Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Matsumoto

Tetsuya Matsumoto 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: 20130030603
    Abstract: A bicycle communication adapter is provided with a voltage converting component, a signal converting component and a superimposing component. The voltage converting component is configured to convert a received voltage supplied from a bicycle electrical management system to a converted voltage suitable for at least one of a plurality of electric devices of a bicycle electrical system. The signal converting component is configured to convert a received signal outputted from a bicycle electrical management system into a converted signal compliant with a standard for power line communication. The superimposing component is configured to superimpose the converted signal converted by the signal converting component onto the converted voltage converted by the voltage converting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Akinori HASHIMOTO, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130004073
    Abstract: The image processing device divides images into groups, generates image analysis information of the images, extracts a predetermined number of images from each group based on the image analysis information and arranges the images extracted from each group on a corresponding page of a photo book. The image display section displays an image editing area for displaying images arranged on a page to be edited and a candidate image display area for displaying candidate images included in a group corresponding to the page to be edited and being usable for editing the image, and the image editing section uses the candidate images displayed in the candidate image display area to edit the image layout on the page to be edited based on the user's instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei YAMAJI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Kazuma TSUKAGOSHI
  • Publication number: 20120329303
    Abstract: A waterproof socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole to which a lamp pin protruding from an end cap of a straight tube lamp is inserted, a first internal sleeve making contact with the socket body, and a second internal sleeve. The socket body includes a body-side rotation restraint portion engaging with a sleeve-side rotation restraint portion formed in the first internal sleeve to restrain the first internal sleeve from rotating about a center axis of the straight tube lamp. The first internal sleeve includes a first position restraint portion and the second internal sleeve includes a second position restraint portion engaging with the first position restraint portion to restrain the second internal sleeve from rotating about the center axis while allowing the second internal sleeve to move in an axial direction of the straight tube lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi FUKANO, Masashi TAKEDA, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Hirokazu SAEGUSA
  • Publication number: 20120321211
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquirer for acquiring an image, a depth of field calculator for calculating an estimate representing a depth of field of an image based on collateral information of the image, an image divider for dividing the image into evaluation regions, and a blur evaluator for detecting a blur in each of the evaluation regions divided by the image divider, performing blur evaluation for calculating evaluation values for evaluating degrees of an out-of-focus blur or a camera/subject movement-caused blur, and calculating an evaluation value of the image from the evaluation values of the evaluation regions based on the estimated depth of field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma TSUKAGOSHI, Kei YAMAJI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120321187
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquiring section for acquiring images; a mount number setting section for setting a mount number for mounts; an image dividing section for dividing the acquired images into a predetermined number of groups based on accessory information of the images, with the number of groups being equal to the mount number; and an image arranging section for arranging images included in each group after division on each corresponding mount. The image dividing section divides the images into the groups so that the number of images included in each group is not more than the upper limit number of images capable of being arranged on the corresponding mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei YAMAJI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Kazuma TSUKAGOSHI
  • Publication number: 20120271917
    Abstract: A communications terminal is provided, which includes a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for acquiring content which can be played back by a playback device from a prescribed server via a network; and a playback control device which controls the playback device and the reading device. The playback control device controls receiving the content and metadata from the server, and playing back the content according to the metadata, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the reading device reads in the access information; and the playback control device controls playing back the content stored in the storage device according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content, if the content corresponding to the read access information is stored in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120249529
    Abstract: A 3D image displaying apparatus includes a 3D image displaying device for displaying a plurality of 2D images sharing at least part of shot subjects with one another so as to display a 3D image in which at least a portion of the 2D images is perceived by a viewer as a stereo image with a specified depth and a display controlling device for making a depth of the 3D image vary so as to provide a plurality of 3D images with different depths, and causing the 3D images with different depths to be displayed in list form on the 3D image displaying device. A 3D image displaying method displays the 2D images and carries out the control. A 3D image displaying program causes a computer to perform the steps of the method. A computer readable storage medium stores the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Kei YAMAJI
  • Publication number: 20120236129
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is adapted to shoot a subject at two or more different viewpoints to obtain a right viewpoint image and a left viewpoint image, or multi-viewpoint images, with parallax that are to be merged together into a 3D image. The apparatus includes a monitor for displaying the image to be taken upon shooting; an input device for inputting an indispensable output area which an user wants to be included in the 3D image outputted; and a control unit for causing the indispensable output area and an area out of mergence, which is unable to be included in the 3D image in accordance with the amount of parallax between the right viewpoint image and the left viewpoint image, or between the multi-viewpoint images, to be merged together into the 3D image, to be indicated in the image to be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Yamaji, Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120230719
    Abstract: In a fixing apparatus of an image forming apparatus, a heating member melts and fixes the unfixed toner. A heat controller controls temperatures of opposite end portion areas and a middle portion area of a surface of the heating member in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction on an individual area basis. A pressure member is pressed against and contact with the heating member to form a fixing part therebetween. The heat controller controls the temperatures of the surface of the heating member so that the temperature of at least one of the opposite end portion areas of the surface of the heating member is higher than the temperature of the middle portion area of the surface of the heating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 8238291
    Abstract: A communications terminal is provided, which includes a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for acquiring content which can be played back by a playback device from a prescribed server via a network; and a playback control device which controls the playback device and the reading device. The playback control device controls receiving the content and metadata from the server, and playing back the content according to the metadata, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the reading device reads in the access information; and the playback control device controls playing back the content stored in the storage device according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content, if the content corresponding to the read access information is stored in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8218185
    Abstract: When a user selects an existing image forming apparatus and a virtual image forming apparatus, a job log acquisition unit acquires a job log from the selected existing image forming apparatus. A simulation unit calculates a processing speed of the existing image forming apparatus and a processing speed of the virtual image forming apparatus. The simulation unit performs job processing using the virtual image forming apparatus, and acquires a job log. The simulation unit compares the job log of the existing image forming apparatus and the job log of the virtual image forming apparatus, calculates a replacement effect, and outputs the replacement effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120053868
    Abstract: To determine power consumption of an image forming apparatus in each state in detail, an analysis server collects job history of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, calculates power consumption of each of the image forming apparatuses in a job processing state in a designated period by using the job history, identifies a number of times each of the image forming apparatuses has executed processing, which is performed when printing is started, in the designated period based on the job history, and adding a value obtained by multiplying job start time power consumption by the number of times of identification to the power consumption of each of the image forming apparatuses, and corrects the power consumption of each of the image forming apparatuses in the job processing state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110221922
    Abstract: The method includes producing first identification data used as reference; performing subject recognition on acquired images of subjects to obtain recognition images, producing second identification data, and matching the first identification data with the second identification data; tallying the acquired images based on matching results for each subject and by shooting tendency factor; judging whether a number of the acquired images or a proportion of the number of the acquired images of the subjects in respect of each of the shooting tendency factors is within a given range from tally results of the acquired images; and providing shooting assist so that the number of the acquired images or the proportion of the number of the acquired images in respect of the shooting tendency factor judged to be outside the given range is placed within the given range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Hotsumi IHARA, Kei YAMAJI
  • Publication number: 20110125870
    Abstract: A communications terminal is provided, which includes a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for acquiring content which can be played back by a playback device from a prescribed server via a network; and a playback control device which controls the playback device and the reading device. The playback control device controls receiving the content and metadata from the server, and playing back the content according to the metadata, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the reading device reads in the access information; and the playback control device controls playing back the content stored in the storage device according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content, if the content corresponding to the read access information is stored in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 7907563
    Abstract: The communications terminal comprises: a playback device which playbacks content; a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for downloading the content which can be played back by the playback device, via a network; a communications device which downloads via communications the content corresponding to the access information according to the access information read in; a storage device which stores the downloaded content, the storage device storing details of the access information in association with the content, the details of the access information being used in downloading the content; a judging device which judges whether or not the content corresponding to the read access information is present in the storage device, according to information which is stored in the storage device, when the access information is read in by the reading device; and a control device which controls the playback device, the reading devic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7881706
    Abstract: The communications terminal comprises: a playback device which playbacks content; a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for downloading the content which can be played back by the playback device, via a network; a communications device which downloads via communications the content corresponding to the access information according to the access information read in; a storage device which stores the downloaded content, the storage device storing details of the access information in association with the content, the details of the access information being used in downloading the content; a judging device which judges whether or not the content corresponding to the read access information is present in the storage device, according to information which is stored in the storage device, when the access information is read in by the reading device; and a control device which controls the playback device, the reading devic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110011926
    Abstract: The barcode creation apparatus which creates a barcode read in by a prescribed terminal device, comprises: a function specification device which specifies a function which allows the terminal device to startup when the barcode is read in, from a plurality of functions that the terminal device has; a color specification device which specifies a color of the barcode, the color representing the function specified by the function specification device; and a barcode creation device which creates the barcode in the specified color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7823784
    Abstract: The barcode creation apparatus which creates a barcode read in by a prescribed terminal device, comprises: a function specification device which specifies a function which allows the terminal device to startup when the barcode is read in, from a plurality of functions that the terminal device has; a color specification device which specifies a color of the barcode, the color representing the function specified by the function specification device; and a barcode creation device which creates the barcode in the specified color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7827412
    Abstract: The contents presenting apparatus comprises: a registering device which registers user information that is specific to a user; a judging device which judges user interface attributes which are suited to the user, according to the user information registered in the registering device; a producing device which produces contents having the user interface attributes judged by the judging device; and a presenting device which presents the contents produced by the producing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20100177344
    Abstract: A management apparatus collects an operation log and a job log from an image forming apparatus by using a job log collection unit and an operation log collection unit. The management apparatus identifies operation log information corresponding to a start operation, of the collected operation logs, as an operation start log information while identifying an operation log corresponding to an end operation as operation end log information. The management apparatus further associates the identified operation start log information and the job log information whose job type of the collected job log matches the job type of the operation end log information, with the operation start log information and the operation end log information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Matsumoto