Patents by Inventor Makoto FUJIO

Makoto FUJIO 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: 10523846
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a conversion relationship acquisition unit that acquires, for each of plural output destinations by which to output an image, a conversion relationship for performing color correction corresponding to each of the output destinations; a selection information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of the plural output destinations, selection information about whether or not to perform color correction using the conversion relationship; and an image data transmission unit that transmits, to a display device, image data expressing the image before or after performing color correction on a basis of the selection information acquired from the selection information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko Sakai, Makoto Fujio
  • Patent number: 10276082
    Abstract: A color adjustment device includes an environment information acquisition unit that acquires information on an environment of when an object that is displayed as an image by a display device is viewed in an actual use state; and a determination unit that determines a color temperature and a luminance of the display device on the basis of the information on the environment and information on a type of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Noriko Sakai, Makoto Fujio, Masashi Morimoto, Yusuke Izumisawa
  • Patent number: 10165266
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit that acquires a color reproduction characteristic of a display device, a color reproduction characteristic correction unit that corrects the color reproduction characteristic, a feature amount extraction unit that extracts a feature amount which is an object of the correction of the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit, and an evaluation image selecting unit that selects, based on the feature amount, an evaluation image which is a source for generating a confirmation image including (i) an image when the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit and before the correction is used and (ii) an image when the color reproduction characteristic after the correction by the color reproduction characteristic correction unit is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujio, Noriko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20180366049
    Abstract: A color adjustment device includes an environment information acquisition unit that acquires information on an environment of when an object that is displayed as an image by a display device is viewed in an actual use state; and a determination unit that determines a color temperature and a luminance of the display device on the basis of the information on the environment and information on a type of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Noriko SAKAI, Makoto FUJIO, Masashi MORIMOTO, Yusuke IZUMISAWA
  • Publication number: 20180124284
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a conversion relationship acquisition unit that acquires, for each of plural output destinations by which to output an image, a conversion relationship for performing color correction corresponding to each of the output destinations; a selection information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of the plural output destinations, selection information about whether or not to perform color correction using the conversion relationship; and an image data transmission unit that transmits, to a display device, image data expressing the image before or after performing color correction on a basis of the selection information acquired from the selection information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko SAKAI, Makoto FUJIO
  • Patent number: 9940899
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmission unit, a color information acquisition unit, and a conversion relationship creation unit. The image information transmission unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of color-conversion image information representing images used for performing color conversion for the display device, in ascending order of lightness of the images in a predetermined color space. The color information acquisition unit acquires color information of each image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a corresponding piece of color-conversion image information among the pieces of color-conversion image information that have been transmitted by the image information transmission unit. The conversion relationship creation unit creates, on the basis of the color information that has been acquired by the color information acquisition unit, a conversion relationship for a color of an image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo Hama, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Kazuhiko Horikawa, Makoto Fujio, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9921108
    Abstract: A color conversion information generating apparatus includes the following elements. A specific color value obtaining unit obtains a specific color value of a device-dependent color space. A first color element value obtaining unit obtains a first color element value of a device-independent color space by converting the specific color value in accordance with color reproduction characteristics of a display device displaying an image of a subject. A second color element value obtaining unit obtains a second color element value of the device-independent color space by converting a colorimetric value of a color sample which approximates to the specific color value on the basis of a reference value. A generating unit generates, if the first color element value approximates to the second color element value, color conversion information for converting plural color values of the device-dependent color space into plural color values of the device-independent color space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujio, Toshihiro Iwafuchi
  • Publication number: 20180048887
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit that acquires a color reproduction characteristic of a display device, a color reproduction characteristic correction unit that corrects the color reproduction characteristic, a feature amount extraction unit that extracts a feature amount which is an object of the correction of the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit, and an evaluation image selecting unit that selects, based on the feature amount, an evaluation image which is a source for generating a confirmation image including (i) an image when the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit and before the correction is used and (ii) an image when the color reproduction characteristic after the correction by the color reproduction characteristic correction unit is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Noriko SAKAI
  • Patent number: 9508279
    Abstract: A conversion apparatus, includes: a target value setting unit that sets a target value for color reproduction at the time when output image data is displayed on a display device, the target value is set by using a first target value set based on a display characteristic of the display device and a second target value set by designating targets of hue and saturation with respect to a gray image; a conversion relation creation unit that creates a conversion relation based on the set target value; and an output image creation unit that performs color conversion processing on an input image data using the conversion relation to creates the output image data, in which the second target value is set to suppress variation of color representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chizuru Yamazaki, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Kazuhiko Horikawa, Makoto Fujio, Daigo Hama
  • Patent number: 9491453
    Abstract: A measurement position determination apparatus includes a creation unit, a measurement unit, and a determination unit. The creation unit creates display image data for displaying a reference image and a comparison image on a display screen. The reference image includes one achromatic image, and the comparison image is formed by arranging two or more images including a chromatic image. The measurement unit measures the reference image and the comparison image in a sub-area on the display screen. The reference image and the comparison image are displayed on the display screen in accordance with the display image data. The determination unit determines a measurement position of the measurement unit on the display screen in accordance with measurement results obtained by measurement of the reference image and the comparison image using the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chizuru Yamazaki, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Makoto Fujio
  • Publication number: 20160300362
    Abstract: In an image processing device, first to third color values are acquired. The first color value is a color value of a specific pixel in a first image obtained by photographing a subject illuminated by a photographic light source. The second color value is a color value of a pixel corresponding to the specific pixel in a second image obtained by photographing the subject not illuminated by the photographic light source. The third color value expresses a luminance closer to that of the first color value than the second color value, and a chroma closer to that of the second color value than the first color value. For a third image generated from the first and second images, a setting unit sets the color value of a pixel corresponding to the specific pixel in the third image to the third color value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 9460523
    Abstract: In an image processing device, first to third color values are acquired. The first color value is a color value of a specific pixel in a first image obtained by photographing a subject illuminated by a photographic light source. The second color value is a color value of a pixel corresponding to the specific pixel in a second image obtained by photographing the subject not illuminated by the photographic light source. The third color value expresses a luminance closer to that of the first color value than the second color value, and a chroma closer to that of the second color value than the first color value. For a third image generated from the first and second images, a setting unit sets the color value of a pixel corresponding to the specific pixel in the third image to the third color value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujio, Toshihiro Iwafuchi
  • Publication number: 20160273965
    Abstract: A color conversion information generating apparatus includes the following elements. A specific color value obtaining unit obtains a specific color value of a device-dependent color space. A first color element value obtaining unit obtains a first color element value of a device-independent color space by converting the specific color value in accordance with color reproduction characteristics of a display device displaying an image of a subject. A second color element value obtaining unit obtains a second color element value of the device-independent color space by converting a colorimetric value of a color sample which approximates to the specific color value on the basis of a reference value. A generating unit generates, if the first color element value approximates to the second color element value, color conversion information for converting plural color values of the device-dependent color space into plural color values of the device-independent color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 9424801
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Horikawa, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama, Makoto Fujio, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9177526
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a display device includes a target value obtainer, a measured value obtainer, and a determiner. The target value obtainer acquires a target value of a display setting including color temperature and brightness for a display device configured to display an image. The measured value obtainer acquires a measured value of display characteristics including the color temperature and the brightness in each of multiple states specific to the display device, from the display device for which the display setting is sequentially changed to the multiple states. The determiner determines a setting value in the display setting including the color temperature and the brightness from among the multiple states, on the basis of the target value and multiple measured values acquired by the measured value obtainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujio, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama, Kazuhiko Horikawa, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20150199938
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Daigo HAMA, Makoto FUJIO, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150179093
    Abstract: A conversion apparatus, includes: a target value setting unit that sets a target value for color reproduction at the time when output image data is displayed on a display device, the target value is set by using a first target value set based on a display characteristic of the display device and a second target value set by designating targets of hue and saturation with respect to a gray image; a conversion relation creation unit that creates a conversion relation based on the set target value; and an output image creation unit that performs color conversion processing on an input image data using the conversion relation to creates the output image data, in which the second target value is set to suppress variation of color representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Chizuru YAMAZAKI, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Makoto FUJIO, Daigo HAMA
  • Publication number: 20140362065
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a display device includes a target value obtainer, a measured value obtainer, and a determiner. The target value obtainer acquires a target value of a display setting including color temperature and brightness for a display device configured to display an image. The measured value obtainer acquires a measured value of display characteristics including the color temperature and the brightness in each of multiple states specific to the display device, from the display device for which the display setting is sequentially changed to the multiple states. The determiner determines a setting value in the display setting including the color temperature and the brightness from among the multiple states, on the basis of the target value and multiple measured values acquired by the measured value obtainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Daigo HAMA, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140210851
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmission unit, a color information acquisition unit, and a conversion relationship creation unit. The image information transmission unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of color-conversion image information representing images used for performing color conversion for the display device, in ascending order of lightness of the images in a predetermined color space. The color information acquisition unit acquires color information of each image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a corresponding piece of color-conversion image information among the pieces of color-conversion image information that have been transmitted by the image information transmission unit. The conversion relationship creation unit creates, on the basis of the color information that has been acquired by the color information acquisition unit, a conversion relationship for a color of an image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo HAMA, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Makoto FUJIO, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140210842
    Abstract: A measurement position determination apparatus includes a creation unit, a measurement unit, and a determination unit. The creation unit creates display image data for displaying a reference image and a comparison image on a display screen. The reference image includes one achromatic image, and the comparison image is formed by arranging two or more images including a chromatic image. The measurement unit measures the reference image and the comparison image in a sub-area on the display screen. The reference image and the comparison image are displayed on the display screen in accordance with the display image data. The determination unit determines a measurement position of the measurement unit on the display screen in accordance with measurement results obtained by measurement of the reference image and the comparison image using the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chizuru YAMAZAKI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Makoto FUJIO