Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Shiozaki

Tomoyuki Shiozaki 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: 11910081
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject, an eyepiece portion configured to visually recognize an image of the subject, a display unit configured to enable visual recognition via the eyepiece portion, a detection unit configured to detect a gaze point by a line-of-sight of a user looking at the display unit, and a control unit configured to, in a state where selected position specification based on the gaze point is performed, perform control, upon performance of a move operation for movement while in contact with an operation surface of an operation unit, to move a selected position displayed on the display unit from a position based on the gaze point to a position corresponding to a direction and an amount of movement of the move operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20230401782
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a determining unit configured to determine a target object that a user is paying attention to, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of types of information on the target object, a referring unit configured to refer to reference information associated with the target object, and a control unit configured to determine the at least one of the plurality of types of information based on the reference information and the plurality of types of information, the display unit displays the at least one of the plurality of types of information and image data stored in a memory, and the reference information is past information of each of the plurality of types of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Atsushi Ichihara, Hiroki Kitanosako
  • Publication number: 20230185371
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor which, upon execution of the instructions, configures the at least one processor to function as: an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area of a user; a detection unit configured to detect one or more objects present in a gaze direction of the user; and a selection unit configured to select one object from the one or more objects on a basis of the gaze area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: TOMOYUKI SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230188828
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor which, upon execution of the instructions, configures the at least one processor to function as: an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area of a user; and a selection unit configured to select a selection area from one or more candidate areas based on the gaze area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: TOMOYUKI SHIOZAKI
  • Patent number: 11671699
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of an imaging apparatus, and at least memory and at least one processor which function as a calculation unit configured to calculate a time limit for recording a moving image based on the temperature acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to display the time limit on a display unit in a standby state where a moving image is not recorded in a moving image recording mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Patent number: 11551637
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a plurality of display devices, a designation unit that designates one of a plurality of predetermined color balances for which adjustment values of the plurality of display devices are set in advance, and an adjustment unit that adjusts color balances of the plurality of display devices. The adjustment unit performs a first adjustment for adjusting the color balances of the plurality of display devices using adjustment values of the color balance designated by the designation unit, and a second adjustment for adjusting the color balances of the plurality of display devices that have undergone the first adjustment, wherein resolution of the second adjustment is higher than resolution of the first adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Ichihara, Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20220353413
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises a display unit that displays a captured image, an output unit that outputs the image to an external device, a processing unit capable of switching and executing a plurality of operations that include a first operation of capturing the image with an image capturing mode setting during shooting standby, and a second operation of capturing the image with the same image capturing mode setting regardless of whether it is during shooting standby or during shooting, and a control unit that, when an output of the image to the external device is not being performed, permits the processing unit to perform the first operation, and when an output of the image to the external device is being performed, prohibits the processing unit to perform the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Daiyu Ueno, Yoichiro Imai, Hiroshi Toriumi, Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20220270342
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus a determining unit configured to determine a target object that a user is paying attention to, a detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of types of detection information on the target object, a referring unit configured to refer to reference information associated with the target object, a presenting unit configured to present at least one of the plurality of types of detection information, and a control unit configured to determine the at least one of the plurality of types of detection information presented by the presenting unit, based on the reference information and the plurality of types of detection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Atsushi Ichihara, Hiroki Kitanosako
  • Patent number: 11314153
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor configured to acquire a first temperature at a predetermined position, a second sensor configured to acquire a second temperature at a position different from the predetermined position, a controller configured to limit a predetermined function, and a prediction unit configured to obtain an environmental temperature based on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature, and information about temporal variation of the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature in a case where the predetermined function is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno
  • Publication number: 20220109797
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject, an eyepiece portion configured to visually recognize an image of the subject, a display unit configured to enable visual recognition via the eyepiece portion, a detection unit configured to detect a gaze point by a line-of-sight of a user looking at the display unit, and a control unit configured to, in a state where selected position specification based on the gaze point is performed, perform control, upon performance of a move operation for movement while in contact with an operation surface of an operation unit, to move a selected position displayed on the display unit from a position based on the gaze point to a position corresponding to a direction and an amount of movement of the move operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 11245852
    Abstract: An apparatus obtains a captured image, obtains exposure setting relating to the captured image, obtains for luminance of a scene, sets a mode for generating the display image; and generates the display image by performing luminance conversion of the captured image depending on the set mode. The apparatus performs, in a case where a first mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a first conversion characteristic indicating that output luminance after conversion is determined for the luminance of the scene, and does not change depending on the exposure setting. And the apparatus performs, in a case where a second mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a second conversion characteristic indicating that the output luminance changes depending on the exposure setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20210297586
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of an imaging apparatus, and at least memory and at least one processor which function as a calculation unit configured to calculate a time limit for recording a moving image based on the temperature acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to display the time limit on a display unit in a standby state where a moving image is not recorded in a moving image recording mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi
  • Publication number: 20210294185
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor configured to acquire a first temperature at a predetermined position, a second sensor configured to acquire a second temperature at a position different from the predetermined position, a controller configured to limit a predetermined function, and a prediction unit configured to obtain an environmental temperature based on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature, and information about temporal variation of the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature in a case where the predetermined function is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Toriumi, Yoichiro Imai, Daiyu Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210289143
    Abstract: An apparatus obtains a captured image, obtains exposure setting relating to the captured image, obtains for luminance of a scene, sets a mode for generating the display image; and generates the display image by performing luminance conversion of the captured image depending on the set mode. The apparatus performs, in a case where a first mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a first conversion characteristic indicating that output luminance after conversion is determined for the luminance of the scene, and does not change depending on the exposure setting. And the apparatus performs, in a case where a second mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a second conversion characteristic indicating that the output luminance changes depending on the exposure setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20210225322
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a plurality of display devices, a designation unit that designates one of a plurality of predetermined color balances for which adjustment values of the plurality of display devices are set in advance, and an adjustment unit that adjusts color balances of the plurality of display devices. The adjustment unit performs a first adjustment for adjusting the color balances of the plurality of display devices using adjustment values of the color balance designated by the designation unit, and a second adjustment for adjusting the color balances of the plurality of display devices that have undergone the first adjustment, wherein resolution of the second adjustment is higher than resolution of the first adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi Ichihara, Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 10530989
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus determines that only a first touch operation moved by a predetermined movement amount in a predetermined time period is a valid operation, and determines that another touch operation is an invalid operation, when a user captures an image while looking into a finder. Then, even when a movement amount by which the touch determined to be the valid operation once is moved in the predetermined time period falls below the predetermined movement amount, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that this touch is the valid operation. Even when a Touch-Up is performed regarding the touch determined to be the valid operation, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that the touch determined to be the invalid operation is the invalid operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 10484595
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus determines that only a first touch operation moved by a predetermined movement amount in a predetermined time period is a valid operation, and determines that another touch operation is an invalid operation, when a user captures an image while looking into a finder. Then, even when a movement amount by which the touch determined to be the valid operation once is moved in the predetermined time period falls below the predetermined movement amount, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that this touch is the valid operation. Even when a Touch-Up is performed regarding the touch determined to be the valid operation, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that the touch determined to be the invalid operation is the invalid operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 10085010
    Abstract: An imaging system for capturing images of the same object using a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that can communicate with each other is provided. At least one image capturing apparatus of the image capturing apparatuses transmits information of a distance to an in-focus position, or a captured image including the in-focus position, to another image capturing apparatus among the image capturing apparatuses, and each of the image capturing apparatuses determines each depth of field using the information of the distance to the in-focus position, or the captured image including the in-focus position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9898131
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a flexible display device includes a touch detection unit that detects a touch operation to the display device, a bending detection unit that detects a bending state of the display device, and a control unit that controls an operation according to a touch operation depending on the detected bending state, where the control unit differentiates the operation according to the touch operation between a case where a portion of the display device, which is less than a predetermined bending amount, is a greater than a predetermined threshold area and a case where the portion that is less than the predetermined bending amount is less than the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20170195553
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus determines that only a first touch operation moved by a predetermined movement amount in a predetermined time period is a valid operation, and determines that another touch operation is an invalid operation, when a user captures an image while looking into a finder. Then, even when a movement amount by which the touch determined to be the valid operation once is moved in the predetermined time period falls below the predetermined movement amount, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that this touch is the valid operation. Even when a Touch-Up is performed regarding the touch determined to be the valid operation, the electronic apparatus continuously determines that the touch determined to be the invalid operation is the invalid operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki