Patents by Inventor Hideto Motomura

Hideto Motomura 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: 20190193751
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted interface device includes a receiver and a determiner. The receiver receives an input from a driver who drives a vehicle. On the basis of the input received by the receiver, the determiner determines whether or not the driver is familiar with a route along which the driver is to drive or is driving the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: JEFFRY FERNANDO, HIDETO MOTOMURA, SAHIM KOURKOUSS, KOICHI EMURA, ERIKO OHDACHI
  • Patent number: 10284797
    Abstract: An image generating system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an image obtaining device, an image generating circuit, and an image processing circuit. The image obtaining device includes an illuminating system that irradiates an object included in a module in which the object and an imaging element are integrated together, with light sequentially from a plurality of different radiation directions. The image obtaining device obtains a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of different radiation directions. The image generating circuit generates a high-resolution image of the object having a higher resolution than each of the plurality of images by combining the plurality of images together. The image processing circuit detects noise resulting from a foreign object located farther from an imaging surface of the imaging element than the object and removes the noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Adachi, Yoshikuni Sato, Hideto Motomura
  • Patent number: 10241315
    Abstract: An image acquisition device according to the present disclosure includes a lighting system and an irradiation direction decision section. In a module, a subject and an imaging element are integrally formed. The lighting system sequentially irradiates the subject with illumination light in a plurality of different irradiation directions based on the subject such that the illumination light transmitted through the subject is incident on the imaging element. The module acquires a plurality of images according to the plurality of different irradiation directions. Before the plurality of images are acquired according to the plurality of different irradiation directions, the irradiation direction decision section decides the plurality of different irradiation directions based on a difference between a first preliminary image and a second preliminary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yoshihide Sawada, Yasuhiko Adachi, Hideto Motomura
  • Publication number: 20190071101
    Abstract: An automation level determination section selects one of automation levels defined at a plurality of stages based on a deviation degree of reliability, the deviation degree corresponding to each of a plurality of kinds of driving behaviors that are estimation results obtained using a driving behavior model. A generator generates presentation information by applying the plurality of kinds of driving behaviors to an output template corresponding to one selected automation level in output templates corresponding to the automation levels defined at the plurality of stages respectively. An output unit outputs the presentation information that is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: KOICHI EMURA, HIDETO MOTOMURA, SAHIM KOURKOUSS, YOSHIHIDE SAWADA, MASANAGA TSUJI, TOSHIYA MORI
  • Publication number: 20190049710
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an imager that is electrically connected to an image sensor disposed at a position where light that has passed through a sample slice is incident on the image sensor, and an illumination system that emits illumination light successively in different illumination directions relative to a sample slice to illuminate the sample slice with the illumination light and that emits a first light having a peak in a first wavelength range and a second light having a peak in a second wavelength range. The image forming apparatus obtains a plurality of first-color images with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the first light serving as the illumination light successively in the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus obtains at least one second-color image with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the second light in at least one of the different illumination directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hideto MOTOMURA, Yasuhiko ADACHI, Yoshihisa KATO
  • Patent number: 10133047
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an imager that is electrically connected to an image sensor disposed at a position where light that has passed through a sample slice is incident on the image sensor, and an illumination system that emits illumination light successively in different illumination directions relative to a sample slice to illuminate the sample slice with the illumination light and that emits a first light having a peak in a first wavelength range and a second light having a peak in a second wavelength range. The image forming apparatus obtains a plurality of first-color images with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the first light serving as the illumination light successively in the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus obtains at least one second-color image with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the second light in at least one of the different illumination directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yasuhiko Adachi, Yoshihisa Kato
  • Publication number: 20180281813
    Abstract: A driving support device as an example of a data processor executes processing for estimating a driving behavior of a vehicle by using a driving behavior model trained based on detection results by a sensor. A detected-information input unit acquires detected information including the detection results. From the detection results included in the detected information input to the detected-information input unit, a selection unit selects a detection result that falls within predetermined selection range narrower than a range detectable by the sensor. A processing unit executes the processing, based on the detection result selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: KOICHI EMURA, HIDETO MOTOMURA, SAHIM KOURKOUSS, MASANAGA TSUJI
  • Patent number: 10048485
    Abstract: An image output device according to the present disclosure includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image with a first resolution; a high-resolution image acquisition unit that acquires an image with a second resolution, being an image of higher resolution than the image with the first resolution; an enlargement input unit that accepts input of an enlargement ratio; a determination unit that determines whether or not an evaluation score determined based on the accepted enlargement ratio is higher than a certain value; and a transmission unit that transmits the image with the second resolution if the evaluation score is determined to be higher than the certain value, and does not transmit the image with the second resolution if the evaluation score is determined not to be higher than the certain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Hideto Motomura, Yoshihide Sawada
  • Patent number: 9990709
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a divider that generates a plurality pieces of third image information on the basis of a plurality of pieces of first image information and a plurality of pieces of second image information, a determiner that determines, on the basis of information regarding a sample, a filter to be used for the plurality of pieces of third image information, and a processor that deconvolutes each of the plurality of pieces of third image information using the determined filter. An image sensor that has received first resulting light emitted from a sample that has received first light emitted from a first angle outputs the plurality of pieces of first image information. The image sensor that has received second resulting light emitted from the sample that has received second light emitted from a second angle outputs the plurality of pieces of second image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Sawada, Yasuhiko Adachi, Taichi Sato, Hideto Motomura
  • Publication number: 20180105186
    Abstract: An information processing system that appropriately estimates a driving conduct includes: a detector that detects a vehicle environment state, which is at least one of surroundings of a vehicle and a driving state of the vehicle; a behavior learning unit configured to cause a neural network to learn a relationship between the vehicle environment state detected by the detector and a behavior of the vehicle implemented after the vehicle environment state; and a behavior estimation unit configured to estimate a behavior of the vehicle by inputting, into the neural network that learned, the vehicle environment state detected at a current point in time by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto MOTOMURA, Mohamed Sahim KOURKOUSS, Yoshihide SAWADA, Toshiya MORI, Masanaga TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9947089
    Abstract: A digital specimen manufacturing device comprises: a reduction processing unit which generates a reduced image by reducing a high resolution image of a first magnification into a second magnification image; an operation instruction unit which instructs the imaging unit to update the second magnification and recapture the low resolution image when information indicates the difference between the reduced image and the low resolution image is not within the allowable error range; and an image processing unit which obtains a third magnification, and outputs an image of the digital specimen by reducing the high resolution image into an image of the third magnification which an image magnification greater than the updated second magnification and smaller than the first magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yoshikuni Sato
  • Patent number: 9824189
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for estimating a position in an image which an operator who observes the image is likely to observe as the candidate of a next position is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a next observation estimating unit that estimates a position selected from among a plurality of positions using a parameter indicating an operation history and information regarding an estimation result at least at a current time on the basis of a probability value obtained from a predetermined probability distribution and a displayed image generating unit that generates an image to be displayed so that at least the candidate of the next position is visually recognizable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Sawada, Taichi Sato, Hideto Motomura
  • Patent number: 9778449
    Abstract: A preparation element set including an image sensor including a sensor surface, a sensor back surface, and a board; a package including a front surface, a back surface, and terminals on the back surface, the front surface touching or facing the sensor back surface; and a transparent plate facing the sensor surface with a subject placed therebetween, wherein the board includes a board surface and a board back surface, a distance between the board surface and the sensor surface is less than a distance between the board back surface and the sensor surface, a distance between the board surface and the sensor back surface is more than a distance between the board back surface and the sensor back surface, conductive holes pierce the board from the board surface to the board back surface, and conductors on the board surface are electrically connected to terminals by using the conductive holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yoshihisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tokuhiko Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9774771
    Abstract: A preparation includes an image sensor, a package, and a transparent plate. The image sensor has an imaging area on a front surface. The package is electrically connected to the image sensor. The transparent plate opposes the front surface of the image sensor with a mounting medium interposed therebetween. On the surface of the transparent plate, first and second grooves are formed. The image sensor is disposed between the first and second grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Hiroyuki Mori, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Katsuya Watanabe, Kiminori Mizuuchi, Naoki Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9767578
    Abstract: An image measurement device including: light sources that irradiate light beams having different peak wavelengths; a staining method obtaining unit which obtains information indicating a staining method of an inspection specimen; an image obtaining unit which: selects a combination of light sources according to the staining method, based on illumination information; and capture inspection images of the inspection specimen with light beams from the selected light sources, and capture reference images of a reference specimen with light beams from the respective light sources; a calculating unit which calculates a positivity based on the inspection images; and an evaluation unit which associates the staining method of the reference specimen with the combination of light sources to generate the illumination information based on a total value of coefficients in a linear sum of the ortho-normalization base vectors of a spectral distribution of light sources calculated based on the reference images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yoshikuni Sato, Yasuhiko Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170241898
    Abstract: An electronic prepared slide includes: an image sensor that has a light receiving surface and receives, on the light receiving surface, light that has passed through a specimen disposed above the light receiving surface; and a removable nonvolatile transparent film that is disposed on the light receiving surface and seals the light receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Toru OKINO, Shota YAMADA, Yutaka HIROSE, Yoshihisa KATO, Tsuyoshi TANAKA, Manabu KAMOSHIDA, Hideto MOTOMURA, Yoshihide SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170146790
    Abstract: An image acquisition device includes an optical system, an illumination angle adjustment mechanism, and a stage. The optical system has a lens and a light source disposed in the focal plane of the lens, and generates a collimated illumination light. The illumination angle adjustment mechanism is configured so as to be able to change the irradiation direction of the illumination light with respect to an object. A module is detachably loaded on a stage. The module includes the object and an image sensor which are integrated such that the illumination light transmitted through the object is incident on the image sensor. The stage has a circuit for receiving an output of the image sensor in a state where the module is loaded on the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: YUTAKA HIROSE, KEISUKE YAZAWA, SHINZO KOYAMA, YOSHIHISA KATO, HIDETO MOTOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170059844
    Abstract: An image output device according to the present disclosure includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image with a first resolution; a high-resolution image acquisition unit that acquires an image with a second resolution, being an image of higher resolution than the image with the first resolution; an enlargement input unit that accepts input of an enlargement ratio; a determination unit that determines whether or not an evaluation score determined based on the accepted enlargement ratio is higher than a certain value; and a transmission unit that transmits the image with the second resolution if the evaluation score is determined to be higher than the certain value, and does not transmit the image with the second resolution if the evaluation score is determined not to be higher than the certain value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: TAICHI SATO, HIDETO MOTOMURA, YOSHIHIDE SAWADA
  • Patent number: 9558551
    Abstract: An image measurement apparatus includes: a lighting unit that emits a first narrowband light with a bandwidth (i) narrower than a bandwidth of a visible light and (ii) including a dominant wavelength of a color of a positive cell nucleus; an image obtaining unit that obtains an examination image by capturing an image of a pathologic examination specimen to which the first narrowband light is emitted; a cell nuclei extracting unit that extracts pixels of positive cell nuclei from the examination image by comparing pixel values of the examination image with a predetermined threshold; a positive proportion calculating unit that calculates a proportion of the positive cell nuclei among cell nuclei included in the pathologic examination specimen, using the pixels of the positive cell nuclei extracted by the cell nuclei extracting unit; and an output unit that outputs the proportion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yoshikuni Sato
  • Publication number: 20160344908
    Abstract: A preparation includes an image sensor, a package, and a transparent plate. The image sensor has an imaging area on a front surface. The package is electrically connected to the image sensor. The transparent plate opposes the front surface of the image sensor with a mounting medium interposed therebetween. On the surface of the transparent plate, first and second grooves are formed. The image sensor is disposed between the first and second grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: HIDETO MOTOMURA, HIROYUKI MORI, HIROSHI MATSUMOTO, KATSUYA WATANABE, KIMINORI MIZUUCHI, NAOKI MATSUBARA