Patents by Inventor KOJI HORIUCHI

KOJI HORIUCHI 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: 20240145331
    Abstract: The power semiconductor module includes a base plate, a semiconductor chip mounted on a first main surface of the base plate, and a heat sink connected to a second main surface of the base plate, wherein: a chamfered part is provided at an end portion of at least one side of the second main surface; and, when the cross section of the base plate is viewed in a state in which the base plate is fixed to the heat sink, the slope of the second main surface of the base plate is discontinuous at the boundary between the chamfered part and an area of the second main surface other than the chambered part, and the angle between the bottom surface of the chamfered part of the base plate and the surface on the side of the heat sink where the base plate is fixed is 5° to 30°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hitoshi NISHIMORI, Keisuke HORIUCHI, Norio NAKAZATO, Daisuke KAWASE, Koji SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240112438
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire at least one optical image obtained by optically imaging a subject; acquire at least one radiation image obtained by radiography of the subject from a direction substantially the same as an imaging direction of the optical imaging; estimate a position of at least one first region of interest based on the optical image; and specify a second region of interest corresponding to the position of the first region of interest in the radiation image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Masataka SUGAHARA, Koji TANINAI, Tatsuya TANEICHI, Yuji JIBIKI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240112439
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire at least one optical image obtained by optically imaging a subject from a first direction; estimate a position of at least one first region of interest based on the optical image; acquire a plurality of radiation images obtained by continuously performing radiography of a state in which the subject swallows a sample from the first direction; specify a second region of interest corresponding to the position of the first region of interest in the radiation image; monitor a position of the sample based on the plurality of radiation images; and change an imaging condition for the radiography based on a positional relationship between the second region of interest and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Masataka SUGAHARA, Koji TANINAI, Yuji JIBIKI, Tatsuya TANEICHI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11909776
    Abstract: An online video distribution support method is executed by an online video distribution support system including one or more computers connected to communicate with a plurality of viewer terminals used by viewers who view an online video. The online video distribution support method includes: displaying a video distribution screen including a material designated by a distributor that distributes the online video; acquiring information on a line-of-sight position of each of the viewers on the video distribution screen from each of the viewer terminals; detecting and acquiring a line-of-sight position of the distributor on the video distribution screen by using a captured image obtained by capturing the distributor; and calculating and outputting a degree of interest of each of the viewers based on the line-of-sight position of the corresponding viewer and the line-of-sight position of the distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshihara, Koji Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220309938
    Abstract: An online video distribution support method is performed by a system including one or more computers connected to communicate with viewer terminals. The method includes: acquiring a viewer image from each of the viewer terminals; displaying a screen including viewer images; detecting, using a captured image of a distributor, a line-of-sight direction of the distributor; determining, based on the line-of-sight direction, a viewer corresponding to a viewer image on the screen toward which a line-of-sight of the distributor is directed, and determining priorities of the viewer images to be displayed on the screen; and generating an updated screen using the priorities to switch the viewer images on the screen, and displaying the updated screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIHARA, Koji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220311808
    Abstract: An online video distribution support method is executed by an online video distribution support system including one or more computers connected to communicate with a plurality of viewer terminals used by viewers who view an online video. The online video distribution support method includes: displaying a video distribution screen including a material designated by a distributor that distributes the online video; acquiring information on a line-of-sight position of each of the viewers on the video distribution screen from each of the viewer terminals; detecting and acquiring a line-of-sight position of the distributor on the video distribution screen by using a captured image obtained by capturing the distributor; and calculating and outputting a degree of interest of each of the viewers based on the line-of-sight position of the corresponding viewer and the line-of-sight position of the distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIHARA, Koji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220312069
    Abstract: An online video distribution support method is executed by a computer that is communicably connected to a plurality of viewer terminals respectively used by an N number of viewers (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) who view an online video. The online video distribution support method includes acquiring viewer information during distribution of the online video; calculating an index indicating a viewing situation of the viewers during the distribution of the online video based on the acquired viewer information; and selecting an M number of viewers (M is an integer satisfying 1?M<N) from the N number of viewers based on the calculated index and outputting information related to the selected M number of viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIHARA, Koji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220309937
    Abstract: An online video distribution support method is executed by a computer that is communicably connected to a plurality of viewer terminals respectively used by an N number of viewers (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) who view an online video. The online video distribution support method includes acquiring viewer information during distribution of the online video; calculating an index indicating a viewing situation of the viewers during the distribution of the online video based on the viewer information; and grouping the N number of viewers into two or more groups based on the index and a grouping condition that is set by a distributor and is used for grouping the N viewers into the two or more groups, and outputting grouping information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIHARA, Koji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220198454
    Abstract: A checkout system is implemented by one or more computers. The checkout system includes: a product detection unit configured to detect a product to be purchased; a determination unit configured to detect whether the product detected by the product detection unit is a restricted product; an input unit configured to receive a designation operation of a settlement method by a customer; a reading unit configured to read settlement information from a settlement medium corresponding to the settlement method; an acquisition unit configured to acquire age information of the customer in accordance with the settlement method; and a processor configured to determine, in a case in which the restricted product is detected by the determination unit, purchase permission process of the restricted product based on whether the age information can be acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIUCHI, Yoshiteru TANAKA, Hiroto TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20220198539
    Abstract: A checkout system implemented by one or more computers includes: a product detection unit configured to detect a product to be purchased; a detection unit configured to detect whether the product detected by the product detection unit is a restricted product; a camera configured to capture a face image of a customer in a case in which the restricted product is detected; an age estimation unit configured to perform age estimation processing of the customer based on the face image; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the customer is allowed to purchase the restricted product based on an estimated age. The determination unit determines a threshold of the estimated age for determining whether the restricted product is allowed to be purchased based on an environment of a store that sells the restricted product or a situation of the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIUCHI, Yoshiteru TANAKA, Hiroto TOMITA
  • Patent number: 11264163
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 11069057
    Abstract: A skin diagnostic device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a skin image obtained by capturing skin, an image analyzer that calculates an index value indicating a darkness level of a color of a discolored region of the skin from the obtained skin image, a threshold determination unit that determines a threshold based on the calculated index value and a size of a contrast of the skin image, and a skin diagnostic unit that performs a diagnosis on the skin by comparing the determined threshold and normalized luminance value data obtained by normalizing luminance value data of the skin image with an average luminance value of the luminance value data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Horiuchi, Tadanori Tezuka, Hiroto Tomita
  • Publication number: 20200320683
    Abstract: A skin diagnostic device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a skin image obtained by capturing skin, an image analyzer that calculates an index value indicating a darkness level of a color of a discolored region of the skin from the obtained skin image, a threshold determination unit that determines a threshold based on the calculated index value and a size of a contrast of the skin image, and a skin diagnostic unit that performs a diagnosis on the skin by comparing the determined threshold and normalized luminance value data obtained by normalizing luminance value data of the skin image with an average luminance value of the luminance value data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIUCHI, Tadanori TEZUKA, Hiroto TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20190103214
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Koji HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 10199156
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20180028107
    Abstract: A skin diagnosis device includes an imaging unit (17) that images a face of a person who is subjected to a diagnosis, a facial part analyzer (18) that analyzes a facial part, based on a facial image of the person who is subjected to the diagnosis, an irradiation management unit (13) that specifies positions of eyes of the person who is subjected to the diagnosis from an analysis result of the facial part, and determines a whole of a facial region except for the eye positions as an irradiation region, an irradiation unit (15) that irradiates the determined irradiation region with light, and a skin diagnosis analyzer (19) that performs a skin diagnosis, based on the facial image, which is imaged by being irradiated with the light, of the person who is subjected to the diagnosis. It is possible to protect the eyes of the person who is subjected to the diagnosis, and to relieve stress of the person who is subjected to the diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIUCHI, Hiroto TOMITA
  • Patent number: 9852840
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20170278621
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Koji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170229231
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Koji HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 9728320
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a winding-type coil component, wherein at the time of manufacturing the winding-type coil component, the method can efficiently form an inclined external electrode, can change inclination of an external electrode, and can satisfy a demand for the manufacture of plural kinds of winding-type coil components provided with external electrodes having different inclination angles respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Horiuchi