Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Furuhata

Tsuyoshi Furuhata 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).

  • Patent number: 11452432
    Abstract: In an endoscope device, a data reading unit reads measurement correction data corresponding to a type of an optical adapter from a first memory. A still image file generating unit generates a still image file including image data when moving image recording processing is performed. A data writing unit writes the measurement correction data in the still image file. A moving image file generating unit generates a moving image file including the image data when the moving image recording processing is performed. A file recording unit causes the still image file in which the measurement correction data is written, and the moving image file to be associated with each other and to be recorded in a second memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Patent number: 10866729
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to a touch panel device used in an endoscope device. The touch panel device includes a display portion having a display panel and a touch panel formed thereto and configured to display an endoscope image on the display panel acquired by an endoscope having a bending portion. A processor is configured to control the bending portion so as to perform a bending operation when a user keeps performing a first operation on the touch panel in a first predetermined duration or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Patent number: 10666854
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus determines whether a first instruction input by an operation section is detected, performs first operation control on a bending section when determining that the first instruction input is detected, determines whether a second instruction input by a touch panel is detected, and performs second operation control different from the first operation control on the bending section when determining that the second instruction input is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Publication number: 20190303000
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to a touch panel device used in an endoscope device. The touch panel device includes a display portion having a display panel and a touch panel formed thereto and configured to display an endoscope image on the display panel acquired by an endoscope having a bending portion. A processor is configured to control the bending portion so as to perform a bending operation when a user keeps performing a first operation on the touch panel in a first predetermined duration or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Patent number: 10419704
    Abstract: An endoscope device having: a display configured to display a first image region and a second image region; and a controller configured to: perform first display change control to control the display to change a display state of the first image region based on an instruction input to an instruction input device through a first operation method; and perform second display change control to control the display to change a display state of the second image region based on an instruction input to the instruction input device through a second operation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Patent number: 10419705
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes a display section with a touch panel having a left image display region and a right image display region and a control section. The control section is configured to perform display control so as to change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the left image display region selected, a position of a cursor displayed in the left image display region and the right image display region by an amount of variation da, and change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the right image display region selected, the position of the cursor displayed in the left image display region and right image display region by an amount of variation db.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Publication number: 20190133418
    Abstract: In an endoscope device, a data reading unit reads measurement correction data corresponding to a type of an optical adapter from a first memory. A still image file generating unit generates a still image file including image data when moving image recording processing is performed. A data writing unit writes the measurement correction data in the still image file. A moving image file generating unit generates a moving image file including the image data when the moving image recording processing is performed. A file recording unit causes the still image file in which the measurement correction data is written, and the moving image file to be associated with each other and to be recorded in a second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20180324352
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus determines whether a first instruction input by an operation section is detected, performs first operation control on a bending section when determining that the first instruction input is detected, determines whether a second instruction input by a touch panel is detected, and performs second operation control different from the first operation control on the bending section when determining that the second instruction input is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20180303311
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a processor including hardware, wherein the processor is configured to acquire information about an object that can be controlled by a rotation assisting tool configured to cause an object including a rotating body to rotate, from the rotation assisting tool; and a first storage configured to store reference information corresponding to the information about the object acquired by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20180302585
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an image sensor configured to pick up an image of an object, a display configured to display an endoscope image acquired by picking up the image of the object by means of the image sensor, and a controller configured to read, from a memory, measurement positions for measuring the object and display the measurement positions with the endoscope image on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20180013973
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes a display section with a touch panel having a left image display region and a right image display region and a control section. The control section is configured to perform display control so as to change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the left image display region selected, a position of a cursor displayed in the left image display region and the right image display region by an amount of variation da, and change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the right image display region selected, the position of the cursor displayed in the left image display region and right image display region by an amount of variation db.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20170353687
    Abstract: An endoscope device having: a display configured to display a first image region and a second image region; and a controller configured to: perform first display change control to control the display to change a display state of the first image region based on an instruction input to an instruction input device through a first operation method; and perform second display change control to control the display to change a display state of the second image region based on an instruction input to the instruction input device through a second operation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Patent number: 9798129
    Abstract: A microscope system for stitching element images to generate a stitched image includes an element image obtaining unit configured to obtain the element image; a user image obtaining unit configured to capture a plurality of user-specified areas being an area of a sample specified by a user to obtain a plurality of user images; a rectangle area deciding unit configured to decide a rectangle area including the plurality of user-specified areas; a candidate area deciding unit configured to decide, as a candidate area, each of a plurality of areas having a size of a field of view of the element image obtaining unit arranged in a grid-like manner in the rectangle area so as to fill the rectangle area; and an element area selecting unit configured to select an element area to obtain the element image, from the plurality of candidate areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Publication number: 20140340426
    Abstract: A microscope system for stitching element images to generate a stitched image includes an element image obtaining unit configured to obtain the element image; a user image obtaining unit configured to capture a plurality of user-specified areas being an area of a sample specified by a user to obtain a plurality of user images; a rectangle area deciding unit configured to decide a rectangle area including the plurality of user-specified areas; a candidate area deciding unit configured to decide, as a candidate area, each of a plurality of areas having a size of a field of view of the element image obtaining unit arranged in a grid-like manner in the rectangle area so as to fill the rectangle area; and an element area selecting unit configured to select an element area to obtain the element image, from the plurality of candidate areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20140340475
    Abstract: A microscope system for generating a stitched image by stitching a plurality of component images includes: an image obtainment unit; a field-of-view moving unit configured to move a field of view of the image obtainment unit relative to an sample; a recommended area decision unit configured to determine a recommended area from an entire area of the sample; a component area decision unit configured to determine, as a plurality of component areas from which the plurality of component images are obtained, a plurality of areas which are arranged in the form of a grid in the recommended area so that the recommended area is filled; and a display unit configured to display a live image of the sample and a position of the area corresponding to the current field of view of the image obtainment unit in the entire area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Patent number: 8444245
    Abstract: An image recording range setting unit is provided on a conveyance path of a recording medium, and estimates a width of the recording medium on the basis of a detection result of a medium side end detecting unit for detecting a position of one side end of the recording medium. A recording range, on which image recording is to be performed, is set on the basis of the estimated width, and an image recording process is executed on the recording range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Patent number: 7971952
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus executes a recording process for a recording medium is fed from a feeding unit, or the recording medium for which the recording process has been executed and which is re-fed at least via a path switching unit after the recording process. The image recording apparatus comprises at least a driving control unit for deciding a page gap between preceding and succeeding recording medium on a conveyance path according to at least either of the recording medium is fed from the feeding unit and the recording medium for which the recording process has been executed and which is re-fed via the path switching unit after the recording process, and for issuing a control instruction to the path switching unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata
  • Publication number: 20110109681
    Abstract: An image recording range setting unit is provided on a conveyance path of a recording medium, and estimates a width of the recording medium on the basis of a detection result of a medium side end detecting unit for detecting a position of one side end of the recording medium. A recording range, on which image recording is to be performed, is set on the basis of the estimated width, and an image recording process is executed on the recording range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Publication number: 20100149241
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus is provided with at least one recording head having a nozzle array configured by a plurality of nozzles and a nozzle array drive unit for driving the nozzle array, and a conveyance mechanism for loading and conveying a record medium for a recording process using ink conveyed upstream from a conveyance route and jetted from the plurality of nozzles, and includes: at least a nozzle array drive control unit controlling the nozzle array drive unit; and a temperature measuring unit detecting the temporarily of the nozzles. With the configuration, the nozzle array drive control unit measures a temperature of the nozzles, and performs the process of heating ink by performing a weak vibration so that the ink cannot be jetted when the measured temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi FURUHATA
  • Patent number: 7731321
    Abstract: A recovery mechanism comprises a recovery unit for performing a recovery process for recovering from clogging or contamination by ink in the nozzle array constituted by a plurality of nozzles. A conveyance mechanism supports and conveys, downstream, a recording medium that is conveyed from the upstream area of a conveyance path and handed over. A power control unit makes a control unit control the shutoff of a power supply to the nozzle array drive unit that drives the nozzle array when an abnormality occurs in the supporting and conveying of the recording medium that is performed by the conveyance mechanism in the recording process using the ink jetted from a plurality of nozzles or when the recovery unit makes contact with the nozzle array during recovery of the nozzle array in the recovery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Furuhata