Patents by Inventor Karin Kon
Karin Kon 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: 10761701Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Patent number: 10540069Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Patent number: 10410388Abstract: An image editing method comprises: a step of acquiring identification information on each of a plurality of operation instruction units for instructing editing of an image, a step of automatically selecting one or more images for editing from a group of images to classify the one or more images into a group of usable images based on the identification information, a step of determining a right to edit reaching contents of processing which each operation instruction unit is authorized to perform against each image in the group of usable images, and a step of performing editing processing on an image to be edited in the group of usable images based upon the determined right to edit according to an editing instruction supplied from each operation instruction unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Karin Kon, Kei Yamaji, Kazuhiro Mino
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Publication number: 20180046362Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Publication number: 20180032240Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Publication number: 20160163082Abstract: An image editing method comprises: a step of acquiring identification information on each of a plurality of operation instruction units for instructing editing of an image, a step of automatically selecting one or more images for editing from a group of images to classify the one or more images into a group of usable images based on the identification information, a step of determining a right to edit reaching contents of processing which each operation instruction unit is authorized to perform against each image in the group of usable images, and a step of performing editing processing on an image to be edited in the group of usable images based upon the determined right to edit according to an editing instruction supplied from each operation instruction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Karin Kon, Kei Yamaji, Kazuhiro Mino
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Patent number: 9292172Abstract: An image editing method comprises: a step of acquiring identification information on each of a plurality of operation instruction units for instructing editing of an image, a step of automatically selecting one or more images for editing from a group of images to classify the one or more images into a group of usable images based on the identification information, a step of determining a right to edit reaching contents of processing which each operation instruction unit is authorized to perform against each image in the group of usable images, and a step of performing editing processing on an image to be edited in the group of usable images based upon the determined right to edit according to an editing instruction supplied from each operation instruction unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Karin Kon, Kei Yamaji, Kazuhiro Mino
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Publication number: 20160019418Abstract: The saving device for image sharing includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the images offered by a sharer of the images, a sharee information storing unit configured to store sharee information with respect to at least one sharee, a subject assessing unit configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the acquired images, an image associating unit configured to associate the images assessed as not including a person subject with the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information, and a shared image determining unit configured to determine the images to be shared with the sharee or sharees from among the associated images and the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information. The image sharing system and an image sharing method use such a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Kazuma Tsukagoshi, Yukinori Yokoyama, Karin Kon, Yuto Furukawa
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Patent number: 9178920Abstract: The saving device for image sharing includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the images offered by a sharer of the images, a sharee information storing unit configured to store sharee information with respect to at least one sharee, a subject assessing unit configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the acquired images, an image associating unit configured to associate the images assessed as not including a person subject with the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information, and a shared image determining unit configured to determine the images to be shared with the sharee or sharees from among the associated images and the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information. The image sharing system and an image sharing method use such a device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kazuma Tsukagoshi, Yukinori Yokoyama, Karin Kon, Yuto Furukawa
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Publication number: 20150205503Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Patent number: 9064475Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Publication number: 20140379810Abstract: The saving device for image sharing includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the images offered by a sharer of the images, a sharee information storing unit configured to store sharee information with respect to at least one sharee, a subject assessing unit configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the acquired images, an image associating unit configured to associate the images assessed as not including a person subject with the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information, and a shared image determining unit configured to determine the images to be shared with the sharee or sharees from among the associated images and the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information. The image sharing system and an image sharing method use such a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Kazuma Tsukagoshi, Yukinori Yokoyama, Karin Kon, Yuto Furukawa
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Patent number: 8855379Abstract: The saving device for image sharing includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the images offered by a sharer of the images, a sharee information storing unit configured to store sharee information with respect to at least one sharee, a subject assessing unit configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the acquired images, an image associating unit configured to associate the images assessed as not including a person subject with the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information, and a shared image determining unit configured to determine the images to be shared with the sharee or sharees from among the associated images and the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information. The image sharing system and an image sharing method use such a device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kazuma Tsukagoshi, Yukinori Yokoyama, Karin Kon, Yuto Furukawa
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Patent number: 8782506Abstract: A required number of images for creating an album are compensated using existing still images, and an album with a fine appearance is created by effectively using a small number of available still images (still images in stock). A value N, which is obtained by subtracting the total number of selected images from the total number of images that a template of a photo album requires (the total number of combination frames), is determined as the minimum number of shortfall images that are required for compensating the shortage of images. An image (original image for creation) appropriate for the original, from which images for compensating the shortage of images are created, is selected from among selected images. New images are created by applying a predetermined image processing to the selected original image for creation, until the minimum number N of shortfall images is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kei Yamaji, Hotsumi Ihara, Atsushi Misawa, Karin Kon, Yuko Suzuki
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Patent number: 8650472Abstract: A size of a region to be allocated to an image layout date is bigger than a size of a region to be allocated to a date other than the image layout date (image-not-layout date). An image to be allocated to the image layout date is enlarged so that a size of the image matches a size of an allocation region allocated to the image layout date, and the enlarged images is laid. Characters indicating the dates are arranged to regions allocated to previous dates, the image layout date, and following dates. Accordingly, a calendar with an attractive appearance can be generated by altering the layout of the dates and information to be output, even if a user has taken photographs on not so many days in the unit such as a month or a week.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kei Yamaji, Atsushi Misawa, Kazuhiro Mino, Yuko Suzuki, Karin Kon
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Patent number: 8638466Abstract: In an image network system used for network print service which receives an order for printing or the like by using a communication network such as the Internet, there are provided a center server capable of providing service which is different depending upon points given to a customer according to an order track record, at a time of using the system, capable of suitably setting a storage capacity and a storage period of an image for a user without placing a burden on the user while importance is placed on an operational efficiency of the system, capable of allowing a user to upload images as many as possible in an album, and useful for prompting an order, and an image network system including the center server.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Wataru Hirayama, Maki Kurose, Kyouko Shiromizu, Kenji Hori, Takeshi Dosaka, Osamu Mito, Karin Kon, Takeshi Teraoka, Takuya Shimomura, Yoshiji Endo
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Publication number: 20130342582Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yukita GOTOHDA, Karin KON
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Publication number: 20130311897Abstract: An image editing method comprises: a step of acquiring identification information on each of a plurality of operation instruction units for instructing editing of an image, a step of automatically selecting one or more images for editing from a group of images to classify the one or more images into a group of usable images based on the identification information, a step of determining a right to edit reaching contents of processing which each operation instruction unit is authorized to perform against each image in the group of usable images, and a step of performing editing processing on an image to be edited in the group of usable images based upon the determined right to edit according to an editing instruction supplied from each operation instruction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: KARIN KON, KEI YAMAJI, KAZUHIRO MINO
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Patent number: 8547399Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes a extension width determination unit for determining a extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yukita Gotohda, Karin Kon
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Patent number: 8538968Abstract: The saving device for image sharing saves images offered by a sharer of the images for image sharing and accessibly shares in an album form among at least one share. The device includes a sharee layout storing means configured to store first layout information of a sharee's album, a shared area determining means configured to determine a shared area to be shared in the sharee's album from a sharer's album, and a layout changing means configured to automatically change a layout of the shared area based on the first layout information of the at least one sharee. An image sharing system includes the device, and an image sharing method uses the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuma Tsukagoshi, Yukinori Yokoyama, Karin Kon, Yuto Furukawa