Patents by Inventor Hajime Muta

Hajime Muta 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: 20250139744
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an information processing unit and an output unit, wherein the information processing unit, when in operation and history information held in a history information holding unit is available, processes an input image using the history information to generate an information-processed image, updates the history information, and the output unit outputs the information-processed image, and if the history information is unavailable, the information processing unit regenerates it based on the input image, processes the input image and the regenerated history information to generate an information-processed image, updates the history information, and the output unit outputs the information-processed image, and when the information processing unit is suspended, the output unit outputs the input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: HAJIME MUTA, SHO SAITO, MASAHIRO MATSUSHITA, HITOSHI FUKAMACHI, SHOZO YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250077912
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor that, upon execution of the stored instructions cause the at least one processor to set up, in an input image, an inference target region subjected to an inference by a model established based on machine learning and decide, according to a size of the set inference target region, a model to be applied to an inference in which the input image is set as input data from among a plurality of models which have mutually different sizes of input data and on which an initialization for initiating a state in which the inference is executable on the input data is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sho SAITO, Masahiro MATSUSHITA, Hajime MUTA, Shozo YOSHIMURA, Hitoshi FUKAMACHI
  • Publication number: 20250069198
    Abstract: A restored image in which degradation in an image quality has been sufficiently reduced is generated. An image processing apparatus which generates a data of a restored image to be obtained by reducing degradation in an image quality contained in an input image by a method of inference using a neural network, according to the present disclosure, estimates a degree of the degradation in the image quality contained in the input image, and determines an adjustment parameter to be used in image restoration processing of reducing the degradation in the image quality, based on the estimated degree of the degradation in the image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: HITOSHI FUKAMACHI, SHO SAITO, MASAHIRO MATSUSHITA, HAJIME MUTA, SHOZO YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12094127
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus for measuring a flow of a measurement target based on a video. A detection line indicating a position at which the flow of the measurement target in the video is measured is set. From each of a plurality of images in the video, a plurality of partial images set in a vicinity of the detection line are extracted. The flow of the measurement target passing the detection line is measured using the partial images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba
  • Patent number: 11958978
    Abstract: A coloring compound comprises a triphenylmethane structure having specific substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabuskiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ai Hayakawa, Masanori Seki, Koromo Shirota, Hajime Muta, Taichi Shintou, Tsuyoshi Santo
  • Patent number: 11915430
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a setting unit, and a display unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire captured time-series images. The setting unit is configured to set a direction of measuring a flow quantity of targets in the time-series images. The display unit is configured to display information representing the flow quantity of the targets that is estimated based on a plurality of images acquired from the time-series images and the direction of measuring the flow quantity, together with information indicating the direction of measuring the flow quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kotaro Yano, Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba
  • Patent number: 11887309
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to set, based on a detection line that is set in a display screen, a patch region in the display screen, the patch region including a detection region serving as a region for detecting a position of an object, and a counting region encompassed by the detection region, and a counting unit configured to count, from among intersection points between a movement vector in the detection region of an object moving inside the display screen or a locus based on the movement vector and the detection line in the detection region, intersection points located in the counting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo Bamba, Hajime Muta
  • Patent number: 11748994
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a measurement area setting unit that sets a measurement area in an input image, a small image setting unit that sets a small image in the input image based on the measurement area, a first estimation unit that estimates a flow distribution of a target in the small image, and a second estimation unit that estimates the number of targets to pass through the measurement area based on the flow distribution in the small image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Kotaro Yano, Yasuo Bamba
  • Patent number: 11721036
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a moving image including a plurality of images. A density estimating unit estimates a density distribution of a target object based on an image of the plurality of images. A position estimating unit estimates a position of the target object in the image based on the density distribution. A measuring unit measures a flow of the target object from positions of the target object in the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba, Kotaro Yano
  • Publication number: 20220392228
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a measurement area setting unit that sets a measurement area in an input image, a small image setting unit that sets a small image in the input image based on the measurement area, a first estimation unit that estimates a flow distribution of a target in the small image, and a second estimation unit that estimates the number of targets to pass through the measurement area based on the flow distribution in the small image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Kotaro Yano, Yasuo Bamba
  • Patent number: 11455804
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a measurement area setting unit that sets a measurement area in an input image, a small image setting unit that sets a small image in the input image based on the measurement area, a first estimation unit that estimates a flow distribution of a target in the small image, and a second estimation unit that estimates the number of targets to pass through the measurement area based on the flow distribution in the small image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Kotaro Yano, Yasuo Bamba
  • Publication number: 20220180529
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus for measuring a flow of a measurement target based on a video. A detection line indicating a position at which the flow of the measurement target in the video is measured is set. From each of a plurality of images in the video, a plurality of partial images set in a vicinity of the detection line are extracted. The flow of the measurement target passing the detection line is measured using the partial images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba
  • Publication number: 20220148196
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input image acquisition unit configured to acquire, as an input image, time-series images obtained by capturing a plurality of objects, a map acquisition unit configured to acquire an interaction map that indicates a difference between a first motion of a first object and a second motion of a second object at respective positions of each of the plurality of objects in the input image, by using the input image, and a state detection unit configured to detect a state of the first motion present in the input image using the interaction map, wherein the interaction map is estimated based on a trained model for estimating the interaction map and a parameter set prepared in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Kotaro Yano
  • Publication number: 20210287374
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to set, based on a detection line that is set in a display screen, a patch region in the display screen, the patch region including a detection region serving as a region for detecting a position of an object, and a counting region encompassed by the detection region, and a counting unit configured to count, from among intersection points between a movement vector in the detection region of an object moving inside the display screen or a locus based on the movement vector and the detection line in the detection region, intersection points located in the counting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Bamba, Hajime Muta
  • Patent number: 11097566
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer recording sheet that provides an image that is excellent in light fastness and has a satisfactory imbalance. The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording sheet including a substrate and dye layers (a yellow dye layer, a magenta dye layer, and a cyan dye layer), in which one or more kinds of the dye layers each contain one or more kinds of specific compounds. The present invention also relates to a thermal transfer recording sheet including a substrate, dye layers, and a protective layer for protecting the surface of an image, in which the protective layer contains one or more kinds of specific compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Katsumoto, Koromo Shirota, Tsuyoshi Santo, Taichi Shintou, Hajime Muta, Tomoyuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20210082127
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a setting unit, and a display unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire captured time-series images. The setting unit is configured to set a direction of measuring a flow quantity of targets in the time-series images. The display unit is configured to display information representing the flow quantity of the targets that is estimated based on a plurality of images acquired from the time-series images and the direction of measuring the flow quantity, together with information indicating the direction of measuring the flow quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kotaro Yano, Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba
  • Publication number: 20210082141
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a moving image including a plurality of images. A density estimating unit estimates a density distribution of a target object based on an image of the plurality of images. A position estimating unit estimates a position of the target object in the image based on the density distribution. A measuring unit measures a flow of the target object from positions of the target object in the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yasuo Bamba, Kotaro Yano
  • Publication number: 20200320312
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a measurement area setting unit that sets a measurement area in an input image, a small image setting unit that sets a small image in the input image based on the measurement area, a first estimation unit that estimates a flow distribution of a target in the small image, and a second estimation unit that estimates the number of targets to pass through the measurement area based on the flow distribution in the small image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Kotaro Yano, Yasuo Bamba
  • Publication number: 20200283633
    Abstract: A coloring compound comprises a triphenylmethane structure having specific substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ai Hayakawa, Masanori Seki, Koromo Shirota, Hajime Muta, Taichi Shintou, Tsuyoshi Santo
  • Patent number: 10670979
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that contains a polymer of a hole transport material having at least one monovalent polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Nakata, Haruki Mori, Shinji Takagi, Koichi Suzuki, Ryuji Higashi, Isao Kawata, Hajime Muta, Yuto Ito, Masaki Nonaka