Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ishida

Akihiro Ishida 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: 11956573
    Abstract: An image processing device for a projection system includes an image generation unit and a brightness acquisition unit, and the image generation unit generates data for projecting the specific image, as a first portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first superimposed region, generates a second portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region based on first input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region, and the second brightness, and generates a third portion in the second data for display, which corresponds to the second superimposed region based on second input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the second superimposed region, and the first brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ishida, Akihiro Ishizuka, Tomonori Masuda, Kazuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11930306
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a projection portion that performs irradiation with projection light, and a moving mechanism that moves a projection range of the projection light. In a state where the projection range is maintained, the projection apparatus displays an image showing a movement destination of the projection range in response to a first operation by the projection portion. The projection apparatus moves the projection range to the movement destination by the moving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Inoue, Tomonori Masuda, Akihiro Ishizuka, Kazuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 11917917
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion element that has a power generation layer containing an iron-aluminum based magnetic alloy material containing equal to or more than 70 weight percent of iron and aluminum in total. The power generation layer generates an electromotive force, due to an anomalous Nernst effect that develops in the magnetic alloy material in response to a temperature gradient applied thereto, in a direction intersecting both the magnetization direction of the magnetic alloy material and the direction of the applied temperature gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Yasutomo Omori, Ryohto Sawada, Masahiko Ishida, Koichi Terashima, Yuma Iwasaki, Hiroko Someya
  • Patent number: 11832978
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector and a processing circuitry. The X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection elements arranged in a plurality of rows at least in a channel direction. The processing circuitry acquires an estimated count number of X-rays incident on the X-ray detector for each of the plurality of detection elements and determines a bit number for transmission for detection data indicating a count number of each of the plurality of detection elements based on the estimated count number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Okajima, Akihiro Ishida, Hiroaki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20230293121
    Abstract: A radiation diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes plural radiation detection elements and a processing circuitry. The radiation detection elements are arranged in a two-dimensional direction. The processing circuitry determines, based on a first output relating to a first detection element included in the radiation elements and a second output relating to a second detection element, an ideal output relating to the first detection element when it is assumed that a surface at which a radiation first arrives on the first detection element is an incident position of the radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230148976
    Abstract: A direct-conversion X-ray detector according to an embodiment includes a plurality of anode electrodes, at least one cathode electrode, and electric-field forming circuitry. The anode electrodes are aligned in a cone angle direction of an incident X-ray. The cathode electrode is positioned on an incident side of an X-ray relative to the anode electrodes, and that opposes the anode electrodes. The electric-field forming circuitry configured to form an electric field in a direction based on a cone angle of the X-ray, between the anode electrodes and the cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIDA, Yasuo SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220202383
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector and a processing circuitry. The X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection elements arranged in a plurality of rows at least in a channel direction. The processing circuitry acquires an estimated count number of X-rays incident on the X-ray detector for each of the plurality of detection elements and determines a bit number for transmission for detection data indicating a count number of each of the plurality of detection elements based on the estimated count number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji OKAJIMA, Akihiro ISHIDA, Hiroaki MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11217253
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a talk control unit that controls proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of environment information regarding a user terminal acquired from the user terminal. Furthermore, there is provided an information processing method performed by a processor, including: acquiring environment information regarding a user terminal from the user terminal; and controlling proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of the acquired environment information. Furthermore, there is provided an information processing system including: a user terminal that is able to acquire environment information regarding the user terminal; and a server that includes a talk control unit controlling proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of the environment information regarding the user terminal acquired from the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Hiroaki Adachi, Yoji Hirose, Fumiaki Tokuhisa, Ryu Aoyama, Izumi Yagi, Akihiro Ishida
  • Patent number: 10630826
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Yoji Hirose, Takamoto Tsuda, Shihui Wang, Ryu Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20200098373
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a talk control unit that controls proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of environment information regarding a user terminal acquired from the user terminal. Furthermore, there is provided an information processing method performed by a processor, including: acquiring environment information regarding a user terminal from the user terminal; and controlling proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of the acquired environment information. Furthermore, there is provided an information processing system including: a user terminal that is able to acquire environment information regarding the user terminal; and a server that includes a talk control unit controlling proxy utterance processing in voice talk processing on the basis of the environment information regarding the user terminal acquired from the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi FUJITA, Hiroaki ADACHI, Yoji HIROSE, Fumiaki TOKUHISA, Ryu AOYAMA, Izumi YAGI, Akihiro ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190089823
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIDA, Yoji HIROSE, Takamoto TSUDA, Shihui WANG, Ryu AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10104213
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Yoji Hirose, Takamoto Tsuda, Shihui Wang, Ryu Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20180091637
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Yoji Hirose, Takamoto Tsuda, Shihui Wang, Ryu Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9924294
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a first device including a storage, a first communication circuit, and a controller. The storage is re-writable. The first communication circuit is configured to perform first wireless communication with other devices when the other devices are within a first distance to the first device. The controller is configured to write first information in a specific memory space of the storage in response to a trigger operation of a user. The first information is transmitted to a second device by the first communication circuit when the second device is within the first distance to the first device for a first time. The controller is further configured to write second information in the specific memory space of the storage. The second information is transmitted by the first communication circuit to one or more other devices at following times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Tomonori Sueda, Susumu Takatsuka
  • Patent number: 9838522
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Yoji Hirose, Takamoto Tsuda, Shihui Wang, Ryu Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20170244821
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishida, Yoji Hirose, Takamoto Tsuda, Shihui Wang, Ryu Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9625451
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting chronic sinusitis, which comprises measuring the concentration of a periostin protein in blood or nasal secretion collected from a test subject. Thereby, a method for detecting chronic sinusitis, which is capable of detecting chronic sinusitis more simply, more promptly and less invasively, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: SAGA UNIVERSITY, YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kenji Izuhara, Shoichiro Ohta, Kazuhiko Arima, Hiroshi Shiraishi, Shoichi Suzuki, Nobuo Ohta, Akihiro Ishida, Yusuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9572187
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit is configured to be capable of switching between a first mode for communicating with a different device by a first wireless communication system and a second mode for communicating with the different device by a second wireless communication system. The controller is configured to control the communication unit to select a radio-frequency range used in the first mode as a radio-frequency range used in the second mode, in a case where a communication system for communicating with the different device is switched from the first wireless communication system to the second wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi Kikkawa, Kenichi Ishida, Takeshi Oishi, Eri Ninomiya, Akihiro Ishida
  • Publication number: 20160255457
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a first device including a storage, a first communication circuit, and a controller. The storage is re-writable. The first communication circuit is configured to perform first wireless communication with other devices when the other devices are within a first distance to the first device. The controller is configured to write first information in a specific memory space of the storage in response to a trigger operation of a user. The first information is transmitted to a second device by the first communication circuit when the second device is within the first distance to the first device for a first time. The controller is further configured to write second information in the specific memory space of the storage. The second information is transmitted by the first communication circuit to one or more other devices at following times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIDA, Tomonori SUEDA, Susumu TAKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 9432586
    Abstract: A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a negative first lens unit; a positive second lens unit; a negative third lens unit; and a positive fourth lens unit, wherein the first, second and third lens units move along an optical axis in zooming, the third lens unit moves along the optical axis in focusing, and the conditions: 2.5?|(1?(?3T)2)×(?4T)2|?7.0 and 0.5?BfW/fW?4.0 (?3T: a lateral magnification of the third lens unit at an infinite object point distance at the telephoto limit, ?4T: a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at an infinite object point distance at the telephoto limit, BfW: a back focal length of the zoom lens system at the wide-angle limit, fW: a focal length of the zoom lens system at the wide-angle limit) are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu Izuhara, Akihiro Ishida