Patents by Inventor Isao Totsuka
Isao Totsuka 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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Publication number: 20240078831Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11854288Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20210286987Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11055522Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20190180093Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10275645Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 10255491Abstract: To appropriately guide a subject person while protecting a privacy of the subject person despite use of an captured image of the subject person, a guidance system includes: an image capturing unit capable of capturing an image containing a subject person from a first direction; a detection unit that detects a size of an image of the subject person from the image captured by the image capturing unit; and a guidance unit that provides guidance for the subject person based on a detection result of the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama
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Publication number: 20180039827Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20150235077Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9047751Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20130321625Abstract: Provided is an electronic device capable of controlling an appropriate voice device, the electronic device including: an acquisition device that acquires an image capturing result from at least one image capturing device capable of capturing an image containing a subject person; a control device configured to control a voice device located outside an image capturing region of the image capturing device in accordance with the image capturing result of the image capturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masamitsu Yanagihara, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Satoshi Hagiwara, Isao Totsuka, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Tomoyuki Matsuyama
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Publication number: 20130242074Abstract: To appropriately guide a subject person while protecting a privacy of the subject person despite use of an captured image of the subject person, a guidance system includes: an image capturing unit capable of capturing an image containing a subject person from a first direction; a detection unit that detects a size of an image of the subject person from the image captured by the image capturing unit; and a guidance unit that provides guidance for the subject person based on a detection result of the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama
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Publication number: 20120250944Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi