Patents by Inventor Kousuke Kubota

Kousuke Kubota 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133734
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first recognition unit (122) that performs recognition processing based on a point group output by a photodetection distance measurement unit (11), and outputs three-dimensional recognition information of a target object, the photodetection distance measurement unit (11) including a light transmission unit (101) that transmits light modulated by a frequency continuous modulation wave and a light reception unit (103) that receives light and outputs a reception signal, and outputting, based on the reception signal, a point group including a plurality of points each having velocity information, a generation unit (125) that generates vibration distribution information indicating a vibration distribution of the target object based on the velocity information and the three-dimensional recognition information, and a detection unit (20) that detects an abnormality of the target object based on the vibration distribution information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kawamura, Kazutoshi Kitano, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20240103133
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a recognition unit (122) configured to perform recognition processing on the basis of a point cloud output from a photodetection ranging unit (11) using a frequency modulated continuous wave to determine a designated area in a real object, the photodetection ranging unit being configured to output the point cloud including velocity information and three-dimensional coordinates of the point cloud on the basis of a reception signal reflected by an object and received, and configured to output three-dimensional recognition information including information indicating the determined designated area, and a correction unit (125) configured to correct three-dimensional coordinates of the designated area in the point cloud on the basis of the three-dimensional recognition information output by the recognition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kousuke Takahashi, Kazutoshi Kitano, Yuusuke Kawamura, Takeshi Kubota
  • Patent number: 9025217
    Abstract: There is provided a document, wherein a measurement image for measuring a position of an image relative to a document is formed on a first surface thereof, a designation image for designating a document position, at which the document is placed on an image reading apparatus that reads an image, is formed on a second surface thereof, and wherein the document is spaced from an end portion of a reading region of the image reading apparatus by placing the document in accordance with the designation of the designation image, and the designation image is formed such that the measurement image is placed in the reading region of the image reading apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tanigawa, Kousuke Kubota, Osamu Goto, Ryuji Fujiki, Takeshi Kato
  • Patent number: 8830521
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An image forming unit forms an image by using plural predetermined colors. An index forming unit causes the image forming unit to form two or more consecutive image correcting indexes of one type by using an identical color, the image correcting indexes being used for correcting misregistration of an image to be formed. The image correcting indexes are sequentially transferred to an image carrier. A detector includes a light source emitting light to the image correcting indexes and a light receiver receiving light reflected by the image carrier and the image correcting indexes to generate a detection signal. A position specifying unit specifies a position between two consecutive image correcting indexes by using the detection signal. A misregistration correcting unit corrects misregistration of an image to be formed by using the specified position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Kubota, Tetsuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8824008
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An image forming unit forms an image by using plural predetermined colors. An index forming unit causes the image forming unit to form three or more consecutive image correcting indexes of one type by using an identical color, the image correcting indexes being used for correcting misregistration of an image to be formed. The image correcting indexes are sequentially transferred to an image carrier. A detector includes a light source emitting light to the image correcting indexes and a light receiver receiving light reflected by the image carrier and the image correcting indexes to generate a detection signal. A position specifying unit specifies a position of an image correcting index located at the center of three consecutive image correcting indexes by using the detection signal. A misregistration correcting unit corrects misregistration of an image to be formed by using the specified position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Kubota, Tetsuhiro Inoue, Tsutomu Udaka, Kenta Ogata, Osamu Goto
  • Patent number: 8811865
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an adjustment sequence controller that causes first to third adjustment processes to be executed. In the first adjustment process, if a second registration mark having reduced calculation errors of shifts of toner-image formation positions as compared with those of a first registration mark is formed in a normal way, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the second registration mark. In the second adjustment process, if the second registration mark is not formed in the normal way, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the first registration mark. In the third adjustment process, if the second registration mark is formed in the normal way after the second adjustment process, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the second registration mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Inoue, Kousuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 8811845
    Abstract: In a registration mark, when toners of plural colors are divided into two groups of a low-reflectance group having a relatively low spectral reflectance and a high-reflectance group having a relatively high spectral reflectance in accordance with high and low levels of spectral reflectances with respect to light emitted by an optical sensor, a toner pattern that gives information of a toner-image formation position of a toner-image forming unit using the toner that belongs to the low-reflectance group includes a first pattern in which the toner that belongs to the high-reflectance group is distributed without a gap in a moving direction of the transferred member, and second patterns formed with the toner used by the toner-image forming unit, the second patterns being arranged on both sides of the first pattern in the moving direction of the transferred member without a gap with respect to the first pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Kubota, Tetsuhiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140022609
    Abstract: There is provided a document, wherein a measurement image for measuring a position of an image relative to a document is formed on a first surface thereof, a designation image for designating a document position, at which the document is placed on an image reading apparatus that reads an image, is formed on a second surface thereof, and wherein the document is spaced from an end portion of a reading region of the image reading apparatus by placing the document in accordance with the designation of the designation image, and the designation image is formed such that the measurement image is placed in the reading region of the image reading apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro TANIGAWA, Kousuke KUBOTA, Osamu GOTO, Ryuji FUJIKI, Takeshi KATO
  • Publication number: 20130258355
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An image forming unit forms an image by using plural predetermined colors. An index forming unit causes the image forming unit to form three or more consecutive image correcting indexes of one type by using an identical color, the image correcting indexes being used for correcting misregistration of an image to be formed. The image correcting indexes are sequentially transferred to an image carrier. A detector includes a light source emitting light to the image correcting indexes and a light receiver receiving light reflected by the image carrier and the image correcting indexes to generate a detection signal. A position specifying unit specifies a position of an image correcting index located at the center of three consecutive image correcting indexes by using the detection signal. A misregistration correcting unit corrects misregistration of an image to be formed by using the specified position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke KUBOTA, Tetsuhiro INOUE, Tsutomu UDAKA, Kenta OGATA, Osamu GOTO
  • Publication number: 20130258363
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An image forming unit forms an image by using plural predetermined colors. An index forming unit causes the image forming unit to form two or more consecutive image correcting indexes of one type by using an identical color, the image correcting indexes being used for correcting misregistration of an image to be formed. The image correcting indexes are sequentially transferred to an image carrier. A detector includes a light source emitting light to the image correcting indexes and a light receiver receiving light reflected by the image carrier and the image correcting indexes to generate a detection signal. A position specifying unit specifies a position between two consecutive image correcting indexes by using the detection signal. A misregistration correcting unit corrects misregistration of an image to be formed by using the specified position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke KUBOTA, Tetsuhiro INOUE
  • Publication number: 20130078010
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an adjustment sequence controller that causes first to third adjustment processes to be executed. In the first adjustment process, if a second registration mark having reduced calculation errors of shifts of toner-image formation positions as compared with those of a first registration mark is formed in a normal way, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the second registration mark. In the second adjustment process, if the second registration mark is not formed in the normal way, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the first registration mark. In the third adjustment process, if the second registration mark is formed in the normal way after the second adjustment process, the toner-image formation positions are adjusted by using the second registration mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro INOUE, Kousuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20130064564
    Abstract: In a registration mark, when toners of plural colors are divided into two groups of a low-reflectance group having a relatively low spectral reflectance and a high-reflectance group having a relatively high spectral reflectance in accordance with high and low levels of spectral reflectances with respect to light emitted by an optical sensor, a toner pattern that gives information of a toner-image formation position of a toner-image forming unit using the toner that belongs to the low-reflectance group includes a first pattern in which the toner that belongs to the high-reflectance group is distributed without a gap in a moving direction of the transferred member, and second patterns formed with the toner used by the toner-image forming unit, the second patterns being arranged on both sides of the first pattern in the moving direction of the transferred member without a gap with respect to the first pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke KUBOTA, Tetsuhiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 7647015
    Abstract: A color image forming apparatus includes a color-shift-detection-image forming unit, a color shift detector, a recording-material color-shift correcting unit and a conveyance-unit color-shift correcting unit. The color-shift-detection-image forming unit selectively forms a color-shift detection image on a recording medium or a first conveyance unit. The color shift detector detects color shift based on the color-shift detection image. The recording-material color-shift correcting unit performs color-shift correction based on the color-shift detection information corresponding to the color shift on the recording medium. The conveyance-unit color-shift correcting unit performs color-shift correction based on an amount of change in the color-shift detection information corresponding to the color shift on the first conveyance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Kubota, Noribumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20080292335
    Abstract: A color image forming apparatus includes a color-shift-detection-image forming unit, a color shift detector, a recording-material color-shift correcting unit and a conveyance-unit color-shift correcting unit. The color-shift-detection-image forming unit selectively forms a color-shift detection image on a recording medium or a first conveyance unit. The color shift detector detects color shift based on the color-shift detection image. The recording-material color-shift correcting unit performs color-shift correction based on the color-shift detection information corresponding to the color shift on the recording medium. The conveyance-unit color-shift correcting unit performs color-shift correction based on an amount of change in the color-shift detection information corresponding to the color shift on the first conveyance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Kubota, Noribumi Sato
  • Patent number: 7317439
    Abstract: Picture quality on a display screen is corrected in accordance with a change either in image information or in the light state. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel, a lighting means for lighting the display panel, a parameter adjusting means for adjusting a parameter participating in picture quality so as to conform the light state while using variations in the light state of the lighting means as a trigger, a signal correcting means for inputting a display signal and correcting the input display signal in accordance with the adjusted parameter, and a driving means for driving the display panel on the basis of the corrected display signal. The light state is controlled according to the content of a file containing the information to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Tadashi Kayada, Kousuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20020105527
    Abstract: Picture quality on a display screen is corrected in accordance with a change either in image information or in the light state. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel, a lighting means for lighting the display panel, a parameter adjusting means for adjusting a parameter participating in picture quality so as to conform the light state while using variations in the light state of the lighting means as a trigger, a signal correcting means for inputting a display signal and correcting the input display signal in accordance with the adjusted parameter, and a driving means for driving the display panel on the basis of the corrected display signal. The light state is controlled according to the content of a file containing the information to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Ryota Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Tadashi Kayada, Kousuke Kubota