Patents Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 11962893
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a terminal device that includes an imaging sensor, and a head mounted display device that receives an image captured by the imaging sensor from the terminal device and displays the captured image. The imaging system includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a detecting unit configured to detect the display device from the captured image; and a display control unit configured to control display of the captured image on the display device, based on a detection result of the display device using the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryosuke Tanaka, Kazuya Ino, Minoru Sakaida
  • Patent number: 11961288
    Abstract: An object is to reduce the processing time. One embodiment is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing apparatus to function as: a detection unit configured to detect an area of a first object for each second object from a captured image obtained by capturing the second object including the first object; a first display control unit configured to display a display item indicating a detected area at a position corresponding to the area detected by the detection unit in the captured image displayed on a screen; and a second display control unit configured to display a temporary area that is created based on the area of the first object detected in the second object in which area detection has succeeded in the captured image of the second object that is displayed on the screen and in which area detection has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Natsumi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11962167
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus capable of receiving power transmitted from a power transmitting apparatus capable of executing first foreign object detection and second foreign object detection, transmits, to the power transmitting apparatus, data to be used by the power transmitting apparatus to execute the first foreign object detection; before transmitting the data, determines whether a predetermined condition for the power transmitting apparatus to execute the second foreign object detection different from the first foreign object detection is satisfied; and transmits, to the power transmitting apparatus, a signal for causing the power transmitting apparatus to execute the second foreign object detection in accordance with the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hajime Shimura
  • Patent number: 11961182
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates a map element that is based on a position and orientation of an image capturing apparatus and three-dimensional position information about a feature point included in an image, generates three-dimensional map information based on a plurality of map elements at a plurality of different positions and orientations, corrects, in such a way as to make smaller a reprojection error of a common feature point in a first map element group, at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus and the three-dimensional position included in the first map element group, and corrects, in such a way as to make smaller a reprojection error of the common feature point with use of a second map element group, at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus and the three-dimensional position information included in the second map element group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sato, Makoto Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11962806
    Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 11954365
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that functions as a SUB controller that, for a command group formed of pairs each formed by a command prepared by a host controller and a status, executes processing of each command and returns a status of an execution result of the command processing. In response to a request for processing the command group from the host controller, the SUB controller acquires the command group therefrom as an original command sequence. The original command sequence is divided into a plurality of segments each formed by one or more commands and having a total volume not larger than a threshold. Command groups each formed of pairs each formed by a command and a status are independently set in one or more storage devices connected to the information processing apparatus. Each storage device is notified of a command processing request on a segment-by-segment basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11953852
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cassette to store a recording medium, an image forming unit to form an image on an image bearing member based on an image forming condition, a transfer unit to transfer the image onto the recording medium conveyed from the cassette, and a reading unit to read a test image formed on the recording medium by the image forming unit. A controller controls the image forming unit to form the test image while the image forming unit is forming a plurality of images, controls the image forming condition based on a reading result of the test image by the reading unit, and obtains information related to basis weight of the recording medium in the cassette. In a case where the information does not satisfy a forming condition for forming the test image, the test image is not formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Makino, Saeko Oishi
  • Patent number: 11953850
    Abstract: A heater for use in an image heating apparatus includes a substrate, first and second conductors provided on the substrate, and heating elements. The heating elements are arranged between, and electrically connected in parallel to, the first and second conductors. When n denotes a number of heating elements, connected to one second conductor, in one row of the heating elements, a width L denotes a sum (n×Wh) of widths, as seen in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, of shortest current paths of all respective heating elements connected to the one second conductor plus a sum of widths, as seen in the longitudinal direction, of respective gaps between adjacent shortest current paths, and a ratio R denotes a ratio of the sum (n×Wh) of widths to the width L, the heating elements are configured so as to satisfy 0.54?the ratio R<1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaomi Uezono, Takao Kawazu, Teruhiko Namiki, Atsushi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11953853
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a drive source, an object configured to be driven by the drive source, and a drive transmission mechanism including a driving member, a driven member, an intermediate member, an urging member, and an actuating portion. The intermediate member is configured to move in an axial direction. The intermediate member includes a shaft portion extending in the axial direction, and a positioning portion configured to determine a position of the driven member in a direction orthogonal to the axis. The shaft portion includes a receiving portion configured to receive a force. The receiving portion is positioned inward of the positioning portion in a radial direction of rotation of the intermediate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Watanabe, Osamu Sasaoka, Akinori Yokota, Masafumi Maeda
  • Patent number: 11954389
    Abstract: A control method of a printing apparatus for acquiring a print job from a cloud print service, and performing printing based on the acquired print job includes transmitting, in a case where a notification received from the cloud print service includes information indicating that a fetchable print job exists, a first request related to the print job, to the cloud print service, executing login processing of causing a user to log into the printing apparatus, and transmitting a second request related to the print job, to the cloud print service conditional upon the login processing being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Go Inoue
  • Patent number: 11954865
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines, based on results of extracting a foreground area from a captured image by learning, a threshold value that is used for generation of a foreground image based on a difference between the captured image and a background image corresponding to the captured image. The image processing apparatus generates a foreground image based on a difference between the captured image and the background image by using the determined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohei Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 11954388
    Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of connecting to a plurality of cloud print services executes a print job received from any one of the plurality of cloud print services, stores identification information for identifying the cloud print service from which the print job is transmitted, and after the print job is executed, transmits execution history information about the print job to the cloud print service from which the print job is transmitted, using the stored identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaki Toyama
  • Patent number: 11954386
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores an extension application program for extending a function of print data creation software to create print data. The extension application program causing a computer in an information processing apparatus to execute obtaining information of a plurality of functions from a printing apparatus, displaying a print setting screen based on at least a part of the obtained information, and performing control such that among the plurality of functions, a second function that can be used for printing only in combination with a first function which the extension application program does not support is not displayed on the print setting screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Daichi Hidaka
  • Patent number: 11956390
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of generating image data according to a setting compliant with PDF/A. A reading unit reads an image of a document and generates image data. A registration unit registers at least one setting value used by the reading unit in generating the image data. A setting unit sets whether to enable or disable a function that prevents a user from setting a setting value that does not comply with a PDF/A standard as a setting value used by the reading unit in generating the image data. And a change unit changes a setting value that does not comply with the PDF/A standard among the at least one setting value registered so as to comply with the PDF/A standard in enabling the function in a state where the registration unit registers the at least one setting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Oya
  • Patent number: 11954377
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11952239
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a feeding roller pair, a detecting portion, a first changing portion, a second changing portion, and a controller for controlling the first changing portion and the second changing portion. The controller starts a first feeding operation for feeding a sheet toward the obliquely feeding roller pair in a nipping state of the feeding roller pair and then starts a second feeding operation for feeding the sheet for abutting a side end of the sheet against the reference member in the nipping state of the obliquely feeding roller pair. The controller changes, after the first feeding operation is started and before the second feeding operation is started, a start timing of the second feeding operation on the basis of a detection result of a position of the side end of the sheet detected by the detecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinao Chiba, Shingo Iwami, Koji Suzuki, Yuma Inui, Yoshiya Numata
  • Patent number: 11953945
    Abstract: A body part of a camera includes a display that is at least partially flexible. A display part of the display includes a first display part and a second display part that are integrally formed. A hinge part that connects the first display part to the second display part to be rotatable relative to each other is provided in the vicinity of a bendable part located at a boundary of each display part. The display is bendable in accordance with rotation of the hinge part with the bendable part as a starting point. An operation member is disposed on a back surface of the second display part, and the operation member is exposed to the outside in a bent state of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke Fukuyo, Takashi Yoshida, Yohei Yamada, Kazuki Sugaya
  • Patent number: 11953840
    Abstract: A first exposure head forms an image corresponding to a first color based on a first synchronization signal. A second exposure head forms the image corresponding to a second color based on a second synchronization signal. A period of the first synchronization signal in a case where the first exposure head is to form the image for a second surface of a sheet is shorter than a period of first synchronization signal in a case where the first exposure head is to form the image for a first surface of the sheet. A period of the second synchronization signal in a case where the second exposure head is to form the image for the second surface is shorter than a period of the second synchronization signal in a case where the second exposure head is to form the image for the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Goda
  • Patent number: 11954382
    Abstract: On the basis of determination by image inspection that an image defect is generated and a predetermined condition being satisfied, an instruction unit for issuing an image diagnosis instruction is displayed on a screen of an inspection result, and image diagnosis is executed in response to an operation on the instruction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Daisuke Shibata
  • Patent number: D1022032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Masaaki Sato, Shinjiro Toba, Yuichi Fukui, Goshi Ozaki, Sohta Sugimoto, Mitsuhiro Sato