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).
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Patent number: 7804626Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7599581Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 7542183Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20070109427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20070109426Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20060227217Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2006Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Publication number: 20060044397Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 6583893Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 6111662Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 5914787Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa
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Patent number: 5806072Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 1992Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Kuba, Yawara Saitoh, Takeshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 5717496Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 14, 1994Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Satoh, Yawara Saitoh, Izuru Kiyokawa