Patents by Inventor Akira Matsui

Akira Matsui 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: 11972947
    Abstract: A semiconductor laminate film includes a silicon substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the silicon substrate and containing silicon and germanium. The semiconductor layer having a surface roughness Rms of 1 nm or less. Further, the semiconductor layer satisfies the following relationship t?0.881×x?4.79 where t represents a thickness (nm) of the semiconductor layer, and x represents a ratio of the number of germanium atoms to a sum of the number of silicon atoms and the number of germanium atoms in the semiconductor layer. Also, the semiconductor layer being a mixed crystal semiconductor layer containing silicon and germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo University Of Agriculture And Technology, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Suda, Takahiro Tsukamoto, Akira Motohashi, Kyohei Degura, Katsumi Okubo, Takuma Yagi, Akifumi Kasamatsu, Nobumitsu Hirose, Toshiaki Matsui
  • Patent number: 11957455
    Abstract: A bioinformation acquiring apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store a program to be executed in the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuyasu Nakajima, Kouichi Nakagome, Takashi Yamaya, Yasushi Maeno, Akira Hamada, Shinichi Matsui
  • Publication number: 20240121637
    Abstract: A wireless communication monitoring system for monitoring a hardware failure of a wireless communication unit of a wireless communication device using a remote monitoring control device, in which the wireless communication device transmits or receives a predetermined radio signal to or from a monitoring device added or attached to the host device to perform a life and death check for checking an operation, and the remote monitoring control device detects a hardware failure of the wireless communication unit of the wireless communication device on the basis of a result of the life and death check received from the wireless communication device. This makes it possible to detect a failure that cannot be detected from information obtained from a device state request to a wireless communication device of the related art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUSHITA, Mitsuru NISHINO, Munehiro MATSUI, Masaki SHIMA, Koichi HARADA, Hiroki SHIBAYAMA, Fumihiro YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 11923560
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode plate including a main body portion and an electrode terminal portion protruding from the main body portion along a first direction; and a separator adhered to the electrode plate, wherein the main body portion of the electrode plate includes a central region located in a vicinity of a center in the first direction, a first region located on a side close to the electrode terminal portion with respect to the central region in the first direction, and a second region located on a side opposite to the first region with respect to the central region in the first direction, and adhesion strength per unit area between the electrode plate and the separator in the first region is higher than adhesion strength per unit area between the electrode plate and the separator in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Watanabe, Yu Matsui, Akira Nishida
  • Publication number: 20230325892
    Abstract: A system calculates, for each point in time, an actual license fee at the point in time on the basis of management information, calculates a predicted license fee at the time of the end of a budget management period on the basis of a time series of the actual license fee, calculates a software use situation in which the predicted license fee is within a budget in a case in which the predicted license fee exceeds the budget, and performs control including stopping a certain piece of software of a certain server. The management information includes information indicating, for each piece of software, a license type, a license purchase unit by type, a fixed license fee regardless of a license period, a license fee per period unit of the license period, and a period unit of the license period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshitake TSUCHIYA, Akira MATSUI
  • Patent number: 11659289
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220374250
    Abstract: Provided is an integration system capable of integrating a plurality of GUI products without having to modify each of the plurality of GUI products. The integration system comprises an acquisition unit which acquires a screen capture of each of the plurality of GUI products according to condition information indicating a condition of acquiring the screen capture of the GUI product for each of the plurality of GUI products, a storage unit which stores the screen captures acquired by the acquisition unit, a generation unit which generates an integrated screen on which are arranged the screen captures stored in the storage unit according to the screen configuration information indicating a screen configuration of the integrated screen regarding the plurality of GUI products, and an output unit which outputs the integrated screen generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi TAKAGI, Hayato AKIYAMA, Akira MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20220285023
    Abstract: There is provided a biliary atresia diagnosis support management system including a server, the server including a transmission/reception unit receiving an image of stool from a living body and a determination unit determining whether biliary atresia is contracted or not from the image, wherein the server further includes: a management unit including a usage fee saving unit saving received usage fees and a donation sending unit for sending a donation from the saved usage fees; and a doctor's determination request processing unit requesting a determination by a doctor if the determination unit determines that there is a suspected positive result; and if it is diagnosed that the living body needs treatment for biliary atresia as a result of a thorough examination, the server pays a donation for the treatment from the usage fees saved in the usage fee saving unit via the donation sending unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Takeshi URAMOTO, Tetsuaki KON, Tomoyoshi SHIROSHITA, Akira MATSUI, Hideki NAKAJIMA, Hiroyuki ABE
  • Publication number: 20220188141
    Abstract: There is provided a remote work supporting apparatus and method capable of checking work content of each operator and thereby supporting remote work while preventing the occurrence of human errors. A remote work supporting system for supporting work for a target computer apparatus to be executed remotely by a plurality of operators, and a remote work supporting method executed by the remote work supporting system are designed to: create virtual machines for providing a virtual computer environment for the target computer apparatus by respectively associating the virtual machines with the respective operators and provide each of the created virtual machines to each of the corresponding operators; and monitor respective pieces of work content regarding the virtual machines corresponding to the respective operators, presume correct work content from among the respective pieces of work content, and cause the presumed work content to be reflected in the target computer apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hayato AKIYAMA, Akira MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20220182562
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUI, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11350053
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, a method thereof, and an imaging element capable of controlling resolution of a detection image. Provided is a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light incident without intervention of either an imaging lens or a pinhole and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and a signal processing unit provided so as to be associated with an area in which at least two pixel output units out of the plurality of pixel output units are formed that processes signals read out from the pixel output units formed in the area and obtains output pixel values. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an imaging element, an imaging device, an image processing device, an electronic device, a system and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Kozuka, Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani
  • Patent number: 11290664
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsui, Yoshitaka Miyatani, Kouji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200288076
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, a method thereof, and an imaging element capable of controlling resolution of a detection image. Provided is a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light incident without intervention of either an imaging lens or a pinhole and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and a signal processing unit provided so as to be associated with an area in which at least two pixel output units out of the plurality of pixel output units are formed that processes signals read out from the pixel output units formed in the area and obtains output pixel values. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an imaging element, an imaging device, an image processing device, an electronic device, a system and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: NORIAKI KOZUKA, AKIRA MATSUI, YOSHITAKA MIYATANI
  • Publication number: 20200275038
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and method, and an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to control the resolution of a detection image. A resolution is set, and a restoration matrix is set including coefficients used when a restored image is restored from output pixel values of a plurality of pixel output units, of an imaging element including the plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light entering without passing through either an imaging lens or a pinhole, and each outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, depending on the resolution set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUI, Yoshitaka MIYATANI, Kouji YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10753860
    Abstract: The present technology relates an inspection apparatus, an inspection method and a program by which accurate measurement light correction can be performed. The inspection apparatus calculates a correction gain of a spectrum based on reference spectral information, under a reference light source, of a reference reflector plate having a characteristic according to an inspection object and measurement spectral information of the reference reflector plate obtained by sensing under a measurement light source, and corrects measurement spectral information of the inspection object obtained by the sensing under the measurement light source based on the calculated correction gain. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a vegetation inspection apparatus that measures a vegetation index of a normalized vegetation index (NDVI) or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Masatoshi Takashima, Akira Matsui
  • Patent number: 10750084
    Abstract: [Object] To estimate lens information with no change in photographing conditions. [Solution] An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a positional displacement estimation unit configured to estimate positional displacement between a plurality of input images obtained by photographing an identical photographic subject; an alignment processing unit configured to align positions of the plurality of input images on the basis of the estimated positional displacement; and a lens information estimation unit configured to estimate information of a lens used to photograph the input image depending on a model indicating a deterioration component of the lens on the basis of the aligned input images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Asai, Akira Matsui, Hideho Une
  • Publication number: 20190312996
    Abstract: [Object] To estimate lens information with no change in photographing conditions. [Solution] An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a positional displacement estimation unit configured to estimate positional displacement between a plurality of input images obtained by photographing an identical photographic subject; an alignment processing unit configured to align positions of the plurality of input images on the basis of the estimated positional displacement; and a lens information estimation unit configured to estimate information of a lens used to photograph the input image depending on a model indicating a deterioration component of the lens on the basis of the aligned input images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: HARUKA ASAI, AKIRA MATSUI, HIDEHO UNE
  • Patent number: 10417754
    Abstract: An inspection system is provided with an inspection device configured to examine the external features of an object; and a control device for controlling the inspection device; the inspection device including: a substantially column-shaped first barrel that includes a first through hole configured for an object to pass therethrough; and a plurality of imaging units provided on the inner peripheral surface which forms the first through hole in the first barrel; and the control device including: an image processing unit configured to process an image captured and output by each of the imaging units for the purpose of inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Kimura, Akira Matsui, Shingo Inazumi
  • Patent number: 10321901
    Abstract: A treatment instrument includes a power receiver and a treatment section configured to be driven by power received by the power receiver. The power receiver includes a first solenoid-shaped power receiving coil and a second solenoid-shaped power receiving coil having a winding direction opposite to a winding direction of the first power receiving coil. The first power receiving coil and the second power receiving coil have the same length and the same number of turns, and are arranged concentrically. The first power receiving coil and the second power receiving coil are electrically connected to a treatment section so that a direction in which a current flows through the first power receiving coil is opposite to a direction in which a current flows through the second power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsui, Yuta Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10206556
    Abstract: A medical power supply system includes: a medical device including an elongated insertion section, a power receiving unit including a power receiving member and movable relative to the insertion section in a longitudinal direction of the insertion section, and a biasing unit biasing the power receiving unit toward a distal end side of the insertion section; and a guide unit including a power transmitting unit including a power transmitting member, the insertion section being inserted into the guide unit. When the insertion section is inserted into the guide unit to a predetermined amount, the power receiving unit comes in contact with the power transmitting unit with being biased by the biasing unit, and the power transmitting member and the power receiving member face each other in an axial direction of the insertion section and have a positional relation in which wireless power transmission is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru Matsuki, Akira Matsui