Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Iida

Kiyoshi Iida 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: 20240094802
    Abstract: An information processing system includes at least one processor configured to: acquire a captured image including an image of a thumb of a user; and switch an operation mode for a virtual object disposed within a virtual space to a specific mode for positionally changing the virtual object if the captured image includes an image of a nail of the thumb or an image that enables estimation of presence of the nail of the thumb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Morikawa, Kiyoshi Iida, Toshihiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11895395
    Abstract: A remote assistance system includes a terminal device and a remote device, the terminal device including a first processor configured to: transmit information of multiple images obtained by capturing a subject from respectively different directions to the remote device; receive display information for displaying a guidance image that guides a user to a requested capture position, the guidance image being derived by the remote device using the image information; and display the guidance image indicated by the received display information, the remote device including a second processor configured to: receive the information of multiple images from the terminal device; display images indicated by the received information of multiple images; receive a selection of an image captured from the requested capture position from among the displayed images; derive the display information using the selected image; and transmit the derived display information to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Iida, Hirotake Sasaki, Takeshi Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20230388083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication apparatus having a communication unit capable of communicating using a communication with Ack message and a communication without Ack message, wherein the apparatus shares with an external apparatus a data size to be received via the communication without Ack message, receives data corresponding to one block by receiving preset data corresponding to the one block as a packet of a plurality of partial blocks using the communication without Ack message after the data size has been shared, determines whether or not reception of data has been correctly executed when a transmission completion notification is received from the external apparatus via the communication with Ack message, and executes transmission of a determination result to the external apparatus via the communication with Ack message until the data size is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20230298292
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: generate a virtual reality space, an augmented reality space, or a mixed reality space; place multiple drawing surfaces in the generated space; and display a surface indicator to make a drawing surface recognizable without obscuring information recorded on another drawing surface, the drawing surface being selected as a target for drawing from the multiple drawing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hirotake SASAKI, Kiyoshi IIDA, Takashi MORIKAWA, Toshihiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230237732
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: place in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) space multiple virtual objects respectively related to pieces of predetermined information; set a virtual viewpoint and a line-of-sight direction in the virtual 3D space; generate a two-dimensional (2D) image including multiple virtual object images corresponding to the virtual objects by projecting the virtual objects onto a virtual screen in accordance with the virtual viewpoint and the line-of-sight direction; and if a first virtual object image is hidden by a second virtual object image in the 2D image, cause a display to display the 2D image where at least one of the first virtual object image or the second virtual object image is in a highlight display mode or display the 2D image where the second virtual object image is in a transmissive display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi IIDA, Hirotake SASAKI, Takashi MORIKAWA, Toshihiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230236674
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to: based on an attitude of equipment being worn or held by a user, set a sight direction of the user in a virtual three-dimensional space; based on a virtual viewpoint and the sight direction set in the virtual three-dimensional space, generate a two-dimensional image by projecting the virtual three-dimensional space; cause the two-dimensional image to be displayed on a display; based on an attitude of a pointer being held by the user, set an emission angle of a ray emitted virtually to the virtual three-dimensional space; and in a case where sensitivity reduction conditions that an amount of angular change of the sight direction of the user within a predetermined time is less than or equal to a threshold viewing angle and that an amount of angular change of an emission angle of the ray within a predetermined time is less than or equal to a threshold emission angle are satisfied, reduce the amount of angular change of the emission angle of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi MORIKAWA, Hirotake SASAKI, Kiyoshi IIDA, Toshihiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230056882
    Abstract: A remote assistance system includes a terminal device and a remote device, the terminal device including a first processor configured to: transmit information of multiple images obtained by capturing a subject from respectively different directions to the remote device; receive display information for displaying a guidance image that guides a user to a requested capture position, the guidance image being derived by the remote device using the image information; and display the guidance image indicated by the received display information, the remote device including a second processor configured to: receive the information of multiple images from the terminal device; display images indicated by the received information of multiple images; receive a selection of an image captured from the requested capture position from among the displayed images; derive the display information using the selected image; and transmit the derived display information to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Iida, Hirotake Sasaki, Takeshi Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20230054695
    Abstract: A remote support system includes: a terminal device; and a remote device, the terminal device including a first processor configured to: transmit, to the remote device, image information obtained by imaging a space including a target object; receive display information that is derived by the remote device in accordance with the image information and three-dimensional position information of an item included in the space, the display information indicating a display position and an orientation of a guidance image to be virtually displayed in a three-dimensional space in an imaging area for the target object; and display the guidance image by using the display information that is received, the remote device including a second processor configured to: receive the image information from the terminal device; derive the display information in accordance with the image information that is received and the three-dimensional position information; and transmit, to the terminal device, the display information that is de
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi IIDA, Hirotake Sasaki, Toshihiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230052765
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: obtain a video and an instruction to generate a still image from the video, the video being a video in which a work target is photographed, the work target being a target on which to work; generate the still image in response to the instruction, the still image being cut from the video including the work target; specify the work target in the video, position information, and a superimposition area by using the still image, the position information describing a position of the work target, the superimposition area being an area in which an image is superimposed, the image being obtained by using the position of the work target as a reference; receive instruction information indicating an instruction for work on the work target; and superimpose and display an instruction image in the superimposition area in the video, the instruction image being an image according to the instruction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hirotake SASAKI, Kiyoshi Iida, Takeshi Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20230046226
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a captured image of an object; specify a first area of the object in the captured image, the first area being an area occupied by a work target that is a target to be worked on; process the captured image to make a second area other than the first area invisible to generate a processed image; in response to a change in the first area with a deformation of the work target, apply a deformation area instead of the first area to make a second area obtained by the application invisible to generate a processed image, the deformation area being an area defined by a pre-registered shape of the work target after deformation; and transmit the processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hirotake SASAKI, Kiyoshi Iida, Takeshi Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20220417347
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a communication circuit that includes a first section for communication conforming to a first protocol, a second section for communication conforming to a second protocol, a shared circuit shared between the first section and the second section is disclosed, a first control unit configured to control communication conforming to the first protocol, and a second communication control unit configured to control communication conforming to the second protocol. If an abnormality in the communication circuit is determined, the first control unit resets the first section after confirming that communication conforming to the second protocol is not being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Patent number: 11538503
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: record a motion of a user made until a video pause instruction to pause displayed video is given; and display a still image in the video displayed at a second time point earlier than a first time point, the first time point being a time point at which the video pause instruction is received, the second time point being a threshold time point at which acceleration involved with the motion of the user first exceeds a predetermined threshold and which is a most recent threshold time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nagamine, Kiyoshi Iida, Hirotake Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220044816
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate a waveform of heartbeats by inputting a waveform of a measured pulse wave to a model constructed by mounting a pulse wave measurement device and a heartbeat measurement device to a test subject and calculating the relationship between respective waveforms output from the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Hideto ODA, Kiyoshi IIDA, Noriji KATO
  • Publication number: 20210377820
    Abstract: An apparatus controls a connection state of communications by a first communication circuit and communications by a second communication circuit according to characteristics of data to be transmitted and received by the second communication circuit. In a case where a characteristic of the data to be transmitted and received is a first characteristic, communications with an information processing apparatus by the second communication circuit while maintaining the connection state with the information processing apparatus by the first communication circuit. In a case where a characteristic of the data to be transmitted and received by the second communication circuit is a second characteristic, after disconnecting connection with the information processing apparatus by the first communication circuit, communications with the information processing apparatus by the second communication circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Patent number: 11089481
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus via a first communication method, a second communication unit generating a network and wirelessly communicating with the external apparatus via a second communication method via the network; and a control unit controlling wireless communication with the external apparatus via the second communication unit in a selected procedure from among a plurality of procedures including at least a first procedure and a second procedure, wherein, in the first procedure, the control unit generates a network identified by identification information including a character string, and in the second procedure, generates identification information of the network without using the character string, shares the generated identification information with the external apparatus via the first communication unit, and generates a network identified by the shared identification information, to wirelessly communicate with the e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20190394638
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus via a first communication method, a second communication unit generating a network and wirelessly communicating with the external apparatus via a second communication method via the network; and a control unit controlling wireless communication with the external apparatus via the second communication unit in a selected procedure from among a plurality of procedures including at least a first procedure and a second procedure, wherein, in the first procedure, the control unit generates a network identified by identification information including a character string, and in the second procedure, generates identification information of the network without using the character string, shares the generated identification information with the external apparatus via the first communication unit, and generates a network identified by the shared identification information, to wirelessly communicate with the e
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Patent number: 10425581
    Abstract: A recording apparatus with a battery attachable to and detachable from, includes a positioning unit configured to determine position information based on signals received from satellites, a retaining unit configured to retain the position information determined by the positioning unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit determines whether latest position information is valid based on an acquisition time of the latest position information from among pieces of the position information retained by the retaining unit and a current time, and uses position information determined as valid as current position information, and wherein the control unit determines whether the latest position information is valid in response to the battery being attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20170332015
    Abstract: A recording apparatus with a battery attachable to and detachable from, includes a positioning unit configured to determine position information based on signals received from satellites, a retaining unit configured to retain the position information determined by the positioning unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit determines whether latest position information is valid based on an acquisition time of the latest position information from among pieces of the position information retained by the retaining unit and a current time, and uses position information determined as valid as current position information, and wherein the control unit determines whether the latest position information is valid in response to the battery being attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Iida
  • Patent number: 9704504
    Abstract: The voice analysis device includes: a voice information acquiring unit that acquires a voice signal generated by plural voice acquiring units disposed at different distances from a speaking section of a speaker and acquiring voice of the speaker; and an identification unit that identifies the speaker corresponding to the voice having been acquired, on the basis of intensities of respective peaks in a frequency spectrum of a first enhanced waveform and a frequency spectrum of a second enhanced waveform. The first enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a predetermined target speaker has been enhanced, and the second enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a speaker other than the target speaker has been enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Inagi, Haruo Harada, Hirohito Yoneyama, Kei Shimotani, Akira Fujii, Kiyoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20160260439
    Abstract: The voice analysis device includes: a voice information acquiring unit that acquires a voice signal generated by plural voice acquiring units disposed at different distances from a speaking section of a speaker and acquiring voice of the speaker; and an identification unit that identifies the speaker corresponding to the voice having been acquired, on the basis of intensities of respective peaks in a frequency spectrum of a first enhanced waveform and a frequency spectrum of a second enhanced waveform. The first enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a predetermined target speaker has been enhanced, and the second enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a speaker other than the target speaker has been enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya INAGI, Haruo HARADA, Hirohito YONEYAMA, Kei SHIMOTANI, Akira FUJII, Kiyoshi IIDA