Patents by Inventor Takuya Shirahata
Takuya Shirahata 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).
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Patent number: 8248489Abstract: The image playback device includes an input part that inputs images, an image output part that selects a plurality of images from the input images and sequentially outputs the plurality of images, and an output controlling part that, when an image is additionally input to the input part during output of the images by the image output part. Alternatively, the image playback device includes an image output part, an audio playback part a playback time calculation part, and an output controlling part that plays back the audio by the audio playback part while outputting the images from the image output part in accordance with the time calculated by the playback time calculation part, and when an image is added to the images, the playback time calculation part calculates time for outputting the images and the additional image in accordance with remaining playback time of the audio.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ejima, Takuya Shirahata, Hiroshi Taoka
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Patent number: 7967358Abstract: A vehicular footrest includes a footrest part (36) for making contact with a foot (F) of a vehicle occupant (M), and a footrest base member (34). The footrest has a front surface load absorption mechanism (33) for absorbing a load applied to a firewall (23), and a lower limb load absorption mechanism (35) for absorbing a load applied from a vehicle occupant to the footrest part (36).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidemasa Shukuri, Hideto Nebuya, Ken Muto, Takuya Shirahata, Takayuki Hira
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Publication number: 20100230990Abstract: A vehicular footrest is disclosed which includes a footrest part (36) for making contact with a foot (F) of a vehicle occupant (M), and a footrest base member (34). The footrest has a front surface load absorption mechanism (33) for absorbing a load applied to a firewall (23), and a lower limb load absorption mechanism (35) for absorbing a load applied from a vehicle occupant to the footrest part (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidemasa Shukuri, Hideto Nebuya, Ken Muto, Takuya Shirahata, Takayuki Hira
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Publication number: 20100066847Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging section, a memory, and a control section. The imaging section captures an image of an object and generates data of the image. The memory records pieces of feature information respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of registered objects to be recognized as recognition targets. The control section recognizes the registered objects included in the image based on the feature information. Further, the control section executes predetermined processing when two or more of specified objects which are specified among the registered objects are included in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Maki Suzuki, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20090185053Abstract: The image playback device includes an input part that inputs images, an image output part that selects a plurality of images from the input images and sequentially outputs the plurality of images, and an output controlling part that, when an image is additionally input to the input part during output of the images by the image output part. Alternatively, the image playback device includes an image output part, an audio playback part a playback time calculation part, and an output controlling part that plays back the audio by the audio playback part while outputting the images from the image output part in accordance with the time calculated by the playback time calculation part, and when an image is added to the images, the playback time calculation part calculates time for outputting the images and the additional image in accordance with remaining playback time of the audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2007Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ejima, Takuya Shirahata, Hiroshi Taoka
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Publication number: 20090167784Abstract: The computer-readable computer program product contains an image processing program for creating image data for display from RAW image data. The program includes: a command to read out the RAW image data from an image file; a command to read out from a first storage section of the image file a first parameter, created by the camera that created the RAW image data, for performing data conversion processing upon the RAW image data to create the image data for display from the RAW image data; a command to store a second parameter set by the image processing program in a second storage section, which is a different section of the image file from the first storage section; and a command to create the image data for display from the RAW image data, by performing data conversion processing using at least the first parameter or the second parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Hoshuyama, Hiroki Uwai, Masami Takemoto, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20090167895Abstract: The camera creates an image file in which are stored parameters for image processing and image data in relation to each other, the image data recording device stores the image file, and the image processing device performs processing on RAW image data based on the parameters stored in the image file. A plurality of sets of profiles for use in creation of image data for display having different characteristics of colors from RAW image data (characteristic parameter sets) and a camera-specified profile/gain (characteristic specification information) to designate which profiles from among plurality of profiles in each of the plurality of characteristic parameter sets are to be used for creating image data for display are registered in a file header by an image file creation unit of the camera in relation to each other. The image file is stored in the image file recording device, for example, a memory card.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Hoshuyama, Hiroki Uwai, Masami Takemoto, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 7307765Abstract: An image reading apparatus can read images on film and is capable of alternating between 35 mm film and a roll of film. The apparatus includes a light source, a photoelectric converter, a film transport that transports film past a reading position to which the light is emitted and the photoelectric converter reads, and two insertion openings. The light source illuminates the film so that the photoelectric converter can read the illuminated images and output an image signal. The film transport transports the film to the reading position. A first insertion opening is used for inserting a roll of film (e.g., in a cartridge), while a second insertion opening is used for inserting 35 mm film (e.g., on a film mount).Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20070123324Abstract: Opening/closing operation is detected at a portable communication terminal that includes an opening/closing mechanism and upon predicting the occurrence of a shock resulting from at least one of the opening operation and the closing operation, the head of a hard disk drive is retracted to a safe position so as to prevent damage to the disk and the head.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigemasa Sato, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 7164508Abstract: An image reading apparatus having an illuminating device for illuminating a film original, an image reading device for reading an image on the film original illuminated by the illuminating device and outputting image signals. The image reading apparatus further includes a type discriminating device for discriminating whether the film original is a first film original or a second film original having different film sizes, and a reading scope modifying device for modifying the reading scope of the image reading means according to the result of discrimination of the type discriminating means.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 7034967Abstract: An image reading apparatus for imaging an original document or photographic film includes an original placement bed on which to place the original, and a reading device to form an image of the original. A transparent original adapter, detachably connected to the image reading apparatus, includes a delivery device that moves the original along an original placement plane of the original placement bed. The transparent original adapter also includes a lighting device that illuminates the original as the reading device forms the image of the original. A film position adjustment device adjusts the original away from the original placement plane when the original is moved, and against the original when the image of the original is read by the reading device.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masahito Ochi, Hidehayu Tsukagoshi, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 6775419Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of resolving the color of an image on a transparent original to extract an infrared component, detecting the level of the infrared component, detecting the defect infrared component level at the defect position on the transparent original where the infrared component level becomes lower than a first infrared level, obtaining a correction factor by calculating (first infrared component level)/(defect infrared component level) on the basis of the first infrared component level and defect infrared component level, resolving the color of the image on the transparent original to extract a visible component, detecting the visible component level of the visible component, and calculating the corrected visible component level by multiplying the defect visible component level at the defect position on the transparent original by the correction factor.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Eisaku Maeda, Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20040042048Abstract: An image reading apparatus can read images on film and is capable of alternating between 35 mm film and a roll of film. The apparatus includes a light source, a photoelectric converter, a film transport that transports film past a reading position to which the light is emitted and the photoelectric converter reads, and two insertion openings. The light source illuminates the film so that the photoelectric converter can read the illuminated images and output an image signal. The film transport transports the film to the reading position. A first insertion opening is used for inserting a roll of film (e.g., in a cartridge), while a second insertion opening is used for inserting 35 mm film (e.g., on a film mount).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2003Publication date: March 4, 2004Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20040012827Abstract: An image reading apparatus having an illuminating device for illuminating a film original, an image reading device for reading an image on the film original illuminated by the illuminating device and outputting image signals. The image reading apparatus further includes a type discriminating device for discriminating whether the film original is a first film original or a second film original having different film sizes, and a reading scope modifying device for modifying the reading scope of the image reading means according to the result of discrimination of the type discriminating means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20030128889Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of resolving the color of an image on a transparent original to extract an infrared component, detecting the level of the infrared component, detecting the defect infrared component level at the defect position on the transparent original where the infrared component level becomes lower than a first infrared level, obtaining a correction factor by calculating (first infrared component level)/(defect infrared component level) on the basis of the first infrared component level and defect infrared component level, resolving the color of the image on the transparent original to extract a visible component, detecting the visible component level of the visible component, and calculating the corrected visible component level by multiplying the defect visible component level at the defect position on the transparent original by the correction factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2000Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Eisaku Maeda, Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20030043351Abstract: An image reading apparatus for imaging an original document or photographic film includes an original placement bed on which to place the original, and a reading device to form an image of the original. A transparent original adapter, detachably connected to the image reading apparatus, includes a delivery device that moves the original along an original placement plane of the original placement bed. The transparent original adapter also includes a lighting device that illuminates the original as the reading device forms the image of the original. A film position adjustment device adjusts the original away from the original placement plane when the original is moved, and against the original when the image of the original is read by the reading device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Masahito Ochi, Hidehayu Tsukagoshi, Takuya Shirahata
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Publication number: 20020067517Abstract: An image reading apparatus can read images on film and is capable of alternating between 35 mm film and a roll of film. The apparatus includes a light source, a photoelectric converter, a film transport that transports film past a reading position to which the light is emitted and the photoelectric converter reads, and two insertion openings. The light source illuminates the film so that the photoelectric converter can read the illuminated images and output an image signal. The film transport transports the film to the reading position. A first insertion opening is used for inserting a roll of film (e.g., in a cartridge), while a second insertion opening is used for inserting 35 mm film (e.g., on a film mount).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 1997Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: NOBUHIRO FUJINAWA, TAKUYA SHIRAHATA
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Publication number: 20020054357Abstract: An image reading apparatus can read images on film and is capable of alternating between 35 mm film and a roll of film. The apparatus includes a light source, a photoelectric converter, a film transport that transports film past a reading position to which the light is emitted and the photoelectric converter reads, and two insertion openings. The light source illuminates the film so that the photoelectric converter can read the illuminated images and output an image signal. The film transport transports the film to the reading position. A first insertion opening is used for inserting a roll of film (e.g., in a cartridge), while a second insertion opening is used for inserting 35 mm film (e.g., on a film mount).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 6373550Abstract: An image reading system and computer readable medium storing control procedures thereof, to obtain a final image by displaying a plurality of images read under various image reading conditions and comparing the images. The image reading system includes an image reading device that divides an image into a plurality of areas, reads the plurality of areas and outputs image signals corresponding to the plurality of areas. A reading condition input device sets first and second reading conditions under which the image is read. An image processing device converts an image signal corresponding to a first area, among the plurality of areas, into a first image signal based on the first image reading condition, and converts an image signal corresponding to a second area into a second image signal based on the second image reading condition. A display displays respective images according to the first and second image signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hidehisa Tsuchihashi, Tadashi Ohta, Takuya Shirahata
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Patent number: 6311322Abstract: The normal program storing portion stores a normal program containing a control procedure of the program rewriting apparatus and a spare rewriting program. In a first period, the control device overwrites the received normal and spare rewriting programs on the normal program storing portion. In a second period different from the first period, the control device copies the spare rewriting program overwritten on the normal program storing portion to the rewriting program storing portion in accordance with the overwritten normal program.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Takahiro Ikeda, Takuya Shirahata