Patents by Inventor Eiichi Kito

Eiichi Kito 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: 20090218528
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by a radiation emitted from a radiation source and applied through the subject, a detecting unit for detecting whether the radiation source is oriented to the image capturing apparatus or not, and a processor for setting an image capturing mode for the radiation image based on a detection result from the detecting unit and controlling a process of capturing the radiation image with the image capturing apparatus in the set image capturing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori OHTA, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino
  • Publication number: 20090218494
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by irradiating the subject with a radiation emitted from a radiation source, a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction information for capturing a plurality of radiation images of the subject, and a sorting apparatus for sorting the supplied image capturing instruction information into a predetermined processing order. The image capturing apparatus is controlled to capture the radiation images of the subject according to the processing order of the image capturing instruction information which has been sorted by the sorting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Naoki MOCHIZUKI, Daiki HARADA, Hiroshi FUKUDA, Eiichi KITO, Yasunori OHTA
  • Publication number: 20090220049
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20090218529
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus incorporating a radiation detector for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into radiation image information, a second image capturing apparatus incorporating a stimulable phosphor panel for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject, converting the radiation into radiation image information, and holding the radiation image information, and a processor for controlling the first image capturing apparatus and the second image capturing apparatus according to image capturing instruction information. The processor includes a priority activator for activating the second image capturing apparatus in preference to the first image capturing apparatus when the processor is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFLM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino
  • Publication number: 20090218497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system, a radiation image capturing method and a program. The radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus of different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a processor for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing condition setting unit for setting the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for an image capturing apparatus selected from among the plurality of image capturing apparatus, and an image capturing condition changer for, when the image capturing apparatus is changed, changing the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for the changed image capturing apparatus. The processor controls the changed image capturing apparatus according to the changed image capturing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta
  • Publication number: 20090212222
    Abstract: A radiation conversion device includes a radiation detection device, which detects radiation having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information, and a battery unit for supplying electrical power to at least the radiation detection device. The battery unit is equipped with at least two batteries, and set with a required capacity for capturing at least one radiation image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090212223
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus having different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a plurality of processors having specifications corresponding to the specifications of the image capturing apparatus, for controlling the image capturing apparatus and processing radiation image information acquired from the image capturing apparatus, and a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction information for the image capturing apparatus to one of the processors, which is selected depending on the specifications of the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Kazuharu Ueta
  • Publication number: 20090200470
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information. The radiation detection apparatus further includes a data compression circuit, which compresses the radiation image information to thereby create compressed radiation image information, and an infrared light communication unit which converts the compressed radiation image information into an infrared light signal and outputs the infrared light signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Ilyama
  • Publication number: 20090195209
    Abstract: A radiation conversion device, which is driven by an on-board battery, detects radiation that has passed through a subject and converts the radiation into image information. The radiation conversion device includes a battery residual charge amount detector for detecting a residual charge amount of the battery, a transmission rate setting unit for setting a transmission rate of the image information corresponding to the residual charge amount of the battery, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the image information to an external apparatus by means of wireless communications at the set transmission rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090194695
    Abstract: A radiation conversion device is driven by an on-board battery, detects radiation that has passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into image information. A charging cradle to which the radiation conversion device is connected carries out a charging process on the battery. The radiation conversion device includes a signal transmitting unit for transmitting image information by wireless communications to an external apparatus, a transmission suspension unit for monitoring a transmission state of the image information by the signal transmitting unit and suspending transmission of the image information when a transmission error is generated, and a suspension release unit for releasing suspension of transmission of the image information when the radiation conversion device is connected to the charging cradle. The signal transmitting unit transmits the image information to the external apparatus when suspension of transmission of the image information has been released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090194694
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus including a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information, and an electronic circuit accommodated inside the casing, further comprising: storage device detachably mounted with respect to the casing, and wherein the electronic circuit includes a data compression circuit, which compresses the radiation image information, to thereby create compressed radiation image information, and herein the storage device stores the compressed radiation image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090194700
    Abstract: An electronic cassette has a casing and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette further includes a winding member accommodated rotatably inside of the casing. The radiation detection device includes a flexible base. The radiation detection device is wound on the winding member, and a portion of the radiation detection device is capable of being pulled outside of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama, Yuto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090190923
    Abstract: A system including a device equipped with a reception section, a reception condition detection section and a control section. A partner device emits laser light and modulates the laser light in accordance with transfer subject information. Relative positions of the partner device and the device are adjusted to a communication-possible position, at which the laser light from the partner device is incident in a light reception region of the device. In this state, the reception section receives the transmission subject information from the partner device by detecting the incident laser light and demodulating the transmission subject information therefrom. The reception condition detection section detects a deterioration in a reception condition. If a deterioration in the reception condition is detected, the control section produces a warning or stops emissions of laser light from the partner device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito
  • Publication number: 20090190922
    Abstract: A communication system includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a first housing including a first guiding member, a modulator modulating a laser beam based on transmission information, and an emission unit emitting the laser beam that has been modulated. The second device includes a second housing including a light-receiving region on an outer surface of the second housing, a receiver that, when a relative position between the first and the second housings is adjusted to a communicable position at which the modulated laser beam is incident within the light-receiving region, receives the transmission information from the first device by detecting the modulated laser beam and demodulating the transmission information based on the detection result, and a second guiding member being disposed on the second housing and guides the first and the second housings to the communicable position by contacting the first guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito
  • Publication number: 20090189079
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a radiation conversion device. The radiation conversion device for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into image information, is equipped with an information acquisition unit for acquiring condition information concerning a condition of the radiation conversion device, an information storage unit for storing the acquired condition information, and a display unit for displaying the stored condition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090190932
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing having a laser light reception region on its outer surface, a receiver that receives transmission data from a partner device, and a suppression member that suppresses leakage of the laser light between the partner device and the electronic device. The partner device includes a laser light emission component and a laser light modulator. The receiver detects, in a state where the partner device and the electronic device are positioned in to communicable positions where the laser light from the partner device is made incident inside the light reception region of the electronic device, the laser light incident inside the light reception region and demodulates the transmission data from the laser light detection result. The suppression member is disposed in at least an area surrounding the light reception region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Kenta Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20090189098
    Abstract: A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, the cradle being disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus which captures a radiation image of a subject, the radiation conversion device detecting radiation that has passed through the subject and converting the radiation into image information. The cradle includes a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an image information acquisition unit for acquiring the image information from the radiation conversion device, a correction information generating unit for generating correction information with respect to the radiation conversion device using the acquired image information, and a correction information memory for storing the generated correction information in association with the radiation conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090189081
    Abstract: A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, which is disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, and which detects radiation that has passed through the subject and converts the radiation into image information. The cradle is equipped with a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an information acquiring section for acquiring information that includes subject information pertaining to the subject and includes image capturing conditions when the image information of the subject is captured, and a display unit for displaying the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090189761
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus and a radiation image capturing system according to the present invention includes an electronic cassette equipped with a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, while converting the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette includes a sensor for sensing that the casing has been lifted, a power supply controller for supplying power based on a detection signal from the sensor, a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the radiation detection apparatus has transitioned to an image capturing capable mode, and a warning signal output unit for outputting a warning signal, for issuing a warning when the radiation detection apparatus cannot transition to the image capturing capable mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20090189762
    Abstract: During communication periods between transportable electronic cassette and an image reading device by laser light, laser light detection is carried out by peripheral light sensors provided at the periphery of laser light receiving regions of the electronic cassette and the image reading device. The detected value of the received light amount of the laser light by the peripheral light sensor is monitored to see whether or not the detected value exceeds a reference value, the detected value at the start of communication, by a specific value or greater. If the detected value of the received light amount exceeds the reference value by the specific value or greater, then it is concluded that there has been a relatively large change in the relative position of the electronic cassette and the image reading device, and emission is halted of the laser light from the electronic cassette and the image reading device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito