFID tag reader for wireless reception. Also, the main body includes an LCD panel to display for outputting alarm information. A main body controller drives the LCD panel if the checking information represents lack of the propriety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Yoshihiro Ito, Takeshi Misawa, Takehiko Senba, Takashi Suzuki
  • Imaging device and photographed image display control method
    Publication number: 20090237547
    Abstract: Usually, reduced images of past photographed images are displayed with a live view image. When a still image is photographed, the photographed image (post-view image) is displayed, and then an animation that allows a user to intuitively recognize that the image has been successfully photographed and the photographed image has been saved is displayed. Accordingly, a user of an imaging device can intuitively recognize that a photographed image has been successfully saved, and photograph a next image without performing any special operation on a camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Misawa, Yoshikuni Nishiura
  • Electronic device
    Publication number: 20090214220
    Abstract: The main power source unit of an image read-out device supplies power to an laser diode (LD) power supply unit of an electronic cassette through a contact. The LD power supply unit supplies the supplied power to a laser diode (LD), as power used for emitting laser light, and also supplies a portion of the supplied power to an LD power supply unit of the image read-out device through a contact. The power supplied to the LD power supply unit of the image read-out device is supplied as power for emitting laser light to an LD of the image read-out device. When there is a change in the relative position of the casings of the electronic cassette and the image read-out device, the contact and electrical continuation of the contacts breaks and laser light stops being emitted from the LDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Takeshi Misawa, Eiji Ishiyama, Atsushi Misawa