Patents by Inventor Kazuya Ogasawara

Kazuya Ogasawara 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: 11983584
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a target region, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of texture data for applying a metal representation on an image, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire an output condition when outputting the target region, a selection unit configured to select texture data based on the output condition, and an application unit configured to apply, to the target region, the texture data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Ogasawara, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Hideki Kubo, Takeru Sasaki, Yoshitaka Minami, Masao Kato
  • Patent number: 11967013
    Abstract: An image processing method of holding a plurality of texture data for applying a metal representation on an image. The method includes acquiring predetermined information concerning at least one of an observation distance as a distance between a print product on which a target region is printed and an observer observing the print product, a sheet on which the target region is printed, or an environment in which the print product is observed, selecting texture data from the plurality of texture data based on the acquired predetermined information, and applying, to the target region, the texture data selected in the selecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Minami, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Hideki Kubo, Takeru Sasaki, Kazuya Ogasawara, Masao Kato
  • Publication number: 20240020075
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display unit configured to display a plurality of poster images having different impressions, a first acceptance unit configured to accept specifying a poster image from the plurality of poster images having different impressions displayed on the first display unit, a second display unit configured to display a plurality of poster images having differently arranged one or more objects, and a second acceptance unit configured to accept specifying a poster image from the plurality of poster images having the differently arranged one or more objects displayed on the second display unit. The first display unit displays the plurality of poster images based on the second acceptance unit, or the second display unit displays the plurality of poster images based on the first acceptance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: KAZUYA OGASAWARA, TAKAYUKI YAMADA, KOUTA MURASAWA, SHINJIRO HORI
  • Publication number: 20230419573
    Abstract: Characters are acquired. An input of aimed impression is received. Based on the aimed impression, a character decoration method is determined. Based on the determined character decoration method and based on the characters, the poster is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUYA OGASAWARA, TAKAYUKI YAMADA, KOUTA MURASAWA, SHINJIRO HORI
  • Publication number: 20230419575
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor, and a memory that stores a program which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to function as an acceptance unit configured to accept from a user a target impression of a poster image to be created, and a creation unit configured to create the poster image based on the target impression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI YAMADA, KOUTA MURASAWA, KAZUYA OGASAWARA, SHINJIRO HORI, AKITOSHI YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230419572
    Abstract: An image is acquired. An input of aimed impression is received from a user. Based on the aimed impression, the image is adjusted. A poster is created by using the adjusted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: KOUTA MURASAWA, TAKAYUKI YAMADA, KAZUYA OGASAWARA, SHINJIRO HORI
  • Publication number: 20230419574
    Abstract: A poster is created such that the poster represents an impression intended by a user, and matching between an image, and an overall color scheme of the poster is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI YAMADA, SHINJIRO HORI, KOUTA MURASAWA, KAZUYA OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20230206660
    Abstract: A method of controlling an image processing apparatus includes: obtaining a candidate image group including a plurality of images; determining a specific condition for preferentially selecting an image from the candidate image group: analyzing the images in the candidate image group; analyzing captions attached to the images in the candidate image group; and selecting a specific image from the candidate image group based on results of the determining the specific condition, the analyzing the images, and the analyzing the captions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUYA OGASAWARA, SHINJIRO HORI
  • Publication number: 20230196519
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an acquiring unit configured to acquire image data generated by reading an original; a specifying unit configured to specify an object region including a predetermined object in the image data; a removing unit configured to remove, from the object region, noise with a size smaller than a size specified by a first threshold; and a setting unit configured to set the first threshold, for each object region specified by the specifying unit, in accordance with the size of the object region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI SHIMADA, YUKI OMAGARI, KAZUYA OGASAWARA, AKITOSHI YAMADA, SHINICHI MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230032061
    Abstract: An image processing method of holding a plurality of texture data for applying a metal representation on an image, includes acquiring predetermined information concerning at least one of: an observation distance as a distance between a print product on which a target region is printed and an observer observing the print product; a sheet on which the target region is printed; or an environment in which the print product is observed; selecting texture data from the plurality of texture data based on the acquired predetermined information; and applying, to the target region, the texture data selected in the selecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Minami, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Hideki Kubo, Takeru Sasaki, Kazuya Ogasawara, Masao Kato
  • Publication number: 20230034963
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a target region, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of texture data for applying a metal representation on an image, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire an output condition when outputting the target region, a selection unit configured to select texture data based on the output condition, and an application unit configured to apply, to the target region, the texture data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya Ogasawara, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Hideki Kubo, Takeru Sasaki, Yoshitaka Minami, Masao Kato
  • Publication number: 20230034332
    Abstract: The texture data acquired by the first acquisition unit is processed so as to accord with a size of the region set by the setting unit, and the illumination data acquired by the second acquisition unit is processed so as to accord with the size of the region set by the setting unit. The decoration data is generated from the texture data processed by the first processing unit and the illumination data processed by the second processing unit, and the decoration data is applied to the region set by the setting unit are comprised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Takeru SASAKI, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Hideki Kubo, Yoshitaka Minami, Kazuya Ogasawara, Masao Kato
  • Publication number: 20220396078
    Abstract: Dot data for a boundary zone between metallic ink and color ink is changed to increase a time difference between a scan for applying the metallic ink and a scan for applying the color ink. With this change, a fusion time of the metallic ink is ensured, and the occurrence of an image defect is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kouta Murasawa, Kazuya Ogasawara, Fumitaka Goto, Yoshinori Mizoguchi, Masao Kato, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11412107
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs predetermined image processing for read data obtained by reading an image on a document by first and second reading sensors arranged so as to have an overlapping area. The predetermined image processing includes color correction processing of converting color signals detected by light receiving elements of the reading sensors into color signals with respect to each of pixels forming read data. Color correction processing for first read data obtained from light receiving elements of the first reading sensor not included in the overlapping area and color correction processing for second read data obtained from light receiving elements of the second reading sensor not included in the overlapping area are performed in accordance with different correction characteristics. By doing this, an image in which image unevenness caused by individual differences of the short reading sensors is reduced can be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Okinori Tsuchiya, Kouta Murasawa, Kazuya Ogasawara, Tatsuhiro Yamagata, Yugo Mochizuki, Toshiki Miyazaki, Masao Kato
  • Publication number: 20220172472
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an analysis unit configured to analyze each image included in a first image group and a second image group to output feature amounts; a first selection unit configured to select a type of feature amount to be used, based on the second image group, from among the feature amounts that are output by the analysis unit; a determination unit configured to determine a score reference that gives a score to an image, based on a feature amount of the selected type out of feature amounts of the second image group; a scoring unit configured to perform scoring of the first image group, based on the score reference and feature amounts of the first image group; and a second selection unit configured to select an image from the first image group, based on the score obtained by the scoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki YAMADA, Kazuya OGASAWARA, Shinjiro HORI
  • Publication number: 20220172471
    Abstract: A first designation unit configured to designate a first image group; a second designation unit configured to designate a second image group; an analysis unit configured to analyze an image included in the second image group; a determination unit configured to determine a reference for selecting an image from the first image group, based on a result of analyzing the image included in the second image group; a selection unit configured to select a third image group from the first image group, based on the reference; and a changing unit configured to accept a change in a parameter which is obtained from the third image group selected by the selection unit are included. The selection unit is configured to select an image from the first image group by use of the changed parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki YAMADA, Kazuya OGASAWARA, Shinjiro HORI
  • Publication number: 20220172470
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a first designation unit configured to designate a first image group; a second designation unit configured to designate a second image group; an analysis unit configured to analyze each image included in the first image group and the second image group; a determination unit configured to determine a reference, based on an analysis result of the second image group; and a selection unit configured to select an image from the first image group, based on the reference and an analysis result of the first image group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya OGASAWARA, Takayuki YAMADA, Kazuya ONUKI, Shinjiro HORI
  • Publication number: 20210218865
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs predetermined image processing for read data obtained by reading an image on a document by first and second reading sensors arranged so as to have an overlapping area. The predetermined image processing includes color correction processing of converting color signals detected by light receiving elements of the reading sensors into color signals with respect to each of pixels forming read data. Color correction processing for first read data obtained from light receiving elements of the first reading sensor not included in the overlapping area and color correction processing for second read data obtained from light receiving elements of the second reading sensor not included in the overlapping area are performed in accordance with different correction characteristics. By doing this, an image in which image unevenness caused by individual differences of the short reading sensors is reduced can be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Okinori TSUCHIYA, Kouta MURASAWA, Kazuya OGASAWARA, Tatsuhiro YAMAGATA, Yugo MOCHIZUKI, Toshiki MIYAZAKI, Masao KATO
  • Patent number: 11017277
    Abstract: An object is to reduce a difference between a target line width and a width of a line that is printed by a printing apparatus by correcting the line width in accordance with color information indicating a color of the line in a case where an image is printed by the printing apparatus based on image data including the line based on print data. The present disclosure is an image processing apparatus having an acquisition unit configured to acquire a drawing command in which a color and a line width of a line are specified, a determination unit configured to determine a correction amount for correcting the line width specified in the drawing command based on the color of the line specified in the drawing command, and a correction unit configured to correct the line width specified in the drawing command in accordance with the correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Yamagata, Okinori Tsuchiya, Yugo Mochizuki, Kouta Murasawa, Kazuya Ogasawara, Toshiki Miyazaki, Masao Kato
  • Patent number: 11017276
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus processes image information printed by a printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a data obtaining unit to obtain print data for printing a line-width detection image including first multiple patches. Each of the first multiple patches includes multiple lines at substantially equal intervals in a first direction, each line having a first width in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first. The first multiple patches include first and second patches. A first substantially equal interval between a first plurality of lines in the first patch differs from a second substantially equal interval between a second plurality of lines in the second. An information obtaining unit obtains information on a print result of the printed line-width detection image. A correction unit corrects widths of lines in the first direction included in an image to be printed based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yugo Mochizuki, Okinori Tsuchiya, Tatsuhiro Yamagata, Kouta Murasawa, Kazuya Ogasawara, Toshiki Miyazaki, Masao Kato