Patents by Inventor Junichi Tashiro

Junichi Tashiro 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: 20210298584
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a processor. The processor records setting information corresponding to at least one of a procedure or a scene during the procedure, sets a color to be detected from a fluorescent image and a detection level based on the setting information, detects a level of the set color from the fluorescent image inputted, and outputs signals to start and stop recording of the inputted fluorescent image by comparing the detected level of the color with a threshold based on the detection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi TASHIRO
  • Patent number: 10993608
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes: a processor configured to perform image processing on endoscopic image data, the processor being connectable with multiple peripherals, the processor being configured to receive an input of a first audio command; a terminal device configured to wirelessly communicate with the processor and receive an input of a second audio command; a setting circuit configured to, in a case where the processor and the terminal device can communicate with each other, make a setting such that the first audio command that is receivable by the processor and the second audio command that is receivable by the terminal device differ from each other at least partly; and a first communication controller configured to, when the first audio command or the second audio command serves as an instruction to record the endoscopic image data, transmit the endoscopic image data to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Tashiro, Hideyuki Kugimiya
  • Patent number: 10951800
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided with: a processor; a light source; and an image pickup device. The processor performs control for causing reflected light images corresponding to a predetermined period before start of the fluorescence occurrence period during the fluorescence non-occurrence period, among the reflected light images, to be recorded to the first storage medium; and, furthermore, performs control for causing the reflected light images to be recorded to the first storage medium during an after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period corresponding to a predetermined period with an end of the fluorescence occurrence period as a start point, and performs control for causing the reflected light images not to be recorded to the first storage medium during the fluorescence non-occurrence period after an end of the after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Aono, Toshiaki Watanabe, Satoshi Takekoshi, Masakazu Mizoguchi, Junichi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20200322512
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided with: a processor; a light source; and an image pickup device. The processor performs control for causing reflected light images corresponding to a predetermined period before start of the fluorescence occurrence period during the fluorescence non-occurrence period, among the reflected light images, to be recorded to the first storage medium; and, furthermore, performs control for causing the reflected light images to be recorded to the first storage medium during an after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period corresponding to a predetermined period with an end of the fluorescence occurrence period as a start point, and performs control for causing the reflected light images not to be recorded to the first storage medium during the fluorescence non-occurrence period after an end of the after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu AONO, Toshiaki WATANABE, Satoshi TAKEKOSHI, Masakazu MIZOGUCHI, Junichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200297202
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes: a processor configured to perform image processing on endoscopic image data, the processor being connectable with multiple peripherals, the processor being configured to receive an input of a first audio command; a terminal device configured to wirelessly communicate with the processor and receive an input of a second audio command; a setting circuit configured to, in a case where the processor and the terminal device can communicate with each other, make a setting such that the first audio command that is receivable by the processor and the second audio command that is receivable by the terminal device differ from each other at least partly; and a first communication controller configured to, when the first audio command or the second audio command serves as an instruction to record the endoscopic image data, transmit the endoscopic image data to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi TASHIRO, Hideyuki KUGIMIYA
  • Patent number: 10728470
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a processor configured to: extract pixel blocks; detect pixels having a maximum value and a minimum value in each of the pixel blocks; calculate reference value candidates from the maximum and the minimum values; calculate an absolute difference value relative to each of the maximum value, the minimum value, and the reference value candidates; divide each of the pixel blocks into subblocks; select, as a reference value from among the reference value candidates in each of the subblocks, a reference value candidate close to the pixel values in which the pixels included in each of the subblocks are distributed; extract a closest difference value, the minimum value, and the reference value; quantize each of the closest difference values into a quantization value by using the difference value that is the largest from among the closest difference values; and code the quantization value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Furukawa, Junichi Tashiro
  • Patent number: 10561299
    Abstract: A medical information recording device includes a first recording processing unit configured to record a moving image of a medical image in which a status information image is superimposed, a second recording processing unit configured to record a moving image of the medical image in which a portion of the status information image of the medical image is subjected to mask processing, an arbitration unit configured to control communication between a recording unit in which the medical image in which the status information image is superimposed and the medical image in which the portion of the status information image is subjected to mask processing are recorded, and the first recording processing unit and the second recording processing unit, and a load adjusting circuit configured to control the arbitration unit on the basis of load of the first recording processing unit and the second recording processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Tashiro
  • Patent number: 10268802
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus and a medical image processing system includes at least a position detecting unit, a human body chart storage unit, a mapping chart generating unit, and a display. A position detecting unit detects a position of a characteristic local structure in a human body from the medical image. A human body chart storage unit stores a human body chart that represents the human body. A mapping chart generating unit generates a mapping chart that is the human body chart to which a mark indicating a position of the local structure detected by the position detecting unit is added. A display displays the mapping chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Yanagida, Junichi Tashiro, Jyunichi Yoshida, Kousuke Sakaue, Masashi Yoshida, Shigeyuki Ishii, Satoshi Ikeda, Hitoshi Yamagata, Takashi Masuzawa, Naoki Sugiyama, Muneyasu Kazuno
  • Publication number: 20190089915
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a processor configured to: extract pixel blocks; detect pixels having a maximum value and a minimum value in each of the pixel blocks; calculate reference value candidates from the maximum and the minimum values; calculate an absolute difference value relative to each of the maximum value, the minimum value, and the reference value candidates; divide each of the pixel blocks into subblocks; select, as a reference value from among the reference value candidates in each of the subblocks, a reference value candidate close to the pixel values in which the pixels included in each of the subblocks are distributed; extract a closest difference value, the minimum value, and the reference value; quantize each of the closest difference values into a quantization value by using the difference value that is the largest from among the closest difference values; and code the quantization value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji FURUKAWA, Junichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20180220872
    Abstract: A medical information recording device includes a first recording processing unit configured to record a moving image of a medical image in which a status information image is superimposed, a second recording processing unit configured to record a moving image of the medical image in which a portion of the status information image of the medical image is subjected to mask processing, an arbitration unit configured to control communication between a recording unit in which the medical image in which the status information image is superimposed and the medical image in which the portion of the status information image is subjected to mask processing are recorded, and the first recording processing unit and the second recording processing unit, and a load adjusting circuit configured to control the arbitration unit on the basis of load of the first recording processing unit and the second recording processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi TASHIRO
  • Patent number: 9661081
    Abstract: A wireless image transfer system includes an image quality judgement unit configured to judge reception states of a first image transmitted in a first frequency band by a first image wireless block and a second image transmitted in a second frequency band by a second image wireless block and image qualities of the received images; and a second control unit configured to sort the reception states into a good state, a bad state, and an intermediate state, select a first image signal in the good state, steadily operate the second image wireless block and periodically operate the first image wireless block in the bad state, and select an image with a better quality from the first image signal and a second image signal and output the selected image in the intermediate state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kasumi, Hideki Tashiro, Junichi Tashiro
  • Patent number: 9584795
    Abstract: A wireless transfer system includes: a wireless transmission section including: an input section configured to receive, as an input signal, one of a first video signal provided with ancillary information including identification information of a high-definition 3D/2D video signal and a second video signal not including the identification information; a video signal extraction section configured to extract one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal from the input signal; an ancillary information extraction section configured to extract the ancillary information; a wireless video transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit extracted one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal; and the like; and a wireless reception section including: a wireless video receiver configured to receive wirelessly transmitted one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal; a wireless ancillary information receiver configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kasumi, Hideki Tashiro, Junichi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20160261846
    Abstract: A wireless transfer system includes: a wireless transmission section including: an input section configured to receive, as an input signal, one of a first video signal provided with ancillary information including identification information of a high-definition 3D/2D video signal and a second video signal not including the identification information; a video signal extraction section configured to extract one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal from the input signal; an ancillary information extraction section configured to extract the ancillary information; a wireless video transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit extracted one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal; and the like; and a wireless reception section including: a wireless video receiver configured to receive wirelessly transmitted one of the high-definition video signal and the second video signal; a wireless ancillary information receiver configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto KASUMI, Hideki TASHIRO, Junichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20160241647
    Abstract: A wireless image transfer system includes an image quality judgement unit configured to judge reception states of a first image transmitted in a first frequency band by a first image wireless block and a second image transmitted in a second frequency band by a second image wireless block and image qualities of the received images; and a second control unit configured to sort the reception states into a good state, a bad state, and an intermediate state, select a first image signal in the good state, steadily operate the second image wireless block and periodically operate the first image wireless block in the bad state, and select an image with a better quality from the first image signal and a second image signal and output the selected image in the intermediate state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto KASUMI, Hideki TASHIRO, Junichi TASHIRO
  • Patent number: 9396534
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus displaying at least one medical image obtained by imaging an object comprises: processing circuitry configured to detect a position of a characteristic local structure of a human body from the medical image, to determine check information indicating the local structure which should be checked; and to determine whether or not the local structure which should be checked indicated in the check information has been diagnostically read based on the position of the local structure detected from the medical image; and a display configured to display a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Kutsuna, Kousuke Sakaue, Masashi Yoshida, Shigeyuki Ishii, Satoshi Ikeda, Hitoshi Yamagata, Takashi Masuzawa, Naoki Sugiyama, Muneyasu Kazuno, Satoshi Sugisawa, Junichi Tashiro, Maiko Tezuka, Maki Minakuchi, Yosuke Yanagida, Jyunichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150279061
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus displaying at least one medical image obtained by imaging an object comprises: processing circuitry configured to detect a position of a characteristic local structure of a human body from the medical image, to determine check information indicating the local structure which should be checked; and to determine whether or not the local structure which should be checked indicated in the check information has been diagnostically read based on the position of the local structure detected from the medical image; and a display configured to display a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari KUTSUNA, Kousuke SAKAUE, Masashi YOSHIDA, Shigeyuki ISHII, Satoshi IKEDA, Hitoshi YAMAGATA, Takashi MASUZAWA, Naoki SUGIYAMA, Muneyasu KAZUNO, Satoshi SUGISAWA, Junichi TASHIRO, Maiko TEZUKA, Maki MINAKUCHI, Yosuke YANAGIDA, Jyunichi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20150261915
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus and a medical image processing system includes at least a position detecting unit, a human body chart storage unit, a mapping chart generating unit, and a display. A position detecting unit detects a position of a characteristic local structure in a human body from the medical image. A human body chart storage unit stores a human body chart that represents the human body. A mapping chart generating unit generates a mapping chart that is the human body chart to which a mark indicating a position of the local structure detected by the position detecting unit is added. A display displays the mapping chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke YANAGIDA, Junichi TASHIRO, Jyunichi YOSHIDA, Kousuke SAKAUE, Masashi YOSHIDA, Shigeyuki ISHII, Satoshi IKEDA, Hitoshi YAMAGATA, Takashi MASUZAWA, Naoki SUGIYAMA, Muneyasu KAZUNO
  • Publication number: 20150145979
    Abstract: A radio communication system, which includes a transmission apparatus that transmits a video signal and a plurality of reception apparatuses that receive the video signal, includes: a storage section that stores information for identifying that a priority related to transmission of the video signal to each of the plurality of reception apparatuses is either a first priority or a second priority lower than the first priority; an error detection section that detects a presence or absence of occurrence of a communication error related to transmission/reception of the video signal; a determination section that determines whether there is a reception apparatus of the first priority among the reception apparatuses in which the communication error is occurring; and a control section that retransmits the video signal only when there is a reception apparatus of the first priority among the reception apparatuses in which the communication error is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi TASHIRO, Hideki TASHIRO, Makoto KASUMI
  • Patent number: 9030544
    Abstract: In a transmission device used in a wireless video transmission system in which a medical image is transmitted and received by radio communication, a transmission unit is capable of performing radio communication with a plurality of receiving devices connected to a plurality of display apparatuses. A control unit acquires an identifier for identifying a receiving device connected to a selected single display apparatus when an instruction is received to select one display apparatus on which the medical image is to be displayed from among the display apparatuses, and controls the transmission unit such that the identifier will be used when the medical image is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hideki Tashiro, Koichi Tashiro, Junichi Tashiro, Masashi Umemura, Kyuma Tanida
  • Patent number: 8957952
    Abstract: In a processor of a wireless image transmission system that transmits, by radio communication, an image signal obtained by converting an image obtained by an endoscope apparatus, a communication state detection unit monitors a communication state of radio communication. An editing unit edits the image signal according to a mode in which the endoscope apparatus obtains an image when the deterioration of a communication state is detected by the communication state detection unit. A transmission unit transmits the image signal output from the editing unit to a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Junichi Tashiro, Masashi Umemura, Hideki Tashiro