Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Omi

Hiroyuki Omi 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: 20240138797
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus determines, for each of a first radiation image corresponding to a first radiation energy and a second radiation image corresponding to a second radiation energy different from the first radiation energy, a first bone area indicating a predetermined bone portion, performs an alignment between a first partial area including the first bone area in the first radiation image and a second partial area including the first bone area in the second radiation image, and obtains a bone mineral density of the first bone area based on a difference image including the first bone area, the difference image is obtained based on a result of the alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Koki FUJIMORI, Hiroyuki OMI
  • Publication number: 20240112340
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first obtaining unit configured to, using data obtained by imaging a first object with known bone information via radiation irradiation based on a first imaging condition, obtain calibration data of the bone information; and a correction unit configured to, using the calibration data, correct bone information of a second object different from the first object in a case where a comparison result of the first imaging condition and a second imaging condition satisfies a predetermined condition, the bone information being obtained using data obtained by imaging the second object via radiation irradiation based on the second imaging condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroyuki OMI
  • Patent number: 11902695
    Abstract: A control apparatus that controls, using automatic exposure control of controlling a radiation generation apparatus by comparing a radiation dose from the radiation generation apparatus with a target dose, radiation imaging using radiation from the radiation generation apparatus, comprises a processing unit that executes image processing on a radiation image obtained by the radiation imaging; and a setting unit that sets, as the target dose used in the automatic exposure control, a dose which is changed in accordance with an image processing parameter for executing the image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20230245274
    Abstract: A medical-image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an obtaining unit configured to convert resolution of a medical image of a first resolution subjected to a noise reduction process to obtain a medical image of a second resolution lower than the first resolution and a training unit configured to train a learning model using training data including the medical image of the first resolution subjected to the noise reduction process and the medical image of the second resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: HIROYUKI OMI
  • Publication number: 20230237619
    Abstract: A medical-image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a medical image obtained by capturing an image of an examinee and a generation unit configured to input the medical image to a learning model selected based on an operation mode of a sensor at the image capturing to generate a medical image of a higher resolution than a resolution of the medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: HIROYUKI OMI
  • Publication number: 20220222820
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing an image processing apparatus that improves efficiency of interpreting an abnormality candidate, also for a region not detected as an abnormality candidate by an abnormality candidate detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20210360173
    Abstract: A control apparatus that controls, using automatic exposure control of controlling a radiation generation apparatus by comparing a radiation dose from the radiation generation apparatus with a target dose, radiation imaging using radiation from the radiation generation apparatus, comprises a processing unit that executes image processing on a radiation image obtained by the radiation imaging; and a setting unit that sets, as the target dose used in the automatic exposure control, a dose which is changed in accordance with an image processing parameter for executing the image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 11000253
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing a moving image obtained by irradiating an object with radiation, includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an amount of change between frames in the moving image; an estimating unit configured to estimate, based on the amount of change, a scattered ray component of the radiation scattered by the object in a frame of the moving image; and a scattered ray reducing unit configured to generate an image by subtracting the scattered ray component from the frame of the moving image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 10825189
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation imaging apparatus including: a radiation detector configured to generate a first radiographic image and a second radiographic image based on a radiation; a scattered radiation reduction unit configured to reduce a scattered radiation component from the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image; a position alignment unit configured to perform position alignment on the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image, using the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image from which the scattered radiation component has been reduced; and a combining unit configured to combine the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image that have been subjected to the position alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20190231293
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing a moving image obtained by irradiating an object with radiation, includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an amount of change between frames in the moving image; an estimating unit configured to estimate, based on the amount of change, a scattered ray component of the radiation scattered by the object in a frame of the moving image; and a scattered ray reducing unit configured to generate an image by subtracting the scattered ray component from the frame of the moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 10311568
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit adapted to acquire a radiation image capturing an object, a function acquisition unit adapted to acquire a point spread function from the radiation image, and a determination unit adapted to determine, based on a state of the point spread function, presence/absence of a movement of the object in the radiation image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 10282829
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conversion acquisition unit configured to acquire a gradation conversion characteristic based on an X-ray image captured by an X-ray sensor, a storage unit configured to store a pixel value range in which a signal-to-noise ratio is higher than a threshold value according to a characteristic of the X-ray sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether a pixel value range in which gradation is widened according to the gradation conversion characteristic is included in the stored pixel value range, and a correction unit configured to correct the gradation conversion characteristic depending on a result of determination by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20180260966
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation imaging apparatus including: a radiation detector configured to generate a first radiographic image and a second radiographic image based on a radiation; a scattered radiation reduction unit configured to reduce a scattered radiation component from the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image; a position alignment unit configured to perform position alignment on the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image, using the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image from which the scattered radiation component has been reduced; and a combining unit configured to combine the first radiographic image and the second radiographic image that have been subjected to the position alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 10016176
    Abstract: An X-ray image processing apparatus for performing image processing for frames successively obtained by an X-ray sensor acquires a first analysis value and a second analysis value by analyzing each of the successively obtained frames, and calculates, as a first statistic and a second statistic, statistics in a time direction of the first analysis values and the second analysis values of the successively obtained frames. Based on the calculated first and second statistics, the X-ray image processing apparatus determines whether to correct the first analysis value. If it is determined to correct the first analysis value, the X-ray image processing apparatus corrects the first analysis value based on the first statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20170103522
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit adapted to acquire a radiation image capturing an object, a function acquisition unit adapted to acquire a point spread function from the radiation image, and a determination unit adapted to determine, based on a state of the point spread function, presence/absence of a movement of the object in the radiation image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20160270752
    Abstract: An X-ray image processing apparatus for performing image processing for frames successively obtained by an X-ray sensor acquires a first analysis value and a second analysis value by analyzing each of the successively obtained frames, and calculates, as a first statistic and a second statistic, statistics in a time direction of the first analysis values and the second analysis values of the successively obtained frames. Based on the calculated first and second statistics, the X-ray image processing apparatus determines whether to correct the first analysis value. If it is determined to correct the first analysis value, the X-ray image processing apparatus corrects the first analysis value based on the first statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Publication number: 20160171671
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conversion acquisition unit configured to acquire a gradation conversion characteristic based on an X-ray image captured by an X-ray sensor, a storage unit configured to store a pixel value range in which a signal-to-noise ratio is higher than a threshold value according to a characteristic of the X-ray sensor, a determination unit configured to determine whether a pixel value range in which gradation is widened according to the gradation conversion characteristic is included in the stored pixel value range, and a correction unit configured to correct the gradation conversion characteristic depending on a result of determination by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 9367901
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a frequency component generation unit, a coefficient acquisition unit, a detection unit, a gain adjustment unit, and a processed image generation unit. The frequency component generation unit is configured to generate a plurality of frequency component images based on an original image. The coefficient acquisition unit is configured to acquire a gain coefficient for gain correction. The detection unit is configured to detect edge information based on the gain coefficient. The gain adjustment unit is configured to adjust a gain of at least one of the plurality of frequency component images based on the gain coefficient and the edge information. The processed image generation unit is configured to generate a processed image based on at least one of the plurality of frequency component images with the gain adjusted by the gain adjustment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 9031302
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processing unit configured to generate a processed image by processing a plurality of band limit signals based on a parameter for adjusting the band limit signal, and a control unit configured to control the parameter so that an amplitude response of the processed image with respect to an original image is to be a predetermined value or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi
  • Patent number: 8937626
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a region having at least one pixel of an image includes a predetermined number of anomalous pixels, and a creation unit configured to create information indicating the determination result for the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Omi