Patents by Inventor Yuki Sugie

Yuki Sugie 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: 11266294
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including: an image processing unit that generates image data for output from a captured image of an inside of a body cavity of a patient photographed by an endoscope. The image processing unit generates the image data in a manner that, when a lens barrel of the endoscope is moved in an optical axis direction of an objective lens during photographing, a display range in the captured image that is a range expressed in a display image displayed on a display device does not change, during the movement and after the movement, from a display range before the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirayama, Daisuke Kikuchi, Yuki Sugie, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Daisuke Nagao, Takara Kasai
  • Publication number: 20220046248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, and an image processing system that can suppress a reduction in resolution of an image that a surgery operator wants to see at a high resolution while responding to an increase in the number of connections of medical equipment that supply images. In the previous stage of a transmission path such as PCIe, images are acquired from a plurality of pieces of medical equipment, a compression method is selected for each type of image, and the image is compressed and output to the transmission path. Therefore, among YCbCr signals, e.g., of a CT image or an X image, an image that does not require CbCr signals is compressed as the Y signal only, and an image that requires a high-resolution image such as an operative field image is transmitted without being compressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress compression of the band of a transmission path such as PCIe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: YUKI SUGIE, MASAYA TAKEMOTO, MASAHITO YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20210282630
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, an endoscope system, and a program that enable motion detection with higher accuracy. The endoscope system includes: a light source capable of performing a pulsed-light emission; a light-source control unit that controls the light source such that the light source performs the pulsed-light emission a plurality of times in an exposure time period of each captured image; an imaging unit that takes the captured images; and a motion detection unit that detects a motion of a photographic subject in the captured images. The present technology is applicable to the endoscope system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: DAISUKE KIKUCHI, AKIO FURUKAWA, MASAYOSHI AKITA, MITSUNORI UEDA, HIROSHI ICHIKI, TSUNEO HAYASHI, YUKI SUGIE
  • Publication number: 20210220076
    Abstract: Proposed are a surgical information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of quickly grasping necessity of adjusting an illumination state, including an acquisition unit (110) that acquires an operative field image including an operative field illuminated by an illumination device (30) and first illumination information indicating an illumination state of the illumination device (30), and a presentation unit (130) that performs presentation based on the operative field image and the first illumination information acquired by the acquisition unit to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya TAKEMOTO, Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Hisakazu SHIRAKI, Yuki SUGIE
  • Patent number: 11033338
    Abstract: [Problem] A surgical apparatus of the related art controls only the cropping position of a captured image, and thus only executes a limited range of image control in laparoscopic surgery. [Solution] A medical information processing apparatus including: an image control section that controls processing of a captured image from a camera; and an arm control section that controls a motion of an arm that supports the camera. One of the image control section and the arm control section executes control on a basis of control information from another control section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Daisuke Kikuchi, Tomoyuki Hirayama, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Daisuke Nagao, Takara Kasai
  • Publication number: 20210157118
    Abstract: A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki SUGIE, Hisakazu SHIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20210106206
    Abstract: A surgical endoscope system including a surgical endoscope configured to generate medical image data and an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes switching control circuitry receiving the medical image data generated by the surgical endoscope and configured to perform distribution and aggregation, a plurality of graphic processing circuits configured to perform image processing on the medical image data received via distribution from the switching control circuitry, central processing circuitry connected to the switching circuitry and to the plurality of graphic processing circuits via the switching control circuitry, and memory circuitry managed by the central processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito YAMANE, Tomoyuki HIRAYAMA, Yuki SUGIE, Takahito NAKANO
  • Patent number: 10966590
    Abstract: There is provided a surgical system including a monitoring sensor configured to sense a characteristic of a surgical site within a body, in a sensing region of the surgical site which includes at least a part of a region outside a display field of an endoscope, and circuitry configured to detect an occurrence of a medical abnormality in the region outside the display field of the endoscope based on a result of the sensing by the monitoring sensor, and generate notification information regarding the detected medical abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takahashi, Tomoyuki Hirayama, Hiroshi Ichiki, Masahito Yamane, Yuki Sugie, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Patent number: 10928622
    Abstract: A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Hisakazu Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20210043308
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to fully utilize output data from a plurality of apparatuses used during surgery. [Solution] There is provided a medical information processor including: an acquisition unit that acquires output data of a plurality of apparatuses coupled to an operating room network; a first analysis unit that performs an analysis on a basis of a correlation among the output data; and an output control section that controls an output of a result of the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: YUKI SUGIE, KOJI KASHIMA, KENTA YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10917572
    Abstract: An endoscopic system including an endoscope including an optical element including a marker disposed thereon, an optical formation device that changes an angle of view, and an image capturing device receiving light from the optical element via the optical formation device and processing circuitry that identifies the angle of view from an image captured by the image capturing device based on the marker in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Koji Kashima, Masaya Takemoto, Kenji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210007574
    Abstract: [Overview] [Problems to be Solved] To perform optimization of each of a plurality of surgical devices in consideration of the plurality of surgical devices. [Solution] A medical device management system is provided that includes a plurality of devices connected to a surgical network, and an information processor configured to change settings of one or more devices out of the plurality of devices via the surgical network. The information processor acquires two or more pieces of information related to the plurality of devices and changes at least one of the settings of the plurality of devices on the basis of the two or more pieces of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyuki HIRAYAMA, Tsuneo HAYASHI, Yuki SUGIE
  • Patent number: 10849712
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, a surgery system, and a surgical thread capable of further improving visibility of the thread. The image processing device is provided with an image obtaining unit which obtains a first image imaged under an illumination condition in which the surgical thread fluoresces and a second image imaged under an illumination condition including at least visible light as images of an operative site using the surgical thread which fluoresces, and a synthesis unit which generates a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing an area of the surgical thread of the first image and the second image. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a surgery system and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Yasuaki Takahashi, Yukihiro Nakamura, Tomoyuki Hirayama, Kenta Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10652973
    Abstract: [Object] To propose a control apparatus, a control system and a control method which are capable of causing another light source to adaptively emit light at a timing at which light emitted from one light source changes. [Solution] A control apparatus including: a light source control unit configured to control light emission of a second light source on the basis of profile of light emitted from a first light source and a synchronization signal for synchronizing a timing between the first light source and the second light source for radiating light on a surgical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Akita, Tsuneo Hayashi, Yuki Sugie, Akio Furukawa, Mitsunori Ueda, Hiroshi Ichiki, Daisuke Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20200135330
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus for allocating at least two medical imaging processes to a plurality of assignable processing resources is provided. The plurality of assignable processing resources is allocated by the medical image processing apparatus based on resource information of the plurality of assignable processing resources. The medical image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire medical image processing content, from medical equipment, to be processed according to the at least two medical imaging processes prior to display on a display device connected to a surgical operating room network. The circuitry is configured to acquire the resource information of the plurality of assignable processing resources, and allocate each of the at least two medical imaging processes to a different one of the plurality of assignable processing resources based on the resource information of the plurality processing resources and the medical image processing content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki SUGIE, Daisuke TSURU, Tomoyuki HIRAYAMA, Kenta YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10634891
    Abstract: A medical observation device that includes an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate a focus evaluation value indicating a focus state of a lens for each of two or more lenses, and a movement control unit configured to specify a lens movement parameter that is common to the two or more lenses on the basis of the focus evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Takeshi Uemori, Kenji Takahasi, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Publication number: 20200128169
    Abstract: In a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is used for a surgery, the appearance is regulated between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses. According to the present disclosure, a medical system is provided, the medical system including a plurality of surgical imaging apparatuses and a control unit to which each of the surgical imaging apparatuses is connected, the control unit including a signal processing unit that links images captured by the respective surgical imaging apparatuses. With this configuration, in a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is arranged for a surgery, it becomes possible to regulate the appearance between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KIKUCHI, Yuki SUGIE, Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Kentaro FUKAZAWA, Kenji IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10614555
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to perform correction processing on the surgical site image as a captured surgical site on the basis of information related to display of a display apparatus that displays the surgical site image. The image processing apparatus is included in a surgical system that displays the surgical site image photographed by an endoscope on a monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukazawa, Yuki Sugie, Takami Mizukura, Hiroshi Ichiki
  • Patent number: 10609354
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to achieve a favorable disparity by setting an operation depth of medical operation as a target while reducing an influence of correction of a disparity for stereoscopic vision over accuracy of an image. [Solution] There is provided a medical image processing device including: a depth determination unit configured to determine an operation depth of medical operation whose image is to be captured; a disparity determination unit configured to determine a disparity by using a captured image showing a visual field observed in the operation and generate disparity information; and a correction unit configured to correct the disparity information depending on the operation depth determined by the depth determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Uemori, Tsuneo Hayashi, Kenji Takahasi, Yuki Sugie
  • Publication number: 20200077012
    Abstract: It is desired to provide a technology which is capable of reducing glare to be felt by a user for an output image by an HDR monitor in a case where an image is caused to be displayed at the HDR monitor on the basis of an HDR image. There is provided a medical system including a light source configured to irradiate a subject inside a living organism; an imaging unit configured to image the subject coaxially with an optical axis of the light source; and a control unit configured to control the light source and the imaging unit, in which the control unit performs control so that a signal compliant with high-dynamic range standards is output by adjusting gradation for a first image signal acquired by the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi MIYAI, Yasuaki TAKAHASHI, Masahito YAMANE, Yuki SUGIE