Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Iwai

Yoshifumi Iwai 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: 20240177828
    Abstract: An information processing system (100) according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition means (101) for acquiring video data including a subject receiving a medical service and subject-related information related to the subject included in the video data; an identification means (102) a change area where image quality in the video data is changed based on the subject-related information; and an image quality changing means (103) for changing the image quality in the identified change area. The subject-related information is at least one of the subject's medical record information, medical interview information, subject's voice information, or motion information included in the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nihei, Yoshifumi Onishi, Takanori Iwai, Koichi Kawashima, Akira Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20220323015
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus comprises a determining unit and a correcting unit. The determining unit repeats selecting two pieces of waveform data from among three or more pieces of waveform data including attribute values and observation values corresponding to the attribute values and determining a difference between the attribute values in the selected two pieces of waveform data and a correlation in shape between the selected two pieces of waveform data, to determine difference-correlation pairs, each being a pair of the attribute value difference and the correlation. The correcting unit that corrects the attribute value difference, based on the correlation paired with the attribute value difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: RYOTA TOMIZAWA, YOSHIHISA ADACHI, YOSHIFUMI IWAI, YUKI EDO, RIEKO OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220104715
    Abstract: A blood-pressure measuring device that measures a first blood pressure of a living body on the basis of a pulse wave of the living body, the blood-pressure measuring device includes: a pulse-wave acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one pulse wave; a pulse-wave-parameter calculator configured to calculate at least one pulse wave parameter based on the at least one pulse wave; an attribute-information acquiring unit configured to acquire attribute information that relates to a vascular condition of the living body; and an attribute classifier configured to classify an attribute of the living body, wherein the blood-pressure measuring device is communicably connected to a model storage storing in advance one or more blood-pressure-estimation models, and the blood-pressure measuring device further comprises a first-blood-pressure measuring unit configured to calculate the first blood pressure based on the at least one pulse wave parameter by using the one or more blood-pressure-estimation models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: RIEKO OGAWA, YOSHIHISA ADACHI, YOSHIFUMI IWAI, YUKI EDO, RYOTA TOMIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20090251800
    Abstract: On an outer peripheral portion of an adjusting lens holder (11), a ring-shaped first protrusion (12) is arranged to protrude to a housing (3). On an inner peripheral portion of the housing (3), a ring-shaped second protrusion (13) is arranged to protrude to the adjustment lens holder (11). The first protrusion (12) is arranged outside the second protrusion (13), an interval (B) between the both protrusions (12, 13) is smaller than a clearance (A) between the adjustment lens holder (11) and the housing (3), and the height of the first protrusion (12) is lower than that of the second protrusion (13). The minimum value of the clearance (A) is “A?B” and a space is provided between the first protrusion (12) adjacent to the clearance (A) and the housing (3). Thus, an adhesive is prevented from leaking out at the time of applying the adhesive in the clearance (A), and the space is filled with the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Iwai
  • Patent number: 7436606
    Abstract: There are provided an optical component module and a camera module capable of preventing damage to the camera module, particularly the optical component module against an impact applied from the outside due to falling, etc. of an apparatus on which the camera module is mounted, even if the strength of the case deteriorates due to miniaturizing, slimming, and weight reducing of the camera module. In the optical component module, a lens that is at least one optical component that is movable in a direction of an optical axis is provided within a case having openings and a primary axis shaft that guides movement of the lens in the direction of the optical axis is provided in the openings. By providing the primary axis shaft, deformation of the case can be suppressed. If an optical pickup device is mounted on the optical component module, a camera module can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Iwai, Hideaki Fujita, Masayuki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20070091477
    Abstract: There are provided an optical component module and a camera module capable of preventing damage to the camera module, particularly the optical component module against an impact applied from the outside due to falling, etc. of an apparatus on which the camera module is mounted, even if the strength of the case deteriorates due to miniaturizing, slimming, and weight reducing of the camera module. In the optical component module, a lens that is at least one optical component that is movable in a direction of an optical axis is provided within a case having openings and a primary axis shaft that guides movement of the lens in the direction of the optical axis is provided in the openings. By providing the primary axis shaft, deformation of the case can be suppressed. If an optical pickup device is mounted on the optical component module, a camera module can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Iwai, Hideaki Fujita, Masayuki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 6979134
    Abstract: An optical communication module including: an emission member for emitting a transmission light beam; and a connection member for detachably connecting an optical fiber for external communication with the emission member, the connection member including a tubular accommodation part for coaxially receiving and fixing an end of the optical fiber to be connected, wherein the emission member and the connection member are arranged such that the transmission light beam intersects with an optical axis of the optical fiber at a predetermined angle to enter an end face of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is connected and the transmission light beam collides with an inner wall of the accommodation part when the optical fiber is detached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yorishige Ishii, Toshiyuki Matsushima, Hideaki Fujita, Yoshifumi Iwai, Yukio Kurata, Toshihiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 6626584
    Abstract: A two-way optical communication device for use in a two-way optical communication system for transmitting and receiving an optical signal via a single optical fiber, comprises a light emitting element for generating transmitted light, a photodetector for receiving incoming light emitted from the optical fiber, and a reflection mirror made of a thin film having a high reflectance, having first and second surfaces, the first surface being opposite to the second surface. An optical member including the reflection mirror is provided closer to the optical fiber than the light emitting element. The incoming light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by the first surface of the reflection mirror to be guided to the photodetector. The transmitted light emitted from the light emitting element or the transmitted light reflected by an end surface of the optical fiber is reflected by at least a portion of the second surface of the reflection mirror to prevent the transmitted light from entering the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Fujita, Yorishige Ishii, Yoshifumi Iwai, Toshiyuki Matsushima, Toshihiro Tamura, Yukio Kurata
  • Patent number: 6516115
    Abstract: In a two-way optical communication device, a rising mirror bends light transmitted from a light-emitting element in a virtually perpendicular direction to a surface of a substrate, and the light is gathered on an end of an optical fiber via a light-gathering mirror having a curved surface and is coupled to the optical fiber. Further, in the two-way optical communication device, received light, that is propagated from the optical fiber, is reflected on the light-gathering mirror and is gathered on the light-receiving element. The two-way optical communication device can transmit and receive light through a single optical fiber, causing only small loss in transmission and reception, so that light can be efficiently coupled to an optical fiber such as a POF having a large diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Fujita, Yorishige Ishii, Yoshifumi Iwai, Toshiyuki Matushima, Toshihiro Tamura, Yukio Kurata
  • Publication number: 20020041731
    Abstract: A two-way optical communication device for use in a two-way optical communication system for transmitting and receiving an optical signal via a single optical fiber, comprises a light emitting element for generating transmitted light, a photodetector for receiving incoming light emitted from the optical fiber, and a reflection mirror made of a thin film having a high reflectance, having first and second surfaces, the first surface being opposite to the second surface. An optical member including the reflection mirror is provided closer to the optical fiber than the light emitting element. The incoming light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by the first surface of the reflection mirror to be guided to the photodetector. The transmitted light emitted from the light emitting element or the transmitted light reflected by an end surface of the optical fiber is reflected by at least a portion of the second surface of the reflection mirror to prevent the transmitted light from entering the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Hideaki Fujita, Yorishige Ishii, Yoshifumi Iwai, Toshiyuki Matsushima, Toshihiro Tamura, Yukio Kurata
  • Publication number: 20020039220
    Abstract: An optical communication module including: an emission member for emitting a transmission light beam; and a connection member for detachably connecting an optical fiber for external communication with the emission member, the connection member including a tubular accommodation part for coaxially receiving and fixing an end of the optical fiber to be connected, wherein the emission member and the connection member are arranged such that the transmission light beam intersects with an optical axis of the optical fiber at a predetermined angle to enter an end face of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is connected and the transmission light beam collides with an inner wall of the accommodation part when the optical fiber is detached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Yorishige Ishii, Toshiyuki Matsushima, Hideaki Fujita, Yoshifumi Iwai, Yukio Kurata, Toshihiro Tamura