Patents by Inventor Hideaki Tomita

Hideaki Tomita 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: 11922601
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first image that is a motion contrast en-face image of an eye to be examined; and an image quality improving unit configured to generate a second image with at least one of lower noise and higher contrast than the obtained first image using the obtained first image as input data that is input into an image quality improving engine, wherein the image quality improving engine includes a machine learning engine that has been obtained by using training data including a second image with at least one of lower noise and higher contrast than a first image that is a motion contrast en-face image of an eye to be examined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Manabu Yamazoe, Hideaki Mizobe, Hiroki Uchida, Ritsuya Tomita
  • Patent number: 5517282
    Abstract: A management system of image forming apparatuses according to the present invention includes a device for transmitting information about maintenance for each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses such as copying machines, and transmitting for example, the number of copies from the image forming apparatus to a centralized management apparatus. It further includes a device for determining, on the basis of maintenance information transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the centralized management apparatus, efficient performance of maintenance work, for example, the scheduled date of maintenance work for the image forming apparatus. The above described information about maintenance is related to the operation of the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamashita, Masanobu Takahashi, Katsunori Masai, Hiroyuki Inenaka, Masahiro Sako, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Hideaki Tomita
  • Patent number: 5343276
    Abstract: A management system of image forming apparatuses according to the present invention includes devices for transmitting information about maintenance of each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses such as copying machines, for example, the number of copies from the image forming apparatus to a centralized management apparatus through transmitting devices, and devices for finding, on the basis of the information about maintenance which is transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the centralized management apparatus, information for efficiently performing the maintenance work, for example, the scheduled date of the maintenance work of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamashita, Masanobu Takahashi, Katsunori Masai, Hiroyuki Inenaka, Masahiro Sako, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Hideaki Tomita
  • Patent number: 5238238
    Abstract: A paper feeding cassette case in an image forming apparatus according to the present invention is so adapted that an arbitrary internal unit out of a plurality of types of internal units including at least one internal unit of a universal type having a structure in which paper sheets of a plurality of sizes requiring the switching of the printing ranges can be set can be attached thereto. In the paper feeding cassette case, detecting member mounting portions are respectively formed in different positions respectively corresponding to the types of internal units, and the detecting member and each of the detecting member mounting portions are provided with mounting member for detachably mounting the detecting member on the detecting member mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shinohara, Hiromi Okada, Hideaki Tomita, Naoyuki Ishida, Makoto Eki, Masao Otsuka