Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Kawasaki

Hiromasa Kawasaki 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: 10607381
    Abstract: In the case where a table region is erroneously recognized, the edition of a character is facilitated. An information processing apparatus selects one selectable region from an image. According to the change of the position of the region selected by a selecting unit, a region that is included in the region before the position change and that is not included in the region after the position change is set to a new selectable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taeko Yamazaki, Hiromasa Kawasaki, Tadanori Nakatsuka, Kinya Honda
  • Patent number: 10395131
    Abstract: In the case where a user extracts a desired character string by specifying a range by using a finger or the like of him/herself on an image including a character, a specific character (space or the like) located at a position adjacent to the desired character string is prevented from being included unintendedly in the selected range. The character area corresponding to each character included in the image is identified and character recognition processing is performed for each of the identified character areas. Then, from results of the character recognition processing, a specific character is determined and the character area corresponding to the determined specific character is extended. Then, the range selected by the user in the displayed image is acquired and character recognition results corresponding to a plurality of character areas included in the selected range are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 9898845
    Abstract: In a case where a position of a recognized cell is shifted from a position of a ruled line of an actual cell, if the recognized cell is deleted, a part of the ruled line of the actual cell is deleted. According to an aspect of the present invention, straight lines are detected from regions around four sides constituting the recognized cell, and an inside of a region surrounded by the detected straight lines is deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromasa Kawasaki, Tadanori Nakatsuka, Kinya Honda, Taeko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20170249526
    Abstract: In the case where a user extracts a desired character string by specifying a range by using a finger or the like of him/herself on an image including a character, a specific character (space or the like) located at a position adjacent to the desired character string is prevented from being included unintendedly in the selected range. The character area corresponding to each character included in the image is identified and character recognition processing is performed for each of the identified character areas. Then, from results of the character recognition processing, a specific character is determined and the character area corresponding to the determined specific character is extended. Then, the range selected by the user in the displayed image is acquired and character recognition results corresponding to a plurality of character areas included in the selected range are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 9311026
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a processing unit which performs a predetermined process on input data, and outputs the input data on which the predetermined process has been performed; a measurement unit configured to measure an output amount of the output data from the processing unit; a specifying unit configured to specify a period in which the predetermined process is performed by the processing unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the output amount measured by the measurement unit in the specified period satisfies a predetermined condition; and an output unit configured to output a log associated with the predetermined process by the processing unit on the basis of the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20160005203
    Abstract: In a case where a position of a recognized cell is shifted from a position of a ruled line of an actual cell, if the recognized cell is deleted, a part of the ruled line of the actual cell is deleted. According to an aspect of the present invention, straight lines are detected from regions around four sides constituting the recognized cell, and an inside of a region surrounded by the detected straight lines is deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hiromasa Kawasaki, Tadanori Nakatsuka, Kinya Honda, Taeko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160004682
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus. When an information processing apparatus receives a selection of a position under a situation where an image including a plurality of recognized cells is displayed on a display unit, the information processing apparatus displays an editing region for allowing a user to edit a text included in a recognized cell including the position, and a handle for changing the position of the recognized cell including the position which has been received a selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tadanori Nakatsuka, Taeko Yamazaki, Kinya Honda, Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20160005202
    Abstract: In the case where a table region is erroneously recognized, the edition of a character is facilitated. An information processing apparatus selects one selectable region from an image. According to the change of the position of the region selected by a selecting unit, a region that is included in the region before the position change and that is not included in the region after the position change is set to a new selectable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Taeko Yamazaki, Hiromasa Kawasaki, Tadanori Nakatsuka, Kinya Honda
  • Patent number: 8914591
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus processes data to be processed while accessing data to be processed that is stored in a memory or a HDD. The information processing apparatus determines the process content and calculates the access number to the HDD based on the determined process content and the content of data to be processed. The information processing apparatus also decides to store data to be processed in the memory when the access number is more than or equal to a threshold value. The information processing apparatus decides to store data to be processed in the HDD when the access number is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 8831364
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention selects one language group, then selects one language from the selected language group, and performs OCR processing appropriate for the selected language on characters included in an image. From an obtained OCR processing result, a matching degree indicating a degree of similarity between the recognized characters in the image and the language selected for the OCR processing is calculated. Then, in a case where the matching degree is equal to or smaller than a particular value, a language belonging to a different language group is selected to further perform OCR processing. The efficiency of the OCR processing is improved. The information processing apparatus of the present invention allows improvement in the efficiency of the OCR processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20140160510
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a processing unit which performs a predetermined process on input data, and outputs the input data on which the predetermined process has been performed; a measurement unit configured to measure an output amount of the output data from the processing unit; a specifying unit configured to specify a period in which the predetermined process is performed by the processing unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the output amount measured by the measurement unit in the specified period satisfies a predetermined condition; and an output unit configured to output a log associated with the predetermined process by the processing unit on the basis of the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20120221806
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus processes data to be processed while accessing data to be processed that is stored in a memory or a HDD. The information processing apparatus determines the process content and calculates the access number to the HDD based on the determined process content and the content of data to be processed. The information processing apparatus also decides to store data to be processed in the memory when the access number is more than or equal to a threshold value. The information processing apparatus decides to store data to be processed in the HDD when the access number is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromasa Kawasaki