Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Hoshino

Hiroyuki Hoshino 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: 8857324
    Abstract: Water leakage of a steam oven provided on an aircraft for heating ingredients is to be prevented. Two solenoid valves 6 and 7 are inserted in series in a water supply circuit of a steam oven. A power switch 12 supplies a 15 V direct current to the solenoid valves 6 and 7. A controller 1 transmits a command to driving circuits 4 and 5 of the solenoid valves according to a signal of a temperature sensor 10 in the oven. An output of a clock generator 14 is counted by a frequency counter and a time in which the valves are opened is counted. When count of a valve opening time becomes longer than a predetermined value, the power switch 12 of the solenoid valves is disconnected to prevent water leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Jamco Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hozumi, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Mineo Mizukami
  • Patent number: 8842932
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtainment section to obtain a face image; an area specifying section to specify a set of a plurality of corresponding areas in the face image obtained by the obtainment section; and a correction section to generate a face image in which one area of the plurality of corresponding areas of the face image is used as a reference to correct another area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Erina Ichikawa, Jun Muraki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8833184
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a pressure-sensitive sensor capable of layering a pressure-sensitive layer and electrodes with high productivity, facilitating control of contact between the pressure-sensitive layer and the electrodes by loading, achieving good reproducibility of a resistance value generated by loading between the pressure-sensitive ink layer and the electrodes, and measuring pressure with high accuracy. The pressure-sensitive sensor comprises a pair of electrodes 16a and 16b formed on a substrate film 31, and a pressure-sensitive ink layer 30 juxtaposed to the electrodes on the substrate, the pressure-sensitive ink layer being variable in electrical properties in response to an applied pressing force, wherein a portion of the substrate film 31 having the pressure-sensitive ink layer 30 formed thereon is bent inward to allow the pressure-sensitive ink layer 30 to come into contact with the pair of electrodes 16a and 16b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hoshino, Yuichiro Takai, Yoshihiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20140241126
    Abstract: A sound source detection system for detecting a sound source (e.g., running sound of a vehicle) based on sound collected by microphones extracts characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the microphones, sets a plurality of classes according to the position of the sound source by a multi-class pattern recognition method (e.g., multi-class SVM) using the characteristic amounts, extracts characteristic amounts from sound collected by the microphones for detection of a sound source, determines a class to which the extracted characteristic amounts belong, from the preset plurality of classes, and estimates the sound source based on the class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: MEIJO UNIVERSITY, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuji Funayama, Jun Sato, Osami Yamamoto, Kensaku Asahi, Hideki Banno, Keiichi Yamada, Akira Ogawa, Yuichi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20140241532
    Abstract: A sound source detecting system that detects a predetermined sound source on the basis of sounds collected by sound collectors includes: a noise extracting unit that extracts a noise from signals of the collected sounds; and a noise suppressing unit that suppresses a signal component of the noise extracted by the noise extracting unit from the signals of the collected sounds. The sound source detecting unit detects a location of the predetermined sound source, such as an approaching vehicle, using information about the sounds having the signals of which the noise is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: MEIJO UNIVERSITY, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Sato, Ryuji Funayama, Tomoya Takatani, Osami Yamamoto, Kensaku Asahi, Hideki Banno, Keiichi Yamada, Akira Ogawa, Yuichi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8744170
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining section, a detection section, a first identification section and a second identification section. The obtaining section obtains image data of a first picked-up image and a second picked-up image picked up by an image pickup section. The detection section detects a brightness change region where brightness changes at predetermined time intervals in the first picked-up image on the basis of the obtained image data of the first picked-up image. The first identification section performs straight line detection processing on the obtained image data of the second picked-up image to detect a straight line, so as to identify a candidate straight line in a corresponding region corresponding to the brightness change region. The second identification section identifies a quadrilateral region including the candidate straight line as an extraction candidate region in the second picked-up image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Jun Muraki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8736736
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a display section to sequentially display each of the images generated by the imaging section and an enlargement display control section to sequentially display parts of the images generated by the imaging section on the display section while enlarging the parts by a predetermined enlargement factor. The imaging section changes the enlargement factor of the enlargement display control section according to a shake quantity detected by the detecting section or an optical zoom magnification of an optical zoom section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa, Hiroshi Shimizu, Jun Muraki
  • Publication number: 20140110643
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric insulating oil composition that has excellent low temperature properties, hydrogen gas absorbability and giving less adverse effect on living bodies and comprises [A] 1,1-diphenylethane in an amount of 30 to 70 percent by mass, [B] at least one or more component selected from 4 components that are (a) 1-phenyl-1-methylphenylethane, (b) 1-phenyl-1-xylylethane, (c) 1-phenyl-1-ethylphenylethane and (d) benzyltoluene in a total amount of 30 to 70 percent by mass, and [C] 1,2-diphenylethane in an amount of 0.1 to 2 percent by mass and/or diphenylmethane in an amount of 0.1 to 13 percent by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kimura, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Mikihiro Takaki, Minoru Iizuka
  • Patent number: 8705948
    Abstract: A video playback device including a playback section which replays a video, a setting section which sets a predetermined area within the video frames being replayed by the playback section, a detecting section which detects whether or not a predetermined subject is included within the predetermined area, a selecting section which selectively switches between a first playback speed and a second playback speed based on the timing of the detection by the detecting section, and a control section which controls the playback speed of the playback section in accordance with a result of the selection by the selecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hoshino, Jun Muraki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Erina Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 8571386
    Abstract: A motion blur correction device includes a motion blur correction section which performs motion blur correction processing on an intended video data, and a correction intensity judgment section which instructs the motion blur correction section to cancel the execution of the motion blur correction processing when the frame rate of the video data is equal to or less than a predetermined value. As a result, motion blur correction is prevented from being automatically performed when motion blur correction is not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Jun Muraki, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8564614
    Abstract: A display control apparatus controls an input unit that inputs pieces of captured image data, an acquisition control unit that controls consecutive acquisition of a plurality of pieces of image data, a memory control unit that buffers in the memory unit the plurality of pieces of image data consecutively acquired by the acquisition control unit, an image compositor that composites the latest buffered image data and other (non-latest) pieces of image data successively buffered in the memory control unit, and a display control unit that displays chronologically an image represented by a image data composited by the image compositor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Muraki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20130235229
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an imaging unit, an orthogonal axis information detecting unit that detects orthogonal axis information indicating an inclination of an orthogonal axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging unit after imaging by the imaging unit, and a specifying unit that specifies a shooting posture of an apparatus body at time of imaging, based on the orthogonal axis information detected by the orthogonal axis information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun MURAKI, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Hiroyuki HOSHINO, Erina ICHIKAWA, Hiroyuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20130058633
    Abstract: A video playback device including a playback section which replays a video, a setting section which sets a predetermined area within the video frames being replayed by the playback section, a detecting section which detects whether or not a predetermined subject is included within the predetermined area, a selecting section which selectively switches between a first playback speed and a second playback speed based on the timing of the detection by the detecting section, and a control section which controls the playback speed of the playback section in accordance with a result of the selection by the selecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HOSHINO, Jun MURAKI, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Erina ICHIKAWA, Hiroyuki KATO
  • Patent number: 8379160
    Abstract: An apparatus concealing member in which a film-type information input device (4) is placed under a film-type transparent base member (3), a functional liquid crystal film (5) is placed under the information input device (4) at a position where the functional liquid crystal film (5) covers a portion to be concealed (1b) of an apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent, and a non-metal and film-type glossy layer (6) is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takenaka, Kazuto Nakamura, Takeshi Nishimura, Yosuke Sagayama, Hiroyuki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20130033618
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining section, a detection section, a first identification section and a second identification section. The obtaining section obtains image data of a first picked-up image and a second picked-up image picked up by an image pickup section. The detection section detects a brightness change region where brightness changes at predetermined time intervals in the first picked-up image on the basis of the obtained image data of the first picked-up image. The first identification section performs straight line detection processing on the obtained image data of the second picked-up image to detect a straight line, so as to identify a candidate straight line in a corresponding region corresponding to the brightness change region. The second identification section identifies a quadrilateral region including the candidate straight line as an extraction candidate region in the second picked-up image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Jun Muraki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8305462
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus 100 comprising a built-in memory 8 which stores a plurality of images captured by an image capturing unit 1 and a system file F2 that registers reproduction control information involving a position where reproduction of each of the images by a display 5 is permitted or prohibited, a GPS unit 2 to position the current position of the image capturing apparatus, and a CPU 9 which compares the positioned current position of the image capturing apparatus with the reproduction control information registered in the system file to control reproduction of the image by the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Jun Muraki, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Erina Ichikawa, Hiroyasu Katagawa
  • Patent number: 8299006
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil, a compressor oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, a metalworking oil composition, a heat treating oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for machine tools and a lubricating oil composition which comprise a lubricating oil base oil having % CA of not more than 2, % CP/% CN of not less than 6 and an iodine value of not more than 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Tagawa, Yuji Shimomura, Ken Sawada, Katsuya Takigawa, Toshio Yoshida, Shinichi Mitsumoto, Eiji Akiyama, Junichi Shibata, Satoshi Suda, Hideo Yokota, Masahiro Hata, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Hajime Nakao, Shozaburo Konishi
  • Publication number: 20120249728
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing section, an image capturing control section, an image clipping section, an HDR composing section and a panoramic image composing section. The image capturing control section causes the image capturing section to repeatedly capture an image of different luminance to provide plural images of different luminance. The image clipping section clips respective data of substantially overlapping image regions of the plural images of different luminance. The HDR composing section composes the image regions each clipped by the image clipping section to generate data of plural composite images having a wider dynamic range than the image captured by the image capturing section. The panoramic image composing section joins data of the plural composite images generated by the HDR composing section to generate an image whose range is wider than that of the image captured by the image capturing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KATO, Jun MURAKI, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Hiroyuki HOSHINO, Erina ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8247360
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil, a compressor oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, a metalworking oil composition, a heat treating oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for machine tools and a lubricating oil composition which comprise a lubricating oil base oil having % CA of not more than 2, % CP/% CN of not less than 6 and an iodine value of not more than 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Tagawa, Yuji Shimomura, Ken Sawada, Katsuya Takigawa, Toshio Yoshida, Shinichi Mitsumoto, Eiji Akiyama, Junichi Shibata, Satoshi Suda, Hideo Yokota, Masahiro Hata, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Hajime Nakao, Shozaburo Konishi
  • Patent number: 8236740
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil, a compressor oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, a metalworking oil composition, a heat treating oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for machine tools and a lubricating oil composition which comprise a lubricating oil base oil having % CA of not more than 2, % CP/% CN of not less than 6 and an iodine value of not more than 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Tagawa, Yuji Shimomura, Ken Sawada, Katsuya Takigawa, Toshio Yoshida, Shinichi Mitsumoto, Eiji Akiyama, Junichi Shibata, Satoshi Suda, Hideo Yokota, Masahiro Hata, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Hajime Nakao, Shozaburo Konishi