Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Sekiguchi

Tomohiro Sekiguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190238770
    Abstract: An image sensor and signal processing circuit therefor include a readout circuit, calibration circuitry that calculates a correction coefficient for an effective pixel circuit based on a calibration signal, adjustment circuitry that updates the correction coefficient based on an optical black pixel signal, and correction circuitry that applies the updated correction coefficient to the effective pixel signal and generates an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sekiguchi, Ping Wah Wong
  • Publication number: 20190229510
    Abstract: A cable holding device for holding a cable, includes a first member, a second member and a fixing member. The first member has a first through hole through which the cable is to pass. The second member has a second through hole through which the cable is to pass. The fixing member fixes the second member to the first member in such a condition that the second through hole partially overlaps the first through hole to hold the cable by an inner periphery of the first through hole and an inner periphery of the second through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Masaki SHIKANAI, Shogo MIKAMI, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI, Takeshi KIKUCHI, Tomomi NISHIKATA
  • Patent number: 9958721
    Abstract: A first integrated circuit disposed in a region, in which a length of a first space in a device depth direction is largest, among two regions dividing an entire region of a first main surface of a signal processing circuit board into two in a device width direction. The first space is a space between the signal processing circuit board and a metal chassis, which is a member of the metal chassis and a back cover that opposes the first main surface on which the first integrated circuit is mounted. A first heat sink is disposed between the metal chassis and the back cover and has a plurality of fins. A length of each of the plurality of fins in the device depth direction is set according to a length of the first space in the device depth direction at a position of the fin in the device width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9852760
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus that can communicate with an external apparatus includes a recording unit, a completion unit, a first input unit, and a transmission unit. The recording unit records movie data on at least one recording medium. The completion unit completes a movie file based on recorded movie data. The first input unit receives a predetermined instruction for transmitting at least part of movie data, recorded by the recording unit, to the external apparatus. The transmission unit transmits, via the communication interface, at least one of movie files completed by the completion unit, based on the predetermined instruction. Where the first input unit receives the predetermined instruction while the recording unit is recording the movie data, the completion unit completes a recorded part of the movie data being recorded, as a movie file, and the transmission unit automatically transmits the completed movie file via the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170048477
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus that can communicate with an external apparatus includes a recording unit, a completion unit, a first input unit, and a transmission unit. The recording unit records movie data on at least one recording medium. The completion unit completes a movie file based on recorded movie data. The first input unit receives a predetermined instruction for transmitting at least part of movie data, recorded by the recording unit, to the external apparatus. The transmission unit transmits, via the communication interface, at least one of movie files completed by the completion unit, based on the predetermined instruction. Where the first input unit receives the predetermined instruction while the recording unit is recording the movie data, the completion unit completes a recorded part of the movie data being recorded, as a movie file, and the transmission unit automatically transmits the completed movie file via the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160357058
    Abstract: A first integrated circuit disposed in a region, in which a length of a first space in a device depth direction is largest, among two regions dividing an entire region of a first main surface of a signal processing circuit board into two in a device width direction. The first space is a space between the signal processing circuit board and a metal chassis, which is a member of the metal chassis and a back cover that opposes the first main surface on which the first integrated circuit is mounted. A first heat sink is disposed between the metal chassis and the back cover and has a plurality of fins. A length of each of the plurality of fins in the device depth direction is set according to a length of the first space in the device depth direction at a position of the fin in the device width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9456173
    Abstract: There is a first writing mode in which data is written to a recording medium in a first recording unit, and a second writing mode in which data is written in a second recording unit whose size is greater than the first recording unit. In an interval recording mode in which a predetermined recording time worth of moving image data is repeatedly recorded each time a predetermined interval period elapses, moving image data is recorded to the recording medium in the first writing mode having the smaller recording unit. This makes it possible to effectively use the recording area of the recording medium in the case where moving image data obtained by interval shooting is recorded to the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160091760
    Abstract: A backlight device in the present disclosure is equipped with: a plurality of LEDs disposed lengthwise and widthwise; a substrate on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted; and a light-blocking member configured to prevent a predetermined amount of part of light from passing through, wherein the part of light is part of light emitted from an LED, of the plurality of LEDs, disposed on an outermost circumference and is emitted to an outer circumferential side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: MOTONARI OGURA, MITSUHIRO MIURA, TAKAHIRO NASU, TOMOHIRO SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9224428
    Abstract: A recording apparatus independently sets conditions of information data to be simultaneously recorded in a plurality of recording media in a simultaneous recording mode according to a user instruction. The recording apparatus processes information data according to the set conditions so as to generate a plurality of information data to be recorded in the plurality of recording media in the simultaneous recording mode, and their identification information, and records the plurality of generated information data and identification information in the plurality of recording media. When different conditions are set as the conditions of the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media, a plurality of pieces of identification information which have different values are generated for the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9124859
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing moving image files each including moving image data and identification information relating to continuity of time between the moving image file and other moving image file is arranged to perform an editing process for deleting at least a portion of the moving image data included in the moving image file, and change the identification information of the moving image file in accordance with the editing process, wherein in accordance with the editing process being preformed, identification information of at least one of the plurality of moving image files is changed to a predetermined value for discriminating that there is no continuity between the moving image file to which the editing process is performed and a moving image file which has continuity of time with the moving image file to which the editing process is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naru Hamada, Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9111571
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing a plurality of moving image files each including moving image data relating to continuity of time between the moving image data other moving image file, performs an editing process for deleting a portion of the moving image data of one scene including a plurality of the moving image files, and changes the identification information of the moving image file in accordance with the editing process, wherein in accordance with the editing process for deleting a portion of the moving image data of the one scene being performed, the identification information of at least one of the plurality of moving image files included in the one scene is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150131030
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a plurality of backlight units disposed on a rear side of the display panel; a first frame disposed on a rear side of the backlight units; a heat transfer sheet disposed on a rear side of the first frame above a predetermined position; and a second frame disposed on a rear side of the heat transfer sheet. An air layer is formed between the first frame and the second frame, below the heat transfer sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI, Kiyotaka NAKASE, Takayuki FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9019398
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus. The holding unit holds communication setting information for communicating wirelessly with an external apparatus. The communication unit communicates wirelessly with the external apparatus using the communication setting information held by the holding unit. The connection unit connects a recording medium. The determination unit determines whether or not the recording medium connected to the connection unit has a communication function for communicating wirelessly with an apparatus, which is different from the communication apparatus, using communication setting information that has been written into a specific recording region of the recording medium. The writing unit writes the communication setting information held by the holding unit into the specific recording region of the recording medium in a case where it has been determined that the recording medium connected to the connection unit has the communication function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150036995
    Abstract: There is a first writing mode in which data is written to a recording medium in a first recording unit, and a second writing mode in which data is written in a second recording unit whose size is greater than the first recording unit. In an interval recording mode in which a predetermined recording time worth of moving image data is repeatedly recorded each time a predetermined interval period elapses, moving image data is recorded to the recording medium in the first writing mode having the smaller recording unit. This makes it possible to effectively use the recording area of the recording medium in the case where moving image data obtained by interval shooting is recorded to the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8913159
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including a mounting portion configured to allow a rewritable recording medium and an unrewritable recording medium to be mounted thereon includes a determination unit configured to determine a file name with a number for recording a file on a recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, and a recording control unit configured to record, on the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, the file using the file name determined by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit changes a file name determination method when the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion is replaced such that the rewritable recording medium and the unrewritable recording medium are replaced with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sekiguchi, Shuichiro Matsushima
  • Publication number: 20140178039
    Abstract: A recording apparatus independently sets conditions of information data to be simultaneously recorded in a plurality of recording media in a simultaneous recording mode according to a user instruction. The recording apparatus processes information data according to the set conditions so as to generate a plurality of information data to be recorded in the plurality of recording media in the simultaneous recording mode, and their identification information, and records the plurality of generated information data and identification information in the plurality of recording media. When different conditions are set as the conditions of the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media, a plurality of pieces of identification information which have different values are generated for the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20140133835
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing a plurality of moving image files each including moving image data relating to continuity of time between the moving image data other moving image file, performs an editing process for deleting a portion of the moving image data of one scene including a plurality of the moving image files, and changes the identification information of the moving image file in accordance with the editing process, wherein in accordance with the editing process for deleting a portion of the moving image data of the one scene being performed, the identification information of at least one of the plurality of moving image files included in the one scene is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20140056575
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing moving image files each including moving image data and identification information relating to continuity of time between the moving image file and other moving image file is arranged to perform an editing process for deleting at least a portion of the moving image data included in the moving image file, and change the identification information of the moving image file in accordance with the editing process, wherein in accordance with the editing process being preformed, identification information of at least one of the plurality of moving image files is changed to a predetermined value for discriminating that there is no continuity between the moving image file to which the editing process is performed and a moving image file which has continuity of time with the moving image file to which the editing process is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Naru Hamada, Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130235217
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus. The holding unit holds communication setting information for communicating wirelessly with an external apparatus. The communication unit communicates wirelessly with the external apparatus using the communication setting information held by the holding unit. The connection unit connects a recording medium. The determination unit determines whether or not the recording medium connected to the connection unit has a communication function for communicating wirelessly with an apparatus, which is different from the communication apparatus, using communication setting information that has been written into a specific recording region of the recording medium. The writing unit writes the communication setting information held by the holding unit into the specific recording region of the recording medium in a case where it has been determined that the recording medium connected to the connection unit has the communication function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8395681
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including a mounting portion configured to allow a rewritable recording medium and an unrewritable recording medium to be mounted thereon includes a determination unit configured to determine a file name with a number for recording a file on a recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, and a recording control unit configured to record, on the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, the file using the file name determined by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit changes a file name determination method when the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion is replaced such that the rewritable recording medium and the unrewritable recording medium are replaced with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sekiguchi, Shuichiro Matsushima