Patents by Inventor Takayoshi Kojima
Takayoshi Kojima 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: 11724490Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head that discharges ink droplets, and a control unit that performs discharge control of the head. When printing a boundary region formed by an end portion of a first image and an end portion of a second image that is lighter than the first image, in discharge control of a specific ink, among a plurality of inks for printing the end portion of the first image, that exhibits lightness, when forming the end portion of the first image, lower than lightness of the end portion of the second image by a predetermined value or more, the control unit performs specific ink discharge control to cause a number of dots per unit area constituting the end portion of the first image to be smaller than a number of dots per unit area constituting a normal portion, of the first image, that is adjacent to the end portion of the first image.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kojima, Hiroyuki Ushiama
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Patent number: 11640509Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head capable of discharging CMYK inks including a K ink, and a control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount of each of the CMYK inks discharged by the head, and to control the head based on the ink amount data, wherein the control unit generates the ink amount data as ink amount data such that lightness of a composite color at least does not increase in a direction from a freely-selected coordinate point toward a black point, the composite color being formed by the CMY inks excluding the K ink based on ink amount data of each of the CMYK inks corresponding to a coordinate on a straight line from the freely-selected coordinate point toward the black point in a predetermined hue range of a color gamut of a color space of the image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kojima, Tomoyuki Nakano, Masahiro Murata
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Publication number: 20220111637Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head that discharges ink droplets, and a control unit that performs discharge control of the head. When printing a boundary region formed by an end portion of a first image and an end portion of a second image that is lighter than the first image, in discharge control of a specific ink, among a plurality of inks for printing the end portion of the first image, that exhibits lightness, when forming the end portion of the first image, lower than lightness of the end portion of the second image by a predetermined value or more, the control unit performs specific ink discharge control to cause a number of dots per unit area constituting the end portion of the first image to be smaller than a number of dots per unit area constituting a normal portion, of the first image, that is adjacent to the end portion of the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Takayoshi KOJIMA, Hiroyuki USHIAMA
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Publication number: 20220063290Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head capable of discharging CMYK inks including a K ink, and a control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount of each of the CMYK inks discharged by the head, and to control the head based on the ink amount data, wherein the control unit generates the ink amount data as ink amount data such that lightness of a composite color at least does not increase in a direction from a freely-selected coordinate point toward a black point, the composite color being formed by the CMY inks excluding the K ink based on ink amount data of each of the CMYK inks corresponding to a coordinate on a straight line from the freely-selected coordinate point toward the black point in a predetermined hue range of a color gamut of a color space of the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Takayoshi KOJIMA, Tomoyuki NAKANO, Masahiro MURATA
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Patent number: 10443468Abstract: The fuel addition system comprises: a fuel addition valve, a fuel tank, a first pressure storage chamber storing fuel to be supplied to a fuel injector, a supply pump increasing a pressure of fuel inside the fuel tank and supplying the fuel to the first pressure storage chamber, a pressure reduction valve discharging fuel stored in the first pressure storage chamber, a pressure reduction fuel passage supplying fuel discharged from the first pressure storage chamber to the fuel addition valve, and a control device controlling the fuel addition valve and the pressure reduction valve. The control device detects or estimates a temperature of fuel supplied to the fuel addition valve and, when injecting fuel from the fuel addition valve, controls an amount of fuel discharged from the first pressure storage chamber through the pressure reduction valve so that the temperature of the fuel becomes a reference temperature or more.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignees: Soken, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuro Serai, Kenichi Tomomatsu, Takayoshi Kojima, Naoki Toda, Kazuhiro Umemoto, Toshihiro Mori, Hiromasa Nishioka
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Publication number: 20180238218Abstract: The fuel addition system comprises: a fuel addition valve, a fuel tank, a first pressure storage chamber storing fuel to be supplied to a fuel injector, a supply pump increasing a pressure of fuel inside the fuel tank and supplying the fuel to the first pressure storage chamber, a pressure reduction valve discharging fuel stored in the first pressure storage chamber, a pressure reduction fuel passage supplying fuel discharged from the first pressure storage chamber to the fuel addition valve, and a control device controlling the fuel addition valve and the pressure reduction valve. The control device detects or estimates a temperature of fuel supplied to the fuel addition valve and, when injecting fuel from the fuel addition valve, controls an amount of fuel discharged from the first pressure storage chamber through the pressure reduction valve so that the temperature of the fuel becomes a reference temperature or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicants: SOKEN INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuro SERAI, Kenichi TOMOMATSU, Takayoshi KOJIMA, Naoki TODA, Kazuhiro UMEMOTO, Toshihiro MORI, Hiromasa NISHIOKA
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Patent number: 9674401Abstract: A printing control method includes acquiring colorimetric values of a pattern which is printed on first paper by a printing head which discharges an ink onto the first paper; generating first correction values each for correcting a corresponding one of amounts of the ink to be discharged onto the first paper by the printing head, on the basis of the colorimetric values and reference colorimetric values of the pattern printed on the first paper; generating second correction values on the basis of the first correction values and characteristic conversion coefficients; and when printing is performed on the second paper by the printing head which discharges the ink onto the second paper, correcting each of amounts of the ink to be discharged onto the second paper by the printing head, in accordance with a corresponding one of the second correction values.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Publication number: 20150202883Abstract: A printing control method includes acquiring colorimetric values of a pattern which is printed on first paper by a printing head which discharges an ink onto the first paper; generating first correction values each for correcting a corresponding one of amounts of the ink to be discharged onto the first paper by the printing head, on the basis of the colorimetric values and reference colorimetric values of the pattern printed on the first paper; generating second correction values on the basis of the first correction values and characteristic conversion coefficients; and when printing is performed on the second paper by the printing head which discharges the ink onto the second paper, correcting each of amounts of the ink to be discharged onto the second paper by the printing head, in accordance with a corresponding one of the second correction values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventor: Takayoshi KOJIMA
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Patent number: 9055704Abstract: A hot press device manufacturing a multilayered printed board by pressing processed members laminated by mutually opposing heating plates includes: a plurality of heating plates including a plurality of projected parts and punched parts engaging therewith and capable of moving in a direction in which the processed members are laminated; and a pressure mechanism pressurizing each of the heating plates in the lamination direction, wherein the processed member is arranged between the heating plates and is pressed by the heating plates pressurized by the pressure mechanism while engaged with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Kose, Kouta Togawa, Katsuro Kawazoe, Takayoshi Kojima
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Patent number: 8885935Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing a white balance correction for RAW data obtained by an image capturing unit, includes a storage, operable to store a RAW file to which the RAW data and developed data obtained by performing a development processing to the RAW data are attached, and a corrector, operable to perform the white balance correction for the RAW data based on the developed data stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kojima, Taisuke Okawa
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Patent number: 8760673Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a face region detecting section configured to detect a face region of a person in each of a plurality of main images; a face importance degree determining section configured to determine a degree of importance within each of the main images of a face region detected in each the main images; and a display position setting section configured to set a common display position of a sub image with respect to the main images based on the importance degree of a face region in each of the main images.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Patent number: 8762838Abstract: A digital camera checks whether an image file stored in a flash memory unit belongs to an image file group including a RAW file and a JPEG file generated from the RAW file, and displays an image of an image file belonging to the image file group and an image of a single image file not belonging to any image file group in mutually different modes and so that the user can select an image. If the image of the image file group is selected, text that allows the user to select an image file to be deleted among the image files belonging to the image file group is displayed. As described above, one image corresponding to an image file among a plurality of image files belonging to an image file group is displayed, and text that allows the user to select an image file to be deleted is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Publication number: 20120152457Abstract: A hot press device manufacturing a multilayered printed board by pressing processed members laminated by mutually opposing heating plates includes: a plurality of heating plates including a plurality of projected parts and punched parts engaging therewith and capable of moving in a direction in which the processed members are laminated; and a pressure mechanism pressurizing each of the heating plates in the lamination direction, wherein the processed member is arranged between the heating plates and is pressed by the heating plates pressurized by the pressure mechanism while engaged with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Kose, Kouta Togawa, Katsuro Kawazoe, Takayoshi Kojima
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Patent number: 8063953Abstract: In a digital camera, it is checked whether a stored image file belongs to an image file group including a pre-development RAW file and a JPEG file generated by developing the RAW file. When the storage image file belongs to an image file group, an image belonging to the image file group and an image of a single image file not belonging to any image file group are displayed in distinguishable modes in an image selection screen so that a user can select either one of these images. Furthermore, text representing information regarding the image file group or the single image file is displayed, such as information indicating a file type that a displayed image corresponds to, or information including a name of a developing device. As described above, only an image among images of an image file group is displayed, and information regarding the image file is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Publication number: 20110181911Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a face region detecting section configured to detect a face region of a person in each of a plurality of main images; a face importance degree determining section configured to determine a degree of importance within each of the main images of a face region detected in each the main images; and a display position setting section configured to set a common display position of a sub image with respect to the main images based on the importance degree of a face region in each of the main images.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takayoshi KOJIMA
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Patent number: 7974468Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing a white balance correction for RAW data obtained by an image capturing unit, includes a storage, operable to store a RAW file to which the RAW data and developed data obtained by performing a development processing to the RAW data are attached, and a corrector, operable to perform the white balance correction for the RAW data based on the developed data stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kojima, Taisuke Okawa
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Publication number: 20110135202Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing a white balance correction for RAW data obtained by an image capturing unit, includes a storage, operable to store a RAW file to which the RAW data and developed data obtained by performing a development processing to the RAW data are attached, and a corrector, operable to perform the white balance correction for the RAW data based on the developed data stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takayoshi Kojima, Taisuke Okawa
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Patent number: 7956895Abstract: A digital camera 40 transmits to a printer 20 a command for transmitting RAW format compatibility information which is information of a RAW file format directly printable by the printer 20. Upon receipt of the RAW format compatibility information from the printer 20, the digital camera 40 determines, on the basis of the received RAW format compatibility information and the format of a RAW file stored in a flash memory 46 thereof, whether the RAW file can be directly printed by the printer 20. If the RAW file can be directly printed, the digital camera 40 transmits the RAW file to the printer 20. If the RAW file cannot be directly printed, the digital camera 40 transmits to the printer 20 the RAW file and a development enabling parameter which enables analysis of RAW data included in the RAW file as image data. The printer 20 prints the RAW file with the use of the development enabling parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Publication number: 20110090349Abstract: A digital camera transmits to a printer a command for transmitting RAW format compatibility information which is information of a RAW file format directly printable by the printer. Upon receipt of the RAW format compatibility information from the printer, the digital camera determines, on the basis of the received RAW format compatibility information and the format of a RAW file stored in a flash memory thereof, whether the RAW file can be directly printed by the printer. If the RAW file can be directly printed, the digital camera transmits the RAW file to the printer. If the RAW file cannot be directly printed, the digital camera transmits to the printer the RAW file and a development enabling parameter which enables analysis of RAW data included in the RAW file as image data. The printer prints the RAW file with the use of the development enabling parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takayoshi Kojima
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Patent number: 7924326Abstract: An image processing device capable of executing adjustment of image quality of image data includes a feature amount obtainment unit which obtains an amount of feature indicative of a feature of image quality of the image data, a correction amount obtainment unit which obtains an amount of correction for adjusting the feature amount of the image data to a predetermined target value, and an image quality evaluation unit which evaluates an image quality based on the correction amount.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kojima