Patents by Inventor Hidekazu SHINANO

Hidekazu SHINANO 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: 11496468
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes a processor that performs image processing on endoscope image data acquired by an endoscope, which is inserted in a subject and observes an inside of the subject. The processor communicate with a terminal device including a transceiver configured to transmit identification information identifying the terminal device, and a controller configured to: determine whether the processor is a connection destination configured to perform two-way communication, based on the received processor identification information, authenticate whether a user of the terminal device is a predetermined registered user by analyzing data obtained by the terminal device from the user, and allow two-way communication between the processor and the terminal device in response to the processor being determined as the connection designation to perform two-way communication and in response to authenticating the user of the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo Koizumi, Hidekazu Shinano, Hideyuki Kugimiya
  • Publication number: 20200387590
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes: a processor that is connectable to a peripheral device; and a terminal device configured to communicate with the processor. The terminal device is configured to transmit terminal identification information, and an authentication result indicating whether a user of the terminal device is a registered user that has been pre-registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo KOIZUMI, Hidekazu SHINANO, Hideyuki KUGIMIYA
  • Publication number: 20200287899
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes a processor that performs image processing on endoscope image data acquired by an endoscope, which is inserted in a subject and observes an inside of the subject. The processor communicate with a terminal device including a transceiver configured to transmit identification information identifying the terminal device, and a controller configured to: determine whether the processor is a connection destination configured to perform two-way communication, based on the received processor identification information, authenticate whether a user of the terminal device is a predetermined registered user by analyzing data obtained by the terminal device from the user, and allow two-way communication between the processor and the terminal device in response to the processor being determined as the connection designation to perform two-way communication and in response to authenticating the user of the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo KOIZUMI, Hidekazu SHINANO, Hideyuki KUGIMIYA
  • Patent number: 9610004
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus is provided with: a power generating section supplying power to a target circuit of an endoscope; a scope information acquiring section acquiring scope information about the endoscope from the endoscope; a protection circuit provided in association with the power generating section, the protection circuit being capable of operating in a plurality of protection modes; and an operation controlling section controlling the power generating section, and selecting and setting one protection mode from among the plurality of protection modes for the protection circuit, based on the scope information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Tabuchi, Makoto Ono, Hidekazu Shinano, Mitsutaka Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20150374204
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus is provided with: a power generating section supplying power to a target circuit of an endoscope; a scope information acquiring section acquiring scope information about the endoscope from the endoscope; a protection circuit provided in association with the power generating section, the protection circuit being capable of operating in a plurality of protection modes; and an operation controlling section controlling the power generating section, and selecting and setting one protection mode from among the plurality of protection modes for the protection circuit, based on the scope information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro TABUCHI, Makoto ONO, Hidekazu SHINANO, Mitsutaka NEMOTO
  • Patent number: 8449453
    Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes an endoscope information reading section that reads endoscope information that is information relating to an endoscope from the endoscope, a synchronizing signal detecting section that is given an image pickup signal that includes a synchronizing signal outputted by an image pickup device provided in the endoscope from the endoscope, performs detection processing of the synchronizing signal, outputs the detected synchronizing signal when the synchronizing signal can be detected, and generates and outputs a synchronizing signal based on the endoscope information read by the endoscope information reading section when the synchronizing signal cannot be detected, and an image signal generating section that generates an image signal based on the synchronizing signal outputted from the synchronizing signal detecting section and the image pickup signal outputted from the image pickup device of the endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Takehide Fujimoto, Kiyotaka Kanno, Tatsuhiko Suzuki, Hidekazu Shinano
  • Publication number: 20120178992
    Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes an endoscope information reading section that reads endoscope information that is information relating to an endoscope from the endoscope, a synchronizing signal detecting section that is given an image pickup signal that includes a synchronizing signal outputted by an image pickup device provided in the endoscope from the endoscope, performs detection processing of the synchronizing signal, outputs the detected synchronizing signal when the synchronizing signal can be detected, and generates and outputs a synchronizing signal based on the endoscope information read by the endoscope information reading section when the synchronizing signal cannot be detected, and an image signal generating section that generates an image signal based on the synchronizing signal outputted from the synchronizing signal detecting section and the image pickup signal outputted from the image pickup device of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Takehide FUJIMOTO, Kiyotaka KANNO, Tatsuhiko SUZUKI, Hidekazu SHINANO