Patents by Inventor Katsushi Mimamino

Katsushi Mimamino 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: 7426061
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes an input unit, an adjusting amount storage unit, a first conversion unit, a second conversion unit and an adjusting unit. The input unit inputs an adjustment substitute value to be selected for a color adjustment. The adjusting amount storage unit stores an adjusting amount corresponding to the adjustment substitute value for each color space including a first color space and a second color space. The first conversion unit converts the input image data into image data of the first color space. The second conversion unit converts the input image data into image data of the second color space. The adjusting unit adds an adjustment to the image data of the first color space and the second color space by using the adjusting amount for the color space of the converted image data. The adjusting amount is stored in the adjusting amount storage unit by being associated with the input adjustment substitute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsushi Mimamino
  • Patent number: 7388692
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires sample values of an original document at a prescribed cycle from a plurality of line sensors provided in parallel with a main scanning direction at a prescribed interval between one another, a storage unit having a capacity that stores the sample values for a prescribed number of samplings and a transferring unit that transfers relatively the original document and sampling positions of the line sensors. A correction unit corrects by carrying out a gap correction process for correcting a gap of the sampling positions of each of the line sensors in accordance with the sample values stored in the storage unit and an instructing unit instructs the transferring unit. In accordance with a rate of magnification for scanning the original document and the capacity of the storage unit, the instructing unit determines whether the gap correction process according to the rate of magnification can be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsushi Mimamino, Tetsuharu Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Namikawa
  • Publication number: 20080123149
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires sample values of an original document at a prescribed cycle from a plurality of line sensors provided in parallel with a main scanning direction at a prescribed interval between one another, a storage unit having a capacity that stores the sample values for a prescribed number of samplings and a transferring unit that transfers relatively the original document and sampling positions of the line sensors. A correction unit corrects to carry out a gap correction process for correcting a gap of the sampling positions of each of the line sensors in accordance with the sample values stored in the storage unit and an instructing unit instructs the transferring unit. In accordance with a rate of magnification for scanning the original document and the capacity of the storage unit, the instructing unit determines whether the gap correction process according to the rate of magnification can be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsushi MIMAMINO, Tetsuharu YAMAGUCHI, Hirofumi NAMIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7321446
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes n line sensors which are arranged with a prescribed interval L between one another, an image signal output unit which outputs image signals under a prescribed cycle from the line sensors and a line memory which stores the image signals for a plurality of lines and outputs the image signals with a delay. A control unit is provided for controlling to input one of the image signals of a certain cycle into the line memory, and to output an image signal from the line memory by delaying a certain number of lines, in accordance with a prescribed rate of magnification N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirofumi Namikawa, Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20050254076
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes a pre-correction unit, a computation processing unit and a post-correction unit. The pre-correction unit includes a pre-correction circuit which carries out a pre-correction to reverse a highest-order bit of a pixel value on input data of a color component. The pre-correction unit selectively outputs the input data of the color component or the data of the color component pre-corrected by the pre-correction circuit according to the color component. The computation processing unit carries out a prescribed computation processing on the data of the color component output by the pre-correction unit and outputs the data of the color component carried out with the prescribed computation processing. The post-correction unit includes a post-correction circuit which carries out a post-correction to reverse a highest-order bit of a pixel value on the data of the color component output by the computation processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventor: Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20050094886
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes an input unit, an adjusting amount storage unit, a first conversion unit, a second conversion unit and an adjusting unit. The input unit inputs an adjustment substitute value to be selected for a color adjustment. The adjusting amount storage unit stores an adjusting amount corresponding to the adjustment substitute value for each color space including a first color space and a second color space. The first conversion unit converts the input image data into image data of the first color space. The second conversion unit converts the input image data into image data of the second color space. The adjusting unit adds an adjustment to the image data of the first color space and the second color space by using the adjusting amount for the color space of the converted image data. The adjusting amount is stored in the adjusting amount storage unit by being associated with the input adjustment substitute value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20050062779
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes an input unit that inputs color image data, a designating unit that designates a hue range in accordance with a pattern image and a control unit that controls to carry out an image processing of the color image data input by the input unit in accordance with the hue range designated by the designating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20040252323
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image scanning device that outputs via a network, scanned image information obtained by scanning an image of an original document, an image output device that visibly outputs remote image information input from a remote device, and an information processing device that accepts an input of the scanned image information from the image scanning device and that outputs the scanned image information to the image output device. A hub connects the image scanning device, the image output device and the information processing device to the network so that data can be exchanged by a common protocol. The image scanning device includes a port for connecting the image output device, a port for connecting the information processing device and a controller that analyzes destination information of data input from the ports and switches connections of the ports in accordance with the destination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20040036930
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes n line sensors which are arranged with a prescribed interval L between one another, an image signal output unit which outputs image signals under a prescribed cycle from the line sensors and a line memory which stores the image signals for a plurality of lines and outputs the image signals with a delay. A control unit is provided for controlling to input one of the image signals of a certain cycle into the line memory, and to output an image signal from the line memory by delaying a certain number of lines, in accordance with a prescribed rate of magnification N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Namikawa, Katsushi Mimamino