Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Kimoto
Tatsuya Kimoto 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).
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Publication number: 20160155220Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus is configured to capture images of an observation object over time to obtain a three-dimensional image. The observation object includes a first hard tissue and a second hard tissue which are adjacent to each other. The medical image processing apparatus includes a control circuit, a plane acquisition unit, and an image generator. Under the control of the control circuit, the plane acquisition unit extracts the first hard tissue and the second hard tissue based on the three-dimensional image. The image generator generates, as an image for observation, a cross-sectional image of a plane including the first hard tissue and at least part of the second hard tissue or an image projected on a plane parallel to the plane including the first hard tissue and at least part of the second hard tissue based on the three-dimensional image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Megumu FUJIWARA, Tatsuya KIMOTO, Yasuko FUJISAWA
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Patent number: 9339249Abstract: The medical image processing apparatus according to the embodiment comprises a photographing unit that scans the flexible sites of the living body including the plurality of components and obtains the projected data, a reconstruction processing unit that carries out reconstruction processing on the projected data and generated first image data of the plurality of timing points of the flexible sites, and an analyzing unit that compares the first image data of the plurality of timing points and the second image data showing the flexible sites, thereby specifying the data with the timing point shown in the second image data from among the first image data of the plurality of timing points.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yasuko Fujisawa, Tatsuya Kimoto, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Yoshihiro Ikeda
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Publication number: 20160055647Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains a plurality of medical image groups in which respective motions of a part inside a subject have been photographed in time series and executes certain processing on the acquired medical image groups. The processing circuitry analyzes the motions in the respective medical image groups. The processing circuitry generates a medical image in which the motions in the respective medical image groups substantially match with each other based on the analyzed motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Megumu FUJIWARA, Masahiro Ozaki, Yasuko Fujisawa, Manabu Hiraoka, Tatsuo Maeda, Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 9203212Abstract: A semiconductor laser module includes: a semiconductor laser element having at least one semiconductor laser; a first support member on which the semiconductor laser element is mounted; a first temperature-adjusting element adjusting a temperature of the first support member; a semiconductor optical element having a semiconductor optical amplifier amplifying a laser light outputted from the semiconductor laser element; and a second support member on which the semiconductor optical element is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuro Kurobe, Tatsuya Kimoto, Hideaki Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20150206316Abstract: An image-processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an input unit configured to input an image; and an area-determination unit configured to determine a monochrome area and a color area by performing a first determination process on the input image, wherein the area-determination unit determines a monochrome area and a color area by performing a second determination process, whose processing accuracy is higher than that of the first determination process, on the input image in a case where magnitude of temporal change of a result of the first determination process is a first threshold value or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Yuka Fujinaka, Eito Sakakima, Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 9058847Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Hidetaka Koizumi, Koji Ogaki
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Patent number: 9050054Abstract: Provided is a medical image diagnostic apparatus, including: an internal image acquiring unit for acquiring a plurality of internal images different in time phase by irradiating a body part of a subject with X-rays; an outer appearance image acquiring unit for acquiring an outer appearance image by photographing the body part of the subject; an analysis unit for analyzing the outer appearance image to acquire first shape information indicating a shape of the body part of the subject and analyzing each of the plurality of internal images to acquire second shape information indicating a shape of the body part of the subject; and a display control unit for displaying the outer appearance image and the each of the plurality of internal images by superimposing one on another so that the body part of the subject included in the outer appearance image and the body part of the subject included in the each of the plurality of internal images are located in the same position based on the first shape information and theType: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Kazumasa Arakita, Yoshihiro Ikeda, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Yasuko Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20150103853Abstract: A semiconductor laser module includes: a semiconductor laser element having at least one semiconductor laser; a first support member on which the semiconductor laser element is mounted; a first temperature-adjusting element adjusting a temperature of the first support member; a semiconductor optical element having a semiconductor optical amplifier amplifying a laser light outputted from the semiconductor laser element; and a second support member on which the semiconductor optical element is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuro KUROBE, Tatsuya KIMOTO, Hideaki HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20150002556Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit to display an image based on image data on a screen including a plurality of areas, a light emitting unit to individually control emission brightness for each area, a calculation unit to calculate emission brightness of an image displayed on the screen for each area based on the image data, a measurement unit disposed opposing the screen and to measure a characteristic value relating to display characteristics of the display unit, and a control unit to determine whether emission brightness of a first area opposing the measurement unit is lower than a first value when the measurement unit measures the characteristic value and to set the emission brightness to a value equal to or greater than the first value when the emission brightness of the light emitting unit for the first area is lower than the first value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventor: Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 8913191Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first determination unit that determines whether an external apparatus can transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a device information acquisition unit that acquires the device information from the external apparatus even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a second determination unit that determines whether the device information acquired from the external apparatus is correct, and a communication unit that transmits video data corresponding to the device information to the external apparatus if the second determination unit determines that the device information is correct even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Abe, Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 8885100Abstract: Compatible video signal information having first information indicating a pixel number of a video signal displayable by a video display apparatus and second information that is setting information required in order for the video display apparatus to display a video signal having the pixel number is transmitted to a video output apparatus. In the case where a video signal received from the video output apparatus after the compatible video signal information is transmitted is a video signal having a pixel number displayable by the video display apparatus but not being displayable, the compatible video signal information is updated so that setting information for the pixel number of that video signal is included in the second information.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tatsuya Kimoto
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Patent number: 8887211Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first communication unit that includes a first connector, a second communication unit that includes a second connector, and a control unit that controls not to set the second communication unit to one of a first mode and a second mode based on a predetermined device connected to the first connector, wherein the first mode is used for transmitting video data, and the second mode is different from the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Ogaki, Tatsuya Kimoto, Isao Abe
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Publication number: 20140270694Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Hidetaka Koizumi, Koji Ogaki
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Patent number: 8805160Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Hidetaka Koizumi, Koji Ogaki
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Publication number: 20140219416Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a volume data reconstruction unit, a lung field region specifying unit, a discrimination unit, an image generation unit, and a display unit. The volume data reconstruction unit reconstructs first volume data of a chest region of an object based on an output from the X-ray detector. The lung field region specifying unit specifies a lung field region of the object in the first volume data. The discrimination unit generates second volume data in which a low CT value region is discriminated from a region other than the low CT value region in the lung field region. The image generation unit generates an image representing a two-dimensional distribution concerning an existing ratio of the low CT value region to the lung field region based on the second volume data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Tatsuya KIMOTO, Kazumasa Arakita
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Patent number: 8787420Abstract: Integrated are: semiconductor lasers of distributed feedback type that oscillate in single mode at emission wavelengths different from one another; a coupler that has as many input ports as the semiconductor lasers, the input ports to which output light from the semiconductor lasers are input, the coupler guiding and outputting the output light; and an amplifier that amplifies the output light from the coupler, and a predetermined relation holds true, where “N” is the number of the semiconductor lasers, “Ldfb” is a cavity length of each of the semiconductor lasers, “??0” is a spectral linewidth of laser light output therefrom, “Lsoa” is an amplifier length of the amplifier, “A” is an amplification factor of the amplifier, “??” is a spectral linewidth of amplified laser light output therefrom, and “R” is ??/??0.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Go Kobayashi, Toshikazu Mukaihara
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Patent number: 8780270Abstract: Compatible video signal information having first information indicating a pixel number of a video signal displayable by a video display apparatus and second information that is setting information required in order for the video display apparatus to display a video signal having the pixel number is transmitted to a video output apparatus. In the case where a video signal received from the video output apparatus after the compatible video signal information is transmitted is a video signal having a pixel number displayable by the video display apparatus but not being displayable, the compatible video signal information is updated so that setting information for the pixel number of that video signal is included in the second information.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tatsuya Kimoto
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Publication number: 20140171796Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus includes a counting unit, a region of interest setting unit, a normalization unit, and an image generation unit. The counting unit counts radiation emitted from radioisotopes in an imaging region of an object. The ROI setting unit sets a region of interest (ROI) in the imaging region. The normalization unit determines association between count values and pixel values of display pixels for the ROI in accordance with a distribution of the count values of the display pixels corresponding to the ROI. The image generation unit generates an image of the ROI based on the association between the count values and the pixel values for the ROI.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tatsuya KIMOTO, Yoshihiro IKEDA
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Publication number: 20140099013Abstract: A medical image-processing apparatus that corrects divergence, even in a case where divergence in CT numbers occurs throughout a plurality of sets of image data that have been acquired for anatomically identical areas because the observed object is undergoing shape-alteration. The apparatus includes an image data storage, an extractor, and a corrector. The image data storage stores respective sets of image data acquired by scanning a targeted region undergoing chronological shape-alteration in a subject, the scanning having been executed at predetermined respective timings. The extractor extracts image data that correspond to the targeted region out of each of the respective sets of image data. The corrector calculates degrees of shape-alteration of the targeted region in the respective extracted sets of images data and to correct CT numbers of the respective sets of image data extracted for the targeted region, based on calculated degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Yasuko Fujisawa
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Communication apparatus and control method used for transmitting video data to an external apparatus
Patent number: 8692892Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with an external apparatus via a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The control unit determines whether or not the communication unit is in a predetermined state, in a case where the operation mode of the image capture apparatus changed to either a playback mode or an image capture mode. The control unit does not execute a connecting process in a case where the communication unit is in the predetermined state.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Kimoto, Isao Abe