Patents by Inventor Masahiro Terada

Masahiro Terada 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: 20240101843
    Abstract: Provided is an ink composition that is obtained by using an ultraviolet-curable urethane acrylate resin together with a tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment and an ultraviolet-absorbing fluorescent pigment. Specifically, this infrared-absorbing ultraviolet-curable ink contains: a tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment; a UV-absorbing fluorescent pigment; a UV-curable urethane acrylate resin; and a UV-curable acrylic resin that does not contain a urethane bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihito KOBAYASHI, Masahiro KARINO, Akira TERADA
  • Publication number: 20240106941
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on original image data, the apparatus including a communication transceiver that performs communication with a terminal, a memory that stores parameter information indicating a relationship between image processing-related information transmitted from the terminal and an image processing parameter, and a processor, in which the processor acquires the original image data from an image server that communicates with the image processing apparatus via the communication transceiver, performs, the image processing on the original image data using the image processing parameter corresponding to the image processing-related information based on the parameter information, and transmits image data after the image processing to the terminal via the communication transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru WAKABAYASHI, Masahiro TERADA, Taro SAITO, Tetsuya MIZUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240105992
    Abstract: According to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing: a compound represented by General Formula (1); a solute; and a nonaqueous organic solvent, a nonaqueous electrolytic solution battery, and a compound represented by the General Formula (1), a nonaqueous electrolytic solution and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution battery having a low initial resistance value, and a compound that can be suitably used for the above nonaqueous electrolytic solution are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ryosuke TERADA, Masahiro MIURA, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11870954
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on original image data, the apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication with a terminal, a storage that stores parameter information indicating a relationship between image processing-related information transmitted from the terminal and an image processing parameter, and a processor, in which the processor acquires the original image data, performs, in a case in which an image processing request including the image processing-related information is received from the terminal via the communication unit, the image processing on the original image data using the image processing parameter corresponding to the image processing-related information based on the parameter information, and transmits image data after the image processing to the terminal via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakabayashi, Masahiro Terada, Taro Saito, Tetsuya Mizusawa
  • Publication number: 20230094896
    Abstract: An image data processing device and a system capable of efficiently detecting a face from an image including a plurality of faces are provided. A processor executes at least following processes including detecting a face of a person from an image represented by image data by using a first discrimination model and discriminating an attribute of the detected face, clustering an area where the face is detected in the image represented by the image data according to a type of the attribute of the face, selecting a second discrimination model to be applied to the area based on information on the type of the attribute of the face in the clustered area, and detecting a face of a person from an image of each area by using the second discrimination model applied to the area and discriminating an attribute of the detected face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke HAYASHI, Shunta EGO, Masahiro TERADA, Kenji MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20230054531
    Abstract: An image data processing device and an image data processing system are provided. An image data processing device performs a process of inputting a plurality of image data items in which imaging ranges at least partially overlap, detecting a face of a person in an image indicated by the image data, and recognizing a personal attribute of the person on the basis of the detected face for each of the image data items, a process of generating map data, in which the recognized personal attribute has been recorded in association with a position of the person in the image indicated by the image data, for each of the image data items, a process of interpolating the personal attribute of the person who overlaps between a plurality of the map data items, and a process of combining the plurality of map data items after the interpolation to generate composite map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji MAKINO, Masahiro TERADA, Daisuke HAYASHI, Shunta EGO
  • Publication number: 20220277471
    Abstract: There are provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a guide system, and a guide method that can set optimum movement routes depending on a situation. The guide method includes: a step of taking an image; a step of detecting persons from the taken image; a step of digitizing and estimating states of the detected persons; a step of creating map data in which the states of the persons are shown on a map according to positions of the persons in the taken image; a first area estimation step that estimates a first area on the basis of the map data; a step of setting movement routes for persons of the first area and/or persons of a second area other than the first area; a step of transmitting information about the set movement routes; and a step of receiving the transmitted information about the movement routes and presenting the received information about the movement routes and/or guidance information about routes based on the information about the movement routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shunta EGO, Masahiro TERADA, Daisuke HAYASHI, Kenji MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20220192561
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus that can grasp an emotion transmission ability. An index of emotion of a person in a first area is measured. Map data representing the measured index in association with a position of the person in the first area is created. An emotion transmission ability of the person is estimated based on the created map data. Information on the estimated emotion transmission ability of the person is stored in a storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji MAKINO, Masahiro TERADA, Daisuke HAYASHI, Shunta EGO
  • Publication number: 20220189200
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing system and an information processing method which can easily grasp a state of a person in a predetermined area. The information processing system includes a first imaging unit that images a performer, a second imaging unit that images a person in a predetermined area, a first recognition unit that recognizes a scene based on an image captured by the first imaging unit, a second recognition unit that recognizes expression of the person based on an image captured by the second imaging unit, a calculation unit that calculates a state index of the person according to the scene based on a recognition result of the scene and a recognition result of the expression of the person, a heat map creation unit that creates a heat map representing the state index of the person in association with a position of the person in the predetermined area, and an output unit that outputs the heat map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke HAYASHI, Kenji MAKINO, Masahiro TERADA, Shunta EGO
  • Publication number: 20220076396
    Abstract: An image processing device includes at least one processor configured to acquire target data as an image processing target and a designated parameter designated by a user to receive a request for image processing from the user, extract, from a storage unit in which subjects of processed image data previously subjected to the image processing and applied parameters applied to the processed image data are accumulated in association with each other, the applied parameter applied to the processed image data having a subject similar to the target data, derive a use frequency of the designated parameter among the extracted applied parameters based on parameter values of the extracted applied parameters, and output the use frequency of the designated parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro TERADA
  • Publication number: 20220070370
    Abstract: An image processing device includes at least one processor configured to set a reference region that is a partial region in an image indicated by image data, store, in association with the image data, information regarding the reference region including a position of the set reference region in the image and image processing parameters of the reference region, set a predetermined region in the image as a display region, and in a case where the reference region and the display region are different, generate image processing parameters of the display region based on the image processing parameters of the reference region and output a processed image obtained by executing image processing on the display region based on the generated image processing parameters of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro TERADA, Satoru WAKABAYASHI, Taro SAITO, Tetsuya MIZUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220014634
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on original image data, the apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication with a terminal, a storage that stores parameter information indicating a relationship between image processing-related information transmitted from the terminal and an image processing parameter, and a processor, in which the processor acquires the original image data, performs, in a case in which an image processing request including the image processing-related information is received from the terminal via the communication unit, the image processing on the original image data using the image processing parameter corresponding to the image processing-related information based on the parameter information, and transmits image data after the image processing to the terminal via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru WAKABAYASHI, Masahiro TERADA, Taro SAITO, Tetsuya MIZUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220012839
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on original image data based on an instruction from a terminal, the apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication with the terminal, and a processor, in which the processor acquires the original image data, performs the image processing as instructed by the terminal on the original image data, and performs, in a case in which one instruction affects another instruction among a plurality of the instructions with respect to the original image data, control of not performing the image processing in accordance with an instruction that affects a highest priority instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro SAITO, Masahiro TERADA, Satoru WAKABAYASHI, Tetsuya MIZUSAWA
  • Patent number: 11039063
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an information processing apparatus including a transmission-unit that transmits attribute information related to a user performing imaging using an imaging-apparatus and setting information representing setting related to the imaging performed by the imaging-apparatus at a predetermined timing, a server apparatus including a processing-unit that receives a plurality of combinations of the attribute information and the setting information and performs statistical processing on the combinations of the attribute information and the setting information based on the plurality of combinations of the attribute information and the setting information, a derivation-unit that derives recommended setting information corresponding to the attribute information as a derivation target for the recommended setting information from a result of the statistical processing performed by the processing-unit, and a setting-unit that sets the recommended setting information derived by the derivation-unit i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Terada
  • Patent number: 11019256
    Abstract: An image processing system includes: a plurality of imaging devices each of which includes an image processing unit that executes image processing including development processing of RAW data obtained by imaging; and an information processing device that acquires power supply information regarding power supply states of the plurality of imaging devices, selects the imaging device that executes the development processing according to the power supply state represented by the acquired power supply information, and causes the selected imaging device to execute the development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenkichi Hayashi, Masahiro Terada
  • Publication number: 20210014414
    Abstract: An image processing system includes: a plurality of imaging devices each of which includes an image processing unit that executes image processing including development processing of RAW data obtained by imaging; and an information processing device that acquires power supply information regarding power supply states of the plurality of imaging devices, selects the imaging device that executes the development processing according to the power supply state represented by the acquired power supply information, and causes the selected imaging device to execute the development processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kenkichi HAYASHI, Masahiro TERADA
  • Patent number: 10889116
    Abstract: An image printing method includes the step of applying at least two inks that contain a color pigment, resin particles, and water onto a printing medium by ejecting the inks using an inkjet printing apparatus. The inkjet printing apparatus includes at least two printing heads sequentially arranged in a printing medium conveying direction, the printing medium is normal paper or a high-absorbency printing medium, a rub fastness additive is contained in a first ink ejected from at least a first printing head that is located at an uppermost-stream position in the printing medium conveying direction of the at least two printing heads, and the content of the rub fastness additive in an ink ejected from a printing head that is located at a position downstream of the first printing head in the printing medium conveying direction is less than the content of the rub fastness additive in the first ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaharu Aotani, Masahiro Terada, Hidetaka Kawamura, Akihiro Taya, Yohei Masada, Masanobu Ootsuka, Shoji Koike, Yutaka Yoshimasa
  • Patent number: 10836921
    Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet includes a coloring material, a solvent, and a surfactant having an HLB value of 9.0 or less. The solvent includes a solvent A having a solubility in water at 20° C. of 5.00 g/100 g-H2O or less and a solvent B other than the solvent A. The solvent A includes an alcohol having a vapor pressure at 20° C. of 0.5 mmHg or less and a surface tension of 30.0 mN/m or more. The content of the alcohol in the aqueous ink is 0.7 or more times the solubility in water at 20° C. in an equal amount to the aqueous ink. The solvent B has a partition coefficient (PB) satisfying the following equation (1). 1.44 Log PA?0.1x?3.4?Log PB??0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Taya, Masahiro Terada, Hidetaka Kawamura, Yohei Masada, Masanobu Ootsuka, Takaharu Aotani, Yutaka Yoshimasa, Shoji Koike
  • Patent number: 10775684
    Abstract: An optical unit that directs illumination light to a plurality of digital micromirror devices that produce projection light by modulating the illumination light on an image display surface according to an image signal, and that transmits and emits the projection light, the optical unit includes: a plurality of first prisms, wherein the projection light exits a first face of a most emergence-side first prism among the first prisms; and a second prism disposed next to the first prisms, wherein the second prism includes: a 2A-th face into which the projection light enters; and a 2B-th face disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection light, the projection light exits the 2B-th face, the second prism is wedge-shaped with the 2A-th and 2B-th faces not being in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Sawai, Masahiro Terada, Masayuki Imaoka, Sadanobu Imamura
  • Publication number: 20200236275
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an information processing apparatus including a transmission-unit that transmits attribute information related to a user performing imaging using an imaging-apparatus and setting information representing setting related to the imaging performed by the imaging-apparatus at a predetermined timing, a server apparatus including a processing-unit that receives a plurality of combinations of the attribute information and the setting information and performs statistical processing on the combinations of the attribute information and the setting information based on the plurality of combinations of the attribute information and the setting information, a derivation-unit that derives recommended setting information corresponding to the attribute information as a derivation target for the recommended setting information from a result of the statistical processing performed by the processing-unit, and a setting-unit that sets the recommended setting information derived by the derivation-unit i
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro TERADA