Patents by Inventor Shohhei Kamada

Shohhei Kamada 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: 9386917
    Abstract: Provided is a light intensity control apparatus including: a photometry value calculation portion for measuring reflected light from a fundus under illumination of an observation light source; an observation light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of the observation light source based on photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the observation light source; and a photographing light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of a light source of a photographing light source based on the photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the photographing light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Patent number: 9271650
    Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of performing an alignment operation between an eye to be inspected and an inspection unit, the ophthalmologic apparatus including: an inspection unit configured to obtain inspection information of an eye to be inspected; a base unit including a support member configured to determine a holding position of the eye to be inspected; an operation unit configured to operate movement of the inspection unit with respect to the base unit in accordance with an operation amount; a moving unit configured to move the inspection unit in accordance with the operation amount input from the operation unit; a detection unit configured to detect a position of the inspection unit with respect to the base unit; and a control unit configured to control an amount related to movement of the inspection unit corresponding to the operation amount based on a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20140368791
    Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of performing an alignment operation between an eye to be inspected and an inspection unit, the ophthalmologic apparatus including: an inspection unit configured to obtain inspection information of an eye to be inspected; a base unit including a support member configured to determine a holding position of the eye to be inspected; an operation unit configured to operate movement of the inspection unit with respect to the base unit in accordance with an operation amount; a moving unit configured to move the inspection unit in accordance with the operation amount input from the operation unit; a detection unit configured to detect a position of the inspection unit with respect to the base unit; and a control unit configured to control an amount related to movement of the inspection unit corresponding to the operation amount based on a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20140240672
    Abstract: Provided is a light intensity control apparatus including: a photometry value calculation portion for measuring reflected light from a fundus under illumination of an observation light source; an observation light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of the observation light source based on photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the observation light source; and a photographing light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of a light source of a photographing light source based on the photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the photographing light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Patent number: 8757802
    Abstract: Provided is a light intensity control apparatus including: a photometry value calculation portion for measuring reflected light from a fundus under illumination of an observation light source; an observation light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of the observation light source based on photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the observation light source; and a photographing light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of a light source of a photographing light source based on the photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the photographing light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20140063454
    Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic imaging apparatus, including: an imaging light source for illuminating a fundus; a light intensity detection unit for monitoring, at a time of imaging, an emission intensity from a start of emission of the imaging light source; an imaging light wavelength selection unit for selecting a wavelength band of light that is emitted from the imaging light source and illuminates the fundus; and a detection wavelength changing unit for changing a wavelength band of light to be guided from the imaging light source to the light intensity detection unit depending on the wavelength band selected by the imaging light wavelength selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20130235348
    Abstract: In order to detect a deterioration status of an imaging light source in an accurate manner, an ophthalmologic apparatus includes a light intensity detection unit configured to detect a light intensity of light emitted from the imaging light source, a determination unit configured to determine a status of the imaging light source on the basis of the light intensity detected by the light intensity detection unit and a light emitting time of the imaging light source, and a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, the status of the imaging light source on the basis of a determination result by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Patent number: 8496330
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to control, based on a pixel value of the optic papilla in an infrared light image of the fundus of a subject's eye to which infrared light is radiated, the light amount of visible light to be radiated onto the subject's eye; and an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the fundus of the subject's eye to which visible light having the controlled light amount is radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20120050680
    Abstract: Provided is a light intensity control apparatus including: a photometry value calculation portion for measuring reflected light from a fundus under illumination of an observation light source; an observation light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of the observation light source based on photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the observation light source; and a photographing light source control portion for controlling a light intensity of a light source of a photographing light source based on the photometry information obtained by the photometry value calculation portion, the light intensity of the observation light source obtained in the measurement, and a correction value of the light intensity of the photographing light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20110228220
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to control, based on a pixel value of the optic papilla in an infrared light image of the fundus of a subject's eye to which infrared light is radiated, the light amount of visible light to be radiated onto the subject's eye; and an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the fundus of the subject's eye to which visible light having the controlled light amount is radiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohhei Kamada