Patents by Inventor Makoto Enomoto

Makoto Enomoto 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: 8077971
    Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Enomoto, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Kitahiro Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20110164813
    Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a region extraction unit configured to extract region data for each object from document image data including tables; a table structure analysis unit configured to analyze the region data relating to table objects out of the extracted region data and extract table structure information on each of the table objects; a sheet generation unit configured to generate a display sheet for reproducing a layout of the object in the document image data and an edit sheet for each table for editing the table, by using the region data and the table structure information on each object; and an electronic-document generation unit configured to generate an electronic document which associated the display sheet with the edit sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20110002547
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing device, an image processing method and a program that generate an electronic document in a format specification that is optimal for many purposes of electronic documents. A table region is discriminated from an input image, and a table structure in the table region is analyzed. A table line determination is made on the analyzed table structure as to whether or not each ruled line is representable in the format, and ruled line information and a vector line object are created according to the determination result. The created ruled line information and vector line object are used to generate the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20100239160
    Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Enomoto, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Kitahiro Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20100232690
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a character recognition unit configured to perform character recognition on a plurality of character images in a document image to acquire a character code corresponding to each character image, and a generation unit configured to generate an electronic document, wherein the electronic document includes the document image, a plurality of character codes acquired by the character recognition unit, a plurality of glyphs, and data which indicates the glyphs to be used to render each of the character codes, wherein each of the plurality of glyphs is shared and used by different character codes based on the data when rendering characters that correspond to the plurality of character codes acquired by the recognition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Makoto Enomoto, Taeko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20100142810
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs character recognition processing on a character image in a character area to obtain character code data, and performs vectorization processing on the character image in the character area to obtain vector data. Based on the rule set for each of a plurality of color information definitions and the character color of the character image, the image processing apparatus generates a plurality of color information definitions that define colors to be used in rendering the character code data and the vector data, so that an electronic document is generated that contains the character code data, the vector data, and the plurality of color information definitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20090324080
    Abstract: Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taeko Yamazaki, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Makoto Enomoto, Kitahiro Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20090304304
    Abstract: An image processing device is provided which generates an easily reusable electronic document from an input image in which different page sizes are mixed. The image processing device generates a plurality of pieces of display information from a plurality of document images, and, depending on the size and the direction of each of the images, converts the pieces of display information into electronic documents. That is, the plurality of pieces of display information are divided into a plurality of groups, depending on the size and the direction of each of the images, and the display information included in each of the groups is converted into a separate electronic document. Further, sequence information based on the input order of the plurality of document images is stored on an electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiko Nakanishi, Makoto Enomoto, Taeko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20090154810
    Abstract: In an electronic document of drawing descriptions of a page image and a character, it is desired that although a font data necessary for drawing the character is held in the electronic document, the size of the electronic document is minimized. Furthermore, it is desired to ensure visibility at the time of highlighting of search. There is generated an electronic document in which a document image, a plurality of character codes obtained by executing a character recognition processing with respect to the document image, and a plurality of kinds of glyph data to be utilized in common with respect to the plurality of character codes when drawing characters corresponding to the plurality of character codes are stored. The plurality of kinds of glyph data are selectively used when characters corresponding to the character codes are drawn. It is desirable that the glyph data be the one in a simple form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Enomoto, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Keiko Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7028681
    Abstract: To improve productivity of a connection member between first and second carburetors, and to reduce maintenance work area for a main drive throttle valve lever, a driven throttle valve lever and a connection lever, a main drive throttle valve lever is arranged to protrude in one side of a first carburetor, a driven throttle valve lever is arranged to protrude in one side of a second carburetor, the main drive throttle valve lever and the driven throttle valve lever are connected in one side by a connection lever. A cup member provided with a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion and formed in a cup shape is arranged fixedly in one side of the first and second carburetors, the first and second carburetors are connected by the cup member, an opening portion of the cup member is closed by a cover member, and the main drive throttle valve lever, the driven throttle valve lever and the connection lever are arranged so as to be received inside the cup member closed by the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Keihin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Suda, Makoto Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20040154598
    Abstract: To improve productivity of a connection member between first and second carburetors, and to reduce maintenance work area for a main drive throttle valve lever, a driven throttle valve lever and a connection lever, a main drive throttle valve lever is arranged to protrude in one side of a first carburetor, a driven throttle valve lever is arranged to protrude in one side of a second carburetor, the main drive throttle valve lever and the driven throttle valve lever are connected in one side by a connection lever. A cup member provided with a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion and formed in a cup shape is arranged fixedly in one side of the first and second carburetors, the first and second carburetors are connected by the cup member, an opening portion of the cup member is closed by a cover member, and the main drive throttle valve lever, the driven throttle valve lever and the connection lever are arranged so as to be received inside the cup member closed by the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Suda, Makoto Enomoto
  • Patent number: 4357349
    Abstract: A cancer preventing and treating medicine containing 2,3,4,5,6-penta-o-acetyl-D-gluconyl isothiocyanate as a major component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignees: Nitto Chemical Industry Co., Chemisciences Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Enomoto, Nobumichi Doke