Patents by Inventor Toshihiro MINO
Toshihiro MINO 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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Patent number: 12133684Abstract: The ophthalmic imaging apparatus (1) of an embodiment example performs motion contrast imaging by applying OCT scanning to an eye (E). The data acquiring unit (2, 100) acquires a plurality of pieces of time-course data respectively corresponding to a plurality of scan points, by conducting repetitive A-scan application to individual scan points. The image constructing unit (220) constructs a motion contrast image from the plurality of pieces of time-course data acquired. The controller (211) controls the data acquiring unit such that data acquisition time intervals of first time-course data corresponding to a first scan point of the plurality of scan points and data acquisition time intervals of second time-course data corresponding to a second scan point become substantially equal to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Hirose, Toshihiro Mino, Tatsuo Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20240350003Abstract: The ophthalmic imaging apparatus of an embodiment example performs motion contrast imaging by applying OCT scanning to an eye. The data acquiring unit acquires a plurality of pieces of time-course data respectively corresponding to a plurality of scan points, by conducting repetitive A-scan application to individual scan points. The image constructing unit constructs a motion contrast image from the plurality of pieces of time-course data acquired. The controller controls the data acquiring unit such that data acquisition time intervals of first time-course data corresponding to a first scan point of the plurality of scan points and data acquisition time intervals of second time-course data corresponding to a second scan point become substantially equal to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Topcon CorporationInventors: Ryoichi HIROSE, Toshihiro MINO, Tatsuo YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240249393Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) data is generated by one or more machine learning systems to which OCT data is input. The OCTA data is capable of visualization in three dimensions (3D) and can be generated from a single OCT scan. Further, motion artifact can be removed or attenuated in the OCTA data by performing the OCT scans according to special scan patterns and/or capturing redundant data, and by the one or more machine learning systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Song Mei, Toshihiro Mino, Dawei Li, Zaixing Mao, Zhenguo Wang, Kinpui Chan
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Patent number: 11980419Abstract: An exemplary OCT apparatus includes a scanner, controller, phase information generator, phase information processor. The scanner applies an OCT scan to an object using an optical scanner. The controller controls the scanner to perform a first scan that scans a cross section of the object in a first scan direction and a second scan that scans a cross section of the object in a second scan direction opposite to the first scan direction. The phase information generator generates first phase information based on first acquisition data acquired by the first scan and second phase information based on second acquisition data acquired by the second scan. The phase information processor generates composite phase information based on the first phase information and the second phase information.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Sakai, Toshihiro Mino
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Patent number: 11974806Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments include a generator, an extractor, and a phase correction unit. The generator is configured to generate a phase difference profile by performing averaging processing in a depth direction on phase differences obtained by calculating for each depth position of A-lines between two adjacent B-frames of complex OCT data of a subject's eye. The extractor is configured to a phase drift from the phase difference profile generated by the generator. The phase correction unit is configured to correct a phase of first complex OCT data of any one of the two B-frames based on the phase drift extracted by the extractor.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventor: Toshihiro Mino
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Patent number: 11972544Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) data is generated by one or more machine learning systems to which OCT data is input. The OCTA data is capable of visualization in three dimensions (3D) and can be generated from a single OCT scan. Further, motion artifact can be removed or attenuated in the OCTA data by performing the OCT scans according to special scan patterns and/or capturing redundant data, and by the one or more machine learning systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Song Mei, Toshihiro Mino, Dawei Li, Zaixing Mao, Zhenguo Wang, Kinpui Chan
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Patent number: 11925411Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments includes a search unit, a correction unit, and a display control unit. The search unit is configured to search for filter information for correcting an aberration in complex OCT data of a subject's eye so that a quality of the complex OCT data becomes a predetermined level. The correction unit is configured to correct the aberration in the complex OCT data based on the filter information searched by the search unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on a display means, aberration information on a pupil surface of the subject's eye corresponding to the filter information searched by the search unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Mino, Yoshikiyo Moriguchi, Akiko Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20240000310Abstract: An ophthalmic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a normalizer. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire eye shape data or an intraocular distance of an eye of a subject. The normalizer is configured to normalize the eye shape data or the intraocular distance based on body data of the subject or a refractive power of the eye of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Topcon CorporationInventors: Toshihiro MINO, Shuyun YEH, Masashi NAKAJIMA, Yasufumi FUKUMA
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Patent number: 11759104Abstract: In a scanning imaging apparatus of some aspect examples, a scanner applies an optical scan to a sample to acquire data. A scan controller controls the scanner to sequentially apply, to the sample, pattern scans according to a two-dimensional pattern including cycles. A movement unit relatively moves a scan area corresponding to the two-dimensional pattern and the sample. A movement controller controls the movement unit such that cycles in first and second scans of the pattern scans cross each other. An image constructing unit constructs an image based on data acquired under controls performed by the scan controller and the movement controller. The scan controller and the movement controller perform controls of the scanner and the movement unit respectively such that first and second cycles in a pattern scan cross each other at least at one point.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Yasuno, Shuichi Makita, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Mino
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Publication number: 20230148860Abstract: A scanning apparatus includes a scanner configured to move a scanning spot along a movement path to capture three-dimensional information of a target object. The movement path includes a plurality of b-scan paths performed along a c-scan path. The scanning apparatus also includes a processing circuit configured as a controller to control the movement path of the scanning spot. An area of the target object covered by the movement path may be independent of a length of the b-scan path. The processing circuit may be configured as an analyzer configured to determine a saturation time for each three-dimensional position within a portion of the target object based on an inter-scan time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Topcon CorporationInventors: Toshihiro MINO, Yahui WANG, Zhenguo WANG, Kinpui CHAN
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Publication number: 20220398269Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes obtaining first graph information indicating a relationship between elements of a plurality of elements included in communication information on a first group, obtaining second graph information indicating a relationship between elements of a plurality of elements included in communication information on a second group, comparing the first graph information and the second graph information, and outputting information that recommends to merge the first group and the second group when it is determined that the first graph information and the second graph information are similar based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yuki Shigyo, Kazuki Akita, Tetsuya Okano, Toshihiro Mino, Naomi Isomura
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Publication number: 20220313084Abstract: An ophthalmological imaging device includes illumination optics having an illumination light source that outputs an illumination light, a scanner that redirects the illumination light toward a portion of an object to be imaged, and an optical image capture device including a camera that receives backscattered light that is scattered from the illumination light by the object and captures first and second images of the backscattered light. The device also includes a control processor that controls the scanner and the optical image capture device to cause the optical image capture device to capture the first and second images of the object. The first and second images are captured by the camera at different times and extracted from different portions of the backscattered light. The device also includes an image processor that generates a stereoscopic image from the first and second images of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Topcon CorporationInventors: Jongsik KIM, Dawei LI, Toshihiro MINO, Zhenguo WANG, Kinpui CHAN
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Patent number: 11439301Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a tissue specifying unit, and a specifying unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye. The tissue specifying unit is configured to acquire first shape data representing shape of a tissue of the subject's eye by performing segmentation processing on each of a plurality of tomographic images acquired by the acquisition unit. The specifying unit is configured to obtain second shape data representing shape of the tissue based on the plurality of first shape data acquired by the tissue specifying unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Mino, Jonathan Liu
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Publication number: 20220265136Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments include a generator, an extractor, and a phase correction unit. The generator is configured to generate a phase difference profile by performing averaging processing in a depth direction on phase differences obtained by calculating for each depth position of A-lines between two adjacent B-frames of complex OCT data of a subject's eye. The extractor is configured to a phase drift from the phase difference profile generated by the generator. The phase correction unit is configured to correct a phase of first complex OCT data of any one of the two B-frames based on the phase drift extracted by the extractor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventor: Toshihiro MINO
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Publication number: 20220265135Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments includes a search unit, a correction unit, and a display control unit. The search unit is configured to search for filter information for correcting an aberration in complex OCT data of a subject's eye so that a quality of the complex OCT data becomes a predetermined level. The correction unit is configured to correct the aberration in the complex OCT data based on the filter information searched by the search unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on a display means, aberration information on a pupil surface of the subject's eye corresponding to the filter information searched by the search unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro MINO, Yoshikiyo MORIGUCHI, Akiko ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20220192488Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an illumination optical system, an imaging optical system, and a controller. The illumination optical system is configured to generate illumination light using light from a light source, and to illuminate a changeable illumination region on a predetermined site of a subject's eye with the illumination light having a light intensity corresponding to a size of the illumination region. The imaging optical system is configured to guide returning light of the illumination light from the subject's eye to a light receiving surface of an image sensor. The controller is configured to control the image sensor to set an opening range so as to overlap an illumination range of the returning light on the light receiving surface corresponding to the illumination region and to capture a light receiving result obtained by a light receiving element in the set opening range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Topcon CorporationInventors: Toshihiro MINO, Jongsik KIM, Dawei LI, Zhenguo WANG, Kinpui CHAN
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Patent number: 11311189Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging apparatus of an exemplary aspect includes a data acquisition device, image constructing circuitry, and composing circuitry. The data acquisition device is configured to sequentially apply optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans to a plurality of regions different from each other of a fundus of a subject's eye in order and under a condition according to a fundus shape, to acquire a plurality of pieces of data corresponding to the plurality of regions. The image constructing circuitry is configured to construct an image from each of the plurality of pieces of data. The composing circuitry is configured to construct a composite image of a plurality of images constructed from the plurality of pieces of data by the image constructing circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Hirose, Toshihiro Mino, Tatsuo Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11213202Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an SLO system, a projection system, a first image former, a second image former, a displacement processor, and a controller. The SLO system is configured to scan a target eye with first light deflected by an first optical scanner. The projection system is configured to project second light deflected by an second optical scanner onto the target eye. The first image former is configured to form a first image of the target eye based on a scan result of a first scan region using the first optical scanner. The second image former is configured to form a second image of the target eye based on a scan result of a second scan region using the first optical scanner, the second scan region being narrower than the first scan region. The displacement processor is configured to calculate a displacement between a partial image in the first image and the second image, the partial image corresponding to the second image.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Shibutani, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Mino, Ryoichi Hirose
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Publication number: 20210358096Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) data is generated by one or more machine learning systems to which OCT data is input. The OCTA data is capable of visualization in three dimensions (3D) and can be generated from a single OCT scan. Further, motion artifact can be removed or attenuated in the OCTA data by performing the OCT scans according to special scan patterns and/or capturing redundant data, and by the one or more machine learning systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Song Mei, Toshihiro Mino, Dawei Li, Zaixing Mao, Zhenguo Wang, Kinpui Chan
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Patent number: 11141060Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus of embodiments includes an OCT unit, an acquisition unit, and a specifying unit. The OCT unit is configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye using optical coherence tomography. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a front image of the subject's eye. The specifying unit is configured to specify shape of a tissue of the subject's eye based on the tomographic image acquired by the OCT unit and the front image acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Mino, Jonathan Liu