Patents by Inventor Hideaki Imai
Hideaki Imai 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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Patent number: 12057766Abstract: A control unit is provided with a step-down unit which causes a system voltage of each phase of a system to step down, a voltage pulse signal generation unit which generates a voltage pulse signal of each phase that was stepped down by the step-down unit, a current pulse signal generation unit which generates a current pulse signal of each phase of the system, a zero crossing point detection unit which outputs time information of a zero crossing point of the system voltage and the system current of each phase based on the voltage pulse signal and the current pulse signal of each phase of the system, and an arithmetic unit which calculates, respectively, a value of active power and a value of reactive power of AC power output by the power conditioner to the system based on the time information of the zero crossing point of the system voltage and the system current of each phase of the system provided from the zero crossing point detection unit, and thereby controls the power conditioner.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: IKS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takamasa Yamazaki, Kouichi Hiraoka, Kazuhito Sasaki, Makoto Miyata, Takashi Imai, Hideaki Abumi, Takao Goto
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Publication number: 20240054793Abstract: To implement quick and smooth parking assistance close to a human sense without being affected by an environment of a parking space. A 3D semantic segmentation image having a plurality of pixel units, each pixel unit of the plurality of pixel units including the depth data and class information, are generated, an available parking space is searched for on the basis of the 3D semantic segmentation image, and a path to the searched parking space is planned and a vehicle is controlled. The present disclosure can be applied to a parking assistance system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Hideaki Imai
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Patent number: 11590985Abstract: An information processing device includes an external information detection unit (141) that detects an object that is present outside a moving body based on data detected by an external detection unit, an internal information detection unit (142) that detects a direction of a driver's face inside the moving body based on data detected by an internal detection unit, a determination unit (155) that determines whether a position of the object detected by the external information detection unit (141) and the direction of the driver's face detected by the internal information detection unit (142) are in a same direction, and an output control unit (105) that outputs an alert to a driver more strongly when the position of the object is not in the same direction as the direction of the driver's face, as compared to a case where the position of the object is in the same direction as the direction of the driver's face.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hashimoto, Hideaki Imai
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Publication number: 20210300401Abstract: An information processing device includes an external information detection unit (141) that detects an object that is present outside a moving body based on data detected by an external detection unit, an internal information detection unit (142) that detects a direction of a driver's face inside the moving body based on data detected by an internal detection unit, a determination unit (155) that determines whether a position of the object detected by the external information detection unit (141) and the direction of the driver's face detected by the internal information detection unit (142) are in a same direction, and an output control unit (105) that outputs an alert to a driver more strongly when the position of the object is not in the same direction as the direction of the driver's face, as compared to a case where the position of the object is in the same direction as the direction of the driver's face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hashimoto, Hideaki Imai
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Patent number: 10864855Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging control apparatus, a method for controlling the imaging control apparatus, and a mobile body that can improve the distance measurement accuracy of a stereo camera mounted in a vehicle. A set of cameras included in a stereo camera system is arranged in line, on a side surface of a main body of a vehicle, in a vertical direction relative to a road surface. Further, in order from a front side of columns of pixels arranged in an array, imaged pixel signals are sequentially read in the vertical direction in units of pixels for each of the columns of the pixels. The present disclosure can be applied to an in-vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hashimoto, Hideaki Imai, Noribumi Shibayama
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Publication number: 20200108774Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging control apparatus, a method for controlling the imaging control apparatus, and a mobile body that can improve the distance measurement accuracy of a stereo camera mounted in a vehicle. A set of cameras included in a stereo camera system is arranged in line, on a side surface of a main body of a vehicle, in a vertical direction relative to a road surface. Further, in order from a front side of columns of pixels arranged in an array, imaged pixel signals are sequentially read in the vertical direction in units of pixels for each of the columns of the pixels. The present disclosure can be applied to an in-vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hashimoto, Hideaki Imai, Noribumi Shibayama
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Patent number: 9152229Abstract: A display processing device includes a face image detecting unit detecting the user's face image based on imaging data output from a camera unit provided on a cabinet, a position/angle change detecting unit detecting a change in the position of the user's face image and a change in the face angle, and a display control unit that displays a predetermined image on a display unit, moves the position of the display image in accordance with a change in the position of the detected user's face image, the change occurring in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, performs enlargement/reduction processing based on a position change in the Z-axis direction, performs rotating processing in accordance with a change in the face angle so that an image viewed from the face angle is obtained, and displays the obtained image on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Akihiro Ishida, Hideaki Imai, Itoko Hanami
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Patent number: 8610681Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display device; pointed position detecting means for detecting a specified position by a touch operation of a pointing device on a screen of the display device; sensor means for detecting a position of the pointing device when the pointing device is not in contact with the screen of the display device; and control means for recognizing the touch operation detected by the pointed position detecting means and controlling the information processing apparatus in accordance with the recognized touch operation and the position of the pointing device detected by the sensor means.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Masanori Yoshimoto, Hideaki Imai, Junichi Kosaka, Yoshihiro Mashiko, Hironobu Aoki
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Publication number: 20110298732Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display device; pointed position detecting means for detecting a specified position by a touch operation of a pointing device on a screen of the display device; sensor means for detecting a position of the pointing device when the pointing device is not in contact with the screen of the display device; and control means for recognizing the touch operation detected by the pointed position detecting means and controlling the information processing apparatus in accordance with the recognized touch operation and the position of the pointing device detected by the sensor means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.Inventors: Masanori YOSHIMOTO, Hideaki IMAI, Junichi Kosaka, Yoshihiro Mashiko, Hironobu Aoki
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Publication number: 20090295832Abstract: A display processing device includes a face image detecting unit detecting the user's face image based on imaging data output from a camera unit provided on a cabinet, a position/angle change detecting unit detecting a change in the position of the user's face image and a change in the face angle, and a display control unit that displays a predetermined image on a display unit, moves the position of the display image in accordance with a change in the position of the detected user's face image, the change occurring in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, performs enlargement/reduction processing based on a position change in the Z-axis direction, performs rotating processing in accordance with a change in the face angle so that an image viewed from the face angle is obtained, and displays the obtained image on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Akihiro Ishida, Hideaki Imai, Itoko Hanami
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Patent number: 7526311Abstract: At a mobile terminal apparatus provided with a non-contact IC, flexible communication is carried out between the external reader/writer , non-contact IC and the internal application manager controller, and a program designated in the form of a push from the external reader/writer is activated and executed in a smooth manner at the mobile terminal apparatus. Normally, the non-contact IC cannot communicate with the application manager controller during communication with the external reader/writer, and cannot communicate with the external reader/writer during communication with the application manager controller. A specific command is transmitted from the external reader/writer together with information specifying a prescribed application during communication between the external reader/writer and the non-contact IC. When the specific command is received, the non-contact IC shifts to a communication state enabling communication with the application manager controller.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.Inventors: Takahisa Someya, Atsushi Imai, Hideaki Imai, Hidehiko Takahashi
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Patent number: 7225719Abstract: A distributing valve for a speed governor of a turbine is provided, the distributing valve having a structure to reliably vent air therefrom. The distributing valve is disposed such that the direction of movement of a plunger is horizontal, with air vent valves being provided at the highest portion of each of ports of the distributing valve, to facilitate reliable venting of air out of a pressure oil system. Also provided is a structure of the distributing valve to facilitate machining or assembly of the distributing valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Hideaki Imai
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Publication number: 20070087786Abstract: At a mobile terminal apparatus provided with a non-contact IC, flexible communication is carried out between the external reader/writer , non-contact IC and the internal application manager controller, and a program designated in the form of a push from the external reader/writer is activated and executed in a smooth manner at the mobile terminal apparatus. Normally, the non-contact IC cannot communicate with the application manager controller during communication with the external reader/writer, and cannot communicate with the external reader/writer during communication with the application manager controller. A specific command is transmitted from the external reader/writer together with information specifying a prescribed application during communication between the external reader/writer and the non-contact IC. When the specific command is received, the non-contact IC shifts to a communication state enabling communication with the application manager controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takahisa SOMEYA, Atsushi Imai, Hideaki Imai, Hidehiko Takahashi
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Patent number: 7184706Abstract: At a mobile terminal apparatus provided with a non-contact IC, flexible communication is carried out between the external reader/writer , non-contact IC and the internal application manager controller, and a program designated in the form of a push from the external reader/writer is activated and executed in a smooth manner at the mobile terminal apparatus. Normally, the non-contact IC cannot communicate with the application manager controller during communication with the external reader/writer, and cannot communicate with the external reader/writer during communication with the application manager controller. A specific command is transmitted from the external reader/writer together with information specifying a prescribed application during communication between the external reader/writer and the non-contact IC. When the specific command is received, the non-contact IC shifts to a communication state enabling communication with the application manager controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.Inventors: Takahisa Someya, Atsushi Imai, Hideaki Imai, Hidehiko Takahashi
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Publication number: 20050260064Abstract: A distributing valve for the speed governor of a hydraulic turbine or the like is provided, which is structured such that air can be vented reliably therefrom. Also provided is a structure of the distributing valve facilitating the machining or assembly of the distributing valve. The distributing valve is structure such that the direction of movement of a plunger 16 of the distributing valve is horizontal, with air vent valves 37 being provided at the highest portion of each of ports a, b, and c of the distributing valve. In addition, the plunger 16 and control pistons 18 and 20 are separately structured, with the control pistons 18 and 20 disposed at either end of the plunger 16. The structure allows the air vent valves 37 to be disposed at the highest portion of the distributing valve, so that air can be vented out of a pressure oil system reliably.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventor: Hideaki Imai
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Publication number: 20050108317Abstract: At a mobile terminal apparatus provided with a non-contact IC, flexible communication is carried out between the external reader/writer , non-contact IC and the internal application manager controller, and a program designated in the form of a push from the external reader/writer is activated and executed in a smooth manner at the mobile terminal apparatus. Normally, the non-contact IC cannot communicate with the application manager controller during communication with the external reader/writer, and cannot communicate with the external reader/writer during communication with the application manager controller. A specific command is transmitted from the external reader/writer together with information specifying a prescribed application during communication between the external reader/writer and the non-contact IC. When the specific command is received, the non-contact IC shifts to a communication state enabling communication with the application manager controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicants: Sony Corporation, SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.Inventors: Takahisa Someya, Atsushi Imai, Hideaki Imai, Hidehiko Takahashi
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Publication number: 20040015449Abstract: A terminal on the side of a pretreatment apparatus, a terminal on the side of a measurement apparatus and a terminal on the data analysis side are connected to a terminal on the client side, to a server for displaying the fees and to a server for data analysis through a communication circuit. The data obtained from the pretreatment apparatus or the measurement apparatus are displayed on the screens at the terminal on the side of the pretreatment apparatus, at the terminal on the side of the measurement apparatus and at the terminal on the client side. The data obtained from the server for data analysis are displayed on the terminal on the data analysis side and on the terminal on the client side. Each terminal is provided with communication means, and a person in charge of the pretreatment, a person in charge of the measurement or a person in charge of the data analysis and the client work to carry out the processing while viewing their respective screens and maintaining communication between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Hideaki Imai, Teiichiro Kohno, Sadao Ibe
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Patent number: 5602418Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device is made using a molecular beam epitaxy growth apparatus having a gas source for supplying a compound including gaseous nitrogen, solid body sources for supplying Group III constituents, and sources for supplying n-type and p-type dopants. A gaseous state compound containing nitrogen, and a Group III constituent is supplied to the surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate is at a temperature of 300.degree. to 1000.degree. C. and is under a pressure of less than 10.sup.-5 Torr, to produce a first layer of oriented polycrystalline nitride semiconductor on the substrate at a growth rate of 0.1 to 20 Angstroms/second. Subsequently, a gaseous state compound containing nitrogen and a Group III constituent is supplied to the surface of the first layer of the substrate to produce a single crystal nitride semiconductor layer on the first layer at a growth rate of 0.1 to 10 Angstroms/second.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1994Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Imai, Kunio Miyata, Tadahiko Hirai
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Patent number: 5186766Abstract: Magentic materials represented by the formulaR.sub.60 Fe.sub.(100-.alpha.-.beta.-.gamma.) N.sub..beta. H.sub..gamma.(I)orR.sub..alpha. Fe.sub.(100-.alpha.-.beta.-.gamma.-.delta.) N.sub..beta. H.sub..gamma. M.sub..delta. (II)whereinR is at least one rare earth element inclusive of Y,M is at least one additive selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ga, In, Bi, Pb, Zn, Al, Zr, Cu, Mo, Ti, Si, MgO, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, Sm.sub.2 O.sub.3, AlF.sub.3, ZnF.sub.2, SiC, TiC, AlN and Si.sub.3 N.sub.2,.alpha. is 5 to 20 atomic percent,.beta. is 5 to 30 atomic percent,.gamma. is 0.01 to 10 atomic percent and.delta.is 0.1 to 40 atomic percent,sintered magnets and bonded magnets obtained from the magnetic materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1991Date of Patent: February 16, 1993Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiko Iriyama, Kurima Kobayashi, Hideaki Imai
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Patent number: 4717554Abstract: Fluorine or fluorine compounds dissolved at low concentrations in water are efficiently separated by use of hydrated rare earth oxides or insoluble hydrated rare earth salts, particularly hydrous rare earth fluorides or hydrous rare earth phosphates, as the adsorbent. By bringing fluorine dissolved water of pH 2-7 into contact with said adsorbent, fluorine is adsorbed on the adsorbent, and the adsorbed fluorine can be desorbed by contact with an alkali solution of pH 10 to 14 to regenrate said adsorbent. Also, by addition of a precipitating agent for fluorine to the desorbed solution, fluorine compounds can be separated by precipitation and the filtrate can be reused as the regenerating solution for the adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1985Date of Patent: January 5, 1988Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junji Nomura, Hideaki Imai, Yuzuru Ishibashi, Tokuzo Konishi