Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Morikawa

Toshikazu Morikawa 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: 20120229661
    Abstract: Conventional apparatuses did not pay enough attention to assisting operations when the user is in a state differing from the normal, state. Therefore, provided is a photography lens that comprises a first biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer, or a photographing apparatus that captures an image and comprises a holding section, an operating section for performing an image capturing operation, and a second biometric detection apparatus that is capable of detecting change in biometric information of a photographer and that is disposed in at least one of the holding section and the operating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Toshiaki MAEDA, Toshikazu MORIKAWA, Hisashi SANO, Misa KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100253815
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes, an input device that inputs image data output from an electronic camera, a storage device that stores the input image data; and a control device. The image-processing device is capable of modifying the contents of a look-up table in the electronic camera by using a plurality of control points. The information processing apparatus is capable of exchanging the control points and the contents of the look-up table with the electronic camera and the camera is able to store the control points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Kimura, Hiroki Uwai, Bungo Fujii, Toshikazu Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20060274164
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an input device that inputs image data output from an electronic camera; a storage device that stores the input image data; and a control device that sets in advance save conditions under which the input image data are to be saved in the storage device and automatically saves the image data in conformance to the save conditions when the image data has been input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Kimura, Hiroki Uwai, Bungo Fujii, Toshikazu Morikawa