Patents by Inventor Akio Saigusa

Akio Saigusa 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: 11800219
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20220294973
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11375098
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11166693
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system is provided. The system comprises: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels configured to generate a radiation image and a detection unit configured to detect incident radiation to perform exposure control; an irradiation control unit configured to control radiation irradiation by a radiation source, an obtainment unit configured to obtain a delay time of communication between the imaging unit and the irradiation control unit; and a determination unit. The determination unit determines, based on a radiation irradiation condition set by an operator and the delay time obtained by the obtainment unit, whether to permit imaging by exposure control using a signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200213504
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200155108
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system is provided. The system comprises: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels configured to generate a radiation image and a detection unit configured to detect incident radiation to perform exposure control; an irradiation control unit configured to control radiation irradiation by a radiation source, an obtainment unit configured to obtain a delay time of communication between the imaging unit and the irradiation control unit; and a determination unit. The determination unit determines, based on a radiation irradiation condition set by an operator and the delay time obtained by the obtainment unit, whether to permit imaging by exposure control using a signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20170265834
    Abstract: A management apparatus for managing radiation imaging receives function information about a radiation imaging apparatus and communication information about communication between the radiation imaging apparatus and a radiation generation apparatus. Based on the function information or communication information received, an operation setting unit in the management apparatus sets an operation mode of the radiation imaging apparatus; and a control unit perform control corresponding to radiation imaging based on the set operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Akio Saigusa
  • Patent number: 8969820
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of X-rays, a body internally containing the X-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the X-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the X-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the X-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140254758
    Abstract: A management apparatus for managing radiation imaging receives function information about a radiation imaging apparatus and communication information about communication between the radiation imaging apparatus and a radiation generation apparatus. Based on the function information or communication information received, an operation setting unit in the management apparatus sets an operation mode of the radiation imaging apparatus; and a control unit perform control corresponding to radiation imaging based on the set operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akio Saigusa
  • Patent number: 8592774
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an x-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of x-rays, a body internally containing the x-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the x-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the x-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the x-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130266121
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of X-rays, a body internally containing the X-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the X-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the X-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the X-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110163240
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an x-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of x-rays, a body internally containing the x-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the x-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the x-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the x-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7289146
    Abstract: In an image reading apparatus using a solid state image pickup element, a smear amount and the total received light amount at whole image taking region of the CCD linear sensor when a light source is turned on without film, are measured and calculated. Using a ratio of the total received light amount when a light source is turned on without film to the one at the time of image reading, a smear correction data of each line is calculated for correction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Satoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7261414
    Abstract: There is provided an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of changing a gain to a digitized image signal according to observation and image taking operations by rewriting data in an LUT or selecting a suitable LUT from a plurality of LUTs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Takeshi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7196725
    Abstract: In an X-ray film image reading apparatus, dark output distribution data of a CCD line sensor is corrected by using correction data. In order to suppress the influence of random noises on the correction data, a dark distribution correction data calculation circuit 10 calculates an average value or mode value of dark distribution outputs of all or some pixels of a CCD line sensor or a dark distribution output of the CCD line sensor subjected to a spatial low-pass filtering process, and stores it in a dark distribution memory as correction data. Next, a light source is turned on, and a subtractor subtracts the stored correction data from an output of the line sensor read from an X-ray film while the light source is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Hitoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20040246858
    Abstract: In an image reading apparatus using a solid state image pickup element, a smear amount and the total received light amount at whole image taking region of the CCD linear sensor when a light source is turned on without film, are measured and calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Satoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040028286
    Abstract: In an X-ray film image reading apparatus, dark output distribution data of a CCD line sensor is corrected by using correction data. In order to suppress the influence of random noises on the correction data, a dark distribution correction data calculation circuit 10 calculates an average value or mode value of dark distribution outputs of all or some pixels of a CCD line sensor or a dark distribution output of the CCD line sensor subjected to a spatial low-pass filtering process, and stores it in a dark distribution memory as correction data. Next, a light source is turned on, and a subtractor subtracts the stored correction data from an output of the line sensor read from an X-ray film while the light source is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Hitoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20040008321
    Abstract: There is provided an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of changing a gain to a digitized image signal according to observation and image taking operations by rewriting data in an LUT or selecting a suitable LUT from a plurality of LUTs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Takeshi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6282306
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading portion for outputting image data of an image read, and a signal processing portion for receiving the image data from the image reading portion and outputting a signal to an external device. The signal processing portion includes an image data transmitting system for transmitting the image data from the image reading portion as is, a histogram system for producing data concerning a histogram from the image data from the image reading portion and a histogram transmitting system for transmitting the data concerning the histogram produced by the histogram system in parallel with the image data transmitting system. Alternatively, an X-ray detecting apparatus including an X-ray image detecting portion for outputting image data of a detected image may be utilized in place of the image reading apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Inoue, Akio Saigusa
  • Patent number: 6057937
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus for reading images on films of different sizes and outputting read image data includes a film sensor for sensing the dimension of at least one side of each film and a control module for operating the apparatus so that at least one of the reading process and outputting process is performed under a parameter setting set beforehand in accordance with a signal from the film sensor. When a reading start instruction is issued from a control panel, a film width detecting circuit performs film sensing, thereby determining the film width of each film. Based on the film width, reading parameter values such as a pixel pitch, a density range, and a data transfer destination are selected from among those that are beforehand set through the control panel. Table update is made for a density linear conversion table according to the film width and an interpolation coefficient according to the pixel pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Hitoshi Inoue, Akio Saigusa