Patents by Inventor Issei Yokoyama
Issei Yokoyama 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: 20200333248Abstract: The present invention intends to enable light path length to be kept the same between sample measurement and reference measurement and thereby improve measurement accuracy, and is an optical analyzer that analyzes a sample flowing through a pipe having translucency. In addition, the optical analyzer includes: a light source unit that has a light source and a condenser lens; a light detection unit that detects light of the light source unit; and a support mechanism that movably supports the light source unit and the light detection unit. Further, the support mechanism moves the light source unit and the light detection unit between a sample measurement position and a reference measurement position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya ONODA, Issei YOKOYAMA, Tomoko SEKO
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Publication number: 20180039407Abstract: A display device includes an image acquisition section adapted to obtain a plurality of image signals, a display section adapted to display images represented by the image signals obtained by the image acquisition section, a position detection section adapted to detect a position pointed by a pointer on a screen displayed by the display section, a drawing section adapted to perform drawing in the screen in accordance with the position detected by the position detection section, an operation detection section adapted to detect an operation performed by the pointer on the screen, and a screen split section adapted to split the screen displayed by the display section into a plurality of areas in accordance with the position detected by the position detection section, and allocate the images represented by the image signals obtained by the image acquisition section to the respective areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Issei YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20180003626Abstract: In order to provide a gas concentration measurement apparatus that suppresses any change in the temperature of an optical fiber, and also makes it difficult for any effects to appear in the measurement accuracy due to air from the surrounding environment penetrating the optical path of the measurement light while using only a simple structure and without causing any excessive energy consumption there are provided a first sealing component provided between an incident surface of a gas cell and a first end surface that is formed at a periphery of an emission aperture of a light-emitting unit so as to enclose the periphery of the emission aperture, and a second sealing component provided between an emission surface of the gas cell and a second end surface that is formed at a periphery of an incident aperture of a light-receiving unit so as to enclose the periphery of the incident aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: HORIBA, LTD.Inventors: Kimihiko ARIMOTO, Issei YOKOYAMA, Tomoko SEKO, Yutaro TSUCHISAKA, Daisuke KITAKI, Yasuo FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 9557261Abstract: The present invention improves an S/N ratio and light intensity resolution provided by an A/D converter, and an analyzer includes: a measurement cell irradiated with light during sample measurement; a dimming element irradiated with the light during reference measurement; an amplifier configured to amplify an analog light intensity signal outputted from a light detector; an A/D converter configured to convert the analog light intensity signal into a digital light intensity signal; and an arithmetic device configured to calculate absorbance using a digital sample light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the sample measurement and a digital reference light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the reference measurement, wherein an amplification factor of the amplifier is set such that the analog reference light intensity signal and the analog sample light intensity signal become less than or equal to a full scale of the A/D converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: HORIBA, Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Yada, Shun Kuroda, Issei Yokoyama, So Takagi, Yoko Nakai
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Publication number: 20160259490Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section configured to display an image on a screen, a detecting section configured to detect the position of an indicator on the screen, a determining section configured to determine, when a start point or an end point of a track of the position of the indicator detected by the detecting section is present at an end or on the outside of the screen and a part of the track is present in an inner region of the screen, a dividing position of the screen according to the track, and a control section configured to divide the screen into a plurality of regions in the dividing position determined by the determining section and control the display section to display different images in the plurality of regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9170767Abstract: A terminal device includes: an image generating unit generates a configuration change image used for changing a configuration of an entire image displayed by a display device which includes an individual image on the basis of image information supplied from one or more terminal devices; and an input unit to which operation information representing an operation relating to a change in the configuration is input. The configuration change image represents an arrangement of the individual image in the entire image and includes an individual-image arranging area divided into a plurality of display target areas and an icon arranging area including the icon of each of the terminal devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Issei Yokoyama, Tomohiro Nomizo
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Patent number: 9160994Abstract: A terminal device connected with a display device includes: an input unit to which operation information is inputted; an image generating unit which generates a configuration designation image including a position designation area corresponding to a display area of the display device and an icon arrangement area where an icon corresponding to an image that can be designated in relation to the position designation area is arranged; and a setting unit which designates an icon to be arranged in the icon arrangement area in relation to the position designation area, based on the operation information, and thereby sets an image corresponding to the icon as a display image in the display area. The icon includes a first icon corresponding to an image supplied from the terminal device connected with the display device and a second icon corresponding to a predetermined pattern image.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9002947Abstract: A display device includes: a display-side communication section adapted to receive image configuration alteration request information related to a configuration of a first image and image information of at least one second image constituting the first image from at least one terminal device; a display-side image generation section adapted to generate the first image based on the image configuration alteration request information and the image information; and a display-side display section adapted to display the first image.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takeaki Arizumi, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Issei Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20140185049Abstract: The present invention improves an S/N ratio and light intensity resolution provided by an A/D converter, and an analyzer includes: a measurement cell irradiated with light during sample measurement; a dimming element irradiated with the light during reference measurement; an amplifier configured to amplify an analog light intensity signal outputted from a light detector; an A/D converter configured to convert the analog light intensity signal into a digital light intensity signal; and an arithmetic device configured to calculate absorbance using a digital sample light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the sample measurement and a digital reference light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the reference measurement, wherein an amplification factor of the amplifier is set such that the analog reference light intensity signal and the analog sample light intensity signal become less than or equal to a full scale of the A/D converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: HORIBA, Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Yada, Shun Kuroda, Issei Yokoyama, So Takagi, Yoko Nakai
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Patent number: 8687019Abstract: An image display system includes an image display device and an image information processing device. The image display device includes a display side input section receiving a plurality of pieces of image information and cursor position information, an image combining/displaying section for displaying a composite image of the plurality of pieces of image information, and a cursor display section for displaying a cursor based on the cursor position information.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Issei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8666526Abstract: A transmission device includes: a reproduction audio producing unit which produces reproduction audio; a continuous audio producing unit which produces continuous audio; a synthesized audio producing unit which synthesizes the reproduction audio and the continuous audio to produce synthesized audio; a capture audio data producing unit which captures the synthesized audio to produce capture audio data; and a transmitting unit which transmits the capture audio data to a reproduction device.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Issei Yokoyama, Masahiko Honda, Tomohiro Nomizo, Toru Karasawa
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Patent number: 8390812Abstract: To make it possible to alter a cell length with reduction of a manufacturing cost so that a spacer can be securely positioned at a desired position, a cell includes: a pair of optical windows sandwiching a flow channel; a cell body provided with an accommodating recess and a solution introduction part and a solution deriving part; a pair of light transmitting members in the accommodating recess and forming the pair of optical windows; a spacer defining a distance between the opposing surfaces of the pair of light transmitting members; and a pressing mechanism for pressing the light transmitting members and the spacer toward the bottom surface of the accommodating recess so as to form the flow channel, wherein a positioning recess having a shape corresponding to the spacer is provided on at least one of the opposing surfaces and the spacer is fitted therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: HORIBA, Ltd.Inventors: Issei Yokoyama, Kimihiko Arimoto
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Patent number: 8295612Abstract: Change image detecting devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a determination unit partially compares a first image and a reference image and determines whether there is a change therebetween. If the determination unit determines no change between the first image and the reference image, the change image detecting unit selects a second image, which is temporally later than the first image and stored in a first storing unit, as a new image to be processed and the determination unit partially compares the second image and the reference image at a different position than previously compared and determines whether there is a change between the second image and the reference image. If the determination unit determines change between the first image and the reference image, a change image detecting unit detects the first image stored in the first storing unit as the change image, and stores the first image in the second storing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20120236023Abstract: A terminal device connected with a display device includes: an input unit to which operation information is inputted; an image generating unit which generates a configuration designation image including a position designation area corresponding to a display area of the display device and an icon arrangement area where an icon corresponding to an image that can be designated in relation to the position designation area is arranged; and a setting unit which designates an icon to be arranged in the icon arrangement area in relation to the position designation area, based on the operation information, and thereby sets an image corresponding to the icon as a display image in the display area. The icon includes a first icon corresponding to an image supplied from the terminal device connected with the display device and a second icon corresponding to a predetermined pattern image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8170348Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines whether a reference image and an image of interest are different or the same. A determination unit determines whether a comparative image formed by a part or entirety of the image of interest and an image corresponding to the comparative image in the reference image are different or the same. A decision unit decides whether a next comparative image should be a part or entirety of the image of interest in accordance with the result of the determination. An acquisition unit acquires the comparative image from the image of interest in accordance with result of the decision.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20120026189Abstract: A projector includes: a display-side communication unit that receives participation request information and image information from a plurality of terminal devices; a display-side image generating unit that generates an entire image including individual images that are based on the image information; and a display-side display unit that displays the entire image. The display-side display unit displays an individual image that is based on the image information transmitted from the terminal device that has transmitted the participation request information first time regardless of an explicit display instruction, and does not display the individual image that is based on the image information transmitted from the terminal device that has transmitted the participation request information second or later time in a state in which there is no explicit display instruction but displays the individual image in a case where there is an explicit display instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Issei Yokoyama, Kyosuke Itahana
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Publication number: 20120030594Abstract: A terminal device includes: an image generating unit generates a configuration change image used for changing a configuration of an entire image displayed by a display device which includes an individual image on the basis of image information supplied from one or more terminal devices; and an input unit to which operation information representing an operation relating to a change in the configuration is input. The configuration change image represents an arrangement of the individual image in the entire image and includes an individual-image arranging area divided into a plurality of display target areas and an icon arranging area including the icon of each of the terminal devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Issei Yokoyama, Tomohiro Nomizo
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Publication number: 20120030595Abstract: In an information storage medium in which a program readable by a computer is stored, the program allows the computer to execute generating a configuration change image containing an individual image based on image information from one or more terminal apparatuses and containing an individual image arrangement area showing arrangement of the individual image in an overall image displayed by a display apparatus and an icon arrangement area containing an icon with respect to each terminal apparatus for changing a configuration of the overall image, changing a display condition of the individual image arrangement area based on operation information representing operation relating to a configuration change of the overall image, and changing an icon background image on a background of the icon or a form of the icon in response to the display condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kyosuke Itahana, Mitsuru Kubota, Tomohiro Nomizo, Issei Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20110311149Abstract: Change image detecting devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a determination unit partially compares a first image and a reference image and determines whether there is a change therebetween. If the determination unit determines no change between the first image and the reference image, the change image detecting unit selects a second image, which is temporally later than the first image and stored in a first storing unit, as a new image to be processed and the determination unit partially compares the second image and the reference image at a different position than previously compared and determines whether there is a change between the second image and the reference image. If the determination unit determines change between the first image and the reference image, a change image detecting unit detects the first image stored in the first storing unit as the change image, and stores the first image in the second storing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8081826Abstract: Change image detecting devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a change image detecting device includes a change image detecting unit that selects a reference image and an image to be processed and a determination unit that compares an Na-th (βNaβ is a natural number equal to or smaller than N) partial region of N (βNβ is an integer equal to or larger than 2) partial regions. If the determination unit determines that there is a change, the change image detecting unit selects the image to be processed or an image, which is temporally later than the image to be processed, as a new reference image and detects the image to be processed or the image, which is temporally later than the image to be processed, as the change image.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Issei Yokoyama