Patents by Inventor Yawara Saitoh

Yawara Saitoh 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: 7804626
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 7599581
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 7542183
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storage in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and a switch for causing the communication device to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20070109427
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20070109426
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20060227217
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storage in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and a switch for causing the communication device to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20060044397
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 6583893
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 6111662
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 5914787
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 5806072
    Abstract: An image incident on an image sensor is photoelectrically converted to digital image data and stored on a storage device or medium in a hierarchical form as a file in a directory or subdirectory supported by a disk operating system. In this way, the system realizes an electronic imaging apparatus fully compatible with a personal computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kuba, Yawara Saitoh, Takeshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5717496
    Abstract: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the communication means to start a communication mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa