Patents by Inventor Yumi Shimokodachi

Yumi Shimokodachi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230150270
    Abstract: A printing apparatus performs control so that out of N scans for printing an image in a predetermined region on a print medium, a total application amount of a reactive liquid printed by first N/2 scans and a total application amount of the reactive liquid printed by second N/2 scans may be different between a case where an application amount of the reactive liquid per unit area which corresponds to the predetermined region is a first amount and a case where the application amount of the reactive liquid per unit area is a second amount larger than the first amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Naoko Baba, Satoshi Wada, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Yuji Konno, Takeshi Yazawa, Shin Genta, Shingo Nishioka, Jumpei Jogo, Takayuki Ushiyama, Keiji Kuriyama, Serena Yoshikawa, Taichi Yokokawa, Yumi Shimokodachi
  • Publication number: 20230150271
    Abstract: A printing control apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control so that a distribution ratio based on which color separation data separated as having a predetermined color is distributed into data for a first nozzle array and a distribution ratio based on which color separation data is distributed into data for a second nozzle array are different depending on a tone value in the color separation data, and a generation unit configured to generate printing data to be used for printing by the first nozzle array based on the distributed data for the first nozzle array and generate printing data to be used for printing by the second nozzle array based on the distributed data for the second nozzle array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shin Genta, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Naoko Baba, Jumpei Jogo, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Taichi Yokokawa, Serena Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20230137887
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium that execute density characteristics acquisition processing at an appropriate timing are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Naoko Baba, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Shin Genta, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Serena Yoshikawa, Taichi Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20230086371
    Abstract: A recording apparatus that causes less degradation of image quality due to blurring caused by dot misalignment between an ink containing a coloring material and a reaction liquid includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium by applying an ink containing a coloring material and a reaction liquid containing a component that aggregates the coloring material, an acquisition unit configured to acquire multi-valued ink data to apply the ink, and a generating unit configured to generate first multi-valued reaction liquid data based on the multi-valued ink data and, when a tone value of a pixel of interest in the first multi-valued reaction liquid data is lower than a tone value of any one of a plurality of surrounding pixels around the pixel of interest, generate second multi-valued reaction liquid data by increasing the tone value of the pixel of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jumpei Jogo, Naoko Baba, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Shin Genta, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Serena Yoshikawa, Taichi Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 11553111
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium that execute density characteristics acquisition processing at an appropriate timing are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoko Baba, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Shin Genta, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Serena Yoshikawa, Taichi Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 11403500
    Abstract: First quantization data for printing by the first nozzle group and second quantization data for printing by the second nozzle group are generated based on multi-valued data. By use of mask patterns, first print data and second print data are generated based on the first quantization data and the second quantization data. The first mask pattern for generating first print data and the second mask pattern for generating second print data are formed so as to include a pixel in which printing of a dot is allowed in both and a pixel in which printing of a dot is not allowed in both. The pixel value of each pixel indicated by the multi-valued data has a correlation with the sum of the number of dots indicated by the first print data and the number of dots indicated by the second print data in the area corresponding to each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Tomida, Naoko Baba, Yoshinori Nakajima, Naomi Yamamoto, Satoshi Wada, Yumi Shimokodachi, Junichi Saito
  • Publication number: 20220097422
    Abstract: Provided are an image printing apparatus and a method of controlling the same which are capable of appropriately correcting the conveyance amount in each of a plurality of conveyance paths. In a case of conveying a print medium along a first conveyance path, a controller controls the driving of a conveyance motor based on first information. In a case of conveying the print medium along a second conveyance path, the controller controls the driving of the conveyance motor based on second information, which is different from the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Serena Yoshikawa, Naoko Baba, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Shin Genta, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Taichi Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20210321018
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium that execute density characteristics acquisition processing at an appropriate timing are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Naoko Baba, Yuji Konno, Yoshitomo Marumoto, Shin Genta, Takayuki Ushiyama, Yumi Shimokodachi, Serena Yoshikawa, Taichi Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20210312249
    Abstract: First quantization data for printing by the first nozzle group and second quantization data for printing by the second nozzle group are generated based on multi-valued data. By use of mask patterns, first print data and second print data are generated based on the first quantization data and the second quantization data. The first mask pattern for generating first print data and the second mask pattern for generating second print data are formed so as to include a pixel in which printing of a dot is allowed in both and a pixel in which printing of a dot is not allowed in both. The pixel value of each pixel indicated by the multi-valued data has a correlation with the sum of the number of dots indicated by the first print data and the number of dots indicated by the second print data in the area corresponding to each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro Tomida, Naoko Baba, Yoshinori Nakajima, Naomi Yamamoto, Satoshi Wada, Yumi Shimokodachi, Junichi Saito
  • Patent number: 10321017
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an output condition when an image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording medium based on image data, and a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data for improving sharpness of the image by using a parameter based on the output condition. The parameter to be referred to by the processing unit represents such a characteristic that the image formed by the image forming apparatus has a luminous characteristic in relation to spatial frequency that remains constant or decreases continuously without causing any inflection point or any discontinuous point in a frequency band from a predetermined frequency to a limit frequency of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoya Takesue, Hisashi Ishikawa, Tomokazu Yanai, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hajime Nagai, Yumi Shimokodachi
  • Publication number: 20180160012
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an output condition when an image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording medium based on image data, and a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data for improving sharpness of the image by using a parameter based on the output condition. The parameter to be referred to by the processing unit represents such a characteristic that the image formed by the image forming apparatus has a luminous characteristic in relation to spatial frequency that remains constant or decreases continuously without causing any inflection point or any discontinuous point in a frequency band from a predetermined frequency to a limit frequency of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Naoya Takesue, Hisashi Ishikawa, Tomokazu Yanai, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hajime Nagai, Yumi Shimokodachi
  • Patent number: 9924068
    Abstract: Based on the resolution of acquired image data and a target resolution, a first resolution higher than the resolution of the image data and closest to the resolution of the image data is decided out of divisors of the target resolution. The image data is converted into first image data having the first resolution. The first image data is processed using a filter configured to compensate for degradation in quality of an image represented by the image data, which can occur when the image data is processed. The first image data processed using the filter is converted into second image data having the target resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime Nagai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Yumi Shimokodachi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Tomokazu Yanai, Naoya Takesue, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 9787874
    Abstract: Determination information is obtained to determine a degradation characteristic of sharpness of an image formed by an image forming apparatus. One of a plurality of recovery processing parameters used to recover sharpness of an image is selected based on the determination information, and characteristics of the plurality of recovery processing parameters are different from each other. Recovery processing of sharpness is performed on image data using the selected recovery processing parameter. When the degradation characteristics of sharpness are visually and substantially the same, the same recovery processing parameter is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoya Takesue, Hisashi Ishikawa, Tomokazu Yanai, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hajime Nagai, Yumi Shimokodachi
  • Patent number: 9781289
    Abstract: Image data is processed using a filter configured to compensate for degradation in an image that occurs when the image is printed by a printing unit. The degree of compensation for the degradation in the image by the filter depends on a printing direction on a printing medium by the printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Shimokodachi, Hajime Nagai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hiroyuki Sakai, Naoya Takesue, Tomokazu Yanai
  • Publication number: 20160352963
    Abstract: Based on the resolution of acquired image data and a target resolution, a first resolution higher than the resolution of the image data and closest to the resolution of the image data is decided out of divisors of the target resolution. The image data is converted into first image data having the first resolution. The first image data is processed using a filter configured to compensate for degradation in quality of an image represented by the image data, which can occur when the image data is processed. The first image data processed using the filter is converted into second image data having the target resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hajime Nagai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Yumi Shimokodachi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Tomokazu Yanai, Naoya Takesue, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20160352956
    Abstract: Image data is processed using a filter configured to compensate for degradation in an image that occurs when the image is printed by a printing unit. The degree of compensation for the degradation in the image by the filter depends on a printing direction on a printing medium by the printing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yumi Shimokodachi, Hajime Nagai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hiroyuki Sakai, Naoya Takesue, Tomokazu Yanai
  • Publication number: 20160295071
    Abstract: Determination information is obtained to determine a degradation characteristic of sharpness of an image formed by an image forming apparatus. One of a plurality of recovery processing parameters used to recover sharpness of an image is selected based on the determination information, and characteristics of the plurality of recovery processing parameters are different from each other. Recovery processing of sharpness is performed on image data using the selected recovery processing parameter. When the degradation characteristics of sharpness are visually and substantially the same, the same recovery processing parameter is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Naoya Takesue, Hisashi Ishikawa, Tomokazu Yanai, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yoshinori Nakajima, Hajime Nagai, Yumi Shimokodachi