Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kakuta

Hitoshi Kakuta 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: 10515453
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus counts at least one of the number of pixels having an identical color to a target pixel, the number of pixels having a similar color to the target pixel, and the number of pixels having a different color from the target pixel in a target window, and determines an attribute of the target pixel based on a result of the counting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 10477066
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing apparatus and a control method for controlling the image processing apparatus. The control method includes extracting a high-luminance region including a high-luminance pixel having a higher luminance than a predetermined luminance included in received image data, expanding the high-luminance region by setting pixel values of pixels configuring a surrounding region of the high-luminance region determined based on an area of the high-luminance region to the same pixel value as the high-luminance pixel, and outputting image data having the expanded high-luminance region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 10237447
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus for processing image data to be input, an edge image of which a pixel value changes between pixels is extracted from a generated drawing image of each color. Further, processing for expanding an edge amount is performed with respect to the extracted edge image, and brightness of a pixel of the drawing image corresponding to a pixel of the expanded edge image is adjusted based on the extracted edge amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 10140731
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that monochromatizes a gray pixel included in bitmap image data into black pixel includes: a detection unit configured to detect, in the case where a pixel of interest in the image data is a pixel constituting an edge, a pixel that exists in the vicinity of the pixel of interest and whose color is different from that of the pixel of interest; and a determination unit configured to determine a ratio of the processing to monochromatize into black for the pixel of interest that is a pixel constituting the edge based on the distance from the detected different color pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20180041660
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing apparatus and a control method for controlling the image processing apparatus. The control method includes extracting a high-luminance region including a high-luminance pixel having a higher luminance than a predetermined luminance included in received image data, expanding the high-luminance region by setting pixel values of pixels configuring a surrounding region of the high-luminance region determined based on an area of the high-luminance region to the same pixel value as the high-luminance pixel, and outputting image data having the expanded high-luminance region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20170309030
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus counts at least one of the number of pixels having an identical color to a target pixel, the number of pixels having a similar color to the target pixel, and the number of pixels having a different color from the target pixel in a target window, and determines an attribute of the target pixel based on a result of the counting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 9734585
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus counts at least one of the number of pixels having an identical color to a target pixel, the number of pixels having a similar color to the target pixel, and the number of pixels having a different color from the target pixel in a target window, and determines an attribute of the target pixel based on a result of the counting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20160381252
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus for processing image data to be input, an edge image of which a pixel value changes between pixels is extracted from a generated drawing image of each color. Further, processing for expanding an edge amount is performed with respect to the extracted edge image, and brightness of a pixel of the drawing image corresponding to a pixel of the expanded edge image is adjusted based on the extracted edge amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20160155244
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that monochromatizes a gray pixel included in bitmap image data into black pixel includes: a detection unit configured to detect, in the case where a pixel of interest in the image data is a pixel constituting an edge, a pixel that exists in the vicinity of the pixel of interest and whose color is different from that of the pixel of interest; and a determination unit configured to determine a ratio of the processing to monochromatize into black for the pixel of interest that is a pixel constituting the edge based on the distance from the detected different color pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 9245211
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a deciding unit configured to decide an attribute of each pixel contained in a bitmap from received print commands for printing a plurality of objects, a determination unit configured to determine whether each pixel of the generated bitmap is an edge pixel or not, and a changing unit configured to change the decided attribute of each pixel based on a result of the determination of whether the pixel is an edge pixel or not. The bitmap may be generated by drawing the plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20150332115
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus counts at least one of the number of pixels having an identical color to a target pixel, the number of pixels having a similar color to the target pixel, and the number of pixels having a different color from the target pixel in a target window, and determines an attribute of the target pixel based on a result of the counting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20150138606
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a deciding unit configured to decide an attribute of each pixel contained in a bitmap from received print commands for printing a plurality of objects, a determination unit configured to determine whether each pixel of the generated bitmap is an edge pixel or not, and a changing unit configured to change the decided attribute of each pixel based on a result of the determination of whether the pixel is an edge pixel or not. The bitmap may be generated by drawing the plurality of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 7434095
    Abstract: A data storage system connectable to a host unit which issues data read/write requests to the data storage system, and which includes a plurality of disc units, and a controller connected to the disc units. A fault can occur in any of the disc units. The disc units store data in a plurality of data groups and error correcting data corresponding to each of the data groups. The controller, operable in different modes, performs processing of reconstructing data stored in any of the disc units in which a fault has occurred based on all other data belonging to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs and error correcting data corresponding to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs, and performs processing of data read/write requests from the host unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 7242656
    Abstract: With respect to the disk drives provided power from a single power source in a disk drive system, start up power is first supplied to a first start-up group of the disks, preferably comprising all of the master disks, with the size of the group being selected so that the required current does not exceed the capacity of the power source. When the disk drives of the first group have substantially reached steady state, start-up is conducted with respect to a second start-up group of the disk drives so that the current required during start-up for the second group and the current required for steady state drive of the first start-up group does not exceed the capacity of the power source. With respect to each start-up group, the number of disk drives is the maximum integer value and decreases or remains the same with respect to subsequent start-up groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta, Atsushi Tanaka, Yosuke Seo
  • Patent number: 7185265
    Abstract: In a disk array system of RAID (level 5) improving the system performance by distributing data, duplicated fields are allocated in a parity group in order to reduce an overhead of data write. In the data write process, write data is tentatively and duplicately written in the duplicate fields. At this time, a write completion is reported to CPU. The parity is generated later at a proper timing and written in a SCSI drive. Generating a parity and writing data can be efficiently scheduled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kakuta, Yoshifumi Takamoto
  • Publication number: 20060010343
    Abstract: A data storage system connectable to a host unit which issues data read/write requests to the data storage system, and which includes a plurality of disc units, and a controller connected to the disc units. A fault can occur in any of the disc units. The disc units store data in a plurality of data groups and error correcting data corresponding to each of the data groups. The controller, operable in different modes, performs processing of reconstructing data stored in any of the disc units in which a fault has occurred based on all other data belonging to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs and error correcting data corresponding to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs, and performs processing of data read/write requests from the host unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 6966011
    Abstract: A data storage system connectable to a host unit which issues data read/write requests to the data storage system, and which includes a plurality of disc units, and a controller connected to the disc units. A fault can occur in any of the disc units. The disc units store data in a plurality of data groups and error correcting data corresponding to each of the data groups. The controller, operable in different modes, performs processing of reconstructing data stored in any of the disc units in which a fault has occurred based on all other data belonging to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs and error correcting data corresponding to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs, and performs processing of data read/write requests from the host unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20040153730
    Abstract: A data storage system connectable to a host unit which issues data read/write requests to the data storage system, and which includes a plurality of disc units, and a controller connected to the disc units. A fault can occur in any of the disc units. The disc units store data in a plurality of data groups and error correcting data corresponding to each of the data groups. The controller, operable in different modes, performs processing of reconstructing data stored in any of the disc units in which a fault has occurred based on all other data belonging to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs and error correcting data corresponding to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs, and performs processing of data read/write requests from the host unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20040107313
    Abstract: With respect to the disk drives provided power from a single power source in a disk drive system, start up power is first supplied to a first start-up group of the disks, preferably comprising all of the master disks, with the size of the group being selected so that the required current does not exceed the capacity of the power source. When the disk drives of the first group have substantially reached steady state, start-up is conducted with respect to a second start-up group of the disk drives so that the current required during start-up for the second group and the current required for steady state drive of the first start-up group does not exceed the capacity of the power source. With respect to each start-up group, the number of disk drives is the maximum integer value and decreases or remains the same with respect to subsequent start-up groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta, Atsushi Tanaka, Yosuke Seo
  • Patent number: 6625748
    Abstract: A data storage system connectable to a host unit which issues data read/write requests to the data storage system, and which includes a plurality of disc units, and a controller connected to the disc units. A fault can occur in any of the disc units. The disc units store data in a plurality of data groups and error correcting data corresponding to each of the data groups. The controller performs processing of reconstructing data stored in any of the disc units in which a fault has occurred based on all other data belonging to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs and error correcting data corresponding to any of the data groups to which the data to be reconstructed belongs, and performs processing of data read/write requests from the host unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yoshihisa Kamo, Hitoshi Kakuta