Patents by Inventor Tadanori Tezuka

Tadanori Tezuka 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: 20240291946
    Abstract: There are provided a trailer tracking apparatus, a trailer tracking method, and a trailer tracking system. The trailer tracking apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from at least one camera configured to capture an image of a predetermined movement path of a trailer in a yard, a captured image of the camera; a database configured to store identification information on the trailer and information on a position of the trailer in the yard based on the captured image of the camera in association with each other; and a visualization processing unit configured to output information on a current position of the trailer specified by a visualization instruction from an external browser apparatus to the external browser apparatus based on the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Tadanori TEZUKA, Yoshiteru TANAKA, Takeshi YOSHIHARA, Tomohiro MORIKAWA, Masao HAMADA, Maiko TARUKI, Hiroto TOMITA, Shuzo NORIDOMI
  • Publication number: 20230410549
    Abstract: A biometric information acquisition device includes a camera configured to capture an image of a hand of a user inserted into an imaging space, an illumination configured to illuminate inside of the imaging space from above, a housing configured to accommodate the camera and the illumination, and a first opening formed by cutting out a part of the housing and provided in a rectangular shape in a front view to form the imaging space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki NAKAMURA, Risa KOMATSU, Tadanori TEZUKA, Sugiko HONDA
  • Patent number: 11647913
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a memory and a processor is provided. The image processing apparatus is configured to perform selecting one of data compression processing modes in response to a user input, and executing, according to the selected data compression processing mode, data compression processing on an input captured image based on an inter-frame prediction. The image processing apparatus is further configured perform generating a compressed image from the executed data compression processing. A group of pictures with respect to the generated compressed image is different according to the data compression processing modes. When receiving a request for acquiring vital information from a person captured in the input captured image, one of the data compression processing modes is selected so that the generated compressed image is configured by I pictures only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Hamada, Tadanori Tezuka, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230085337
    Abstract: A biomarker computing device includes an input unit configured to input biometric data of a subject measured by a biosensor, a biomarker estimation unit configured to estimate, using the input biometric data in a first period, a biomarker indicating a physical and mental state of the subject, a computation unit configured to collect, in a second period longer than the first period, a plurality of biomarker estimation results estimated in each first period, and calculate, based on appearance frequencies of the physical and mental states indicated respectively by the plurality of biomarker estimation results, a proportion of each of the physical and mental states, a graph creation unit configured to create a graph showing the proportion of each of the physical and mental states, and a display control unit configured to display the created graph on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori TEZUKA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Yukihiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20210366078
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that, when executing the instructions stored in the memory, performs a process. The process includes: averaging an input image in units of N×M pixels (N, M: an integer of 2 or larger) in a spatial direction for each grid composed of one pixel or a plurality of pixels, the input image being composed of (S×T) pixels (S, T: a positive integer) having an information amount of a (a: a power of 2) bits per pixel, and defining an averaging result in units of N×M pixels for each pixel or grid by an information amount of (a+b) bits per pixel (b: an integer of 2 or larger) and generating a reduced image composed of (S×T)/(N×M) pixels having the information amount of (a+b) bits per pixel. A value of b is an exponent c (c: a positive integer) of a power value of 2 close to (N×M), or (c+1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori TEZUKA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11069057
    Abstract: A skin diagnostic device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a skin image obtained by capturing skin, an image analyzer that calculates an index value indicating a darkness level of a color of a discolored region of the skin from the obtained skin image, a threshold determination unit that determines a threshold based on the calculated index value and a size of a contrast of the skin image, and a skin diagnostic unit that performs a diagnosis on the skin by comparing the determined threshold and normalized luminance value data obtained by normalizing luminance value data of the skin image with an average luminance value of the luminance value data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Horiuchi, Tadanori Tezuka, Hiroto Tomita
  • Patent number: 11006864
    Abstract: A face detection device and method are provided. The face detection device receives captured images from a camera, and extracts vital information from a face region included in the captured images. The face detection device determines, based on the vital information, whether or not a face included in the face region is in a living state, and collates a feature quantity of the face included in the face region with information of a face which is previously registered. The face detection device selects, according to a user input, whether or not to perform at least one or both of a process for the determining, and a process for the collating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Tadanori Tezuka
  • Publication number: 20210038097
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a memory and a processor is provided. The image processing apparatus is configured to perform selecting one of data compression processing modes in response to a user input, and executing, according to the selected data compression processing mode, data compression processing on an input captured image based on an inter-frame prediction. The image processing apparatus is further configured perform generating a compressed image from the executed data compression processing. A group of pictures with respect to the generated compressed image is different according to the data compression processing modes. When receiving a request for acquiring vital information from a person captured in the input captured image, one of the data compression processing modes is selected so that the generated compressed image is configured by I pictures only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao HAMADA, Tadanori TEZUKA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200405245
    Abstract: A biological information display device has a camera, a monitor, a CPU as a processing unit, and a DSP, and the camera and the monitor are positioned on the same surface in a housing. The camera acquires, from captured images, video data of a detected region comprising a section of skin on the face of a subject being monitored, and the processing unit acquires, from the video data, biological information comprising information about the pulse wave of a person, and generates an information display screen, which include a respiration assistant that assists the respiration of the subject being monitored. In the information display screen, at least one portion of the breathing assistant is positioned on a straight line that passes through the camera, and the straight line that passes through the camera perpendicularly crosses the outer peripheral edge of the monitor closest to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori TEZUKA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10849515
    Abstract: Image processing apparatus is provided with data compression processing unit that executes data compression processing on an input captured image based on inter-frame prediction; and operation-mode selection unit that is capable of selecting one of a first operation mode for normal imaging and a second operation mode for pulse estimation based on a command from a user. In a case where the second operation mode is selected, data compression processing unit sets an interval between I pictures constituting a compressed image generated by the data compression processing to an interval to be different from that in a case where the first operation mode is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Hamada, Tadanori Tezuka, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200320683
    Abstract: A skin diagnostic device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a skin image obtained by capturing skin, an image analyzer that calculates an index value indicating a darkness level of a color of a discolored region of the skin from the obtained skin image, a threshold determination unit that determines a threshold based on the calculated index value and a size of a contrast of the skin image, and a skin diagnostic unit that performs a diagnosis on the skin by comparing the determined threshold and normalized luminance value data obtained by normalizing luminance value data of the skin image with an average luminance value of the luminance value data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIUCHI, Tadanori TEZUKA, Hiroto TOMITA
  • Patent number: 10653365
    Abstract: A biological information processing device and method includes selecting image ranges of processing targets from input image data, estimating pulse rates of the processing targets corresponding to the image ranges on the basis of image data of the selected image ranges of the processing targets, performing relative comparison between the estimated pulse rates of the processing targets and thus detecting a target which will possibly be abnormal or a target requiring special attention, and outputting information regarding the detected target which will possibly be abnormal or the detected target requiring special attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Tadanori Tezuka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Yoshinori Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20190388012
    Abstract: A face detection device and method are provided. The face detection device receives captured images from a camera, and extracts vital information from a face region included in the captured images. The face detection device determines, based on the vital information, whether or not a face included in the face region is in a living state, and collates a feature quantity of the face included in the face region with information of a face which is previously registered. The face detection device selects, according to a user input, whether or not to perform at least one or both of a process for the determining, and a process for the collating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi MATSUO, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Tadanori TEZUKA
  • Patent number: 10478079
    Abstract: A pulse can be stably estimated based on an image data suitable for extracting a pulse signal. A pulse estimation device includes image input portion (21) to which time-sequential captured images including at least a portion of subject H as an object are input from camera (2); region extractor (22) that extracts a skin-color region from each of the captured images; zoom commander (28) that transmits a zoom command to camera (2) that has imaged the captured images or a user of camera (2) in order to adjust a size of the skin-color region; and pulse estimator (23) that estimates a pulse of subject H based on the skin-color region of the captured images obtained by imaging with camera (2), after the zoom command is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori Tezuka, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Masatoshi Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10475166
    Abstract: There is provided is a method for enhancing a video image capable of achieving high image quality improvement for both a texture area and an edge area. A maximum limit value and a minimum limit value of a video signal value enhanced on the basis of a pixel signal value in an area set around the target pixel are calculated, the maximum limit value and the minimum limit value are corrected according to a texture value calculated as a scale value that indicates a variation of the pixel signal value in the corresponding area, and the corrected maximum limit value and minimum limit value are applied to the enhanced video signal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Nakamura, Tadanori Tezuka, Masao Hamada, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10441198
    Abstract: Face detection device that detects a face from an image including a person. The device includes a processor and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving captured images by a camera, detecting one face region or more in the captured images, extracting vital information which includes an index indicating a living state of a face imaged in the face region, based on image data regarding the detected face region; and determining whether or not the face in the face region is in a living state, based on the vital information. The face region detector recognizes a face region corresponding to the face which is determined to be in the living state by the vitality determiner among the one face region or more, as a face region based on a living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Tadanori Tezuka
  • Publication number: 20190150853
    Abstract: A biological information processing device and method includes selecting image ranges of processing targets from input image data, estimating pulse rates of the processing targets corresponding to the image ranges on the basis of image data of the selected image ranges of the processing targets, performing relative comparison between the estimated pulse rates of the processing targets and thus detecting a target which will possibly be abnormal or a target requiring special attention, and outputting information regarding the detected target which will possibly be abnormal or the detected target requiring special attention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Tadanori TEZUKA, Masatoshi MATSUO, Yoshinori KUMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10238345
    Abstract: A biological information processing device includes an image input unit that inputs image data, a selection unit, an estimation unit, a detection unit, and an output unit. The selection unit selects image ranges of processing targets from the input image data. The estimation unit estimates pulse rates of the processing targets corresponding to the image ranges on the basis of image data of the selected image ranges of the processing targets. The detection unit performs relative comparison between the estimated pulse rates of the processing targets and thus detects a target which will possibly be abnormal or a target requiring special attention. The output unit outputs information regarding the detected target which will possibly be abnormal or the detected target requiring special attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Tadanori Tezuka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Yoshinori Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20190053715
    Abstract: A biological information extracting device which is provided at a head-mounted member mounted on a head of a person (subject) and includes a camera that captures temporally successive images including at least a part of a face of the person as an object; a region selector that selects a skin color region from the image captured by the camera; a pulse wave measurer that measures a pulse wave signal of the person based on image data of the skin color region; and a data transmitter that transmits the pulse wave signal to a predetermined transmission destination. The camera is disposed to face a side surface of the face of the person and is set to capture a part (cheek of the face) of the side surface of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Masatoshi MATSUO, Tadanori TEZUKA, Masahiro OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180310844
    Abstract: A pulse can be stably estimated based on an image data suitable for extracting a pulse signal. A pulse estimation device includes image input portion (21) to which time-sequential captured images including at least a portion of subject H as an object are input from camera (2); region extractor (22) that extracts a skin-color region from each of the captured images; zoom commander (28) that transmits a zoom command to camera (2) that has imaged the captured images or a user of camera (2) in order to adjust a size of the skin-color region; and pulse estimator (23) that estimates a pulse of subject H based on the skin-color region of the captured images obtained by imaging with camera (2), after the zoom command is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Tadanori TEZUKA, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Masatoshi MATSUO