Patents by Inventor Satoshi Imaizumi

Satoshi Imaizumi 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).

  • Publication number: 20110184680
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is capable of separately measuring at least one of the purely resistive component and the reactance component of a measured circuit. The measuring apparatus applies an AC voltage to the measured circuit and detects a current flowing in the measured circuit. When doing so, a first detection signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with an amplitude of a real component of the current and a second detection signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with an amplitude of an imaginary component are generated. The at least one of a purely resistive component and a reactance component of the measured circuit is then calculated using the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi IMAIZUMI, Sadanori MIYAJIMA, Toshiki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7884928
    Abstract: A cup attaching apparatus for attaching a cup as a processing jig to an eyeglass lens including an illumination optical system including an illumination light source arranged to illuminate a side of the front surface of the lens by light from the light source; an imaging optical system including an imaging device and a retroreflection member placed on an opposite side from the light source with respect to the lens; an image processing device adapted to process an image signal from the imaging device to detect at least one of a mark point provided on a unifocal lens, a small lens portion of a bifocal lens, and a progressive mark provided on a progressive focal lens and obtain a position of the detected one; and an arithmetic control device adapted to determine an attaching position of the cup based on the position obtained by the image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Toshiro Matsumoto, Kenji Suzuki, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7876382
    Abstract: A television program display apparatus displays a small area selected from a plurality of small areas in an enlarged scale on the basis of position information and magnification information of the small area, and displays program information indicating the contents of a received program and video data of the program in the small area displayed in an enlarged scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20110007070
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on data on gradation included in two-dimensional graphics data, position information about color reference points of the gradation and shape information about an object to which the gradation is applied, and a conversion unit configured to convert the two-dimensional graphics data into three-dimensional graphics data by calculating a rectangle encircling the object based on the calculated shape information, dividing the rectangle into a plurality of triangles as three-dimensional polygons, and designating colors of the color reference points with respect to vertices of each three-dimensional polygon based on position information about each three-dimensional polygon and the position information about the calculated color reference points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7853873
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus produces electronic data from a document image in which a text part, a photograph part, etc. are mixed. This electronic data enables a user to display information in a required part. The apparatus extracts an object from an input image and integrates information on the extracted object and layout control information (script) for modifying a layout so as to generate integrated electronic data. A script program can be executed when the electronic data is used, which allows an object designated by a user to be magnified and rearranged so as to facilitate visualization of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taeko Gotoh, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Kitahiro Kaneda, Jun Fujisawa, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20100313214
    Abstract: A display system (100) comprises a display device (11), a camera (21) for acquiring an image of an area in which display images on the display device (11) can be observed, and an effect measurement device (41) for analyzing images acquired by the camera (21), discriminating observers and determining distance from the display device (11) and the time spent paying attention to display images on the display device (11) for each discriminated observer. The effect measurement device (41) finds attributes for each observer and an index indicating the degree of attention paid to the display on the display device (11) in accordance with predetermined standards on the basis of the determined time spent paying attention and distance. This index value becomes larger as the time spent paying attention to the display image becomes larger, and becomes smaller as the distance becomes larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Atsushi Moriya, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20090322358
    Abstract: A resistance measuring apparatus includes: a voltage injector that injects an AC signal into a circuit by applying an AC voltage to an injection coil; a current measuring unit that measures an AC current produced in the circuit by the injection coil using a detection coil; a processing unit that calculates the circuit resistance from the AC signal voltage and the measured AC current; and a reference signal generator that outputs a binary reference signal that has a same period as the AC voltage and is synchronized to the clock. The voltage injector generates a stepped wave whose amplitude changes in synchronization with a clock, applies a signal based thereon as the AC voltage. The current measuring unit converts the current in the detection coil to a voltage signal, carries out synchronous detection using the reference signal, and measures the AC current based on the synchronous detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20090083315
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for providing encoding technology that enables data size reductions and analysis processing speed improvements even for data including elements having complex attribute values. The apparatus includes a file input unit that inputs a file including elements having a data stream of a predetermined format as an attribute value, a hierarchy information setting unit that sets hierarchy information indicating hierarchical positions for each of one or more delimiters included in the data stream, a structure information generating unit that generates structure information that defines mutual relations between hierarchy information, a designating unit that designates a region of a data stream of a predetermined format from the input file, and an encoding unit that detects delimiters from the designated region and, based on detected delimiters and structure information, encodes a data stream of the designated region based on a preset structured description language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tooru Ishizaki, Keisuke Tamiya, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7486389
    Abstract: A lens meter having a simple configuration, which is capable of precisely measuring optical characteristics such as refractive power distribution in a wide range of a subject lens to be measured at a time. The lens meter has a projection unit which projects a measurement light bundle, a projection lens which projects the measurement light bundle from the projection unit onto the subject lens placed on an optical axis of the projection lens, a diaphragm having an aperture disposed between the projection unit and the projection lens, and a two-dimensional photodetector which photo-receives the measurement light bundle passed through the subject lens after passed through the aperture of the diaphragm and the projection lens, and wherein the projection unit forms a target pattern, and the aperture of the diaphragm is disposed at a front focal point of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20080297776
    Abstract: A cup attaching apparatus for attaching a cup as a processing jig to an eyeglass lens, comprises: an illumination optical system comprising an illumination light source and arranged to illuminate the lens from a side of a front surface of the lens by illumination light from the light source; an imaging optical system comprising an imaging device and a retroreflection member placed on an opposite side from the light source with respect to the lens, the imaging optical system being adapted such that the retroreflection member returns the illumination light passing through the lens back to its incoming direction, and the imaging device receives the returned illumination light, and the imaging optical system being adjusted to focus on a point near a surface of the lens; an image processing device adapted to process an image signal from -the- imaging device to detect at least one of a mark point provided on a unifocal lens, a small lens portion of a bifocal lens, and a progressive mark provided on a progressive fo
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Toshiro Matsumoto, Kenji Suzuki, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7406036
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus, base station apparatus and communication terminal apparatus capable of predicting an accurate transmission rate before starting data communications to know download time and the like. In the apparatus, a packet CH demodulation section (103) demodulates received packet data. A pilot CH demodulation section (104) demodulates a received signal of a pilot channel. A reception state measuring section (105) measures the SIR from the received signal of the pilot channel. A transmission rate candidate selecting section (106) stores a calculation expression that associates CQI with SIR, and selects CQI by the calculation expression using the measured SIR. A transmission rate predicting section (108) averages selected CQI for a predetermined time to output a transmission rate prediction value. A transmission rate prediction control section (110) outputs information of the transmission rate prediction value to a display section (111) when detecting a key input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Imaizumi, Kazuyuki Miya
  • Publication number: 20080158356
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display an image captured by a camera and a registration screen which corresponds to the image, which allows a user to register an object status within the image and a registration unit configured to register the object status within the image input through the registration screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Imaizumi, Keisuke Tamiya
  • Patent number: 7275828
    Abstract: An eye refractive power measurement apparatus capable of accurate measurement while preventing noise light from entering a photodetector even a measurement target is moved in an optical-axis direction, has a measurement optical system including an optical axis, a hole mirror having an aperture and a reflective surface, a concave mirror, an optical system projecting measurement light from the target onto a fundus via the aperture and the concave mirror, and an optical system having an image-forming member and the photodetector photo-receiving the light reflected from the fundus via the concave mirror, the reflective surface and the image-forming member, a unit moving the target and the image-forming member or photodetector in the direction to have a positional relationship optically conjugate with the fundus, and a calculation part obtaining eye refractive power based on a travel position or amount of the image-forming member or photodetector and an output from the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7230693
    Abstract: A lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a subject lens to be measured includes at least three light sources for measurement, a projecting lens which projects measurement light bundles from the light sources onto the subject lens placed on a projecting-lens optical axis, a diaphragm having an aperture disposed at an anterior focal point of the projecting lens between the light sources and the projecting lens, and a two-dimensional photodetector photo-receiving the light bundles passing through the subject lens after passing through the aperture of the diaphragm and the projecting lens without the use of an image forming optical system, and the projecting lens is disposed so that the light sources is conjugate with the photodetector in a case where the subject lens with a specific diopter in the vicinity of 0D or a frequently-used specific diopter is placed on the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20070053323
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus for performing a different carrier measurement without lowering throughput is disclosed. In this apparatus, a packet continuation determining section (121) observes user packet data and determines whether packets addressed to the wireless communication apparatus are continuously received or paused; a different carrier measurement suppressing section (122) generates a signal to allow the different carrier measurement when the determination result in the packet continuation determining section (121) indicates that packets are paused and does not generate the signal to allow the different carrier measurement when the determination result in the packet continuation determining section (121) indicates that packets are continuing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA eLECTRIC INDUSTRIAL, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Imaizumi, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070050810
    Abstract: A television program display apparatus displays a small area selected from a plurality of small areas in an enlarged scale on the basis of position information and magnification information of the small area, and displays program information indicating the contents of a received program and video data of the program in the small area displayed in an enlarged scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20070003139
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus produces electronic data from a document image in which a text part, a photograph part, etc. are mixed. This electronic data enables a user to display information in a required part. The apparatus extracts an object from an input image and integrates information on the extracted object and layout control information (script) for modifying a layout so as to generate integrated electronic data. A script program can be executed when the electronic data is used, which allows an object designated by a user to be magnified and rearranged so as to facilitate visualization of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taeko Gotoh, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Kitahiro Kaneda, Jun Fujisawa, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20060291377
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus, base station apparatus and communication terminal apparatus capable of predicting an accurate transmission rate before starting data communications to know download time and the like. In the apparatus, a packet CH demodulation section (103) demodulates received packet data. A pilot CH demodulation section (104) demodulates a received signal of a pilot channel. A reception state measuring section (105) measures the SIR from the received signal of the pilot channel. A transmission rate candidate selecting section (106) stores a calculation expression that associates CQI with SIR, and selects CQI by the calculation expression using the measured SIR. A transmission rate predicting section (108) averages selected CQI for a predetermined time to output a transmission rate prediction value. A transmission rate prediction control section (110) outputs information of the transmission rate prediction value to a display section (111) when detecting a key input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Imaizumi, Kazuyuki Miya
  • Patent number: 7102762
    Abstract: A surface inspection apparatus for inspecting a surface of an object to be inspected, includes: a projecting optical system which projects an inspection light to the object surface via a reference surface; a pick up unit which picks up surface interference fringes formed by reflected light from the reference surface and reflected light from the object surface; and an arithmetic unit which calculates a shape of the surface of the object based on the picked up interference fringes. The projecting optical system includes a laser light source that emits, as the inspection light, pulsed laser light having a pulse width and a pulse quiescent time capable of preventing formation of rear face interference fringes which are formed by the reflected light from the object surface and reflected light caused by the inspection light being reflected from its rear face, the object allowing the inspection light to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Miura, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20060152709
    Abstract: A lens meter having a simple configuration, which is capable of precisely measuring optical characteristics such as refractive power distribution in a wide range of a subject lens to be measured at a time. The lens meter has a projection unit which projects a measurement light bundle, a projection lens which projects the measurement light bundle from the projection unit onto the subject lens placed on an optical axis of the projection lens, a diaphragm having an aperture disposed between the projection unit and the projection lens, and a two-dimensional photodetector which photo-receives the measurement light bundle passed through the subject lens after passed through the aperture of the diaphragm and the projection lens, and wherein the projection unit forms a target pattern, and the aperture of the diaphragm is disposed at a front focal point of the projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi