Patents by Inventor Masashi Nishiyama

Masashi Nishiyama 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: 11949064
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the cycle characteristics of a battery. The negative electrode material according to the present disclosure contains a reduced form of a solid electrolyte material. The solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): Li?M?X?. Herein, in Formula (1), each of ?, ?, and ? is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal dements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one dement selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oshima, Izuru Sasaki, Yuta Sugimoto, Seiji Nishiyama, Masashi Sakaida, Akira Kawase
  • Publication number: 20240022812
    Abstract: An image capturing system includes a first control apparatus, a second control apparatus, and an image capturing apparatus. The first control apparatus includes a first transmitting unit that transmits a first control instruction based on a user's operation to the image capturing apparatus. The second control apparatus includes a second transmitting unit that transmits a second control instruction generated based on a captured image received from the image capturing apparatus to the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a third receiving unit that receives the first control instruction and the second control instruction, and a control unit that controls an image capturing process of the image capturing unit based on the first control instruction and the second control instruction. The time taken for communication of the first control instruction is longer than the time taken for communication of the second control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: MASARU KUROTA, KOYO SATO, MASASHI NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230388641
    Abstract: There is provided with an image capture control device. An estimation unit estimates an orientation of the subject detected in an image captured by the image capture device. A region control unit sets a first region in an image capture range of the image capture device based on whether or not the estimated orientation of the subject is a predetermined orientation. An image capture control unit controls the image capture direction based on whether or not the subject is in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya TOYODA, Masashi Nishiyama, Asuka Matsuoka, Tomoaki Komiyama, Fumihiko Kato, Koyo Sato
  • Patent number: 11825039
    Abstract: In a scanning system including a web application cooperating with a message sharing system and an image processing apparatus provided with a scanner, the web application holds card information acquired from a scanning request source and a destination of scan data in association with each other in response to a scanning request from a user account belonging to the message sharing system. An image processing apparatus transmits the scan data generated based on scanning and the card information that has been read to the web application. The web application specifies a destination associated with the card information that has been received from the image processing apparatus and posts the scan data that have been transmitted from the image processor to the message sharing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20230107924
    Abstract: Provided is an inorganic filler powder (3) having a structure in which at least a portion of the surface of inorganic particles (1) having a particle size of 1 ?m or more is covered with inorganic microparticles (2) having a particle size of 10 nm or more and less than 0.1 ?m, in which the coverage ratio of the surface of the inorganic particles (1) by the inorganic microparticles (2) is 30% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Nishiyama, Tsumoru Nagira
  • Patent number: 11457115
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (MFP), which successively conveys a plurality of documents stacked on a document tray and reads the document, determines whether there is a difference among sizes of the plurality of documents in response to at least one of the documents being read by a scanner, in a case where a preview operation of a read image is performed, notifies a user of a possibility that documents having different sizes are mixed and read based on a result of the determination, enables a function of performing reading corresponding to respective document size of mixed size documents in which documents having different sizes are mixed, and provides navigation for prompting re-reading of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 11330131
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a shortcut in association with one or more pieces of card information and a control unit configured to execute display control on a display, wherein, when first card information and second card information are managed in association with a first shortcut, the control unit executes control on a screen for the function corresponding to the first shortcut to display in a state where the corresponding group of setting values is applied to the function even if either one of the first card information and the second card information is read. Further, the number of pieces of card information that can be associated with the shortcut has an upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20220078292
    Abstract: In a scanning system including a web application cooperating with a message sharing system and an image processing apparatus provided with a scanner, the web application holds card information acquired from a scanning request source and a destination of scan data in association with each other in response to a scanning request from a user account belonging to the message sharing system. An image processing apparatus transmits the scan data generated based on scanning and the card information that has been read to the web application. The web application specifies a destination associated with the card information that has been received from the image processing apparatus and posts the scan data that have been transmitted from the image processor to the message sharing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210352186
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a shortcut in association with one or more pieces of card information and a control unit configured to execute display control on a display, wherein, when first card information and second card information are managed in association with a first shortcut, the control unit executes control on a screen for the function corresponding to the first shortcut to display in a state where the corresponding group of setting values is applied to the function even if either one of the first card information and the second card information is read. Further, the number of pieces of card information that can be associated with the shortcut has an upper limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210344809
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (MFP), which successively conveys a plurality of documents stacked on a document tray and reads the document, determines whether there is a difference among sizes of the plurality of documents in response to at least one of the documents being read by a scanner, in a case where a preview operation of a read image is performed, notifies a user of a possibility that documents having different sizes are mixed and read based on a result of the determination, enables a function of performing reading corresponding to respective document size of mixed size documents in which documents having different sizes are mixed, and provides navigation for prompting re-reading of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 11095789
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (MFP), which successively conveys a plurality of documents stacked on a document tray and reads the document, determines whether there is a difference among sizes of the plurality of documents in response to at least one of the documents being read by a scanner, in a case where a preview operation of a read image is performed, notifies a user of a possibility that documents having different sizes are mixed and read based on a result of the determination, enables a function of performing reading corresponding to respective document size of mixed size documents in which documents having different sizes are mixed, and provides navigation for prompting re-reading of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210075923
    Abstract: A data transmission apparatus including a plurality of transmission functions, comprises: a holding unit configured to hold an address book; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of management servers; a first management unit configured to manage each of the plurality of transmission functions in association with an address book available in data transmission; a second management unit configured to manage, for each of the plurality of transmission functions, a setting of whether a new destination is registrable with the address book held by the holding unit; and a providing unit configured to provide a registration screen for registering the new destination with an address book. The registration screen switches address books as a registration destination based on information managed by the first and second management units, and receives an input of the new destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10855853
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acceptance unit configured to accept an input of user information, an acquisition unit configured to acquire an e-mail address of a user identified based on the user information accepted by the acceptance unit, a first setting unit configured to set a destination of a first e-mail transmitted with an attachment of image data, a second setting unit configured to set a destination of a second e-mail for making notification of completion of transmission of the first e-mail, and a control unit configured to perform control such that a destination of the first e-mail is restricted to the e-mail address acquired by the acquisition unit, but a destination of the second e-mail is not restricted to the e-mail address acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10708385
    Abstract: To improve convenience in use of a web service in a secure communication environment, an information processing apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert a communication request according to a first format into a communication request according to a second format, a request transmission unit configured to transmit the communication request according to the second format that is converted by the conversion unit, a response reception unit configured to receive a communication response according to the second format returned in response to the communication request according to the second format transmitted by the request transmission unit, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a communication response according to the first format converted from the communication response according to the second format received by the response reception unit as a response to the communication request according to the first format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daiki Tachi, Masashi Nishiyama, Kenta Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20200076975
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (MFP), which successively conveys a plurality of documents stacked on a document tray and reads the document, determines whether there is a difference among sizes of the plurality of documents in response to at least one of the documents being read by a scanner, in a case where a preview operation of a read image is performed, notifies a user of a possibility that documents having different sizes are mixed and read based on a result of the determination, enables a function of performing reading corresponding to respective document size of mixed size documents in which documents having different sizes are mixed, and provides navigation for prompting re-reading of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10574725
    Abstract: A mobile terminal which enables direct and efficient remote operation via a network. The mobile terminal mediates communication between a first apparatus and a second apparatus when the first apparatus remotely operates the second apparatus having an application server via a network. In a case where a tunneling communication is established, the mobile terminal displays candidates for an application server to which the mobile terminal is connectable, on a display device of the mobile terminal, and carries out a mediating process including transferring data received from the first apparatus to the application server selected by a user from among the candidates and transferring data received from the selected application server to the first apparatus through the tunneling communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10554828
    Abstract: A communication apparatus communicates with an external apparatus, and executes instructions to set, as a transmission destination, at least one of first transmission destinations included in a first address book stored on the communication apparatus and second transmission destinations included in a second address book stored on the external apparatus, display detail information of the set transmission destination, and receive an instruction via a registration button to register the transmission destination in the first address book, when at least one of the second transmission destinations is set as the transmission destination and the set transmission destination is usable in the communication apparatus. According to the received instruction, the set transmission destination is registered in the first address book, and electronic data is transmitted to the set transmission destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10395404
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a subject image acquisition module, a first clothing image acquisition module and a second clothing image generator. The subject image acquisition module is configured to acquire subject images which are images of a subject successively picked up by an image pickup module. The first clothing image acquisition module is configured to acquire a first clothing image which is an image of clothes worn by the subject included in the subject images. The second clothing image generator is configured to adjust transparency of a pixel at a predetermined place of pixels constituting the first clothing image, and generate a second clothing image different from the first clothing image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishiyama, Masahiro Sekine, Kaoru Sugita
  • Patent number: 10366533
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a first three-dimensional model regarding a subject, set a plurality of first control points on the first three-dimensional model, acquire mesh data of a meshed image of a region of clothing extracted from a captured image, acquire a second three-dimensional model, modify the mesh data based on an amount of movement from each of the plurality of first control points, to each respective one of a plurality of second control points, and generate an image of the clothing using the captured image and the modified mesh data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kaoru Sugita, Masashi Nishiyama, Masahiro Sekine, Hidetaka Ohira
  • Patent number: 10341519
    Abstract: In a communication system, in which an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus are connected via a network and remote maintenance is performed between the image forming apparatus and the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus has a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a mobile terminal and determines whether or not remote maintenance using the mobile terminal is possible. In a case that it is determined that the remote maintenance is possible, the image forming apparatus establishes wireless communication with the mobile terminal in response to a connection request from the mobile terminal, and performs input/output of audio data via the mobile terminal with the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nishiyama