Patents by Inventor Takaaki Endo

Takaaki Endo 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: 11941314
    Abstract: A display control device includes one or more processors configured to: acquire information regarding a plurality of driving evaluation items set in advance; count, as the number of times of measurement, the number of times that at least one of a vehicle state and a driving state meets each of the driving evaluation items while a driver is driving a vehicle; display the driving evaluation items in a display region in a vehicle cabin; and visually display information relating to the remaining number of times that is a difference between the permissible number of times set for each of the driving evaluation items and the number of times of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Shuhei Manabe, Takaaki Nagatani, Masato Endo, Kenya Takagi
  • Patent number: 11457877
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes projection unit configured to generate first two-dimensional image data by applying a projection process to three-dimensional image data, acquisition unit configured to acquire a second parameter related to image processing based on a first parameter related to the projection process, and image processing unit configured to generate second two-dimensional image data by applying the image processing to the first two-dimensional image data using the at least one or more second parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 11311259
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus acquires a first three-dimensional image, generates a second three-dimensional image by applying image processing to the first three-dimensional image having been acquired, and generates a two-dimensional projected image by applying projection processing to the second three-dimensional image having been generated. The image processing apparatus determines a parameter to be used for the image processing of the three-dimensional image on the basis of a parameter for the projection processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 11224404
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory storing a program, and one or more processors that, by executing the program, function as an obtaining unit configured to obtain information relating to a posture of an imaging device that is imaging a region of a subject, and a determination unit configured to perform a determination, based on the information relating to the posture, regarding which region of the subject corresponds to the region imaged by the imaging device. The determination unit performs the determination based on the information relating to the posture obtained at a timing when a posture of the imaging device satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Naganawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 10856850
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes acquisition units, calculation units, and a matching unit. The acquisition units acquire a position of a first reference point as a reference point, and a position of a first surface point as a point, on a surface of a target object in a first body posture. The acquisition units acquire a position of a second reference point as the reference point, and a position of a second surface point, on the surface of the target object in a second body posture. A distance between the first reference point position and the first surface point position is calculated as a first distance. A distance between the second reference point position and the second surface point position is calculated as a second distance. The matching unit matches the first and second surface points based on a relationship between the first and second distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Ishida, Takaaki Endo, Ryo Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10828010
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique to dynamically set an imaging parameter appropriate for observing a region of interest on an object to generate a high-quality echogram while maintaining the operability to change the position and orientation of a probe. A region-of-interest acquisition unit acquires region information that defines the region of interest. A position and orientation acquisition unit acquires position and orientation information representing the position and orientation of a probe. A parameter deciding unit obtains an imaging parameter based on the positional relationship between an imaging range decided based on the position and orientation information and the region of interest defined by the region information, and outputs the obtained imaging parameter to an imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichiro Wanda, Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10796498
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image obtaining unit obtaining first and second three-dimensional images, a deformation information obtaining unit obtaining deformation between two images, a cross-sectional image generating unit generating first and second cross-sectional images, a target position obtaining unit obtaining a target position in the first cross-sectional image, a corresponding position obtaining unit obtaining a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the deformation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10762648
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which identification of a corresponding target point between images is easily performed, and physically appropriate registration can be performed by using the identification is provided. The image processing apparatus obtains coordinate transformation for respectively transforming a first image and a second image obtained by imaging an object to a first transformed image and a second transformed image, obtains correspondence information that serves as information of a corresponding point included in each of the first transformed image and the second transformed image, respectively transforms the correspondence information to positions in the first image and the second image, and obtains deformation transformation for performing registration of the first image and the second image on the basis of information of the corresponding points in the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Ishikawa, Takaaki Endo, Kazuhiro Miyasa, Kenji Morita
  • Patent number: 10743843
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging support apparatus for supporting imaging performed by an ultrasonic probe that acquires an ultrasonic image of a subject includes a specification unit configured to specify a position inside the subject in a three dimensional image, an identification unit configured to identify a position on a body surface of the subject based on the specified position, and a display control unit configured to display a position where the ultrasonic image acquired by the ultrasonic probe is captured and the identified position on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Ryo Ishikawa, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Publication number: 20200253566
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes projection unit configured to generate first two-dimensional image data by applying a projection process to three-dimensional image data, acquisition unit configured to acquire a second parameter related to image processing based on a first parameter related to the projection process, and image processing unit configured to generate second two-dimensional image data by applying the image processing to the first two-dimensional image data using the at least one or more second parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Publication number: 20200214658
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus acquires a first three-dimensional image, generates a second three-dimensional image by applying image processing to the first three-dimensional image having been acquired, and generates a two-dimensional projected image by applying projection processing to the second three-dimensional image having been generated. The image processing apparatus determines a parameter to be used for the image processing of the three-dimensional image on the basis of a parameter for the projection processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 10699424
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising: an image obtaining unit obtaining a first image and a second image different from the first image; a deformation information obtaining unit obtaining deformation information representing deformation between the first image and the second image; a deformed image generating unit generating a first deformed image of the first image deformed in accordance with the second image and a second deformed image of the second image deformed in accordance with the first image; and a display controlling unit displaying the first image, the second image, an image based on the first deformed image, and an image based on the second deformed image is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10692198
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a region of interest in a first image obtained by capturing an object by a first modality, derives a corresponding region corresponding to the region of interest in a second image obtained by capturing the object by a second modality different from the first modality, sets a display parameter of the second image based on one of pixel information of the corresponding region and pixel information of a region associated with the corresponding region, generates a display image of the second image based on the display parameter, and performs display control of the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyohide Satoh, Takuya Ishida, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 10657661
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of positions, in a three-dimensional image of a subject, obtained based on a sternum of the subject, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of positions, in the subject, obtained based on the sternum of the subject, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a correspondence relationship in position between the subject and the three-dimensional image based on the plurality of positions acquired by the first acquisition unit and the plurality of positions acquired by the second acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Ishikawa, Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10636196
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains information representing a region of interest from a three-dimensional image, and, when a projection direction of the three-dimensional image is changed, based on the projection direction and the information representing the region of interest, determines a parameter that indicates a thickness of projection used in projection processing. The image processing apparatus uses the determined parameter to generate a projection image by applying projection processing toward the projection direction to the three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Naganawa, Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 10603016
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains, in both a first image obtained by capturing an object and a predetermined space including the object, a corresponding feature part of the object, specifies a first point on the first image and a second point on the predetermined space, calculates a degree of matching between the first point and the second point, based on a positional relationship between the first point on the first image and the feature part of the object, and a positional relationship between the second point on the predetermined space and the feature part of the object on the predetermined space, and causes a display unit to display the calculated degree of matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Itaru Otomaru, Takaaki Endo
  • Patent number: 10548483
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, comprises an image acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of object images captured by imaging an object for a plurality of times; a shape acquiring unit that acquires shape information, which is information representing a shape of the object; an image dividing unit that divides each of the plurality of object images into at least two partial images, based on the shape information; and an image registering unit that registers the divided partial images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Itaru Otomaru, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10537247
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is configured to project a given region (e.g., region of interest or lesion of interest) in a three-dimensional image (e.g., MRI image or X-ray CT image) onto a plane including a two-dimensional image (e.g., ultrasonic image) of an object, and cause a display unit to display an error range caused by projection (range where a corresponding region of the region of interest in the two-dimensional image may exist, also referred to as a search range) including the projected region in such a manner that the error range is overlaid on top of the two-dimensional image. Therefore, a user is able to efficiently search for the corresponding region in the two-dimensional image which corresponds to the region of interest in the three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh, Ryo Ishikawa, Takuya Ishida, Kazuhiro Miyasa
  • Publication number: 20190355174
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to control display of a cross-sectional image along a first cross section passing through a subject and a cross-sectional image along a second cross section passing through a specified position of the subject; an acquisition unit configured to acquire an inclination of the first cross section with respect to the subject; and a setting unit configured to set the second cross section as a cross section that is parallel to the first cross section and that passes through the specified position on the basis of the acquired inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh
  • Patent number: 10482651
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire volume data, a feature point acquisition unit configured to acquire a coordinate of a feature point of an object in the volume data, a range setting unit configured to set a projection range defining a range of the volume data from which a projection image is to be generated, set a display range defining a range within which feature points are to be displayed, and adjust at least one of the projection range and the display range such that the projection range and the display range satisfy a predetermined relationship; and a display control unit configured to generate the projection image from the volume data according to the projection range and superimpose the feature point in the display range on the projection image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Takama, Takaaki Endo, Kiyohide Satoh