Patents by Inventor Shinichi Wakahara

Shinichi Wakahara 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: 9257094
    Abstract: A projection display device according to the invention includes a separating unit that assigns X separation information for identifying a type of an image to each pixel by using a characteristic amount of the input image, a luminance detecting unit that detects a luminance of a screen, a first determining unit that determines a first target region indicating a region on which halftone processing of converting the number of gradations is performed on the input image by using the X separation information, and a halftone processing unit that executes the halftone processing that varies depending on the luminance on the first target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inukai, Shinichi Wakahara, Naofumi Yoshimizu, Akira Murakata, Taira Matsuoka, Taro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20130169607
    Abstract: A projection display device according to the invention includes a separating unit that assigns X separation information for identifying a type of an image to each pixel by using a characteristic amount of the input image, a luminance detecting unit that detects a luminance of a screen, a first determining unit that determines a first target region indicating a region on which halftone processing of converting the number of gradations is performed on the input image by using the X separation information, and a halftone processing unit that executes the halftone processing that varies depending on the luminance on the first target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INUKAI, Shinichi WAKAHARA, Naofumi YOSHIMIZU, Akira MURAKATA, Taira MATSUOKA, Taro KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 8462373
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of image reading units reads an image of an original and outputs image data. An image processing unit performs an image processing on the image data based on either one of a read characteristic of the image data and a parameter set according to the read characteristic of the image data. A storing unit stores therein the image data. A printing unit prints the image data processed by the image processing unit. A communication unit exchanges the image data stored in the storing unit with other image forming apparatus for sharing printing of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Wakahara
  • Patent number: 8027061
    Abstract: A security encoding unit performs security encoding processing on a plurality of images simultaneously, for example, an image on a front side of the document and an image on a back side of the document. The security encoding unit includes at least a first detector for detecting first security information of a first image based on a first original image data, a second detector for detecting second security information of a second image based on a second original image data, a first security encoding device for performing security encoding processing on the first original image data to generate the first image data, and a second security encoding device for performing security encoding processing on the first original image data to generate the second image data. The first original image data of the first image and the second original image data of the second image are input simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi Wakahara
  • Publication number: 20090316194
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of image reading units reads an image of an original and outputs image data. An image processing unit performs an image processing on the image data based on either one of a read characteristic of the image data and a parameter set according to the read characteristic of the image data. A storing unit stores therein the image data. A printing unit prints the image data processed by the image processing unit. A communication unit exchanges the image data stored in the storing unit with other image forming apparatus for sharing printing of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Shinichi WAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20090049072
    Abstract: A security encoding unit performs security encoding processing on a plurality of images simultaneously, for example, an image on a front side of the document and an image on a back side of the document. The security encoding unit includes at least a first detector for detecting first security information of a first image based on a first original image data, a second detector for detecting second security information of a second image based on a second original image data, a first security encoding device for performing security encoding processing on the first original image data to generate the first image data, and a second security encoding device for performing security encoding processing on the first original image data to generate the second image data. The first original image data of the first image and the second original image data of the second image are input simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Shinichi Wakahara
  • Publication number: 20030090742
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image scanning apparatus detect a position of an abnormal pixel caused by obstruction to reflected light from a manuscript due to dust and others and correct the abnormal pixel by using data of normal pixels surrounding the abnormal pixel on the basis of a result of the detection. Based on image data read from a null-image prior to optical reading of a manuscript, an abnormal pixel detecting part detects the position of the abnormal pixel caused by the dust and others lying on a contact glass equipped between the manuscript and a CCD. An abnormal pixel correcting part uses pixel information at the position of the abnormal pixel detected by the abnormal pixel detecting part to correct image data read from the manuscript.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukuda, Shinya Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Namizuka, Shinichi Wakahara, Hiroyuki Baba, Morihiko Okimoto