Patents by Inventor Takahiro Akimoto

Takahiro Akimoto 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: 20250117424
    Abstract: An image retrieval system that enables high-accuracy image retrieval in a short time is provided. The image retrieval system includes a processing portion provided with a neural network. The neural network includes a layer provided with a neuron. The processing portion has a function of comparing query image data with a plurality of pieces of database image data, and extracting the database image data including an area with a high degree of correspondence to the query image data as extracted image data. The processing portion has a function of extracting data of the area with a high degree of correspondence to the query image data from the extracted image data, as partial image data. The layer has a function of outputting an output value corresponding to the features of the image data input to the neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kengo AKIMOTO, Takahiro FUKUTOME, Kentaro HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12203046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a grease composition including: a base oil; a thickener; a rust inhibitor; and an extreme pressure agent, in which the rust inhibitor includes, with respect to a total mass of the grease composition: 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a calcium sulfonate; 0.20 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a zinc sulfonate; and 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a zinc carboxylate, and the extreme pressure agent includes, with respect to the total mass of the grease composition, 2.00 mass % to 14.00 mass % of a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanako Niiya, Kazunori Miyake, Masayuki Murakami, Shota Akimoto, Takahiro Maeda, Kaname Nishi, Michitaka Yoshihara, Kazuki Isa, Koki Ando
  • Patent number: 12066754
    Abstract: A rotatable operation apparatus includes a rotatable operation member, a magnet having alternately magnetized magnetic poles, first and second magnetic members respectively including first and second teeth, a body frame, and a detector. A magnetized direction of each magnetic pole is parallel to a predetermined axis about which the rotatable operation member rotates. The magnet has a ring shape and is configured to rotate about the predetermined axis as the rotatable operation member rotates. The rotatable operation apparatus generates an operation force according to a change in positions of the magnetic poles, caused by the rotation of the magnet, relative to positions of the first tooth and the second tooth. The magnet, the first magnetic member, and the second magnetic member are housed inside the body frame. When viewed from a thrust direction of the magnet, the detector is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sho Nagatsu, Jun Kamiya, Shogo Satomura, Yoshikazu Asai, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20240236476
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an operation member that is rotationally operable, a rotational operation detector configured to detect a rotational operation onto the operation member, a touch operation detector configured to detect a touch operation onto the operation member, a state detector configured to detect a state of the electronic apparatus, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to execute a function in accordance with the rotational operation and the touch operation, and change setting about the rotational operation and the touch operation in accordance with the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Haruhisa UEDA, Nagisa YANAGIBASHI, Taro FUCHIGAMI, Takahiro AKIMOTO, Yoshitaka HASHIMOTO, Takayuki IWASA
  • Publication number: 20240143091
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an operation member that is rotationally operable, a rotation detection substrate provided with a rotation detector configured to detect rotation of the operation member, a capacitance detector provided inside the operation member and configured to output a detection signal in accordance with capacitance, a signal transfer unit configured to transfer the detection signal to the rotation detection substrate, and a touch operation detector to which the detection signal is input through the rotation detection substrate, the touch operation detector being configured to detect a tap operation and a slide operation as a touch operation onto an outer surface of the operation member based on change in the detection signal due to the touch operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro AKIMOTO, Yoshitaka HASHIMOTO, Taro FUCHIGAMI, Haruhisa UEDA, Nagisa YANAGIBASHI, Takayuki IWASA
  • Publication number: 20240137643
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an operation member that is rotationally operable, a rotational operation detector configured to detect a rotational operation onto the operation member, a touch operation detector configured to detect a touch operation onto the operation member, a state detector configured to detect a state of the electronic apparatus, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to execute a function in accordance with the rotational operation and the touch operation, and change setting about the rotational operation and the touch operation in accordance with the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Haruhisa UEDA, Nagisa YANAGIBASHI, Taro FUCHIGAMI, Takahiro AKIMOTO, Yoshitaka HASHIMOTO, Takayuki IWASA
  • Patent number: 11682511
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a rotatable operation member that can be rotationally operated, a base member, a magnet having alternately magnetized N and S poles and rotatable integrally with the rotatable operation member, and first and second magnetic members disposed so that the magnet is disposed between them in an axial direction of a rotational center axis of the rotatable operation member and having a plurality of comb tooth portions. In the axial direction, the first magnetic member, the magnet, and the second magnetic member are disposed on an opposite side of the base member from the rotatable operation member. A part of an outer circumferential portion of the rotatable operation member is exposed to an outside from an opening provided on an exterior member of the electronic apparatus. The magnet, the first magnetic member, and the second magnetic member are covered with the exterior member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo Satomura, Yoshikazu Asai, Takahiro Akimoto, Sho Nagatsu, Jun Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20220392680
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a rotatable operation member that can be rotationally operated, a base member, a magnet having alternately magnetized N and S poles and rotatable integrally with the rotatable operation member, and first and second magnetic members disposed so that the magnet is disposed between them in an axial direction of a rotational center axis of the rotatable operation member and having a plurality of comb tooth portions. In the axial direction, the first magnetic member, the magnet, and the second magnetic member are disposed on an opposite side of the base member from the rotatable operation member. A part of an outer circumferential portion of the rotatable operation member is exposed to an outside from an opening provided on an exterior member of the electronic apparatus. The magnet, the first magnetic member, and the second magnetic member are covered with the exterior member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo Satomura, Yoshikazu Asai, Takahiro Akimoto, Sho Nagatsu, Jun Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20220373859
    Abstract: A rotatable operation apparatus includes a rotatable operation member, a magnet having alternately magnetized magnetic poles, first and second magnetic members respectively including first and second teeth, a body frame, and a detector. A magnetized direction of each magnetic pole is parallel to a predetermined axis about which the rotatable operation member rotates. The magnet has a ring shape and is configured to rotate about the predetermined axis as the rotatable operation member rotates. The rotatable operation apparatus generates an operation force according to a change in positions of the magnetic poles, caused by the rotation of the magnet, relative to positions of the first tooth and the second tooth. The magnet, the first magnetic member, and the second magnetic member are housed inside the body frame. When viewed from a thrust direction of the magnet, the detector is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sho Nagatsu, Jun Kamiya, Shogo Satomura, Yoshikazu Asai, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11418703
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating member having a detecting unit to detect touch and slide operations. Where a detecting unit touch detecting face is touched in the touch operation over a first and a second predetermined area, larger than the first predetermined area, or less, a first function is executed. Where the touch detecting face of the detecting unit is touched in the touch operation over more than the second predetermined area, a second function is executed. The touch detecting face is divided into a first, a second, and a third touch detecting face, in that order in a direction of the slide operation. A relation of 1.4?W1/W2?6.0 is satisfied. W1 represents a length of the touch detecting face in the direction of the slide operation, and W2 represents a length of the second touch detecting face in the direction of the slide operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Akimoto, Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takuma Iwagami
  • Patent number: 11379224
    Abstract: A source code analysis unit identifies dependency strengths of one or more functions included in a source code. An influence analysis unit identifies one or more transfer functions that will each move to a different subsystem due to refactoring and identifies a dependency strength to be influenced by the refactoring, based on the dependency strengths that have been identified by the source code analysis unit with respect to the one or more transfer functions. A scale calculation unit calculates the scale of the refactoring, based on the dependency strength to be influenced, which has been identified by the influence analysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuko Fujii, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hikawa, Takahiro Akimoto, Satoshi Maekawa, Toshiki Kitajima
  • Patent number: 11176178
    Abstract: In a requirement analysis apparatus, a connection analysis unit classifies a plurality of requirement items into groups based on connections between requirement items indicated in item connection information. A subsystem analysis unit extracts the number of subsystems that are reached by tracing the connections from each requirement item, based on the connections between the requirement items indicated in the item connection information and based on the connection between each requirement item indicated in the item connection information and each subsystem. A result display unit displays, for each requirement item of the plurality of requirement items, analysis result information which is set with an identifier identifying a group into which the requirement item has been classified, and the number of subsystems being reached by tracing the connections from the requirement item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Akimoto, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Toshiki Kitajima, Yasuo Hosotani
  • Publication number: 20210326130
    Abstract: A source code analysis unit identifies dependency strengths of one or more functions included in a source code. An influence analysis unit identifies one or more transfer functions that will each move to a different subsystem due to refactoring and identifies a dependency strength to be influenced by the refactoring, based on the dependency strengths that have been identified by the source code analysis unit with respect to the one or more transfer functions. A scale calculation unit calculates the scale of the refactoring, based on the dependency strength to be influenced, which has been identified by the influence analysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko FUJII, Toshihiro KOBAYASHI, Yuki HIKAWA, Takahiro AKIMOTO, Satoshi MAEKAWA, Toshiki KITAJIMA
  • Patent number: 11010000
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating unit having a non-electroconductive touch operating surface, a touch detecting surface disposed on a touch operating surface inner side, and an electroconductive outer cover disposed covering a perimeter of the touch operating surface. The first operating unit receives touch operations and slide operations. The touch detecting surface detects the touch operations, is divided into at least two electrode surfaces of a first electrode surface through an N'th electrode surface in a direction of the slide operations, and is electrically insulated from the outer cover by being distanced from the outer cover. The touch operating surface has a touch detection region where the touch operating surface overlaps the touch detecting surface, and a touch-non-detection region disposed on an outer periphery of the touch detection region where the touch operating surface does not overlap the touch detecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Jun Kamiya, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11012625
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating member having a touch detecting face, a first display unit provided on a first face where the touch operating face is disposed, a second display unit configured with a larger display area than the first display unit and disposed in a direction orthogonal to a horizontal direction with regard to the touch operating face, and a grip portion configured for a user to grip. The first operating member detects a touch operation and slide operation on a touch operating face. The first operating member is disposed between the first display unit and the grip portion in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Jun Kamiya, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11003975
    Abstract: A card-type electronic device capable of suppressing a rise in the temperature of signal lines for high-speed communication requiring impedance control while ensuring sufficient thermal connection and electrical connection. A connector is fixed to a substrate on which electronic components that generate heat are mounted, and includes electrical contacts electrically connected to an external apparatus and a thermal contact thermally connected to the external apparatus. A cutout is formed in the substrate between a portion to which the thermal contact is fixed and a portion to which the electrical contacts are fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Akimoto, Tatsuya Hanayama
  • Patent number: 11003276
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating member and a protruding portion. The first operating member includes a detecting unit that detects touch operations and slide operations. The protruding portion is disposed adjacent to an operating face of the first operating member in a direction of the slide operations, and protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operations as to the operating face of the first operating member. A detecting face of the detecting unit is divided into at least two detecting faces of a first detecting face through an N'th detecting face, in order from a side of the protruding portion in the direction of the slide operations. An area of the first detecting face is wider than an area of the N'th detecting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama
  • Patent number: 10897568
    Abstract: In the present invention, first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in any one of amount of protrusion to a back surface side, texture, and color, and a first detection surface is provided over the first operation surface and the second operation surface provided adjacent to an outer edge of the first operation surface on a protruding portion side in a direction of a slide operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Jun Kamiya, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20200349409
    Abstract: A card-type electronic device capable of suppressing a rise in the temperature of signal lines for high-speed communication requiring impedance control while ensuring sufficient thermal connection and electrical connection. A connector is fixed to a substrate on which electronic components that generate heat are mounted, and includes electrical contacts electrically connected to an external apparatus and a thermal contact thermally connected to the external apparatus. A cutout is formed in the substrate between a portion to which the thermal contact is fixed and a portion to which the electrical contacts are fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro AKIMOTO, Tatsuya HANAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10764502
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder; a touch operation member provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder; and a control unit configured to control the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction and to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Yoshida, Jun Kamiya, Haruhisa Ueda, Takahiro Akimoto, Kimihiro Masuyama, Takuma Iwagami, Hirokazu Izuoka, Takuro Miyajima, Daiyu Ueno, Ryu Wakui, Eriko Sato, Takeshi Kikkawa, Shotaro Yanai, Kenji Yokoyama