Patents by Inventor Masaaki Kobayashi

Masaaki Kobayashi 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).

  • Image processing apparatus and image processing method
    Patent number: 8867903
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique for displaying a suitable image even when displaying, as a movie display image or still image display image, a frame image which forms a movie. When it is represented to display a frame image as a movie display image, a multiple outline removal unit updates the frame image by blurring an outline in the frame image. An image output unit outputs the updated frame image as a movie display image. When it is represented to display a frame image as a still image display image, a motion blur removal unit updates the frame image by removing a motion blur from the frame image. The image output unit outputs the updated frame image as a still image display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140307090
    Abstract: A communication system includes a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The first communication apparatus includes a partial image data generation unit, configured to generate partial image data which is obtained by extracting a partial component from image data, and a transmission unit, configured to transmit the partial image data generated by the partial image data generation unit to the second communication apparatus. The second communication apparatus includes a reception unit, configured to receive the partial image data transmitted by the transmission unit of the first communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki KOBAYASHI, Masakatsu MATSUO
  • Radiographic apparatus and control method therefor
    Patent number: 8817949
    Abstract: A control portion (140) detects pressure information fluctuations applied to a radiation sensor portion (120), acquires a radiation image and an offset image from the radiation sensor portion (120) based on the detected pressure information fluctuations, and makes offset correction of the acquired radiation image using the acquired offset image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Hitoshi Inoue, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140231662
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation imaging unit configured to include a housing and a detection unit having a rectangular imaging region, the detecting unit being placed at a position in the housing at which a distance from one side surface of the housing to the imaging region is shorter than a distance from another side surface to the imaging region; a rotating unit configured to rotate the radiation imaging unit about a rotation axis in a direction intersecting with the imaging region; and a control unit configured to control rotation of the rotating unit so as to orientate one side surface of the housing, a distance from which to the imaging region is short, to a direction corresponding to an imaging condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method
    Patent number: 8803949
    Abstract: A reproducing apparatus to reproduce a captured moving image includes a filter circuit that obtains a capturing condition (shutter speed information “s”) of frames constituting the moving image. The filter circuit smoothes pixel information of the frames by using a parameter (directional smoothing filter kernel) according to the obtained shutter speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Storage system comprising power saving function
    Patent number: 8806125
    Abstract: A storage system constituted such that power saving to an administrator-desired storage device can be performed from a management device. That is, the storage system comprises a power-saving indication receiving section for receiving from a management console a power-saving indication specifying at least one storage device of a plurality of RAID groups, a plurality of logical units, and a plurality of physical storage devices; and a power-saving controller for saving on power to one or more physical storage devices corresponding to the storage device specified in this power-saving indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Zimoto, Go Uehara, Kenji Muraoka, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • X-ray imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 8744044
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays, a detection unit which detects the X-rays transmitted through an object, and a housing which contains the detection unit. The housing includes a first housing in which an X-ray transmission member which transmits the X-rays is placed in an incident range of the X-rays irradiated from the X-ray irradiation unit; a second housing which supports the detection unit while being spaced apart from the X-ray transmission member on an opposite side to an incident side on which the X-rays strike the X-ray transmission member; and a plurality of connecting members which connect the first housing to the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Masaaki Kobayashi, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140119455
    Abstract: An image coding method for an image coding apparatus configured to divide an image into divisional blocks of a plurality of sizes and to perform coding on the image while controlling image quality according to a parameter value in units of divisional blocks includes acquiring a block size of a target block to be coded, acquiring a minimum block size used to control the parameter value, acquiring a state of division of the target block, acquiring the parameter value, determining whether the target block is divided according to the state of division of the target block, determining whether the block size of the target block is greater than or equal to the minimum block size; determining whether the block size of the target block is equal to the minimum block size, and coding the acquired parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Load equalizing storage controller and control method for the same
    Patent number: 8706986
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a storage controller and control method that can efficiently and easily prevent reduced data I/O processing performance due to an imbalance between loads on controllers. In the storage controller and control method for providing, to a host computer, logical volumes created in a storage area provided by a storage device and controlling data I/O to/from the logical volumes, the state of loads on the control units for controlling data I/O to/from the logical volumes is monitored, and a control unit allocated to a logical volume is changed to another control unit to equalize loads on the control units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Yuko Matsui, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Content shooting apparatus
    Patent number: 8643745
    Abstract: A content shooting apparatus is provided which is suitable for generating a digest meeting the user's desire. A scene information generation portion detects a characteristic scene with reference to a parameter contained in either video/audio in content recorded during shooting operation information for the shooting apparatus, and generates scene information, an auxiliary information assignment portion assigns the scene information its type, priority, start time, end time, or representative time as auxiliary information in accordance with a prescribed rule, a listing portion makes a list of the scene information and the auxiliary information thereof, and a scene sorting-out portion sorts out scenes from the content with reference to the priority, such that the number of scenes is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Hisashi Inoue, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CODING IMAGE, PROGRAM THEREFOR, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DECODING IMAGE, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20130343664
    Abstract: An image coding method for dividing an input image into a plurality of divisional blocks having different sizes, and coding the image for each of the divisional blocks includes acquiring attribute information of a target block, setting a control parameter for controlling an image quality of the target block, determining a prediction control parameter based on the attribute information, calculating a difference value between the control parameter and the prediction control parameter, and coding the calculated difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130329068
    Abstract: In the case of a conventional image apparatus that generates refocus image on the occasion of image display, there is a waiting time because the image apparatus generates the refocus image in response to an operation of a user and requires the time to generate the refocus image. To address this situation, an image apparatus determines ranks of targets to be in focus based on history information indicating operation history, and generates sequentially combined image data from multi-viewpoint image data obtained by capturing images from multiple viewpoints, by focusing on the targets in accordance with the determined ranks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Hamanaka, Junya Masaki, Katsuhiko Nagasaki, Masaaki Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Fukui, Tohru Oyama
  • Radiation imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 8604434
    Abstract: A radiological image imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation; a housing configured to contain the radiation detection unit; and a photo timer fixing member configured to fix a photo timer light receiving unit for measuring the radiation dose to the housing; wherein the photo timer fixing member is positioned such that the photo timer light receiving unit can be detached by separating cover members that form the surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • HOT ROLLED FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET
    Publication number: 20130306204
    Abstract: This hot-rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet has a steel composition containing, in terms of % by mass: 0.02% or less of C; 0.02% or less of N; 0.1% to 1.5% of Si; 1.5% or less of Mn; 0.035% or less of P; 0.010% or less of S; 1.5% or less of Ni; 10% to 20% of Cr; 1.0% to 3.0% of Cu; 0.08% to 0.30% of Ti; and 0.3% or less of Al, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the hot-rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet has a Vickers hardness of less than 235 Hv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Teraoka, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yuuji Koyama, Junichi Hamada, Norihiro Kanno, Yoshiharu Inoue, Ken Kimura, Jun Takahashi, Shigeyuki Gotoh
  • Fiber channel connection storage controller
    Patent number: 8583877
    Abstract: A storage system adapted to be coupled to a plurality of host devices via a fiber channel. The storage system including a plurality of storage devices, at least a portion of the plurality of storage devices corresponding to a logical unit of a plurality of logical units, the logical unit having a logical unit number (LUN). The storage system also including a storage control device having a cache memory and controlling to store data, addressed to the LUN, into the portion of the plurality of storage devices. The storages system also including an input device being adapted to be used to set information, which is used to prevent an unauthorized access to the logical unit and which corresponds to a relationship between a host device of the plurality of host devices and the logical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akemi Sanada, Toshio Nakano, Hidehiko Iwasaki, Masahiko Sato, Kenji Muraoka, Kenichi Takamoto, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING FRICTION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130256938
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a friction material that can prevent occurrence of dust generation and segregation at the time of mixing raw materials of the friction material and that is resistant to deterioration of the friction material even when a phenol resin is employed as a binder and that also allows the production process to be effected safely and speedily and at a low cost. The method includes a mixing step (A) for stirring the raw materials for the friction material containing a high-ortho phenol resin, slaked lime and 3-10 wt. % of water and a forming step (B) for forming a mixture powder obtained from the mixing step (A) to a desired shape at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Yasutoshi Kitahara, Naoki Odani, Shusuke Suzuki
  • Radiation imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 8415649
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a housing having an upper panel on the incident side of radiation, a bottom panel opposite to the upper panel, a side panel connecting the upper panel with the bottom panel. The housing accommodates a radiation detection panel, a light source and a chassis providing rigidity to the housing. The chassis has a transmissible part which transmit the calibration light from the light source, the radiation detection panel is fixed on the side of the upper panel, and the light source is fixed on the side of the bottom part of the chassis. Further, a detachable lid is formed in at least a part of the bottom panel, and the opening portion is formed so as to expose the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Kobayashi
  • RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20130028499
    Abstract: A control portion (140) detects pressure information fluctuations applied to a radiation sensor portion (120), acquires a radiation image and an offset image from the radiation sensor portion (120) based on the detected pressure information fluctuations, and makes offset correction of the acquired radiation image using the acquired offset image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Hitoshi Inoue, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Solid electrolytic capacitor having plural terminals connected to canopy and production method thereof
    Patent number: 8310817
    Abstract: In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a path of an electric current flowing from a lower layer to an upper layer of a laminate in cathode portions of respective capacitor elements connected through an electroconductive adhesive layer is opposite to paths of electric currents flowing from a canopy through joints to cathode terminals, thereby achieving reduction in ESL by mutual inductance effect in a simple structure. Since the solid electrolytic capacitor has the structure in which the laminate is surrounded by the canopy and joints, sufficient pressure resistance is ensured for the capacitor elements during resin injection. For this reason, a resin mold to cover the laminate can be formed by transfer molding, which ensures excellent heat resistance and moisture resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Hironori Sato
  • Fiber channel connection storage controller
    Patent number: 8275950
    Abstract: A storage system adapted to be coupled to a plurality of host devices via a fibre channel. The storage system including a plurality of storage devices, at least a portion of the plurality of storage devices corresponding to a logical unit of a plurality of logical units, the logical unit having a logical unit number (LUN). The storage system also including a storage control device having a cache memory and controlling to store data, addressed to the LUN, into the portion of the plurality of storage devices. The storages system also including an input device being adapted to be used to set information, which is used to prevent an unauthorized access to the logical unit and which corresponds to a relationship between a host device of the plurality of host devices and the logical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akemi Sanada, Toshio Nakano, Hidehiko Iwasaki, Masahiko Sato, Kenji Muraoka, Kenichi Takamoto, Masaaki Kobayashi