Patents by Inventor Koji Yokouchi
Koji Yokouchi 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: 11887293Abstract: A medicine verification device of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a boundary recess formed at a boundary position between a plurality of packaging bags each of which packs a medicine and is connected to form a continuous packaging bag having a strip-like shape; and an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surface of an imaging target portion on which at least the boundary recess is located a plurality of times while imaging conditions are changed in a state where light is emitted toward the surface of the imaging target portion in the continuous packaging bag, wherein the detection unit detects the boundary recess in the imaging target portion on the basis of the plurality of images captured while changing the imaging conditions by the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Yokouchi, Kazuchika Iwami
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Patent number: 11501866Abstract: In the present invention, an image of a verification target medicine disposed on an arrangement unit is captured, prescription condition information indicating a prescription condition is acquired, an external force application unit is caused to execute an external force applying operation of applying an external force to the medicine disposed on the arrangement unit to move the medicine when an operation execution condition is satisfied, wherein the operation execution condition includes at least one of: a first operation execution condition that the number of the verification target medicines appearing in the image differs from the quantity of the medicines specified from the prescription condition information; and a second operation execution condition that a shape of the verification target medicine appearing in the image differs from a shape corresponding to a type of the medicine specified from the prescription condition information.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuchika Iwami, Koji Yokouchi
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Medicine inspection assistance device, image processing device, image processing method, and program
Patent number: 11423246Abstract: A medicine inspection assistance device, an image processing device and an image processing method are provided that appropriately recognize identification information irrespective of whether the identification information is an engraved mark or a printed character. The image processing device that obtains a plurality of taken images of a medicine, performs a process of enhancing an engraved mark portion of the medicine based on at least one taken image among the taken images and generates a first enhanced image, performs a process of enhancing a printed character portion of the medicine based on at least one taken image among the taken images and generates a second enhanced image, collates an integrated image obtained by integrating the first enhanced image and the second enhanced image with each other, with a master image, and determines whether the medicine to be dispensed and the dispensed medicine are identical to each other or not.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Koji Yokouchi -
Patent number: 11404153Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a listing table is created for each kind of drug, and a single kind of drug among the drugs listed in the prescription is displayed on the display screen of the monitor. Therefore, mistakenly collated drugs can be found easily, and the pharmacist (user) can perform the drug inspection efficiently. In the present invention, the listing table for the drug similar to the single kind of drug may also be displayed on the display screen. The drug whose similarity to the single kind of drug is equal to or more than a threshold value may be determined as a similar drug, and the similar drug may be included in the listing table.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Yokouchi
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Publication number: 20210313034Abstract: A medical drug verification device includes: an exterior information acquiring unit configured to acquire exterior information on a medical drug; a matching unit configured to perform matching between matching target information based on the exterior information and a reference information group of medical drugs stored in a storage device; a display control configured to cause a display device to display, based on the degree of the matching, candidates of reference information for a medical drug which is contained in the reference information group and corresponds to the exterior information; an accepting configured to accept selection of the reference information contained in the candidates; and a reflecting unit configured to reflect the exterior information and/or the matching target information corresponding to the selected reference information in the stored reference information group, wherein the reflecting unit performs the reflection when the degree of the matching for the selected reference informatType: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji YOKOUCHI
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Publication number: 20200411158Abstract: In the present invention, an image of a verification target medicine disposed on an arrangement unit is captured, prescription condition information indicating a prescription condition is acquired, an external force application unit is caused to execute an external force applying operation of applying an external force to the medicine disposed on the arrangement unit to move the medicine when an operation execution condition is satisfied, wherein the operation execution condition includes at least one of: a first operation execution condition that the number of the verification target medicines appearing in the image differs from the quantity of the medicines specified from the prescription condition information; and a second operation execution condition that a shape of the verification target medicine appearing in the image differs from a shape corresponding to a type of the medicine specified from the prescription condition information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuchika IWAMI, Koji YOKOUCHI
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Publication number: 20200394786Abstract: A medicine verification device of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a boundary recess formed at a boundary position between a plurality of packaging bags each of which packs a medicine and is connected to form a continuous packaging bag having a strip-like shape; and an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surface of an imaging target portion on which at least the boundary recess is located a plurality of times while imaging conditions are changed in a state where light is emitted toward the surface of the imaging target portion in the continuous packaging bag, wherein the detection unit detects the boundary recess in the imaging target portion on the basis of the plurality of images captured while changing the imaging conditions by the image capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji YOKOUCHI, Kazuchika IWAMI
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MEDICINE INSPECTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Publication number: 20200175319Abstract: A medicine inspection assistance device, an image processing device and an image processing method are provided that appropriately recognize identification information irrespective of whether the identification information is an engraved mark or a printed character. The image processing device that obtains a plurality of taken images of a medicine, performs a process of enhancing an engraved mark portion of the medicine based on at least one taken image among the taken images and generates a first enhanced image, performs a process of enhancing a printed character portion of the medicine based on at least one taken image among the taken images and generates a second enhanced image, collates an integrated image obtained by integrating the first enhanced image and the second enhanced image with each other, with a master image, and determines whether the medicine to be dispensed and the dispensed medicine are identical to each other or not.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji YOKOUCHI -
Publication number: 20200175318Abstract: A medicine inspection support device, an image processing device, an image processing method and a program are provided that appropriately recognize identification information irrespective of whether the identification information is an engraved mark or a printed character. The image processing device obtains a plurality of taken images of a second medicine with light illumination directions to the surface of the second medicine different from each other, generates a first enhanced image by performing a process of enhancing an engraved mark portion of the second medicine, generates a second enhanced image by performing a process of enhancing a printed character portion of the second medicine, and collates the image designated by the designation information designating one of the first enhanced image and the second enhanced image as an image to be used for collation with the master image to determine whether the first medicine is identical to the second medicine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji YOKOUCHI, Masanobu TAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 10572111Abstract: A facial image that a user desires to look for from among a plurality of detected facial image displayed in a first facial image display area is clicked, and the clicked facial image is displayed in a third facial image display area. A facial image that is similar to the facial image displayed in the third facial image display area and is suitable for printing is looked for among from the plurality of detected facial image displayed in the first facial image display area, and displayed in a second facial image display area. The user clicks the facial image of the person which the user desires to look for from among the facial images displayed in the second facial image display area. The clicked facial image is displayed in the third facial image display area.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koji Yokouchi, Xuebin Hu, Hideo Segawa
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Publication number: 20200058385Abstract: The drug inspection assisting apparatus includes: a drug collating unit configured to collate a reference image of each drug listed in the prescription and a collation-target image based on a captured image of drugs packaged in the packaging bag and determine whether or not the drug shown by the collation-target image and the drug shown by the reference image are the same drug; a listing-table creating unit configured to create, for each kind of the drugs to be packaged in the packaging bag, a listing table including the reference image of drug to be dispensed according to the prescription and all images which are determined to show the same drug as the drug shown by the reference image, among collation-target images; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display the listing table for a single kind of drug on a display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji YOKOUCHI
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Publication number: 20170308254Abstract: A facial image that a user desires to look for from among a plurality of detected facial image displayed in a first facial image display area is clicked, and the clicked facial image is displayed in a third facial image display area. A facial image that is similar to the facial image displayed in the third facial image display area and is suitable for printing is looked for among from the plurality of detected facial image displayed in the first facial image display area, and displayed in a second facial image display area. The user clicks the facial image of the person which the user desires to look for from among the facial images displayed in the second facial image display area. The clicked facial image is displayed in the third facial image display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Koji YOKOUCHI, Xuebin HU, Hideo SEGAWA
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Patent number: 7124984Abstract: In order to provide a stand for a display monitor capable of preventing the occurrence of abnormal noise when the stand moves upward and downward and capable of being intended to be thinner in thickness by exercising ingenuity especially in a raising and lowering mechanism, the stand is composed of a base member attached to a pedestal portion; a case body erected on the base member; a raising and lowering plate inserted in the case body so that the plate can slide in upward and downward directions; a bracket to which a display monitor is attached, installed on an upper side of the raising and lowering plate via a tilt mechanism; a rack member attached to the raising and lowering plate; and a torque limiter having a driving pinion gear engaged with the rack member, which is fixed to the case body and generates a rotation torque when rotating in one direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignees: Shin-Ei Sangyo Co., Ltd., Sotec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Yokouchi, Takurou Kamizuru
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Publication number: 20050205725Abstract: In order to provide a stand for a display monitor capable of preventing the occurrence of abnormal noise when the stand moves upward and downward and capable of being intended to be thinner in thickness by exercising ingenuity especially in a raising and lowering mechanism, the stand is composed of a base member attached to a pedestal portion; a case body erected on the base member; a raising and lowering plate inserted in the case body so that the plate can slide in upward and downward directions; a bracket to which a display monitor is attached, installed on an upper side of the raising and lowering plate via a tilt mechanism; a rack member attached to the raising and lowering plate; and a torque limiter having a driving pinion gear engaged with the rack member, which is fixed to the case body and generates a rotation torque when rotating in one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Koji Yokouchi, Takurou Kamizuru