Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Shimazaki

Hiroaki Shimazaki 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: 20250226503
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery fastening member, a front-rear direction structural member, a plurality of right-left direction structural members, and a load transmitting member disposed in a vicinity of at least one side portion of a case, and fixed over the front-rear direction structural member and the right-left direction structural member. When a battery module is disposed on an inner side between two right-left direction structural members among the right-left direction structural members that are adjacent in a front-rear direction, and is fixed to the case by a connecting portion and a fastening portion, at least a part of an end portion of the load transmitting member on the front-rear direction structural member side is disposed on the inner side in the front-rear direction as compared with the fastening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OTAKE, Kotaro HORIGUCHI, Hiroaki SHIMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250226505
    Abstract: The protectability of battery module is enhanced. A battery pack includes: a case; a battery module including a bus bar at side-parts thereof in a lateral direction; and a battery fastening member including a member main body extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of fastening parts for fixing the battery module to both edge-parts of the member main body in the longitudinal direction and arranged on the side-parts side of the battery module in the lateral direction, in which the battery fastening member has an upper edge thereof arranged at a position higher than a lower edge of the bus bar, at least a part of the battery fastening member being thinly formed in a vertical direction, and the thinly formed part of the battery fastening member being arranged at a position lower than the lower edge of the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OTAKE, Kotaro HORIGUCHI, Hiroaki SHIMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240422298
    Abstract: A video processing method includes acquiring imaging information including an image obtained by imaging a plurality of videos respectively output by a plurality of video output devices as one video with an imaging device; calculating a first adjustment value for adjusting a color of a video output by a video output device based on the imaging information; acquiring a plurality of pieces of color information obtained by measuring respective colors of the plurality of videos; calculating a second adjustment value for adjusting a color of a video output by each of the video output device based on the plurality of pieces of color information and the first adjustment value; and outputting one, as the one video, of (i) a first video obtained by applying the first adjustment value to the video output device and (ii) a second video obtained by applying the second adjustment value to the video output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Kengo Hayashi, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Norimitsu Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10692181
    Abstract: A display device includes a wireframe image determining unit for determining whether an image indicated by image data is a wireframe image, a filter characteristic setting unit for setting filter characteristics to suppress a high frequency component of the image when the image indicated by the image data is not a wireframe image, and setting the filter characteristics to suppress more the high frequency component compared to when the image is not the wireframe image when the image indicated by the image is the wireframe image, a filtering processor for reducing the image indicated by the image data while performing filter processing on the image based on the set filter characteristics to generate a filtered image, a display processor for generating a display image, inputting the filtered image, and arranging the filtered image on the display image, and a display unit for displaying the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Shimazaki
  • Publication number: 20190026860
    Abstract: A display device includes a wireframe image determining unit for determining whether an image indicated by image data is a wireframe image, a filter characteristic setting unit for setting filter characteristics to suppress a high frequency component of the image when the image indicated by the image data is not a wireframe image, and setting the filter characteristics to suppress more the high frequency component compared to when the image is not the wireframe image when the image indicated by the image is the wireframe image, a filtering processor for reducing the image indicated by the image data while performing filter processing on the image based on the set filter characteristics to generate a filtered image, a display processor for generating a display image, inputting the filtered image, and arranging the filtered image on the display image, and a display unit for displaying the display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroaki SHIMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9323062
    Abstract: A split unit capable of providing a stereoscopic image having less laterality is provided. The split unit includes: a beam splitter which transmits first imaging light as a part of light incident on an incident surface of the beam splitter, and reflects second imaging light as another part of the light incident on the incident surface; and a reflecting member which reflects the second imaging light reflected by the beam splitter. At least one of a reflectance of the reflecting member and a beam splitting characteristic of the beam splitter is set based on the following formulae: T=d/(1+d) R=1?T where T (0?T?1) is a transmittance of the beam splitter, R (0?R?1) is a reflectance of the beam splitter, and d (0?d?1) is a reflectance of the reflecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Nagaishi, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Takashi Masuno, Osamu Kajino
  • Publication number: 20150097930
    Abstract: A first camera for capturing an image of a subject, a second camera for capturing an image of a subject, an optical component disposed on an optical path when the first camera images a subject, and on an optical path when the second camera images a subject, and an adjuster for adjusting a distance between an optical axis of the first camera and an optical axis of the second camera by moving at least one of the first camera and the second camera horizontally are included. The adjuster can move at least one of the first camera and the second camera horizontally in a wider range when a zoom ratio of the first camera and the second camera is a first ratio than when the zoom ratio is a second ratio that is lower than the first ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi MASUNO, Tatsuro JURI, Hiroaki SHIMAZAKI, Kenjiro TSUDA, Yuji NAGAISHI
  • Publication number: 20150098132
    Abstract: A split unit capable of providing a stereoscopic image having less laterality is provided. The split unit includes: a beam splitter which transmits first imaging light as a part of light incident on an incident surface of the beam splitter, and reflects second imaging light as another part of the light incident on the incident surface; and a reflecting member which reflects the second imaging light reflected by the beam splitter. At least one of a reflectance of the reflecting member and a beam splitting characteristic of the beam splitter is set based on the following formulae: T=d/(1+d) R=1?T where T (0?T?1) is a transmittance of the beam splitter, R (0?R?1) is a reflectance of the beam splitter, and d (0?d?1) is a reflectance of the reflecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yuji NAGAISHI, Hiroaki SHIMAZAKI, Kenjiro TSUDA, Takashi MASUNO, Osamu KAJINO
  • Patent number: 8699863
    Abstract: A video recording apparatus provides a slow motion effect or a quick motion effect by digitally converting the frame-rate instead of by changing the playback speed of the film, and using few recording media without requiring any special device at playing. A picture encoding part encodes only valid frames by changing a rate-controlling method so that a predetermined playing frame-rate is obtained at a standard data-rate at playing. And a TS multiplexing part multiplexes by converting a frequency of a standard STC clock by only a ratio of valid frame-rate and playing frame-rate, and generating values for PCR, PTS, and DTS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Hideaki Mita, Hiroshi Saito
  • Patent number: 8675979
    Abstract: A transcoder reduces the processing amount when a coded stream to which at least intra prediction is applied is transcoded into a coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder converts a first coded stream to at least part of which intra prediction is applied, into a second coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder includes a decoding unit that decodes the first coded stream to generate decoded image data; a prediction mode obtaining unit that obtains a prediction mode of intra prediction applied in decoding; and a coding unit that codes the decoded image data by applying the intra prediction or inter prediction to generate the second coded stream. A control unit controls causes the coding unit to use the prediction mode obtained by the prediction mode obtaining unit when the coding unit applies intra prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Chiba, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Yuki Kobayashi, Takashi Masuno, Katsuo Saigo, Yukinaga Seki, Hiroaki Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 8494050
    Abstract: Provided is a moving picture coding device which makes it possible to suppress deterioration in coding efficiency caused by flickers occurring at a time of high-speed capturing under fluorescent lamp lighting or the like. A moving picture coding device which codes a plurality of pictures obtained by capturing an object, the moving picture coding device including: a luminance information acquisition unit which acquires luminance information which indicates a luminance level of light in an environment where the object is captured; and a coding unit which codes the pictures, using a prediction coding method in which a picture type is applied in the coding of the pictures according to a flicker state of the light obtained from the luminance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Yuki Kobayashi, Takashi Masuno, Katsuo Saigo, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Takuma Chiba
  • Patent number: 8457485
    Abstract: Afforded is an optical element holder allowing high-accuracy stereo images to be taken. The holder includes: a rectangular parallelepiped beam splitter (5) having a rectangular incident surface (12); a pair of mutually opposing holding members (8) into which end portions of the beam splitter along the x-axis are fitted; and a base portion (9) and screws (10) that press on the holding members (8), drawing them toward each other. Each of the holding members (8) has a flat surface portion covering a lateral surface of the beam splitter (5), and a peripheral wall portion standing along the periphery of the flat surface potion. A width, along the x-axis, whereby the peripheral wall portion and a first light-exit surface opposing the incident surface (12) of the beam splitter (5) overlap is greater than a width, in the same orientation, whereby the incident surface (12) and the peripheral wall portion overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Masuno, Tatsuro Juri, Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Yuji Nagaishi
  • Patent number: 8422861
    Abstract: The present invention provides a content management device manages not to reproduce a part of contents in output source/destination concurrently, and manages to reproduce the whole contents in the original sequence continuously. A content management device is a device for managing reproduction of content from the first medium for which data corresponding to a part of the content output to the second medium. This device includes an outputting circuitry configured to output data corresponding to the part of the content, and a reproduction controller configured to disable reproduction of the part of the content recorded in the first medium when the outputting circuitry outputs the data corresponding to the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ohgose, Katsuo Saigo, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8315503
    Abstract: A link information generation apparatus records a link information file on a recording medium on which a first folder holding a still picture file that includes still picture data and still picture imaging time information and a second folder holding one or more moving picture files each of which includes moving picture data are recorded at positions that are not in a containment relationship with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno, Yuki Kobayashi, Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki
  • Publication number: 20120242803
    Abstract: A conventional device adjusts the convergence angle of its imaging unit in a manner that the left-and-right face detection areas are at the same coordinates and thus forms a stereo image that will be placed on a display screen during display, but fails to place a subject at an intended stereoscopic position. A stereo image capturing device (1000) detects a face area from a right image, detects a disparity using the left-and-right face areas, and sets the imaging parameters (the subject distance, focal length, stereo base, and convergence angle) to adjust the detected disparity to a disparity enabling the subject to be placed at an intended placement position. This device forms a stereo image having an appropriate stereoscopic effect in which a target subject is placed at an intended stereoscopic position. The device uses only a limited target area for face detection and thus requires less calculation for face detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Tatsuro Juri, Hiromichi Ono
  • Publication number: 20120236126
    Abstract: A conventional stereo image pickup device forms an appropriate stereo image by changing the stereo base in accordance with the distance to a subject, but fails to select an appropriate focal length or stereo base by simply using the subject distance without obtaining the subject size. A stereo image pickup device (1000) estimates the size of a subject in accordance with the imaging mode set in a typical two-dimensional camera, and estimates the subject distance using the estimated size of the subject and the focal length, and further calculates the stereo base that enables an optimum disparity to be achieved using the subject distance, determines the stereo base, and aligns the two imaging units (the first imaging unit (103) and the second imaging unit (104)). As a result, the stereo image pickup device forms a stereo image having an appropriate stereoscopic effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Tatsuro Juri, Hiromichi Ono
  • Patent number: 8249428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a content management device that enables to reproduce a content with original quality even after the content has been converted to have lower quality to be moved, and further enables to notify a user of information regarding the moved content. The content management device includes: a communication unit connected to a communication pathway and configured to output a copy of recorded content received via a communication pathway for storing on an external medium; a content control unit configured to control the output of the recorded content and disable the reproduction of the recorded content when the copy is output; and a content information output unit configured to output externally attribute information comprising at least reproduction status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuo Saigo, Kenjiro Tsuda, Hideyuki Ohgose, Hiroaki Shimazaki
  • Publication number: 20120163789
    Abstract: Afforded is an optical element holder allowing high-accuracy stereo images to be taken. The holder includes: a rectangular parallelepiped beam splitter (5) having a rectangular incident surface (12); a pair of mutually opposing holding members (8) into which end portions of the beam splitter along the x-axis are fitted; and a base portion (9) and screws (10) that press on the holding members (8), drawing them toward each other. Each of the holding members (8) has a flat surface portion covering a lateral surface of the beam splitter (5), and a peripheral wall portion standing along the periphery of the flat surface potion. A width, along the x-axis, whereby the peripheral wall portion and a first light-exit surface opposing the incident surface (12) of the beam splitter (5) overlap is greater than a width, in the same orientation, whereby the incident surface (12) and the peripheral wall portion overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Masuno, Tatsuro Juri, Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Yuji Nagaishi
  • Publication number: 20120163788
    Abstract: Stereoscopic imaging device that can take stereo images with the parallax between the left and right eyes being accurately established is afforded. The stereoscopic imaging device (11) includes: an optical branching device having an incident surface (35), a beam-splitter part (33) that splits light from the incident surface into two directions, an extension part (36), and a reflection part (38) that reflects at least a portion of the light bent by the beam splitter part (33) and bends the reflected light in the y-axis positive direction; a first camera (31) that takes left-eye images; and a second camera (32) that takes right-eye images. The respective optical axes of the optical system of the first camera (31) and of the optical system of the second camera (32) are parallel to the y-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Masuno, Tatsuro Juri, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yuji Nagaishi
  • Publication number: 20120163790
    Abstract: A stereo-image photographing apparatus enabling readily, short time-span realization of lens-barrel optical-axis adjustment in left- and right-eye imaging devices is afforded. The apparatus includes: a beam splitter having an incident surface of rectangular form, on which imaging light from a photographic subject is incident, an optically functional surface that reflects first imaging light, being a portion of incident imaging light, in a direction paralleling the shorter side of the rectangular form and that passes second imaging light being the remaining portion of the incident imaging light, a first light-exit surface through which the first imaging light exits, and a second light-exit surface through which the second imaging light exits; a first lens barrel directly facing the first light-exit surface; a second lens barrel directly facing the second light-exit surface; a first imaging device mounted on the first lens barrel; and a second imaging device mounted on the second lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Tatsuro Juri, Kenjiro Tsuda, Takashi Masuno, Yuji Nagaishi