Patents by Inventor Kouji Yorimoto
Kouji Yorimoto 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).
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Patent number: 8750612Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, a receiving unit, and a changing unit. The generating unit generates a plurality of histograms of images with respect to each color based on an input image. The calculating unit calculates a plurality of first image densities of the images from the histograms. The receiving unit receives a content of image quality adjustment performed on the input image. The changing unit changes one of the histograms based on the content of the image quality adjustment. The one of the histogram corresponds to one of the images on which the image quality adjustment is performed. The calculating unit calculates a second image density corresponding to the one the images based on the one of the histogram changed by the changing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Une, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Takumi Nishikata
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Patent number: 8687237Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A characteristic value calculator calculates characteristic values of a preset area set around a pixel of interest. A trapping determining unit determines, for each color plane of an N-valued image, on the basis of the calculated characteristic values, whether the pixel of interest is to be subjected to trapping processing. A pixel value calculator sets, for each color plane, a position of a reference pixel in a reference area, and calculates a pixel value for changing the pixel value of the pixel of interest on the basis of a pixel value of each color plane at the position of the reference pixel. A pixel-of-interest value changing unit changes the pixel value of the pixel of interest into the calculated pixel value when the trapping determining unit determines that the pixel of interest is to be subjected to trapping processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Komatsu, Kouji Yorimoto, Kiyoshi Une, Nagamasa Misu, Takumi Nishikata
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Patent number: 8620067Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, a receiving unit, and a changing unit. The generating unit generates a plurality of histograms of images with respect to each color based on an input image. The calculating unit calculates a plurality of first image densities of the images from the histograms. The receiving unit receives a content of image quality adjustment performed on the input image. The changing unit changes one of the histograms based on the content of the image quality adjustment. The one of the histogram corresponds to one of the images on which the image quality adjustment is performed. The calculating unit calculates a second image density corresponding to the one the images based on the one of the histogram changed by the changing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Une, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Takumi Nishikata
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Publication number: 20130330000Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, a receiving unit, and a changing unit. The generating unit generates a plurality of histograms of images with respect to each color based on an input image. The calculating unit calculates a plurality of first image densities of the images from the histograms. The receiving unit receives a content of image quality adjustment performed on the input image. The changing unit changes one of the histograms based on the content of the image quality adjustment. The one of the histogram corresponds to one of the images on which the image quality adjustment is performed. The calculating unit calculates a second image density corresponding to the one the images based on the one of the histogram changed by the changing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi UNE, Kouji YORIMOTO, Yasuo KOMATSU, Takumi NISHIKATA
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Patent number: 8478030Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, a receiving unit, and a changing unit. The generating unit generates a plurality of histograms of images with respect to each color based on an input image. The calculating unit calculates a plurality of first image densities of the images from the histograms. The receiving unit receives a content of image quality adjustment performed on the input image. The changing unit changes one of the histograms based on the content of the image quality adjustment. The one of the histogram corresponds to one of the images on which the image quality adjustment is performed. The calculating unit calculates a second image density corresponding to the one the images based on the one of the histogram changed by the changing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Une, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Takumi Nishikata
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Patent number: 8467093Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores image formation information in which print setting information is associated with an index useful in deciding to suppress consumption of a recording material; and an execution unit that executes a process of displaying one or more pieces of the image formation information stored in the storage unit on a display unit in association with print data to be printed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Komatsu, Kouji Yorimoto, Kiyoshi Une, Takumi Nishikata
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Publication number: 20120327479Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A characteristic value calculator calculates characteristic values of a preset area set around a pixel of interest. A trapping determining unit determines, for each color plane of an N-valued image, on the basis of the calculated characteristic values, whether the pixel of interest is to be subjected to trapping processing. A pixel value calculator sets, for each color plane, a position of a reference pixel in a reference area, and calculates a pixel value for changing the pixel value of the pixel of interest on the basis of a pixel value of each color plane at the position of the reference pixel. A pixel-of-interest value changing unit changes the pixel value of the pixel of interest into the calculated pixel value when the trapping determining unit determines that the pixel of interest is to be subjected to trapping processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuo KOMATSU, Kouji YORIMOTO, Kiyoshi UNE, Nagamasa MISU, Takumi NISHIKATA
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Patent number: 8335016Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores an image forming information including an image type information indicative of a type of an image for each image, an index value to be a decision source related to a suppression in a consumption of a recording material, and a print setting information; a discriminating unit that discriminates a type of an image to be an image forming target; a calculating unit that calculates the index value; and a selecting unit that selects any of the image forming information which is stored in the storing unit and takes top priority based on a result of the discrimination obtained by the discriminating unit and a result of the calculation obtained by the calculating unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takumi Nishikata, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Kiyoshi Une
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Patent number: 7911628Abstract: A print system includes an image reading apparatus that describes original document image data read from an original document in a page description language, and transmits the data described in the page description language as a copy job; and a printing apparatus that receives the copy job transmitted from the image reading apparatus, and prints out an image corresponding to the original document image data, wherein the image reading apparatus detects a copy preparing operation that is performed prior to the transmission of the copy job and transmits an occupancy notification for notifying occupancy of the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus according to the result of the detection, and wherein the printing apparatus accepts a copy job from the image reading apparatus in accordance with the occupancy notification.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2005Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kouji Yorimoto
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Publication number: 20110051156Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a first calculating unit, a second calculating unit, and a control unit. The first calculating unit calculates, for each print subject image, consumptions of recording materials when the print subject image is printed based on image data of the print subject image, a first value of a first element and a second value of a second element. The second calculating unit calculates a first consumption variation range of the recording materials that corresponds to a first adjustment range of the first element and a second consumption variation range of the recording materials that corresponds to a first adjustment range of the second element. The control unit controls a display device so that the display device displays the first adjustment range and the first variation range and displays the second adjustment range and the second variation range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji YORIMOTO, Yasuo Komatsu, Kiyoshi Une, Takumi Nishikata
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Publication number: 20110032548Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores an image fanning information including an image type information indicative of a type of an image for each image, an index value to be a decision source related to a suppression in a consumption of a recording material, and a print setting information; a discriminating unit that discriminates a type of an image to be an image forming target; a calculating unit that calculates the index value; and a selecting unit that selects any of the image forming information which is stored in the storing unit and takes top priority based on a result of the discrimination obtained by the discriminating unit and a result of the calculation obtained by the calculating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi NISHIKATA, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Kiyoshi Une
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Publication number: 20110033105Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, a receiving unit, and a changing unit. The generating unit generates a plurality of histograms of images with respect to each color based on an input image. The calculating unit calculates a plurality of first image densities of the images from the histograms. The receiving unit receives a content of image quality adjustment performed on the input image. The changing unit changes one of the histograms based on the content of the image quality adjustment. The one of the histogram corresponds to one of the images on which the image quality adjustment is performed. The calculating unit calculates a second image density corresponding to the one the images based on the one of the histogram changed by the changing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi UNE, Kouji Yorimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Takumi Nishikata
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Publication number: 20110032549Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores image formation information in which print setting information is associated with an index useful in deciding to suppress consumption of a recording material; and an execution unit that executes a process of displaying one or more pieces of the image formation information stored in the storage unit on a display unit in association with print data to be printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Komatsu, Kouji Yorimoto, Kiyoshi Une, Takumi Nishikata
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Patent number: 7847962Abstract: An e-mail print processing device that performs printing of an e-mail and a file attached to the e-mail received via a network, including: a reception history storage unit that stores a reception history of e-mails; a display unit that displays a list of the reception history of the e-mails stored in the reception history storage unit; a selection unit that selects by a user's operation an e-mail of which printing is confirmed from the reception history list of the e-mails displayed by the display unit; a confirmation notice generation unit that generates a confirmation notice of the e-mail selected by the selection unit; and a confirmation notice sending unit that sends the confirmation notice generated by the confirmation notice generation unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Yorimoto, Hidetaka Hama, Yasushi Sakata, Tsuyoshi Mizoi, Ryuji Inaba, Hironori Niwa
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Patent number: 7692823Abstract: An image reading apparatus having an automatic original document feeding apparatus that sequentially feeds plural original documents, which includes an original document reading section that reads an original document fed by the automatic original document feeding apparatus, an image data generation section that, on the basis of a reading output from the original document reading section, generates real image data and preview image data corresponding to the original document, and a display that, on the basis of the preview image data generated by the image data generation section, displays a preview image corresponding to the original document.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Minowa, Eiji Shimoichi, Kouji Yorimoto, Hideaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20090097079Abstract: An image reading device, which includes: an original document reading section that emits light to an original document and in the vicinity of the original document, receives reflected light and outputs image signals; an original document positioning guide that has at least a first color and a second color on a side receiving the light emitted from the original document reading section, and is used for settling a position of the original document; a detection section that monitors a first image signal in a scanning direction from the first color to the original document and a second image signal in a scanning direction from the second color to the original document, and detects a position for extracting image signals corresponding to the light reflected on the original document on the basis of a change occurring in either of the first image signal or the second image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Hama, Kouji Yorimoto, Junichi Goto, Kenji Nomura, Kazuhiko Minowa
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Patent number: 7391902Abstract: An image reading apparatus is composed of an image input unit for obtaining multi-valued image data by reading an image optically; an image processing unit for performing image processing including screen processing on the multi-valued image data obtained by the image input unit; a data converting unit for converting image data obtained by the image processing of the image processing unit into a form that is described in a page description language; and an image output unit for outputting image data obtained by the conversion of the data converting unit to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Yorimoto, Hidetaka Hama, Kazuhito Minowa
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Publication number: 20070121127Abstract: An image reading apparatus having an automatic original document feeding apparatus that sequentially feeds plural original documents, which includes an original document reading section that reads an original document fed by the automatic original document feeding apparatus, an image data generation section that, on the basis of a reading output from the original document reading section, generates real image data and preview image data corresponding to the original document, and a display that, on the basis of the preview image data generated by the image data generation section, displays a preview image corresponding to the original document.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Minowa, Eiji Shimoichi, Kouji Yorimoto, Hideaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20070115489Abstract: A printing apparatus including an engine section that forms an image on a sheet of paper utilizing laser light on the basis of image data described in a page description language in printing data, which includes a decomposition processing section that acquires the image data from the printing data, a printing buffer section that accumulates the image data acquired by the decomposition processing section, and an engine controller that, in a case where it is identified that a sender terminal of the printing data is an image reading apparatus, causes the engine section to start to print the image data at a time when a prescribed number of a band of the image data is accumulated in the printing buffer section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji Yorimoto, Hideaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20070013970Abstract: A print system includes an image reading apparatus that describes original document image data read from an original document in a page description language, and transmits the data described in the page description language as a copy job; and a printing apparatus that receives the copy job transmitted from the image reading apparatus, and prints out an image corresponding to the original document image data, wherein the image reading apparatus detects a copy preparing operation that is performed prior to the transmission of the copy job and transmits an occupancy notification for notifying occupancy of the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus according to the result of the detection, and wherein the printing apparatus accepts a copy job from the image reading apparatus in accordance with the occupancy notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kouji Yorimoto