Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Iwamura
Hiroshi Iwamura 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).
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Patent number: 11487009Abstract: An image capture control device includes a recognition unit that determines whether a peripheral situation corresponds to a predetermined situation based on image data, and a controller that controls an infrared light irradiation unit to increase a pulse number of transmission pulses to be emitted to a target, when the recognition unit determines that the peripheral situation corresponds to the predetermined situation.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Iwai, Hiroshi Iwamura, Osamu Shibata, Tomohiro Honda, Tomohito Nagata
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Patent number: 11057706Abstract: A speaker driving device includes a first calculation unit, a first driving signal generation unit and a third calculation unit. The first calculation unit outputs a first calculation signal obtained from a first input signal based on response characteristics according to a first parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit. The first driving signal generation unit generates a first driving signal based on a second driving signal and the first calculation signal. The first driving signal drives a first output speaker unit. The third calculation unit generates a third calculation signal from a second input signal based on response characteristics according to a third parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a third speaker unit. The second driving signal generation unit generates the second driving signal based on the first driving signal and the third calculation signal. The second driving signal drive a second output speaker unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TRIGENCE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Akira Yasuda, Jun-ichi Okamura, Hiroshi Iwamura
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Publication number: 20200336834Abstract: A speaker driving device includes a first calculation unit, a first driving signal generation unit and a third calculation unit. The first calculation unit outputs a first calculation signal obtained from a first input signal based on response characteristics according to a first parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit. The first driving signal generation unit generates a first driving signal based on a second driving signal and the first calculation signal. The first driving signal drives a first output speaker unit. The third calculation unit generates a third calculation signal from a second input signal based on response characteristics according to a third parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a third speaker unit. The second driving signal generation unit generates the second driving signal based on the first driving signal and the third calculation signal. The second driving signal drive a second output speaker unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
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Publication number: 20200296512Abstract: A speaker driving device including a setting part setting at least one parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit as a first parameter; a first calculator configured to change a first frequency response based on the first parameter, the changed first frequency response being applied to an input signal; and a driving signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for driving a speaker unit based on a first calculation signal, the first calculation signal being obtained by applying the changed first frequency response to the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
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Patent number: 10687141Abstract: A speaker driving device including a setting part setting at least one parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit as a first parameter; a first calculator configured to change a first frequency response based on the first parameter, the changed first frequency response being applied to an input signal; and a driving signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for driving a speaker unit based on a first calculation signal, the first calculation signal being obtained by applying the changed first frequency response to the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: TRIGENCE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Akira Yasuda, Jun-ichi Okamura, Hiroshi Iwamura
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Patent number: 10605896Abstract: A first data group, which indicates reflection wave intensities from reflection points for radar directions indicating directions in which the corresponding reflection points exist relative to a radar apparatus and distances from the radar apparatus to the reflection points, and a second data group, which indicates Doppler velocities of the reflection points for the radar directions and the distances from the radar apparatus to the reflection points, are used to generate a third data group, which indicates the reflection wave intensities of the reflection points. A radar moving direction relative to a moving direction of the vehicle for each frame is generated based on the third data group. The radar moving direction when the moving direction of the vehicle is straight ahead is estimated using the radar moving direction in a predetermined number of frames, and the radar installation angle is calculated using the estimated radar moving direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunyun Cao, Hirofumi Nishimura, Asako Hamada, Hiroshi Iwamura
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Publication number: 20190293791Abstract: An image capture control device includes a recognition unit that determines whether a peripheral situation corresponds to a predetermined situation based on image data, and a controller that controls an infrared light irradiation unit to increase a pulse number of transmission pulses to be emitted to a target, when the recognition unit determines that the peripheral situation corresponds to the predetermined situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi IWAI, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Osamu SHIBATA, Tomohiro HONDA, Tomohito NAGATA
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Publication number: 20190058946Abstract: A speaker driving device including a setting part setting at least one parameter defining an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit as a first parameter; a first calculator configured to change a first frequency response based on the first parameter, the changed first frequency response being applied to an input signal; and a driving signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for driving a speaker unit based on a first calculation signal, the first calculation signal being obtained by applying the changed first frequency response to the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
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Publication number: 20190058947Abstract: A speaker driving device including a setting part configured to set at least one parameter stipulating an equivalent circuit of a first speaker unit as a first parameter, a first calculator configured to change a first frequency response based on the first parameter, the changed first frequency response being applied to an input signal, the first calculator configured to perform amplitude control on a signal obtained with the changed first frequency response to output a first calculation signal, and a driving signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for driving a speaker unit based on the first calculation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
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Publication number: 20180070175Abstract: When musical piece is reproduced and outputted, an attribute information acquisition unit acquires attribute information for the musical piece. An attribute information acquisition unit transmits, to a management device, the attribute information as attribute specification information. In the management device, when the attribute specification information has been received, a derivation unit acquires, from adjustment information in a storage unit, octave band information for setting, musical instrument frequency of appearance for setting, and L/R phase difference information for setting that correspond to the attribute specification information. On this basis, the derivation unit generates sound quality adjustment setting value updating information, speaker setting updating information, and signal processing setting updating information, and transmits, to a sound device, these pieces of information as setting updating information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Kensaku OBATA, Makoto MATSUMARU, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi IWAMURA
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Publication number: 20180045811Abstract: A first data group, which indicates reflection wave intensities from reflection points for radar directions indicating directions in which the corresponding reflection points exist relative to a radar apparatus and distances from the radar apparatus to the reflection points, and a second data group, which indicates Doppler velocities of the reflection points for the radar directions and the distances from the radar apparatus to the reflection points, are used to generate a third data group, which indicates the reflection wave intensities of the reflection points. A radar moving direction relative to a moving direction of the vehicle for each frame is generated based on the third data group. The radar moving direction when the moving direction of the vehicle is straight ahead is estimated using the radar moving direction in a predetermined number of frames, and the radar installation angle is calculated using the estimated radar moving direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: YUNYUN CAO, HIROFUMI NISHIMURA, ASAKO HAMADA, HIROSHI IWAMURA
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Publication number: 20170245070Abstract: A derivation unit (240) determines, as a specified rhythm component of a musical piece, a rhythm component detected within a predetermined time range including a time of reception of tap timing information TAP and derives a first frequency band the spectrum intensity of which is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The derivation unit (240) also determines, as an unspecified rhythm component, a rhythm component detected outside the predetermined time range including the time of reception of the tap timing information TAP and derives a second frequency band the spectrum intensity of which is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. Thereafter, a calculation unit (250) calculates a third frequency band, which is included in the first frequency band and which does not include the second frequency band, and then transmits, to a filter unit (260), a passed-frequency designation BPC that designates the third frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Katsutoshi INAGAKI, Makoto MATSUMARU, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kensaku OBATA, Hiroya NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 8340353Abstract: A close-up shot detection device includes motion detection element that calculates the amount of motion between at least two frames or fields constituting a video image every predetermined unit which is composed of one pixel or a plurality of adjacent pixels constituting the frame or field; binarization element that binarizes the calculated amount of motion; large-area specifying element that specifies, as a large area, a connected area in which the number of units is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, among connected areas which are obtained by connecting a predetermined number of units having the same binarized amount of motion; and close-up shot specifying element that, when at least one of preset criteria for the specified large area satisfies a predetermined condition, specifies a frame or field having the specified large area as a close-up shot. Consequently, a close-up shot can be easily and rapidly detected.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Iwamura
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Patent number: 8311269Abstract: Frequency analysis is performed on an image signal on a pixel by pixel basis or on a block by block basis, each block including a plurality of pixels, for each frame of the image signal. Then, a motion level or blur level is calculated on a pixel by pixel basis or on a block by block basis in accordance with a result of the frequency analysis. After the calculated motion level or blur level is converted into a binary value, 2-dimensional continuous regions are detected and a large region is extracted from the detected regions. It is then determined whether the large region is a blocker part based on at least one of an area ratio, a shape, and a position of the large region.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Iwamura
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Publication number: 20120059165Abstract: A production method of an optically active 2-{4-(5-substituted-oxadiazolyl) phenyl}morpholine which is useful as an intermediate for synthesizing a pharmaceutical agent is provided and the method comprises the following steps 1) to 4): 1) reacting a bromophenylmorpholine with a hexacyanoferrate(II) or a hydrate thereof at a temperature of from 110° C. to 140° C. in a reaction mixture comprising a Na2CO3, an organophosphorus compound, and a palladium catalyst in a polar aprotic solvent alone or combination of a polar aprotic solvent and other polar aprotic solvent or hydrocarbon solvent to give a cyanophenylmorpholine; 2) reacting the cyanophenylmorpholine with hydroxylamine or hydroxylamine hydrochloride at a temperature of from 10° C. to 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: SANOFIInventors: Rikizou Furuya, Hiroki Ozawa, Eiji Toyofuku, Shinichi Kusaka, Hiroshi Iwamura, Daiki Sakai, Kazuki Nakayama, Kazutoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110295013Abstract: Provision of an industrial method of producing a 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative in a high yield at a low cost. A production method of 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative (1) or a salt thereof according to the following steps. [step 1] a step of subjecting a piperidone compound (2) and an aniline compound (3) to a reductive amination reaction to give to a compound (4) [step 2] a step of reacting the compound (4) with di-t-alkyl dicarbonate or N,N?-disuccinimidyl carbonate to give the 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative (1) wherein R1 is optionally substituted alkyl or an optionally substituted cyclic group, and R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted aryl.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Hiroshi Iwamura, Yoshihiro Tarao
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Publication number: 20110257392Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to a production method of an compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. According to the production method of the present invention, an optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
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Publication number: 20110251385Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to a production method of an compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. According to the production method of the present invention, an optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
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Patent number: 7994315Abstract: Production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, or a compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: or wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. An optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-AventisInventors: Masahiro Okuyama, Fumiaki Uehara, Hiroshi Iwamura, Kazutoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110164786Abstract: A close-up shot detection device includes motion detection element that calculates the amount of motion between at least two frames or fields constituting a video image every predetermined unit which is composed of one pixel or a plurality of adjacent pixels constituting the frame or field; binarization element that binarizes the calculated amount of motion; large-area specifying element that specifies, as a large area, a connected area in which the number of units is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, among connected areas which are obtained by connecting a predetermined number of units having the same binarized amount of motion; and close-up shot specifying element that, when at least one of preset criteria for the specified large area satisfies a predetermined condition, specifies a frame or field having the specified large area as a close-up shot. Consequently, a close-up shot can be easily and rapidly detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2007Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Iwamura