Patents by Inventor Masaji Munekuni

Masaji Munekuni 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: 20220180631
    Abstract: There is provided with an information processing system including a server apparatus, and a first apparatus and a second apparatus that are able to communicate with the server apparatus. A management unit collects, based on a predetermined reference, each piece of data that is acquired from the first apparatus and is associated with each of a plurality of images and manage the collected data. An image identification unit identifies at least a portion of the plurality of images based on the collected data. A sending unit sends the at least a portion of the plurality of images that is identified by the image identification unit, to the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Yuuichi Nitto, Kohei Iwabuchi, Kentaro Saito, Masaji Munekuni, Satoru Mamiya, Tatsuya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8629846
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a locus input unit configured to input a locus based on a user's locus input operation, a display unit configured to display the locus input by the locus input unit on a screen, a locus recognition unit configured to recognize the locus input by the locus input unit, and a display changing unit configured to change, based on a size of the locus input by the locus input unit and the locus recognized by the locus recognition unit, the size of the locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaji Munekuni
  • Patent number: 8250490
    Abstract: A plurality of object arrays in which a plurality of objects are sorted under a plurality of order conditions are generated. A display image is generated by sorting the objects in an order for each object array to line up in the first direction for each of the plurality of object arrays, selecting one object of a first object array of the plurality of object arrays as a reference object, and sorting the objects for each of the plurality of object arrays so that the reference object and objects corresponding to the reference object included in the object arrays other than the first object array line up in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Fujiwara, Naoto Kagaya, Toru Kikuchi, Masaji Munekuni, Katsumi Nagano
  • Patent number: 8214755
    Abstract: An object is designated as a designated object. Two or more image data items containing objects each being different from the designated object by an amount smaller than or equal to a first predetermined value are selected from among a specific image data item group. The selected two or more image data items are displayed in two or more display regions provided on a display unit. The objects each being different from the designated object by the amount smaller than or equal to the first predetermined value are defined as main objects, the two or more image data items are adjusted such that differences in position and size of the main objects in the display regions between the two or more image data items are made smaller than or equal to a second predetermined value, and the adjusted two or more image data items are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Urashima, Masaji Munekuni
  • Patent number: 8135742
    Abstract: A proxy service providing apparatus includes a service search unit adapted to, upon receiving, from a connection device connectable to a network, a request of a service provided by each device connected to the network, search for a providable service to the connection device in accordance with a relationship with the connection device, and a providing unit adapted to replicate and provide the providable service to the connection device based on a search result of said service search unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoko Yamamoto, Masaji Munekuni, Shigeki Mori
  • Patent number: 8069173
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises, a storage unit configured to store image data and metadata of the image data, a reception unit configured to receive designation of at least two of the image data stored in the storage unit and designation of metadata to be newly added to the designated image data, a first selection unit configured to select, from the image data stored in the storage unit, other image data which has the same metadata as all metadata common to the designated image data, and a control unit configured to add the metadata to be newly added to the metadata of each of the designated image data and the selected other image data and storing the image data in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaji Munekuni, Tsunekazu Arai, Shigeki Mori
  • Publication number: 20100289766
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a locus input unit configured to input a locus based on a user's locus input operation, a display unit configured to display the locus input by the locus input unit on a screen, a locus recognition unit configured to recognize the locus input by the locus input unit, and a display changing unit configured to change, based on a size of the locus input by the locus input unit and the locus recognized by the locus recognition unit, the size of the locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaji Munekuni
  • Publication number: 20090259952
    Abstract: UI widget content includes reference information by which its own UI widget refers to a child UI widget, and a description of an initial-focus designation for designating which of its own UI widget and child UI widget will have initial focus. A self-UI widget is generated, a child UI widget associated with the self-UI widget is generated based upon the reference information, and a UI widget hierarchy is thus built. A path is followed from a root of the UI widget hierarchy to a child UI widget designated by the corresponding initial-focus designation information. When a UI widget for which a child UI widget has not been designated in the corresponding reference information is retrieved, it is determined that this UI widget is the UI widget having the initial focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nakagawa, Makoto Hirota, Hiroki Urashima, Masaji Munekuni, Tsunekazu Arai, Shigeki Hirooka
  • Publication number: 20090125560
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises, a storage unit configured to store image data and metadata of the image data, a reception unit configured to receive designation of at least two of the image data stored in the storage unit and designation of metadata to be newly added to the designated image data, a first selection unit configured to select, from the image data stored in the storage unit, other image data which has the same metadata as all metadata common to the designated image data, and a control unit configured to add the metadata to be newly added to the metadata of each of the designated image data and the selected other image data and storing the image data in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaji Munekuni, Tsunekazu Arai, Shigeki Mori
  • Publication number: 20080298683
    Abstract: An object is designated as a designated object. Two or more image data items containing objects each being different from the designated object by an amount smaller than or equal to a first predetermined value are selected from among a specific image data item group. The selected two or more image data items are displayed in two or more display regions provided on a display unit. The objects each being different from the designated object by the amount smaller than or equal to the first predetermined value are defined as main objects, the two or more image data items are adjusted such that differences in position and size of the main objects in the display regions between the two or more image data items are made smaller than or equal to a second predetermined value, and the adjusted two or more image data items are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Urashima, Masaji Munekuni
  • Publication number: 20080147664
    Abstract: A plurality of object arrays in which a plurality of objects are sorted under a plurality of order conditions are generated. A display image is generated by sorting the objects in an order for each object array to line up in the first direction for each of the plurality of object arrays, selecting one object of a first object array of the plurality of object arrays as a reference object, and sorting the objects for each of the plurality of object arrays so that the reference object and objects corresponding to the reference object included in the object arrays other than the first object array line up in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Fujiwara, Naoto Kagaya, Toru Kikuchi, Masaji Munekuni, Katsumi Nagano
  • Publication number: 20080033962
    Abstract: A proxy service providing apparatus includes a service search unit adapted to, upon receiving, from a connection device connectable to a network, a request of a service provided by each device connected to the network, search for a providable service to the connection device in accordance with a relationship with the connection device, and a providing unit adapted to replicate and provide the providable service to the connection device based on a search result of said service search unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Naoko Yamamoto, Masaji Munekuni, Shigeki Mori