Patents by Inventor Akira Masuda
Akira Masuda 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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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OUTPUT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20220028047Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to acquire read image data of an image formed on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire output target image data according to which the image is formed. The circuitry is configured to generate, based on the output target image data, inspection image data for inspection of the read image data. The circuitry is configured to compare the read image data corrected based on an amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium with the inspection image data generated, to detect an image abnormality. The circuitry is configured to highlight and output a position of a portion of the image abnormality in the read image data before correction, based on the amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium, in response to the image abnormality being detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Yohta MASHIKO, Tadashi KITAI, Akira MASUDA, Takahiro KOYAMA, Kengo YAMAMOTO -
Publication number: 20210399805Abstract: An object is to provide an optical transceiver in which two single-core bidirectional optical communication devices are mounted on a single substrate. A first substrate includes an electric connector connected to an optical transmission apparatus, and a signal processing circuit processing electric signals that are input to and output from first and second optical transceiver modules. Components outputting a control signal to the signal processing circuit is mountd on a second substrate. A flexible printed circuit connects the first substrate to the first and second optical transceiver modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Akira MASUDA
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Publication number: 20210367670Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmitter and an optical receiver, wherein the optical transmitter includes a signal coding unit that performs non-linear block coding on an M (M is an integer greater than or equal to 1)-value symbol sequence or a bit sequence input as data information to generate an L (L is an integer greater than or equal to 2, L>M)-value symbol sequence that corresponds to the M-value symbol sequence or the bit sequence in one-to-one correspondence, a digital-to-analog conversion unit that converts the generated L-value symbol sequence to an analog signal, and a modulator that generates an optical modulation signal by performing modulation based on the analog signal, and the optical receiver includes a light receiving unit that receives the optical modulation signal transmitted from the optical transmitter and converts the optical modulation signal to an electrical signal, and a signal decoding unit that restores the M-value symbol sequence or the bit sequence by peType: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto YAMAMOTO, Seiji OKAMOTO, Akira MASUDA, Hiroki TANIGUCHI, Yoshiaki KISAKA
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Publication number: 20210367671Abstract: Provided is an optical transmission system that includes an optical transmitter, and an optical receiver. The optical transmitter includes: a signal coding unit configured to perform nonlinear trellis coding, which corresponds to nonlinear calculation, on a symbol sequence; and a modulator configured to modulate the symbol sequence subjected to the nonlinear trellis coding by the signal coding unit, and transmit the modulated symbol sequence to the optical receiver. The optical receiver includes: a light receiving unit configured to receive an optical signal transmitted from the optical transmitter, and convert the received optical signal into an electrical signal; and a digital signal processing unit configured to perform digital signal processing on the electrical signal to reconstruct the symbol sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto YAMAMOTO, Akira MASUDA, Hiroki TANIGUCHI, Yoshiaki KISAKA
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Publication number: 20210218476Abstract: A digital coherent receiver includes: an adaptive equalizer configured to execute, using a first tap coefficient, adaptive equalization processing on a digital signal that corresponds to a signal; a first coefficient updating unit configured to update the first tap coefficient based on the digital signal on which the adaptive equalization processing has not been executed, the digital signal on which the adaptive equalization processing has been executed, and a first step size; a second coefficient updating unit configured to update a second tap coefficient based on the digital signal on which the adaptive equalization processing has not been executed, the digital signal on which the adaptive equalization processing has been executed, and a second step size; and a control unit configured to detect a fluctuation speed of a state of polarization of the digital signal based on the second tap coefficient, and change the first tap coefficient to the updated second tap coefficient if it is determined that the fluctuType: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira MASUDA, Seiji OKAMOTO, Shuto YAMAMOTO, Fukutaro HAMAOKA, Masanori NAKAMURA, Asuka MATSUSHITA, Yoshiaki KISAKA
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Publication number: 20200389207Abstract: A symbol-determining device according to an embodiment includes: a transmission line shortening unit that multiplies each symbol value of a symbol array that is part of an input signal by a tap gain of a linear digital filter and outputs a symbol array representing a sum of values acquired through the multiplication; a transmission line estimating unit that estimates a transfer function of a transmission line using an adaptive nonlinear digital filter on the basis of a symbol array representing a state of the transmission line; an addition comparison processing unit that calculates a minimum value of a distance function in a Viterbi algorithm on the basis of a metric that is calculated on the basis of the output of the transmission line shortening unit and the transfer function; and a path tracing-back determination unit that performs symbol determination by tracing back a trellis path in the Viterbi algorithm on the basis of the minimum value of the distance function.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki TANIGUCHI, Shuto YAMAMOTO, Akira MASUDA, Mitsunori FUKUTOKU
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Patent number: 10756819Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoding unit, DA converters, light sources, intensity modulators, and wavelength multiplexers. The encoding unit adds (NM/2) to an encoded signal having a negative minimum value in a range of the encoded signal among encoded signals of N channels of (NM+1) values obtained by calculating an inner product of a Hadamard matrix of N rows and N columns and a matrix having elements of N intensity signals of (M+1) values. The DA converters of the channels convert the encoded signals of the channels from digital signals into electrical analog signals. The light sources output light of wavelengths for use in the channels. The light intensity modulators of the channels intensity-modulate the light output from the light sources with the encoded signals converted into the electrical analog signals by the DA converters. The wavelength multiplexer outputs a wavelength-multiplexed signal obtained by wavelength-multiplexing the light intensity-modulated by the light intensity modulators.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto Yamamoto, Akira Masuda, Yoshiaki Sone, Mitsunori Fukutoku
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Publication number: 20200244369Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoding unit, DA converters, light sources, intensity modulators, and wavelength multiplexers. The encoding unit adds (NM/2) to an encoded signal having a negative minimum value in a range of the encoded signal among encoded signals of N channels of (NM+1) values obtained by calculating an inner product of a Hadamard matrix of N rows and N columns and a matrix having elements of N intensity signals of (M+1) values. The DA converters of the channels convert the encoded signals of the channels from digital signals into electrical analog signals. The light sources output light of wavelengths for use in the channels. The light intensity modulators of the channels intensity-modulate the light output from the light sources with the encoded signals converted into the electrical analog signals by the DA converters. The wavelength multiplexer outputs a wavelength-multiplexed signal obtained by wavelength-multiplexing the light intensity-modulated by the light intensity modulators.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto YAMAMOTO, Akira MASUDA, Yoshiaki SONE, Mitsunori FUKUTOKU
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Patent number: 10693562Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoding unit, DA converters, light sources, intensity modulators, and wavelength multiplexers. The encoding unit adds (NM/2) to an encoded signal having a negative minimum value in a range of the encoded signal among encoded signals of N channels of (NM+1) values obtained by calculating an inner product of a Hadamard matrix of N rows and N columns and a matrix having elements of N intensity signals of (M+1) values. The DA converters of the channels convert the encoded signals of the channels from digital signals into electrical analog signals. The light sources output light of wavelengths for use in the channels. The light intensity modulators of the channels intensity-modulate the light output from the light sources with the encoded signals converted into the electrical analog signals by the DA converters. The wavelength multiplexer outputs a wavelength-multiplexed signal obtained by wavelength-multiplexing the light intensity-modulated by the light intensity modulators.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto Yamamoto, Akira Masuda, Yoshiaki Sone, Mitsunori Fukutoku
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Patent number: 10651945Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoding unit, DA converters, light sources, intensity modulators, and wavelength multiplexers. The encoding unit adds (NM/2) to an encoded signal having a negative minimum value in a range of the encoded signal among encoded signals of N channels of (NM+1) values obtained by calculating an inner product of a Hadamard matrix of N rows and N columns and a matrix having elements of N intensity signals of (M+1) values. The DA converters of the channels convert the encoded signals of the channels from digital signals into electrical analog signals. The light sources output light of wavelengths for use in the channels. The light intensity modulators of the channels intensity-modulate the light output from the light sources with the encoded signals converted into the electrical analog signals by the DA converters. The wavelength multiplexer outputs a wavelength-multiplexed signal obtained by wavelength-multiplexing the light intensity-modulated by the light intensity modulators.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto Yamamoto, Akira Masuda, Yoshiaki Sone, Mitsunori Fukutoku
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Publication number: 20200052792Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoding unit, DA conveners, light sources, intensity modulators, and wavelength multiplexers. The encoding unit adds (NM/2) to an encoded signal having a negative minimum value in a range of the encoded signal among encoded signals of N channels of (NM+1) values obtained by calculating an inner product of a Hadamard matrix of N rows and N columns and a matrix having elements of N intensity signals of (M+1) values. The DA converters of the channels convert the encoded signals of the channels from digital signals into electrical analog signals. The light sources output light of wavelengths for use in the channels. The light intensity modulators of the channels intensity-modulate the light output from the light sources with the encoded signals converted into the electrical analog signals by the DA converters. The wavelength multiplexer outputs a wavelength-multiplexed signal obtained by wavelength-multiplexing the light intensity-modulated by the light intensity modulators.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuto YAMAMOTO, Akira MASUDA, Yoshiaki SONE, Mitsunori FUKUTOKU
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Patent number: 10370880Abstract: A main body case is provided with an opening and closing lid supported in an openable and closable manner by a spindle at one end portion thereof as well as slidably attached in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the spindle; a pair of unlocking knobs slidably arranged along a front surface of the opening and closing lid; and a locking portion formed on a main body case side that puts the opening and closing lid in a locked state by locking a step portion on a free end portion side of the opening and closing lid by sliding operating the opening and closing lid in one direction in a state where the opening and closing lid is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICAInventors: Akira Masuda, Hideyuki Matsuura, Yoshihiko Naito
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Patent number: 10357573Abstract: A physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer having enhanced efficacy and/or safety is provided by enhancing the property of penetrating into a target diseased tissue and/or enhancing excretability, compared to known physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer, and suppressing sensitization of the physiologically active substance to normal tissues other than a target diseased tissue. Disclosed is a block copolymer including a polyethylene glycol segment connected with a polyamino acid derivative segment conjugated with a physiologically active substance, in which the molecular weight of the block copolymer is from 2 kilodaltons to 15 kilodaltons, and the light scattering intensity of a 1 mg/mL aqueous solution of the physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer as measured with a laser light scattering photometer is at least twice or more the light scattering intensity of toluene.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Onda, Akira Masuda, Ken Yamakawa, Chisato Tomiyama, Yasushi Yoneta, Yuichi Akatsu, Keiichirou Yamamoto, Ayaka Mochizuki
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Patent number: 10266054Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display showing surface configured to form a showing area and show driving information in image through a display; a non-display showing surface provided around the display showing surface and configured to form the showing area and switch between showing and non-showing of a notification symbol based on turning-on or turning-off of a back-side light source; and a front-side light source arranged on a side opposite to the back-side light source with the non-display showing surface interposed therebetween, and configured to irradiate the non-display showing surface with light to draw a decorative pattern, regardless of the showing or the non-showing of the notification symbol on the non-display showing surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Harutoshi Nakajima, Akira Masuda
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Publication number: 20180050112Abstract: A physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer having enhanced efficacy and/or safety is provided by enhancing the property of penetrating into a target diseased tissue and/or enhancing excretability, compared to known physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer, and suppressing sensitization of the physiologically active substance to normal tissues other than a target diseased tissue. Disclosed is a block copolymer including a polyethylene glycol segment connected with a polyamino acid derivative segment conjugated with a physiologically active substance, in which the molecular weight of the block copolymer is from 2 kilodaltons to 15 kilodaltons, and the light scattering intensity of a 1 mg/mL aqueous solution of the physiologically active substance-conjugated block copolymer as measured with a laser light scattering photometer is at least twice or more the light scattering intensity of toluene.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Takeshi Onda, Akira Masuda, Ken Yamakawa, Chisato Tomiyama, Yasushi Yoneta, Yuichi Akatsu, Keiichirou Yamamoto, Ayaka Mochizuki
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Patent number: 9875571Abstract: In an embodiment, provided is an image combining apparatus coupled to a first terminal device through a network. The image combining apparatus includes: a delivery section that delivers screen data that is image data for a screen to the first terminal device; a receiving section that receives first handwriting position information indicating a position of first handwriting information input to a screen based on the screen data on the first terminal device; a generation section that produces first handwriting image data that is the image data of the first handwriting information using the first handwriting position information; and a combining section that produces combined screen data by combining the screen data with the first handwriting image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Yohei Fujita, Takeshi Fujita, Tetsuro Kutsuwada, Akira Masuda, Kohichi Nishide
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Publication number: 20170262494Abstract: A communication device includes circuitry configured to acquire, from other device, deletion check information for checking whether log information in an own device containing a log on connections with other devices contains delible information; determine whether the log information in the own device contains delible information based on the acquired deletion check information; and delete, when it is determined that delible information is contained in the log information in the own device, corresponding information from the log information in the own device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Akira Masuda
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Patent number: 9749725Abstract: In a wireless microphone having an antenna in a lower part of a main body, a wireless microphone in which a microphone main body serves as a ground plane, which secures stable antenna ground by being gripped by a user, and which is capable of obtaining good RF performance is provided. The microphone main body includes a holder member made of metal for holding at least an antenna circuit part, a cylindrical cover member made of metal for covering a periphery of the holder member, and a cylindrical grip end member made of metal, inserted into a rear end side of the cover member, and connected with a rear part side of the holder member. The holder member has conduction with the cover member via the grip end member.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICAInventors: Yoshihiko Naito, Akira Masuda
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Patent number: 9710605Abstract: A medical equipment information management system includes a medical equipment information storage medium capable of storing and transmitting medical equipment information and disposed in a packing unit configured to package medical equipment, a medical equipment information reception block configured to receive the medical equipment information transmitted from the medical equipment information storage medium, and a display unit configured to display the medical equipment information received by the medical equipment information reception block, wherein the medical equipment information storage medium cannot transmit the medical equipment information when the packing unit is in a non-opened state, but is placed into a state in which it can transmit the medical equipment information if the packing unit is opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Masuda, Yuuichi Tada, Yuusuke Sekine
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Patent number: 9651779Abstract: A pair of first guide lights are displayed side by side adjacent to an HUD display area with emitted light from first light sources, and a pair of second guide lights are displayed at the outer sides of the respective first guide lights with emitted light from second light sources. At least one of the number of lighting lights, the lighting cycle, and the lighting order of the first light sources and the second light sources is changed in accordance with a differential value between the current speed and a speed limit set for a road on which the vehicle is traveling.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoshi Takasu, Akira Masuda, Takeshi Iwamoto