Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Urashima

Yoshihito Urashima 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: 20220303444
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a lens portion, a bottomed cylindrical-shaped housing in which an opening portion so as to dispose the lens portion is sealed by a dome cover, a heating element provided in the housing, a high temperature portion in which the heating element is disposed in the housing, a low temperature portion that is separated from the heating element and that has a temperature lower than that of the high temperature portion in the housing, and a humidity adjustment member disposed in the low temperature portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihito URASHIMA
  • Patent number: 10447930
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ohara, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Publication number: 20190158747
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi OHARA, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 10268103
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a camera device including a light transmitting cover, a rotatable camera unit that is provided in the cover, a light shielding plate unit that can move the positions of a plurality of light shielding plates each of which blocks a portion of light incident on the camera unit, and a control unit that controls the light shielding plate unit, in which the control unit changes a light shielding range of each of the plurality of light shielding plates according to a tilt angle of the camera unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Yoshihito Urashima, Masahito Oka, Nobuhito Seki
  • Patent number: 10237482
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ohara, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 10228571
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes: an imaging device; a polarization filter that transmits a polarization component; an infrared ray cut filter that cuts infrared rays; a first motor that rotates the polarization filter; and a second motor that inserts any one filter of the polarization filter and the infrared ray cut filter in an imaging region of the imaging device. The infrared ray cut filter cuts the infrared rays among light beams incident on the imaging device when the infrared ray cut filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor, and the polarization filter that is rotated by the first motor transmits the polarization component among the light beams incident on the imaging device when the polarization filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Masahito Oka, Yoshihito Urashima
  • Patent number: 10001696
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a pan housing that is supported so as to be pan-rotatable about a pan-axis, a supporting arm of which a base end is supported by one end of the pan housing so as to be rotatable about a first tilt-axis which is spaced away from and perpendicular to the pan-axis, and a tilt housing which accommodates a camera, and of which one end side opposing the supporting arm is supported by a tip of the supporting arm so as to be rotatable about a second tilt-axis which extends in the same direction as the first tilt-axis extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Yoshihito Urashima, Shinichiro Okamura, Akihiro Iizuka, Kouji Abe, Hideaki Yamada, Takashi Saitou, Hirofumi Sugi
  • Patent number: 9998701
    Abstract: An imaging device in the present invention includes an imaging unit that images an image and an installation unit on which the imaging unit is removably installed. The installation unit houses a first contactless transmitter that transmits and receives at least one of a power and a signal in a non-contact basis. The imaging unit houses an axis portion, a second contactless transmitter, and transmits and receives at least one of the electric power and the signal in a non-contact basis, and an imaging mechanism portion that is fixed to the other end portion of the axis portion in the side opposite to the installation unit side, and is connected to the second contactless transmitter via a transmission wire inserted through the axis portion. In this way, a watertproofness and a dustproofness can be improved, and thus, it is possible to improve a long-term reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Yoshihito Urashima, Tamotsu Uchida, Toshihisa Tsuda, Hirohito Tsuruta, Masahumi Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9973735
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a rotatable camera unit; a filter unit which is configured to selectively take at least one of a covering state and a standby state, wherein the covering state covers a light incident portion of the camera unit with a filter and the standby state removes the filter from the light incident portion; a controller which is configured to control a rotation of the camera unit and a state of the filter unit; and a memory which stores posture information including a direction of the camera unit and filter information representing at least one of the covering state and the standby state of the filter unit. The controller controls the direction of the camera unit based on the posture information stored in the memory and controls the filter unit based on the filter information stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Masahito Oka, Yoshihito Urashima
  • Patent number: 9930249
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a pan tilt drive device; a pan controller that performs rotation angle control on a pan motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a tilt controller that performs rotation angle control on a tilt motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a mechanical endpoint detection sensor that outputs a mechanical endpoint of a physical rotation direction of the pan tilt drive device; a storage that stores a turning range for each installation posture as a turning range angle from the mechanical endpoint; and a CPU that sends out a start endpoint angle and a terminal endpoint angle of the turning range angle which is read from the storage according to the installation posture to the pan controller and the tilt controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Yokoyama, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 9804387
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a camera front light-transmission plate that covers a front surface of a camera, an auxiliary device addition space which has a virtual surface obtained by an exterior surface of the camera front light-transmission plate being extended, and in which an auxiliary imaging device is provided, and a wiper that wipes the exterior surface of the camera front light-transmission plate by moving along the exterior surface and that moves to the virtual surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Yoshihito Urashima, Akihiro Iizuka, Hideaki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170261836
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a camera device including a light transmitting cover, a rotatable camera unit that is provided in the cover, a light shielding plate unit that can move the positions of a plurality of light shielding plates each of which blocks a portion of light incident on the camera unit, and a control unit that controls the light shielding plate unit, in which the control unit changes a light shielding range of each of the plurality of light shielding plates according to a tilt angle of the camera unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Masahito OKA, Nobuhito SEKI
  • Publication number: 20170257558
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a pan tilt drive device; a pan controller that performs rotation angle control on a pan motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a tilt controller that performs rotation angle control on a tilt motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a mechanical endpoint detection sensor that outputs a mechanical endpoint of a physical rotation direction of the pan tilt drive device; a storage that stores a turning range for each installation posture as a turning range angle from the mechanical endpoint; and a CPU that sends out a start endpoint angle and a terminal endpoint angle of the turning range angle which is read from the storage according to the installation posture to the pan controller and the tilt controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa YOKOYAMA, Yoichiro YAMAGI, Hironori KURIBAYASHI, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Jyouji WADA, Shinichiro OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170230580
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi OHARA, Takamasa YOKOYAMA, Kazuki YOSHINO, Yoshio SAKAKIBARA, Yoichiro YAMAGI, Hironori KURIBAYASHI, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Jyouji WADA, Shinichiro OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170115480
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a camera front light-transmission plate that covers a front surface of a camera, an auxiliary device addition space which has a virtual surface obtained by an exterior surface of the camera front light-transmission plate being extended, and in which an auxiliary imaging device is provided, and a wiper that wipes the exterior surface of the camera front light-transmission plate by moving along the exterior surface and that moves to the virtual surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Akihiro IIZUKA, Hideaki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170115549
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a pan housing that is supported so as to be pan-rotatable about a pan-axis, a supporting arm of which a base end is supported by one end of the pan housing so as to be rotatable about a first tilt-axis which is spaced away from and perpendicular to the pan-axis, and a tilt housing which accommodates a camera, and of which one end side opposing the supporting arm is supported by a tip of the supporting arm so as to be rotatable about a second tilt-axis which extends in the same direction as the first tilt-axis extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Shinichiro OKAMURA, Akihiro IIZUKA, Kouji ABE, Hideaki YAMADA, Takashi SAITOU, Hirofumi SUGI
  • Publication number: 20170104951
    Abstract: An imaging device in the present invention includes an imaging unit that images an image and an installation unit on which the imaging unit is removably installed. The installation unit houses a first contactless transmitter that transmits and receives at least one of a power and a signal in a non-contact basis. The imaging unit houses an axis portion, a second contactless transmitter, and transmits and receives at least one of the electric power and the signal in a non-contact basis, and an imaging mechanism portion that is fixed to the other end portion of the axis portion in the side opposite to the installation unit side, and is connected to the second contactless transmitter via a transmission wire inserted through the axis portion. In this way, a watertproofness and a dustproofness can be improved, and thus, it is possible to improve a long-term reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Tamotsu UCHIDA, Toshihisa TSUDA, Hirohito TSURUTA, Masahumi MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20150042818
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes: an imaging device; a polarization filter that transmits a polarization component; an infrared ray cut filter that cuts infrared rays; a first motor that rotates the polarization filter; and a second motor that inserts any one filter of the polarization filter and the infrared ray cut filter in an imaging region of the imaging device. The infrared ray cut filter cuts the infrared rays among light beams incident on the imaging device when the infrared ray cut filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor, and the polarization filter that is rotated by the first motor transmits the polarization component among the light beams incident on the imaging device when the polarization filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Masahito OKA, Yoshihito URASHIMA
  • Patent number: D743469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Masahito Oka, Yuuya Jikihara
  • Patent number: D776739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihito Urashima