Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Yamato
Hiroshi Yamato 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: 9990735Abstract: An image generating apparatus includes: a diagnosis image generating section that generates, as a diagnosis image for every first time interval, at least one of a moving image in which a predetermined part of a human body or an animal is photographed and temporally continuous images based on the moving image; an image target setting section that acquires, for the diagnosis image, a first image at a predetermined time and a second image for every second time interval longer than the first time interval from the predetermined time; a pixel color converting portion that converts, of pixels of the first image and the second image, colors of pixels satisfying a predetermined condition to be distinguishable; and a display image generating section that generates an image for display using the first image and the second image whose colors of the pixels have been converted by the pixel color converting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Osamu Toyama, Hiroshi Yamato
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Patent number: 9972088Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image analysis unit that performs image analysis processing on a plurality of frame images constituting a base dynamic image to obtain an overall analysis value, a statistical analysis unit that performs statistical analysis processing on a diagnostic region using the overall analysis value to obtain a first analysis value, a reference statistical value generating unit that outputs a reference statistical value, and a display unit that displays the first analysis value and the reference statistical value together.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Koichi Fujiwara, Osamu Toyama, Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9901317Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a dynamic image acquiring unit acquiring a dynamic image; a time range setting unit setting a first time range and a second time range in an overall time of the dynamic image; a thumbnail generating unit generating a first thumbnail image and a second thumbnail image that are still images obtained by performing statistical processing on frame images in the first time range and frame images in the second time range, respectively; and a display unit displaying the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image so that they can visually be compared with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Shimamura, Hiroshi Yamato, Osamu Toyama, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9886755Abstract: An image processing device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a medical video image obtained by imaging of lungs, a holding unit configured to hold a lung field motion model, the lung field motion model simulating lung field motion, and a processing unit configured to process the medical video image by using the lung field motion model.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Koichi Fujiwara, Osamu Toyama, Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura
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Patent number: 9836842Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a base period extracting unit extracting a first target region period based on a first periodic change being a periodic change of a target region in a base moving image acquired by a base moving image acquiring unit; a reference period extracting unit extracting a second target region period based on a second periodic change being a periodic change of the target region in a reference moving image acquired by a reference moving image acquiring unit; a period adjusting unit performing period adjusting processing of synchronizing, for the first target region period or the second target region period, the first periodic change and the second periodic change with each other at a particular phase; and a display image generating unit generating a display image allowing for comparison between the base moving image and the reference moving image after the period adjusting processing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura, Osamu Toyama, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9704242Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store corresponding information in which one or more images of one or more frame images included in a dynamic image and one or more calculation middle images generated from two or more frame images included in the dynamic image relative to the single pixel region for each pixel region including one or more pixels in a calculation result image having the statistic obtained by the calculation for a medical dynamic image as each pixel value; a specification unit configured to specify the one or more pixel regions in the calculation result image; and a determination unit configured to determine one or more output images based on one or more images corresponding to the one or more pixel regions specified by the specification unit in the corresponding information.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Koichi Fujiwara, Osamu Toyama, Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura
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Patent number: 9665935Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing technology capable of perceiving a motion of the shape of a target area.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura, Osamu Toyama, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9639952Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a moving image acquiring unit that acquires a moving image including a plurality of frame images a respiratory information acquiring unit that performs a respiratory information acquiring processing of acquiring respiratory information synchronized at times at which the frame images are captured, a blood-flow-restricted time determining unit that performs a blood-flow-restricted time determining processing of determining, on the basis of the respiratory information, a blood-flow-restricted time indicating a time at which the blood flow of the target region is assumed to be restricted due to respiration, and a blood flow analysis correcting unit that performs a blood-flow-analysis content correcting processing of excluding the frame image captured at the blood-flow-restricted time from targets for blood flow analysis or decreasing the blood-flow-analysis importance of the frame image compared with another time period.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Shimamura, Hiroshi Yamato, Osamu Toyama, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9569687Abstract: An image analysis device includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire a moving image showing a variation of a respiratory status, the moving image being formed with frame images including an image of a heart; an image analyzing unit configured to generate a first index indicating a cardiac status with respect to each of the frame images; and an index analyzing unit configured to derive a second index indicating lung function from a change caused in the first indexes by the respiratory status.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Shimamura, Osamu Toyama, Koichi Fujiwara, Hiroshi Yamato
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Patent number: 9492135Abstract: A dynamic radiographic imaging system includes a detecting section that detects periodic changes of a predetermined site of a subject; a recommended imaging (start) timing specifying section that specifies a recommended imaging start timing based on the detection result; a notifying section that makes a notification to a photographer in multiple stages as the recommended imaging start timing approaches; an operation unit that receives an instruction input from the photographer to start radiation imaging of the subject; and an image capturing control section that controls the radiation imaging in response to the instruction input by the operation unit. The dynamic radiographic imaging thus can be performed at an appropriate imaging timing without depending on the level of skill of the photographer for the body site that periodically changes such as the heart.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamato, Osamu Toyama, Kenta Shimamura
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Publication number: 20160120491Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a dynamic image acquiring unit acquiring a dynamic image; a time range setting unit setting a first time range and a second time range in an overall time of the dynamic image; a thumbnail generating unit generating a first thumbnail image and a second thumbnail image that are still images obtained by performing statistical processing on frame images in the first time range and frame images in the second time range, respectively; and a display unit displaying the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image so that they can visually be compared with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kenta SHIMAMURA, Hiroshi YAMATO, Osamu TOYAMA, Shintaro MURAOKA, Sho NOJI
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Patent number: 9332247Abstract: Provided is a technique that can reduce the fatigue of the eyes of an observer who observes a stereoscopic image. To attains this object, an image processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition section that obtains a base image; a second acquisition section that obtains pieces of base distance information an identification section that performs an identification process for, classifying an image space into a gaze area and a non-gaze area; a first generation section that performs a generation process for generating a derived image and pieces of derived distance information, the derived image and the pieces of derived distance information being obtained as a result of a blurring process being performed on an image in an area corresponding to the non-gaze area; and a second generation section that generates a pseudo image of the object based on the derived image and the pieces of derived distance information.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Hiroshi Yamato
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Publication number: 20160104283Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image analysis unit that performs image analysis processing on a plurality of frame images constituting a base dynamic image to obtain an overall analysis value, a statistical analysis unit that performs statistical analysis processing on a diagnostic region using the overall analysis value to obtain a first analysis value, a reference statistical value generating unit that outputs a reference statistical value, and a display unit that displays the first analysis value and the reference statistical value together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Koichi FUJIWARA, Osamu TOYAMA, Hiroshi YAMATO, Kenta SHIMAMURA, Shintaro MURAOKA, Sho NOJI
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Publication number: 20160098836Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing technology capable of perceiving a motion of the shape of a target area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi YAMATO, Kenta SHIMAMURA, Osamu TOYAMA, Shintaro MURAOKA, Sho NOJI
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Publication number: 20150310625Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a moving image acquiring unit that acquires a moving image including a plurality of frame images a respiratory information acquiring unit that performs a respiratory information acquiring processing of acquiring respiratory information synchronized at times at which the frame images are captured, a blood-flow-restricted time determining unit that performs a blood-flow-restricted time determining processing of determining, on the basis of the respiratory information, a blood-flow-restricted time indicating a time at which the blood flow of the target region is assumed to be restricted due to respiration, and a blood flow analysis correcting unit that performs a blood-flow-analysis content correcting processing of excluding the frame image captured at the blood-flow-restricted time from targets for blood flow analysis or decreasing the blood-flow-analysis importance of the frame image compared with another time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: KENTA SHIMAMURA, HIROSHI YAMATO, OSAMU TOYAMA, SHINTARO MURAOKA, SHO NOJI
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Publication number: 20150269726Abstract: An image analysis device includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire a moving image showing a variation of a respiratory status, the moving image being formed with frame images including an image of a heart; an image analyzing unit configured to generate a first index indicating a cardiac status with respect to each of the frame images; and an index analyzing unit configured to derive a second index indicating lung function from a change caused in the first indexes by the respiratory status.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: KENTA SHIMAMURA, Osamu Toyama, Koichi Fujiwara, Hiroshi Yamato
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Publication number: 20150262359Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store corresponding information in which one or more images of one or more frame images included in a dynamic image and one or more calculation middle images generated from two or more frame images included in the dynamic image relative to the single pixel region for each pixel region including one or more pixels in a calculation result image having the statistic obtained by the calculation for a medical dynamic image as each pixel value; a specification unit configured to specify the one or more pixel regions in the calculation result image; and a determination unit configured to determine one or more output images based on one or more images corresponding to the one or more pixel regions specified by the specification unit in the corresponding information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: KOICHI FUJIWARA, OSAMU TOYAMA, HIROSHI YAMATO, KENTA SHIMAMURA
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Publication number: 20150254841Abstract: An image processing device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a medical video image obtained by imaging of lungs, a holding unit configured to hold a lung field motion model, the lung field motion model simulating lung field motion, and a processing unit configured to process the medical video image by using the lung field motion model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: KOICHI FUJIWARA, OSAMU TOYAMA, HIROSHI YAMATO, KENTA SHIMAMURA
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Publication number: 20150254852Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a base period extracting unit extracting a first target region period based on a first periodic change being a periodic change of a target region in a base moving image acquired by a base moving image acquiring unit; a reference period extracting unit extracting a second target region period based on a second periodic change being a periodic change of the target region in a reference moving image acquired by a reference moving image acquiring unit; a period adjusting unit performing period adjusting processing of synchronizing, for the first target region period or the second target region period, the first periodic change and the second periodic change with each other at a particular phase; and a display image generating unit generating a display image allowing for comparison between the base moving image and the reference moving image after the period adjusting processing is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamato, Kenta Shimamura, Osamu Toyama, Shintaro Muraoka, Sho Noji
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Patent number: 9109891Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereo camera which includes: a main camera which photographs a first image; a sub-camera which has camera parameters different from those of the main camera and photographs a second image; a distance information acquiring part which associates each pixel in the first and second images and acquires distance information including parallax information; and a right/left image generating part which generates a stereo view image based on one of the first and second images and the distance information.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.Inventor: Hiroshi Yamato