Imaging apparatus and accessory
    21.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10915008B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16801017

    申请日:2020-02-25

    发明人: Kazuaki Yamana

    摘要: Included are multiple camera claws of a second mount that are insertable between multiple accessory claws, and that are capable of coupling by bayonet coupling, multiple contact pins disposed following the circumferential direction of a mount, and a biasing unit to bias the multiple accessory claws in a direction parallel to a center axis of the second mount. The second mount can be relatively rotated to a first state where the accessory claws are inserted between the camera claws, and a second state where the camera claws engage with the accessory claws in the direction. The biasing unit biases a first accessory claw in the direction in the second state, and a first contact pin included in multiple camera-side contact pins situated at the nearest side of the mounting direction of an accessory overlaps the biasing unit in the radial direction.

    IMAGING APPARATUS
    22.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210011355A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US17038275

    申请日:2020-09-30

    发明人: Masaaki TAKAGI

    IPC分类号: G03B13/02 G03B17/04 H04N5/225

    摘要: An imaging apparatus includes a main body having an imaging element; a rectangular display disposed along one surface of the main body; and a hinge unit that movably connects the display to the main body. The hinge unit includes a support portion connected to the main body so as to be rotationally movable about a first axis by a pair of first hinges on the first axis extending along one of two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. The display is supported by the support portion so as to be rotationally movable about a second axis by a pair of second hinges on the second axis extending along other of the two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. One of the pair of first hinges is disposed between the pair of second hinges.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL
    23.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200344340A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16911337

    申请日:2020-06-24

    申请人: XLeap, Inc.

    发明人: Takashi KINOUCHI

    摘要: Provided is a mobile information terminal that allows a high-performance camera to be directed in any arbitrary direction relative to the terminal body and that allows photographing to be performed in a free position, while allowing for the viewing of a camera viewpoint image.An information processing terminal 1 comprises: a camera 21 serving as an image capture unit for capturing an image of a subject; a body part 11 having a front surface 11a which is a predetermined surface on which a display unit 13 for displaying a captured image including the subject captured by the image capture unit is disposed; and a coupling part 12 that directly or indirectly couples the image capture unit relatively rotatably to the body part 11 via a plurality of rotation axes including a pivot axis Z1 that is a first rotation axis for changing an angle formed by an optical axis direction of the image capture unit and the normal direction to the display unit 13, and a pivot axis Z3 that is a second rotation axis in a direction different from the first rotation axis.

    Adapter device, imaging apparatus, and accessory

    公开(公告)号:US10775682B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US15992601

    申请日:2018-05-30

    摘要: An adapter device includes a first mount on one side and a second mount on another side. The first mount is detachably mounted to an imaging apparatus, and the second mount is detachably mounted to an accessory. The first mount has first through third mount recesses and first through third mount claws, disposed following a circumferential direction. The second mount has fourth through sixth mount recesses and fourth through sixth mount claws, disposed following the circumferential direction. The first through third mount claws are insertable to mount recesses on another imaging apparatus. The fourth through sixth mount claws are insertable to mount recesses on another accessory. A smallest angle range out of angle ranges in the circumferential direction of the first through third mount recesses is equal to or smaller than a smallest angle range out of angle ranges in the circumferential direction of the fourth through sixth mount claws.

    IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
    25.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200228691A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16730318

    申请日:2019-12-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225 G03B17/04 G03B13/02

    摘要: An image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel unit including an imaging optical system, a first cylindrical member, a second cylindrical member movable relative to the first cylindrical member along a guide bar between a retracted position and a pop-up position, a diopter adjuster provided on the second cylindrical member, a first detector configured to detect that the second cylindrical member is located at the retracted position or the pop-up position, and a first display unit. The guide bar is formed inside a projection surface of the first display unit when viewed from an optical axis direction. The first detection unit is fixed onto the first cylindrical member, and the first detector is more distant from the lens barrel unit than a reference line that passes a center of the first cylindrical member when viewed from the optical axis direction.

    Method to help navigate users of mobile communication devices by re-directed camera views

    公开(公告)号:US20200073210A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16118420

    申请日:2018-08-30

    摘要: The present invention is a method using a simple, light, collapsible device comprises a convex mirror with positioning mechanisms, attached in front of the rear camera of a mobile device within the field of view (FOV) of the camera, to re-direct the view of the foreground of the user to the camera, while the device is held in the “walking while texting” position of device held in half-extended upper extremities and eyes on the screen. These images are continuously captured wide-angle frontal views, and using existing feature of the operating system of the device, with or without software manipulation, become upright views of the immediate horizon on the screen, to aid the “walking while texting” and similar user navigate around obstacles and dangers while walking forward. This view can be displayed on a split screen, or used as a background of the screen output of any software.

    MOVABLE IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190329719A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16505292

    申请日:2019-07-08

    摘要: Image recording device provided with a fixed part for at least partial inclusion in and/or on the body of a motor vehicle, and a movable part which comprises at least one optical element, the optical element comprising at least one optical sensor and/or a lens unit, and an adjustment device provided with a power source, for adjusting the movable part between a first position and a second position, wherein during use in the first position the movable part is wholly or partly included in the body, and in the second position the movable part extends at an angle with respect to the body, such that at least the optical element carried by the movable part extends at least partly outside the body, wherein the movable part pivots from the second position about a, preferably substantially vertical, axis to the first position and vice versa.

    Collapsible lens mount systems
    28.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10437029B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15047951

    申请日:2016-02-19

    申请人: Almalence Inc.

    摘要: Systems are presented with special mechanical means to switch a set of lens elements to form a compound lens from a storage position to an imaging position. In the storage mode, these arrangements offer highly efficient space saving schemes suitable for use in application where space is a premium. In the imaging mode, a plurality of lens singlets are brought together on a common imagine axis whereby they operate to form very high quality images at a single image plane. Singlet lenses are held in a lens mount device of a disk element. A plurality of similar cooperating disk elements move against adjacent coupled disks to cause well-regulated desirable motion and positioning. Specifically, portions of the disk include a cam system which permits smooth movement as disk elements are counter rotated with respect to each other thus driving the preferred positioning.

    Mobile terminal
    30.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10341476B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15708878

    申请日:2017-09-19

    发明人: Yugui Lin

    摘要: A mobile terminal includes a first body including a first surface; a second body including a second surface; a third body including a third surface; and a flexible screen coupled to the first surface of the first body, the second face of the second body and the third surface of the third body and including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the flexible screen is movable relative to the second surface of the second body, and the second end of the flexible screen is movable relative to the third surface of the third body.