Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Hagiwara

Katsuyuki Hagiwara 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: 9614996
    Abstract: Based on attachment position information of each of a plurality of sensor units, which reads an image in each area obtained by dividing the area of an original in a sub-scanning direction, image data output from the sensor unit undergoes attachment error correction of correcting the attachment error of the sensor unit. Image data output from the plurality of sensor units then undergo joint processing. Based on the placement information of the original, tilt correction of correcting the tilt of the original is performed for the image data having undergone the joint processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20160352965
    Abstract: Based on attachment position information of each of a plurality of sensor units, which reads an image in each area obtained by dividing the area of an original in a sub-scanning direction, image data output from the sensor unit undergoes attachment error correction of correcting the attachment error of the sensor unit. Image data output from the plurality of sensor units then undergo joint processing. Based on the placement information of the original, tilt correction of correcting the tilt of the original is performed for the image data having undergone the joint processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 9451125
    Abstract: Based on attachment position information of each of a plurality of sensor units, which reads an image in each area obtained by dividing the area of an original in a sub-scanning direction, image data output from the sensor unit undergoes attachment error correction of correcting the attachment error of the sensor unit. Image data output from the plurality of sensor units then undergo joint processing. Based on the placement information of the original, tilt correction of correcting the tilt of the original is performed for the image data having undergone the joint processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20150070734
    Abstract: Based on attachment position information of each of a plurality of sensor units, which reads an image in each area obtained by dividing the area of an original in a sub-scanning direction, image data output from the sensor unit undergoes attachment error correction of correcting the attachment error of the sensor unit. Image data output from the plurality of sensor units then undergo joint processing. Based on the placement information of the original, tilt correction of correcting the tilt of the original is performed for the image data having undergone the joint processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 8675947
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8649065
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first halftone processor, a first filtering processor, a second filtering processor, and an evaluator. The first halftone processor generates first halftone image data from input image data using thresholds. The first filtering processor smoothes the first halftone image data using a first filter having a size corresponding to a cycle of the thresholds. The second filtering processor smoothes the input image data using a second filter having a characteristic corresponding to the first filter. The evaluator evaluates a moiré caused in the first halftone image data based on a difference between the first halftone image data smoothed by the first filtering processor and the image data smoothed by the second filtering processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Hisashi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130236077
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8452070
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8320018
    Abstract: An output device which outputs pixel data corresponding to a color material used by a printing unit to the printing unit includes an image buffer which stores image data, a generation unit which generates density data corresponding to the color material based on image data read out from the image buffer, a print buffer which stores density data generated by the generation unit, and a conversion unit which converts density data read out from the print buffer into pixel data corresponding to the resolution of the printing unit synchronously with the printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20120113447
    Abstract: An output device which outputs pixel data corresponding to a color material used by a printing unit to the printing unit includes an image buffer which stores image data, a generation unit which generates density data corresponding to the color material based on image data read out from the image buffer, a print buffer which stores density data generated by the generation unit, and a conversion unit which converts density data read out from the print buffer into pixel data corresponding to the resolution of the printing unit synchronously with the printing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuyuki HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 8134742
    Abstract: An output device which outputs pixel data corresponding to a color material used by a printing unit to the printing unit includes an image buffer which stores image data, a generation unit which generates density data corresponding to the color material based on image data read out from the image buffer, a print buffer which stores density data generated by the generation unit, and a conversion unit which converts density data read out from the print buffer into pixel data corresponding to the resolution of the printing unit synchronously with the printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20120057771
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8077957
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20110157655
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first halftone processor, a first filtering processor, a second filtering processor, and an evaluator. The first halftone processor generates first halftone image data from input image data using thresholds. The first filtering processor smoothes the first halftone image data using a first filter having a size corresponding to a cycle of the thresholds. The second filtering processor smoothes the input image data using a second filter having a characteristic corresponding to the first filter. The evaluator evaluates a moiré caused in the first halftone image data based on a difference between the first halftone image data smoothed by the first filtering processor and the image data smoothed by the second filtering processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Hisashi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090304255
    Abstract: The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7561744
    Abstract: This invention can generate encoded data of a high compression ratio of not only a halftone image but also a vertical stripe portion or text portion, which is weak in the conventional method, by a simple process or circuit scale, and can decode the encoded data on the decoding side by a simple process or circuit scale. To this end, image data is input from an input terminal (109). A reference pixel value storage unit (101) stores image data for one period of a dither matrix. A first prediction unit (102) calculates a predicted value of a pixel of interest with reference to threshold values less than one period of pixel values, which are stored in the reference pixel value storage unit (101). A second prediction unit (104) determines a pixel value one period before the pixel of interest as a predicted value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Kaname Tomiyasu
  • Publication number: 20080123119
    Abstract: An output device which outputs pixel data corresponding to a color material used by a printing unit to the printing unit includes an image buffer which stores image data, a generation unit which generates density data corresponding to the color material based on image data read out from the image buffer, a print buffer which stores density data generated by the generation unit, and a conversion unit which converts density data read out from the print buffer into pixel data corresponding to the resolution of the printing unit synchronously with the printing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuyuki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20050152610
    Abstract: This invention can generate encoded data of a high compression ratio of not only a halftone image but also a vertical stripe portion or text portion, which is weak in the conventional method, by a simple process or circuit scale, and can decode the encoded data on the decoding side by a simple-process or circuit scale. To this end, image data is input from an input terminal (109). A reference pixel value storage unit (101) stores image data for one period of a dither matrix. A first prediction unit (102) calculates a predicted value of a pixel of interest with reference to threshold values less than one period of pixel values, which are stored in the reference pixel value storage unit (101). A second prediction unit (104) determines a pixel value one period before the pixel of interest as a predicted value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Hagiwara, Kaname Tomiyasu