Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Hasegawa

Tomohiko Hasegawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20180220010
    Abstract: A medium stores a program. The program causes a computer to: acquire relative area information which at least indicates a relative position of a reference area relative to a reference document and a relative size of the reference area relative to a size of the reference document; acquire target image data which indicates a target image including a document; identify a target area in the target image by use of the target image data, the target area being in the relative position, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the target image, the target area having the relative size, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the size of the target image; analyze an area, in the target image, including the target area; and output output image data based on the target image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiko HASEGAWA, Akidi YOSHIDA, Ryohei OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180220020
    Abstract: A program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium causes an image processing apparatus to execute: read image data acquisition processing of acquiring read image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a read image including the document; line identification processing of identifying candidate lines which are candidates of lines representing edges of the document through analysis of the read image; and document information identification processing of identifying document information including at least one of a candidate line which represents at least a part of the edges of the document in the read image and an inclination of the document relative to the read image, by using a reference line formed from at least one of the candidate lines identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Akidi YOSHIDA, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10009507
    Abstract: An image processing device may judge whether to execute a first type of enlarging process or a second type of enlarging process based on M lines of letter strings in an original image, in a case of judging to execute the first type of enlarging process, generate a first type of processed image data indicating a first type of processed image by executing the first type of enlarging process, and in a case of judging to execute the second type of enlarging process, generate a second type of processed image data indicating a second type of processed image by executing the second type of enlarging process. A layout of the plurality of letters in the second type of processed image is different from a layout of the plurality of letters in the first type of processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masaki Kondo, Ryohei Ozawa, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180150958
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control an image scanner to generate scanned data by scanning an image recorded on a document sheet, calculate an edge intensity of each of pixels included in the scanned data, determine a binarization threshold from pixel values of particular pixels, the particular pixels being a part of the pixels included in the scanned data, each particular pixel having a density value higher than density values of surrounding pixels thereof and having an edge intensity equal to or higher than an edge threshold, and generate a binary image from the scanned data, using the binarization threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiki MOTOYAMA, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9977984
    Abstract: A first area, which includes a group of pixels with a first color, is specified. The first color corresponds to a color of an outline of a hole image in an image represented by image data. A second area corresponding to the hole image is determined. The second area is the first area larger than a first size when the first area is separated from four ends of the image. The second area is the first area larger than a second size when the first area is in contact with at least one of the four ends of the image. The second size is smaller than the first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Motoyama, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Akidi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9978123
    Abstract: Image data representing an image are obtained. A quadrangular area, which is defined by a quadrangle including a group of pixels with a first color, is specified. The first color corresponds to a color of an outline of a hole image in the image. A hole orientation is specified based on positions of the group of pixels with respect to the quadrangular area. The hole orientation represents a direction that the outline of the hole image occupies. When the hole orientation is specified, a candidate area is specified by extending the quadrangular area in an extension direction. The extension direction corresponds to a direction opposite to the hole orientation and extending along one of sides of the quadrangular area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akidi Yoshida, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Toshiki Motoyama
  • Patent number: 9928417
    Abstract: A first image data, binarized with a first threshold, represent a first image corresponding to a first portion of a specific image. A second image data, binarized with a second threshold different from the first threshold, represent a second image corresponding to a second portion of the specific image. A first area, which is extracted from the first image, includes pixels with a first color. The first color corresponding to a color of an outline of a hole image in the specific image. A second area, which is extracted from the second image, includes pixels with the first color. The first area and the second area are determined as a specific area corresponding to the hole image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Motoyama, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Akidi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9898236
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor, and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to operate as: a template image data generating unit configured to generate template image data representing a template image including a body area for writing information therein, and also including a keyword area for writing information therein for specifying a keyword to be associated with target image data representing a target image including the body area having information written therein, from among plural keywords; and a template image data providing unit configured to provide the template image data to a printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masaki Kondo
  • Patent number: 9886648
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires first image data representing a first image and second image data representing a second image. The first image shows a part of a target object and the second image showing another part of the target object. The first image includes a first edge. The image processing device generates a plurality of first pixels so as to be arranged outside the first image and along the first edge by using a plurality of pixels that are arranged inside the first image and along the first edge. The image processing device determines a relative position between the first image and the second image by using the plurality of first pixels. The image processing device generates arranged image data representing an arranged image in which the first image and the second image are arranged according to the relative position so that the arranged image shows the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Shimahashi, Ryohei Ozawa, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9832343
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires first and second image data respectively representing first and second image. The first and second image respectively includes first and second target image. The apparatus generates, based on the first image data, corrected image data representing a corrected image including a first corrected target image having a slant end. The apparatus identifies a blank region in contact with the slant end from the corrected image and generates complemented image data representing a complement image by performing, on the corrected image data, a complement process in which pixel values of pixels in the blank region are determined. The apparatus generates arranged image data representing an arranged image in which a first arrangement target image and a second arrangement target image are arranged, by using the complemented image data. The first and second arrangement target images concern the first and second target images, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Shimahashi, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9825289
    Abstract: Stabilized lithium powder according to an embodiment of this disclosure contains lithium particles and transition metal. Each lithium particle has a stabilized film on a surface thereof; the stabilized film contains an inorganic compound; and main transition metal, which is contained the most in the transition metal, is contained by 0.5 ×10?3 wt % or more and 11.5×10?3 wt % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yuji Yamamoto, Kazuma Akimoto
  • Patent number: 9811877
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires first and second image data respectively representing first and second images. The first image includes an object image showing a part of an object. The second image shows another part of the object. The first image and the object image respectively include an edge and an object-image edge with respect to a direction. The first image includes first pixels that is located between the edge and the object-image edge and not included in the first object image. The device selects one of arrangement methods according to a condition that the number of first pixels continuously arranged in the direction is larger than a prescribed level. The device determines a relative position between the first and second images using the selected method. The device generates arranged image data representing an arranged image in which the first and second images are arranged according to the relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Ryohei Ozawa, Takuya Shimahashi
  • Patent number: 9788014
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform: acquiring image data having a plurality of objects; calculating an amount of characteristic of each of the objects, the amount of characteristic indicating a degree of change in pixel values; setting a process order based on the amount of the characteristic of each of the objects; setting a target value, the target value being a reference value to reduce a data size of the image data; reducing an object data size of at least one of the plurality of objects based on the process order in such a way that the data size of the image data becomes smaller than or equal to the target value, thereby generating a reduced object; and generating reduced image data having a data size smaller than the data size of the image data by using the reduced object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9747715
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs: determining a reference region that is a part region of a first image; calculating, for at least one of candidate regions, a degree of similarity between the reference region and each of the at least one candidate regions; identifying a corresponding region from among the plurality of candidate regions based on at least one degree of similarity; and generating combined image data by using the first image data and the second image data. The combined image data represents a combined image in which the first image is combined with the second image by overlapping the reference region with the identified corresponding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Shimahashi, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170142287
    Abstract: An image processing device may judge whether to execute a first type of enlarging process or a second type of enlarging process based on M lines of letter strings in an original image, in a case of judging to execute the first type of enlarging process, generate a first type of processed image data indicating a first type of processed image by executing the first type of enlarging process, and in a case of judging to execute the second type of enlarging process, generate a second type of processed image data indicating a second type of processed image by executing the second type of enlarging process. A layout of the plurality of letters in the second type of processed image is different from a layout of the plurality of letters in the first type of processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiko HASEGAWA, Masaki KONDO, Ryohei OZAWA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170111657
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform: acquiring image data having a plurality of objects; calculating an amount of characteristic of each of the objects, the amount of characteristic indicating a degree of change in pixel values; setting a process order based on the amount of the characteristic of each of the objects; setting a target value, the target value being a reference value to reduce a data size of the image data; reducing an object data size of at least one of the plurality of objects based on the process order in such a way that the data size of the image data becomes smaller than or equal to the target value, thereby generating a reduced object; and generating reduced image data having a data size smaller than the data size of the image data by using the reduced object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiko HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9628666
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires first image data representing a first image and second image data representing a second image. The first image includes a first edge and a first region. The second image includes a second edge and a second region. The image processing device generates, when a first condition is met, first combined image data representing a first combined image by using the first image data and the second image data so that the first region is overlapped with the second region. The image processing device generates, when a second condition different from the first condition is met, second combined image data representing a second combined image by using the first image data and the second image data so that the first edge adjoins the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Shimahashi, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170094111
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires first and second image data respectively representing first and second image. The first and second image respectively includes first and second target image. The apparatus generates, based on the first image data, corrected image data representing a corrected image including a first corrected target image having a slant end. The apparatus identifies a blank region in contact with the slant end from the corrected image and generates complemented image data representing a complement image by performing, on the corrected image data, a complement process in which pixel values of pixels in the blank region are determined. The apparatus generates arranged image data representing an arranged image in which a first arrangement target image and a second arrangement target image are arranged, by using the complemented image data. The first and second arrangement target images concern the first and second target images, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMAHASHI, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9600917
    Abstract: An image processing device may judge whether to execute a first type of enlarging process or a second type of enlarging process based on M lines of letter strings in an original image, in a case of judging to execute the first type of enlarging process, generate a first type of processed image data indicating a first type of processed image by executing the first type of enlarging process, and in a case of judging to execute the second type of enlarging process, generate a second type of processed image data indicating a second type of processed image by executing the second type of enlarging process. A layout of the plurality of letters in the second type of processed image is different from a layout of the plurality of letters in the first type of processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masaki Kondo, Ryohei Ozawa, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9591169
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor, and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to function as a storage destination specifying unit configured analyze original image data generated by optically reading a document, the document including a body area having information written therein, and also including a storage destination specifying area representing information for specifying a storage destination to store target image data representing a target including the body area, so as to specify the storage destination to store the target image data, and a target image data providing unit configured to provide the target image data to the specified storage destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masaki Kondo