Patents by Inventor Ikuya Saito
Ikuya Saito 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).
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Patent number: 11568516Abstract: A solution to the problem of image and video stitching is disclosed that compensates for the effects of lens distortion, camera misalignment, and parallax in combining multiple images. The disclosed image stitching technique includes depth or disparity estimation, alignment, and blending processes configured to be computationally efficient and produce quality results by limiting the presence of noticeable seams and artifacts in the final stitched image. An inter-frame approach applies image stitching to video frames to maintain temporal continuity between successive frames across a stitched video output having a 360-degree viewing perspective. A temporal adjustment is configured to improve temporal continuity between a subsequent frame and a previous frame in a sequence of video frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tanmay Nitin Bichu, Ikuya Saito, Hideo Hoshuyama
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Publication number: 20220086361Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a detection unit that detects eyes from an image, a selection unit that selects one eye from the eyes detected by the detection unit, an operation unit that accepts an operation of causing the selection unit to select an eye different from the selected eye, and a display unit that displays an indication superimposed on an image indicating that the eye is selected by the selection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki MAEDA, Yuki KITA, Noriyoshi TACHIKAWA, Tetsuto KAWAZU, Hiroshi TAKEUCHI, Ikuya SAITO, Toru KIJIMA, Masayuki SAITO
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Publication number: 20210082086Abstract: A solution to the problem of image and video stitching is disclosed that compensates for the effects of lens distortion, camera misalignment, and parallax in combining multiple images. The disclosed image stitching technique includes depth or disparity estimation, alignment, and blending processes configured to be computationally efficient and produce quality results by limiting the presence of noticeable seams and artifacts in the final stitched image. An inter-frame approach applies image stitching to video frames to maintain temporal continuity between successive frames across a stitched video output having a 360-degree viewing perspective. A temporal adjustment is configured to improve temporal continuity between a subsequent frame and a previous frame in a sequence of video frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Tanmay Nitin Bichu, Ikuya Saito, Hideo Hoshuyama
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Publication number: 20200128188Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: a first image-capturing unit and a second image-capturing unit, each of the first image-capturing unit and the second image-capturing unit having a plurality of lenses and a plurality of light-receiving units, each lens having a plurality of light-receiving units, the first image-capturing unit and the second image-capturing unit each outputting signals upon receiving light from a subject having transmitted through an image-capturing optical system via the plurality of lenses in the light-receiving units; and a generation unit that generates images of the subject at a plurality of positions in an optical axis direction of the image-capturing optical system, based on a signal outputted from the first image-capturing unit and a signal outputted from the second image-capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki IWASAKI, Ikuya SAITO, Masao NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 9596407Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Publication number: 20150195453Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventor: Ikuya SAITO
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Patent number: 8988542Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Patent number: 8792716Abstract: An image processing apparatus for region segmentation of an obtained image is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a detecting unit detecting, among plural fundamental regions set to an image, a fundamental region satisfying a predetermined condition as an appropriate region. The image processing apparatus may further include a specifying unit specifying adjacent states of fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region among the plural fundamental regions. The image processing apparatus may also include a region segmentation unit performing region segmentation on each component included in the image based on the adjacent states of the fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region specified by the specifying unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Shinichi Nakajima, Ikuya Saito
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Publication number: 20120087578Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a detecting unit detecting, among plural fundamental regions set to an image, a fundamental region satisfying a predetermined condition as an appropriate region, a specifying unit specifying adjacent states of fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region among the plural fundamental regions, and a region segmentation unit performing region segmentation on each component included in the image based on the adjacent states of the fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region specified by the specifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi NAKAJIMA, Ikuya SAITO
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Publication number: 20110273577Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Publication number: 20110254971Abstract: An image processing method of the present invention includes a detection step detecting a characteristic area from each of three or more shot images having a common graphic pattern in part thereof, the characteristic area having an image significantly different from the other shot images, and a combining step extracting a partial image located in the characteristic area from each of the three or more shot images and combining these partial images into one image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Patent number: 7990429Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Patent number: 7703602Abstract: An easy-open encasement formed of a soft encasement member in the form of a film. An opening or an openable portion is formed in the soft encasement member, which allows a user to extract contents from the encasement. Furthermore, a lid member, which can be peelably adhered to the soft encasement member, is adhered to the surface of the soft encasement member such that it covers the opening or openable portion. With such a structure, a tab is provided at a part of the perimeter of the lid member, which serves as a starting point that allows the user to peel off the lid member. Furthermore, the tab includes a hinge portion, which allows the user to raise the tab, or a flap elevated from the surface of the encasement.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Ikuya Saito, Takeshi Hanajiri, Takeshi Bando, Hiromi Yamada
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Publication number: 20090096897Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image segmenting section, and a blur enhancement section. The imaging section images a field to generate photographic image data. The image segmenting section partitions an image of the photographic image data into a first region that is a main subject region and a second region where the main subject is not included. The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs blur enhancement processing on the image of the second region to enlarge the degree of blur of the image after image processing in proportion to the magnitude of the detected degree of blur of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Ikuya Saito
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Patent number: 7475781Abstract: A package is presented from which contents can be easily taken out. This package includes a film with a soft packaging material. On the surface of the soft packaging material is a cut line, such that, inside the cut line, an openable region is formed for taking contents out from the package. Further, inside the openable region, dashed lines are provided. When a lid member adhering to cover the openable region is peeled, the openable region easily adheres to the lid member side owing to the dashed lines to reliably form the opened portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Kobayashi, Ikuya Saito, Sachi Sugiura
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Publication number: 20070095709Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-open encasement 100 formed of a soft encasement member in the form of a film. An opening or an openable portion 150 is formed in the soft encasement member, which allows a user to extract contents from the encasement. Furthermore, a lid member 200, which can be peelably adhered to the soft encasement member, is adhered to the surface of the soft encasement member such that it covers the opening or openable portion 150. With such a structure, a tab 210 is provided at a part of the perimeter of the lid member 200, which serves as a starting point that allows the user to peel off the lid member 200. Furthermore, the tab 210 includes a hinge portion 212, which allows the user to raise said tab 210, or a flap elevated from the surface of the encasement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Ikuya SAITO, Takeshi HANAJIRI, Takeshi BANDO, Hiromi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20050284776Abstract: A package is presented from which contents can be easily taken out. This package includes a film with a soft packaging material. On the surface of the soft packaging material is a cut line, such that, inside the cut line, an openable region is formed for taking contents out from the package. Further, inside the openable region, dashed lines are provided. When a lid member adhering to cover the openable region is peeled, the openable region easily adheres to the lid member side owing to the dashed lines to reliably form the opened portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2005Publication date: December 29, 2005Applicant: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Kobayashi, Ikuya Saito, Sachi Sugiura
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Publication number: 20040206651Abstract: Disclosed is a wet sheet container for housing a sheet roll that is a wet sheet wound in the form of a roll. A container body is formed with a storage space into which the sheet roll is to be inserted. The container body is separable into two or more parts so that separation of the container body allows insertion of the sheet roll into the storage space. A shaft is located inside the container body so as to be inserted into a center hole of the sheet roll. The shaft defines a support space which extends along an axial direction thereof and communicates with the outside of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Ikuya Saito, Kiyoshi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 6063393Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of individual plants with solid shaped plant treatment agents which are introduced into the sap conduction paths of the plants, new solid shaped plant treatment agents and their production.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1993Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K.K.Inventors: Shin-ichi Tsuboi, Atsumi Kamochi, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Ikuya Saito, Yuzuru Wada, Kunihiro Isono, Shigeharu Koyama
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Patent number: 5561945Abstract: A method of killing noxious insects with the use of either a shaped article having a projection previously coated with a particular active compound or a shaped article having a projection and provided with a spout for discharging said active compound. Pressure is applied from outside onto and around the stalks and/or stems of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, thereby forcibly making the surfaces of said stalks and/or stems absorb the active compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1994Date of Patent: October 8, 1996Assignee: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K.K.Inventors: Atsumi Kamochi, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Ikuya Saito