Patents by Inventor Ryo Ozawa
Ryo Ozawa 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: 11170244Abstract: A device for analyzing a worker's work state, the analysis involving generation of determination data for determining whether worker's manual work is performed in a predetermined work order. This device includes imaging and setting units. The imaging unit images, a work video, a worker's manual working state in which the worker repeatedly performs predetermined work. This predetermined work is performed by repeating a plurality of fundamental work operations by hand. Based on a predetermined motion which is previously set for each of the fundamental work operations, the setting unit sets delimitation information to delimit the work video every fundamental work operation at a timing when the predetermined motion is detected. In the device, a generation unit generates determination data which includes both the imaged work video and the set delimitation information. Based on the determination data, the worker's manual work can be analyzed in various ways.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Ryo Ozawa, Tsu Ryo, Kenichi Yoshida, Yousuke Yamaguchi, Takuya Sakai, Motoaki Watabe, Yoshiki Morimoto, Takuya Yoda
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Patent number: 11138483Abstract: In a system, mobile terminal and a reader are communicable with each other. In the mobile terminal, a terminal tilt state is detected by a detecting unit as a terminal environmental state, an information code is generated such that the detected terminal environmental state and predetermined information are recorded in the information code, and the generated information code is displayed on the screen of a display unit. In the reader, a reading surface tilt state corresponding to the terminal environmental state is detected by a detecting unit as a reading surface environmental state. When the reader reads the information code and the detected reading surface environmental state and the detected terminal environmental state show the same environmental state, the read predetermined information is used by a control unit to perform processing based on the predetermined information.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Ryo Ozawa, Kenichi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200387764Abstract: In a system, mobile terminal and a reader are communicable with each other. In the mobile terminal, a terminal tilt state is detected by a detecting unit as a terminal environmental state, an information code is generated such that the detected terminal environmental state and predetermined information are recorded in the information code, and the generated information code is displayed on the screen of a display unit. In the reader, a reading surface tilt state corresponding to the terminal environmental state is detected by a detecting unit as a reading surface environmental state. When the reader reads the information code and the detected reading surface environmental state and the detected terminal environmental state show the same environmental state, the read predetermined information is used by a control unit to perform processing based on the predetermined information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Ryo OZAWA, Kenichi YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20200265256Abstract: A device for analyzing a worker's work state, the analysis involving generation of determination data for determining whether worker's manual work is performed in a predetermined work order. This device includes imaging and setting units. The imaging unit images, a work video, a worker's manual working state in which the worker repeatedly performs predetermined work. This predetermined work is performed by repeating a plurality of fundamental work operations by hand. Based on a predetermined motion which is previously set for each of the fundamental work operations, the setting unit sets delimitation information to delimit the work video every fundamental work operation at a timing when the predetermined motion is detected. In the device, a generation unit generates determination data which includes both the imaged work video and the set delimitation information. Based on the determination data, the worker's manual work can be analyzed in various ways.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Ryo OZAWA, Tsu RYO, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Yousuke YAMAGUCHI, Takuya SAKAI, Motoaki WATABE, Yoshiki MORIMOTO, Takuya YODA
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Publication number: 20190287391Abstract: Provided is a traffic demand prediction system for predicting traffic demand when a new event as a prediction target event occurs, the system including: a past event data base including information indicating a site of a past event which is an event held in the past and traffic demand data of the past event; a retrieving unit retrieving a past event held in a site coinciding with a site of the new event from the past event data base as a similar event; and a correcting unit reflecting the difference between the similar event retrieved by the retrieving unit and the new event to traffic demand data of the similar event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Ryo OZAWA, Akihiko HYODO, Yasuo SUGURE
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Patent number: 9332890Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units and a controller, which in a first mode, image data is converted sequentially into a video signal and is outputted while being stored sequentially in the first and second image storing units. In a second mode, image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted while generated image data is sequentially stored in the second image storing unit. In a third mode, image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted while generated image data is sequentially stored in the first image storing unit. In the second and third modes, it is possible to switch between a first playback mode that continuously outputs the multiple stored image data and a second playback mode that repeatedly outputs one of the multiple stored image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Patent number: 9289113Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units; a motion detector obtains a difference of image data; and a controller executes control in one of a first mode where the image data is sequentially converted into the video signal, and the image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first and second image storing units; a second mode where the image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the second image storing unit; and a third mode where the image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first image storing unit, and in the second and the third modes, based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Publication number: 20130169774Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units; a motion detector obtains a difference of image data; and a controller executes control in one of a first mode where the image data is sequentially converted into the video signal, and the image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first and second image storing units; a second mode where the image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the second image storing unit; and a third mode where the image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first image storing unit, and in the second and the third modes, based on the difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Publication number: 20130123576Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units and a controller, which in a first mode, image data is converted sequentially into a video signal and is outputted while being stored sequentially in the first and second image storing units. In a second mode, image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted while generated image data is sequentially stored in the second image storing unit. In a third mode, image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted while generated image data is sequentially stored in the first image storing unit. In the second and third modes, it is possible to switch between a first playback mode that continuously outputs the multiple stored image data and a second playback mode that repeatedly outputs one of the multiple stored image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Patent number: 7860329Abstract: An edge enhancement processing unit comprising a determination block and a signal processing block is provided. The determination block determines whether the luminance of a surrounding pixel is greater than at zero level. The surrounding pixel is located around a focused pixel. The signal processing block carries out an edge enhancement process for a pixel signal generated by the focused pixel. The edge enhancement process is carried out if the determination block determines that the luminance of the surrounding pixel is greater than at zero level.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Patent number: 7197338Abstract: A display device includes a main LCD, a sub LCD, and a backlight. The main LCD displays information. The sub LCD is arranged to make its rear surface oppose that of the main LCD to display information different from that of the main LCD. The backlight illuminates the main LCD and sub LCD. A portable terminal apparatus is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Publication number: 20070041655Abstract: An edge enhancement processing unit comprising a determination block and a signal processing block is provided. The determination block determines whether the luminance of a surrounding pixel is greater than at zero level. The surrounding pixel is located around a focused pixel. The signal processing block carries out an edge enhancement process for a pixel signal generated by the focused pixel. The edge enhancement process is carried out if the determination block determines that the luminance of the surrounding pixel is greater than at zero level.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo OZAWA
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Patent number: 7050086Abstract: In an electronic endoscope system including a video scope having a solid-state image sensor that successively produces a frame of red, green, and blue image-pixel signals, a difference value is calculated between a value of each of corresponding central red, green, and blue image-pixel signals and an average of values of circumferential image-pixel signals surrounding the central image-pixel signal. When the respective values of the central red and green image-pixel signals are smaller than the corresponding averages of values, they are decreased in proportion to the absolute values of the corresponding difference values. When the value of the central blue image-pixel signal is smaller than the corresponding average of values, it is increased in proportion to the absolute value of the corresponding difference value.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Patent number: 6967673Abstract: An electronic endoscope system includes a video scope having a solid-state image sensor for successively producing a frame of color image-pixel signals, and an image-signal processor for producing a color video signal based on the frame of color image-pixel signals. A calculation system calculates a difference value between a value of a central single-color image-pixel signal and an average of values of one selected from single-color image-pixel signals surrounding the central single-color image-pixel signal. A color-balance alteration system alters the value of the central single-color image-pixel signal based on the difference value calculated by the calculation system. A selection system performs the selection of the circumferential image-pixel signals such that the circumferential image-pixel signals to be selected are farther from the central image-pixel signal, as a spatial frequency of an endoscope image to be reproduced based on the color video signals is lower.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventors: Ryo Ozawa, Mikihito Kimishima
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Patent number: 6900829Abstract: An electronic endoscope system which captures an image of an object and displays the same on a display device is provided with a noise reduction system. The noise reduction system reduces noise included in a frame of an image signal for each color component. The noise-reduced color components are stored in a buffer, and then output as a video signal to be transmitted to a display where a color image of the object is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1997Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventors: Ryo Ozawa, Kouhei Iketani
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Patent number: 6879339Abstract: An electronic endoscope system with a color-balance alteration system includes a video scope having a CCD image sensor for producing a frame of color image-pixel-signals composed of frames of red, green, and blue image-pixel-signals. In the color-balance alteration system, nine red signals are extracted from the frame of red image-pixel-signals, and the nine signals form a 3×3 matrix including a central signal, and the eight circumferential signals. All four sets of three signals are selected from the nine signals, and each set of three signals is composed of the central signal, and two neighbouring signals aligned with each other such that the central signal lies therebetween. When a signal level of the central signal is smaller than both signal levels of the two circumferential signals with respect to even one set of three signals, the signal level of signal is decreased.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventor: Ryo Ozawa
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Patent number: 6858004Abstract: An electronic endoscope system has a plurality of video-processors, a plurality of video-scopes, a selector, a monitor and an input device. The plurality of video-processors, the monitor and the input device are connected to the selector. Each of the plurality of video-processors processes image signals from the corresponding video-scope to obtain and output video signals to the selector. The selector selects one of the plurality of video-processors and feeds video signals from a selected video-processor to the monitor. The input device operates the selected video-processor.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventors: Ryo Ozawa, Makoto Koike, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kohei Iketani, Hideo Sugimoto
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Patent number: 6790175Abstract: An endoscope system is provided with a light guide including a plurality of optical paths, and a low-coherent light source that emits a low-coherent light beams. The low-coherent light source is provided at a proximal end side of the light guide. The light beams emitted by the low-coherent light source are incident on the plurality of optical paths, respectively. The endoscope system is further provided with an interferometer unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventors: Koichi Furusawa, Masaru Eguchi, Tetsuya Utsui, Tetsuya Nakamura, Ryo Ozawa, Shinsuke Okada
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Patent number: 6788861Abstract: An endoscope system which can obtain a tomographic image in accordance with optical coherence tomography (OCT). An OCT section of the endoscope system comprises a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, an optical coupler, a super-luminescent diode (SLD), a photodetector, and a reference mirror. The first optical fiber is opposed to the SLD at its proximal end. The second optical fiber is opposed to the photodetector at its proximal end. The optical coupler establishes optical connection between the optical fibers. The reference mirror is arranged movable in front of the distal end of the second optical fiber. The distal end of the first optical fiber is introduced to an OCT scanning unit at a tip of an endoscope. This OCT scanning unit includes a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflecting surfaces, which are tilted in different angles from each other. The OCT scanning unit forms a plurality of scanning lines aligned in parallel over a subject at regular intervals.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: PENTAX CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Utsui, Tetsuya Nakamura, Ryo Ozawa, Shinsuke Okada, Masaru Eguchi, Koichi Furusawa
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Patent number: 6677983Abstract: An electronic endoscope includes a processor by which an image captured by an endoscope is displayed on a screen of a monitor. Panel switches, a central processing unit (CPU), a magneto-optic disc and a RAM are mounted in the processor. A keyboard and the monitor are connected to the processor. By operating the panel switches, operation conditions of the devices, mounted in the processor or connected to the processor, are set. The set values, which are set by the panel switches or the keyboard, are temporarily stored in the RAM. The set values stored in the RAM are recorded in the magneto-optic disc at every regular time interval. When character information displayed on the screen of the monitor is renewed by operating the keyboard, the renewed character information is recorded in the magneto-optic disc.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Pentax CorporationInventors: Tadashi Takahashi, Ryo Ozawa