Patents by Inventor Kan Ito

Kan Ito 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: 11302045
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains a captured image, an information obtaining unit that obtains analysis data recorded in correspondence with the captured image and including flag information indicating whether an object present in the captured image is a masking target, a detecting unit that detects objects from the captured image, and a mask processing unit that generates an image in which an object, among the objects detected from the captured image, which is indicated as the masking target by the flag information, is masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 11004214
    Abstract: Anonymization processing for protecting privacy and personal information can be appropriately performed based on a detection state of a moving object within an imaging range. Processing corresponding to one of a first mode for anonymizing an area of a human body based on a fixed background image and a second mode for anonymizing the area of the human body based on a basic background image is performed on an area of a detected moving object based on a detection result of a moving object detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20190073813
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit that obtains a captured image, an information obtaining unit that obtains analysis data recorded in correspondence with the captured image and including flag information indicating whether an object present in the captured image is a masking target, a detecting unit that detects objects from the captured image, and a mask processing unit that generates an image in which an object, among the objects detected from the captured image, which is indicated as the masking target by the flag information, is masked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20190012793
    Abstract: Anonymization processing for protecting privacy and personal information can be appropriately performed based on a detection state of a moving object within an imaging range. Processing corresponding to one of a first mode for anonymizing an area of a human body based on a fixed background image and a second mode for anonymizing the area of the human body based on a basic background image is performed on an area of a detected moving object based on a detection result of a moving object detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 9613429
    Abstract: An image reading out apparatus reads out a partial image in a frame of an image within an image sensing unit, and outputs image data corresponding to the frame of the image and the partial image to an image development processing unit. A detection unit detects an object in a frame of a first image read out from the image sensing unit, and detects a moving speed of the object. A control unit (i) determines an area corresponding to the object, and (ii) controls, in accordance with the moving speed of the object detected by the detection unit, an interval of time to read out the partial image in the area in a frame of a second image within the image sensing unit. A reading unit reads out the frame of the first image and the partial image within the image sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20160084932
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect movement information for specifying a movement direction of a specific moving object detected from an image obtained by at least one of a plurality of image capturing units, a prediction unit configured to predict a second image capturing unit configured to image-capture the specific moving object subsequently to a first image capturing unit based on the movement information detected by the detection unit and information representing an image capturing range of each of the plurality of image capturing units, and a display control unit configured to perform display for specifying a prediction result by the prediction unit before the second image capturing unit image-captures the specific moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 9160913
    Abstract: An image matching system in which an imaging apparatus configured to capture an image and a storage unit configured to store matching information are connected to each other via a network and the imaging apparatus performs matching between the matching information and the captured image includes a selection unit configured to select, from among the matching information stored in the storage unit, matching information corresponding to predetermined time, and an updating unit configured to update the matching information to be used by the imaging apparatus to perform matching with the captured image with the matching information selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 8860823
    Abstract: A method for processing information in an adapter device for an imaging apparatus includes acquiring user identification information registered in the imaging apparatus connected to the adapter device, acquiring user identification information of a person identification reference database stored in a storage medium inserted in the adapter device, determining whether the user identification information acquired from the imaging apparatus corresponds to the user identification information acquired from the person identification reference database, determining whether a person registered in the person identification reference database is included in an image acquired by the imaging apparatus when it is determined that the pieces of the user identification information correspond to each other, and recording personal information of the person stored in the person identification reference database in attribute information of the image when it is determined that the person registered in the person identification ref
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 8786717
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to connected via a network to a one or a plurality of remote apparatuses each of which processes information. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting that an imaging apparatus is connected thereto, a determination unit for determining, according to processing to be performed on media data photographed by the imaging apparatus, whether the processing is performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction unit for issuing, when the determination unit determines that the processing is not performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction to the remote apparatus capable of performing the processing to perform the processing on the media data, and a media data receiving unit for receiving from the remote apparatus to which the execution instruction is issued, the media data on which the processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20140068514
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to efficiently display and transmit information on a detected object. A display controlling system of the present invention includes: a detecting unit that detects an object from image data which an image sensing unit has read out from an image sensing device; and a display controlling unit that makes a display unit display a listing of one or more objects which the detecting unit has detected, and makes the display unit display second image data which corresponds to an object selected from the listing out of first image data which the image sensing device has generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20130301877
    Abstract: An image reading out control apparatus comprises: a detection unit configured to detect an object on an image captured by an image capturing unit; and a control unit configured to control an interval to extract images of a region including the object from the image capturing unit, according to the moving speed of the object detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20130265454
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to connected via a network to a one or a plurality of remote apparatuses each of which processes information. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting that an imaging apparatus is connected thereto, a determination unit for determining, according to processing to be performed on media data photographed by the imaging apparatus, whether the processing is performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction unit for issuing, when the determination unit determines that the processing is not performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction to the remote apparatus capable of performing the processing to perform the processing on the media data, and a media data receiving unit for receiving from the remote apparatus to which the execution instruction is issued, the media data on which the processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 8477203
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to connected via a network to a one or a plurality of remote apparatuses each of which processes information. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting that an imaging apparatus is connected thereto, a determination unit for determining, according to processing to be performed on media data photographed by the imaging apparatus, whether the processing is performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction unit for issuing, when the determination unit determines that the processing is not performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction to the remote apparatus capable of performing the processing to perform the processing on the media data, and a media data receiving unit for receiving from the remote apparatus to which the execution instruction is issued, the media data on which the processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 8305451
    Abstract: Media data, which includes an image file recorded on a disk recording medium of a connected image sensing apparatus, management information including the recording position of the image file on the disk recording medium, and backup information of the management information, is received from the image sensing apparatus. Finalize processing of the disk recording medium is virtually executed using the received media data, and a generated disk image is stored on a memory. In response to a request from a data receiving terminal, the media data of the virtual disk image on the memory is transmitted to the data receiving terminal via a communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20110069863
    Abstract: An image matching system in which an imaging apparatus configured to capture an image and a storage unit configured to store matching information are connected to each other via a network and the imaging apparatus performs matching between the matching information and the captured image includes a selection unit configured to select, from among the matching information stored in the storage unit, matching information corresponding to predetermined time, and an updating unit configured to update the matching information to be used by the imaging apparatus to perform matching with the captured image with the matching information selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20100091114
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to connected via a network to a one or a plurality of remote apparatuses each of which processes information. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting that an imaging apparatus is connected thereto, a determination unit for determining, according to processing to be performed on media data photographed by the imaging apparatus, whether the processing is performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction unit for issuing, when the determination unit determines that the processing is not performed by the information processing apparatus, an execution instruction to the remote apparatus capable of performing the processing to perform the processing on the media data, and a media data receiving unit for receiving from the remote apparatus to which the execution instruction is issued, the media data on which the processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20090316005
    Abstract: A method for processing information in an adapter device for an imaging apparatus includes acquiring user identification information registered in the imaging apparatus connected to the adapter device, acquiring user identification information of a person identification reference database stored in a storage medium inserted in the adapter device, determining whether the user identification information acquired from the imaging apparatus corresponds to the user identification information acquired from the person identification reference database, determining whether a person registered in the person identification reference database is included in an image acquired by the imaging apparatus when it is determined that the pieces of the user identification information correspond to each other, and recording personal information of the person stored in the person identification reference database in attribute information of the image when it is determined that the person registered in the person identification ref
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Publication number: 20080297836
    Abstract: Media data, which includes an image file recorded on a disk recording medium of a connected image sensing apparatus, management information including the recording position of the image file on the disk recording medium, and backup information of the management information, is received from the image sensing apparatus. Finalize processing of the disk recording medium is virtually executed using the received media data, and a generated disk image is stored on a memory. In response to a request from a data receiving terminal, the media data of the virtual disk image on the memory is transmitted to the data receiving terminal via a communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 6965400
    Abstract: A video input apparatus and image pickup system having a camera section having a camera unit, and a video processing section for processing an image signal from the camera section so as to supply to a host terminal. The camera section outputs a multiplexed signal on which synchronizing signals of an image signal are multiplexed on the image signal, to the video processing section through a cable. The video processing section separates the image signal and the synchronizing signals from the multiplexed signal and processes the image signal to output a video signal. The camera unit in the camera section is exchangeable, and the video processing section detects the type of the camera unit based on the separated synchronizing signals and processes the image signal in accordance with the detected type of the camera unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Haba, Kan Ito, Ichiko Miyasaka
  • Patent number: 6809757
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a pick-up for picking-up a subject, temporal storage for temporarily storing sets of image information picked up by the pick-up during predetermined time periods, and a display for displaying the stored sets of image information and image information from the pick-up. A subject views the display during image pick-up. Also included is a control that causes temporal storage to store the sets of image information corresponding to the same subject picked up by the pick-up during the predetermined time periods, and causes display of the sets of image information corresponding to the same subject and stored in temporal storage discriminatively from the image information from the pick-up. At least one of the sets of image information is selected corresponding to the same subject in temporal storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Tomishige Taguchi, Shozo Endo, Atsushi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawahara