Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kikuchi

Daisuke Kikuchi 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: 20170209031
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image having information in a specific wavelength band, a generation unit that generates depth information at a predetermined position in a living body using the special light image, and a detection unit that detects a predetermined region using the depth information. The image processing apparatus further includes a normal light image acquisition unit that acquires a normal light image having information in a wavelength band of white light. The specific wavelength band is, for example, infrared light. The generation unit calculates a difference in a depth direction between the special light image and the normal light image to generate depth information at the predetermined position. The detection unit detects a position in which the depth information is a predetermined threshold or more as a bleeding point. The present technology is applicable to an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Takami MIZUKURA, Tsuneo HAYASHI, Daisuke KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9714109
    Abstract: In a container formed of resin in which a concave portion is provided adjacent a vertical center portion of a body portion, the concave portion includes a bottom face, an upper inclined face continuous from an upper side of the bottom face and a lower inclined face continuous from a lower side of the bottom face, and the upper inclined face and the lower inclined face are inclined such that these upper and lower inclined faces are located closer to each other toward the bottom face side, inclination of the lower inclined face is set smaller than inclination of the upper inclined face, and there is provided a vertical groove extending from the bottom face to the lower inclined face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Go Kira, Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170171382
    Abstract: Beacon transmits a beacon identifier “B1”. Server apparatus determines whether or not a condition for changing the beacon identifier “B1” is met. In the case where server apparatus has determined that the condition is met, communication terminal establishes communication with beacon and sends a change instruction instructing the beacon identifier “B1” to be changed to “B2” to beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., ASE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira ISHII, Daisuke KIKUCHI, Daisuke NAKAGAWA, Toshio NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170155804
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and an endoscope system capable of obtaining an image with high color discrimination. A histogram generation unit generates histograms of pixel values for an input image regarding luminance Y, saturation S, and hue H. A histogram correction unit subtracts components of the saturation, the luminance, and the hue of a portion determined to be a foreign object by a foreign object detection unit from the histograms regarding the saturation, the luminance, and the hue generated by the histogram generation unit and then weights by a value of a standard histogram. The present disclosure may be applied to the endoscope system which performs color conversion on an image input from a camera head through a scope, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: DAISUKE KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170019759
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes: a communication unit that communicates with a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus; a registration unit that, upon obtaining identification data of a mobile terminal which has been lost from the first communication apparatus, registers the identification data; and an output unit that, upon obtaining position data and the identification data from the second communication apparatus, outputs the position data when the identification data is registered, the position data indicating a position of the second communication apparatus at the time when the second communication apparatus receives the identification data sent from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., ASE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KIKUCHI, Daisuke NAKAGAWA, Toshio NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 9369848
    Abstract: To assist communication by users, who are associated according to their location. Each of APs (Access Points) 3001 to 300m is installed at a certain place, and sends a radio signal including identification data. Each of wireless terminals 4001 to 400n, when receiving a radio signal, transmits send data including identification data to information distribution apparatus 100. Information distribution apparatus 100 classifies wireless terminals 4001 to 400n into groups based on pieces of identification data, and realizes communication between users belonging to a group. Each group is associated with a particular place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20160140592
    Abstract: A benefit awarding system includes a terminal device and a server device. The terminal device includes: a first acquiring unit that acquires a product identifier for identifying a product; and a first transmitting unit that transmits a user identifier indicating a user and the product identifier acquired by the first acquiring unit, in a case where this terminal device is positioned inside a shop. The server device includes: a first receiving unit that receives the user identifier and the product identifier transmitted by the terminal device; and an update unit that updates benefit information stored in a storage unit in association with the user identifier received by the first receiving unit, with information indicating benefits corresponding to the product identifier received by the first receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., ASE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KIKUCHI, Keiji ITO, Hitomi UNTEN, Hiromasa TAKUWA, Masutomo UENISHI, Susumu YAMAKAWA, Daisuke NAKAGAWA, Toshio NAKASHIMA, Kouzou SATOU, Shunsuke HATASHITA, Aki OHARA
  • Patent number: 9340128
    Abstract: In the left and right sides of the bezel, guide grooves are made, extending straight in the front-back direction. The cap has hinge pins, which are fitted in the guide grooves and which can slide along the guide grooves. Control pins protrude inward from the left and right sides of the bezel, and may abut on the back of the cap covering the opening of the bezel. If the cap is pushed, sliding the hinge pins along the guide grooves, the back of the cap slides on the control pins, and the cap swings around the hinge pins. As a result, the cap jumps up and is stored into the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Arai, Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20160125627
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to processes projection data in which X-ray detection data representing a detection result of parallel beam X-rays output from an X-ray source has been converted by projection, and form an X-ray image based on the X-ray detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke Kikuchi, Hiromi Yoshinari, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Patent number: 9288544
    Abstract: To share program data between a plurality of information providers, between which providers there exists a predetermined association, whereby a program schedule for each of the information providers can be acquired. The program-schedule-generating device stores program data provided by a plurality of information providers. The program-schedule-generating device specifies a subject user, who is an information provider to which program schedule data is to be transmitted, and specifies another information provider having a predetermined association with the user. The predetermined association referred to here is, for example, a condition in which users are members of an identical service (such as an SNS). The program-schedule-generating device extracts the program data provided by the information providers, generates program schedule data based on the program data, and transmits the program schedule data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9272720
    Abstract: Accident information determination server apparatus, when receiving a request from mobile communication terminal operated by a requester, specifies a train line, a terminal location, a moving direction, and a car number where mobile communication terminal that has made the request resides. Then, accident information determination server apparatus determines an impact of the accident represented by the accident information has on the requester who moves from the terminal location in the specified moving direction. Accident information determination server apparatus transmits a data that associates the accident information with the determined result on the accident information to mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9239301
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to processes projection data in which X-ray detection data representing a detection result of parallel beam X-rays output from an X-ray source has been converted by projection, and form an X-ray image based on the X-ray detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kikuchi, Hiromi Yoshinari, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20150314907
    Abstract: In a container formed of resin in which a concave portion is provided adjacent a vertical center portion of a body portion, the concave portion includes a bottom face, an upper inclined face continuous from an upper side of the bottom face and a lower inclined face continuous from a lower side of the bottom face, and the upper inclined face and the lower inclined face are inclined such that these upper and lower inclined faces are located closer to each other toward the bottom face side, inclination of the lower inclined face is set smaller than inclination of the upper inclined face, and there is provided a vertical groove extending from the bottom face to the lower inclined face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Go KIRA, Daisuke KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150314906
    Abstract: A container formed of resin includes a body portion having an approximately square cross-sectional shape, and a vertically elastically deformable cushion portion provided downwardly of a vertical center of the body portion, the cushion portion having along its entire circumference a groove which is formed progressively wider radially outwards. The container further includes an arcuate portion provided at a corner portion in a cross-sectional shape of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Go KIRA, Daisuke KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150181395
    Abstract: To assist communication by users, who are associated according to their location. Each of APs (Access Points) 3001 to 300m is installed at a certain place, and sends a radio signal including identification data. Each of wireless terminals 4001 to 400n, when receiving a radio signal, transmits send data including identification data to information distribution apparatus 100. Information distribution apparatus 100 classifies wireless terminals 4001 to 400n into groups based on pieces of identification data, and realizes communication between users belonging to a group. Each group is associated with a particular place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150084388
    Abstract: In the left and right sides of the bezel, guide grooves are made, extending straight in the front-back direction. The cap has hinge pins, which are fitted in the guide grooves and which can slide along the guide grooves. Control pins protrude inward from the left and right sides of the bezel, and may abut on the back of the cap covering the opening of the bezel. If the cap is pushed, sliding the hinge pins along the guide grooves, the back of the cap slides on the control pins, and the cap swings around the hinge pins. As a result, the cap jumps up and is stored into the bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiro ARAI, Daisuke KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 8891019
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a first layer summary data generation section; a second layer summary data generation section; a first search section; and a second search section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Tanaka, Kunio Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Kazumasa Tanaka, Daisuke Kikuchi, Naohide Yamada, Hiroyuki Morisaki
  • Publication number: 20140316619
    Abstract: Accident information determination server apparatus, when receiving a request from mobile communication terminal operated by a requester, specifies a train line, a terminal location, a moving direction, and a car number where mobile communication terminal that has made the request resides. Then, accident information determination server apparatus determines an impact of the accident represented by the accident information has on the requester who moves from the terminal location in the specified moving direction. Accident information determination server apparatus transmits a data that associates the accident information with the determined result on the accident information to mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20140241328
    Abstract: An information distribution system including radio devices installed in carriages; wireless terminals; and an information distribution apparatus. Each wireless terminal includes: a first communication unit receiving radio signals transmitted by the radio devices; a determination unit specifying, based on a reception time period and signal strength of the radio signals received by the first communication unit, a radio device installed in the carriage and a second communication unit transmitting data indicative of the radio device specified by the determination unit to an information distribution apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20140176487
    Abstract: The present invention provides transmitting additional information without superimposing the additional information on an airwave, in a universally applicable way. A communication terminal transmits user information via a communication network. The communication terminal receives additional information in response to the user information. Then, the communication terminal initiates receiving of an airwave. In other words, the communication terminal receives the additional information via a communication path other than the airwave. The additional information includes data showing an additional image superimposed on images carried by the airwave (main images). The communication terminal displays combined images, which are generated by combining the main images and the additional image, based on the airwave and the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Daisuke Kikuchi