Patents by Inventor Masahiro Nishihara

Masahiro Nishihara 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: 20240173949
    Abstract: A transfer film including: a support substrate; a heat seal layer; and an inorganic evaporated film in this order in a thickness direction, wherein the inorganic evaporated film is in contact with the heat seal layer, or the transfer film further includes an anchor coat layer between the inorganic evaporated film and the heat seal layer, and the inorganic evaporated film is in contact with the anchor coat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., REIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Kenya NISHIHARA, Hidetsugu TAZAWA, Takafumi SHIBATA, Chisayo MATSUMOTO, Shiro IKUHARA, Toru KONDO, Masaru FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240170111
    Abstract: Based on receipt data indicating a detailed statement of medical fees, receipt data conversion information indicating a presence or absence of a medical care information item that corresponds to a plurality of examination failure conditions is generated. A failure risk level based on the medical care information item included in the receipt data is calculated by using the receipt data conversion information and an examination failure risk predictor. A risk factor indicating a medical care information item with a degree of contribution to the failure risk level calculation that is greater than or equal to a prescribed threshold value for degree of contribution is specified. A revision screen for the medical care information item that is a risk factor when the failure risk level is greater than or equal to a prescribed threshold value for risk level is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Yumoto, Masahiro Kubo, Kosuke Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20240161925
    Abstract: A learning device 1X mainly includes a first acquisition means 31X, a second acquisition means 32X, and a learning means 34X. The first acquisition means 31X acquires a partial waveform of electrocardiogram data regarding an electrocardiogram of a subject. The second acquisition means 32X acquires an attention interval, which is used as a basis for a diagnosis of a target disease, in a sequential waveform of the electrocardiogram data. The learning means 34X trains a model configured to diagnose the target disease, based on the partial waveform and the attention interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan LUO, Mitsuru NOMA, Osamu HISAMATSU, Kosuke NISHIHARA, Masahiro KUBO, Hiroaki KATAOKA, Akihiko SHIBANO
  • Publication number: 20240125878
    Abstract: In separating water and fat with applying the Dixon method, peak intensities of fat with multiple peaks are individually calculated with a high degree of accuracy while reducing the number of variables to be estimated. Multiple images made up of signals acquired at different echo times (TEs) are used to solve a predetermined signal equation (signal model) expressing the relation between the pixel values (signal values) of the images and imaging parameters such as signal intensities of components and TE, thereby performing separation of signals for each component. For separating the signals, at least one of the variables (other than the signal intensity) included in the signal equation is subjected to a process (first estimation process) for refining a value roughly obtained, and then using thus refined value of the variable to estimate (second estimation process) other variables (including the signal intensity), the signals are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takashi Nishihara, Toru Shirai, Yoshitaka Bito, Masahiro Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20240112081
    Abstract: In order to attain an object of generating a prediction model which not only is capable of reducing a calculation load in a prediction phase but also has a good interpretability, a prediction model generation apparatus includes: a contribution degree calculation section that calculates, with use of a test data set different from a training data set used in training of a prediction model to be tested, a degree of contribution of each of a plurality of features to a prediction result, a value of the each of the plurality of features being inputted to the prediction model to be tested; a feature selection section that selects, on the basis of the degree of contribution of the each of the plurality of features, at least one feature from among the plurality of features; and a prediction model generation section that generates a new prediction model which, upon receiving input of a value of the at least one feature selected, outputs a prediction result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Yumoto, Masahiro Hayashitani, Kosuke Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20240105318
    Abstract: A medical facility matching system (1) comprises: a matching processing unit (121) performing matching processing to select as a matching result, a recommended medical facility for a patient based on patient item information (D12) corresponding to patient attribute items (Di12) and facility item information (D22) corresponding to facility attribute items (Di22); a data learning unit (122) learning about the patient attribute items for the matching processing so that the matching result is likely to be approved by the patient, and learning about the facility attribute items for the matching processing so that the matching result is likely to be approved by the medical facility selected; and a data item choosing unit (123) choosing based on a learning result, the patient attribute items and facility attribute items for the matching processing, wherein the matching processing is performed based on the chosen patient attribute items and the chosen facility attribute items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan LUO, Kosuka NISHIHARA, Masahiro HAYASHITANI
  • Patent number: 9979851
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and a communication device configured to perform data communication with at least one external image forming apparatus. A first mode is a mode in which a speed of image forming is a first speed, and the second mode is a mode in which the speed of the image forming is a second speed less than the first speed. When image forming is to be performed in a second mode, the image forming apparatus determines an image forming apparatus to be used to perform first image forming to at least one first external image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus transmits image data relating to the first image forming to the at least one first external image forming apparatus and controls the image forming device to form an image relating to second image forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20160255234
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and a communication device configured to perform data communication with at least one external image forming apparatus. A first mode is a mode in which a speed of image forming is a first speed, and the second mode is a mode in which the speed of the image forming is a second speed less than the first speed. When image forming is to be performed in a second mode, the image forming apparatus determines an image forming apparatus to be used to perform first image forming to at least one first external image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus transmits image data relating to the first image forming to the at least one first external image forming apparatus and controls the image forming device to form an image relating to second image forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8911050
    Abstract: In recording on a back side of a sheet in duplex recording, an overlapping pixel where both a pixel in back-side image data and a pixel opposed thereto in front-side image data has a gray level value larger than zero is retrieved from the front-side and back-side image data. A block area containing at least a predetermined number of overlapping pixels is extracted as an overlap area from block areas arranged in a matrix in the back-side image data. The area drying time in a block area other than the overlap area is determined from the volume of droplets to be ejected to the back side. The area drying time in the overlap area is determined from the total volume of droplets to be ejected to the front and back sides. The maximum area drying time is determined to be the drying time for the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20140092162
    Abstract: In recording on a back side of a sheet in duplex recording, an overlapping pixel where both a pixel in back-side image data and a pixel opposed thereto in front-side image data has a gray level value larger than zero is retrieved from the front-side and back-side image data. A block area containing at least a predetermined number of overlapping pixels is extracted as an overlap area from block areas arranged in a matrix in the back-side image data. The area drying time in a block area other than the overlap area is determined from the volume of droplets to be ejected to the back side. The area drying time in the overlap area is determined from the total volume of droplets to be ejected to the front and back sides. The maximum area drying time is determined to be the drying time for the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8500231
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a controller, control program, and control method for an inkjet recording device, and an inkjet recording device capable of forming a high-quality image by making positional shift of a landing ink droplet inconspicuous through simple control. A high-quality image can be formed by controlling nozzles ejecting an ink droplet landing at a position where the pitch of adjacent landing droplets is larger than a predetermined pitch such that the area of a landing droplet formed by the nozzles is larger, thereby reducing the gap between landing droplet trains by the landing droplet train for ink droplets corresponding to print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20120113173
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a controller, control program, and control method for an inkjet recording device, and an inkjet recording device capable of forming a high-quality image by making positional shift of a landing ink droplet inconspicuous through simple control. A high-quality image can be formed by controlling nozzles ejecting an ink droplet landing at a position where the pitch of adjacent landing droplets is larger than a predetermined pitch such that the area of a landing droplet formed by the nozzles is larger, thereby reducing the gap between landing droplet trains by the landing droplet train for ink droplets corresponding to print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro NISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 8113615
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a controller, control program, and control method for an inkjet recording device, and an inkjet recording device capable of forming a high-quality image by making positional shift of a landing ink droplet inconspicuous through simple control. A high-quality image can be formed by controlling nozzles ejecting an ink droplet landing at a position where the pitch of adjacent landing droplets is larger than a predetermined pitch such that the area of a landing droplet formed by the nozzles is larger, thereby reducing the gap between landing droplet trains by the landing droplet train for ink droplets corresponding to print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 7962691
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of executing at least one information processing operation is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a process control system to execute one of the at least one information processing operation to a piece of data stored in a first data storage, which is indicated by a first storage name, when the piece of data in the first data storage is recognized. The information processing apparatus further includes the first storage name including a character string to specify the information processing operation to be performed, and a data relocating system to relocate the piece of data from the first data storage when the data processing operation is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 7446903
    Abstract: An error utilization factor line, indicative of a relationship between the amount of the error utilization factor K and input data for a present pixel, is determined dependently on characteristics of the image, on the value of the threshold, on the size of the distribution matrix, or on the condition of the recording operation. The amount of the error utilization factor K is determined dependently on the input data of the present pixel and based on the error utilization factor line. The correction amount F, collected from the already-processed nearby pixel, is multiplied by the error utilization factor K, before being added to the input data of the present pixel for the halftone process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hagai, Masashi Kuno, Masaki Kondo, Masashi Ueda, Masahiro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20080238966
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a controller, control program, and control method for an inkjet recording device, and an inkjet recording device capable of forming a high-quality image by making positional shift of a landing ink droplet inconspicuous through simple control. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A high-quality image can be formed by controlling nozzles (35b, 35c) ejecting an ink droplet landing at a position where the pitch of adjacent landing droplets is larger than a predetermined pitch such that the area of a landing droplet formed by the nozzles (35c) is larger, thereby reducing the gap between landing droplet trains (C, D) by the landing droplet train (C) for ink droplets corresponding to print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20080229043
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of executing at least one information processing operation is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a process control system to execute one of the at least one information processing operation to a piece of data stored in a first data storage, which is indicated by a first storage name, when the piece of data in the first data storage is recognized. The information processing apparatus further includes the first storage name including a character string to specify the information processing operation to be performed, and a data relocating system to relocate the piece of data from the first data storage when the data processing operation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 7385726
    Abstract: A method for updating profiles is provided. The method involves storing a plurality of successive profiles for an image recording device, and changing at least two of the successive profiles when characteristics of the image recording device change. The profiles are successively used to process image data that is used for recording images on a recording medium by the image recording device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Kuno, Masashi Ueda, Masahiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 7373392
    Abstract: In order for the user to set new file transfer data, the image file transfer setting unit 30 acquires authentication data from a file transfer data table and displays a list of connections on the display unit 40. Next, the user uses the input unit 42 to select a desired connection from the list and also to input or select a folder 12 to be the transfer source and a hot folder 24 to be the transfer destination. The image file transfer setting unit 30 combines this data as new file transfer data and adds the data to the file transfer data table. In this way, the user can set new file transfer data using authentication data included in preset file transfer data, thereby facilitating the setting of file transfer data and the management of server authentication data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Nishihara, Masashi Kuno
  • Patent number: 7317554
    Abstract: When forming a test chart for investigating output characteristic relating to yellow color agent, a printer outputs yellow color agent in a plurality of densities that correspond to various density levels and also outputs cyan color agent in a fixed and maximum density. Patches in gradations from cyan to green are formed by overlapping the yellow color agent and the cyan color agent. The patches are formed with respect to a surrounding area that is formed by outputting the cyan color agent in the fixed and maximum density. Accordingly, the colors of the patches are easier to distinguish than when the patches are formed from yellow only. Visual calibration can be easily performed even with the yellow color agent that has a low visual sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Ueda, Masahiro Nishihara