Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Aoki

Hitoshi Aoki 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: 20160338573
    Abstract: A camera system for monitoring the inside of a body having excellent work efficiency is suggested. The camera system for monitoring the inside of a body includes: a cable (12) in which one end is connected to the imaging part; a first auxiliary tool (8) which is connected to the other end of the cable (12); and a second auxiliary tool (7) which includes a holding unit (7g) which holds a held unit (8g) provided in the first auxiliary tool (8), and a rod-like unit (7x) connected to the holding unit (7g), and which draws out the held unit (8g) toward the outside of the body from the inside of the body through the inside of a tube-like device (6) of which one end is guided toward the inside of the body, in a state of being held by the holding unit (7g).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi AOKI, Toshihisa GOTOH, Kei URAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160331222
    Abstract: A camera system for monitoring the inside of a body, which is easily used and can be installed during a short period of time, is suggested. A drawing auxiliary tool (7) having a wire structure guides a camera unit (11) and a camera side cable (12) in which one end part is connected to the camera unit (11) from the outside of the body toward the inside of the body via a first hole provided on a body wall, and draws out the other end part of the camera side cable (12) from the inside of the body toward the outside of the body via a second hole provided on the body wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hitoshi AOKI, Kishoh TAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20160278082
    Abstract: A communications apparatus is provided that determines a timing of starting a period when a communications group, to which other communications apparatuses belong, can perform communications, based on a beacon signal that was received in a predetermined period; transmits a signal that requests obtaining of information to the other communications apparatuses, according to the determined timing; and obtains information from each of the other communications apparatuses. The communications apparatus transmits the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a first communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the first communications group, and the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a second communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the second communications group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20160263350
    Abstract: A camera system (1) for monitoring the inside of a body (1), includes: a camera support tube (13) of which one end part (13a) is inserted into the body; a camera unit (11) which joins with the support tube inside the body; a camera side cable (12) which is connected to the camera unit, and is drawn out toward the outside of the body through the camera support tube; a control system (3) which includes at least a display (18); and a string-like member (38) which directly or indirectly fixes the camera support tube to the body surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kei URAKAWA, Toshihisa GOTOH, Tsuguhisa INOUE, Kishoh TAKAMATSU, Hitoshi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160249900
    Abstract: An expansible elastic tube (1) in which gas is encapsulated, a medical instrument (an endoscopic camera 2) secured to the tip of the elastic tube (1), a non-expansive tube (3) that is connected to the other end of the elastic tube (1) in such a way as to communicate therewith, the non-expansive tube (3) in which gas is encapsulated, an inextensible body (4) having flexibility, the inextensible body (4) fixed to the elastic tube (1) in a longitudinal direction, a connecting tube (5) having the shape of a hollow circular cylinder and having flexibility and a non-expansive property, the connecting tube (5) connected to the non-expansive tube (3), and a control device (20) which performs variable control of the air pressure inside the elastic tube (1) are provided, and the air pressure is controlled by the control device (20), whereby the elastic tube (1) is made to expand and contract on the side opposite to the inextensible body (4) and the elastic tube (1) is curved at an arbitrary angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hitoshi AOKI, Kazunori MORITA, Kazuhiro TANIGUCHI, Masazumi OKAJIMA, Satoshi IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20160242635
    Abstract: An in-vivo monitoring camera system that includes: a camera support tube (13) of which one end part is introduced into a body; a camera unit (11) which joins with the camera support tube in the body; a joining portion which joins the camera unit and the support tube to each other; a camera side cable (12) which is connected to the camera unit, and is drawn out toward the outside of the body through the camera support tube; a control system which is on the outside of the body, is connected to the camera side cable, and includes at least a display apparatus; and a cooling system (77) which cools the camera support tube to which heat of the imaging unit is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa INOUE, Toshihisa GOTOH, Kishoh TAKAMATSU, Kei URAKAWA, Hitoshi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160234408
    Abstract: An intracorporeal-monitoring camera system provided with a support tube whose one end is introduced in a body, an imaging portion that is joined to the support tube in the body, a joining portion that joins the imaging portion and the support tube together, a cable that is connected with the imaging portion and drawn out to an outside of the body through the support tube, and a control system that is provided on the outside of the body, connected with the cable, and includes at least a display device. A slit is formed in the support tube so that the cable is placed in the support tube from a side of the support tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kei URAKAWA, Toshihisa GOTOH, Tsuguhisa INOUE, Kishoh TAKAMATSU, Hitoshi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160143510
    Abstract: The invention is provided with: a camera support tube (13) one end part of which is introduced into a body; a camera unit (11) which is joined to the camera support tube inside the body; a support tube joining portion (14) which joins the camera unit and the camera support tube; a camera-side cable (12) which is connected to the camera unit and led out to an outside of the body through the camera support tube; and a control system that is provided outside the body is connected to the camera-side cable, and includes at least a display (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihisa GOTOH, Tsuguhisa INOUE, Kei URAKAWA, Hitoshi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160067493
    Abstract: An electric stimulator that effectively improves the brain function of patients suffering from brain disorders by applying electric stimulation to the brain of the patient effectively. The electric stimulator can include main electrodes H to be stuck to particular sites of the patient's body extending from the neck part to the head tip part. The particular site may be the temple part, the forehead part above the eyes, the cheek part and the rear neck part. The electric signal to be applied to the main electrodes H is set so as for weak electric current of 100 ?A or less to flow through the patient's body and stimulate the brain. In addition to the application of electric stimulation by the main electrodes H, auxiliary electrodes S may be stuck to the back of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: Nihon Medix Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke YAMAKAWA, Norikazu YOSHIOKA, Hitoshi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160065667
    Abstract: There are a first search for searching for another communication device by designating a wireless network, and a second search for searching for another communication device without designation of a wireless network. It is controlled to perform the second search together with the first search in accordance with one search instruction from a user. The result of the first search and the result of the second search are displayed to be able to discriminate them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20160006854
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus performs a voice communication with a counterpart device which comprises a voice communication function through a voice communication unit. The information processing apparatus performs voice recognition processing of first voice and second voice, the first voice is the voice which is transmitted to the counterpart device by a voice communication through the voice communication unit, the second voice is the voice which is input from the counterpart device, and searches one or more applications according to a recognition result of the voice recognition unit. The information processing apparatus displays an object for starting the application searched on a display section. Thereby, the information processing apparatus prevents starting the application which is not intended by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Michio Aizawa, Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150294172
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain biological information of a person and a determination unit configured to determine, based on a state of the biological information of a plurality of persons including a specific person, processing allowed for a person who is not the specific person. The processing is performed by the information processing apparatus. The determination unit is configured to determine processing which is allowed for the person other than the specific person in relation to positional relation between the specific person and the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150245317
    Abstract: A communication device joins a wireless network and performs direct communication with another communication device that has joined the wireless network. The communication device performs, while performing direct communication with a first other communication device, determination of at least one of whether the communication device is performing direct communication with a second other communication device that is different from the first other communication device or whether the first other communication device is performing direct communication with a third other communication device. The communication device restricts switching of a channel for the direct communication with the first other communication device if the communication device is performing direct communication with the second other communication device or if the first other communication device is performing direct communication with the third other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150245400
    Abstract: A communication device has a first function for forming a network, a second function for joining a network formed by a first other communication device, and a third function for communicating with a second other communication device that has joined the network formed by the first other communication device, through a direct connection based on the network formed by the first other communication device, when the communication device has joined, using the second function, the network formed by the first other communication device, and controls the third function so as to restrict processing for the direct connection using the third function, when the network has been formed by the first function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150245399
    Abstract: A communication device establishes a first connection to a first other communication device, establishes, based on the first connection, a second connection to a second other communication device that is connected to the first other communication device, while the first connection has been established, and then performs direct communication with the second other communication device using the second connection. The communication device determines whether an operation mode of the first connection is a mode in which a periodic search for other networks is performed while a network has been established by the first connection. If the operation mode is the mode in which the periodic search is performed, the communication device restricts at least one of establishment of the second connection and switching of a channel in the second connection while the first connection has been established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: 8964631
    Abstract: A communication apparatus which is configured to receive a plurality of frames continuously transmitted or a plurality of frames transmitted as one frame from a transmission apparatus, the apparatus comprising: control unit adapted to control communication processing with the transmission apparatus; switching unit adapted to switch between a power saving mode of reducing power consumption by stopping a predetermined function and a normal mode of also making the predetermined function operate; and request unit adapted to request the transmission apparatus to stop transmitting the plurality of frames continuously transmitted or the plurality of frames transmitted as the one frame, when the switching unit switches from the normal mode to the power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: 8886978
    Abstract: A multiprocessor system configured to share processes by a main system having a first processor and a subsystem having a second processor, comprises a first shared memory configured to receive accesses from the main system and the subsystem, a second memory configured to receive access from the subsystem at a power saving mode, a stop unit configured to stop accesses from the main system and the subsystem to the first shared memory when the subsystem enters the power saving mode, and a switching unit configured to switch an access destination of the subsystem from the first shared memory to the second memory when the subsystem enters the power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: 8870425
    Abstract: In a lamp body, a second reflective surface, which reflects light reflected from a first reflective surface to a front side again so as to emit the light toward the front side, is formed on a back surface of a lens main body; fixing portions protrude outward from an outer peripheral portion of the lens main body and are fixed to a seating section; the first reflective surface is formed in a shape of a band which extends in one direction and of which both end portions reach the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body; constricted portions, which are recessed inward, are formed at the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body near at least one of the both end portions of the first reflective surface; and the fixing portions are disposed in the constricted portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Furukawa, Hitoshi Aoki, Koji Fukura, Daisen Kojima, Naoki Akita, Taku Saito, Hidemi Tanaka, Seiji Hasegawa, Kosuke Shiohama
  • Publication number: 20130057582
    Abstract: A display control apparatus capable of displaying information about an object detected from a captured image causes a display unit to display information corresponding to even an object that cannot be detected from the captured image, if the information is relevant to a query input by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130013944
    Abstract: A multiprocessor system configured to share processes by a main system having a first processor and a subsystem having a second processor, comprises a first shared memory configured to receive accesses from the main system and the subsystem, a second memory configured to receive access from the subsystem at a power saving mode, a stop unit configured to stop accesses from the main system and the subsystem to the first shared memory when the subsystem enters the power saving mode, and a switching unit configured to switch an access destination of the subsystem from the first shared memory to the second memory when the subsystem enters the power saving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi AOKI