Patents by Inventor Tomonari Abe

Tomonari Abe 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: 10142545
    Abstract: An image stabilizing apparatus includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image stabilizing apparatus to function as a detecting unit configured to detect a motion vector in a plurality of areas made by dividing motion vector detecting frames set in a plurality of images sequentially output from an imaging unit, and a control unit configured to determine a motion vector of an object in the detected motion vector and to perform an image stabilization control based on the motion vector of the object. The control unit determines a size of the object based on the motion vector of the object, and changes the motion vector detecting frame based on the size of the object and a position of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomonari Abe
  • Patent number: 9781346
    Abstract: The image capturing control apparatus to control an image capturing apparatus that performs still image capturing of a moving object with drive of a movable element movable in a direction other than an optical axis direction of an image capturing optical system. The control apparatus includes a vector acquisition unit to acquire multiple motion vectors respectively detected in multiple object areas of a captured moving image produced by the image capturing apparatus, and a control unit to control the still image capturing with a drive control of the movable element. The control unit causes the image capturing apparatus, when the multiple motion vectors have mutually different magnitudes, to perform the still image capturing multiple times with the drive controls of the movable element while changing a drive amount of the movable element on the basis of the respective multiple motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomonari Abe
  • Publication number: 20170257573
    Abstract: An image stabilizing apparatus includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image stabilizing apparatus to function as a detecting unit configured to detect a motion vector in a plurality of areas made by dividing motion vector detecting frames set in a plurality of images sequentially output from an imaging unit, and a control unit configured to determine a motion vector of an object in the detected motion vector and to perform an image stabilization control based on the motion vector of the object. The control unit determines a size of the object based on the motion vector of the object, and changes the motion vector detecting frame based on the size of the object and a position of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Tomonari Abe
  • Publication number: 20160360114
    Abstract: The image capturing control apparatus to control an image capturing apparatus that performs still image capturing of a moving object with drive of a movable element movable in a direction other than an optical axis direction of an image capturing optical system. The control apparatus includes a vector acquisition unit to acquire multiple motion vectors respectively detected in multiple object areas of a captured moving image produced by the image capturing apparatus, and a control unit to control the still image capturing with a drive control of the movable element. The control unit causes the image capturing apparatus, when the multiple motion vectors have mutually different magnitudes, to perform the still image capturing multiple times with the drive controls of the movable element while changing a drive amount of the movable element on the basis of the respective multiple motion vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Tomonari Abe