Patents by Inventor Yuichi Nishii

Yuichi Nishii 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: 20190231295
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a plurality of imaging apparatuses configured to generate images based on radiation emitted from radiation generating apparatuses configured to perform radiation irradiation and a control apparatus configured to communicate with the plurality of the imaging apparatuses. The control apparatus comprises: an obtainment unit configured to obtain imaging information from each of the plurality of imaging apparatuses, a selection unit configured to select one imaging apparatus from the plurality of imaging apparatuses based on the imaging information obtained by the obtainment unit, and an image obtainment unit configured to obtain an image from the imaging apparatus selected by the selection unit, and the control apparatus further comprises a setting unit configured to set an imaging apparatus from which imaging information is obtained by the obtainment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kawanishi, Yuichi Nishii, Hikaru Tanaka, Kenta Endoh
  • Publication number: 20190197741
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique of appropriately managing a high-resolution tomographic image and effectively displaying an arbitrary cross section even under an environment where a 3D texture has a size limitation. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit adapted to determine whether a size of a plurality of tomographic images acquired from a single object is not more than a predetermined size, a management unit adapted to, upon determining that the size is not more than the predetermined size, manage the plurality of tomographic images as three-dimensional voxel data, a decision unit adapted to decide a cross-sectional image as a display target of an object image managed as the three-dimensional voxel data, and a display control unit adapted to cause a display unit to display the decided cross-sectional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishii, Nobu Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 10332280
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique of appropriately managing a high-resolution tomographic image and effectively displaying an arbitrary cross section even under an environment where a 3D texture has a size limitation. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit adapted to determine whether a size of a plurality of tomographic images acquired from a single object is not more than a predetermined size, a management unit adapted to, upon determining that the size is not more than the predetermined size, manage the plurality of tomographic images as three-dimensional voxel data, a decision unit adapted to decide a cross-sectional image as a display target of an object image managed as the three-dimensional voxel data, and a display control unit adapted to cause a display unit to display the decided cross-sectional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishii, Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20190075211
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral comprises an operating panel, and a home screen for performing selection of an operation mode, etc. on the operating panel is displayed if a home button is operated. If selecting a simple copy button in the home screen, for example, a copy screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple facsimile button in the home screen, a fax screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple scan button in the home screen, a scan screen is displayed on the operating panel. Layout of the home screen and layout of each of the copy screen, the facsimile screen and the scan screen are similar to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Mayuko YOSHIDA, Yuichi NISHII
  • Publication number: 20190068804
    Abstract: An information transmission system includes a unit configured to cause an authentication unit to perform authentication based on authentication information, a unit configured to cause a search unit to search for at least one transmission destination associated with the authentication information by using a text string corresponding to the authentication information as a keyword, and an information transmission unit configured to transmit information using a result of the search performed by the search unit. The authentication unit and the search unit are disposed in an external apparatus connected to the information transmission apparatus via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASASHI ICHIKAWA, YUICHI NISHII, MIYOKO MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190068835
    Abstract: An information transmission system includes a unit configured to cause an authentication unit to perform authentication based on authentication information, a unit configured to cause a search unit to search for at least one transmission destination associated with the authentication information by using a text string corresponding to the authentication information as a keyword, and an information transmission unit configured to transmit information using a result of the search performed by the search unit. The authentication unit is disposed in a first external apparatus connected to the information transmission apparatus via a network, and the search unit is disposed in a second external apparatus connected to the information transmission apparatus via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASASHI ICHIKAWA, YUICHI NISHII, MIYOKO MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190068803
    Abstract: An information transmitting apparatus includes a search unit and an information transmitting unit. The search unit searches for at least one destination linked with authentication information using a character string corresponding to the authentication information as a keyword. The information transmitting unit transmits information using a search result obtained by the search unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi ICHIKAWA, Yuichi NISHII, Miyoko MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190068834
    Abstract: An information transmitting system includes an authentication unit, a search unit, and an information transmitting unit. The authentication unit performs authentication based on authentication information. The search unit searches for at least one destination linked with authentication information using a character string corresponding to the authentication information as a keyword. The information transmitting unit transmits information using a search result obtained by the search unit. The authentication unit is included in an external apparatus connected via a network to an apparatus including the information transmitting unit. The search unit is included in the apparatus including the information transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi ICHIKAWA, Yuichi NISHII, Miyoko MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10188364
    Abstract: To facilitate handling of an X-ray imaging system capable of selecting plural radiation imaging apparatuses, a radiation imaging control apparatus manages configuration information indicating whether a first communication unit of an X-ray imaging unit operates as a master unit or a slave unit, and transmits the configuration information to the X-ray imaging unit. The X-ray imaging unit selects whether to operate as the master unit or the slave unit according to the transmitted configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Patent number: 10171692
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral comprises an operating panel, and a home screen for performing selection of an operation mode, etc. on the operating panel is displayed if a home button is operated. If selecting a simple copy button in the home screen, for example, a copy screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple facsimile button in the home screen, a fax screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple scan button in the home screen, a scan screen is displayed on the operating panel. Layout of the home screen and layout of each of the copy screen, the facsimile screen and the scan screen are similar to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayuko Yoshida, Yuichi Nishii
  • Patent number: 9903825
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic radiographing apparatus comprises a display unit that processes a received X-ray moving image and instantaneously displays the moving image; a storing unit that stores the received moving image as a non-processed raw image; an instructing unit that instructs the raw image to be referred to from the stored raw images; a second display unit that processes the instructed raw image and displays the processed raw image; a changing unit that changes the image process in the second display unit; a second storing unit that stores image process information obtained by the changing unit in association with the instructed raw image; a second instructing unit that instructs the raw image to be transferred from the stored raw images; and a transferring unit that executes the image process associated by the second storing unit to the instructed raw image and transfers the processed raw image to a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Publication number: 20170265837
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a radiation imaging apparatus which detects radiation transmitted through an object and obtains a radiation image, and a control apparatus which controls the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an abnormality information obtaining unit configured to obtain abnormality information indicating an abnormality occurring in the radiation imaging apparatus; and an examination information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from examination information stored in the control apparatus, examination information corresponding to the abnormality information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Yuichi Nishii
  • Publication number: 20170251989
    Abstract: Provided is an X-ray imaging system, including: an imaging apparatus configured to receive an X-ray beam to form an image; a control apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not interference with a specific device is detected in a channel used for wireless communication between at least one of the imaging apparatus or the control apparatus, and a master apparatus; and an output unit configured to output, when the interference is determined to have been detected and the wireless communication is stopped, notification information including a notification that the wireless communication is stopped, the imaging apparatus and the control apparatus being configured to communicate to/from each other via the wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Publication number: 20170085729
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral comprises an operating panel, and a home screen for performing selection of an operation mode, etc. on the operating panel is displayed if a home button is operated. If selecting a simple copy button in the home screen, for example, a copy screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple facsimile button in the home screen, a fax screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple scan button in the home screen, a scan screen is displayed on the operating panel. Layout of the home screen and layout of each of the copy screen, the facsimile screen and the scan screen are similar to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mayuko YOSHIDA, Yuichi NISHII
  • Patent number: 9538969
    Abstract: A management apparatus which manages an image captured in a radiation detection apparatus by irradiation with radiation, manages imaging information which is input by a user and serves as information for imaging, obtains the captured image, and associates the obtained image with the imaging information. The management apparatus, when a mis-exposure notification is received from the radiation detection apparatus and manages the necessary imaging information, obtains the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishii, Hikaru Tanaka, Tomohiko Haraguchi
  • Publication number: 20160287204
    Abstract: To facilitate handling of an X-ray imaging system capable of selecting plural radiation imaging apparatuses, a radiation imaging control apparatus manages configuration information indicating whether a first communication unit of an X-ray imaging unit operates as a master unit or a slave unit, and transmits the configuration information to the X-ray imaging unit. The X-ray imaging unit selects whether to operate as the master unit or the slave unit according to the transmitted configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Publication number: 20160232691
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique of appropriately managing a high-resolution tomographic image and effectively displaying an arbitrary cross section even under an environment where a 3D texture has a size limitation. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit adapted to determine whether a size of a plurality of tomographic images acquired from a single object is not more than a predetermined size, a management unit adapted to, upon determining that the size is not more than the predetermined size, manage the plurality of tomographic images as three-dimensional voxel data, a decision unit adapted to decide a cross-sectional image as a display target of an object image managed as the three-dimensional voxel data, and a display control unit adapted to cause a display unit to display the decided cross-sectional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishii, Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160029986
    Abstract: A management apparatus which manages an image captured in a radiation detection apparatus by irradiation with radiation, manages imaging information which is input by a user and serves as information for imaging, obtains the captured image, and associates the obtained image with the imaging information. The management apparatus, when a mis-exposure notification is received from the radiation detection apparatus and manages the necessary imaging information, obtains the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishii, Hikaru Tanaka, Tomohiko Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 9201024
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image combining unit configured to sequentially combine divided and transmitted images, a mode selection unit configured to select one of a speed priority mode and a resolution priority mode, and a control unit configured to, if image enlargement is instructed before all the images are received, perform control to change a combining method used for the image combining unit depending on the mode selected by the mode selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Patent number: 9031194
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an operational state of a connected apparatus; and a display control unit configured to control a transition to a hide display state in accordance with the obtained operational state, wherein the hide display state comprises performing display while hiding at least part of information displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii