Patents by Inventor Hisakazu Shiraki

Hisakazu Shiraki 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: 11883120
    Abstract: Provided is a medical observation system that includes a first medical signal processing device including a first signal processing unit that acquires first image data corresponding to a result of image capturing of an affected part by a medical observation device and provides first signal processing to the first image data, and a second medical signal processing device including a second signal processing unit that acquires second image data corresponding to the result of image capturing from the first medical signal processing device through a predetermined network and provides second signal processing to the second image data. The second signal processing unit transmits information related to the second signal processing to the first medical signal processing device. The first signal processing unit controls the first signal processing based on the second signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takahashi, Kenji Takahashi, Hisakazu Shiraki, Masahito Yamane, Masaya Takemoto
  • Patent number: 11849913
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Hiroshi Ichiki, Hisakazu Shiraki, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Patent number: 11835702
    Abstract: A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Patent number: 11744440
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an endoscope system capable of providing an optimal video image to an operator in accordance with surgical scenes are provided. A processing mode determination unit determines, in accordance with surgical scenes, a processing mode for an in-vivo image captured by an imaging apparatus including an imaging element arranged so as to enable pixel shift processing, and an image combining unit processes an image output from the imaging apparatus, in accordance with the processing mode. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an endoscope system for imaging a living body with an endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisakazu Shiraki, Masahito Yamane, Kenji Takahasi, Takeshi Uemori, Kentaro Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20230177679
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first pixel signal acquisition unit that acquires a first pixel signal by photographing of a region of a biological tissue specimen, a range acquisition unit that acquires a pixel value range in the first pixel signal, a number-of-times determination unit that determines the number of times of photographing for at least a part of the region to be photographed of the biological tissue specimen based on the pixel value range, a second pixel signal acquisition unit that acquires a second pixel signal, which is a pixel signal of at least a part of the region to be photographed of the biological tissue specimen, the second pixel signal being obtained by being photographed according to the number of times of photographing, and an image generation unit that generates an output image based on at least a part of a plurality of the second pixel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Hisakazu SHIRAKI
  • Patent number: 11483473
    Abstract: An image processing part applies an image process by software to a surgical region image, and a display control part controls a display of the surgical region image to which the image process is applied. The image processing part produces a pre-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established before updating the software to the surgical region image and a post-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established after updating the software to the surgical region image, and the display control part controls a display of at least a portion of at least either one of the pre-update processed image or the post-update processed image. The present technique is applicable to a CCU of an endoscopic surgery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisakazu Shiraki, Takeshi Miyai, Kenji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220296082
    Abstract: A surgical information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a surgical image; a determination unit that determines whether additional information is attached to the surgical image acquired by the acquisition unit; and a processing unit that performs first image processing when the determination unit has determined that the additional information is not attached, and does not perform the first image processing when the determination unit has determined that the additional information is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Hisakazu SHIRAKI
  • Patent number: 11301964
    Abstract: To correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. [Solution] An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Hiroshi Ichiki, Hisakazu Shiraki, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Patent number: 11272167
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls display on the basis of a detection value indicating a focus state of a lens acquired from a stereoscopic imaging unit, and a captured image signal for a left eye and a captured image signal for a right eye acquired from the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisakazu Shiraki, Takeshi Miyai, Kentaro Fukazawa, Tadashi Morishige
  • Patent number: 11245884
    Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus including a ratio calculation unit that calculates a first ratio of a bit assignment relating to transmission of a biological image on the basis of image capture conditions and a bit assignment determination unit that determines the bit assignment on the basis of the first ratio. In addition, provided is a control system including an image capture apparatus that captures an image of an object, the control apparatus including the ratio calculation unit that calculates the first ratio on the basis of the image capture conditions relating to the object, the bit assignment determination unit that determines the bit assignment, an image processing unit that performs image processing based on the captured image and the bit assignment and generates the biological image, and an output apparatus that outputs the biological image based on the bit assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kikuchi, Hisakazu Shiraki, Masahito Yamane, Kenji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210369080
    Abstract: [Problem] To allow a plurality of doctors spatially isolated from each other to cooperate in a more preferable aspect. [Solution] A medical observation system includes: a first medical signal processing device including a first signal processing unit configured to acquire first image data corresponding to a result of image capturing of an affected part by a medical observation device and provide first signal processing to the first image data; and a second medical signal processing device including a second signal processing unit configured to acquire second image data corresponding to the result of image capturing from the first medical signal processing device through a predetermined network and provide second signal processing to the second image data. The second signal processing unit transmits information related to the second signal processing to the first medical signal processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: YASUAKI TAKAHASHI, KENJI TAKAHASHI, HISAKAZU SHIRAKI, MASAHITO YAMANE, MASAYA TAKEMOTO
  • Patent number: 11127116
    Abstract: A medical system including a medical imaging device, and circuitry that obtains a plurality of first images each having a different phase from the medical imaging device, combines each of the plurality of first images a plurality of times to generate a plurality of second images, wherein each time of the plurality of times that the plurality of first images are combined, a different candidate process is used in the combining, and selects one image from the plurality of second images as an output image for display, the selected one image being higher quality than any one of the plurality of first images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Takahasi, Kentaro Fukazawa, Hisakazu Shiraki, Masahito Yamane, Takeshi Uemori
  • Publication number: 20210287346
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: KENJI IKEDA, HIROSHI ICHIKI, HISAKAZU SHIRAKI, DAISUKE TSURU
  • Publication number: 20210220076
    Abstract: Proposed are a surgical information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of quickly grasping necessity of adjusting an illumination state, including an acquisition unit (110) that acquires an operative field image including an operative field illuminated by an illumination device (30) and first illumination information indicating an illumination state of the illumination device (30), and a presentation unit (130) that performs presentation based on the operative field image and the first illumination information acquired by the acquisition unit to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya TAKEMOTO, Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Hisakazu SHIRAKI, Yuki SUGIE
  • Publication number: 20210157118
    Abstract: A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki SUGIE, Hisakazu SHIRAKI
  • Patent number: 10993603
    Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an image processing method, and an endoscope system that can reduce a burden on a user. A parallax amount adjustment unit adjusts the parallax amount of a three-dimensional (3D) biological image of an imaged living organism, depending on whether the parallax of the 3D biological image puts a burden on a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisakazu Shiraki, Koji Kashima, Toru Mitome
  • Patent number: 10992917
    Abstract: [Object] Observation is made possible by switching between a stereoscopic vision image and a depth-of-field extended image correspondingly to a situation. [Solution] An image processing device according to the present disclosure, includes a photographing situation acquiring section that acquires information with regard to a photographing situation of an image for a left eye or an image for a right eye, and a determining section that determines correspondingly to the information with regard to the photographing situation whether to perform stereoscopic vision image processing for the image for a left eye or the image for a right eye, or whether to perform two-dimensional depth-of-field extension processing with at least one of the image for a left eye or the image for a right eye. With this, it becomes possible to observe by switching between a stereoscopic vision image and a depth-of-field extended image correspondingly to a situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takami Mizukura, Koji Kashima, Kenji Takahasi, Hisakazu Shiraki, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Publication number: 20210112197
    Abstract: An image processing part applies an image process by software to a surgical region image, and a display control part controls a display of the surgical region image to which the image process is applied. The image processing part produces a pre-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established before updating the software to the surgical region image and a post-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established after updating the software to the surgical region image, and the display control part controls a display of at least a portion of at least either one of the pre-update processed image or the post-update processed image. The present technique is applicable to a CCU of an endoscopic surgery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hisakazu SHIRAKI, Takeshi MIYAI, Kenji TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10966590
    Abstract: There is provided a surgical system including a monitoring sensor configured to sense a characteristic of a surgical site within a body, in a sensing region of the surgical site which includes at least a part of a region outside a display field of an endoscope, and circuitry configured to detect an occurrence of a medical abnormality in the region outside the display field of the endoscope based on a result of the sensing by the monitoring sensor, and generate notification information regarding the detected medical abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takahashi, Tomoyuki Hirayama, Hiroshi Ichiki, Masahito Yamane, Yuki Sugie, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Patent number: 10928622
    Abstract: A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Hisakazu Shiraki