Patents by Inventor Hirohisa Taira

Hirohisa Taira 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).

  • Patent number: 10462455
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section and a changing section. The display section displays an image that gives a stereoscopic perspective to an observer. The changing section changes an amount by which the stereoscopic perspective in the image displayed by the display section is enhanced according to a setting of the observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideya Inoue, Hirohisa Taira, Koji Yamagaki
  • Patent number: 9563048
    Abstract: A microscope includes an illuminating optical system that illuminates the test object under predetermined illumination conditions, an imaging optical system that forms an image of the test object, and an image sensor that outputs an image signal. A computer includes an image analyzing unit that acquires an image feature amount of the test object on the basis of the image signal detected by the image sensor, a comparison unit that compares the image feature amount of the test object with image feature amounts of a plurality of sample test objects and specifies an image feature amount of a sample test object closest to the image feature amount of the test object, and a setting unit that sets illumination conditions of the illuminating optical system on the basis of an illumination state suitable for observation of a sample test object having the image feature amount specified by the comparison unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Fukutake, Shinichi Nakajima, Hirohisa Taira
  • Publication number: 20170026639
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section and a changing section. The display section displays an image that gives a stereoscopic perspective to an observer. The changing section changes an amount by which the stereoscopic perspective in the image displayed by the display section is enhanced according to a setting of the observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideya INOUE, Hirohisa TAIRA, Koji YAMAGAKI
  • Patent number: 9488841
    Abstract: The perspective in the captured image is enhanced. Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a detecting section that detects a subject distance in each region of a captured image; and an image processing section that changes a distance perspective of an image of the region depending on the subject distance detected for each region of the captured image. In an example, the image processing section may increase the blue component ratio of a region whose detected subject distance is larger than a reference value. In an example, the image processing section may blur an image of a region whose detected subject distance is larger than a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideya Inoue, Hirohisa Taira, Koji Yamagaki
  • Publication number: 20120262561
    Abstract: A microscope includes an illuminating optical system that illuminates the test object under predetermined illumination conditions, an imaging optical system that forms an image of the test object, and an image sensor that outputs an image signal. The computer includes an image analyzing unit that acquires an image feature amount of the test object on the basis of the image signal detected by the image sensor, a comparison unit that compares the image feature amount of the test object with image feature amounts of a plurality of sample test objects and specifies an image feature amount of a sample test object closest to the image feature amount of the test object, and a setting unit that sets illumination conditions of the illuminating optical system on the basis of an illumination state suitable for observation of a sample test object having the image feature amount specified by the comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Naoki FUKUTAKE, Shinichi Nakajima, Hirohisa Taira