Patents by Inventor Masayuki Aihara

Masayuki Aihara 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: 20230397805
    Abstract: An intraoral camera system includes an imaging unit that generates image data by capturing an image of a tooth inside the mouth of a user, an area detector that detects the orientation of the imaging unit according to output by a multi-axis acceleration sensor and detects, according to the orientation detected, an area whose image is being captured by the imaging unit from among areas inside the mouth, the areas being determined by dividing a dentition into sections, and an identifier that narrows candidates which are combinations of tooth types and tooth positions down to fewer candidates to be used, according to the image data and the area detected, and identifies the type and the position of the tooth according to the narrowed candidates and the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshio OHTSUKA, Masato lZAWYA, Tomoki OGAWA, Toshiyuki NAKASHIMA, Masayuki AIHARA, Kazuhiro FUNAMOTO, Tadashi MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230377101
    Abstract: A dentition image capturing system includes: illumination devices to radiate light; an imaging device to capture first and second dentition images in a predetermined exposure period; a high luminance region extraction unit to extract a high luminance region for the first and second dentition images; a high luminance region comparison unit to calculate a degree of similarity between the high luminance region of the first dentition image and the second dentition image; a halation region specification unit to specify the high luminance region of the first dentition image as a halation region in a case where the similarity degree is smaller than a predetermined threshold; an image synthesis processing unit executing image synthesis processing of extracting a trimming region in the second dentition image corresponding to the halation region and replacing the halation region with the trimming region; and a dentition image output unit to output the first dentition image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshio OHTSUKA, Masato IZAWA, Tomoki OGAWA, Toshiyuki NAKASHIMA, Masayuki AIHARA, Kazuhiro FUNAMOTO, Tadashi MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230329538
    Abstract: An intraoral camera system includes an imaging unit and an image determination unit. The imaging unit generates an image data item showing a target tooth for image capturing inside a mouth. The image determination unit defines two-dimensional plane coordinates for the image data item generated by the imaging unit and extracts the position coordinates of the outline of the target tooth from the entire imaging area of the imaging unit. When a part of the outline of the target tooth is outside an effective area set inside the entire imaging area of the imaging unit, the image determination unit determines that the target tooth extends beyond the effective area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshio OHTSUKA, Masato IZAWA, Tomoki OGAWA, Toshiyuki NAKASHIMA, Masayuki AIHARA, Kazuhiro FUNAMOTO, Tadashi MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230165454
    Abstract: An intraoral camera system includes an imaging unit and an image processor. If a first angle formed by an imaging plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the imaging unit and a first direction that is the vertically upward direction along a vertical axis is less than a predetermined second angle, the image processor rotates image data to cause the vertically upward direction along the vertical axis to coincide with an upward direction of an image by rotating the image data by a third angle formed by the first direction and a second direction from a handle toward a head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshio OHTSUKA, Masato IZAWA, Tomoki OGAWA, Toshiyuki NAKASHIMA, Masayuki AIHARA, Kazuhiro FUNAMOTO, Tadashi MIKI
  • Patent number: 11310461
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is attached to a side of a moving body (for example, vehicle). The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical system that forms a subject image in a range of a predetermined vertical view angle and a predetermined horizontal view angle on an imaging surface. The optical system forms an image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution in first region (R1) of the imaging surface to be higher than resolution in second region (R2) different from the first region. A position of center (G1) of first region (R1) is at least one of a position horizontally shifted from a center of the horizontal view angle and a position vertically shifted from a center of the vertical view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura, Hiroyuki Shobayashi, Katsumi Umeda, Shigeharu Kawamoto, Kazuki Miyama
  • Patent number: 11159744
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: a first imaging apparatus including a first imaging element and a first optical system; and a generator that generates an image based on image data acquired from the first imaging element. The first optical system includes a first free-form surface lens that has a shape that allows an image to be formed on the first imaging element such that a resolution is different between a portion of a predetermined region and another portion of the predetermined region, the resolution being defined as a total number of imaging pixels that capture an image within a unit field angle on a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20210127086
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is attached to a side of a moving body (for example, vehicle). The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical system that forms a subject image in a range of a predetermined vertical view angle and a predetermined horizontal view angle on an imaging surface. The optical system forms an image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution in first region (R1) of the imaging surface to be higher than resolution in second region (R2) different from the first region. A position of center (G1) of first region (R1) is at least one of a position horizontally shifted from a center of the horizontal view angle and a position vertically shifted from a center of the vertical view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: MASAYUKI AIHARA, SHIGENORI YATSURI, YOSHIO MATSUMURA, HIROYUKI SHOBAYASHI, KATSUMI UMEDA, SHIGEHARU KAWAMOTO, KAZUKI MIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10917610
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is attached to a side of a moving body (for example, vehicle). The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical system that forms a subject image in a range of a predetermined vertical view angle and a predetermined horizontal view angle on an imaging surface. The optical system forms an image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution in first region (R1) of the imaging surface to be higher than resolution in second region (R2) different from the first region. A position of center (G1) of first region (R1) is at least one of a position horizontally shifted from a center of the horizontal view angle and a position vertically shifted from a center of the vertical view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura, Hiroyuki Shobayashi, Katsumi Umeda, Shigeharu Kawamoto, Kazuki Miyama
  • Patent number: 10852516
    Abstract: An imaging device having an optical system including a free-form surface lens with rotationally asymmetric shape that forms an image on an imaging surface such that a resolution of a first region in front of the predetermined region is higher than a resolution of a second region at a lateral side of the predetermined region. The free-form surface lens has a shape that forms the image such that a resolution of a portion at a predetermined first distance away from a center of the first region in a vertical direction is different from a resolution of a portion at the predetermined first distance away from the center of the first region in a horizontal direction, the vertical direction being orthogonal to the horizontal direction, in the imaging element, in which the first region and the second region are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10623618
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an image sensor and an optical system. An imaging surface of the image sensor includes a first region including an intersection with an optical axis and a second region different from the first region. The optical system forms a subject image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution of the first region to be higher than resolution of the second region. A relationship between a vertical view angle and resolution is different from a relationship between a horizontal view angle and resolution in the subject image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura, Hiroyuki Shobayashi, Katsumi Umeda, Nobuyuki Hirose, Kazuki Miyama
  • Patent number: 10489666
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to increase resolution of a part required for sensing while achieving a wide view angle. An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes an image sensor and an optical system. An imaging surface of the image sensor includes a first region and a second region different from the first region. The optical system forms a subject image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution of an image in the first region to be higher than resolution of an image in the second region. The first region is arranged so as to include a region where an image of a person's face is formed on the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Hisayoshi Yamamoto, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura, Hiroyuki Shobayashi
  • Patent number: 10447948
    Abstract: Imaging system (70) disposed at a rear part of moving body (100) includes imaging device (10) and image processing device (20). Imaging device (10) includes an imaging element and an optical system. The imaging element has a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner and generates image data. The optical system forms a subject image on an imaging surface of the imaging element. Image processing device (20) generates a captured image based on the image data. The imaging surface includes a first region corresponding to a first view angle and a second region corresponding to a second view angle that is larger than the first view angle. The optical system is configured so that resolution of the first region is higher than resolution of the second region excluding the first region. A center of the first region is disposed at a position deviated from a center of the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Yoshio Matsumura, Shigenori Yatsuri, Hiroyuki Shobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190302429
    Abstract: An imaging device having an optical system including a free-form surface lens with rotationally asymmetric shape that forms an image on an imaging surface such that a resolution of a first region in front of the predetermined region is higher than a resolution of a second region at a lateral side of the predetermined region. The free-form surface lens has a shape that forms the image such that a resolution of a portion at a predetermined first distance away from a center of the first region in a vertical direction is different from a resolution of a portion at the predetermined first distance away from the center of the first region in a horizontal direction, the vertical direction being orthogonal to the horizontal direction, in the imaging element, in which the first region and the second region are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Masayuki AIHARA, Shigenori YATSURI, Yoshio MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20190273889
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is attached to a side of a moving body (for example, vehicle). The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical system that forms a subject image in a range of a predetermined vertical view angle and a predetermined horizontal view angle on an imaging surface. The optical system forms an image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution in first region (R1) of the imaging surface to be higher than resolution in second region (R2) different from the first region. A position of center (G1) of first region (R1) is at least one of a position horizontally shifted from a center of the horizontal view angle and a position vertically shifted from a center of the vertical view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: MASAYUKI AIHARA, SHIGENORI YATSURI, YOSHIO MATSUMURA, HIROYUKI SHOBAYASHI, KATSUMI UMEDA, SHIGEHARU KAWAMOTO, KAZUKI MIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10365462
    Abstract: A distance measurement system includes: an imaging device including an imaging element where a plurality of imaging pixels are arranged in matrix, and an optical system forming an image of a predetermined region on an imaging surface of the imaging element; and a distance measurer determining a distance to a target object based on data of the image obtained from the imaging element, wherein the optical system includes a free-form surface lens having a rotationally asymmetric shape that forms the image on the imaging surface such that a resolution of a first region in front of the region is higher than that of a second region at a lateral side of the region, each of the resolutions being a ratio of the number of ones of the imaging pixels used to pick up an image included in per unit angle of view to a total number of the imaging pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Yoshio Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20190188504
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to increase resolution of a part required for sensing while achieving a wide view angle. An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes an image sensor and an optical system. An imaging surface of the image sensor includes a first region and a second region different from the first region. The optical system forms a subject image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution of an image in the first region to be higher than resolution of an image in the second region. The first region is arranged so as to include a region where an image of a person's face is formed on the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: MASAYUKI AIHARA, HISAYOSHI YAMAMOTO, SHIGENORI YATSURI, YOSHIO MATSUMURA, HIROYUKI SHOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190191064
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an image sensor and an optical system. An imaging surface of the image sensor includes a first region including an intersection with an optical axis and a second region different from the first region. The optical system forms a subject image on the imaging surface so as to cause resolution of the first region to be higher than resolution of the second region. A relationship between a vertical view angle and resolution is different from a relationship between a horizontal view angle and resolution in the subject image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: MASAYUKI AIHARA, SHIGENORI YATSURI, YOSHIO MATSUMURA, HIROYUKI SHOBAYASHI, KATSUMI UMEDA, NOBUYUKI HIROSE, KAZUKI MIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180338095
    Abstract: An imaging system includes first imaging device (10a) and second imaging device (10b). First imaging device (10a) includes a first optical system having a first view angle, and a first imaging element. Second imaging device (10b) includes a second optical system having a second view angle that is wider than the first view angle, and a second imaging element. The second optical system is configured to form an image including a first region and a second region, which do not overlap each other, such that a resolution in the second region is higher than a resolution in the first region corresponding to an imaging range of the first view angle, in an imaging surface of a subject image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki AIHARA, Yoshio MATSUMURA, Shigenori YATSURI, Hiroyuki SHOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180332243
    Abstract: Imaging system (70) disposed at a rear part of moving body (100) includes imaging device (10) and image processing device (20). Imaging device (10) includes an imaging element and an optical system. The imaging element has a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner and generates image data. The optical system forms a subject image on an imaging surface of the imaging element. Image processing device (20) generates a captured image based on the image data. The imaging surface includes a first region corresponding to a first view angle and a second region corresponding to a second view angle that is larger than the first view angle. The optical system is configured so that resolution of the first region is higher than resolution of the second region excluding the first region. A center of the first region is disposed at a position deviated from a center of the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MASAYUKI AIHARA, YOSHIO MATSUMURA, SHIGENORI YATSURI, HIROYUKI SHOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180160052
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: a first imaging apparatus including a first imaging element and a first optical system; and a generator that generates an image based on image data acquired from the first imaging element. The first optical system includes a first free-form surface lens that has a shape that allows an image to be formed on the first imaging element such that a resolution is different between a portion of a predetermined region and another portion of the predetermined region, the resolution being defined as a total number of imaging pixels that capture an image within a unit field angle on a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki AIHARA, Shigenori YATSURI, Yoshio MATSUMURA