Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Terao
Yoshihide Terao 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: 8090728Abstract: Conventionally, there are problems in that object data extracted from an original document is not object data divided into object units a user desires, and that scan data cannot be handled in the object data units when reusing the scan data. To solve these problems, the image processing apparatus extracts each object included in the original document; stores object data of each extracted object with a keyword in a storage device; and visualizes each object data on a display unit. When making multiple selection of the visualized object data individually in accordance with a user instruction, the keywords associated with the plurality of object data selected are displayed. Besides, it is made possible to change the keywords associated with the plurality of object data selected.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20110176174Abstract: At least one of a plurality of images included in a single file is specified in accordance with an operation by a user, and another image is selected from among the plurality of images based on the type of the specified image. At least one of the specified image and the selected other image is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20110090534Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage destination setting unit configured to set a storage destination for storing image data acquired by reading an image of a document by using a reading unit, an input unit configured to input first image data, which is acquired by reading an image of the document by using the reading unit, and second image data, which is acquired by reading an image of a document including a description of a processing instruction by using the reading unit, a determination unit configured to acquire processing instruction information by analyzing the second image data and to determine whether a description included in a processing target field of the first image data is appropriate according to processing target field information and a processing code included in the acquired processing instruction information, a transmission unit configured, if it is determined by the determination unit that the description in the processing target field is appropriate, to transmit the first imaType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20100332624Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of improving security by restricting improper registration of address book data. A registration unit registers a destination into an address book. A first determination unit determines whether the destination that is to be registered by the registration unit is a new destination. An addition unit adds identification information that shows a new destination to the address book when determined as a new destination by the first determination unit. A requirement unit requires transmitting and registering the address book data to another information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Patent number: 7664321Abstract: This invention provides the following environment. That is, an original document file corresponding to a document to be copied is specified from image data of that document to be copied, and a print process is made based on the specified file so as to prevent deterioration of image quality. Also, when a document to be copied is not registered, a registration process is executed to suppress deterioration of image quality in an early stage. Furthermore, since the document is converted into vector data, re-use of such document is facilitated, and deterioration of image quality can be suppressed even when an image process such as enlargement or the like is made. To this end, when an original digital file cannot be specified, an apparatus of this embodiment executes a vectorization process (S54), converts the obtained vector data into a data format that can be re-used by an application (S55), and registers the converted file in a file server (S56).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeo Fukuoka, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Ken-Ichi Ohta, Kitahiro Kaneda, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Publication number: 20100033771Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of preventing image processing from being performed on data for which an appropriate image processing cannot be carried out and improving the reliability of equipment signature. An MFP as the image processing apparatus reads an original, creates and stores electronic data, and stores electronic data created by an external unit. The electronic data created by the MFP is stored in association with MFP identification information. Electronic data created by the MFP among the stored electronic data is determined based on the MFP identification information. Execution of a function of the MFP on electronic data created by the external unit is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20090195831Abstract: There is disclosed a printing system which can limit users who access a hot folder as a common folder, and need not prepare for another server only for user management. In a printing system of this invention, a management server monitors digital data stored in the hot folder, and limits users who can access the hot folder. When the management server detects that print data is input to the hot folder, a user verification dialog is displayed on a computer as a print data input source to make user verification. When the user verification has succeeded, the digital data input to the hot folder is printed using a printer; when the user verification has failed, the print process of the digital data input to the hot folder using the printer is canceled, thereby limiting the user who accesses the hot folder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: YOSHIHIDE TERAO
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Publication number: 20090037463Abstract: Conventionally, there are problems in that object data extracted from an original document is not object data divided into object units a user desires, and that scan data cannot be handled in the object data units when reusing the scan data. To solve these problems, the image processing apparatus extracts each object included in the original document; stores object data of each extracted object with a keyword in a storage device; and visualizes each object data on a display unit. When making multiple selection of the visualized object data individually in accordance with a user instruction, the keywords associated with the plurality of object data selected are displayed. Besides, it is made possible to change the keywords associated with the plurality of object data selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20090030939Abstract: The present invention implements a scan-prohibited function without deteriorating operability. Therefore, the following are performed: a scan-prohibited character string registration; the setting of a rate of object matching; an extraction process operation mode registration in the case where said string is included in print data; a scanning process operation mode registration in the case where said string is included in scanned and obtained data; searching print data for said string; extraction/storing of object data in the print data in accordance with an extraction process operation mode; extraction of object data of scanned image data; comparison of object data between stored print data and scanned image data; comparison of a rate of matching calculated by the comparison with a predetermined one; and if the calculated rate is determined to be higher than the predetermined one, a post-scan process in accordance with the scanning process operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Patent number: 7391917Abstract: Stored digital data is searched for on the basis of an input image, difference information is extracted by comparing the retrieved digital data and the input image, and the difference information is composited to the digital data. Digital data generated by composition is stored. When no digital data is retrieved, the input image is converted into vector data, and the image that has been converted into the vector data is stored as digital data. Obtained region segmentation information and an input image are composited, the composite image is displayed on an operation screen of an MFP, and a rectangular block to be vectorized is designated as a specific region from the displayed region segmentation information. A user designates the specific region by designating rectangular blocks in an image using a pointing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ken-ichi Ohta, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Kitahiro Kaneda, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Patent number: 7349577Abstract: This invention provides an image processing method which allows easy re-use of image information that is stored to minimize deterioration of image quality and the storage capacity. Storage means is searched for original digital data corresponding to each input image. If no original digital data is found, the input image is converted into vector data, and is stored as digital data in the storage means. A sheet including at least one of information associated with the found original digital data when the original digital data is found in the search step and information associated with digital data which is obtained by converting the image into the vector data in the vectorization step and is stored in the storage step when no original digital data is found in the search step is generated, thus providing a sheet that allows easy re-use.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kitahiro Kaneda, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Ken-ichi Ohta, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Publication number: 20070212027Abstract: An image processing device includes: a reading unit to read information stored in a detachable storage medium; a transmission unit to transmit image data outwardly; a determination unit to determine, in a case where the transmission unit transmits the image data, whether or not the information stored in the detachable storage medium is necessary; and a control unit to execute, in a case where the determination unit determines that the information stored in the detachable storage medium is necessary, control to maintain a state capable of reading the information stored in the detachable storage medium until the reading unit reads from the detachable storage medium the information necessary to transmit the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide TERAO
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Publication number: 20070188797Abstract: A communication apparatus acquires sender information indicating a sender of a received document, converts that document into a document of a specific format, adds the sender information to the document of the specific format, and transfers that document of the specific format to a transfer destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide TERAO
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Publication number: 20060212715Abstract: An image processing apparatus generates a password each time transmission of image data is instructed, encrypts the image data with the generated password, transmits the encrypted image data, and notifies the generated password.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20060045386Abstract: This invention provides the following environment. That is, an original document file corresponding to a document to be copied is specified from image data of that document to be copied, and a print process is made based on the specified file so as to prevent deterioration of image quality. Also, when a document to be copied is not registered, a registration process is executed to suppress deterioration of image quality in an early stage. Furthermore, since the document is converted into vector data, re-use of such document is facilitated, and deterioration of image quality can be suppressed even when an image process such as enlargement or the like is made. To this end, when an original digital file cannot be specified, an apparatus of this embodiment executes a vectorization process (S54), converts the obtained vector data into a data format that can be re-used by an application (S55), and registers the converted file in a file server (S56).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Shigeo Fukuoka, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Ken-ichi Ohta, Kitahiro Kaneda, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Publication number: 20060026121Abstract: There is disclosed a printing system which can limit users who access a hot folder as a common folder, and need not prepare for another server only for user management. In a printing system of this invention, a management server monitors digital data stored in the hot folder, and limits users who can access the hot folder. When the management server detects that print data is input to the hot folder, a user verification dialog is displayed on a computer as a print data input source to make user verification. When the user verification has succeeded, the digital data input to the hot folder is printed using a printer; when the user verification has failed, the print process of the digital data input to the hot folder using the printer is canceled, thereby limiting the user who accesses the hot folder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihide Terao
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Publication number: 20040247206Abstract: This invention provides an image processing method which allows easy re-use of image information that is stored to minimize deterioration of image quality and the storage capacity. Storage means is searched for original digital data corresponding to each input image. If no original digital data is found, the input image is converted into vector data, and is stored as digital data in the storage means. A sheet including at least one of information associated with the found original digital data when the original digital data is found in the search step and information associated with digital data which is obtained by converting the image into the vector data in the vectorization step and is stored in the storage step when no original digital data is found in the search step is generated, thus providing a sheet that allows easy re-use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kitahiro Kaneda, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Ken-ichi Ohta, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Publication number: 20040223197Abstract: Original digital data stored in a memory is searched for on the basis of an input image, difference information is extracted by comprising the retrieved original digital data and the input image, and the difference information is composited to the original digital data. Furthermore, digital data generated by composition is stored in the memory. Also, original digital data stored in a memory is searched for on the basis of an input image, and when no original digital data is retrieved, the input image is converted into vector data, and the image that has been converted into the vector data is stored as digital data in the memory. Moreover, region segmentation information obtained in a block selection step and an input image are composited, the composite image is displayed on an operation screen of an MFP, and a rectangular block to be vectorized is designated as a specific region from the displayed region segmentation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ken-ichi Ohta, Hiroshi Tanioka, Akihiro Usami, Kitahiro Kaneda, Hirohiko Ito, Shinichi Kato, Tomohiro Akiba, Tomotoshi Kanatsu, Reiji Misawa, Yoshihide Terao, Mitsuru Uzawa
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Patent number: 6510289Abstract: The present invention relates to an image formation system for forming images of read original images, a control method of the image formation system, image formation apparatuses, a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, sheets of which size corresponds to an attribute of the images are selected, and it is detected whether or not the image formation apparatus has the sheets selected by the image formation apparatus. When it is detected that the image formation apparatus does not have the selected sheets, sheets other than the selected sized sheets are selected as sheets used in forming images by the image formation apparatus, and it is controlled that another image formation apparatus performs an image formation using the sheets other than the selected sized sheets.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihide Terao, Kazuhiro Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20010051052Abstract: The present invention relates to an image formation system for forming images of read original images, a control method of the image formation system, image formation apparatuses, a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, sheets of which size corresponds to an attribute of the images are selected, and it is detected whether or not the image formation apparatus has the sheets selected by the image formation apparatus. When it is detected that the image formation apparatus does not have the selected sheets, sheets other than the selected sized sheets are selected as sheets used in forming images by the image formation apparatus, and it is controlled that another image formation apparatus performs an image formation using the sheets other than the selected sized sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: December 13, 2001Inventors: Yoshihide Terao, Kazuhiro Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Yokoyama