Patents by Inventor Seiji Aiso
Seiji Aiso 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).
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Patent number: 11441947Abstract: A spectrometry method used with an apparatus including a spectrometry section, a spectroscopic controller, a spectroscopic image generator, and a display section, the method including generating a teaching-purpose spectroscopic image, generating and displaying a teaching-purpose visualized image, identifying a first teaching area in the teaching-purpose visualized image and generating a first teaching-purpose spectrum, displaying a first icon based on the display color of the first teaching area, accepting teacher data that teaches chromaticity in correspondence with the first icon, generating a conversion rule based on the relationship between the spectrum and the teacher data, generating a measurement-purpose spectrum, and calculating chromaticity based on the conversion rule.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Aiso, Ryohei Kuri
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Patent number: 11333554Abstract: A spectrometry method used by a spectrometry apparatus including a spectrometry section including a spectrometer and an imaging device that captures a spectroscopic image, a spectroscopic controller that controls the action of the spectrometer, and an image generator that generates the spectroscopic image, the method including generating the spectroscopic image, dividing the range of the spectroscopic image into a plurality of regions including at least a first region, determining a reference value of a color value, generating a first region spectrum based on the spectroscopic image of the first region, calculating first region tristimulus values based on the first region spectrum, calculating a first region color value based on the first region tristimulus values, and calculating a first region color difference that is the color difference between the first region color value and the reference value by using a color difference formula.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei Kuri, Seiji Aiso
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Patent number: 11209312Abstract: A spectroscopic camera according to the present disclosure includes a spectroscopic section configured by a variable wavelength interference filter that selectively transmits light at a predetermined wavelength and changes the light to transmitted light, a receiving section configured to receive sensitivity information indicating a sensitivity curve in a wavelength region of a predetermined color imaged by an RGB camera, a wavelength-table generating section configured to generate, based on the sensitivity information, a wavelength table indicating a relation between the predetermined wavelength and a transmission time, which is a time for transmitting the transmitted light, an imaging section configured to acquire a spectral image formed by the transmitted light transmitted through the spectroscopic section, and a control section configured to control the spectroscopic section and the imaging section based on the wavelength table.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Inventor: Seiji Aiso
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Patent number: 11110602Abstract: A robot control device that controls a robot and includes a processor which extracts a contour of a target based on an image of the target captured by an imaging device, generates a point sequence corresponding to the contour, and converts coordinates of the point sequence into coordinates in a robot coordinate system. Further, a robot control device that controls a robot includes a processor which extracts a contour of a target based on an image of the target captured by an imaging device and a predetermined instruction, generates a point sequence corresponding to the contour, and converts coordinates of the point sequence into coordinates in a robot coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventors: Seiji Aiso, Yukihiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20210140821Abstract: A spectrometry method used by a spectrometry apparatus including a spectrometry section including a spectrometer and an imaging device that captures a spectroscopic image, a spectroscopic controller that controls the action of the spectrometer, and an image generator that generates the spectroscopic image, the method including generating the spectroscopic image, dividing the range of the spectroscopic image into a plurality of regions including at least a first region, determining a reference value of a color value, generating a first region spectrum based on the spectroscopic image of the first region, calculating first region tristimulus values based on the first region spectrum, calculating a first region color value based on the first region tristimulus values, and calculating a first region color difference that is the color difference between the first region color value and the reference value by using a color difference formula.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Ryohei KURI, Seiji AISO
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Publication number: 20210140820Abstract: A spectrometry method used with an apparatus including a spectrometry section, a spectroscopic controller, a spectroscopic image generator, and a display section, the method including generating a teaching-purpose spectroscopic image, generating and displaying a teaching-purpose visualized image, identifying a first teaching area in the teaching-purpose visualized image and generating a first teaching-purpose spectrum, displaying a first icon based on the display color of the first teaching area, accepting teacher data that teaches chromaticity in correspondence with the first icon, generating a conversion rule based on the relationship between the spectrum and the teacher data, generating a measurement-purpose spectrum, and calculating chromaticity based on the conversion rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Seiji AISO, Ryohei KURI
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Patent number: 10969278Abstract: A spectroscopic inspection method is a spectroscopic inspection method of performing an inspection using a spectral image, including an imaging step of executing imaging processing of imaging an object within an imaging range of a spectral camera using the spectral camera and acquiring the spectral image, an inspection step of executing inspection processing of executing imaging processing on the spectral image and outputting a result of the image processing as an inspection result, a signal transmission step of executing transmission processing of transmitting a signal for operation of the object based on the inspection result, and a setting step of setting a work procedure of the imaging processing, the inspection processing, and the signal transmission processing, wherein the setting step sets the work procedure to execute the inspection step after the imaging step ends and execute the signal transmission step after the imaging step ends and before the inspection step ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Seiji Aiso
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Publication number: 20200309599Abstract: A spectroscopic camera according to the present disclosure includes a spectroscopic section configured by a variable wavelength interference filter that selectively transmits light at a predetermined wavelength and changes the light to transmitted light, a receiving section configured to receive sensitivity information indicating a sensitivity curve in a wavelength region of a predetermined color imaged by an RGB camera, a wavelength-table generating section configured to generate, based on the sensitivity information, a wavelength table indicating a relation between the predetermined wavelength and a transmission time, which is a time for transmitting the transmitted light, an imaging section configured to acquire a spectral image formed by the transmitted light transmitted through the spectroscopic section, and a control section configured to control the spectroscopic section and the imaging section based on the wavelength table.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Seiji AISO
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Publication number: 20200271519Abstract: A spectroscopic inspection method is a spectroscopic inspection method of performing an inspection using a spectral image, including an imaging step of executing imaging processing of imaging an object within an imaging range of a spectral camera using the spectral camera and acquiring the spectral image, an inspection step of executing inspection processing of executing imaging processing on the spectral image and outputting a result of the image processing as an inspection result, a signal transmission step of executing transmission processing of transmitting a signal for operation of the object based on the inspection result, and a setting step of setting a work procedure of the imaging processing, the inspection processing, and the signal transmission processing, wherein the setting step sets the work procedure to execute the inspection step after the imaging step ends and execute the signal transmission step after the imaging step ends and before the inspection step ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Seiji AISO
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Patent number: 10618181Abstract: On the basis of received first region information indicating a first region, which is a region designated for an acquired picked-up image of a plurality of target objects, and second region information indicating a second region different from the first region, a robot control device causes a robot to grip the target object for which the second region not overlapping the first region of another of the target objects is designated and does not cause the robot to grip the target object, the second region for which overlaps the first region of the other target object.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Seiji Aiso, Nobuyuki Setsuda, Kentaro Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20190244388Abstract: An image processing device that detects a marker, in which the marker includes a first figure in which three or more figure centers are overlapped with each other and a data area provided on an internal or external portion of the first figure, and the image processing device detects the first figure and detects the data area based on the figure centers of the first figure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Mitsuhiro INAZUMI, Seiji AISO
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Patent number: 10311596Abstract: An image processing device that detects a marker, in which the marker includes a first figure in which three or more figure centers are overlapped with each other and a data area provided on an internal or external portion of the first figure, and the image processing device detects the first figure and detects the data area based on the figure centers of the first figure.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Inazumi, Seiji Aiso
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Patent number: 10306149Abstract: An image processing apparatus that performs inspection or measurement of an object included in an image, the image processing apparatus receiving operation from a user, selecting second image processing information, which is information indicating second image processing configured by a plurality of kinds of first image processing, on the basis of the received operation, and performing editing of the plurality of kinds of first image processing configuring the second image processing indicated by the second image processing information.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Kishi, Seiji Aiso
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Publication number: 20190134813Abstract: A robot control device that controls a robot and includes a processor which extracts a contour of a target based on an image of the target captured by an imaging device, generates a point sequence corresponding to the contour, and converts coordinates of the point sequence into coordinates in a robot coordinate system. Further, a robot control device that controls a robot includes a processor which extracts a contour of a target based on an image of the target captured by an imaging device and a predetermined instruction, generates a point sequence corresponding to the contour, and converts coordinates of the point sequence into coordinates in a robot coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Seiji Aiso, Yukihiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20180178389Abstract: A control apparatus that is connectable to a memory that stores computer-readable instructions, comprising a processor that is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions so as to control driving of a robot and a camera, create setting details on an image processing sequence containing image processing of a captured image captured by the camera, and setting details on a calibration of correlating a coordinate system of the robot and a coordinate system of the camera, and call up the image processing sequence in creation of the setting details on the calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Seiji AISO, Taro ISHIGE, Nobuyuki SETSUDA, Alan RUPERT
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Publication number: 20180178388Abstract: A control apparatus, a robot and a robot system to which settings for calibration can be easily and appropriately made are to be provided. A control apparatus that can control driving of a robot, an imaging unit and a display unit based on input of an input unit, includes a display control unit that allows the display unit to display an input window for inputting a robot as an object to be controlled, and allows the display unit to display an imaging unit input part that guides input of an attachment position of the imaging unit corresponding to the input robot, and a calibration control unit that performs a calibration of correlating a coordinate system of the robot and a coordinate system of the imaging unit based on the input attachment position of the imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Taro ISHIGE, Seiji AISO, Nobuyuki SETSUDA, Alan RUPERT, Kenji MATSUURA
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Publication number: 20180056523Abstract: On the basis of received first region information indicating a first region, which is a region designated for an acquired picked-up image of a plurality of target objects, and second region information indicating a second region different from the first region, a robot control device causes a robot to grip the target object for which the second region not overlapping the first region of another of the target objects is designated and does not cause the robot to grip the target object, the second region for which overlaps the first region of the other target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Seiji AISO, Nobuyuki SETSUDA, Kentaro TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170142340Abstract: An image processing apparatus that performs inspection or measurement of an object included in an image, the image processing apparatus receiving operation from a user, selecting second image processing information, which is information indicating second image processing configured by a plurality of kinds of first image processing, on the basis of the received operation, and performing editing of the plurality of kinds of first image processing configuring the second image processing indicated by the second image processing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Yoshiyuki KISHI, Seiji AISO
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Publication number: 20170109856Abstract: An image processing device that detects a marker, in which the marker includes a first figure in which three or more figure centers are overlapped with each other and a data area provided on an internal or external portion of the first figure, and the image processing device detects the first figure and detects the data area based on the figure centers of the first figure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Mitsuhiro Inazumi, Seiji Aiso
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Patent number: 9595095Abstract: A robot system includes a processing apparatus that detects one work from a plurality of works, and a robot that operates the detected one work. The processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays image data containing an image of the plurality of works captured by an imaging apparatus, a selection unit that selects a first image and a second image from the image data, and a processing unit that generates a model based on the first image and the second image and detects the one work using the generated model.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Seiji Aiso