Patents by Inventor Shuji HAKOSHIMA

Shuji HAKOSHIMA 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: 9672422
    Abstract: A pupil detection device includes an identification unit that identifies a pupil region from a captured image of an eye, an extractor that extracts a contour of the pupil region identified by the identification unit, a selector that selects a plurality of points on the contour of the pupil region extracted by the extractor, a center calculator that calculates a center of a circle passing through the plurality of points selected by the selector, and a pupil detector that detects a center of the pupil region from the center of a circle calculated by the center calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Hakoshima
  • Publication number: 20170112424
    Abstract: A diagnosis supporting device includes a display, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject from a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point of the subject in a display region of the display, based on the eye gaze direction, an output controller configured to display, on the display, a diagnosis image that includes a person image and a geometric pattern image, and in which at least one of contrast, color density, and a degree of transmittance of the person image or the geometric pattern image is changed over time, and an evaluator configured to calculate an evaluation value of the subject, based on the gaze point detected by the gaze point detector when the diagnosis image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shudo, Masaru Ninomiya, Shuji Hakoshima
  • Patent number: 9579054
    Abstract: A diagnosis supporting device includes a display, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject from a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point of the subject in a display region of the display, based on the eye gaze direction, an output controller configured to display, on the display, a diagnosis image that includes a person image and a geometric pattern image, and in which at least one of contrast, color density, and a degree of transmittance of the person image or the geometric pattern image is changed over time, and an evaluator configured to calculate an evaluation value of the subject, based on the gaze point detected by the gaze point detector when the diagnosis image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shudo, Masaru Ninomiya, Shuji Hakoshima
  • Publication number: 20160262614
    Abstract: An eye gaze detection supporting device includes an illuminator including a light source that performs irradiation with light, a plurality of imaging units, position detectors that detect a first position indicating a center of a pupil and a second position indicating a center of corneal reflection, from an image of an eye ball of a subject irradiated with light by the illuminator, and captured by the imaging units, and a calculator that calculates a fourth position indicating a curvature center of a cornea, based on a position of the light source, a third position on a display, the first position, and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Masaru Ninomiya, Katsuyuki Shudo, Shuji Hakoshima
  • Publication number: 20160150956
    Abstract: A display, imaging units that capture a subject, an eye gaze detector that detects an eye gaze direction of the subject, from the captured image captured by the imaging units, a gaze point detector that detects a gaze point of the subject in a display region of the display, based on the eye gaze direction, an output controller that displays any of a plurality of diagnosis images on the display, selects the diagnosis image to be displayed next according to a position of the gaze point detected when the diagnosis image is displayed, from the plurality of diagnosis images, and further displays the selected diagnosis image on the display, and an evaluator that calculates an evaluation value of the subject, based on the gaze point detected by the gaze point detector when the diagnosis image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Shuji Hakoshima, Katsuyuki Shudo, Masaru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20160113486
    Abstract: An eye gaze detection apparatus includes a plurality of illuminators each including a light source for emitting light and disposed symmetrically with respect to a predetermined position, a plurality of imaging units each disposed at an inner or outer position with respect to the plurality of illuminators, a position detector configured to detect a first position indicating a pupil center and a second position indicating a corneal reflection center based on an image of an eyeball of a subject, the image being captured by the imaging unit with the light emitted by the illuminator, and a calculator configured to calculate a fourth position indicating a corneal curvature center, based on the predetermined position, a third position on a display, the first position, and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masaru NINOMIYA, Katsuyuki SHUDO, Shuji HAKOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160106354
    Abstract: A diagnosis supporting device includes a display, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject from a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a gaze point detector configured to detect a gaze point of the subject in a display region of the display, based on the eye gaze direction, an output controller configured to display, on the display, a diagnosis image that includes a person image and a geometric pattern image, and in which at least one of contrast, color density, and a degree of transmittance of the person image or the geometric pattern image is changed over time, and an evaluator configured to calculate an evaluation value of the subject, based on the gaze point detected by the gaze point detector when the diagnosis image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shudo, Masaru Ninomiya, Shuji Hakoshima
  • Publication number: 20160026863
    Abstract: A pupil detection device includes an identification unit that identifies a pupil region from a captured image of an eye, an extractor that extracts a contour of the pupil region identified by the identification unit, a selector that selects a plurality of points on the contour of the pupil region extracted by the extractor, a center calculator that calculates a center of a circle passing through the plurality of points selected by the selector, and a pupil detector that detects a center of the pupil region from the center of a circle calculated by the center calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Shuji HAKOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150374223
    Abstract: A diagnosis supporting device includes an imaging unit that images a subject, an eye gaze detector that detects an eye gaze direction of the subject from an image captured by the imaging unit, a gaze point detector that detects a gaze point of the subject in a display area of a display on the basis of the eye gaze direction, and an output controller that causes the display area to display a diagnostic image composed by superposing a pattern image onto a natural image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shudo, Masaru Ninomiya, Shuji Hakoshima
  • Publication number: 20150199812
    Abstract: A diagnosis assisting apparatus includes a display, an imaging unit configured to image a subject, a line of sight detecting unit configured to detect a line of sight direction of the subject from a picked-up image imaged by the imaging unit, a point of view detecting unit configured to detect a point of view of the subject in a display region of the display based on the line of sight direction, and an output controller configured to display a diagnostic image including a natural image and a geometrical image, and the point of view detecting unit detects the point of view of the subject in a case where the diagnostic image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Shuji HAKOSHIMA, Katsuyuki SHUDO, Masaru NINOMIYA, Makoto KITO
  • Publication number: 20130321608
    Abstract: An eye direction detecting apparatus includes a display unit, an imaging unit, a first detecting unit, a second detecting unit, and a display control unit. The imaging unit captures a subject. The first detecting unit detects a position of an eye of the subject from an image captured by the imaging unit. The second detecting unit detects a distance from the imaging unit to the position of the eye of the subject. The display control unit displays the image indicating the position of the eye of the subject on the display unit with a display manner being changed according to the distance detected by the second detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru NINOMIYA, Shuji HAKOSHIMA