Patents by Inventor Masao Matsubara

Masao Matsubara 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: 10809097
    Abstract: In a detector apparatus, a first magnetosensitive unit includes first and third magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in a moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between a first potential and a second potential, a second magnetosensitive unit includes second and fourth magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in the moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between the first potential and the second potential, and as for resistances for a same magnetic field, a relation of whether or not a resistance of the third magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the first magnetic resistor element is the same as a relation of whether or not a resistance of the second magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the fourth magnetic resistor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Matsubara, Kazuhiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20190101414
    Abstract: In a detector apparatus, a first magnetosensitive unit includes first and third magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in a moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between a first potential and a second potential, a second magnetosensitive unit includes second and fourth magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in the moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between the first potential and the second potential, and as for resistances for a same magnetic field, a relation of whether or not a resistance of the third magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the first magnetic resistor element is the same as a relation of whether or not a resistance of the second magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the fourth magnetic resistor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Masao MATSUBARA, Kazuhiro NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10140688
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 includes a feature point set acquirer, a degree-of-scattering acquirer, a fundamental matrix acquirer and a processor. The feature point set acquirer acquires feature point sets, each including a plurality of feature points within an image. The degree-of-scattering acquirer acquires a degree of scattering indicating a degree of scattered distribution of the feature points. The fundamental matrix acquirer acquires a fundamental matrix, based on coordinates of the feature points p included in feature point sets acquired by the feature point set acquirer and the degree-of-scattering acquired by the degree-of-scattering acquirer, acquires a fundamental matrix indicating the epipolar geometric relationship between the image and another image in a video including the image. The processor performs image processing of the video based on the fundamental matrix acquired by the fundamental matrix acquirer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9965828
    Abstract: A provisional coefficient acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires provisional coefficients for projection conversion of an image, on the basis of feature points indicating features of the image. A polygon converter does projection conversion on a polygon having a plurality of fixed points as vertices, on the basis of the provisional coefficients acquired by the provisional coefficient acquirer. A transformation degree acquirer acquires a transformation degree indicating a magnitude of the transformation degree of the polygon from the pre-projection-conversion polygon and the post-projection-conversion polygon. A determiner determines whether the transformation degree acquired by the transformation degree acquirer exceeds a permitted transformation degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9940699
    Abstract: A projection conversion coefficient acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires the same number of projection conversion coefficients, which are coefficients for doing projection conversion of an image, as the number of a plurality of reference points at differing positions in the image. A post-projection-conversion image acquirer does projection conversion on the image through each of the projection conversion coefficients, of which there are the same number as the number of the plurality of reference points acquired by the projection conversion coefficient acquirer, and acquires a plurality of post-projection-conversion images from the image, the number of the post-projection-conversion images being the same as the number of reference points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20160371817
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 includes a feature point set acquirer, a degree-of-scattering acquirer, a fundamental matrix acquirer and a processor. The feature point set acquirer acquires feature point sets, each including a plurality of feature points within an image. The degree-of-scattering acquirer acquires a degree of scattering indicating a degree of scattered distribution of the feature points. The fundamental matrix acquirer acquires a fundamental matrix, based on coordinates of the feature points p included in feature point sets acquired by the feature point set acquirer and the degree-of-scattering acquired by the degree-of-scattering acquirer, acquires a fundamental matrix indicating the epipolar geometric relationship between the image and another image in a video including the image. The processor performs image processing of the video based on the fundamental matrix acquired by the fundamental matrix acquirer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20160350896
    Abstract: A projection conversion coefficient acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires the same number of projection conversion coefficients, which are coefficients for doing projection conversion of an image, as the number of a plurality of reference points at differing positions in the image. A post-projection-conversion image acquirer does projection conversion on the image through each of the projection conversion coefficients, of which there are the same number as the number of the plurality of reference points acquired by the projection conversion coefficient acquirer, and acquires a plurality of post-projection-conversion images from the image, the number of the post-projection-conversion images being the same as the number of reference points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20160343110
    Abstract: A provisional coefficient acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires provisional coefficients for projection conversion of an image, on the basis of feature points indicating features of the image. A polygon converter does projection conversion on a polygon having a plurality of fixed points as vertices, on the basis of the provisional coefficients acquired by the provisional coefficient acquirer. A transformation degree acquirer acquires a transformation degree indicating a magnitude of the transformation degree of the polygon from the pre-projection-conversion polygon and the post-projection-conversion polygon. A determiner determines whether the transformation degree acquired by the transformation degree acquirer exceeds a permitted transformation degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8532403
    Abstract: To reduce the time for searching a similar image area to the first image area to speed up image coding, an image processing apparatus 100 includes: a range block processing section 51 to calculate a contrast value of a range block constituting an image; a domain block processing section 52 to calculate contrast values of a plurality of domain blocks; a contrast value judging section 53 to compare the contrast values of the domain blocks to the contrast value of the range block so as to specify a similar domain block candidate; and a coding processing section 54 to search the domain block similar to the range block out of the domain block candidates and to code a relation information of the searched domain block to the range block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20070223836
    Abstract: To reduce the time for searching a similar image area to the first image area to speed up image coding, an image processing apparatus 100 includes: a range block processing section 51 to calculate a contrast value of a range block constituting an image; a domain block processing section 52 to calculate contrast values of a plurality of domain blocks; a contrast value judging section 53 to compare the contrast values of the domain blocks to the contrast value of the range block so as to specify a similar domain block candidate; and a coding processing section 54 to search the domain block similar to the range block out of the domain block candidates and to code a relation information of the searched domain block to the range block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20030035296
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp of which lamp chamber is formed by a lamp body and an outer lens, and a light source and an inner lens are provided inside the lamp chamber, with the inner lens functioning to selectively transmit the complementary color to the color of the outer lens and a desired color and being disposed between the light source and the outer lens. A half mirror is provided on the inner lens so as to face the outer lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Natsume, Masao Matsubara
  • Patent number: 6502972
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp has a reflector which is supported at not less than three points through respective link members in relation to the lamp body in a tiltable manner. The reflector is molded by molding of a synthetic resin material. At least one of the link members is supported by an attachment piece which is integrally formed with and protrudes outward from a location where the opening periphery of a reflective surface of the reflector as viewed from the blanking direction during molding of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20020001200
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp has a reflector which is supported at not less than three points through respective link members in relation to the lamp body in a tiltable manner. The reflector is molded by molding of a synthetic resin material. At least one of the link members is supported by an attachment piece which is integrally formed with and protrudes outward from a location where the opening periphery of a reflective surface of the reflector as viewed from the blanking direction during molding of the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventor: MASAO MATSUBARA
  • Patent number: 6227690
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight designed in such a manner that a tilting member is tiltably supported through an irradiation angle adjusting mechanism by a supporting member is described. A supporting shaft is provided on the upper part or lower part of the tilting member in such a manner that the supporting shaft protrudes horizontally and in a direction perpendicular to an irradiation axis. Bearing members are secured to the supporting member, and stationary fulcrum sections of the irradiation angle adjusting mechanism are formed by rotatably holding the supporting shaft on the bearing members. By operating a distance adjusting member arranged in a movable fulcrum section of the irradiation angle adjusting mechanism, the tilting member may be tilted with the supporting shaft as a tilting fulcrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Matsubara, Hiroshi Shida
  • Patent number: 6076945
    Abstract: A headlamp for a vehicle incorporating a composite reflector in which the composite reflector includes a pair of right and left reflectors. The right and left reflectors can be disposed close together or overlapped with each other as seen from a front view of the headlamp. An extension can be placed in a hollow portion between the right and left reflectors and connected to the right and left reflectors by a connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Matsubara, Kazuhito Mochizuki