Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Ichikawa

Tsutomu Ichikawa 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: 20230293133
    Abstract: The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to any of embodiments includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube is configured to irradiate an imaging region of a subject with X-rays. The X-ray detector is configured to detect the X-rays. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire an incident angle of the X-rays corresponding to a clinical purpose of the imaging region, and acquire image data from an image sensor that images the imaging region. The processing circuitry is configured to rotate the X-ray tube in accordance with the acquired incident angle of the X-rays, and slide a position of a central path of the X-rays with respect to the imaging region based on the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji MASAHASHI, Katsunori KOJIMA, Norio SOUTSUKA, Tsutomu ICHIKAWA, Tatsuaki KODAKA, Shoji YASHIRO, Tamotsu INO
  • Patent number: 11733810
    Abstract: A touch display device, in which a plurality of touch electrodes are arranged in a display panel, includes: the plurality of touch electrodes installed inside the display panel; a first coil installed inside the display panel and making a current flow for a mutual induction with the plurality of touch electrodes; and a second coil installed inside the display panel and on which a current flows by a mutual induction with the plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the touch display device conducts a touch detection by the current flowing the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Suzuki, Tomonori Miyokawa, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Jae-Hun Ye, Shinji Takasugi
  • Publication number: 20220113821
    Abstract: A touch display device, in which a plurality of touch electrodes are arranged in a display panel, includes: the plurality of touch electrodes installed inside the display panel; a first coil installed inside the display panel and making a current flow for a mutual induction with the plurality of touch electrodes; and a second coil installed inside the display panel and on which a current flows by a mutual induction with the plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the touch display device conducts a touch detection by the current flowing the second coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SUZUKI, Tomonori MIYOKAWA, Tsutomu ICHIKAWA, Jae-Hun YE, Shinji TAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20210161416
    Abstract: An information processing device in a biometric data measurement system according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit, a display unit including a display screen, a connection unit connecting to the biometric data measurement device, an operation unit receiving a start operation for a measurement operation for biometric data, and a control unit transmitting a measurement start command for starting measurement of the biometric data, to the biometric data measurement device via the connection unit when a measurement start condition is satisfied after the operation section receives the start operation, and the measurement start condition includes prevention of the subject from viewing a display content of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Takanobu YAMAUCHI, Tsutomu ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10064588
    Abstract: A mobile X-ray-diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes an X-ray generator, an arm, a main body, a support column, and at least two input equipment. The X-ray generator generates X-rays. The arm holds the X-ray generator at one end. The main body includes wheels. The support column is turnably supported about a vertical direction as an axis, and supports another end of the arm. The at least two input equipment are arranged on the support column such that heights in the vertical direction differ from each other, and controls driving of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Madical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Uchida, Makoto Ishii, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Noriaki Baba, Kenji Ido, Masahiko Kitayama, Kousuke Yoneta, Izumi Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 9978163
    Abstract: An exposure management system according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate a deviation index related to a difference between a target exposure index indicating an index of an exposure value that is set as a target of an X-ray image taking process and an image-taking-period exposure index indicating an index of an exposure value observed during the X-ray image taking process. The processing circuitry is configured to control so as to cause a display device to display history information from a predetermined time period indicating at least one selected from between image-taking-period exposure indices and deviation indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichirou Nagai, Yasuhiro Sugawara, Atsushi Kotani, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Toshikatsu Oohashi, Shoji Yashiro
  • Publication number: 20160021727
    Abstract: An exposure management system according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate a deviation index related to a difference between a target exposure index indicating an index of an exposure value that is set as a target of an X-ray image taking process and an image-taking-period exposure index indicating an index of an exposure value observed during the X-ray image taking process. The processing circuitry is configured to control so as to cause a display device to display history information from a predetermined time period indicating at least one selected from between image-taking-period exposure indices and deviation indices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichirou NAGAI, Yasuhiro SUGAWARA, Atsushi KOTANI, Tsutomu ICHIKAWA, Toshikatsu OOHASHI, Shoji YASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20160000390
    Abstract: A mobile X-ray-diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes an X-ray generator, an arm, a main body, a support column, and at least two input equipment. The X-ray generator generates X-rays. The arm holds the X-ray generator at one end. The main body includes wheels. The support column is turnably supported about a vertical direction as an axis, and supports another end of the arm. The at least two input equipment are arranged on the support column such that heights in the vertical direction differ from each other, and controls driving of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki UCHIDA, Makoto ISHII, Tsutomu ICHIKAWA, Noriaki BABA, Kenji IDO, Masahiko KITAYAMA, Kousuke YONETA, Izumi FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 8827914
    Abstract: A function adding module includes a connection portion for connection to an existing blood pressure meter with an air tube and a connection portion for connection to a cuff with an air tube. The function adding module calculates a pressure value by detecting a change in internal pressure of the cuff using an embedded pressure sensor. The function adding module has a memory function and stores the calculated blood pressure value in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ichikawa, Takahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8305383
    Abstract: A data access apparatus has a memory portion including plural memory banks. A data storage control portion stores the pixel data in the plural memory banks with the pixel data being divided into the plural memory banks based on information on an access pattern of plural pixels set on a predetermined screen. A data access control portion reads pixel data relative to the plural pixels specified by the access pattern at the same time from the plural memory banks at each set position in which the set position of the access pattern moves from the start position thereof toward a pixel row direction. A selector portion transmits pixel data corresponding to respective pixels constituting each of the groups of pixels based on correspondence information on input and output. Each group of pixels includes a center pixel and peripheral pixels positioned at a periphery of the center pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Takeda, Tetsujiro Kondo, Kenji Takahashi, Hiroshi Sato, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Hiroki Tetsukawa, Masaki Handa
  • Publication number: 20110319770
    Abstract: A function adding module includes a connection portion for connection to an existing blood pressure meter with an air tube and a connection portion for connection to a cuff with an air tube. The function adding module calculates a pressure value by detecting a change in internal pressure of the cuff using an embedded pressure sensor. The function adding module has a memory function and stores the calculated blood pressure value in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ichikawa, Takahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7853099
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image taking means for taking images of a subject, a class-classification means for classifying a first image outputted by the image taking means into a class according to a characteristics thereof, a storage means for storing plural coefficient memories having different image taking conditions at the time of image taking, which store prediction coefficients according to the class acquired by learning, a designation means for designating one coefficient memory from among the plural coefficient memories based on the image taking condition when the image was taken by the image taking means, and a calculation means for calculating a second image in which noise is removed from the first image by calculating a prediction coefficient of the class of the first image, which is in the designated coefficient memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Shinmei, Kenji Takahashi, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Takashi Sawao, Koji Yano, Toshinobu Sugiyama, Akihiro Okumura, Takao Inoue, Noriaki Takahashi, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 7681221
    Abstract: Value-added information is created based on favorite information of a content user. The content is processed according to the generated value-added information. Favorite data indicating operations, such as fast-forward, pause, and rewind operations, performed while the content is being played back, and personal user information, such as the age group, the gender, and the life-style, of the content user are transferred to a server via a network. The server performs statistical processing on the user favorite data to generate value-added information according to the attributes of the user, such as the age group, the gender, and the life-style. Accordingly, the user is able to search for popular titles, play back only popular scenes, and skip uninteresting scenes by using a content playback apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Naoki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Yukihiro Nakamura, Yoshinori Watanabe, Akira Tange
  • Patent number: 7657911
    Abstract: Value-added information is created based on favorite information of a content user. The content is processed according to the generated value-added information. Favorite data indicating operations, such as fast-forward, pause, and rewind operations, performed while the content is being played back, and personal user information, such as the age group, the gender, and the life-style, of the content user are transferred to a server via a network. The server performs statistical processing on the user favorite data to generate value-added information according to the attributes of the user, such as the age group, the gender, and the life-style. Accordingly, the user is able to search for popular titles, play back only popular scenes, and skip uninteresting scenes by using a content playback apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Naoki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Yukihiro Nakamura, Yoshinori Watanabe, Akira Tange
  • Patent number: 7583445
    Abstract: A head mount display apparatus includes display section; eyepiece optical member for guiding light from display section to eyeball of wearer of the apparatus; and support substrate for supporting eyepiece optical member, support substrate being formed in a shape corresponding to outer shape of edge surfaces of eyepiece optical member and integrated with eyepiece optical member. Herein, edge surfaces of eyepiece optical member include plural slant surfaces in contact with support substrate. The plural slant surfaces include: light reflecting slant surface for reflecting light from display section toward eyeball of wearer, formed such as to be closer to an optical axis, as farther from an eyepiece surface and closer to surface opposite to eyepiece surface; and slant surface, other than reflecting slant surface, formed such as to be farther from the optical axis, as farther from eyepiece surface and closer to surface opposite to eyepiece surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20090204780
    Abstract: A data storage unit is provided in which all data are stored into a memory including a plurality of memory banks and a plurality of desired data is read simultaneously, without any load to the hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Tetsujiro KONDO, Kenji Takahashi, Hiroshi Sato, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Hiroki Tetsukawa, Masaki Handa
  • Patent number: 7573939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a memory device and the like. The memory device comprises one or more memory block. The memory block has a memory cell array consists of multiple memory cells (210) arranged in a matrix form. A region of the multiple memory cells (210) includes multiple divisional domains (201a-201e) divided in the direction along word line (WL). Each of the word lines (WL) has multiple divisional selection lines (WLa-WLe) divided corresponding to the multiple divisional domains. The memory block has a switching mechanism (220) for switching the divisional word lines (WL) that are to be simultaneously activated in each of the divisional domains. Multiple memory cells (210) associated with each of the divisional word lines store a horizontal or vertical array of pixel data. The inventive memory device enables simultaneous access to multiple items of pixel data constituting a pixel block having an arbitrary configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Yasunobu Node
  • Patent number: 7558934
    Abstract: A data storage unit is provided in which all data are stored into a memory including a plurality of memory banks and a plurality of desired data is read simultaneously, without any load to the hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Kenji Takahashi, Hiroshi Sato, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Hiroki Tetsukawa, Masaki Handa
  • Publication number: 20090154566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a memory device and the like. The memory device comprises one or more memory block. The memory block has a memory cell array consists of multiple memory cells (210) arranged in a matrix form. A region of the multiple memory cells (210) includes multiple divisional domains (201a-201e) divided in the direction along word line (WL). Each of the word lines (WL) has multiple divisional selection lines (WLa-WLe) divided corresponding to the multiple divisional domains. The memory block has a switching mechanism (220) for switching the divisional word lines (Wt) that are to be simultaneously activated in each of the divisional domains. Multiple memory cells (210) associated with each of the divisional word lines store a horizontal or vertical array of pixel data. The inventive memory device enables simultaneous access to multiple items of pixel data constituting a pixel block having an arbitrary configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Yasunobu Node
  • Patent number: 7401177
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory including a plurality of memory banks, a data storage processor that initially arranges data in the plurality of memory banks based on an access pattern including a plurality of desired pixels of data to be read simultaneously so as to store pixels of data between access candidates constituting the access pattern in an identical memory bank, and a data read and storage processor that reads the data initially arranged in the plurality of memory banks of the memory. The data read and storage processor reads a pixel of data from a memory bank, and stores the read pixel of data in a memory bank in which pixels of data in an adjacent range defined in ranges, which are defined by locations of the access candidates of the access pattern, based on a direction in which the access pattern is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Takeda, Tetsujiro Kondo, Kenji Takahashi, Hiroshi Sato, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Hiroki Tetsukawa, Masaki Handa