Patents by Inventor Yasufumi Oyama

Yasufumi Oyama 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: 11750916
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image captured by an image capturing apparatus, wherein a part of the image corresponding to a viewing direction is to be displayed on a screen; and a generation unit configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a graphic image on a specific part of the image corresponding to a specific viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 11622175
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; and a control unit configured to control so as to extract a partial range of an image acquired by the acquisition unit and record a still image that is not a VR image in a storage, and control so as to record a moving image that is a VR image in the storage based on the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Bunho Hyaku, Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 11523052
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; and a control unit configured to control so as to extract a partial range of an image acquired by the acquisition unit and record a moving image that is not a VR image in a storage, and control so as to record a still image that is a VR image in the storage based on the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Bunho Hyaku, Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20220166934
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image captured by an image capturing apparatus, wherein a part of the image corresponding to a viewing direction is to be displayed on a screen; and a generation unit configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a graphic image on a specific part of the image corresponding to a specific viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10992864
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after start of recording movie, a set movie creation unit configured to create a set of movies from a plurality of movies, a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display a plurality of sections respectively corresponding to the set of movies, and to display a section corresponding to a recorded movie in a first display appearance, and to display a section corresponding to a not-recorded movie in a second display appearance, wherein the display control unit is further configured to perform control to display, a portion indicating a rate of an elapsed time in the first display appearance, and a remaining portion in the second display appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oyama, Kazuya Miyahara
  • Patent number: 10893216
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to obtain a wide range image, an information acquisition unit configured to obtain attribute information including orientation information, and a control unit configured to control selection of any one of a plurality of processes based on a condition to display the wide range image, the plurality of processes including at least two of first to fourth processes, the first process providing a display in which a zenith and a yaw angle is corrected based on the orientation information, the second process providing a display in which the zenith is corrected based on the orientation information, the third process providing a display in which the yaw angle is corrected based on the orientation information, the fourth process providing a display in which neither the zenith nor the yaw angle of the wide range image is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oyama, Shin Murakami
  • Publication number: 20200366836
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; and a control unit configured to control so as to extract a partial range of an image acquired by the acquisition unit and record a still image that is not a VR image in a storage, and control so as to record a moving image that is a VR image in the storage based on the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bunho Hyaku, Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20200366837
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; and a control unit configured to control so as to extract a partial range of an image acquired by the acquisition unit and record a moving image that is not a VR image in a storage, and control so as to record a still image that is a VR image in the storage based on the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bunho Hyaku, Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10771695
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an approach detection unit detecting approach of an object to an approach section, an operation detection unit detecting an operation on an operation unit, and a controller performing display in a display unit in a finder viewable through a finder section when the approach is detected in a case where a predetermined. state in which the operation unit is not operated is continued for less than first and second period of times, entering a first state in which the approach is detected but display in the display unit is not performed, when a nonoperation state of the operation unit is continued for the first period of time, and entering a second state in which power consumption is smaller than that in the first state, when the predetermined state in which the nonoperation state of the operation unit is continued for the second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20200265805
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10715719
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: a display capable of displaying a predetermined item; a detection unit that detects a touch operation on a touch panel; an operation unit operated by a same hand as the touch panel; and a control unit that control to, if the operation unit does not accept a predetermined operation, display the predetermined item at a position on the display based on a position at which touch is started on the touch panel in response to the touch operation detected by the detection unit, and if the operation unit accepts the predetermined operation, display the predetermined item at a fixed position even if touch is started, and if the touch position is moved, move the predetermined item to a position by an amount corresponding to the moved amount of the touch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10685628
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10671216
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10613684
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20200099860
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after start of recording movie, a set movie creation unit configured to create a set of movies from a plurality of movies, a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display a plurality of sections respectively corresponding to the set of movies, and to display a section corresponding to a recorded movie in a first display appearance, and to display a section corresponding to a not-recorded movie in a second display appearance, wherein the display control unit is further configured to perform control to display, a portion indicating a rate of an elapsed time in the first display appearance, and a remaining portion in the second display appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oyama, Kazuya Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20200084385
    Abstract: A display control apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a display control unit configured to control so as to display a part of an image corresponding to a viewing direction, on a screen; and a change unit configured to change the part of the image in accordance with changing the viewing direction, wherein, in a case where the part of the image is a range captured in a specific direction in the image, the display control unit controls so as to display a graphic image superimposed on the part of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20200084391
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image captured by an image capturing apparatus, wherein a part of the image corresponding to a viewing direction is to be displayed on a screen; and a generation unit configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a graphic image on a specific part of the image corresponding to a specific viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Patent number: 10542214
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after start of recording movie, a set movie creation unit configured to create a set of movies from a plurality of movies, a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display a plurality of sections respectively corresponding to the set of movies, and to display a section corresponding to a recorded movie in a first display appearance, and to display a section corresponding to a not-recorded movie in a second display appearance, wherein the display control unit is further configured to perform control to display, a portion indicating a rate of an elapsed time in the first display appearance, and a remaining portion in the second display appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oyama, Kazuya Miyahara
  • Patent number: 10491835
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus (100) includes a first imaging unit (13), a second imaging unit (103) configured to image an object in an opposite direction from the first imaging unit, a detection unit (44) configured to detect an orientation of the imaging apparatus, and a control unit (50) configured to perform control for displaying an image captured by the first imaging unit and an image captured by the second imaging unit on a display unit (28) at the same time. The control unit performs control so that the image captured by the second imaging unit is displayed after being rotated if the detection unit detects that the orientation of the imaging apparatus is a predetermined orientation, in a case where the image captured by the second imaging unit is displayed together with the image captured by the first imaging unit without being reversed by a mirror image reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama
  • Publication number: 20190333476
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Yasufumi Oyama