Patents by Inventor Hideyasu Tomi

Hideyasu Tomi 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: 11100313
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a detection unit detecting a moving body around the information processing apparatus and a distance to the moving body; a first image capturing unit having a first image capturing range; and a second image capturing unit having a second image capturing range, and performs authentication of the authentication target person based on captured image data. It controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the first image capturing unit, and if the detected distance becomes shorter than a first distance and the authentication is not possible, it controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the second image capturing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 10827088
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that determines whether an image having coincidence with a registered image is included in an input image and controls execution of a job that uses the input image based on a result of the determination. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a first image as a candidate of the registered image, an evaluation unit that evaluates whether the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and a control unit registers the first image as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and prevents the first image from being registered as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is unsuitable for use in the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyasu Tomi, Shigeki Hasui, Masanori Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10318076
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus which generates an input signal when a mobile information terminal contacts a display surface and makes a wireless communication with the contacting mobile information terminal, it is difficult to make an appropriate display by discriminating whether a contact object is a mobile information terminal or a user's finger. To accomplish this, when a mobile information terminal (200) is placed on a touch panel (104), this placement is recognized based on a wireless communication response (701), and a processing menu for the terminal is displayed. On the other hand, if the user's finger (300) is placed, since no wireless communication response (701) is detected, it is recognized that the contact object is not the mobile information terminal (200), and a general manipulation menu is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ken Achiwa, Hideyasu Tomi, Shigeki Hasui
  • Publication number: 20190042839
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a detection unit detecting a moving body around the information processing apparatus and a distance to the moving body; a first image capturing unit having a first image capturing range; and a second image capturing unit having a second image capturing range, and performs authentication of the authentication target person based on captured image data. It controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the first image capturing unit, and if the detected distance becomes shorter than a first distance and the authentication is not possible, it controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the second image capturing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 9967417
    Abstract: A sub-system determines, based on an input instruction to transition a power state of an information processing apparatus to a power saving state, a power state from a plurality of power states in which the sub-system can operate, and notifies the main system of a recovery period that corresponds to the determined power state and that the sub-system requires to recover from the determined power state. The main system determines, based on the recovery period notified from the sub-system, a power state that the main system transitions to from a plurality of power states in which the main system can operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20180115672
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that determines whether an image having coincidence with a registered image is included in an input image and controls execution of a job that uses the input image based on a result of the determination. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a first image as a candidate of the registered image, an evaluation unit that evaluates whether the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and a control unit registers the first image as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and prevents the first image from being registered as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is unsuitable for use in the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyasu Tomi, Shigeki Hasui, Masanori Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9442551
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of this invention includes a wide IO memory device stacked on an SoC die that includes a CPU, detects the temperatures of multiple memories included in the wide IO memory device, and when transitioning to a power saving mode, specifies a memory with a lower temperature, based on the detected temperatures, as the memory to be used with priority in the power saving mode, and stores information for returning from the power saving mode to a normal mode in the specified memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20160212289
    Abstract: A sub-system determines, based on an input instruction to transition a power state of an information processing apparatus to a power saving state, a power state from a plurality of power states in which the sub-system can operate, and notifies the main system of a recovery period that corresponds to the determined power state and that the sub-system requires to recover from the determined power state. The main system determines, based on the recovery period notified from the sub-system, a power state that the main system transitions to from a plurality of power states in which the main system can operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 9171385
    Abstract: When a printing fee is changed, if a printing fee is changed to one for a color amount that is smaller than an actual color amount of an input image, an image processing apparatus automatically performs image processing in order to maximize the color amount at the selected printing fee and prints an image processing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsumura, Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8953203
    Abstract: A system including an image forming apparatus and a terminal for displaying an image acquired by a capturing unit on a display, wherein the terminal comprises: a unit which transmits a current position information, a unit which receives the distribution data in response to the transmission of the current position information, a unit which performs display control such that, when an image including the image forming apparatus is displayed on the display, a message included in distribution data distributed by the image forming apparatus and received from the server is superimposedly displayed on the image, a unit which accepts a print instruction made after the message displayed on the display is selected, and a unit which transmits print data to the image forming apparatus that distributed the distribution data containing the selected message according to the print instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8953220
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which can rotate input image data in a compressed state, comprises a storage unit which stores a rotation angle of the image data; a holding unit which holds, for each tile including blocks each including a predetermined number of pixels in the image data, information on a color arrangement in the block obtained by compressing the image data, color information corresponding to the color arrangement, and information on a position of the tile in the image data; and a rotation unit which converts the color arrangement in the block in accordance with the rotation angle of the image data stored in the storage unit to form rotated image data based on the converted color arrangement, color information corresponding to the color arrangement, and information on a position of the tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8924762
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a job to be executed by the data processing apparatus, a processing unit configured to process the job input by the input unit, a power measurement unit configured to make power measurement of the data processing apparatus, and a storage unit configured to store a measurement time of the power consumption by the power measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20140126809
    Abstract: When a printing fee is changed, if a printing fee is changed to one for a color amount that is smaller than an actual color amount of an input image, an image processing apparatus automatically performs image processing in order to maximize the color amount at the selected printing fee and prints an image processing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsumura, Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20140108841
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of this invention includes a wide IO memory device stacked on an SoC die that includes a CPU, detects the temperatures of multiple memories included in the wide IO memory device, and when transitioning to a power saving mode, specifies a memory with a lower temperature, based on the detected temperatures, as the memory to be used with priority in the power saving mode, and stores information for returning from the power saving mode to a normal mode in the specified memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8670138
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit to perform control and a communication control unit to operate as a normal mode for transmitting and receiving information concerning the information processing apparatus. At a time of startup of the information processing apparatus, the control unit executes a plurality of processing, and writes information indicating that processing has been completed each time processing is completed. At the time of startup, an operation mode of the communication control unit is shifted to a monitoring mode wherein the communication control unit monitors occurrence of abnormality based on presence/absence of information indicating that processing has been completed. In response to abnormality having occurred, the communication control unit outputs occurrence of the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8494261
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an unit configured to sequentially determine, as a processing object, each of blocks, and to compare color data of respective pixels in the block that is the processing object, thereby specifying a pattern flag indicating an arrangement pattern of color data; an unit configured to extract first color data from a pixel, and further to extract second color data to fourth color data corresponding to the arrangement pattern; an unit configured to hold the pattern flag of each of the blocks, the first color data, and the second color data to fourth color data; and an unit configured to specify addresses in a memory, at which the first color data and the second color data to fourth color data in a block to be composed are held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Patent number: 8397033
    Abstract: A parallel processing processor system includes multiple processor elements, a main memory, and a shared memory, whose latency with the processors is less than the latency between the main memory and the processors. Each of the multiple processor elements has a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and an instruction cache. Firmware executed by the DSPs is transferred from the main memory to the shared memory and is shared by the DSPs. Updating of the instruction caches in the case where a cache miss has occurred is performed by, for example, copying, into the instruction caches, the content of the shared memory corresponding to an address accessed by a DSP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20120327452
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit to perform control and a communication control unit to operate as a normal mode for transmitting and receiving information concerning the information processing apparatus. At a time of startup of the information processing apparatus, the control unit executes a plurality of processing, and writes information indicating that processing has been completed each time processing is completed. At the time of startup, an operation mode of the communication control unit is shifted to a monitoring mode wherein the communication control unit monitors occurrence of abnormality based on presence/absence of information indicating that processing has been completed. In response to abnormality having occurred, the communication control unit outputs occurrence of the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20120102351
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a job to be executed by the data processing apparatus, a processing unit configured to process the job input by the input unit, a power measurement unit configured to make power measurement of the data processing apparatus, and a storage unit configured to store a measurement time of the power consumption by the power measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi
  • Publication number: 20110268352
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an unit configured to sequentially determine, as a processing object, each of blocks, and to compare color data of respective pixels in the block that is the processing object, thereby specifying a pattern flag indicating an arrangement pattern of color data; an unit configured to extract first color data from a pixel, and further to extract second color data to fourth color data corresponding to the arrangement pattern; an unit configured to hold the pattern flag of each of the blocks, the first color data, and the second color data to fourth color data; and an unit configured to specify addresses in a memory, at which the first color data and the second color data to fourth color data in a block to be composed are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyasu Tomi