Patents by Inventor Naoki HAGIHARA

Naoki HAGIHARA 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: 11849095
    Abstract: A profile creation device that causes a display section to display a display screen displaying an input color space image and an output color space image, the profile creation device includes an acquisition section that acquires first color gamut data indicating a color space related to the input device and second color gamut data indicating a color space related to the output device, an image generating section configured to generate an input color space image of a three dimensional image based on the first color gamut data and an output color space image of a three dimensional image based on the second color gamut data, a display control section configured to generate screen data for displaying the display screen having an image display area for displaying the input color space image and the output color space image generated by the image generating section, and an input and output section for transmitting the screen data generated by the display control section to the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Shimomukai, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Takahiro Kamada, Masayuki Seko, Naoki Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20230281799
    Abstract: A defect discrimination device for printed image includes an inspection image acquisition section configured to acquire an inspection image by imaging a print medium on which an image is printed, the image corresponding to a reference image that becomes a reference of an image in which a defect is to be detected; a defect detection section configured to detect a state of the defect, the state including a defect type of the defect included in the printed inspection image; and a display section configured to display a display image corresponding to the inspection image, and an inspection result display section configured to display the detected defect together with the defect type of the defect, in a display mode according to the state of the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro YAMASHITA, Naoki HAGIHARA, Yuko YAMAMOTO, Takahiro KAMADA, Takuya ONO
  • Publication number: 20230281797
    Abstract: Prepare a learning model that has been trained to output similarity for each defect species by machine learning using a teacher image that is an image containing a defect occurring during printing and that is associated with a defect species in advance. Then, a target image is prepared for inspection by acquiring an image of printed matter that has been printed. By using the learning model with respect to this target image, the similarity of the defect present in the target image to a known defect species is acquired, and this similarity is used to discriminate the defect present in the target image as at least one of the known defect species. When updating the learning model based on this discrimination result, the learning model is made to perform machine learning for a defect species that is different from the discriminated defect species or that is associated with an unknown defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro YAMASHITA, Takahiro KAMADA, Naoki HAGIHARA, Takuya ONO, Yuko YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230247167
    Abstract: A profile creation device that causes a display section to display a display screen displaying an input color space image and an output color space image, the profile creation device includes an acquisition section that acquires first color gamut data indicating a color space related to the input device and second color gamut data indicating a color space related to the output device, an image generating section configured to generate an input color space image of a three dimensional image based on the first color gamut data and an output color space image of a three dimensional image based on the second color gamut data, a display control section configured to generate screen data for displaying the display screen having an image display area for displaying the input color space image and the output color space image generated by the image generating section, and an input and output section for transmitting the screen data generated by the display control section to the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Takumi SHIMOMUKAI, Katsuyuki TANAKA, Takahiro KAMADA, Masayuki SEKO, Naoki HAGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11539862
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: converting a device color CMYK1 that is an input device color depending on an input device into a device color CMYK2 that is an output device color depending on an output device; converting the device color CMYK2 into a spectral reflectance R1 using an output profile showing a relationship between the output device color and a spectral reflectance; converting the spectral reflectance R1 into a spectral reflectance R2, to be reproduced before lamination processing, using a mutual conversion formula of a spectral reflectance before lamination processing and a spectral reflectance after lamination processing; and calculating a device color CMYK3 that is an output device color using the spectral reflectance R2, the output profile, and light source information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki Hagihara, Takahiro Kamada
  • Patent number: 11477348
    Abstract: A printing device includes: an ink system having a plurality of types of inks; an image input unit accepting an input of an image to be printed; a print condition selection unit accepting a selection of N types of print conditions used when printing the image, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2; an application rate input unit accepting an input of an application rate of each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a first ink amount calculation unit calculating an expected amount of ink of each of the plurality of types of inks used when it is assumed that the image is printed using singly each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a second ink amount calculation unit calculating an actual amount of ink used when printing the image, using the expected amount of ink corresponding to each of the N types of print conditions and the application rates of the N types of print conditions; and a printing unit executing printing of the image according to the actual amount of in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki Hagihara, Takahiro Kamada
  • Publication number: 20220159146
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: converting a device color CMYK1 that is an input device color depending on an input device into a device color CMYK2 that is an output device color depending on an output device; converting the device color CMYK2 into a spectral reflectance R1 using an output profile showing a relationship between the output device color and a spectral reflectance; converting the spectral reflectance R1 into a spectral reflectance R2, to be reproduced before lamination processing, using a mutual conversion formula of a spectral reflectance before lamination processing and a spectral reflectance after lamination processing; and calculating a device color CMYK3 that is an output device color using the spectral reflectance R2, the output profile, and light source information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIHARA, Takahiro KAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220116514
    Abstract: A printing device includes: an ink system having a plurality of types of inks; an image input unit accepting an input of an image to be printed; a print condition selection unit accepting a selection of N types of print conditions used when printing the image, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2; an application rate input unit accepting an input of an application rate of each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a first ink amount calculation unit calculating an expected amount of ink of each of the plurality of types of inks used when it is assumed that the image is printed using singly each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a second ink amount calculation unit calculating an actual amount of ink used when printing the image, using the expected amount of ink corresponding to each of the N types of print conditions and the application rates of the N types of print conditions; and a printing unit executing printing of the image according to the actual amount of in
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIHARA, Takahiro KAMADA