Patents by Inventor Osamu Nomura

Osamu Nomura 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: 11964536
    Abstract: There are included a first heat exchanger (42) for causing heat to be exchanged between refrigerant and air in an interior of a vehicle (1), a heating circuit (36) for causing the refrigerant with a temperature higher than that of the air in the interior of the vehicle to circulate through the first heat exchanger, a secondary battery (21) where charging and discharging of power are performed, a cooling water circuit (50) for causing cooling water that exchanges heat with the secondary battery to circulate, a second heat exchanger (61) for causing heat to be exchanged between the refrigerant and the cooling water, the second heat exchanger being provided in a manner including a portion of the heating circuit downstream of the first heat exchanger and a portion of the cooling water circuit, and a case (23) for covering the secondary battery, the cooling water circuit, and the second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SANDEN CORPORATION, NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Iino, Osamu Takazawa, Yurio Nomura
  • Publication number: 20240126616
    Abstract: A computation processing device includes: a convolutional computation unit that sequentially outputs convolutional computation result data; a pooling processing unit including a pooling computation circuit and a non-volatile storage circuit for pooling, in which the non-volatile storage circuit for pooling retains the convolutional computation result data or a computation result of the pooling computation circuit, as retained data, and the pooling computation circuit calculates and outputs pooling data subjected to pooling processing to a pooling region by using the retained data each time when the convolutional computation result data is input from the convolutional computation unit; and a power gating unit that blocks power supply to the non-volatile storage circuit for pooling while waiting for the input of the convolutional computation result data from the convolutional computation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Osamu NOMURA, Tetsuo ENDOH, Yitao MA, Ko YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11626087
    Abstract: A control device of a head-mounted device is provided. The head-mounted device includes an image capturing device configured to capture an environment around a wearer and a display device configured to display an image to the wearer. The control device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image captured by the image capturing device, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second image used to lead a mental state of the wearer to a target mental state, and a composition unit configured to composite the first image and the second image, thereby generating a third image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Nomura, Hiroshi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20230084986
    Abstract: A semiconductor circuit device includes a first clock gating circuit that outputs a first gated clock signal generated from a clock signal and a first enable signal, a non-volatile first flip-flop that operates in response to a clock pulse of the first gated clock signal, an acquisition circuit that acquires data inputted from the first flip-flop according to a second enable signal that enables or disables the acquisition of the data from the first flip-flop, and a power gating circuit that supplies electric power to the first flip-flop and receives the first and second enable signals as power source control signals. The power gating circuit includes a power switch, and supplies the electric power to the first flip-flop by turning ON the power switch when the power source control signals have logical values that enable the clock signal or the acquisition of the data in the acquisition circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ko YOSHIKAWA, Yitao MA, Tetsuo ENDOH, Osamu NOMURA, Li TAO
  • Patent number: 11529204
    Abstract: A support system, a support method, and a support program in the form of a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed that support a medical action during an operation. The support system includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire, during an operation, use state data on a use state of a medical device during the operation, and target lesion data on a target lesion of a patient during the operation, a learning unit configured to perform machine learning using the use state data and the target lesion data, and a presentation unit configured to present a recommended operation policy based on a result of the machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Maki, Yoshiyuki Hara, Osamu Nomura, Yuuki Sakaguchi, Yuusuke Sekine
  • Patent number: 11409102
    Abstract: A head mounted system includes an eye imaging device configured to image an eye of a wearer of the head mounted system, a periphery imaging device configured to image a periphery of the wearer, a display device configured to display, toward the wearer, a peripheral image of the periphery of the wearer imaged by the periphery imaging device, and a control device configured to adjust display of the peripheral image on the display device based on an eye image of the eye of the wearer imaged by the eye imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hosokawa, Osamu Nomura, Shinichi Yamashita, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Takeshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20210375464
    Abstract: An assistance system, an assistance method, and an assistance program, which contribute to reduced medical expenses. An assistance system includes a data acquisition unit that acquires medical examination scheduled person data relating to a medical examination scheduled person having a scheduled medical examination in a medical institution, visit data relating to a visit history of the medical examination scheduled person who visits the medical institution, and medical examination data relating to a medical examination content of the medical examination scheduled person who received a medical examination in the medical institution in the past, a learning unit that performs machine learning by using the medical examination scheduled person data, the visit data, and the medical examination data, and a presentation unit that presents whether or not the medical examination is required for the medical examination scheduled person, based on a result of the machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuki SAKAGUCHI, Osamu NOMURA, Yasushi KINOSHITA, Yuusuke SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20210312892
    Abstract: A control device of a head-mounted device is provided. The head-mounted device includes an image capturing device configured to capture an environment around a wearer and a display device configured to display an image to the wearer. The control device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image captured by the image capturing device, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second image used to lead a mental state of the wearer to a target mental state, and a composition unit configured to composite the first image and the second image, thereby generating a third image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Osamu Nomura, Hiroshi Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 11068776
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Kato, Takahisa Yamamoto, Osamu Nomura, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori
  • Publication number: 20210165214
    Abstract: A head mounted system includes an eye imaging device configured to image an eye of a wearer of the head mounted system, a periphery imaging device configured to image a periphery of the wearer, a display device configured to display, toward the wearer, a peripheral image of the periphery of the wearer imaged by the periphery imaging device, and a control device configured to adjust display of the peripheral image on the display device based on an eye image of the eye of the wearer imaged by the eye imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hosokawa, Osamu Nomura, Shinichi Yamashita, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Takeshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20200381114
    Abstract: There are provided an assistance system, an assistance method, and an assistance program, which contribute to reduced medical expenses. An assistance system includes a data acquisition unit that acquires medical examination scheduled person data relating to a medical examination scheduled person having a scheduled medical examination in a medical institution, visit data relating to a visit history of the medical examination scheduled person who visits the medical institution, and medical examination data relating to a medical examination content of the medical examination scheduled person who received a medical examination in the medical institution in the past, a learning unit that performs machine learning by using the medical examination scheduled person data, the visit data, and the medical examination data, and a presentation unit that presents whether or not the medical examination is required for the medical examination scheduled person, based on a result of the machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuki SAKAGUCHI, Osamu NOMURA, Yasushi KINOSHITA, Yuusuke SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20200289215
    Abstract: A support system, a support method, and a support program in the form of a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed that support a medical action during an operation. The support system includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire, during an operation, use state data on a use state of a medical device during the operation, and target lesion data on a target lesion of a patient during the operation, a learning unit configured to perform machine learning using the use state data and the target lesion data, and a presentation unit configured to present a recommended operation policy based on a result of the machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio MAKI, Yoshiyuki HARA, Osamu NOMURA, Yuuki SAKAGUCHI, Yuusuke SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20200175358
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Masami Kato, Takahisa Yamamoto, Osamu Nomura, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori
  • Patent number: 10586149
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Kato, Takahisa Yamamoto, Osamu Nomura, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori
  • Patent number: 10417487
    Abstract: A pattern recognition apparatus extracts a feature amount of each of a plurality of pixels included in an input image, and calculates, for each of the plurality of pixels, a degree of matching between the feature amount of the pixel and the feature amount of each of one or more pixels included in a peripheral area of the pixel. Then, the pattern recognition apparatus estimates a position of each of a plurality of objects to be recognized by voting for one or more of the plurality of objects to be recognized from each of the plurality of pixels based on the extracted feature amount and the calculated degree of matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Nomura, Masakazu Matsugu
  • Patent number: 10210419
    Abstract: There is provided with a convolution operation apparatus. A first product-sum calculator includes a plurality of first multipliers, a plurality of first accumulators, a first data supplier which supplies first data to the plurality of first multipliers, and a second data supplier which supplies a plurality of second data to the plurality of first multipliers. A second product-sum calculator includes a plurality of second multipliers, a plurality of second accumulators, a third data supplier which supplies third data to the plurality of second multipliers, and a fourth data supplier which receives and holds an output from each of the plurality of first accumulators and supply the outputs as fourth data to a corresponding one of the plurality of second multipliers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Nomura, Takahisa Yamamoto, Masami Kato, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori
  • Patent number: 10131054
    Abstract: An object gripping system includes a position and orientation measurement unit configured to measure a position and an orientation of at least one target object based on an image obtained by capturing the at least one target object. A selection unit is further provided to select at least one holdable target object based on the position and orientation. A determination unit determines, as an object to be held, a holdable target object based on a priority set, when assembling the holdable target object to an assembly destination object, and a controlling unit controls a holding unit to hold the object to be held, which is determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Osamu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20180121795
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Masami Kato, Takahisa Yamamoto, Osamu Nomura, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori
  • Publication number: 20170300776
    Abstract: A first arithmetic apparatus performs an arithmetic process, out of a plurality of arithmetic processes in identification processing on an input image, in which the parameter amount that is used is small compared to an amount of data to which the parameters are applied. A second arithmetic apparatus performs an arithmetic process, out of the plurality of arithmetic processes, in which the parameter amount that is used is large compared to an amount of data to which the parameters are applied. The second arithmetic apparatus can use a larger memory capacity memory than the first arithmetic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Takahisa Yamamoto, Masami Kato, Katsuhiko Mori, Yoshinori Ito, Osamu Nomura
  • Publication number: 20170116495
    Abstract: There is provided with a convolution operation apparatus. A first product-sum calculator includes a plurality of first multipliers, a plurality of first accumulators, a first data supplier which supplies first data to the plurality of first multipliers, and a second data supplier which supplies a plurality of second data to the plurality of first multipliers. A second product-sum calculator includes a plurality of second multipliers, a plurality of second accumulators, a third data supplier which supplies third data to the plurality of second multipliers, and a fourth data supplier which receives and holds an output from each of the plurality of first accumulators and supply the outputs as fourth data to a corresponding one of the plurality of second multipliers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu Nomura, Takahisa Yamamoto, Masami Kato, Yoshinori Ito, Katsuhiko Mori