Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Murakami
Tomohiko Murakami 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: 11297254Abstract: An image processing device includes a memory storing a program, and at least one processor that executes the program. The processor sets an exposure condition for video imaging, acquires an image of the video imaged under the exposure condition, and calculates a brightness distribution from the image. The exposure condition includes a first exposure condition for causing the imaging device to capture an image using a first exposure value, and a second exposure condition causing the imaging device to capture an image using an exposure value higher than the first exposure condition and/or causing the imaging device to capture an image using a lower exposure value than the first exposure condition. The processor sets the first exposure condition or sets the first and the second exposure condition, based on the brightness distribution of the image captured under the first exposure condition after the first exposure condition is set.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kato, Tomohiko Murakami
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Publication number: 20210092274Abstract: An image processing device includes a memory storing a program, and at least one processor that executes the program. The processor sets an exposure condition for video imaging, acquires an image of the video imaged under the exposure condition, and calculates a brightness distribution from the image. The exposure condition includes a first exposure condition for causing the imaging device to capture an image using a first exposure value, and a second exposure condition causing the imaging device to capture an image using an exposure value higher than the first exposure condition and/or causing the imaging device to capture an image using a lower exposure value than the first exposure condition. The processor sets the first exposure condition or sets the first and the second exposure condition, based on the brightness distribution of the image captured under the first exposure condition after the first exposure condition is set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kato, Tomohiko Murakami
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Patent number: 10708862Abstract: A control apparatus to control a plurality of process executing apparatuses, the control apparatus including: a communication unit; and a processor. The processor transmits a request to execute predetermined processing common to the process executing apparatuses, a request to change to an energy saving mode, and a request to change to a normal mode, to each of the process executing apparatuses via the communication unit, and performs control of transmission of the request to execute the predetermined processing, the request to change to the energy saving mode, and the request to change to the normal mode, such that one of the process executing apparatuses executes the predetermined processing while a rest of the process executing apparatuses is in the energy saving mode, and such that all the process executing apparatuses execute the predetermined processing in sequence.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kiuchi, Muneyuki Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Horiguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ken Fujita, Takehito Morimatsu, Tomohiko Murakami, Naoya Okamoto, Takuya Koiso
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Patent number: 10397462Abstract: An imaging control apparatus includes: a processor; and a radio communication unit capable of selecting a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, the first transmission mode involving wireless data transmission to each of a plurality of imaging apparatuses with reception of a receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses, the second transmission mode involving simultaneous wireless data transmission to the imaging apparatuses without reception of the receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses. The processor performs a communication controlling step involving, in the case of instructing at least one simultaneous shooting process to the imaging apparatuses, separately transmitting each piece of shooting preparation instruction data instructing shooting preparation to each of the imaging apparatuses in the first transmission mode, and then simultaneously transmitting shooting instruction data to the imaging apparatuses in the second transmission mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko Murakami, Tsuyoshi Horiguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Muneyuki Ishihara, Takehito Morimatsu, Ken Fujita, Toshihiro Kiuchi, Naoya Okamoto, Takuya Koiso
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Patent number: 10257435Abstract: A receiver sets a storage capacity to be assigned for each connected digital camera based on the number of connected digital cameras, and allocates these storage capacities in a buffer. Also, the receiver sends a request for a through image for each frame to each of the connected digital cameras, receives through images transmitted in response to the requests, and stores the through images in areas of the buffer assigned for each of the digital cameras. Furthermore, after receiving the through image for one frame from each digital camera, the receiver performs image processing on each through image and causes these images to be displayed in a list form on one screen of the display section.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Koiso, Tomohiko Murakami, Tsuyoshi Horiguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Muneyuki Ishihara, Takehito Morimatsu, Ken Fujita, Toshihiro Kiuchi, Naoya Okamoto
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Patent number: 10237495Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a CPU which is operable to function as units comprising a processing unit which sets, as a first area, an area that is not a peripheral edge area in a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, sets an area including the peripheral edge area as a second area, and performs predetermined processing on one of the first area and the second area, and a specification unit which specifies whether the first area is subjected to the predetermined processing or the second area is subjected to the predetermined processing, based on orientation information of the imaging unit when the captured image is acquired.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Yoshizawa, Naoya Okamoto, Hitoshi Tanaka, Kazunori Yanagi, Kazuaki Hagiwara, Yoshihiro Takayama, Yoshiyuki Kato, Tomohiko Murakami, Ken Fujita, Kenji Iwamoto, Takashi Onoda, Genki Kumazaki
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Patent number: 9946346Abstract: A notification control apparatus is provided with a moving image acquisition unit 41 that acquires a moving image, an identification unit 44 that identifies a frame according to forwarding operation, out of a plurality of frames constituting the moving image, a determination unit 46 that determines whether or not the identified frame is a predetermined frame, and a notification control unit 49 that notifies determination result by the determination unit 46.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Kawamura, Kouichi Nakagome, Tomohiko Murakami
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Publication number: 20180069990Abstract: An imaging control apparatus includes: a processor; and a radio communication unit capable of selecting a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, the first transmission mode involving wireless data transmission to each of a plurality of imaging apparatuses with reception of a receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses, the second transmission mode involving simultaneous wireless data transmission to the imaging apparatuses without reception of the receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses. The processor performs a communication controlling step involving, in the case of instructing at least one simultaneous shooting process to the imaging apparatuses, separately transmitting each piece of shooting preparation instruction data instructing shooting preparation to each of the imaging apparatuses in the first transmission mode, and then simultaneously transmitting shooting instruction data to the imaging apparatuses in the second transmission mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Tsuyoshi HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Muneyuki ISHIHARA, Takehito MORIMATSU, Ken FUJITA, Toshihiro KIUCHI, Naoya OKAMOTO, Takuya KOISO
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Publication number: 20180063793Abstract: A control apparatus to control a plurality of process executing apparatuses, the control apparatus including: a communication unit; and a processor. The processor transmits a request to execute predetermined processing common to the process executing apparatuses, a request to change to an energy saving mode, and a request to change to a normal mode, to each of the process executing apparatuses via the communication unit, and performs control of transmission of the request to execute the predetermined processing, the request to change to the energy saving mode, and the request to change to the normal mode, such that one of the process executing apparatuses executes the predetermined processing while a rest of the process executing apparatuses is in the energy saving mode, and such that all the process executing apparatuses execute the predetermined processing in sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro KIUCHI, Muneyuki ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Ken FUJITA, Takehito MORIMATSU, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Naoya OKAMOTO, Takuya KOISO
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Publication number: 20180063448Abstract: A receiver sets a storage capacity to be assigned for each connected digital camera based on the number of connected digital cameras, and allocates these storage capacities in a buffer. Also, the receiver sends a request for a through image for each frame to each of the connected digital cameras, receives through images transmitted in response to the requests, and stores the through images in areas of the buffer assigned for each of the digital cameras. Furthermore, after receiving the through image for one frame from each digital camera, the receiver performs image processing on each through image and causes these images to be displayed in a list form on one screen of the display section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya KOISO, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Tsuyoshi HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Muneyuki ISHIHARA, Takehito MORIMATSU, Ken FUJITA, Toshihiro KIUCHI, Naoya OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170264832Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a CPU which is operable to function as units comprising a processing unit which sets, as a first area, an area that is not a peripheral edge area in a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, sets an area including the peripheral edge area as a second area, and performs predetermined processing on one of the first area and the second area, and a specification unit which specifies whether the first area is subjected to the predetermined processing or the second area is subjected to the predetermined processing, based on orientation information of the imaging unit when the captured image is acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji YOSHIZAWA, Naoya OKAMOTO, Hitoshi TANAKA, Kazunori YANAGI, Kazuaki HAGIWARA, Yoshihiro TAKAYAMA, Yoshiyuki KATO, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Ken FUJITA, Kenji IWAMOTO, Takashi ONODA, Genki KUMAZAKI
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Patent number: 9679383Abstract: An image capture apparatus 1 is equipped with: a CPU 11 that acquires a plurality of images; a normalization unit 54 that performs normalization such that an area of at least one of a plurality of acquired images satisfies a predetermined criterion; and a display control unit 56 that performs control such that a plurality of images including the images normalized by the normalization unit 54 are displayed in an output unit 19.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Nakagome, Yoshihiro Kawamura, Tomohiko Murakami, Yuichi Onumata
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Publication number: 20150084858Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit configured to display an image; a display control unit configured to switch among a plurality of kinds of content to be displayed on the display unit; and a content evaluation unit configured to evaluate an affirmation level of content displayed on the display unit, wherein the display control unit determines content to be displayed on the display unit based on the affirmation level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Kouichi NAKAGOME, Yuichi MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20140286619Abstract: An image capture apparatus 1 is equipped with: a CPU 11 that acquires a plurality of images; a normalization unit 54 that performs normalization such that an area of at least one of a plurality of acquired images satisfies a predetermined criterion; and a display control unit 56 that performs control such that a plurality of images including the images normalized by the normalization unit 54 are displayed in an output unit 19.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouichi NAKAGOME, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Yuichi ONUMATA
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Publication number: 20140289628Abstract: A notification control apparatus is provided with a moving image acquisition unit 41 that acquires a moving image, an identification unit 44 that identifies a frame according to forwarding operation, out of a plurality of frames constituting the moving image, a determination unit 46 that determines whether or not the identified frame is a predetermined frame, and a notification control unit 49 that notifies determination result by the determination unit 46.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro KAWAMURA, Kouichi NAKAGOME, Tomohiko MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20140285718Abstract: There is provided an image extracting apparatus including: a CPU 11 that acquires a first moving image; an impact detection processing unit 54 that identifies a predetermined time point in the acquired moving image; an extraction time point identifying unit 55 that calculates reliability of a period of the first moving image; and a moving image storage control unit 56 that extracts a second moving image of a predetermined period according to the predetermined time point and the reliability from the first moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Kouichi NAKAGOME, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 8804004Abstract: A setting unit selects and sets one of a plurality of commercial power frequencies. A frame rate setting unit sets a frame rate corresponding to the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit. A control unit controls an imaging unit such that imaging is carried out at the frame rate set by the frame rate setting unit to thereby acquire image data successively. A detection unit detects a scanning line part at which luminance changes to differ between image data items successively acquired by the control unit. A changing unit changes the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kato, Tomohiko Murakami, Rie Komiya
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Publication number: 20120257082Abstract: A setting unit selects and sets one of a plurality of commercial power frequencies. A frame rate setting unit sets a frame rate corresponding to the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit. A control unit controls an imaging unit such that imaging is carried out at the frame rate set by the frame rate setting unit to thereby acquire image data successively. A detection unit detects a scanning line part at which luminance changes to differ between image data items successively acquired by the control unit. A changing unit changes the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki KATO, Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Rie KOMIYA
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Patent number: 8253850Abstract: In a digital camera, in an automatic shooting stand-by state, when it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has not been satisfied, it is judged whether or not to issue an AE re-processing command (that is, it is judged whether or not the current shooting condition is similar to a condition where the automatic shooting condition is satisfied). When it is judged to issue the AE re-processing command, exposure tracking in an aperture-priority mode is performed, and shooting exposure conditions excluding the aperture value for still-image shooting in the aperture-priority mode are determined. Then, storage is updated. When it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has been satisfied, record processing for still-image shooting is performed with the updated shooting exposure conditions without changing the aperture value.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiko Murakami, Yoshiyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20110310292Abstract: In a digital camera, in an automatic shooting stand-by state, when it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has not been satisfied, it is judged whether or not to issue an AE re-processing command (that is, it is judged whether or not the current shooting condition is similar to a condition where the automatic shooting condition is satisfied). When it is judged to issue the AE re-processing command, exposure tracking in an aperture-priority mode is performed, and shooting exposure conditions excluding the aperture value for still-image shooting in the aperture-priority mode are determined. Then, storage is updated. When it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has been satisfied, record processing for still-image shooting is performed with the updated shooting exposure conditions without changing the aperture value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiko MURAKAMI, Yoshiyuki Kato