Patents by Inventor Shintaro Imai

Shintaro Imai 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: 11100615
    Abstract: A correction process is realized by a simpler method. An imaging apparatus 1 includes an image acquisition unit 51, a template storage unit 62, an adaptive position specifying unit 53, and a distortion correction processing unit 55. The image acquisition unit 51 acquires an image including a predetermined subject. The template storage unit 62 stores a template including correction degrees of respective positions in a shape corresponding to a correction target region of the predetermined subject, the correction degrees being different at the respective positions. The adaptive position specifying unit 53 specifies coordinates adapting to a template in the image. The distortion correction processing unit 55 corrects the image on the basis of coordinates specified by the adaptive position specifying unit 53 and the correction degree included in the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Imai
  • Patent number: 10861140
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 includes an image acquisition unit 51 and an image processing unit 53. The image acquisition unit 51 acquires a face image. The image processing unit 53 adjusts the brightness of the face image acquired by the image acquisition unit 51. The image processing unit 53 combines the face image acquired by the image acquisition unit 51 with the adjusted image, using map data (map) in which a predetermined region of the face is set as a transparent region on the basis of a three dimensional shape of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Imai
  • Publication number: 20190385284
    Abstract: A correction process is realized by a simpler method. An imaging apparatus 1 includes an image acquisition unit 51, a template storage unit 62, an adaptive position specifying unit 53, and a distortion correction processing unit 55. The image acquisition unit 51 acquires an image including a predetermined subject. The template storage unit 62 stores a template including correction degrees of respective positions in a shape corresponding to a correction target region of the predetermined subject, the correction degrees being different at the respective positions. The adaptive position specifying unit 53 specifies coordinates adapting to a template in the image. The distortion correction processing unit 55 corrects the image on the basis of coordinates specified by the adaptive position specifying unit 53 and the correction degree included in the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro IMAI
  • Patent number: 10382671
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reference value acquisition unit, an image processing unit, and a threshold specification unit. The reference value acquisition unit acquires a reference value to become a reference of brightness from a facial area of a human contained in a captured image. The image processing unit divides the facial area of the human into multiple exclusive portions. The threshold specification unit specifies a threshold for brightness used for the division into the multiple portions by the image processing unit based on the reference value acquired by the reference value acquisition unit. The image processing unit performs processing of correcting brightness in all the multiple divided portions by applying different correction modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Imai
  • Publication number: 20190108625
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 includes an image acquisition unit 51 and an image processing unit 53. The image acquisition unit 51 acquires a face image. The image processing unit 53 adjusts the brightness of the face image acquired by the image acquisition unit 51. The image processing unit 53 combines the face image acquired by the image acquisition unit 51 with the adjusted image, using map data (map) in which a predetermined region of the face is set as a transparent region on the basis of a three dimensional shape of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro IMAI
  • Publication number: 20180205879
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reference value acquisition unit, an image processing unit, and a threshold specification unit. The reference value acquisition unit acquires a reference value to become a reference of brightness from a facial area of a human contained in a captured image. The image processing unit divides the facial area of the human into multiple exclusive portions. The threshold specification unit specifies a threshold for brightness used for the division into the multiple portions by the image processing unit based on the reference value acquired by the reference value acquisition unit. The image processing unit performs processing of correcting brightness in all the multiple divided portions by applying different correction modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Shintaro Imai