Patents by Inventor Hidetake Tezuka

Hidetake Tezuka 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: 20200138396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiography apparatus that can effectively exhibit the advantages of individual image capturing modes, namely, a controlled mode and an autonomous mode. A radiography apparatus includes: a plurality of radiation detecting elements that are arrayed two-dimensionally and that generate charges in accordance with the dose of radiation used for irradiation; and a control means that exercises control so as to at least read the charges from the individual radiation detecting elements and generate image data, wherein the image capturing mode can be switched between a controlled mode, in which image capturing is controlled via an external console, and an autonomous mode, in which image capturing is executed autonomously without being controlled via the console, and when the image capturing mode is switched between the controlled mode and the autonomous mode, the control means switches its processing method to a processing method for the image capturing mode entered after the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Wataru MATSUSHITA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO
  • Publication number: 20200077971
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation imaging system including a radiation emitting apparatus 3 having a radiation source 34 that generates radiation, a radiation imaging apparatus 100B that receives radiation and generates radiation image data, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor detects height of the radiation source 34 and height of the radiation imaging apparatus 100B. The hardware processor further calculates a distance from a focal point of the radiation generated by the radiation source 34 to the radiation imaging apparatus 100B based on the height of the radiation source 34 and the height of the radiation imaging apparatus 100B, and causes a display to display the calculated distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro KUWATA, Ikuma OTA, Tomoyasu YOKOYAMA, Sho NOJI, Takuya YAMAMURA, Takafumi MATSUO, Hidetake TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20200074677
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display which can display an image; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains image data of a dynamic image or a moving image including a plurality of frames generated by a radiation imaging apparatus. The hardware processor displays on the display as a failure image at least one failure frame included in the dynamic image or the moving image based on the obtained image data or analyzed image data obtained by analyzing the image data, the failure frame including a reason why the dynamic image or the moving image cannot be provided for diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Hidetake TEZUKA, Masahiro KUWATA
  • Patent number: 10561389
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hiroshige, Wataru Matsushita, Nobuyuki Miyake, Hidetake Tezuka, Tetsu Hosoki, Tomonori Gido
  • Publication number: 20200020434
    Abstract: An information collection processing apparatus which can efficiently collect desired medical information without excess or deficiency, an information collection processing method and a program are provided. The information collection processing apparatus includes an information extractor which extracts medical information from a terminal apparatus which possesses the medical information including a plurality of pieces of supplementary information on the basis of collection side conditions in which medical information to be collected is set and provision side conditions in which medical information which can be provided is set, an information processor which performs treatment processing including processing of deleting at least one piece of the supplementary information among a plurality of pieces of the supplementary information included in the medical information extracted by the information extractor, and an information storage 6 which stores the medical information subjected to the treatment processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotake MINAMI, Shinsuke KATSUHARA, Kenji OHNUMA, Hidetake TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20200008771
    Abstract: A control system includes a radiation emission apparatus and a radiographic imaging apparatus that generates image data by receiving radiation. A first apparatus of the radiation emission apparatus and the radiographic imaging apparatus includes a first timer that performs time measurement to periodically generate first time measurement information. A second apparatus of the radiation emission apparatus and the radiographic imaging apparatus includes a second timer that performs time measurement to periodically generate second time measurement information. The first apparatus includes an interface that transmits the first time measurement information to the second timer. At least one apparatus includes a hardware processor which adjusts the operation of the first or second timer based on adjustment conditions in a state where the second timer does not acquire the first time measurement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei ISOGAI, Hidetake TEZUKA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Kentaro HARA, Masahiro KUWATA, Koji KASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190290237
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging system includes an irradiating apparatus, a first clock, a radiographic imaging apparatus, a second clock and a hardware processor. The irradiating apparatus generates radiation. The first clock keeps time and works with the irradiating apparatus. The radiographic imaging apparatus generates image data based on received radiation. The second clock keeps time and works with the radiographic imaging apparatus. The hardware processor (i) obtains a clock value of the first clock at a predetermined time point and a clock value of the second clock at the predetermined time point respectively as first clock information and second clock information, (ii) makes a determination as to whether a specific condition is met based on the obtained first clock information and the obtained second clock information, and (iii) in response to the specific condition being met, performs a specific output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro KUWATA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Koji KASHIMA, Kohei ISOGAI, Kentaro HARA, Hidetake TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20190290238
    Abstract: A synchronization signal transmitter is configured to be capable of storing unique identification information that can identify the synchronization signal transmitter and transmitting the identification information to a radiation irradiation apparatus and a radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation irradiation apparatus or the radiation imaging apparatus includes a hardware processor that determines whether or not the identification information that has been received by the radiation irradiation apparatus and the identification information received by the radiation imaging apparatus are in agreement with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kentaro HARA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Masahiro KUWATA, Kohei ISOGAI, Koji KASHIMA, Hidetake TEZUKA
  • Patent number: 10368829
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA INC.
    Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
  • Patent number: 10342508
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
  • Publication number: 20190167224
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
  • Publication number: 20190167223
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
  • Patent number: 10262419
    Abstract: An analysis device includes a controller. The analysis device receives moving images sent from a plurality of imaging devices, analyzes the received moving images, and sends an analysis result of a moving image to, among a plurality of display devices, a display device which has made a request to display so that the display device displays the analysis result. The controller controls a processing order of reception processes and analysis processes on moving images sent from the imaging devices according to degrees of priority preset for the respective imaging devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hidetake Tezuka, Tetsu Hosoki, Noritsugu Matsutani, Tomonori Gido
  • Patent number: 10206647
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing device includes the following. A two-dimensional array of radiation detectors generate electrical charges corresponding to a dose of incident radiation. A control unit reads the electrical charges discharged from the radiation detectors in a form of image data. The control unit has radiographic modes including a still image mode for still image radiography, a moving image mode for moving image radiography, and a continuous radiographic mode for reading the image data without distinguishing between the still image radiography and the moving image radiography. The control unit selects the continuous radiographic mode to sequentially read the image data when an instruction on performing the still image radiography or the moving image radiography is not sent from an external control device or a user or when the radiographic mode is unknown due to communication failure with the external control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hiroshige, Hidetake Tezuka, Shintaro Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20180368797
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system is described. If a hardware processor determines that an image processor and an image analyzing unit are capable of sharing image data via an identical memory, the image processor stores image data in the memory and the image analyzing unit analyzes the image data with reference to the memory. If the hardware processor determines that the image processor and the image analyzing unit can send and receive the data via a wired network, the image processor transfers the data to the image analyzing unit, and the image analyzing unit analyzes the data. If the hardware processor determines that the image processor and the image analyzing unit can send and receive the data via a wireless network, the image processor compresses the data or decimates partial data and transfers the data to the image analyzing unit, and the image analyzing unit decompresses and analyzes the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro KUWATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Satoshi KOMIYA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hiroyuki NAKAGAWA, Ichirou HAMAMOTO, Shintaro MURAOKA, Kazuhiko KATSUSHIMA, Tomoyasu YOKOYAMA, Akira HIROSHIGE, Takanori KAKIGI, Tomoya OGAWA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO, Makoto SUMI
  • Publication number: 20170352154
    Abstract: An analysis device includes a controller. The analysis device receives moving images sent from a plurality of imaging devices, analyzes the received moving images, and sends an analysis result of a moving image to, among a plurality of display devices, a display device which has made a request to display so that the display device displays the analysis result. The controller controls a processing order of reception processes and analysis processes on moving images sent from the imaging devices according to degrees of priority preset for the respective imaging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Noritsugu MATSUTANI, Tomonori GIDO
  • Patent number: 9808218
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing system including a portable radiation image capturing apparatus and a portable console. The portable radiation image capturing apparatus can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication. The portable console includes a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus and a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication. The console gives priority to one wireless communication than the other between the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit or the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hidetake Tezuka, Yuuichi Nishijima, Akio Takagi, Koji Takemura
  • Publication number: 20170311920
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Wataru MATSUSHITA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO
  • Publication number: 20170265835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing system including a portable radiation image capturing apparatus and a portable console. The portable radiation image capturing apparatus can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication. The portable console includes a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus and a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication. The console gives priority to one wireless communication than the other between the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit or the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hidetake TEZUKA, Yuuichi NISHIJIMA, Akio TAKAGI, Koji TAKEMURA
  • Patent number: 9700278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing system including a portable radiation image capturing apparatus and a portable console. The portable radiation image capturing apparatus can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication. The portable console includes a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus and a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication. The console gives priority to one wireless communication than the other between the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit or the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hidetake Tezuka, Yuuichi Nishijima, Akio Takagi, Koji Takemura