Patents by Inventor Jo SHIKAMA

Jo SHIKAMA 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: 11607195
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a hardware processor which performs control of causing a display to display an ultrasound image subjected to attenuation correction, based on a received signal and setting of the attenuation correction, the attenuation correction correcting strength of the received signal lowered due to attenuation of ultrasound waves inside a subject based on a correction amount according to a reflection depth of the ultrasound waves inside the subject; and an input receiver which receives an input operation that designates an adjustment amount, wherein the hardware processor changes the setting of the attenuation correction based on the adjustment amount, and in the changing the setting of the attenuation correction, sets the correction amount, for each of different reflection depths, to an amount according to a product of the adjustment amount and a predetermined weighting factor, the predetermined weighting factor being set correspondingly to each of the reflection depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Jo Shikama, Takashi Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11467725
    Abstract: An operation target switching apparatus includes: a display part that displays an operation target that a user can select and operate; an operation input part that receives an input of a touch operation on an operation part not dedicated to an instruction for switching selection of the operation target; and a hardware processor that switches the selection of the operation target, in accordance with a mode of the touch operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Jo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20220287688
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for generating an ultrasonic image of a subject in accordance with a set value of a plurality of scanning control parameters having a mutual relationship includes: a hardware processor that sets a setting range narrower than a limit range of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, for at least one scanning control parameter among the plurality of scanning control parameters; and determines a set value of the plurality of scanning control parameters based on the setting range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohito SAKAI, Ryota TORII, Jo SHIKAMA
  • Publication number: 20220284997
    Abstract: A medical information management apparatus includes a hardware processor that: generates first medical information that does not include subject identification information that uniquely identifies a subject on a basis of medical image information regarding the subject; generates second medical information that includes the subject identification information on a basis of the medical image information; and causes the first medical information that has been generated to be stored in a first medical information storage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWABATA, Jo SHIKAMA
  • Patent number: 11311276
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate a plurality of different ultrasound image data items from reception signals corresponding to a plurality of different steering angles, on the basis of the reception signals which an ultrasound probe has generated on the basis of reflected ultrasonic waves received from a reflecting surface of a subject body by transmitting ultrasonic waves at the plurality of different steering angles, and a regression estimate generating unit configured to perform regression analysis on the basis of the different steering angles and the ultrasound image data items, and generate regression estimates which are weighting values on the basis of the result of the regression analysis, and an image synthesis unit configured to perform weighting on the plurality of ultrasound image data items on the basis of the regression estimates, and synthesize them, thereby generating synthetic image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Jo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20210191587
    Abstract: An operation target switching apparatus includes: a display part that displays an operation target that a user can select and operate; an operation input part that receives an input of a touch operation on an operation part not dedicated to an instruction for switching selection of the operation target; and a hardware processor that switches the selection of the operation target, in accordance with a mode of the touch operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Jo SHIKAMA
  • Patent number: 10893846
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus generates an ultrasound image of an inside of a subject on a basis of ultrasound signals which are reflected off at the inside of the subject and received. The apparatus includes a needle position specifier and a needle emphasis processor. With respect to each region in the ultrasound image, the needle position specifier obtains a deep region feature value relating to signal intensity in a region deeper than a region subject to judgment in relation to ultrasound signal distribution along an emission direction of an ultrasound emitted in a subject, and specifies a position of a puncture-needle which is inserted in the subject. The needle emphasis processor carries out a process for emphasizing the position of the puncture-needle which is specified in the ultrasound image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Kazuya Takagi, Jo Shikama, Makoto Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10639003
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus generating an ultrasound image of inside of a test object based on ultrasound signals reflected and received from the inside of the test object includes: a candidate region extracting unit which extracts a plurality of candidate detection regions in a needle position range corresponding to a position of a puncture needle inserted into the test object; a needle identification range setting unit which determines a needle identification range including the needle position range from the ultrasound image based on the extracted candidate detection regions; a needle position range estimating unit which determines an estimated range of the needle position range in the needle identification range based on a value indicating an aggregation state related to a distribution of the candidate detection regions in the needle identification range; and a needle emphasizing unit which performs a process for emphasizing the estimated range in the ultrasound image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Kazuya Takagi, Jo Shikama, Makoto Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10575827
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image diagnostic device includes: an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving unit which repeatedly transmits an ultrasonic wave to a subject and receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject; an image processor which generates a plurality of ultrasonic images illustrating an in-vivo state of the subject based on ultrasonic echoes sequentially received from the subject; and a motion evaluating unit which performs motion evaluation of a moving body in the plurality of generated ultrasonic images, wherein the motion evaluating unit includes an interval setting unit which sets an interval between the ultrasonic images which should be compared with each other for the motion evaluation so as to be variable in increments of the number of frames based on a frame rate of the plurality of generated ultrasonic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Jo Shikama, Kazuya Takagi, Yoshihiro Takeda
  • Publication number: 20190216434
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a hardware processor which performs control of causing a display to display an ultrasound image subjected to attenuation correction, based on a received signal and setting of the attenuation correction, the attenuation correction correcting strength of the received signal lowered due to attenuation of ultrasound waves inside a subject based on a correction amount according to a reflection depth of the ultrasound waves inside the subject; and an input receiver which receives an input operation that designates an adjustment amount, wherein the hardware processor changes the setting of the attenuation correction based on the adjustment amount, and in the changing the setting of the attenuation correction, sets the correction amount, for each of different reflection depths, to an amount according to a product of the adjustment amount and a predetermined weighting factor, the predetermined weighting factor being set correspondingly to each of the reflection depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jo SHIKAMA, Takashi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190216440
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a hardware processor which generates sound ray data and displays ultrasound images based on the sound ray data; and an input receiver. The hardware processor stores playback data used for displaying the ultrasound images. The hardware processor performs, in a two-screen display control for displaying a live moving image on the ultrasound images and playback data on the live moving image side by side in a display, changes display control on the live moving image if the input receiver receives a first input operation, and changes display control on the playback image while continuing displaying the live moving image if the input receiver receives a second input operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi KIMOTO, Jo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20180085093
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate a plurality of different ultrasound image data items from reception signals corresponding to a plurality of different steering angles, on the basis of the reception signals which an ultrasound probe has generated on the basis of reflected ultrasonic waves received from a reflecting surface of a subject body by transmitting ultrasonic waves at the plurality of different steering angles, and a regression estimate generating unit configured to perform regression analysis on the basis of the different steering angles and the ultrasound image data items, and generate regression estimates which are weighting values on the basis of the result of the regression analysis, and an image synthesis unit configured to perform weighting on the plurality of ultrasound image data items on the basis of the regression estimates, and synthesize them, thereby generating synthetic image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Jo SHIKAMA
  • Publication number: 20170049420
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image diagnostic device includes: an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving unit which repeatedly transmits an ultrasonic wave to a subject and receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject; an image processor which generates a plurality of ultrasonic images illustrating an in-vivo state of the subject based on ultrasonic echoes sequentially received from the subject; and a motion evaluating unit which performs motion evaluation of a moving body in the plurality of generated ultrasonic images, wherein the motion evaluating unit includes an interval setting unit which sets an interval between the ultrasonic images which should be compared with each other for the motion evaluation so as to be variable in increments of the number of frames based on a frame rate of the plurality of generated ultrasonic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Jo SHIKAMA, Kazuya TAKAGI, Yoshihiro TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20160199025
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus generates an ultrasound image of an inside of a subject on a basis of ultrasound signals which are reflected off at the inside of the subject and received. The apparatus includes a needle position specifier and a needle emphasis processor. With respect to each region in the ultrasound image, the needle position specifier obtains a deep region feature value relating to signal intensity in a region deeper than a region subject to judgment in relation to ultrasound signal distribution along an emission direction of an ultrasound emitted in a subject, and specifies a position of a puncture-needle which is inserted in the subject. The needle emphasis processor carries out a process for emphasizing the position of the puncture-needle which is specified in the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKEDA, Kazuya TAKAGI, Jo SHIKAMA, Makoto HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160199024
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus generating an ultrasound image of inside of a test object based on ultrasound signals reflected and received from the inside of the test object includes: a candidate region extracting unit which extracts a plurality of candidate detection regions in a needle position range corresponding to a position of a puncture needle inserted into the test object; a needle identification range setting unit which determines a needle identification range including the needle position range from the ultrasound image based on the extracted candidate detection regions; a needle position range estimating unit which determines an estimated range of the needle position range in the needle identification range based on a value indicating an aggregation state related to a distribution of the candidate detection regions in the needle identification range; and a needle emphasizing unit which performs a process for emphasizing the estimated range in the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKEDA, Kazuya TAKAGI, Jo SHIKAMA, Makoto HORIUCHI