Patents by Inventor Osamu Koyama

Osamu Koyama 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: 12273796
    Abstract: A control unit of an image reader executes OCR (optical character recognition processing) on image data as a result of scanning a setup guide, and upon acquiring an SSID and an encryption key, attempts to communicate with a corresponding wireless LAN master device using the SSID and the corresponding encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Koyama, Nobutaka Suzuki, Masatomo Kanamitsu, Junichiro Higuma, Hideaki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 11985282
    Abstract: Provided is an image reading system that divides, with respect to image data obtained by performing a double sided reading in a state where a booklet is opened, cover sheet image data into two parts corresponding to a pair of cover sheets to arrange the two parts at a front and an end, respectively, and arranges main text image data between the front and the end, and then generates an image file from each of the arranged image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Suzuki, Nao Sato, Osamu Koyama, Masatomo Kanamitsu, Hideaki Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20230208995
    Abstract: Provided is an image reading system that divides, with respect to image data obtained by performing a double sided reading in a state where a booklet is opened, cover sheet image data into two parts corresponding to a pair of cover sheets to arrange the two parts at a front and an end, respectively, and arranges main text image data between the front and the end, and then generates an image file from each of the arranged image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Nobutaka SUZUKI, Nao SATO, Osamu KOYAMA, Masatomo KANAMITSU, Hideaki TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 11451675
    Abstract: A controller stores, in a server apparatus, at least part of image data acquired by reading a image by a reading unit when a data size of the image data acquired by reading the image from a document exceeds an upper limit data size, and transmits, to the specified transmission destination, an e-mail indicating a storage destination when the image data is stored in the server apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hara, Tadayuki Inaoka, Osamu Koyama, Nobutaka Suzuki, Junpei Kurogi, Hideaki Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20220286577
    Abstract: A control unit of an image reader executes OCR (optical character recognition processing) on image data as a result of scanning a setup guide, and upon acquiring an SSID and an encryption key, attempts to communicate with a corresponding wireless LAN master device using the SSID and the corresponding encryption key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOYAMA, Nobutaka SUZUKI, Masatomo KANAMITSU, Junichiro HIGUMA, Hideaki TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 11138988
    Abstract: Video contents having language information including spoken voices in a plurality of languages can be efficiently played to support language learning. After removing line-free parts from the video contents, the video contents are divided into divided scenes each corresponding to one or two consecutive displays of subtitles. Each of selected scenes of the divided scenes selected by a user is played (i) a first predetermined number of times selected by the user, in one of first and second languages selected beforehand by the user, together with images; and (ii) then a second predetermined number of times selected by the user, in the other of the first and second languages, together with the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Osamu Koyama
  • Publication number: 20210306474
    Abstract: A controller stores, in a server apparatus, at least part of image data acquired by reading a image by a reading unit when a data size of the image data acquired by reading the image from a document exceeds an upper limit data size, and transmits, to the specified transmission destination, an e-mail indicating a storage destination when the image data is stored in the server apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Koji HARA, Tadayuki INAOKA, Osamu KOYAMA, Nobutaka SUZUKI, Junpei KUROGI, Hideaki TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 10809538
    Abstract: Image acquisition apparatuses, spectral apparatuses, methods and storage mediums for use with same are provided herein. At least one apparatus includes: a diffraction element irradiated by a light; a fiber for receiving reflected scattered light from a subject; a diffraction grating dispersing the transmitted light into light fluxes of wavelength bands again; an optical system imaging the split light fluxes; and an imaging device near the focal point of the optical system. An image is changed by rotating the diffraction grating, from which a two-dimensional image is acquired. The transmitted light may be branched into two or more, and input to a collimator lens and imaged as multiple spectral sequences by the optical system. At least one apparatus may form light fluxes traveling at different angles; and may acquire spectral information of the reflected and scattered light. Preferably, for the luminous fluxes, no gap exists in an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Koyama, Akira Yamamoto, Naoki Kohara
  • Publication number: 20200286502
    Abstract: A playing method is provided by which video contents having language information including spoken voices in a plurality of languages can be efficiently played to support language learning. After removing line-free parts from the video contents, the video contents are divided into divided scenes each corresponding to one or two consecutive displays of subtitles. Each of selected scenes of the divided scenes selected by a user is played (i) by a first predetermined number of times selected by the user, in one of first and second languages that is selected beforehand by the user, together with images; and (ii) then by a second predetermined number of times selected by the user, in the other of the first and second languages, together with the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Osamu KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10682044
    Abstract: A Spectrally Encoded Forward View or Multi-View Endoscope, Probe, and Imaging Apparatus and system, and methods and storage mediums for use therewith, are provided herein. At least one apparatus or system may comprise a first waveguide; an optical system; and a diffraction grating. The first waveguide may be for guiding light from a light source to an output port of the first waveguide. The optical system may comprise at least a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface. The first reflecting surface may be arranged to reflect light from the output port of the first waveguide to the second reflecting surface. The second reflecting surface may be arranged to reflect light from the first reflecting surface back through the first reflecting surface to the diffraction grating. The diffraction grating may diffract light from the second reflecting surface in several lights/colors of non-zero diffraction orders in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Yu Wu, Mitsuhiro Ikuta, Seiji Takeuchi, Naoki Kohara, Osamu Koyama
  • Publication number: 20190374092
    Abstract: A Spectrally Encoded Forward View or Multi-View Endoscope, Probe, and Imaging Apparatus and system, and methods and storage mediums for use therewith, are provided herein. At least one apparatus or system may comprise a first waveguide; an optical system; and a diffraction grating. The first waveguide may be for guiding light from a light source to an output port of the first waveguide. The optical system may comprise at least a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface. The first reflecting surface may be arranged to reflect light from the output port of the first waveguide to the second reflecting surface. The second reflecting surface may be arranged to reflect light from the first reflecting surface back through the first reflecting surface to the diffraction grating. The diffraction grating may diffract light from the second reflecting surface in several lights/colors of non-zero diffraction orders in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tzu-Yu Wu, Mitsuhiro Ikuta, Seiji Takeuchi, Naoki Kohara, Osamu Koyama
  • Patent number: 10400086
    Abstract: A thermal expandability adjuster is provided which contains a glycoluril derivative compound represented by formula (1) below. The thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product of a thermoset resin composition used for an insulating resin layer or the like and is effective for suppressing deformation of a circuit substrate due to heating. Compounding the above thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product obtained by curing a thermoset resin composition and it is therefore possible to provide a member that exhibits small deformation due to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: AIR WATER INC.
    Inventors: Yousuke Ebihara, Osamu Koyama
  • Patent number: 10364338
    Abstract: A thermal expandability adjuster is provided which contains a glycoluril derivative compound represented by formula (1) below. The thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product of a thermoset resin composition used for an insulating resin layer or the like and is effective for suppressing deformation of a circuit substrate due to heating. Compounding the above thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product obtained by curing a thermoset resin composition and it is therefore possible to provide a member that exhibits small deformation due to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: AIR WATER INC.
    Inventors: Yousuke Ebihara, Osamu Koyama
  • Publication number: 20190162977
    Abstract: Image acquisition apparatuses, spectral apparatuses, methods and storage mediums for use with same are provided herein. At least one apparatus includes: a diffraction element irradiated by a light; a fiber for receiving reflected scattered light from a subject; a diffraction grating dispersing the transmitted light into light fluxes of wavelength bands again; an optical system imaging the split light fluxes; and an imaging device near the focal point of the optical system. An image is changed by rotating the diffraction grating, from which a two-dimensional image is acquired. The transmitted light may be branched into two or more, and input to a collimator lens and imaged as multiple spectral sequences by the optical system. At least one apparatus may form light fluxes traveling at different angles; and may acquire spectral information of the reflected and scattered light. Preferably, for the luminous fluxes, no gap exists in an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Osamu Koyama, Akira Yamamoto, Naoki Kohara
  • Publication number: 20180030242
    Abstract: A thermal expandability adjuster is provided which contains a glycoluril derivative compound represented by formula (1) below. The thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product of a thermoset resin composition used for an insulating resin layer or the like and is effective for suppressing deformation of a circuit substrate due to heating. Compounding the above thermal expandability adjuster can reduce the linear thermal expansion coefficient of a cured product obtained by curing a thermoset resin composition and it is therefore possible to provide a member that exhibits small deformation due to heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: AIR WATER INC.
    Inventors: Yousuke EBIHARA, Osamu KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9058018
    Abstract: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes a first unit provided with an image bearing member and a second unit that is provided with a developer carrying member for carrying a developer, with the second unit being connected with the first unit so as to be movable between a contact position in which the developer carrying member is contacted with that image bearing member and a spacing position in which the developer carrying member is spaced from the image bearing member. The second unit includes a recess or opening into which a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to apply a voltage to the process cartridge when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus and second unit is positioned in the spacing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Chadani, Osamu Koyama, Shuichi Gofuku
  • Patent number: 8909092
    Abstract: A support member disposed in a photosensitive member unit for supporting a photosensitive drum to be movable between an acting position, at which the photosensitive drum is brought into contact with a process unit, and a non-acting position, at which the photosensitive drum is separated from the process unit or is brought into contact with the process unit with a pressure lower than a pressure with which the photosensitive drum contacts the process unit at the acting position is included, and when the developing unit is located at a development position, the photosensitive drum secures the acting position, and when the developing unit is located at a non-development position, the photosensitive drum secures the non-acting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Koyama, Kazuo Chadani, Yasunori Toriyama
  • Patent number: 8766897
    Abstract: A matrix substrate having plural switching elements provided in matrix corresponding to intersecting points of scanning lines and signal lines, plural picture element electrodes connected to the switching elements, and horizontal circuits and vertical circuits for inputting the signals to the switching elements comprises a horizontal scanning circuit for sampling a picture data based on digital picture signals, a latch circuit for memorizing the data synchronously with output from the horizontal scanning circuit, a D/A converter for converting the output from the latch circuit into analog signals, plural signal transfer switches provided between the D/A converter and the signal lines, and a selection circuit for selecting at least one of the signal transfer switches. A liquid crystal device comprises the matrix substrate, a counter substrate opposing to the matrix substrate and a liquid crystal material placed between the matrix substrate and the counter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Yoshida, Katsumi Kurematsu, Osamu Koyama, Mamoru Miyawaki, Koichi Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 8682200
    Abstract: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, the process cartridge includes a first unit provided with a photosensitive drum, and a second unit provided with a developer carrying member and connected with the first unit so as to be movable between a contact position in which the developer carrying member is contacted with the drum and a spacing position in which the developer carrying member is spaced from the drum. The second unit includes a first contact portion for contacting to a main assembly electrical contact and for receiving a first contact force therefrom, and a second contact portion for contacting to the main assembly electrical contact and for receiving a second contact force therefrom, to electrically connect with the main assembly electrical contact when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly and the second unit is positioned in the contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Chadani, Osamu Koyama, Shuichi Gofuku
  • Publication number: 20140050503
    Abstract: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes a first unit provided with an image bearing member and a second unit that is provided with a developer carrying member for carrying a developer, with the second unit being connected with the first unit so as to be movable between a contact position in which the developer carrying member is contacted with that image bearing member and a spacing position in which the developer carrying member is spaced from the image bearing member. The second unit includes a recess or opening into which a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to apply a voltage to the process cartridge when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus and second unit is positioned in the spacing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuo Chadani, Osamu Koyama, Shuichi Gofuku