Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Nishimura
Tomoyuki Nishimura 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).
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Publication number: 20220180400Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a featured product including a product of interest to a customer visiting a store; and an output unit that outputs ranking information, that satisfies a first criterion, regarding a sales performance of the featured product and regarding a parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masamichi TANABE, Yuusuke KAYANO, Jun UCHIMURA, Toshikazu NAKAJIMA, Tomoyuki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 11155457Abstract: A supply control apparatus includes a display information output unit configured to output display information to allow a user to recognize an identifier of a supply object and information to prompt the user to decide on the supply object when the supply object is supplied to a supply destination container and a supply control unit configured to remove a supply limit for the supply destination container of the supply object when a decision operation in which the user confirming the display information decides on the supply object is detected.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20210114861Abstract: A supply control apparatus includes a display information output unit configured to output display information to allow a user to recognize an identifier of a supply object and information to prompt the user to decide on the supply object when the supply object is supplied to a supply destination container and a supply control unit configured to remove a supply limit for the supply destination container of the supply object when a decision operation in which the user confirming the display information decides on the supply object is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 7646406Abstract: The invention provides an image taking apparatus for shortening image taking time and obtaining a high quality image by preventing deterioration of the S/N ratio. A digital camera that performs image taking for generating image signals by capturing, with a CCD, object light sent via an image taking optical system includes: a shading correction section performing shading correction by adjusting gain depending on respective positions on the CCD; a scene determination section determining that a scene just shot is to be corrected if the scene just shot includes a uniform region with a predetermined or more area and a predetermined or higher bright ness; and a shading correction control section causing, if the scene just shot is determined by the scene determination section to be a scene to be corrected, the shading correction section to perform shading correction on an image signal obtained by image taking just performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 7356007Abstract: In a CDMA receiver, the TFCI decoding error is reduced. When the difference between TFCI correlation values is small and hence TFCI candidates are less credible, data is decoded using transport format information according to a plurality of TFCI having a high TFCI correlation value to select an appropriate TFCI using to a CRC judge result. Data is decoded according to the appropriate TFCI and is sent to the higher layer. Therefore, data decoded according to correct transfer format information can be reported to the upper layer. This resultantly keeps high utilization efficiency of finite wireless resources.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 7339615Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording data including image data, which includes: a recording unit 220 for recording image data; a play unit 250 for playing data including audio data; a release switch 114 for giving instructions to record image data; and a record and playback control unit 200 for giving instructions to start recording image data after giving instructions to stop playing data including audio data when a recording of image data is instructed from the release switch 114 while data including audio data is being played.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Nishimura, Masakatsu Kubota
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Patent number: 7330206Abstract: Auto white balance (AWB) processing is performed immediately after an electronic camera is turned on in a motion-picture-capturing mode, and an image being captured (a through image) is displayed on a liquid crystal monitor. When an image-capturing switch is pressed and an instruction to prepare for image-capturing is entered, white balance is fixed by performing AWB processing, and a motion picture is captured in response to an instruction to start the image-capturing. During the capturing of the motion picture, periodical AWB processing is not performed, an evaluation value for AE is obtained on a regular basis, and when the evaluation value changes by more than a predetermined value, the AWB processing is performed again. Thus, a load of processing is reduced for a control unit (CPU) included in the electronic camera, which can capture a motion picture, and the cost is also reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2003Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 7327710Abstract: As the transport format used for the respective processing at least including rate matching, error correction decoding, and CRC judgment, a within-TTI majority TF adjusting unit decides the majority transport format as the most reliable one, of the received transport formats when receiving various transport formats depending on frames during a transmission time interval of a transport channel. As another reliable transport format, when determining the transport format information for use in the decoding processing of a transport channel, the transport format to be selected from the transport formats in the frames obtained during the same transmission time interval may be decided according to the maximum likelihood or the maximum receiving quality other than the majority rule.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20070076107Abstract: A digital camera includes an accumulator for accumulating, out of digital image signals representative of respective divided images, adjoining pixel data positioned at both sides of a seam between the divided images. The digital camera also includes a controller for calculating difference in characteristic between the divided images on the basis of sums output from the accumulator; and a signal processor for correcting the pixel data in accordance with the difference output from the controller, thereby correcting the seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20060244860Abstract: A battery property judging circuit measures a voltage of battery before and while a zoom motor is operated respectively. A type of the battery is determined by a voltage change of the battery. A CPU selects either one of a normal operation sequence or a power-saving operation sequence in accordance with the type of battery upon carrying out an operation mode. In the normal operation sequence, whose operation mode is zooming or focusing, the zoom motor and an AF motor are simultaneously driven so as to perform zooming and focusing, whereas in the power-saving operation sequence, zooming first, then focusing is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 7102685Abstract: A battery property judging circuit measures a voltage of battery before and while a zoom motor is operated respectively. A type of the battery is determined by a voltage change of the battery. A CPU selects either one of a normal operation sequence or a power-saving operation sequence in accordance with the type of battery upon carrying out an operation mode. In the normal operation sequence, whose operation mode is zooming or focusing, the zoom motor and an AF motor are simultaneously driven so as to perform zooming and focusing, whereas in the power-saving operation sequence, zooming first, then focusing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 6956609Abstract: A lens moving mechanism for controlling and monitoring movement of an imaging lens, which includes a detection part, a state indication part having arranged in order thereof first, second and third areas, the first area for indicating a first state to the detection part, the second area for indicating a second state to the detection part, and the third area for indicating the first state to the detection part, a drive part for moving the detection part, relative to the state indication part, in a direction thereof, and an identification part for identifying a position of the lens based upon a sequence of indication of the first state and the second state by the state indication part to the detection part.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20050185066Abstract: The invention provides an image taking apparatus for shortening image taking time and obtaining a high quality image by preventing deterioration of the S/N ratio. A digital camera that performs image taking for generating image signals by capturing, with a CCD, object light sent via an image taking optical system includes: a shading correction section performing shading correction by adjusting gain depending on respective positions on the CCD; a scene determination section determining that a scene just shot is to be corrected if the scene just shot includes a uniform region with a predetermined or more area and a predetermined or higher bright ness; and a shading correction control section causing, if the scene just shot is determined by the scene determination section to be a scene to be corrected, the shading correction section to perform shading correction on an image signal obtained by image taking just performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20040233884Abstract: As the transport format used for the respective processing at least including rate matching, error correction decoding, and CRC judgment, a within-TTI majority TF adjusting unit decides the majority transport format as the most reliable one, of the received transport formats when receiving various transport formats depending on frames during a transmission time interval of a transport channel. As another reliable transport format, when determining the transport format information for use in the decoding processing of a transport channel, the transport format to be selected from the transport formats in the frames obtained during the same transmission time interval may be decided according to the maximum likelihood or the maximum receiving quality other than the majority rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20040228307Abstract: In a CDMA receiver, the TFCI decoding error is reduced. When the difference between TFCI correlation values is small and hence TFCI candidates are less credible, data is decoded using transport format information according to a plurality of TFCI having a high TFCI correlation value to select an appropriate TFCI using to a CRC judge result. Data is decoded according to the appropriate TFCI and is sent to the higher layer. Therefore, data decoded according to correct transfer format information can be reported to the upper layer. This resultantly keeps high utilization efficiency of finite wireless resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20030218677Abstract: Auto white balance (AWB) processing is performed immediately after an electronic camera is turned on in a motion-picture-capturing mode, and an image being captured (a through image) is displayed on a liquid crystal monitor. When an image-capturing switch is pressed and an instruction to prepare for image-capturing is entered, white balance is fixed by performing AWB processing, and a motion picture is captured in response to an instruction to start the image-capturing. During the capturing of the motion picture, periodical AWB processing is not performed, an evaluation value for AE is obtained on a regular basis, and when the evaluation value changes by more than a predetermined value, the AWB processing is performed again. Thus, a load of processing is reduced for a control unit (CPU) included in the electronic camera, which can capture a motion picture, and the cost is also reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20020171755Abstract: A battery property judging circuit measures a voltage of battery before and while a zoom motor is operated respectively. A type of the battery is determined by a voltage change of the battery. A CPU selects either one of a normal operation sequence or a power-saving operation sequence in accordance with the type of battery upon carrying out an operation mode. In the normal operation sequence, whose operation mode is zooming or focusing, the zoom motor and an AF motor are simultaneously driven so as to perform zooming and focusing, whereas in the power-saving operation sequence, zooming first, then focusing is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20010008421Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording data including image data, which includes: a recording unit 220 for recording image data; a play unit 250 for playing data including audio data; a release switch 114 for giving instructions to record image data; and a record and playback control unit 200 for giving instructions to start recording image data after giving instructions to stop playing data including audio data when a recording of image data is instructed from the release switch 114 while data including audio data is being played.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: July 19, 2001Inventors: Tomoyuki Nishimura, Masakatsu Kubota
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Publication number: 20010007472Abstract: A lens moving mechanism for controlling and monitoring movement of an imaging lens, which includes a detection part, a state indication part having arranged in order thereof first, second and third areas, the first area for indicating a first state to the detection part, the second area for indicating a second state to the detection part, and the third area for indicating the first state to the detection part, a drive part for moving the detection part, relative to the state indication part, in a direction thereof, and an identification part for identifying a position of the lens based upon a sequence of indication of the first state and the second state by the state indication part to the detection part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2001Publication date: July 12, 2001Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 5483438Abstract: An estimator for reducing noise is disclosed. The estimator receives an input signal from controllably driven mechanical parts (the "plant"), estimates an internal physical quantity in the plant and outputs a first estimated physical quantity. A low frequency filter receives a detection signal from the plant. Another estimator receives the low frequency detection signal and outputs a second estimated physical quantity. A mixer receives the first and second estimated physical quantities and outputs a third estimated physical quantity.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1992Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Nishimura