Patents by Inventor Teruyuki Tongu
Teruyuki Tongu 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: 6496651Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory. An exposure value suitable for a main subject is calculated according to the following equation: Es=log2{1−(1−&agr;)2LVb−LVa}−log2&agr;+LVa wherein Es represents the exposure value and &agr; represents the correction coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2002Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Publication number: 20020136551Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Patent number: 6389232Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory. An exposure value suitable for a main subject is calculated according to the following equation: Es=log2{1−(1−&agr;)2LVb−LVa}−log2&agr;+LVa wherein Es represents the exposure value and &agr; represents the correction coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Publication number: 20010028793Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Patent number: 6275659Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory. An exposure value suitable for a main subject is calculated according to the following equation: Es=log2{1−(1−&agr;)2LVb−LVa}−log2&agr;+LVa wherein Es represents the exposure value and &agr; represents the correction coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1998Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Patent number: 5774747Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory. An exposure value suitable for a main subject is calculated according to the following equation:Es=log.sub.2 {1-(1-.alpha.).sub.2.sup.LVb-LVa }-log.sub.2 .alpha.+LVawherein Es represents the exposure value and .alpha. represents the correction coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1997Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu
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Patent number: 5678098Abstract: An exposure control method and apparatus for a camera having a two-area divided brightness measurement system. A central light value is determined based on a central area brightness of a photographic scene, and a peripheral light value is determined based on a peripheral area brightness of the scene. After determining by comparison between the central and peripheral light values whether the scene is back-lighted or front-lighted, a correction coefficient specific to back-lighted scenes or that specific to front-lighted scenes is read from a memory. An exposure value suitable for a main subject is calculated according to the following equation:Es=log.sub.2 {1-(1-.alpha.)2.sup.LVb-LVa }-log.sub.2 .alpha.+LVAwherein Es represents the exposure value and .alpha. represents the correction coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Ishihara, Mutsumi Naruse, Takanori Kohno, Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kouichi Kobayashi, Teruyuki Tongu, Norifumi Nakagawa, Tomio Kurosu