Patents by Inventor Kouji Yamamoto

Kouji Yamamoto 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: 11951437
    Abstract: In an inside air control system, a first pump supplies treatment target air to an adsorption vessel, and a second pump sucks gas from the adsorption vessel. In an adjustment operation of adjusting the composition of air in a storage, the inside air control system alternately performs a first action and a second action. When a stop condition for stopping the adjustment operation is satisfied, a controller performs stop control. In the stop control, the controller controls the second pump to suck the gas from the adsorption vessel to which the first pump supplies the treatment target air when the stop condition is satisfied, and controls the second pump to stop after the second pump has operated for a first time T1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Ikemiya, Kouji Yamamoto, Noritaka Kamei
  • Publication number: 20240042372
    Abstract: In an inside air control system, a first pump supplies treatment target air to an adsorption vessel, and a second pump sucks gas from the adsorption vessel. In an adjustment operation of adjusting the composition of air in a storage, the inside air control system alternately performs a first action and a second action. When a stop condition for stopping the adjustment operation is satisfied, a controller performs stop control. In the stop control, the controller controls the second pump to suck the gas from the adsorption vessel to which the first pump supplies the treatment target air when the stop condition is satisfied, and controls the second pump to stop after the second pump has operated for a first time T1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto IKEMIYA, Kouji YAMAMOTO, Noritaka KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20230358767
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring an object to be measured in a specimen by an enzymatic method, the measurement method being able to suppress the positive influence of peroxide derived from the specimen. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a measurement method and a measurement reagent that can suppress elevation in value regardless of whether or not the specimen is a catalase-free specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi MACHIDA, Hiroki OSAKO, Kouji YAMAMOTO, Yuuri HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11659289
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11631713
    Abstract: In an information compression unit 311, in an image capturing unit 121 (221), among a plurality of pixel output units that receives object light that enters without passing through any of an image capturing lens and a pinhole, pixel outputs of at least two of the pixel output units have incident angle directivity modulated into different incident angle directivity according to an incident angle of the object light. The information compression unit 311 performs compression processing to reduce an amount of data of pixel output information generated by the image capturing unit 121 (221).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Iwase, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230085080
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes: a deciding unit configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment between a first image captured by a first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having an angle of view wider than an angle of view of the first imaging device, on the basis of imaging-related information related to imaging performed by the first imaging device; and an outputting unit configured to output the alignment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kouji Yamamoto, Kazuya Sento, Hiroki Takahara
  • Publication number: 20220412646
    Abstract: A guide member extends from an opening of a casing toward an internal space. The guide member guides the temperature sensor to the internal space. The detector and the lead wire of the temperature sensor are held by the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto IKEMIYA, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220182562
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUI, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11290664
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11070727
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a control unit that performs setting for shooting in accordance with an input from a first input unit is which setting for a still image shooting mode and a plurality of frame rates at the time of moving image shooting can be continuously input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kouji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11044419
    Abstract: [Object] To reproduce an image to which an effect desired by a user is added. [Solution] There is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to add an effect of expressing shaking to an image on the basis of shaking information on shaking of the image. In addition, there is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to decide a degree of an effect of expressing shaking to be added to an image, on the basis of an expectation value of an immersed feeling of an observer with respect to the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Legong Sun, Kouji Yamamoto, Masafumi Wakazono, Yoichiro Sato, Kazuhiro Shimauchi
  • Patent number: 10965867
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device and a display control method that enable a user to quickly decide the frame rate of an image. In response to a predetermined situation change, special reproduction is started for displaying an image having a variable frame rate on a display device at a display rate different from the frame rate. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a digital camera or the like capable of capturing an image by changing the frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10911686
    Abstract: A zoom control device includes: a zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit that sets a main image zoom magnification ratio change speed and a monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed according to a zoom operation by a user; and a zoom control unit that conducts a zoom control on a main image so that a zoom magnification ratio changes according to the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed, and conducts a zoom control on a monitoring image so that the zoom magnification ratio changes according to the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed. The zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit is configured to set the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed by smoothing the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Takahiro Mori, Kouji Yamamoto, Masakazu Ebihara, Masaya Kinoshita, Yuki Ono
  • Patent number: 10785415
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program that make it possible to provide an interface useful for a user to easily determine an optimal frame rate. At least a first image and a second image that are at different frame rates or that have different image quality in frames at the same time are displayed on the same position in a display region of a display device. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a digital camera or the like that can image images at a plurality of frame rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakayama, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200295073
    Abstract: In an information compression unit 311, in an image capturing unit 121 (221), among a plurality of pixel output units that receives object light that enters without passing through any of an image capturing lens and a pinhole, pixel outputs of at least two of the pixel output units have incident angle directivity modulated into different incident angle directivity according to an incident angle of the object light. The information compression unit 311 performs compression processing to reduce an amount of data of pixel output information generated by the image capturing unit 121 (221).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira IWASE, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200275038
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUI, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190082111
    Abstract: A zoom control device includes: a zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit that sets a main image zoom magnification ratio change speed and a monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed according to a zoom operation by a user; and a zoom control unit that conducts a zoom control on a main image so that a zoom magnification ratio changes according to the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed, and conducts a zoom control on a monitoring image so that the zoom magnification ratio changes according to the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed. The zoom magnification ratio change speed setting unit is configured to set the main image zoom magnification ratio change speed by smoothing the monitoring image zoom magnification ratio change speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masafumi Wakazono, Takahiro Mori, Kouji Yamamoto, Masakazu Ebihara, Masaya Kinoshita, Yuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20190075249
    Abstract: [Object] To reproduce an image to which an effect desired by a user is added. [Solution] There is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to add an effect of expressing shaking to an image on the basis of shaking information on shaking of the image. In addition, there is provided an image processing device including: an image reverse stabilization processing unit configured to decide a degree of an effect of expressing shaking to be added to an image, on the basis of an expectation value of an immersed feeling of an observer with respect to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Legong Sun, Kouji Yamamoto, Masafumi Wakazono, Yoichiro Sato, Kazuhiro Shimauchi
  • Publication number: 20190045136
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program that make it possible to provide an interface useful for a user to easily determine an optimal frame rate. At least a first image and a second image that are at different frame rates or that have different image quality in frames at the same time are displayed on the same position in a display region of a display device. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a digital camera or the like that can image images at a plurality of frame rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: DAISUKE NAKAYAMA, KOUJI YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190045116
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program that enable a user to quickly decide the frame rate of an image. In response to a predetermined situation change, special reproduction is started for displaying an image having a variable frame rate on a display device at a display rate different from the frame rate. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a digital camera or the like capable of capturing an image by changing the frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: KOUJI YAMAMOTO