Patents by Inventor Yukio Ichikawa

Yukio 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: 20200162670
    Abstract: High image quality real-time distribution of omnidirectional images is enabled. An imaging unit obtains a front image and a back image each having an ultra-wide viewing angle of greater than or equal to 180°. A transmission unit transmits the front image and the back image each having the ultra-wide viewing angle to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Yukio Ichikawa, Makoto Urushihara, Yukinobu Mine
  • Publication number: 20190289344
    Abstract: A management device includes a storage management unit configured to store, in a storage unit in accordance with a priority, a plurality of pieces of transmission data having corresponding time information among a plurality of pieces of transmission data generated by dividing a plurality of pieces of content data each encoded for a channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: YUKIO ICHIKAWA, MAKOTO URUSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10410336
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: an irradiation unit irradiating an inspection target with light by causing a predetermined position within a display screen to emit light; a captured image acquisition unit acquiring a captured image obtained by imaging the inspection target; a calculation unit calculating coordinates in the display screen corresponding to coordinates in the captured image on the basis of light emission position coordinate information and light reception position coordinate information indicating coordinates of a light emission position and a light reception position; and an inspection pattern creation unit creating an inspection pattern which is displayed on the display screen so that first patterns and second patterns are alternately arranged in the captured image and which is used to inspect presence a defect on a surface of the inspection target, on the basis of a calculation result of the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Munehiro Takayama, Akira Kozakai, Masataka Toda, Yukio Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190212275
    Abstract: A surface inspection apparatus includes: an inspection pattern forming unit that forms inspection patterns; a projection unit that projects the inspection patterns onto an inspection target object; a captured image acquiring unit that acquires captured images of the inspection target object; an edge extraction image creating unit that extracts edges from captured images, and creates edge extraction images; a correction coefficient setting unit that sets a correction coefficient for correcting intensities of edges in the edge extraction image; an intensity correcting unit that corrects the intensities of the edges; a corrected edge extraction image creating unit that creates corrected edge extraction images; an integrated image creating unit that creates a single integrated image by integrating the brightness values at the same position of the inspection target object; and a determination unit that determines the presence or absence of unevenness on a surface of the inspection target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jin Nozawa, Yasuyuki Kuno, Yukio Ichikawa, Masataka Toda, Munehiro Takayama
  • Publication number: 20180234733
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Publication number: 20180063586
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Patent number: 9843838
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Publication number: 20170309013
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: an irradiation unit irradiating an inspection target with light by causing a predetermined position within a display screen to emit light; a captured image acquisition unit acquiring a captured image obtained by imaging the inspection target; a calculation unit calculating coordinates in the display screen corresponding to coordinates in the captured image on the basis of light emission position coordinate information and light reception position coordinate information indicating coordinates of a light emission position and a light reception position; and an inspection pattern creation unit creating an inspection pattern which is displayed on the display screen so that first patterns and second patterns are alternately arranged in the captured image and which is used to inspect presence a defect on a surface of the inspection target, on the basis of a calculation result of the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Munehiro TAKAYAMA, Akira KOZAKAI, Masataka TODA, Yukio ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160261916
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Patent number: 9380344
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Patent number: 8574770
    Abstract: A non-aqueous battery comprising a positive electrode material capable of being doped with and liberating lithium, a negative electrode material capable of being doped with and liberating lithium, and a polymer electrolyte disposed between the positive and negative electrode materials. The polymer electrolyte is formed by mixing a vinylidene fluoride copolymer and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution with a solvent, followed by evaporation of the solvent, so as to retain a high proportion of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, leading to high electroconductivity and excellent strength in this state. The vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprises 80 to 97 wt. % of vinylidene fluoride monomer units and 3 to 20 wt. % of units of at least one monomer copolymerizable with vinylidene fluoride monomer, and has an inherent viscosity of 1.7 to 7 dl/g, as measured at 30° C. in a solution at a concentration of 4 g of polymer in 1 liter of N,N-dimethylformamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Katsurao, Katsuo Horie, Yukio Ichikawa, Aisaku Nagai
  • Publication number: 20130232528
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Patent number: 8443386
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a content information acquisition unit that acquires content related information related to content data managed by a content management server from the content management server managing the content data, a selection unit that selects content from a content list which is a list of the content based on the content related information, and an externally connected device control unit that notifies, when the selected content is executed by an externally connected device connected externally, the externally connected device of location information of content data corresponding to the selected content and acquires reproduction state information representing a reproduction state of content when the externally connected device reproduces the selected content from the externally connected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang
  • Publication number: 20120095672
    Abstract: A system includes a transmitting apparatus having a first digital map and a receiving apparatus having a second digital map. The second digital map shows a road segment at a different location from the first digital map due to errors. The transmitting apparatus transmits location information to the receiving apparatus. The location information includes coordinates information, attribute information, and relative information. After receiving the location information from the transmitting apparatus, the receiving apparatus identifies the location of a road segment on the second digital map by using the coordinates information and the attribute information and identifies a location of a traffic event on the road segment on the second digital map by using the relative information. The relative information includes a distance from a start point of a road segment on the first digital map to the location on the road segment on the first digital map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Adachi, Satoko Miyama, Naoki Yamada, Seiji Yoshida, Yukio Ichikawa, Takashi Kawasato, Hiroyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20120009482
    Abstract: A nonaqueous battery, such as a lithium ion battery, is formed from a polymer electrolyte comprising: a vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprises 90 to 97 wt. % of vinylidene fluoride monomer units and 3 to 10 wt. % of units of at least one monomer copolymerizable with the vinylidene fluoride monomer and has an inherent viscosity of 1.5 to 10 dl/g. The polymer electrolyte stably retains the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in a large amount and has excellent strength in this state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Takumi Katsurao, Katsuo Horie, Yukio Ichikawa, Aisaku Nagai
  • Patent number: 8078563
    Abstract: When transmitting an on-road location on a digital map, an information provider transmits, as on-road location information, string of coordinates information representing the road shape of a road section including the on-road location having a predetermined length, additional information including at least one information item chosen from a group of the attribute information on the road including the road location and detailed information on the nodes in the road section, and relative information indicating the on-road location in the road section. Receiving party receiving this on-road location information performs shape matching to identify the road section on a digital map and uses relative data to identify the on-road location in this road section. The receiving party can identify the road shape with high accuracy even when only a small amount of string of coordinates data is available. This makes it possible to reduce the data transmission amount and identify an on-load location with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Adachi, Satoko Miyama, Naoki Yamada, Seiji Yoshida, Yukio Ichikawa, Takashi Kawasato, Hiroyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 8043386
    Abstract: A process for producing a polymer electrolyte for a nonaqueous battery by mixing a vinylidene fluoride copolymer and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution with a solvent that can be evaporated, wherein the vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprises 80 to 97 wt. % of vinylidene fluoride monomer units and 3 to 20 wt % of units of at least one monomer copolymerizable with vinylidene fluoride monomer and has an inherent viscosity of 1.5 to 10 dl/g, and evaporating the solvent to form a polymer electrolyte comprising the vinylidene fluoride copolymer impregnated with the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Katsurao, Katsuo Horie, Yukio Ichikawa, Aisaku Nagai
  • Publication number: 20100070170
    Abstract: When transmitting an on-road location on a digital map, an information provider transmits, as on-road location information, string of coordinates information representing the road shape of a road section including the on-road location having a predetermined length, additional information including at least one information item chosen from a group of the attribute information on the road including the road location and detailed information on the nodes in the road section, and relative information indicating the on-road location in the road section. Receiving party receiving this on-road location information performs shape matching to identify the road section on a digital map and uses relative data to identify the on-road location in this road section. The receiving party can identify the road shape with high accuracy even when only a small amount of string of coordinates data is available. This makes it possible to reduce the data transmission amount and identify an on-load location with high accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Adachi, Satoko Miyama, Naoki Yamada, Seiji Yoshida, Yukio Ichikawa, Takashi Kawasato, Hiroyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 7634452
    Abstract: When transmitting an on-road location on a digital map, an information provider transmits, as on-road location information, string of coordinates information representing the road shape of a road section including the on-road location having a predetermined length, additional information including at least one information item chosen from a group of the attribute information on the road including the road location and detailed information on the nodes in the road section, and relative information indicating the on-road location in the road section. Receiving party receiving this on-road location information performs shape matching to identify the road section on a digital map and uses relative data to identify the on-road location in this road section. The receiving party can identify the road shape with high accuracy even when only a small amount of string of coordinates data is available. This makes it possible to reduce the data transmission amount and identify an on-load location with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Adachi, Satoko Miyama, Naoki Yamada, Seiji Yoshida, Yukio Ichikawa, Takashi Kawasato, Hiroyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090300679
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a content information acquisition unit that acquires content related information related to content data managed by a content management server from the content management server managing the content data, a selection unit that selects content from a content list which is a list of the content based on the content related information, and an externally connected device control unit that notifies, when the selected content is executed by an externally connected device connected externally, the externally connected device of location information of content data corresponding to the selected content and acquires reproduction state information representing a reproduction state of content when the externally connected device reproduces the selected content from the externally connected device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiroi, Yukio Ichikawa, Yumi Sato, Marie Suzuki, Yasushi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nagatani, Masahiro Hara, Hiroshi Horiki, Kouhei Fujimoto, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Sakae Houjou, Mingshan Yang