Patents by Inventor Masafumi Takiguchi
Masafumi Takiguchi 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: 9501828Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a plurality of image capturing units that capture images from different viewpoints; an image analyzing unit that detects characteristic points by image analysis of the images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; a control unit that calculates image conversion parameters for correction of inputting characteristic point information generated by the image analyzing unit to correct deviation in the up and down direction of the plurality of images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; and an image conversion unit that performs a conversion process of the captured images of the plurality of image capturing units by applying the image conversion parameters calculated by the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Masafumi Takiguchi
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Patent number: 9077980Abstract: A correction value calculation apparatus that includes circuitry configured to: acquire a relative position of a feature point to a reference point in a left/right image formed by a left/right lens as a left/right pixel position in the case where the left/right lens is moved in a coordinate system constructed with a pitch axis and a yaw axis; detect a relative position of the left/right lens to a reference position as a left/right lens detection position; generate a characteristic representing a relationship between the left/right pixel position and the left/right lens detection position; set each of the left/right lens detection position as a correction object position and determine an adjustment position which is a position on a straight line connecting the left and right pixel positions; and calculate correction values which are differences between the left and right lens detection positions.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Takagi, Kenji Goto, Masafumi Takiguchi
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Publication number: 20120224032Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a plurality of image capturing units that capture images from different viewpoints; an image analyzing unit that detects characteristic points by image analysis of the images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; a control unit that calculates image conversion parameters for correction of inputting characteristic point information generated by the image analyzing unit to correct deviation in the up and down direction of the plurality of images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; and an image conversion unit that performs a conversion process of the captured images of the plurality of image capturing units by applying the image conversion parameters calculated by the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Masafumi TAKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20120154550Abstract: Provided is a correction-value-calculation apparatus including: a left-image-processing-unit acquiring relative-position of feature-point to reference-point in left-image formed by left-lens as left-pixel-position for indication-values when left-lens moves with indication-values indicating positions; a right-image-processing-unit acquiring relative-position of feature-point to reference-point in right-image formed by right-lens as right-pixel-position for indication-values when right-lens moves with indication-values; a left-lens position-detection-unit detecting relative-position of left-lens to reference position as left-lens-detection-position; a right-lens position-detection-unit detecting relative-position of right-lens to reference position as right-lens-detection-position; a characteristic generation-unit generating characteristic relationship between left-pixel-position and left-lens-detection-position and characteristic relationship between right-pixel-position and right-lens-detection-position; an aType: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideo TAKAGI, Kenji Goto, Masafumi Takiguchi
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Patent number: 7521426Abstract: Peptides which can induce specific CTLs for HIV, DNAs encoding for the peptides and medicaments for preventing and/or treating HIV comprising the peptides are provided. According to the present invention, peptides carrying novel CTL epitopes derived from HIV Pol or Env proteins are provided. These peptides can bind to HLA-A11, particularly HLA-A*1101 which is frequently encountered in Japanese people and induce HIV-specific cytotoxic T cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kiyoshi Miwa
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Patent number: 7206152Abstract: An adaptive type equalization circuit and a playback apparatus can be used for the playback of a digital signal. A playback signal is supplied to an analog to digital converter and phase lock loop such that digital conversion of the playback signal is performed. Characteristic information such as a detection signal from an envelope detector to which the playback signal is supplied, a signal showing a phase lock from the phase lock loop is supplied to a data generation circuit together with a playback signal from the analog to digital converter. The playback signal processed in the data generation circuit and its characteristic information are supplied to a processor such tat operation for weighting coefficients is performed. The weighting coefficients operated or calculated in the processor are supplied to a transversal filter so that adaptive equalization processing for the playback signal is performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masafumi Takiguchi
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Patent number: 7174087Abstract: An equalizing circuit is provided for a playback apparatus not requiring tracking control. A playback signal is supplied to a plurality of unit delay devices which are connected in series, and the signals at the input ends and the output ends are supplied to weighting devices, respectively. Furthermore, the playback signal is supplied to a computation circuit, whereby weighting coefficients are determined. Weighting is performed on the signals from unit delay devices, and these signals are added together by an adder so that the equalization of the playback signal is performed, and the signal is extracted from an output terminal. Simultaneously, in the computation circuit, when the envelope value of the playback signal is within a range the phase lock for the playback signal is used so that the calculation of the weighting coefficients is done, and the coefficients of the weighting devices are changed.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kazuyuki Iesaka
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Publication number: 20050214319Abstract: Peptides which can induce specific CTLs for HIV, DNAs encoding for the peptides and medicaments for preventing and/or treating HIV comprising the peptides are provided. According to the present invention, peptides carrying novel CTL epitopes derived from HIV Pol or Env proteins are provided. These peptides can bind to HLA-A11, particularly HLA-A*1101 which is frequently encountered in Japanese people and induce HIV-specific cytotoxic T cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kiyoshi Miwa
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Patent number: 6869933Abstract: Peptides which can induce specific CTLs for HIV, DNAs encoding for the peptides and medicaments for preventing and/or treating HIV comprising the peptides are provided. According to the present invention, peptides carrying novel CTL epitopes derived from HIV Pol or Env proteins are provided. These peptides can bind to HLA-A11, particularly HLA-A*1101 which is frequently encountered in Japanese people and induce HIV-specific cytotoxic T cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kiyoshi Miwa
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Publication number: 20030151842Abstract: The present invention relates to an adaptive type equalization circuit and a playback apparatus employing the same that are suitable, for example, for being used for the playback of a digital signal. In the present invention, a playback signal is supplied to an analog to digital converter 6 and phase lock loop means 7 such that digital conversion of the playback signal is performed. Characteristic information such as a detection signal from an envelope detector 8 to which the playback signal is supplied, a signal showing a phase lock from the phase lock loop means 7 or the like is supplied to a data generation circuit 10 together with a playback signal from the analog to digital converter 6. The playback signal processed in the data generation circuit 10 and its characteristic information are supplied to a processor 11 such that operation for weighting coefficients is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventor: Masafumi Takiguchi
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Publication number: 20030114369Abstract: Peptides which can induce specific CTLs for HIV, DNAs encoding for the peptides and medicaments for preventing and/or treating HIV comprising the peptides are provided. According to the present invention, peptides carrying novel CTL epitopes derived from HIV Pol or Env proteins are provided. These peptides can bind to HLA-A11, particularly HLA-A*1101 which is frequently encountered in Japanese people and induce HIV-specific cytotoxic T cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kiyoshi Miwa
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Patent number: 6534203Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 layered on at least one of the opposite major surfaces in a direction along the thickness of a ferromagnetic recording layer 3. It is possible for magnetization in the vicinity of a surface of an anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 facing a ferromagnetic recording layer 3 to be rotated simultaneously with rotation of magnetization of the ferromagnetic recording layer 3. It is also possible for the intensity of exchange coupling between the two layers to be larger than the total magnetic anisotropy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2. It is similarly possible for the intensity of the exchange coupling between the two layers to be smaller than the total magnetic anisotropy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 and larger than the magnetic domain energy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1999Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoh Iwasaki, Minoru Ikarashi, Masafumi Takiguchi
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Patent number: 6449133Abstract: A magnetoresistance film has an ordered antiferromagnetic layer (1), a fixed magnetic structure portion (2) joined thereto, a non-magnetic conductive layer (3), and a free magnetic layer portion (4) having at least one magnetic layer, the fixed magnetic structure portion (2) having provided therein an amorphous magnetic layer (5). The magnetoresistance film is thereby constructed such that the amorphous magnetic layer (5) and the non-magnetic conductive layer (3) are joined to each other with a crystalline ferromagnetic intermediate layer (61) existing in between. Thereby, the fixed magnetic structure portion of a spin valve construction has therein the amorphous magnetic layer to thereby achieve the enhancement of the magneto-resistance change rate and the improvement of the heat resistance of the resulting magnetoresistance film.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Eiji Makino, Satoru Ishii, Masafumi Takiguchi
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Publication number: 20010053272Abstract: An adaptive equalizing circuit is used for a playback apparatus which does not perform tracking control. A playback signal supplied to an input terminal is supplied to a plurality of unit delay devices which are connected in series, and the signals at the input ends and the output ends are supplied to weighting devices, respectively. Furthermore, the playback signal supplied to the input terminal is supplied to a computation circuit, whereby weighting coefficients are determined. Then, each weighting is performed on the signals from unit delay devices, and these signals are added together by an adder so that the equalization of the playback signal is performed, and the signal is extracted from an output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2001Publication date: December 20, 2001Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kazuyuki Iesaka
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Publication number: 20010051288Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 layered on at least one of the opposite major surfaces in a direction along the thickness of a ferromagnetic recording layer 3. It is possible for magnetization in the vicinity of a surface of an anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 facing a ferromagnetic recording layer 3 to be rotated simultaneously with rotation of magnetization of the ferromagnetic recording layer 3. It is also possible for the intensity of exchange coupling between the two layers to be larger than the total magnetic anisotropy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2. It is similarly possible for the intensity of the exchange coupling between the two layers to be smaller than the total magnetic anisotropy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2 and larger than the magnetic domain energy of the anti-ferromagnetic layer 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 1999Publication date: December 13, 2001Inventors: YOH IWASAKI, MINORU IKARASHI, MASAFUMI TAKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 5958576Abstract: A magnetoresistance effect device and a magnetic head according to the present invention exhibit preferable magnetic characteristics and an excellent corrosion resistance.The magnetoresistance effect device includes an antiferromagnetic body formed in a fcc (face-centered cubic) structure and in an irregular phase and having a composition of A.sub.X --Mn.sub.1-X wherein A is at least one of Rh and Ru, and X is in a range from 0.05 to 0.25; and a ferromagnetic body whose magnetization state is controlled by the antiferromagnetic body.Moreover, the magnetic head includes an antiferromagnetic body formed in a fcc (face-centered cubic) structure and in an irregular phase and having a composition of A.sub.X Mn.sub.1-X wherein A is at least one of Rh and Ru, and X is in a range from 0.05 to 0.25; and a ferromagnetic body whose magnetization state is controlled by the antiferromagnetic body.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masafumi Takiguchi
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Patent number: 5756666Abstract: Herein disclosed is a peptide which is a fragment of the whole protein of HIV, the fragment being a peptide having a sequence of successive 8 to 11 amino acid residues, which corresponds to an HLA-binding motif, which actually binds to HLA and which can induce killer cells capable of attacking HIV-infected cells as target cells. The peptide is effective as an anti-AIDS agent for preventing and curing AIDS.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Takiguchi, Kiyoshi Miwa