Patents by Inventor Teppei Okamoto

Teppei Okamoto 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: 8208056
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display and a shifting device. The display has display areas and simultaneously displays images in each display areas. The shifting device simultaneously shifts the images in the display area in the same direction in lockstep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Fujio, Teppei Okamoto, Tomohiko Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 8004567
    Abstract: A portable device that sends and receives data to and from one of a plurality of external devices is provided. The portable device has connecting members, a selecting member, and a communicating member. The connecting members send and receive data to and from said external devices. The selecting member selects one of said connecting members among those connected to some of said external devices. The communicating member sends and receives data to and from an external device using the selected connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7969498
    Abstract: A digital camera has a measuring part and a display part. The measuring part measures a certain quantity from the moment of photographing a cleaning image. The display part displays the cleaning image in the case that the certain quantity is less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7881600
    Abstract: A photographing device for photographing an object in a photographing area has a detection processor, and first and second determination processors. The detection processor conducts repetitive detection processes for detecting a specific area where a specific object appears in the photographing area. The first determination processor determines the detected specific area to be a designated area. The second determination processor re-determines a substitute area including the detected specific area that has been latest detected by the detection processor to be the designated area if the specific area is not detected in the detection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20100289924
    Abstract: An imager is provided having an imaging sensor and an image processor. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor creates image data by processing the image signal, conducts a visual effects process, and stores post-processing information that includes information based on the visual effects process in the image data, so that an image file is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki KOSHIKAWA, Teppei OKAMOTO, Koichi ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20100289925
    Abstract: An imager is provided having an imaging sensor, an image processor, and a recorder. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor processes the image signal with visual effects processing so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file. The metadata contains post-processing information includes information based on the visual effects process. The recorder stores the image file. The visual effects process is used in processing the image data. The image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created, and the new image file is stored in the recorder. The post-processing information has a post-processing counter and pre-processing information. The post-processing counter indicates the number of times the post process is carried out. The pre-processing information represents the state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki KOSHIKAWA, Teppei OKAMOTO, Koichi ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 7764318
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a memory, and a display unit. The imaging sensor obtains image data. The memory stores the image data. The display unit indicates a still picture based on the image data and a white balance setting picture on the still picture. The white balance setting picture is used for setting a white balance gain in a white balance adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Okamoto, Shigenori Fujio, Satoru Horita, Toshihiro Hamamura
  • Patent number: 7742093
    Abstract: A digital camera comprising an imaging device, a memory, a monitor, and a monitor controller is provided. The digital camera is used for photographing an optical image of an object as an image of a first rectangle. An aspect ratio of the first rectangle is a first aspect ratio. The imaging device generates an image signal. The monitor is a second rectangle. An aspect ratio of the second rectangle is a second aspect ratio. The second aspect ratio is decided to be lower than the first aspect ratio if the first aspect ratio is higher than one. The second aspect ratio is decided to be higher than the first aspect ratio if the first aspect ratio is lower than one. The monitor controller makes a displayed-image be displayed on the monitor according to a first or a second replay mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7706680
    Abstract: A digital camera to which a storage medium can be connected, includes a profile information storer and a profile information reader. The profile information storer stores profile information representing a storage medium user in the storage medium connected to the digital camera. The profile information reader reads the profile information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090219430
    Abstract: A digital camera generates a plurality of photograph image as a bracket image of an object. The digital camera comprises a setting processor that sets a plurality of steps for first and second parameters, a first bracket processor that obtains a plurality of intermediate images of the object based on each the step of the first parameter, and a second bracket processor that obtains a plurality of photograph images from each of the intermediate images based on each step of the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei OKAMOTO, Hisashi TATAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20090222478
    Abstract: A catalog page generation system, comprising a first generation circuit, a first determination circuit, and a second generation circuit, is provided. The first generation circuit generates a catalog page of objects included in a first directory or a first folder. The first determination circuit determines whether or not a second directory different from the first directory or a second folder different from the first folder exists. The second generation circuit generates existence information if the first determination circuit determines that the second directory or the second folder exists. The existence information indicates the existence of another directory or another folder of the same level as the first directory or the first folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090153721
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display, a magnification input device, and a magnification control device. The display simultaneously displays images. The magnification input device is used to input the magnification factor for the images displayed in said display. The magnification control device which simultaneously changes the magnification of the images displayed in said display by substantially the same multiplier according to the magnification factor input by said magnification input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori FUJIO, Teppei OKAMOTO, Tomohiko KANZAKI
  • Publication number: 20090153723
    Abstract: A digital camera has a measuring part and a display part. The measuring part measures a certain quantity from the moment of photographing a cleaning image. The display part displays the cleaning image in the case that the certain quantity is less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20090153722
    Abstract: A digital camera has a display and a shifting device. The display has display areas and simultaneously displays images in each display areas. The shifting device simultaneously shifts the images in the display area in the same direction in lockstep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori FUJIO, Teppei OKAMOTO, Tomohiko KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 7508438
    Abstract: A digital camera generates a plurality of photograph image as a bracket image of an object. The digital camera comprises a setting processor that sets a plurality of steps for first and second parameters, a first bracket processor that obtains a plurality of intermediate images of the object based on each the step of the first parameter, and a second bracket processor that obtains a plurality of photograph images from each of the intermediate images based on each step of the second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Okamoto, Hisashi Tatamiya
  • Publication number: 20090046159
    Abstract: A portable device that sends and receives data to and from one of a plurality of external devices is provided. The portable device has connecting members, a selecting member, and a communicating member. The connecting members send and receive data to and from said external devices. The selecting member selects one of said connecting members among those connected to some of said external devices. The communicating member sends and receives data to and from an external device using the selected connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080186399
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a power supply control unit, and a moving-picture generating unit. The imaging sensor continuously performs imaging operations in a predetermined interval. The power supply control unit controls a power-supply operation to the imaging sensor during a waiting period that is defined as a period from the end of one imaging operation of the imaging operations to the beginning of the next imaging operation of the imaging operations. The moving-picture generating unit generates a moving-picture file based on still pictures obtained by the imaging operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080062273
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a memory, and a display unit. The imaging sensor obtains image data. The memory stores the image data. The display unit indicates a still picture based on the image data and a white balance setting picture on the still picture. The white balance setting picture is used for setting a white balance gain in a white balance adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei Okamoto, Shigenori Fujio, Satoru Horita, Toshihiro Hamamura
  • Publication number: 20070188644
    Abstract: A photographing device for photographing an object in a photographing area has a detection processor, and first and second determination processors. The detection processor conducts repetitive detection processes for detecting a specific area where a specific object appears in the photographing area. The first determination processor determines the detected specific area to be a designated area. The second determination processor re-determines a substitute area including the detected specific area that has been latest detected by the detection processor to be the designated area if the specific area is not detected in the detection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20070171293
    Abstract: A digital camera comprising an imaging device, a memory, a monitor, and a monitor controller is provided. The digital camera is used for photographing an optical image of an object as an image of a first rectangle. An aspect ratio of the first rectangle is a first aspect ratio. The imaging device generates an image signal. The monitor is a second rectangle. An aspect ratio of the second rectangle is a second aspect ratio. The second aspect ratio is decided to be lower than the first aspect ratio if the first aspect ratio is higher than one. The second aspect ratio is decided to be higher than the first aspect ratio if the first aspect ratio is lower than one. The monitor controller makes a displayed-image be displayed on the monitor according to a first or a second replay mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teppei OKAMOTO