Patents by Inventor Wataru Kaku

Wataru Kaku 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: 20150124121
    Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. A second image capturing unit captures an image of a user who captures the image of the subject, for a predetermined period before and after the image of the subject is captured. An obtainment unit obtains first classification information by analyzing, in the image captured by the second image capturing unit, each of a state of the user before the image of the subject is captured and a state of the user after the image of the subject is captured. A recording unit records the first classification information in association with the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Wataru Kaku, Keita Takatani, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9022650
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus comprises an X-ray generation unit; a plurality of supporting members configured to support the X-ray generation unit; and an accommodation unit configured to accommodate the X-ray generation unit and the plurality of supporting members, wherein the accommodation unit is formed by bringing a first member and a second member into contact with each other, each of the plurality of supporting members is connected to the first member by a first connecting portion that is rotatable and to the X-ray generation unit by a second connecting portion that is rotatable, and a support height of the X-ray generation unit supported by the supporting members can be adjusted in accordance with a distance between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Wataru Kaku, Yoshihiro Miyazawa, Hideki Hayashi, Takashi Ogura, Jun Murata
  • Patent number: 8996253
    Abstract: A movable carriage having front wheels and rear wheels includes, a detection unit detecting a direction caused by the operator pushing or pulling a grip unit, a rear-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the rear wheel to be the same as or opposite to the phase of the front wheel according to whether an angle between the detected direction and a center axis of the movable carriage is a predetermined angle or smaller, and a front-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the front wheel to be the same as or opposite to the detected direction according to whether the detected direction is a direction in which the movable carriage is pushed or pulled, when the angle between the detected direction and the center axis of the carriage exceeds the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Naofumi Sekine, Yasuhiro Morishita, Yoshiki Kuno, Takeshi Nakata, Wataru Kaku
  • Publication number: 20140253760
    Abstract: Conventionally, on a subject in which range, refocus can be performed at the time of image capturing or at the time of editing an image is not specified clearly, and therefore, it is difficult for a user to capture an image or to edit an image in a manner the user intends. An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image including a plurality of subject areas and distance information corresponding to the plurality of subject areas and a generation unit configured to generate a shifted image in which positions of the plurality of subject areas are shifted in the image based on the distance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Osamu Sakata, Keita Takatani, Wataru Kaku, Shohei Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20140233705
    Abstract: A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus includes: a mobile cart having a casing as an exterior member; an X-ray generation unit that can be stored in the casing; a handle portion arranged on an upper portion of the casing; and a movable portion having the handle portion and configured to be alternately stored in and pulled out from the casing, wherein an upper portion of the movable portion is pulled out in an inclined state from the mobile cart through a drawing-out operation performed on the handle portion by the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Kaku, Naofumi Sekine, Nobuo Komiya, Yoshiki Kuno
  • Publication number: 20140215342
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read allocation data in which categories of images to be displayed in a slide show are associated with display periods, a display control unit configured to display a selection screen that allows selection of a plurality of images for each of the categories based on the allocation data read by the reading unit, a selection unit configured to select images to be allocated to each of the categories based on a user operation performed on the selection screen, and a playing unit configured to sequentially play a plurality of images based on the images allocated to each of the categories in the selection and also based on the allocation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Hiroyuki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20140046543
    Abstract: A movable carriage having front wheels and rear wheels includes, a detection unit detecting a direction caused by the operator pushing or pulling a grip unit, a rear-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the rear wheel to be the same as or opposite to the phase of the front wheel according to whether an angle between the detected direction and a center axis of the movable carriage is a predetermined angle or smaller, and a front-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the front wheel to be the same as or opposite to the detected direction according to whether the detected direction is a direction in which the movable carriage is pushed or pulled, when the angle between the detected direction and the center axis of the carriage exceeds the predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Naofumi Sekine, Yasuhiro Morishita, Yoshiki Kuno, Takeshi Nakata, Wataru Kaku
  • Publication number: 20130272502
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a position of a receiving unit, in which the receiving unit is configured to receive a radiant ray radiated by a radiating unit, which radiates a radiant ray, and output an electrical signal in accordance with the received radiant ray; and a display control unit configured to display, on a displaying unit, image data pertaining to the receiving unit and image data pertaining to a radiating area of the radiant ray of the radiating unit, overlapped with each other based on the position of the receiving unit detected by the detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Kotaro Izumiya, Takeshi Nakata, Wataru Kaku
  • Publication number: 20130016954
    Abstract: An object three-dimensionally represented by frames contained in a moving image and a time axis indicative of a playback time of the moving image is displayed on a display unit, and, while the three dimensional image being displayed, and an object representative of a moving image of a part between two points detected on the time axis is displayed in response to an instruction by a thing approaching to the display unit and is moved in accordance with a moving operation on the thing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Daijirou Nagasaki, Nobuo Oshimoto, Susumu Oya, Yusuke Hokari, Eri Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130009891
    Abstract: Display means capable of displaying a plurality of objects, detection means for detecting a body, specifying means for specifying a first object displayed in the display means by a movement of the body, measurement means for measuring a distance between the body and the display means, and display control means for determining whether the first object or a second object which is different from the first object is displayed on a front side in the display means in accordance with the distance are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Daijirou Nagasaki, Nobuo Oshimoto, Susumu Oya, Yusuke Hokari, Eri Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130002699
    Abstract: To generate a high-quality mosaic image even in a case where a material image having a shape different from that of a region in which the material image is to be placed is used. A target image is divided into a plurality of different-sized regions. The size of a material image is changed in accordance with the area of corresponding one of the regions, and is placed in the region on the basis of the chromatic component of the region. In the case of overlapping material images that have been placed, control processing is performed so that a smaller one of them is placed on a larger one of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Kaori Miyake
  • Publication number: 20120050155
    Abstract: In an operation of a GUI member, operation feeling as if a user is operating a real object is realized. An imaging unit captures fingers of an operator. A system control unit detects the finger portion from the image captured by the imaging unit. The system control unit combines images in such a manner that the GUI member is positioned on a finger portion of a palm side and a finger portion of a backside is positioned on the GUI member from the image of the finger portions detected from the captured image, and displays the combined image on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Osamu Sakata, Daijirou Nagasaki, Kaoru Konishi, Satoshi Shinata
  • Publication number: 20120026284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus capable of shifting to a panoramic shooting function based on a user's intention without performing a complicated setting operation. In a digital camera, when a zoom operation member is operated again to a wide-angle side within a predetermined length of time after the zoom operation member has been operated to the wide-angle end, the process shifts to the panoramic shooting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Wataru Kaku, Osamu Sakata, Daijirou Nagasaki, Kaoru Konishi, Satoshi Shinata
  • Publication number: 20080131970
    Abstract: A cartridge for conducting uniform biochemical reaction without complicated operations while preventing evaporation of a sample solution is provided. An evaporation preventing substance that is solid at ordinary temperature and melted in the temperature range for biochemical reaction is held inside the cartridge. During biochemical reaction, the melted evaporation preventing substance is present at an interface between the sample solution and a gas phase to prevent the evaporation of the sample solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Wataru Kaku