Patents by Inventor Takanori Kobayashi

Takanori Kobayashi 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: 20250016437
    Abstract: In order to appropriately specify an important image region in a video, an important region specification system (1) includes: an information acquisition means (11) for acquiring position information of a vehicle; an important region specification means (12) for specifying an important region in an image-capturable region of a camera based on the position information of the vehicle; and an important region notification means (13) for notifying an image processing apparatus, which processes an image taken by the camera, of the important region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Koichi Nihei, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20250001940
    Abstract: In order to make it possible to correct an object position so as to reduce a deviation in position of a detected object, a video display system (100) includes: a detection section (11) for detecting an object from a first video; a time interval estimation section (12) for estimating a time interval from when the first video is taken to when the object which has been detected by the detection section (11) is superimposed on a second video; and a first position correction section (13) for correcting a position of the object in the second video based on a moving speed of an imaging apparatus that takes the second video and the time interval which has been estimated by the time interval estimation section (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Kosei Kobayashi, Kazuki Ogata, Koichi Nihei
  • Publication number: 20240426589
    Abstract: A storage device stores a measurement probe used in a profilometer. The measurement probe includes an air bearing configured such that a stylus to be brought into contact with a measurement object is movable. The storage device includes a storage mechanism for storing the measurement probe, and an air supply mechanism configured to continuously supply air to the air bearing when the measurement probe is stored in the storage mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: TOSHIO SHIBUTANI, KAZUMI KOBAYASHI, TAKANORI FUNABASHI, KEISHI KUBO
  • Publication number: 20240430321
    Abstract: A server switching decision unit decides whether to switch a server that provides a service to a service-utilizing terminal that receives the service from the server. In a case in which the server switching decision unit makes a decision to switch the server, the server decision unit decides a server of a switching destination from among a plurality of servers that are able to provide the service to the service-utilizing terminal in consideration of an allowable delay satisfaction duration indicating a length of time during which the service can be provided to the service-utilizing terminal with a delay time within an allowable delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori lwai, Hayato Itsuni, Koichi Nihei, Kazuki Ogata, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 12177609
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (10) includes: a communication unit (11) configured to transmit sensor information detected using at least two or more sensors, the two or more sensors being adapted to detect states of a mobile body in directions different from one another with the mobile body being a base point; a moving state recognition unit (12) configured to recognize a moving state; a peripheral state recognition unit (13) configured to recognize a peripheral state of the mobile body; and a communication control unit (14) configured to determine a priority level of each of the two or more sensors based on the moving state and the peripheral state and perform communication control so that the sensor information detected by the sensor having a high priority level is transmittable in quality higher than that of the sensor information detected by the sensor having a low priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Takanori Iwai
  • Patent number: 12149848
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a pixel array in which pixels including first, second, and third pixels are arranged. In a top plan view of the pixel array, the first and second pixels are arranged along a first direction, and the first pixel is away from the second pixel in a positive direction of the first direction. The first and third pixels are arranged along a second direction and are connected to a first line. The second pixel is connected to a second line. The first and second lines are connected to first and second processing circuits, respectively. The first and second processing circuits are arranged along the first direction, and the first processing circuit is away from the second processing circuit in a negative direction of the first direction. Calculation processing is performed on outputs from the first and second lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Takanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12140885
    Abstract: A cartridge attachable to and detachable from an image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording material, the cartridge includes: an image bearing member; a developer container that contains therein a developer; a developing member that is rotatable and carries the developer supplied from the developer container and supplies the developer to the image bearing member; a developer supplying member that is rotatable and provided in the developer container and in contact with the developing member to supply the developer to a surface of the developing member; and a contact member provided in the developer container and in contact with a surface of the developer supplying member, wherein the developer remaining on the image bearing member after image formation is collected to the developing member, and the developer collected to the developing member is collected into the developer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Watanabe, Shinsuke Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Funatani, Kensuke Umeda, Ai Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240373148
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a pixel region where pixels are arranged in a matrix, a sample hold circuit configured to sample and hold, as a first signal and a second signal, two different signals output from each of two pixels in the pixel region, and an analog-digital conversion circuit configured to perform analog-digital conversion of the second signals from the two pixels after performing analog-digital conversion of the first signals from the two pixels. A time interval between a period set to perform analog-digital conversion of the first signals from the two pixels and a period set to perform analog-digital conversion of the second signals from the two pixels is set longer than a time interval between periods set to perform analog-digital conversion of each of the first signals from the two pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: HIDEO KOBAYASHI, TAKANORI SUZUKI, YUJI NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20240373709
    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device in which the number of control wirings is reduced. In a semiconductor device of one embodiment of the present invention, a first wiring (GLa) is connected to a first input terminal (54a) of a logic circuit (54) and a gate of a sixth transistor (M6); a second wiring (GLb) is connected to a second input terminal (54b) of the logic circuit (54), a gate of the third transistor (M3), a gate of the fourth transistor (M4), and a gate of the fifth transistor (M5); a gate of the first transistor (M1) is connected to an output terminal (54y) of the logic circuit (54); and the logic circuit (54) has a function of outputting a signal obtained by a logic operation of a signal input to the first input terminal (54a) and a signal input to the second input terminal (54b) to the output terminal (54y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki OKAMOTO, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Munehiro KOZUMA
  • Publication number: 20240373150
    Abstract: A device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a first pixel and a second pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to different colors, the first pixel and a third pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to a same color, a first circuit group connected to the first pixel, a third circuit group connected to the third pixel, and a first circuit included in the first circuit group, a second circuit, and a third circuit included in the third circuit group and having a function same as a function of the first circuit, the third circuit being arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Takanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240357263
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device has a pixel array on which a first pixel to a third pixel are arranged, wherein the first pixel and the second pixel are arranged to be parallel to a first direction, wherein the first pixel is located at a position separated from the second pixel in a positive direction of the first direction, wherein the first pixel is connected to a first signal processing circuit via a first signal line, wherein the second pixel is connected to a second signal processing circuit via a second signal line, wherein the first signal processing circuit and the second signal processing circuit are arranged to be parallel to the first direction, and wherein the first signal processing circuit is located at a position separated from the second signal processing circuit in a direction having a component of a negative direction of the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: HIDEO KOBAYASHI, TAKANORI SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240340739
    Abstract: A process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object is performed at a timing suitable for a service being provided. A management system or a management apparatus evaluates a degree of influence of a server switching process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object, which is exerted on the service. The management system or the management apparatus decides a timing to switch the provision source server on the basis of an evaluation result of the evaluating and gives an instruction to switch the provision source server at the timing decided by the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Koichi Nihei, Kazuki Ogata, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20240331630
    Abstract: A novel electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, an arithmetic portion, and a gaze detection portion, and the display apparatus includes a functional circuit and a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting a user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of dividing the plurality of sub-display portions between a first section and a second section using a detection result of the gaze detection portion. The first section includes a region overlapping with a user's gaze point. The functional circuit has a function of making a driving frequency of the second section lower than a driving frequency of the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Yusuke KOUMURA, Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA, Hisao IKEDA, Hiromichi GODO
  • Publication number: 20240321205
    Abstract: The invention of the application is the invention regarding a semiconductor device and a method for driving the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes first and second transistors, first to fifth switches, first to third capacitors, and a display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki OKAMOTO, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Munehiro KOZUMA, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Yutaka OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 12078371
    Abstract: A temperature sensing system senses a temperature in the monitor space. The temperature sensing system includes a first detector, a second detector, and a processing unit. The first detector detects a temperature on a ceiling and outputs first information about the temperature on the ceiling. The second detector detects infrared radiation emitted from a floor and outputs second information about the infrared radiation from the floor. The processing unit calculates, based on at least the first information and the second information, a spatial temperature distribution which includes a component in a height direction with respect to the monitor space between the ceiling and the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Sudo, Takanori Sugiyama, Takaaki Hiramatsu, Nobuaki Shimamoto, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12063449
    Abstract: A device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a first pixel and a second pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to different colors, the first pixel and a third pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to a same color, a first circuit group connected to the first pixel, a third circuit group connected to the third pixel, and a first circuit included in the first circuit group, a second circuit, and a third circuit included in the third circuit group and having a function same as a function of the first circuit, the third circuit being arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Takanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230372262
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for the treatment of vascular disease, for the prevention of vascular disease, for the treatment of hypertension or for the prevention of hypertension, comprising caryophyllene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuhiro ZAIMA, Chihiro KISHI, Yuki TAKEMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMURA, Yuri YOSHIOKA, Kohei IWAMOTO, Shohei MAKINO, Kazuya YAMADA, Takanori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11795525
    Abstract: To improve adhesion between a plating film reducing contact electrical resistance and a copper alloy plate containing Mg. A copper alloy plate containing Mg of more than 1.2% by mass and 2% by mass or less and the balance Cu and inevitable impurities in a center portion in a plate thickness direction, in the copper alloy plate, a surface Mg concentration at a surface is 30% or less of a center Mg concentration at the center portion in the plate thickness direction, a surface layer portion having a depth from the surface to where a Mg concentration is 90% of the center Mg concentration is provided, and in the surface layer portion, the Mg concentration increases from the surface toward the center portion of the plate thickness direction with a concentration gradient of 0.2% by mass/?m or more and 50% by mass/?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Miyashima, Takanori Kobayashi, Kazunari Maki, Shinichi Funaki, Hiroyuki Mori, Yuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20230334164
    Abstract: A document redacted part displaying system includes: a redaction target document determining part which determines a redaction target document which entails an inputted text; a trained model generation part which generates a trained model by training a model using one or more documents and labels that designates a redacted part(s) in the document(s) as training data; a redaction part prediction part which predicts and outputs a part(s) to be redacted in the redaction target document by the trained model; and a redacted part displaying part which displays the redacted part(s) in the redaction target document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi OIKAWA, Takanori KOBAYASHI, Akihisa TSUDA, Hisashi NAGAI
  • Patent number: D1044235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Umehara, Hiroaki Nishimura, Yoshihiro Eguchi, Takayuki Kogure, Naoki Sakajo, Yoshikazu Mitsuhata, Shingo Masumoto, Takanori Kobayashi