Patents by Inventor Maki Sugimoto

Maki Sugimoto 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: 11139070
    Abstract: A server system facilitates communication between users using three-dimensional data in a virtual reality space, facilitates communication relating to data between joint owners thereof, facilitates protection of privacy and handling of data relating to persons whose data has been acquired, and improves the usability of the data. This server system includes: a means for inputting medical image data; a means for dividing the medical image data into segments for each characteristic part, including living body parts, implants, medical devices, index markers and wearable objects; a means for converting the medical image data into three-dimensional polygon data having segments; a means for tagging the three-dimensional polygon data or the segments; a means for associating the three-dimensional polygon data with an arbitrarily defined world coordinate position; and a means for storing the three-dimensional polygon data in a database and outputting the three-dimensional polygon data on the basis of the tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Holoeyes, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoji Taniguchi, Maki Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20200176104
    Abstract: A server system facilitates communication between users using three-dimensional data in a virtual reality space, facilitates communication relating to data between joint owners thereof, facilitates protection of privacy and handling of data relating to persons whose data has been acquired, and improves the usability of the data. This server system includes: a means for inputting medical image data; a means for dividing the medical image data into segments for each characteristic part, including living body parts, implants, medical devices, index markers and wearable objects; a means for converting the medical image data into three-dimensional polygon data having segments; a means for tagging the three-dimensional polygon data or the segments; a means for associating the three-dimensional polygon data with an arbitrarily defined world coordinate position; and a means for storing the three-dimensional polygon data in a database and outputting the three-dimensional polygon data on the basis of the tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Naoji TANIGUCHI, Maki SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9547222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving the calibration of multiple projector systems in Spatial Augmented Reality systems where multiple projectors are used to project images directly onto objects of interest. The methods and system described herein improve the calibration of multiple projector systems in order to improve the alignment and clarity of projected images by reducing ghosting that can occur with poorly aligned projectors. The system uses a planar photodiode and the projector is used to project a plurality of projection regions, such as scan lines, across the planar photodetector and calculating the position based on weighting measurements by the measured light intensity and projected images in SAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: University of South Australia
    Inventors: Ross Travers Smith, Guy Webber, Maki Sugimoto, Michael Robert Marner, Bruce Hunter Thomas
  • Patent number: 9183764
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional molded model that can reproduce the feel of an organ. A three-dimensional shape of a body site subject to molding is extracted from brightness information of two-dimensional data obtained from medical diagnostic devices, and three-dimensional molding data of the body site and the internal structure site thereof is created. The three-dimensional shape data is edited using a modeling function. Respective touch equivalent parameter tables are created. The material type and the formulation ratio of the modeling material used for molding each body site and internal structural site are defined, and added to the touch equivalent parameter tables. Primitive shape data is generated from the parameters of the touch equivalent parameter tables, and a Boolean operation is performed on the body site data and internal structure site data as well as on the primitive shape data. Molding is performed using the defined materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, FASOTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maki Sugimoto, Takeshi Azuama, Kinichi Watanabe, Shukichi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20140226167
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving the calibration of multiple projector systems in Spatial Augmented Reality systems where multiple projectors are used to project images directly onto objects of interest. The methods and system described herein improve the calibration of multiple projector systems in order to improve the alignment and clarity of projected images by reducing ghosting that can occur with poorly aligned projectors. The system uses a planar photodiode and the projector is used to project a plurality of projection regions, such as scan lines, across the planar photodetector and calculating the position based on weighting measurements by the measured light intensity and projected images in SAR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: Keio University, University of South Australia
    Inventors: Ross Travers Smith, Guy Webber, Maki Sugimoto, Michael Robert Marner, Bruce Hunter Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140017651
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional molded model that can reproduce the feel of an organ. A three-dimensional shape of a body site subject to molding is extracted from brightness information of two-dimensional data obtained from medical diagnostic devices, and three-dimensional molding data of the body site and the internal structure site thereof is created. The three-dimensional shape data is edited using a modeling function. Respective touch equivalent parameter tables are created. The material type and the formulation ratio of the modeling material used for molding each body site and internal structural site are defined, and added to the touch equivalent parameter tables. Primitive shape data is generated from the parameters of the touch equivalent parameter tables, and a Boolean operation is performed on the body site data and internal structure site data as well as on the primitive shape data. Molding is performed using the defined materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: FASOTEC CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maki Sugimoto, Takeshi Azuama, Kinichi Watanabe, Shukichi Shimada
  • Patent number: 8421797
    Abstract: A remote control system and a remote control apparatus allow a human operator to remotely control a mobile body easily even if the system uses a low-speed communications link. The remote control system includes a remote control apparatus, in which a CPU selects old information based on both old information and the latest mobile body information from a mobile body, and determines a virtual view point V. The CPU generates a three-dimensional environmental image K and the virtual view point V based on the selected old information, and also generates a mobile body model M, a reference point B and a clipping center point based on the latest mobile body information and data regarding a mobile body model M, in a global coordinate system GC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Kido, Yorihide Takehara, Masataka Ito, Maki Sugimoto, Fumitoshi Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20120293554
    Abstract: An image display method for displaying images in layouts having a hierarchic structure of each layout is disclosed. The each layout is geometrically similar each other. A lower layer layout is enlarged to cover and hide an upper layer layout. At least one region of the lowest layout is divided by applying the layout to generate new regions and images are displayed in the new regions. The above process is repeated more than once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro HARADA, Masahiko INAKAGE, Sayako SUZUKI, Maki SUGIMOTO, Makoto DANJYO, Rika MATSUI, Takashi NAOI
  • Publication number: 20120287155
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes an image generation unit and a display unit. The image generation unit generates an image in which subject shape images shaped along the outer shapes of subjects are superimposed on a parallel image includes an array of multiple images to hide the borders or spaces between the multiple images. The display unit scrolls the image generated by the image generation unit in a direction in which the multiple images are arrayed and continuously and sequentially scroll-displays the multiple images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro HARADA, Masahiko INAKAGE, Rika MATSUI, Maki SUGIMOTO, Makoto DANJYO, Sayako SUZUKI, Takashi NAOI
  • Publication number: 20100134488
    Abstract: A remote control system and a remote control apparatus allow a human operator to remotely control a mobile body easily even if the system uses a low-speed communications link. The remote control system includes a remote control apparatus, in which a CPU selects old information based on both old information and the latest mobile body information from a mobile body, and determines a virtual view point V. The CPU generates a three-dimensional environmental image K and the virtual view point V based on the selected old information, and also generates a mobile body model M, a reference point B and a clipping center point based on the latest mobile body information and data regarding a mobile body model M, in a global coordinate system GC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru KIDO, Yorihide TAKEHARA, Masataka ITO, Maki SUGIMOTO, Fumitoshi MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20080267450
    Abstract: The present invention has a simpler structure than before and is designed to precisely detect the position of a real environment's target object on a screen. The present invention generates a special marker image MKZ including a plurality of areas whose brightness levels gradually change in X and Y directions, displays the special marker image MKZ on the screen of a liquid crystal display 2 such that the special marker image MKZ faces an automobile-shaped robot 3, detects, by using sensors SR1 to SR4 provided on the automobile-shaped robot 3 for detecting the change of brightness level of position tracking areas PD1A, PD2A, PD3 and PD4 of the special marker image MKZ in the X and Y directions, the change of brightness level, and then detects the position of the automobile-shaped robot 3 on the screen of the liquid crystal display 2 by calculating, based on the change of brightness level, the change of relative coordinate value between the special marker image MKZ and the automobile shaped robot 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Maki Sugimoto, Akihiro Nakamura, Hideaki Nii, Masahiko Inami
  • Publication number: 20050074484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product including a first water insoluble substrate and a second water insoluble substrate, wherein (a) the first water insoluble substrate and the second water insoluble substrate are of different shape; (b) the first water insoluble substrate comprises a first active agent; and (c) the second water insoluble substrate includes a second active agent but does not include the first active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Roderico Estanislao, Danilo Lambino, Connie Lim, Maki Sugimoto