Patents by Inventor Keizou Ochi
Keizou Ochi 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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Patent number: 9965872Abstract: In a photometric system, a photosensor-equipped unit includes a transmission information holding portion that holds transmission information relating to a screen display direction of a display portion with a content suitable for a photosensor. When the photosensor-equipped unit is connected to a display processing terminal device, the photosensor-equipped unit can transmit the transmission information to the display processing terminal device. The display processing terminal device includes a screen display control portion that executes a display direction setting process during connection for setting a screen display direction of the display portion based upon the transmission information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Takehiro Yashiro, Yuta Yamanoi, Kouichi Ishida, Keizou Ochi, Noriaki Matsubara, Satoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 9494423Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes a photosensor portion that receives light and performs a measuring operation for acquiring predetermined photometric data relating to the received light, a tilt sensor portion that detects a tilt angle with respect to a predetermined reference plane, and a measurement control portion that determines a tilt state of the photosensor portion based upon the tilt angle, and executes a measurement control process for specifying the photometric data acquired by the photosensor portion as effective photometric data, when the tilt state satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Yuta Yamanoi, Takehiro Yashiro, Kouichi Ishida, Keizou Ochi, Noriaki Matsubara, Satoshi Yokota
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Publication number: 20150109317Abstract: In a photometric system, a photosensor-equipped unit includes a transmission information holding portion that holds transmission information relating to a screen display direction of a display portion with a content suitable for a photosensor. When the photosensor-equipped unit is connected to a display processing terminal device, the photosensor-equipped unit can transmit the transmission information to the display processing terminal device. The display processing terminal device includes a screen display control portion that executes a display direction setting process during connection for setting a screen display direction of the display portion based upon the transmission information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Takehiro Yashiro, Yuta Yamanoi, Kouichi Ishida, Keizou Ochi, Noriaki Matsubara, Satoshi Yokota
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Publication number: 20150092187Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes a photosensor portion that receives light and performs a measuring operation for acquiring predetermined photometric data relating to the received light, a tilt sensor portion that detects a tilt angle with respect to a predetermined reference plane, and a measurement control portion that determines a tilt state of the photosensor portion based upon the tilt angle, and executes a measurement control process for specifying the photometric data acquired by the photosensor portion as effective photometric data, when the tilt state satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Yuta Yamanoi, Takehiro Yashiro, Kouichi Ishida, Keizou Ochi, Noriaki Matsubara, Satoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 7791738Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional shape of a measurement object using a light section method includes: a slit beam generator for generating a slit beam of a fan-like shape; a light projecting optical system for projecting the slit beam toward the measurement object; and an imaging section including a light receiving plane for forming light reflected on the measurement object including the slit beam, wherein the light projecting optical system includes an extended optical path for extending a slit length of the slit beam near the imaging section to a predetermined length.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Sensing, Inc.Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Koji Yamamoto, Toshio Norita
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Patent number: 7679593Abstract: A display device which has a liquid crystal display which has a plurality liquid crystal pixels arranged in a matrix and which writes an image thereon after resetting the liquid crystal. The method of writing on the liquid crystal display can be selected from driving methods according to interlace scanning in which a frame is divided into a plurality of fields and writing by interlace scanning is performed and driving methods according to sequential scanning in which scanning lines are subjected to writing serially. When high-speed writing is required, for example, when display of a motion picture, display of inputted letters or scroll display is desired, one of the driving methods according to interlace scanning is selected. In interlace scanning, based on the end of a blackout state of a scanning line in a field, selection of a scanning line in the next field for writing is started.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Nakai, Katsuhiko Asai, Koichi Kohriyama, Keizou Ochi, Takashi Kondo, Hideo Hotomi, Kazuaki Okumura
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Patent number: 7675621Abstract: A two-dimensional colorimeter includes: an image sensing section, having an image sensor constituted of a number of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner, for sensing an object image to be measured to acquire a two-dimensional image; a discriminator for discriminating whether a targeted color with respect to the two-dimensional image acquired by the image sensing section is to be corrected in terms of a pixel or pixels; and a calculator for performing a calculation to apply predetermined correction information corresponding to the color to be corrected to the two-dimensional image in terms of a pixel or pixels, based on a discrimination result by the discriminator.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Sensing, Inc.Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Masao Nakamuro
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Publication number: 20080170238Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring device for measuring a three-dimensional shape of a measurement object using a light section method includes: a slit beam generator for generating a slit beam of a fan-like shape; a light projecting optical system for projecting the slit beam toward the measurement object; and an imaging section including a light receiving plane for forming light reflected on the measurement object including the slit beam, wherein the light projecting optical system includes an extended optical path for extending a slit length of the slit beam near the imaging section to a predetermined length.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Koji Yamamoto, Toshio Norita
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Publication number: 20070171421Abstract: A two-dimensional colorimeter includes: an image sensing section, having an image sensor constituted of a number of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner, for sensing an object image to be measured to acquire a two-dimensional image; a discriminator for discriminating whether a targeted color with respect to the two-dimensional image acquired by the image sensing section is to be corrected in terms of a pixel or pixels; and a calculator for performing a calculation to apply predetermined correction information corresponding to the color to be corrected to the two-dimensional image in terms of a pixel or pixels, based on a discrimination result by the discriminator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Masao Nakamuro
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Patent number: 7088355Abstract: A display device has a display element which maintains a displayed image without a supply of electrical power and a changing means for changing the displayed image using electrical power. A power supply provides electrical power to the changing means. Detecting means detects a level of voltage supplied by the power supply and a means, for controlling whether the displayed image is changed by the changing means, operates based upon a level of voltage detected by the detecting means.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2000Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keizou Ochi
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Publication number: 20060012556Abstract: A display device which has a liquid crystal display which has a plurality liquid crystal pixels arranged in a matrix and which writes an image thereon after resetting the liquid crystal. The method of writing on the liquid crystal display can be selected from driving methods according to interlace scanning in which a frame is divided into a plurality of fields and writing by interlace scanning is performed and driving methods according to sequential scanning in which scanning lines are subjected to writing serially. When high-speed writing is required, for example, when display of a motion picture, display of inputted letters or scroll display is desired, one of the driving methods according to interlace scanning is selected. In interlace scanning, based on the end of a blackout state of a scanning line in a field, selection of a scanning line in the next field for writing is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Shuji Yoneda, Masaaki Nakai, Eiji Yamakawa, Kiyofumi Hashimoto, Naoki Masazumi, Katsuhiko Asai, Koichi Kohriyama, Keizou Ochi, Takashi Kondo, Hideo Hotomi, Kazuaki Okumura, Makiko Mandai
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Patent number: 6954195Abstract: A display device which has a liquid crystal display which has a plurality liquid crystal pixels arranged in a matrix and which writes an image thereon after resetting the liquid crystal. The method of writing on the liquid crystal display can be selected from driving methods according to interlace scanning in which a frame is divided into a plurality of fields and writing by interlace scanning is performed and driving methods according to sequential scanning in which scanning lines are subjected to writing serially. When high-speed writing is required, for example, when display of a motion picture, display of inputted letters or scroll display is desired, one of the driving methods according to interlace scanning is selected. In interlace scanning, based on the end of a blackout state of a scanning line in a field, selection of a scanning line in the next field for writing is started.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Yoneda, Masaaki Nakai, Eiji Yamakawa, Kiyofumi Hashimoto, Naoki Masazumi, Katsuhiko Asai, Koichi Kohriyama, Keizou Ochi, Takashi Kondo, Hideo Hotomi, Kazuaki Okumura, Makiko Mandai
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Patent number: 6535250Abstract: An electronic camera adopts an image pickup and optical system of a mirror scan type in which a mirror for scanning is disposed at a forward side of a taking lens. A line image sensor relatively scans an object while rotating the mirror to perform photographing. When controlling the exposure, the taking lens is moved synchronously along with rotation of the mirror to adjust the focal position thereof each time a slender sub-image of the object is picked up by the CCD. Driving the taking lens to focus the sub-image each time of scanning the sub-image enables picking up an entirety of the object image perfectly in a focused state.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1998Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Okisu, Keizou Ochi
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Patent number: 6426776Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a two-dimensional image of an object by means of an image sensor and a scanning mechanism is provided with a light source for emitting light for irradiating the object. The light source is lighted in response to a request made by a CPU for the commencement of photographing and is allowed to go out after the termination of photographing.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1998Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keizou Ochi
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Publication number: 20020033779Abstract: An electronic information distribution system that includes at least one server and a user display terminal. The server and the display terminal cooperate in the transfer, the management, and the display of display information, such management techniques including: efficient storage of display information, allocation of display information for initial and subsequent presentations, and distribution of display information from the at least one server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.,Inventors: Masaaki Nakai, Keizou Ochi, Yutaka Tsurumoto, Kazuaki Okumura, Hideo Hotomi, Katsuhiko Asai
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Patent number: 6335758Abstract: A digital camera having an image reader which reads an optical image projected thereon and generates image signals by scanning the projected optical image, an optical unit which projects the optical image on the image reader at various ratios, and a controller which determines a range of the scanning operation performed by the image reader in accordance with the ratios employed by the optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Takashi Kondo, Yoshiaki Hata
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Publication number: 20010055076Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of liquid crystal layers. Each liquid crystal layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal that changes between a transmission state in which the liquid crystal transmits visible light and a reflection state in which the liquid crystal reflects a selected part of the visible light. Also, the apparatus includes a light guide having a front, a rear, and a peripheral surface connecting between front and rear surfaces. The light guide is positioned so that the rear surface opposes the liquid crystal panel. In this arrangement, light transmitted from the peripheral surface is transmitted through the rear surface to the liquid crystal panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2001Publication date: December 27, 2001Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Mitsuyoshi Miyai, Hiroshi Oshitani
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Publication number: 20010026260Abstract: A display device which has a liquid crystal display which has a plurality liquid crystal pixels arranged in a matrix and which writes an image thereon after resetting the liquid crystal. The method of writing on the liquid crystal display can be selected from driving methods according to interlace scanning in which a frame is divided into a plurality of fields and writing by interlace scanning is performed and driving methods according to sequential scanning in which scanning lines are subjected to writing serially. When high-speed writing is required, for example, when display of a motion picture, display of inputted letters or scroll display is desired, one of the driving methods according to interlace scanning is selected. In interlace scanning, based on the end of a blackout state of a scanning line in a field, selection of a scanning line in the next field for writing is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Inventors: Shuji Yoneda, Masaaki Nakai, Eiji Yamakawa, Kiyofumi Hashimoto, Naoki Masazumi, Katsuhiko Asai, Koichi Kohriyama, Keizou Ochi, Takashi Kondo, Hideo Hotomi, Kazuaki Okumura, Makiko Mandai
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Patent number: 6249317Abstract: An automatic exposure control apparatus comprises a skin color extracting circuit for extracting a skin-colored portion from an input video signal and a focus condition detecting circuit for detecting a focus condition of the skin-colored portion. Exposure is controlled based on outputs of the two circuits. That is, when a skin-colored portion is extracted and it is detected that the skin-colored portion is in an in-focus condition, exposure is controlled so as to be appropriate with respect to the skin-colored portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1994Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Hashimoto, Keizou Ochi, Gen Sasaki, Kenji Mizumoto, Hiroaki Kubo, Yoshihiko Azuma, Takehiro Katoh, Hiroshi Ootsuka
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Patent number: 6233014Abstract: A camera shoots an image of a two-dimensional object by a line sensor for main scanning and a rotation scanning mechanism for secondary scanning. The image pickup angle range in the secondary scanning direction is altered according to modification of the focal length of the objective lens by a zooming mechanism. The angular velocity of secondary scanning is altered according to the angular position of subscanning and the focal length so that the image pickup range on the object plane of one line is substantially equal over the entire area of the image pickup angle range. Thus, a line sensor camera is provided that can photograph an image with no distortion in the secondary scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1997Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keizou Ochi, Hideaki Nakanishi, Takashi Kondo