Patents by Inventor Ryuta Ueda

Ryuta Ueda 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: 12642494
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to radiate X-rays; a detector configured to detect X-rays radiated by the X-ray tube and passed through a subject; a reconstruction processing unit configured to reconstruct imaging data output by the detector and generate CT image data and material decomposition image data; a first inference unit configured to perform inference on the material decomposition image data; a second inference unit configured to perform inference on the CT image data; a third inference unit configured to perform inference on composite image data; a selection unit configured to, in a case where an inference result of the first inference unit is different from an inference result of the second inference unit, select an inference result of the third inference unit; and a display control unit configured to cause the selected inference result to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Ryuta Ueda
  • Patent number: 12614279
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information terminal configured to acquire medical image data from a medical image capturing apparatus, a plurality of information processing apparatuses each including an inference unit configured to make an inference about the medical image data by using a learned model, and a selection unit configured to select at least one information processing apparatus from the plurality of information processing apparatuses. The information terminal transmits the medical image data to the information processing apparatus selected by the selection unit, and the information processing apparatus selected by the selection unit makes an inference about the transmitted medical image data and transmits an inference result to the information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Ryuta Ueda
  • Patent number: 12505545
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to radiate X-rays; a detector configured to detect X-rays radiated by the X-ray tube and passed through a subject; a reconstruction processing unit configured to reconstruct imaging data output by the detector and generate CT image data and material decomposition image data; a first inference unit configured to perform inference on the material decomposition image data; a second inference unit configured to perform inference on the CT image data; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display at least one of an inference result of the first inference unit and an inference result of the second inference unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Ryuta Ueda
  • Publication number: 20250307535
    Abstract: A text generation system includes a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to acquire input candidate information to be input to a language model configured to output text information from input information, acquire a plurality of pieces of text information different from one another by inputting input information based on the input candidate information to the language model, and determine a text candidate by using the plurality of pieces of text information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: RYUTA UEDA, GAKUYA SOEDA
  • Publication number: 20250307558
    Abstract: An information processing system described in the present disclosure includes a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire input information for inputting into a sentence generation model, acquire output information resulting from inputting the input information into the sentence generation model, compare the input information with the output information to identify sections of the output information where user checking is recommended, and cause a display to display the output information in correspondence with the sections where user checking is recommended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: RYUTA UEDA, SHUNYA UENO
  • Publication number: 20250156502
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of trained models including a first trained model for classifying medical image data into a class belonging to a first class hierarchy, and a second trained model for classifying the medical image data into a class belonging to a second class hierarchy lower than the first class hierarchy, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about inference, a selection unit configured to select a plurality of trained models having a hierarchical relationship from among the stored plurality of trained models, based on the acquired information about inference, and a notification unit configured to provide a notification of the selected plurality of trained models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Kohtaro Umezawa, Ryuta Ueda
  • Patent number: 12229225
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of trained models including a first trained model for classifying medical image data into a class belonging to a first class hierarchy, and a second trained model for classifying the medical image data into a class belonging to a second class hierarchy lower than the first class hierarchy, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about inference, a selection unit configured to select a plurality of trained models having a hierarchical relationship from among the stored plurality of trained models, based on the acquired information about inference, and a notification unit configured to provide a notification of the selected plurality of trained models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohtaro Umezawa, Ryuta Ueda
  • Publication number: 20240148344
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to radiate X-rays; a detector configured to detect X-rays radiated by the X-ray tube and passed through a subject; a reconstruction processing unit configured to reconstruct imaging data output by the detector and generate CT image data and material decomposition image data; a first inference unit configured to perform inference on the material decomposition image data; a second inference unit configured to perform inference on the CT image data; a third inference unit configured to perform inference on composite image data; a selection unit configured to, in a case where an inference result of the first inference unit is different from an inference result of the second inference unit, select an inference result of the third inference unit; and a display control unit configured to cause the selected inference result to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: YOSHINORI HIRANO, RYUTA UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240112336
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to radiate X-rays; a detector configured to detect X-rays radiated by the X-ray tube and passed through a subject; a reconstruction processing unit configured to reconstruct imaging data output by the detector and generate CT image data and material decomposition image data; a first inference unit configured to perform inference on the material decomposition image data; a second inference unit configured to perform inference on the CT image data; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display at least one of an inference result of the first inference unit and an inference result of the second inference unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: YOSHINORI HIRANO, RYUTA UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240054404
    Abstract: An information processing system includes first and second information processing apparatuses. The first information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a first inference model based on a first neural network including an input layer, an intermediate layer group, and an output layer, a first training unit that trains the first inference model using teacher data, and a transmission unit that transmits output information based on forward propagation by the first training unit to the second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus includes a second acquisition unit that acquires a second inference model based on a second neural network including an input layer, an intermediate layer group, and an output layer, wherein the second inference model is a common inference model and is similar to the first inference model, and a second training unit that trains the second inference model based on the output information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: KOHTARO UMEZAWA, RYUTA UEDA, RITSUYA TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20240054327
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a second information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a first information processing apparatus via a network, an inference target data acquisition unit configured to acquire inference target data, and an inference unit configured to perform predetermined inference processing on the inference target data by using a first partial model and a second partial model. The first information processing apparatus includes the first partial model configured to include a first input layer, a first group of intermediate layers including at least one of the intermediate layers in the group of intermediate layers, and a first output layer, and the second information processing apparatus includes the second partial model configured to include a second group of intermediate layers including an intermediate layer different from the intermediate layers included in the first group of intermediate layers in the group of intermediate layers, and the second output layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: KOHTARO UMEZAWA, RYUTA UEDA, RITSUYA TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20240016587
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing a color estimation method for estimating color of a dental prosthetic and a dental prosthetic manufacturing method for coloring the dental prosthetic based on the estimated color. A dental prosthetic color estimation method of the present invention includes acquiring color information about teeth, the color information being obtained by using an imaging unit, and estimating color of a surface of a dental prosthetic based on color information about at least one of a target tooth for the dental prosthetic to be disposed, a tooth near the target tooth, and a tooth corresponding to the target tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: HIROSHI SAITO, YOSHIHIKO MATSUMURA, NARU KOMATSU, RYUTA UEDA
  • Patent number: 11723628
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasonic image data, an inference unit configured to infer a body mark corresponding to the ultrasonic image data acquired by the acquisition unit, and a display control unit configured to display the body mark inferred by the inference unit together with the ultrasonic image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoya Sasaki, Naoya Iizuka, Ryuta Ueda, Yoshinori Hirano
  • Patent number: 11609635
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura, Hisashi Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20230033263
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information terminal configured to acquire medical image data from a medical image capturing apparatus, a plurality of information processing apparatuses each including an inference unit configured to make an inference about the medical image data by using a learned model, and a selection unit configured to select at least one information processing apparatus from the plurality of information processing apparatuses. The information terminal transmits the medical image data to the information processing apparatus selected by the selection unit, and the information processing apparatus selected by the selection unit makes an inference about the transmitted medical image data and transmits an inference result to the information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Ryuta Ueda
  • Publication number: 20230010769
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus including a first inference unit configured to perform first inference processing on inference target medical data using a first partial model including an input layer and at least some of intermediate layers and corresponding to a plurality of second partial models, and a first output unit configured to output a result of the first inference processing and selection information to a second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus including a second inference unit configured to perform second inference processing by inputting a result of the first inference processing to a second partial model selected from among the plurality of second partial models based on the selection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kohtaro Umezawa, Kojiro Nishi, Ryuta Ueda
  • Patent number: 11328174
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220108124
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of trained models including a first trained model for classifying medical image data into a class belonging to a first class hierarchy, and a second trained model for classifying the medical image data into a class belonging to a second class hierarchy lower than the first class hierarchy, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about inference, a selection unit configured to select a plurality of trained models having a hierarchical relationship from among the stored plurality of trained models, based on the acquired information about inference, and a notification unit configured to provide a notification of the selected plurality of trained models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kohtaro Umezawa, Ryuta Ueda
  • Publication number: 20220066561
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA, Hisashi ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210312226
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA