Patents by Inventor Ryouta Hata

Ryouta Hata 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: 9607406
    Abstract: A size measurement device for measuring a size of an object from a captured image of the object includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of an object; a display unit that displays image data captured by the imaging unit; an input unit for inputting instructions of a user; a region setting unit that, when positions are designated with the input unit in the image data displayed on the display unit, sets surrounding regions including therein respective designated positions; and a feature point determination unit that determines, in the surrounding regions set by the region setting unit, feature points providing coordinates of the object to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Takahiro Shoji, Yuuji Toyomura
  • Publication number: 20150187091
    Abstract: A size measurement device for measuring a size of an object from a captured image of the object includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of an object; a display unit that displays image data captured by the imaging unit; an input unit for inputting instructions of a user; a region setting unit that, when positions are designated with the input unit in the image data displayed on the display unit, sets surrounding regions including therein respective designated positions; and a feature point determination unit that determines, in the surrounding regions set by the region setting unit, feature points providing coordinates of the object to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouta HATA, Takahiro SHOJI, Yuuji TOYOMURA
  • Patent number: 8493405
    Abstract: An image control device, which achieves energy saving effects without degradation of an image to be displayed, even if image data includes a fault, is configured to decode received image data into an image, generate display information based on the received image data, and output a decoded image and display information. The image control device receives image data, detects errors from the image data. For each error detected, the image control device specifies a fault image region containing an error from an entire image region of the image data, and inhibits use of the fault image region for generating display information that defines an image display condition according to which the display device performs the image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoo Kimura, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 8334932
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a target correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a target correction amount based on input image signals, a frame memory operable to store the input image signals, and a scene change amount calculating unit operable to calculate a scene change amount based on an input image signal of a present frame and an input image signal of a previous frame. Moreover, the image processing device includes a correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a correction amount for the input image signal of the present frame, based on the target correction amount and the scene change amount, and a correcting unit operable to perform image quality correction to the input image signal of the present frame to generate a corrected input image signal, thereby outputting a corrected input image signal as an output image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 8155438
    Abstract: A specific color-adjusting stage adjusts data of an inputted color with respect to a specific color. A total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color with respect to a total color. The specific color-adjusting stage and the total color-adjusting stage are provided in parallel. A composing unit composes linearly an output of the specific color-adjusting stage and an output of the total color-adjusting stage. When a degree that the total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color increases, then a degree that the specific color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color decreases, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 8031213
    Abstract: There is provided a display control method capable of reducing unnecessary processing and unnecessary power consumption caused by is. The display control method uses an update judgment unit (33) for judging whether a display content has been updated, a characteristic amount extraction unit (36) for obtaining the characteristic amount of the display content, a control unit (20) for the characteristic amount extraction unit (36) to reference the obtained characteristic amount and decide a correction parameter, and a display content correction unit (35) for correcting the display content according to the correction parameter and outputting the corrected display content to a display device (40). When the update judgment unit (33) has judged that the display content is not updated, the control unit (20) cuts off power supply to the characteristic amount extraction unit (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7956927
    Abstract: A video signal converter has a target pixel setting unit which sets up a position of a target pixel of an input video signal, a position parameter feeding unit which supplies a position parameter depending on the position of the target pixel set by the target pixel setting unit, and a characteristic amount calculating unit which calculates a characteristic amount of the input video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Publication number: 20100194990
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a target correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a target correction amount based on input image signals, a frame memory operable to store the input image signals, and a scene change amount calculating unit operable to calculate a scene change amount based on an input image signal of a present frame and an input image signal of a previous frame. Moreover, the image processing device includes a correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a correction amount for the input image signal of the present frame, based on the target correction amount and the scene change amount, and a correcting unit operable to perform image quality correction to the input image signal of the present frame to generate a corrected input image signal, thereby outputting a corrected input image signal as an output image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Shinya KIUCHI, Jun IKEDA, Shuichi OJIMA, Tsuyoshi HIRASHIMA, Ryouta HATA
  • Publication number: 20100097404
    Abstract: There is provided a display control method capable of reducing unnecessary processing and unnecessary power consumption caused by is. The display control method uses an update judgment unit (33) for judging whether a display content has been updated, a characteristic amount extraction unit (36) for obtaining the characteristic amount of the display content, a control unit (20) for the characteristic amount extraction unit (36) to reference the obtained characteristic amount and decide a correction parameter, and a display content correction unit (35) for correcting the display content according to the correction parameter and outputting the corrected display content to a display device (40). When the update judgment unit (33) has judged that the display content is not updated, the control unit (20) cuts off power supply to the characteristic amount extraction unit (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20090009525
    Abstract: A color adjustment device (100) comprises an image characteristic amount acquiring unit (10), a specific-color-area determination unit (20), and a color compensation unit (30). The image characteristic amount acquiring unit (10) acquires the image characteristic amount of an input image from the average luminance or additional information of the input image. The specific-color-area determination unit (20) determines a specific color area based on the image characteristic amount. With reference to the specific color area, the color compensation unit (30) calculates the degree of similarity of the input color of the input image to the specific color, and performs the color adjustment of the input color of the input image with respect to at least one specific color. The area of the input image which is comparatively wide and possesses a color of the same system as the specific color is not wrongly recognized as the area of the specific color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Shuichi Ojima, Jun Ikeda, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20080218636
    Abstract: A specific color-adjusting stage adjusts data of an inputted color with respect to a specific color. A total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color with respect to a total color. The specific color-adjusting stage and the total color-adjusting stage are provided in parallel. A composing unit composes linearly an output of the specific color-adjusting stage and an output of the total color-adjusting stage. When a degree that the total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color increases, then a degree that the specific color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color decreases, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIRASHIMA, Jun IKEDA, Shuichi OJIMA, Ryouta HATA, Shinya KIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20080198263
    Abstract: A video signal converter (100) comprises a target pixel setting unit (4) which sets up a position of a target pixel of an input video signal, a position parameter feeding unit (5) which supplies a position parameter depending on the position of the target pixel set by the target pixel setting unit, a characteristic amount calculating unit (6) which calculates characteristic amount of the input video signal, a detection-threshold setting unit (7) which sets up a detection threshold based on the characteristic amount calculated by the characteristic amount calculating unit, a compensation parameter setting unit (8) which determines a compensation parameter based on the position parameter supplied by the position parameter feeding unit and the detection threshold set by the detection-threshold setting unit, and a multiplier (9) which converts a signal of the target pixel set by the target pixel setting unit in the input video signal, based on the compensation parameter determined by the compensation parameter se
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 7403653
    Abstract: A specific color-adjusting stage adjusts data of an inputted color with respect to a specific color. A total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color with respect to a total color. The specific color-adjusting stage and the total color-adjusting stage are provided in parallel. A composing unit composes linearly an output of the specific color-adjusting stage and an output of the total color-adjusting stage. When a degree that the total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color increases, then a degree that the specific color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color decreases, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7397470
    Abstract: A display controller includes a video signal-analyzing unit, a video signal-adjusting unit operable to receive a video signal, to adjust the video signal in accordance with adjustment parameter information, and to feed the adjusted video signal into a display device, and a light source-controlling unit operable to feed a light source-controlling signal into a light source in accordance with light source light-emitting amount information. The video signal-analyzing unit allows timing in which the display device displays a picture in accordance with the adjusted video signal from the video signal-adjusting unit to be synchronized with timing in which the light source changes a light-emitting amount in response to the light source-controlling signal from the light source-controlling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20070273709
    Abstract: Provided is an image control device that achieves energy saving effects without degradation of an image to be displayed, even if image data includes a fault. The image control device is configured to decode the received image data into an image, generate display information based on the received image data, and output the decoded image and the display information. The image control device receives image data, detects errors from the image data. For each error detected, the image control device specifies a fault image region containing the error from an entire image region of the image data, and inhibits use of the fault image region for generating display information that defines an image display condition according to which the display device performs the image display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Tomoo Kimura, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 7245308
    Abstract: A display control device is provided which includes characteristic value-calculating unit for calculating a characteristic value based on an input image signal, a conversion characteristic-calculating unit for determining a conversion characteristic from the characteristic value, and a signal-converting unit for converting the input image signals in accordance with the determined conversion characteristic. The conversion characteristic has a low level region segment, which is close to the origin of axes respectively representing the input image signal and an output image signal of the display control device, a high level region segment, which is close to a full scale point, and a middle level region segment, which is positioned between the low level region and high level region, and the slope in the middle level region is set so as to be larger than both of the slopes of the low level region and the high level region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 7199776
    Abstract: There is provided a correlation between adjustment of luminance of a LCD and adjustment of luminance of a backlight. Luminance average value “Iave” is determined from display data. Luminance maximum value “I1max” in a macro area is determined from the display data. Luminance is adjusted with reference to luminance-transformed luminance. In luminance transformation, slope average “r1” in a range of 0?I<Iave, slope average “r2” in a range of Iave?I<I1max, and slope average “r3” in a range of I?I1max establish a relationship of r1?r2>r3 in an area defined by a horizontal axis showing luminance “I” and a vertical axis showing luminance-transformed luminance “I#”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20050128497
    Abstract: Colorimetry values when a display unit displays tone signals R(i), G(i) and B(i) (where a number i is a tone value; 1<i<n) are acquired. The colorimetry values are defined using a device independent color of a CIE-XYZ color space, and are composed of three attributes X (i), Y (i) and Z (i). Calculation based on the three attributes is performed to generate a tone profile, that is, an adjusting condition. Utilizing the tone profile, a tone-adjusting unit adjusts color data. Color temperature is kept flat, color reproducibility in halftone (for example, a skin color of a natural image) and display quality can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20050001935
    Abstract: The image processing device comprises a target correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate target correction amount based on input image signals, a frame memory operable to store the input image signals, a scene change amount calculating unit operable to calculate scene change amount based on an input image signal of the present frame and an input image signal of the previous frame, a correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate correction amount for the input image signal of the present frame, based on the target correction amount and the scene change amount, and a correcting unit operable to perform image quality correction to the input image signal of the present frame to generate a corrected input image signal, thereby outputting the corrected input image signal as an output image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Publication number: 20040239814
    Abstract: A specific color-adjusting stage adjusts data of an inputted color with respect to a specific color. A total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color with respect to a total color. The specific color-adjusting stage and the total color-adjusting stage are provided in parallel. A composing unit composes linearly an output of the specific color-adjusting stage and an output of the total color-adjusting stage. When a degree that the total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color increases, then a degree that the specific color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color decreases, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi