Patents by Inventor Nobutaka Okuyama

Nobutaka Okuyama 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: 11977673
    Abstract: A video display device comprising; a display; an exercise amount detection sensor configured to detect an exercise amount of a viewer while the viewer is viewing content displayed and output sensor information; a timer that measures a viewing time; and a processor. The processor: acquires the viewing time from the timer; calculates the exercise amount of the viewer based on the sensor information acquired within a predetermined period of viewing time; compares the exercise amount with an exercise facilitation threshold for determining whether to facilitate exercise for the viewer; displays a specific object within a display area of the display when the exercise amount falls below the exercise facilitation threshold; and moves the specific object from an inside of the display area to an outside thereof in accordance with an external coordinate system expressing a position in a real space associated with a two-dimensional coordinate system in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayumi Nakade, Hitoshi Akiyama, Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20230315199
    Abstract: A video display device comprising; a display; an exercise amount detection sensor configured to detect an exercise amount of a viewer while the viewer is viewing content displayed and output sensor information; a timer that measures a viewing time; and a processor. The processor: acquires the viewing time from the timer; calculates the exercise amount of the viewer based on the sensor information acquired within a predetermined period of viewing time; compares the exercise amount with an exercise facilitation threshold for determining whether to facilitate exercise for the viewer; displays a specific object within a display area of the display when the exercise amount falls below the exercise facilitation threshold; and moves the specific object from an inside of the display area to an outside thereof in accordance with an external coordinate system expressing a position in a real space associated with a two-dimensional coordinate system in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Mayumi NAKADE, Hitoshi AKIYAMA, Nobutaka OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230306549
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Ryuji NISHIMURA, Susumu YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230309057
    Abstract: A position estimation system uses an information terminal and has an improved position accuracy. To achieve the purpose, this position estimation system is provided with a first information terminal having a function to transmit a wireless signal associated with identification information and a second information terminal having a function to measure a reception intensity of the wireless signal, and is configured in such a way that: the reception intensity of the wireless signal transmitted by the first information terminal is measured by the second information terminal; at least one of the first information terminal and the second information terminal measures a movement distance; and at least one of the first information terminal and the second information terminal estimates a relative positional relationship between the first information terminal and the second information terminal from a change in the reception intensity of the wireless signal with respect to the movement distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Hideyuki KUWAJIMA, Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Hitoshi AKIYAMA, Susumu YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11714486
    Abstract: A video display device comprising; a display; an exercise amount detection sensor configured to detect an exercise amount of a viewer while the viewer is viewing content displayed and output sensor information; a timer that measures a viewing time; and a processor. The processor: acquires the viewing time from the timer; calculates the exercise amount of the viewer based on the sensor information acquired within a predetermined period of viewing time; compares the exercise amount with an exercise facilitation threshold for determining whether to facilitate exercise for the viewer; displays a specific object within a display area of the display when the exercise amount falls below the exercise facilitation threshold; and moves the specific object from an inside of the display area to an outside thereof in accordance with an external coordinate system expressing a position in a real space associated with a two-dimensional coordinate system in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayumi Nakade, Hitoshi Akiyama, Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11710205
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Ryuji Nishimura, Susumu Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230044455
    Abstract: A video display device comprising; a display; an exercise amount detection sensor configured to detect an exercise amount of a viewer while the viewer is viewing content displayed and output sensor information; a timer that measures a viewing time; and a processor. The processor: acquires the viewing time from the timer; calculates the exercise amount of the viewer based on the sensor information acquired within a predetermined period of viewing time; compares the exercise amount with an exercise facilitation threshold for determining whether to facilitate exercise for the viewer; displays a specific object within a display area of the display when the exercise amount falls below the exercise facilitation threshold; and moves the specific object from an inside of the display area to an outside thereof in accordance with an external coordinate system expressing a position in a real space associated with a two-dimensional coordinate system in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mayumi NAKADE, Hitoshi AKIYAMA, Nobutaka OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220270197
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Ryuji NISHIMURA, Susumu YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11367158
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Ryuji Nishimura, Susumu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11285322
    Abstract: An exemplary sound processor 1) divides an audio signal into M analysis channels, 2) generates M fine structure signals corresponding to the M analysis channels, wherein each fine structure signal included in the M fine structure signals represents fine structure information for a different analysis channel included in the M analysis channels, and 3) selects, based on the M fine structure signals, only N analysis channels included in the M analysis channels for presentation to the patient during a stimulation frame, wherein N is less than M. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20210224945
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Ryuji NISHIMURA, Susumu YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11004167
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Ryuji Nishimura, Susumu Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200188669
    Abstract: An exemplary sound processor 1) divides an audio signal into M analysis channels, 2) generates M fine structure signals corresponding to the M analysis channels, wherein each fine structure signal included in the M fine structure signals represents fine structure information for a different analysis channel included in the M analysis channels, and 3) selects, based on the M fine structure signals, only N analysis channels included in the M analysis channels for presentation to the patient during a stimulation frame, wherein N is less than M. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10357655
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processing facility and a control facility. The processing facility is configured to 1) divide an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient into a plurality of analysis channels each containing a frequency domain signal, and 2) maintain data representative of a crossover frequency. The control facility is configured to 1) direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of low frequency analysis channels located below the crossover frequency in accordance with a low frequency stimulation strategy that includes a degree of focusing, and 2) direct the cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of high frequency analysis channels located above the crossover frequency in accordance with a high frequency stimulation strategy that includes a lesser degree of focusing than the low frequency stimulation strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventor: Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20190206013
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Ryuji NISHIMURA, Susumu YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20160184586
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processing facility and a control facility. The processing facility is configured to 1) divide an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient into a plurality of analysis channels each containing a frequency domain signal, and 2) maintain data representative of a crossover frequency. The control facility is configured to 1) direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of low frequency analysis channels located below the crossover frequency in accordance with a low frequency stimulation strategy that includes a degree of focusing, and 2) direct the cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of high frequency analysis channels located above the crossover frequency in accordance with a high frequency stimulation strategy that includes a lesser degree of focusing than the low frequency stimulation strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Nobutaka Okuyama
  • Patent number: 9232321
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes a detection facility configured to detect an input sound level of an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient; and an adaptive gain control (AGC) facility configured to 1) determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region, an intermediate region, or a loud region, and 2) apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Nobutaka Okuyama, Abhijit Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20140074463
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes a detection facility configured to detect an input sound level of an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient; and an adaptive gain control (AGC) facility configured to 1) determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region, an intermediate region, or a loud region, and 2) apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS AG
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Nobutaka Okuyama, Abhijit Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20090245759
    Abstract: A reception apparatus which can link with an external device via a network, and where the external device receives and records a channel signal from broadcasted programs, including: a reception system configured to receive the channel signal from the external device; an output device configured to output the channel signal received by the reception system; and a request unit to send a request for time shift reading to the external device; wherein the external device starts time shift reading of said channel signal according to said request, and the reception system receives the channel signal time shift read and the output device outputs it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Nobutaka OKUYAMA, Satoshi MIO
  • Patent number: 7091677
    Abstract: An electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Nobutaka Okuyama, Katsumi Hirota