Patents by Inventor Yuji Aramaki

Yuji Aramaki 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: 11974039
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11956567
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20240104908
    Abstract: An evaluation method for an image analysis system comprises acquiring an output value by inputting an evaluation image to the image analysis system, acquiring an accuracy of the output by comparing an expected value and the output value, and evaluating characteristics of the image analysis system based on a relation between a factor and the accuracy of the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: YUJI ARAMAKI
  • Patent number: 11843847
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that comprises a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting a device with an analysis processing executing function, comprises a sending unit that sends, to the device, data for analysis including a plurality of pieces of subdata for analysis processing via a first command and location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of pieces of subdata in the data for analysis via a second command, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from the device, a plurality of results obtained by the device executing the analysis processing on the plurality of pieces of subdata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11765469
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing analysis processing for data obtained by the image capturing apparatus, from the device, information of a setting concerning processing to be executed by the image capturing apparatus to cause the device to execute the analysis processing for the data, executes, based on the obtained information of the setting, the processing to be executed by the image capturing apparatus, and performs output based on a result of the analysis processing and a result of the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11765312
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which extracts a region of a foreground object in a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and controls a display unit to display an output image formed by superimposing, on a predetermined image, a first image formed by anonymizing the extracted region, and a second image formed by anonymizing a region designated by a user on the captured image, wherein an appearance of the second image is different from an appearance of the first image, a region of a foreground object is extracted from a region other than at least the designated region in the captured image, and even when the designated region contains the foreground object, the first image in the designated region is not displayed on the output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Kazunari Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20230199144
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11647150
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20230117018
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11558540
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220311968
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11388366
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20220070408
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that comprises a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting a device with an analysis processing executing function, comprises a sending unit that sends, to the device, data for analysis including a plurality of pieces of subdata for analysis processing via a first command and location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of pieces of subdata in the data for analysis via a second command, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from the device, a plurality of results obtained by the device executing the analysis processing on the plurality of pieces of subdata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Yuji ARAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220030180
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which extracts a region of a foreground object in a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and controls a display unit to display an output image formed by superimposing, on a predetermined image, a first image formed by anonymizing the extracted region, and a second image formed by anonymizing a region designated by a user on the captured image, wherein an appearance of the second image is different from an appearance of the first image, a region of a foreground object is extracted from a region other than at least the designated region in the captured image, and even when the designated region contains the foreground object, the first image in the designated region is not displayed on the output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Kazunari Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11165974
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which extracts a region of a foreground object in a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and controls a display unit to display an output image formed by superimposing, on a predetermined image, a first image formed by anonymizing the extracted region, and a second image formed by anonymizing a region designated by a user on the captured image, wherein an appearance of the second image is different from an appearance of the first image, a region of a foreground object is extracted from a region other than at least the designated region in the captured image, and even when the designated region contains the foreground object, the first image in the designated region is not displayed on the output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Kazunari Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20210274095
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing analysis processing for data obtained by the image capturing apparatus, from the device, information of a setting concerning processing to be executed by the image capturing apparatus to cause the device to execute the analysis processing for the data, executes, based on the obtained information of the setting, the processing to be executed by the image capturing apparatus, and performs output based on a result of the analysis processing and a result of the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20210136249
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210092322
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20200346963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a complete-circulation-type bio-toilet system in which adjustment tanks capable of storing water to be treated are arranged before and after a septic tank, thereby enabling stable provision of the system without stopping the system even when the system is in heavy use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Kurayama, Yuji Aramaki, Ryosuke Amamoto, Masaru Wada, Chikara Harada, Takahiko Higashi, Eiji Kagenishi
  • Publication number: 20200045243
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which extracts a region of a foreground object in a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and controls a display unit to display an output image formed by superimposing, on a predetermined image, a first image formed by anonymizing the extracted region, and a second image formed by anonymizing a region designated by a user on the captured image, wherein an appearance of the second image is different from an appearance of the first image, a region of a foreground object is extracted from a region other than at least the designated region in the captured image, and even when the designated region contains the foreground object, the first image in the designated region is not displayed on the output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji Aramaki, Kazunari Iwamoto