Electronic device that can execute function in accordance with line of sight of user, method of controlling electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium

    公开(公告)号:US11240419B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16882708

    申请日:2020-05-25

    发明人: Shogo Fujiwara

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 G06F3/01

    摘要: An electronic device comprising: a line-of-sight detection unit configured to detect a viewed position of a user; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, 1) in a first operation mode, a first function corresponding to a fact that there is gazing is executed in accordance with a state in which a first condition is satisfied, and 2) in a second operation mode, a second function corresponding to a fact that there is gazing is executed in accordance with a state in which a second condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition is a condition regarding the viewed position representing a fact that the user has been gazing for a first period, the second condition is a condition regarding the viewed position representing a fact that the user has been gazing for a second period longer than the first period.

    Electronic apparatus, wireless power supply system, and control methods thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11239704B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16160036

    申请日:2018-10-15

    IPC分类号: H02J50/60 H04B5/00

    摘要: An electronic apparatus includes: a communication unit that communicates with another electronic apparatus in a non-contacting manner; and a power supply unit that supplies power to the other electronic apparatus in the non-contacting manner. When a power-supply target electronic apparatus is detected through a first polling performed by the communication unit, the electronic apparatus notifies the power-supply target electronic apparatus of the start of foreign object detection processing. After this notification, the electronic apparatus executes the foreign object detection processing to detect the presence of a foreign object that is not a power supply target through a second polling performed for a predetermined period by the communication unit. Based on a result of the foreign object detection processing, the electronic apparatus controls power supply from the power supply unit to the power-supply target electronic apparatus.

    Electronic apparatus and control method

    公开(公告)号:US11210385B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US16045192

    申请日:2018-07-25

    发明人: Hajime Inoue

    摘要: An electronic apparatus comprises a first battery authentication unit that performs a battery authentication process for authenticating a battery pack connected to the electronic apparatus, a second battery authentication unit that performs the battery authentication process, a first control unit that performs an activation process and controls the first battery authentication unit to perform the battery authentication process after the activation process ends, and a second control unit that controls the second battery authentication unit to perform the battery authentication process while the first control unit is performing the activation process.

    Image pickup apparatus and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11206344B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16987198

    申请日:2020-08-06

    发明人: Takahiro Usami

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225 H04N9/093 H04N5/232

    摘要: In order to perform image processing in which relative positional deviation of image outputs between two image pickup units is suppressed, an image pickup apparatus comprises: an imaging device that has a first image pickup unit configured to perform imaging in a first cycle and generate a first image signal, and a second image pickup unit configured to perform imaging in a second cycle shorter than the first image pickup unit and generate a plurality of second image signals; a relation degree information generation unit configured to generate relation degree information between the first image signal and the second image signal based on overlap between an exposure time period in the first image pickup unit and an imaging timing in the cycle of the second image pickup unit; a region selection unit configured to select a specific region from among the second image signals based on the relation degree information generated by the relation degree information generation unit; and an image processing unit configured to perform predetermined image processing on the first image signal based on the specific region selected by the region selection unit.

    Motor control device and motor control method, and optical device

    公开(公告)号:US11205981B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16892175

    申请日:2020-06-03

    发明人: Daisuke Ishikawa

    IPC分类号: H02P8/18 G02B7/04

    摘要: A stepping motor includes a slit rotating plate that rotates together with a rotor and two photo interrupters. A motor control device includes a rotation phase detection unit that acquires an output of the photo interrupter and detects a rotation phase of the rotor, and a drive waveform generation unit that generates a drive waveform of the stepping motor. An advance angle control unit performs speed control of the stepping motor by detecting an advance angle corresponding to a phase difference between the rotation phase of the rotor and the drive waveform and setting an advance angle at which a relationship between an amplitude and an advance angle of the drive waveform changes abruptly as a target advance angle to control an amplitude of the drive waveform.

    Imaging apparatus and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11201998B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16358995

    申请日:2019-03-20

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 H04N5/3745

    摘要: An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging element configured to have a plurality of photoelectric conversion units for each of a plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction; at least one processor and memory holding a program which makes the processor function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an imaging signal based on a light beam that has passed through the entire pupil region of an imaging optical system and a first image signal based on a light beam that has passed through a part of the pupil region of the imaging optical system from the pixels; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a phase difference by using the imaging signal and the first image signal, wherein the calculation unit calculates the phase difference based on the first image signal and the imaging signal in the row that is the same as the first image signal or a neighboring row of the first image signal.

    Image processing apparatus and control method for same

    公开(公告)号:US11196938B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16858248

    申请日:2020-04-24

    发明人: Narumi Matsuoka

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235 H04N5/232

    摘要: An image processing apparatus acquires a high dynamic range (HDR) signal generated in compliance with an HDR standard, detects a region for which a highlight alarm indication is to be provided, by applying a threshold to the HDR signal, and provides a highlight alarm indication for the detected region. The HDR standard is a standard in which luminance values are handled as absolute values, and the region is detected by applying a threshold that is based on a possible maximum value of the HDR signal.

    Image sensor and image capturing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11190720B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16923547

    申请日:2020-07-08

    发明人: Mie Ishii

    摘要: An image sensor comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board stacked so as to overlap each other. The first circuit board comprises a pixel region in which first pixels shielded from light and second pixels not shielded from light are arranged in a matrix. Each pixel has a photoelectric conversion unit and a circuit that outputs a pulse signal indicative of incidence of photon. The second circuit board comprises a counter region in which first counters that counts pulse signals from the first pixels and second counters that count pulse signals from the second pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a peripheral circuit region including a circuit that controls driving of the pixels and counters. At least part of the peripheral circuit region is arranged in a region that overlaps with the first pixels.