Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Matsuhira

Masatoshi Matsuhira 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: 10437387
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes a touch detection unit, a touch determination unit, and an instruction acceptance unit. The touch detection unit is configured to detect simultaneous touches on a plurality of points on a display. The touch determination unit is configured to determine whether the simultaneous touches that have been detected include a valid touch or an invalid touch. The instruction acceptance unit is configured to ignore the invalid touch and accept an instruction based on the valid touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akemi Ito, Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Publication number: 20190230296
    Abstract: Provided is a picture processing device including: an acquisition unit that acquires a picture; a recognition unit that recognizes a face portion from the picture; a touchscreen that displays the picture; and a picture processing unit that, when a pinch operation on the picture displayed on the touchscreen, performs a moving process of moving the face portion to the center of a frame in response to the pinch operation and a scaling process of changing picture size while maintaining the face portion at the center of the frame in response to the pinch operation on the moved picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Masatoshi MATSUHIRA
  • Publication number: 20180113562
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes a touch detection unit, a touch determination unit, and an instruction acceptance unit. The touch detection unit is configured to detect simultaneous touches on a plurality of points on a display. The touch determination unit is configured to determine whether the simultaneous touches that have been detected include a valid touch or an invalid touch. The instruction acceptance unit is configured to ignore the invalid touch and accept an instruction based on the valid touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Akemi ITO, Masatoshi MATSUHIRA
  • Patent number: 9053556
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus synthesizing a plurality of sub-images in a panoramic way to create a panoramic image includes a face recognizing unit recognizing a person's face from a plurality of the sub-images, a sampling image selecting unit selecting a sub-image which has a face recognized by the face recognizing unit, out of a plurality of the sub-images as a sampling image, a sampling unit sampling a plurality of pixels from the selected sampling image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Matsuhira, Kosuke Shingai, Makoto Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 8982426
    Abstract: JPEG data to be printed is Huffman-decoded on a block-by-block basis and is stored in a Huffman decoded data storage unit as Huffman decoded data, image data is generated by performing a later-stage decoding process (group decoding, run-length decoding, inverse quantization, inverse DCT) on the Huffman decoded data, a display process for displaying an image in a display unit based on the generated image data is executed, and the JPEG data is reconstructed by inserting RST markers at intervals equivalent to every stripe width while encoding the Huffman decoded data produced during the display process and stored in a reconstructed JPEG data storage unit. Then, when rotated printing is instructed, rotation/decoding that performs rotation while decoding the stored reconstructed JPEG data using the RST markers is carried out, print data is created from the image data obtained by the rotation/decoding, and a printing process is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8837848
    Abstract: In the printer, the correction content setting portion sets equal to or more than one correction contents, the decimation rate setting portion sets decimation rates for respective planes of Y, Cb, and Cr of JPEG data (compressed data) based on the set correction contents. Pixels are decimated at the set decimation rates and the decompression processing unit decompresses the JPEG data so as to generate image data. In this manner, decimation processing is performed in accordance with the plurality of correction contents. Therefore, for example, inverse quantization processing, inverse DCT operation processing, and the like, can be omitted in accordance with the correction contents. The decompression processing may be executed on a sampling image to be used for sampling when the contents of correction to be performed on the image data are determined and on a print image to be used for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8718392
    Abstract: An image processing method is disclosed that includes dividing image data into a plurality of blocks, determining whether each block is color or monochrome, and compressing the block of image data based on the determination as to whether the block is color or monochrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8712170
    Abstract: An image-processing method for compressing image data, includes: (a) obtaining a block composed of part of or all of the image data; (b) determining whether the obtained block is color or monochrome; and (c) performing, in the case where the obtained block is determined to be color, compression processing in parallel for a predetermined number of elements of a predetermined color system, and performing, in the case where the obtained block is determined to be monochrome, the compression processing in parallel for individual areas obtained by dividing a division block containing the obtained block into a predetermined number of pieces for a single component of the predetermined color system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8654403
    Abstract: An advantage of the invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a medium therefor, which enable shortening of processing time necessary for performing the whole color conversion in the case where only one of LUTs used for the color conversion can be stored in a storage means having a high access rate. In the image processing apparatus, for image data including a plurality of pixels and being a target for a color conversion, when performing the color conversion of the image data, a value of a counter for pictures, which indicates a predicted total number of references to an LUT for pictures, and a value of a counter for texts, which indicates a predicted total number of references to an LUT for texts, are derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8643907
    Abstract: In the case of a text mode, a text LUT is stored by using the number Nt1 of first text grid cells so that the storage size does not exceed the amount of free space of an integrated RAM. In the case of a photograph mode, or in the case of a mixed text-and-photograph mode and special paper being used as paper, a photograph LUT is stored by using the number Np1 of first photograph grid cells so that the storage size does not exceed the amount of free space of the integrated RAM. In the case of a mixed text-and-photograph mode and plain paper being used as paper, the photograph LUT is stored so that the total of storage sizes of the photograph LUT and the text LUT does not exceed the amount of free space of the integrated RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8391597
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an imaging device, a face region specifying unit that specifies a face region including an image of at least a part of a face in an image obtained by using the imaging device, a face region brightness computing unit that computes a brightness level of the face region, a background region brightness computing unit that computes a brightness level of a background region including at least a part of the image excluding the face region, and an image capturing control unit that determines an image capturing configuration in accordance with the brightness levels of the face region and the background region and performs an image capturing process in accordance with the determined image capturing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8277007
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, connected to an ejection head in which a nozzle group configured of nozzles that eject CMY inks of the CMYK color system and a nozzle group configured of nozzles that eject K ink of the CMYK color system are formed at different nozzle densities, that converts inputted image data into print data and outputs the print data to the ejection head, and includes: a first processing device that inputs the image data; and a second processing device communicably connected to the first processing device via a predetermined communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8249321
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an organ detecting unit that detects an organ area including an image of an eye in a target image and a red-eye detecting unit that detects a red-eye area including an image of a red eye by using the organ area. The red-eye detecting unit detects the red-eye area in accordance with a first detection process from the organ area and detects the red-eye area in accordance with a second detection process that is different from the first detection process from a remaining area acquired by excluding the organ area from the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8175400
    Abstract: In order to process image data including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of pixel groups, each of which includes a plurality of pixels, are extracted from the image data sequentially. Next, it is judged whether each of the pixel groups includes only at least one of a white pixel and a black pixel. At least one first pixel group in the pixel groups is binarized in accordance with an arrangement of the at least one of the white pixel and the black pixel therein, in a case where it is judged that the first pixel group includes only at least one of the white pixel and the black pixel, thereby generating at least one first data item. A first resolution of at least one second pixel group in the pixel groups is reduced to a second resolution, in a case where it is judged that the second pixel group includes at least one pixel other than the white pixel and the black pixel, thereby generating at least one second data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8125682
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: an image source acquiring unit that acquires an image source; a determining unit that determines whether the image source acquired is a moving image source; a setting unit that sets a matrix size used in a noise elimination of a first plane to be larger than a matrix size used in a noise elimination of a second plane if the image source is a moving image source and sets the matrix size used in the noise elimination of the second plane to be larger than the matrix size used in the noise elimination of the first plane if the image source is a still image source; and a noise elimination unit that executes the noise elimination of the luminance and color difference planes on image data from the image source using the size of the matrix of the smoothing range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8125680
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus. First reducing means generates a first reduced size image by reducing an original image. Second reducing means generates a second reduced size image having a size larger than that of the first reduced size image and smaller than that of the original image by enlarging the first reduced size image. Red-eye correction means detects a red-eye position based on the second reduced size image and performs red-eye correction processing based on the detected red-eye position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: 8090217
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that creates a still image from a motion picture. A storage section has a storage region for correction required when a target image with a predetermined determination size is corrected by using a plurality of images. A size determining section determines whether or not the size of the target image designated as a still image is equal to or smaller than the determination size. An image extracting section extracts from the motion picture a plurality of images including a target image designated as a still image and a first image for correction used when performing correction using a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Publication number: 20110255135
    Abstract: In the case of a text mode, a text LUT is stored by using the number Nt1 of first text grid cells so that the storage size does not exceed the amount of free space of an integrated RAM. In the case of a photograph mode, or in the case of a mixed text-and-photograph mode and special paper being used as paper, a photograph LUT is stored by using the number Np1 of first photograph grid cells so that the storage size does not exceed the amount of free space of the integrated RAM. In the case of a mixed text-and-photograph mode and plain paper being used as paper, the photograph LUT is stored so that the total of storage sizes of the photograph LUT and the text LUT does not exceed the amount of free space of the integrated RAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Publication number: 20110255104
    Abstract: An advantage of the invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a medium therefor, which enable shortening of processing time necessary for performing the whole color conversion in the case where only one of LUTs used for the color conversion can be stored in a storage means having a high access rate. In the image processing apparatus, for image data including a plurality of pixels and being a target for a color conversion, when performing the color conversion of the image data, a value of a counter for pictures, which indicates a predicted total number of references to an LUT for pictures, and a value of a counter for texts, which indicates a predicted total number of references to an LUT for texts, are derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Matsuhira
  • Patent number: RE49489
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes a touch detection unit, a touch determination unit, and an instruction acceptance unit. The touch detection unit is configured to detect simultaneous touches on a plurality of points on a display. The touch determination unit is configured to determine whether the simultaneous touches that have been detected include a valid touch or an invalid touch. The instruction acceptance unit is configured to ignore the invalid touch and accept an instruction based on the valid touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akemi Ito, Masatoshi Matsuhira