Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Imai

Hitoshi Imai 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: 20160044300
    Abstract: A 3D scanner includes a stage on which a target object, which is targeted for scan, is to be located, a location object that is to be placed on the stage during scan and on which the target object is to be located during scan, a display unit configured to display an image on the stage, an imaging unit configured to perform image capturing on the stage, and a control unit configured to generate 3D model data of the target object based on a video image of the target object captured by the imaging unit, and to cause the display unit to display, on the stage, an image indicating a direction in which to move the target object, based on video images of the target object and the location object captured by the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20150333841
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit outputs an optical signal corresponding to an input electric signal. A light-receiving unit is electrically insulated from the light-emitting unit and outputs an electric signal according to the received optical signal as an output signal. In the light-receiving unit, a first light-receiving device outputs an optical current according to the optical signal. A second light-receiving device is provided not to receive the optical signal. A current duplication circuit duplicates a current flowing through the second light-receiving device. A current-voltage conversion circuit converts a current, which is generated by subtracting the current duplicated by the current duplication circuit from a current flowing through the first light-receiving device, into a voltage signal. A comparator output a result of a comparison between the voltage signal converted by the current-voltage conversion circuit and a threshold voltage as the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi IMAI
  • Publication number: 20150249752
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a technique for preventing accidental removal of a print product, including the case of one portion of the print product being pulled out, without keeping a user waiting for print output. An image processing system includes an output unit configured to output, to a monitoring tray, an output result of a print job to which a monitoring attribute is allocated, an imaging unit configured to capture a video of the monitoring tray, a detection unit configured to detect motion in an output product region of the monitoring tray, based on the video captured by the imaging unit, and a warning information output unit configured to output warning information in a case where the detection unit detects motion in the output product region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 9041646
    Abstract: An information processing system determines a relationship between an observer and an observation target person based on personal information of the observer and personal information of the observation target person, and displays content information generated based on the determined relationship together with an image of the observation target person in a display area of a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Imai, Taku Ogasawara, Yuji Naya, Keisui Okuma
  • Patent number: 9030691
    Abstract: In tandem printing, in accordance with a printing process executed in one printing apparatus, the printing process in the other printing apparatus is automatically changed. The first printing apparatus inputs a third print job including a first print job and a second print job. An image is formed on the basis of the first print job, and on the basis of a result of the image formation, a page with a change amount in the characteristic of a recording medium after printing at a predetermined threshold value or more is detected. The second print job in which the information is changed in accordance with the change amount in the characteristic of the detected page is transmitted to the second printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20140117212
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes: a first trans-impedance amplifier that converts a first current signal generated by a first photodiode, into which an optical signal is input, into a first voltage signal; a second trans-impedance amplifier that converts a second current signal generated by a second photodiode, to which an optical signal is blocked, into a second voltage signal; a peak hold circuit that holds the peak value of the first voltage signal; a comparator that outputs a pulse on the basis of the first and second voltage signals; and a threshold current setting circuit that draws out a threshold current, which is proportional to a reference current generated on the basis of a voltage difference between a peak voltage output by the peak hold circuit and a reference voltage at the output node of the second photodiode, from the connection between the second photodiode and the second trans-impedance amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi IMAI, Hirotatsu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8559024
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing method including an extraction step of extracting text data and image forming data based on an image processing apparatus control code as a job, and a storing step of relating the information of the job, the text data, and the image forming data to each other and storing them in a memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 8537391
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a reception unit configured to receive the print job from the external apparatus, a unit configured to spool the received print job, a development unit configured to develop the spooled print job to a printable data, a unit configured to detect network disruption in the network, and a control unit configured to, in a case of detecting the network disruption in the middle of spooling and developing the received print job, stop the development of the print job for a stop state and set a subsequent print job which is not in the stop state as an object of the development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20130234932
    Abstract: An information processing system determines a relationship between an observer and an observation target person based on personal information of the observer and personal information of the observation target person, and displays content information generated based on the determined relationship together with an image of the observation target person in a display area of a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Imai, Taku Ogasawara, Yuji Naya, Keisui Okuma
  • Patent number: 8457310
    Abstract: A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data encrypted by the encryption function. A print server receives the issued print job, and has a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print data of the received print job. A printer has a storage function of storing the print data decrypted by the decryption function, and outputs the stored print data. At least one of the host computer and the print server inhibits simultaneous use of the encryption function and the storage function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchikawa, Yushi Matsukubo, Fumio Mikami, Yoshinobu Umeda, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Yoshio Kimura, Yasuhiko Hirano, Hitoshi Imai, Hiroyasu Morita
  • Patent number: 8431882
    Abstract: A light-receiving circuit includes a photodiode that converts an input optical signal to a current signal; a current-voltage converting circuit that outputs an output voltage signal obtained by adding a reference voltage to a voltage signal proportional to the current value of the current signal; and an input current limiting unit that supplies the current-voltage converting circuit with the current signal upon limiting the current value of this current signal based upon the reference voltage in such a manner that the output voltage signal will not exceed a constant value irrespective of the value of the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 8259313
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus receives page description data, converts the page description data, thereby generating first intermediate data that is described for each object, converts the first intermediate data, thereby generating second intermediate data that is described with edge information of an object, stores, in a storage area, data representing drawing position information of an object, determines whether the object overlaps with and is located behind another object, in the case where it is determined that the object is located behind another object, performs character recognition processing on the first intermediate data, whereas in the case where it is determined that the object is not located behind another object, performs character recognition processing on the second intermediate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 8259330
    Abstract: A printer according to the present invention receives a PDL via a network. Thereafter, the printer creates metadata by interpreting the received PDL and extracting rendering attribute information used in each page. The printer generates vector data from the PDL. Based on setting information on the printer, the printer generates a display list from the vector data. The generated vector data, display list and metadata are stored in a storage device in the printer in association with each other. Thus, output efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 8119973
    Abstract: A light receiving circuit in accordance with an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a photodiode 6 that converts an optical input signal into a current signal, and an I-V conversion circuit 8 that converts the current signal into a voltage signal. The light receiving circuit further includes a transient current processing circuit 21 that process a transient current from the I-V conversion amplifier 8 when the I-V conversion amplifier 8 is changed from an operating state to a non-operating state, and a clipping circuit 24 that keeps the voltage of the input terminal of the transient current processing circuit 21 at a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20120013946
    Abstract: In tandem printing, in accordance with a printing process executed in one printing apparatus, the printing process in the other printing apparatus is automatically changed. The first printing apparatus inputs a third print job including a first print job and a second print job. An image is formed on the basis of the first print job, and on the basis of a result of the image formation, a page with a change amount in the characteristic of a recording medium after printing at a predetermined threshold value or more is detected. The second print job in which the information is changed in accordance with the change amount in the characteristic of the detected page is transmitted to the second printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 8059300
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus via a network encrypts print data if identification information is input, and does not encrypt print data if identification information is not input. If identification information is input and the print data has been encrypted, the information processing apparatus sends a print job including the encrypted print data to the printing apparatus via the network; otherwise, the information processing apparatus sends unencrypted print data to the printing apparatus via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Kimura, Yushi Matsukubo, Fumio Mikami, Yoshinobu Umeda, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Uchikawa, Yasuhiko Hirano, Hitoshi Imai, Hiroyasu Morita
  • Patent number: 8015479
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus stores an application format electronic document having a data structure containing content data, time information, and a program for monitoring the time information. At timing such as the time of power-on, the application format electronic document is loaded to a RAM to be started. Accordingly, the started program can monitor the time information of the application format electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 7944249
    Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a first transistor (T1) having a base connected to a first power supply, the emitter (E1) and collector (C1) connected as input and output nodes, a second transistor (T2) having a base connected to the first power supply, a first constant current circuit using a difference between outgoing current from E1 and an input current at the current signal input node as a constant current, and determining outgoing current from the emitter of T2 equal to the constant current; and a first mirror circuit equalizing first and second collector currents with a third transistor (T3) with C1 and a fourth transistor (T4) with a collector connected to a collector of T2, a first operating point voltage is provided to the current signal output node between T3 and T1, and a second operating point voltage based on the first operating point voltage between T4 and T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenobu Yanagi, Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20110069338
    Abstract: A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data encrypted by the encryption function. A print server receives the issued print job, and has a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print data of the received print job. A printer has a storage function of storing the print data decrypted by the decryption function, and outputs the stored print data. At least one of the host computer and the print server inhibits simultaneous use of the encryption function and the storage function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIKAWA, Yushi MATSUKUBO, Fumio MIKAMI, Yoshinobu UMEDA, Tadashi KAWAGUCHI, Yoshio KIMURA, Yasuhiko HIRANO, Hitoshi IMAI, Hiroyasu MORITA
  • Publication number: 20110032004
    Abstract: A light-receiving circuit includes a photodiode that converts an input optical signal to a current signal; a current-voltage converting circuit that outputs an output voltage signal obtained by adding a reference voltage to a voltage signal proportional to the current value of the current signal; and an input current limiting unit that supplies the current-voltage converting circuit with the current signal upon limiting the current value of this current signal based upon the reference voltage in such a manner that the output voltage signal will not exceed a constant value irrespective of the value of the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai