Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Yano

Tomohiro Yano 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: 20230396748
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire line-of-sight information about a movement range of a line of sight of a subject imaged by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine virtual viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint related to a virtual viewpoint image that is based on a plurality of captured images acquired by the imaging by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses and that includes the movement range of the line of sight of the subject identified based on the line-of-sight information acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output unit configured to output the virtual viewpoint information determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yano
  • Patent number: 11778155
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire line-of-sight information about a movement range of a line of sight of a subject imaged by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine virtual viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint related to a virtual viewpoint image that is based on a plurality of captured images acquired by the imaging by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses and that includes the movement range of the line of sight of the subject identified based on the line-of-sight information acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output unit configured to output the virtual viewpoint information determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yano
  • Publication number: 20230283757
    Abstract: A method for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes generating, by a first image processing apparatus, first information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a first image captured by a first camera, generating, by a second image processing apparatus, second information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a second image captured by a second camera; specifying a viewpoint in the virtual viewpoint image; and generating, by a third image processing apparatus, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the specified viewpoint using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Katsumasa Tanaka, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Tomohiro Yano, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Patent number: 11750792
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a foreground image based on an object region including a predetermined object in a captured image for generating a virtual viewpoint image and a background image based on a region different from the object region in the captured image, wherein the obtained foreground image and the obtained background image having different frame rates, and an output unit configured to output the foreground image and the background image which are obtained by the obtaining unit and which are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Katsumasa Tanaka, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Patent number: 11689706
    Abstract: A method for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes generating, by a first image processing apparatus, first information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a first image captured by a first camera, generating, by a second image processing apparatus, second information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a second image captured by a second camera; specifying a viewpoint in the virtual viewpoint image; and generating, by a third image processing apparatus, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the specified viewpoint using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Katsumasa Tanaka, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Tomohiro Yano, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Patent number: 11588173
    Abstract: This solid-state lithium ion rechargeable battery includes a laminated body which includes a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte sandwiched between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, and a liquid repellent film which is provided to be in contact with the laminated body, in which the liquid repellent film contains a fluorine element and a carbon element, and has a contact angle of 30° or more when an acetic acid aqueous solution is dropped thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Hiroshi Sato, Masayuki Muroi
  • Patent number: 11558598
    Abstract: A control apparatus which controls a virtual camera according to a user operation related to an operation of the virtual camera, when the control apparatus accepts the user operation, determines whether or not to restrict moving of the virtual camera according to the accepted user operation depending on whether or not a predetermined condition for the virtual camera is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yano
  • Patent number: 11532812
    Abstract: An all-solid lithium ion secondary battery includes a pair of electrodes and a solid electrolyte provided between the pair of electrodes. At least one of the pair of electrodes includes an active-material layer and an intermediate layer. An active material constituting the active-material layer has a core-shell structure which has a core region and a shell region and a composition of the intermediate layer is intermediate between the solid electrolyte and the shell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Masahiro Oishi, Haruna Kato, Taisuke Masuko, Tomohiro Yano
  • Publication number: 20220150457
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire line-of-sight information about a movement range of a line of sight of a subject imaged by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine virtual viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint related to a virtual viewpoint image that is based on a plurality of captured images acquired by the imaging by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses and that includes the movement range of the line of sight of the subject identified based on the line-of-sight information acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output unit configured to output the virtual viewpoint information determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yano
  • Patent number: 11299675
    Abstract: A polar compound having high chemical stability, high capability of aligning liquid crystal molecules, high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and a large voltage holding ratio when the compound is used in a liquid crystal display device; and a composition containing the compound. The compound is represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Fumitaka Kondo, Hiroki Sago
  • Patent number: 11254573
    Abstract: A lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte containing at least one metallic element selected from the group made of Zn, Ca, Mg, and Cu within a range of 0.01% by mass to 3.0% by mass, and a solid-state lithium ion rechargeable battery containing this lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Masahiro Oishi, Taisuke Masuko, Tomohiro Yano, Keiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20220030215
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a foreground image based on an object region including a predetermined object in a captured image for generating a virtual viewpoint image and a background image based on a region different from the object region in the captured image, wherein the obtained foreground image and the obtained background image having different frame rates, and an output unit configured to output the foreground image and the background image which are obtained by the obtaining unit and which are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Katsumasa Tanaka, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Publication number: 20220021022
    Abstract: An all-solid-state lithium secondary battery includes a laminated body which has a positive electrode layer including a positive electrode current collector layer and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode layer including a negative electrode current collector layer and a negative electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte, and a margin layer that is disposed side by side with each of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and contains a solid electrolyte, in which the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer are alternately laminated with the solid electrolyte layer containing the solid electrolyte interposed therebetween, and the laminated body includes metal particles having an oxide film in the positive electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the margin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa TANAKA, Tomohiro YANO
  • Publication number: 20210399339
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery with which the occurrence of faults due to plating solution penetration can be further reduced and a non-defective item rate can be improved. An all-solid-state battery includes a laminated body in which electrode layers in which a current collector layer and active material layers are laminated with solid electrolyte layers containing a solid electrolyte there between. The electrode layer includes the current collector layer and the active material layers including an active material layer. The current collector layer includes a main body part formed inside the laminated body and an extension part that extends from an end surface from the main body part to an end surface of the laminated body. Then, the thickness (Te) of the extension part on the end surface of the laminated body is smaller than the thickness (Tb) of the main body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro YANO
  • Publication number: 20210384549
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes: a laminated body having a first lateral face with a positive electrode and negative electrode laminated with a solid electrolyte layer therebetween and wherein a positive electrode current collector layer is exposed and a second lateral face faces the first face and wherein a negative electrode current collector layer is exposed; a positive electrode external terminal on the first face; and a negative electrode external terminal on the second face. At least one difference between a distance Lcn or a distance Lcn+1 from a second face side edge part of a positive electrode of an nth layer or an n+1th layer to the second face and a difference between a distance Lan or a distance Lan+1 from a first lateral face side edge part of a negative electrode of an nth layer or an n+1th layer to the first lateral faces is 10 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro YANO
  • Patent number: 11193066
    Abstract: Provided are a polymerizable compound having at least one monovalent group (A), a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound, a liquid crystal composite prepared from the polymerizable composition, and a liquid crystal device having the polymerizable composition. In monovalent group (A), R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, halogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in the alkyl, at least one piece of —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —S—, and at least one piece of —(CH2)2— may be replaced by —CH?CH—, and in the groups, at least one hydrogen may be replaced by halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Fumitaka Kondo
  • Patent number: 11189081
    Abstract: The image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus having: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire three-dimensional shape data of a background; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a two-dimensional map image; a third acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image and a second image; and a generation unit configured to generate a first color information image indicating color information on an element configuring the three-dimensional shape data of the background and generate a second color information image indicating color information on an element configuring the three-dimensional shape data of the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yano
  • Patent number: 11190673
    Abstract: A control device for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The control device includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain game information specifying a type of game which is a target of imaging performed by the plurality of cameras, a storage unit configured to store information for associating the game information obtained by the obtaining unit with setting information of the system, and a setting unit configured to perform a setting process of the system based on the game information obtained by the obtaining unit and the information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsumasa Tanaka, Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Tomohiro Yano, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Patent number: 11172187
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a foreground image based on an object region including a predetermined object in a captured image for generating a virtual viewpoint image and a background image based on a region different from the object region in the captured image, wherein the obtained foreground image and the obtained background image having different frame rates, and an output unit configured to output the foreground image and the background image which are obtained by the obtaining unit and which are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yano, Masahiro Handa, Michio Aizawa, Shogo Mizuno, Katsumasa Tanaka, Akihiro Matsushita, Keisuke Morisawa, Mai Komiyama, Kenichi Fujii, Atsushi Date
  • Patent number: 11069898
    Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery has a positive electrode collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, a negative electrode collector, and a solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte has an interlayer solid electrolyte located between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and the all-solid-state secondary battery further includes a trapping layer that traps a metal of which at least one of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisuke Masuko, Tomohiro Yano, Hiroshi Sato, Masahiro Oishi