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).

  • Patent number: 11487009
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwai, Hiroshi Iwamura, Osamu Shibata, Tomohiro Honda, Tomohito Nagata
  • Patent number: 11057706
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TRIGENCE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Yasuda, Jun-ichi Okamura, Hiroshi Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20200336834
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200296512
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10687141
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: TRIGENCE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Yasuda, Jun-ichi Okamura, Hiroshi Iwamura
  • Patent number: 10605896
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunyun Cao, Hirofumi Nishimura, Asako Hamada, Hiroshi Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20190293791
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi IWAI, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Osamu SHIBATA, Tomohiro HONDA, Tomohito NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20190058946
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190058947
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Akira YASUDA, Jun-ichi OKAMURA, Hiroshi IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180070175
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kensaku OBATA, Makoto MATSUMARU, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180045811
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: YUNYUN CAO, HIROFUMI NISHIMURA, ASAKO HAMADA, HIROSHI IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170245070
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Katsutoshi INAGAKI, Makoto MATSUMARU, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kensaku OBATA, Hiroya NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 8340353
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Iwamura
  • Patent number: 8311269
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20120059165
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Rikizou Furuya, Hiroki Ozawa, Eiji Toyofuku, Shinichi Kusaka, Hiroshi Iwamura, Daiki Sakai, Kazuki Nakayama, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110295013
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwamura, Yoshihiro Tarao
  • Publication number: 20110257392
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20110251385
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 7994315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuyama, Fumiaki Uehara, Hiroshi Iwamura, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110164786
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Iwamura