Patents by Inventor Masaaki Kano

Masaaki Kano 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: 11604170
    Abstract: An inspection device includes a first data storage unit configured to store a first data which is time series according to a state of an inspection object, a second data generation unit configured to generate second data, which is a spectrogram including a first frequency component, a time component, and an amplitude component by performing short-time Fourier transform on the first data, a third data generation unit configured to generate third data including the first frequency component, a second frequency component, and the amplitude component by performing Fourier transform on time-amplitude data for each first frequency component in the second data, respectively, and a determination unit configured to determine the state of the inspection object based on the third data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 10812725
    Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Soushi Takita, Koichi Okada, Masaaki Kano, Hidetaka Uemura, Satoshi Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20200249206
    Abstract: An inspection device includes a first data storage unit configured to store a first data which is time series according to a state of an inspection object, a second data generation unit configured to generate second data, which is a spectrogram including a first frequency component, a time component, and an amplitude component by performing short-time Fourier transform on the first data, a third data generation unit configured to generate third data including the first frequency component, a second frequency component, and the amplitude component by performing Fourier transform on time-amplitude data for each first frequency component in the second data, respectively, and a determination unit configured to determine the state of the inspection object based on the third data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki KANO
  • Patent number: 10634621
    Abstract: A learning procedure involves generating a non-defective product learning model by conducting machine learning using non-defective product data as teacher data, and generating a defective product learning model for each defect type by conducting machine learning for each defect type using defective product data as teacher data. A calculating procedure involves calculating the likelihood of a non-defective product from output data calculated using the non-defective product learning model to which target product data is input, and calculating the likelihood of a defective product for each defect type from output data calculated using the defective product learning model to which the target product data is input. A determining procedure involves determining that the target product data is data on a defective product having an unknown defect when the likelihood of a non-defective product and the likelihood of a defective product for each defect type satisfy a predetermined requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Kano, Akiyoshi Nakase
  • Publication number: 20190360942
    Abstract: A learning procedure involves generating a non-defective product learning model by conducting machine learning using non-defective product data as teacher data, and generating a defective product learning model for each defect type by conducting machine learning for each defect type using defective product data as teacher data. A calculating procedure involves calculating the likelihood of a non-defective product from output data calculated using the non-defective product learning model to which target product data is input, and calculating the likelihood of a defective product for each defect type from output data calculated using the defective product learning model to which the target product data is input. A determining procedure involves determining that the target product data is data on a defective product having an unknown defect when the likelihood of a non-defective product and the likelihood of a defective product for each defect type satisfy a predetermined requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki KANO, Akiyoshi NAKASE
  • Patent number: 10491828
    Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Soushi Takita, Koichi Okada, Masaaki Kano, Hidetaka Uemura, Satoshi Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 10469730
    Abstract: An imaging device including an imaging element configured to output an image pickup signal and a parallax image signal is provided. The imaging device selects a subject area on the basis of the image pickup signal and performs a control to read the parallax image signal from a reading area of the imaging element corresponding to the selected subject area. In this control, the imaging device selects a subject area on the basis of a result of comparing the number of lines configuring the reading area corresponding to the subject area and a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20190124268
    Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Soushi Takita, Koichi Okada, Masaaki Kano, Hidetaka Uemura, Satoshi Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 10021292
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus includes an image producer to produce a captured image by using outputs from multiple photoelectric converters in an image sensor, a phase difference information acquirer to acquire phase difference information by using outputs from multiple specific photoelectric converters, and an object detector to detect an object, a size detector to detect an image size of the detected object. The object detector is capable of detecting a first object and a second object that is a part of the first object. The selector selects, when the image size of the first object is smaller than a predetermined size, the specific photoelectric converters depending on an area including the first object and selects, when the image size of the first object is larger than the predetermined size, the specific photoelectric converters depending on an area including the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20170339332
    Abstract: An imaging device including an imaging element configured to output an image pickup signal and a parallax image signal is provided. The imaging device selects a subject area on the basis of the image pickup signal and performs a control to read the parallax image signal from a reading area of the imaging element corresponding to the selected subject area. In this control, the imaging device selects a subject area on the basis of a result of comparing the number of lines configuring the reading area corresponding to the subject area and a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 9774805
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining a smooth video image and of reducing deterioration in the vertical resolution and an image stabilization performance. An image pickup device has a valid pixel area for obtaining an image signal, an optical black area for an optical black correction, and an amplifier unit that amplifies an output from the pixel area and outputs an image signal. A gain adjustment unit adjusts gain of the image signal. A reading control unit changes a gain value in the amplifier unit, changes the numbers of lines in the areas, and performs reading control of the image pickup device, when a control gain value in the gain adjustment unit exceeds a reference value. A change unit changes a time constant of a correction filter used for the optical black correction when the control gain value exceeds the specified reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20170171463
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus includes an image producer to produce a captured image by using outputs from multiple photoelectric converters in an image sensor, a phase difference information acquirer to acquire phase difference information by using outputs from multiple specific photoelectric converters, and an object detector to detect an object, a size detector to detect an image size of the detected object. The object detector is capable of detecting a first object and a second object that is a part of the first object. The selector selects, when the image size of the first object is smaller than a predetermined size, the specific photoelectric converters depending on an area including the first object and selects, when the image size of the first object is larger than the predetermined size, the specific photoelectric converters depending on an area including the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 9635289
    Abstract: The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert light into an electrical signal, the image sensor including an effective pixel portion and a reference pixel portion, and a control unit configured to change compression processing of a signal output from the reference pixel portion in accordance with the number of defective pixels in the reference pixel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20160295120
    Abstract: Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ota, Soushi Takita, Koichi Okada, Masaaki Kano, Hidetaka Uemura, Satoshi Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 9161002
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus generates a developed image by generating a signal intensity of an inexistent color component for an image signal of each pixel read from an image sensor having a Bayer pattern. The image capture apparatus corrects a color dispersion caused by the image sensor for the developed image and outputs the corrected developed image. And the image capture apparatus generates a Bayer image having the Bayer pattern from the corrected developed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20150195462
    Abstract: The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert light into an electrical signal, the image sensor including an effective pixel portion and a reference pixel portion, and a control unit configured to change compression processing of a signal output from the reference pixel portion in accordance with the number of defective pixels in the reference pixel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20150189202
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining a smooth video image and of reducing deterioration in the vertical resolution and an image stabilization performance. An image pickup device has a valid pixel area for obtaining an image signal, an optical black area for an optical black correction, and an amplifier unit that amplifies an output from the pixel area and outputs an image signal. A gain adjustment unit adjusts gain of the image signal. A reading control unit changes a gain value in the amplifier unit, changes the numbers of lines in the areas, and performs reading control of the image pickup device, when a control gain value in the gain adjustment unit exceeds a reference value. A change unit changes a time constant of a correction filter used for the optical black correction when the control gain value exceeds the specified reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 8976276
    Abstract: When various reverse operations are performed using a scan reverse function that reverses an image vertically or horizontally, there is a problem in that color information of the first pixel of an image after being reversed is different from color information of the first pixel of a Bayer image before interpolation processing. An image processing apparatus performs interpolation processing on a first image of a Bayer pattern, generates a second image in which colors are arranged in an order reverse to the predetermined order from an interpolated image, and stores the second image in a memory. The image processing apparatus reverses the second image when reading the second image from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20130265462
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus generates a developed image by generating a signal intensity of an inexistent color component for an image signal of each pixel read from an image sensor having a Bayer pattern. The image capture apparatus corrects a color dispersion caused by the image sensor for the developed image and outputs the corrected developed image. And the image capture apparatus generates a Bayer image having the Bayer pattern from the corrected developed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano
  • Publication number: 20130265461
    Abstract: When various reverse operations are performed using a scan reverse function that reverses an image vertically or horizontally, there is a problem in that color information of the first pixel of an image after being reversed is different from color information of the first pixel of a Bayer image before interpolation processing. An image processing apparatus performs interpolation processing on a first image of a Bayer pattern, generates a second image in which colors are arranged in an order reverse to the predetermined order from an interpolated image, and stores the second image in a memory. The image processing apparatus reverses the second image when reading the second image from the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kano