Patents by Inventor Tomoya Asanuma

Tomoya Asanuma 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: 20230274431
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first reading unit configured to read a first image to read a visible light image of an occlusal surface in a mouth cavity, a second reading unit configured to read a second image to read a visible light image in a state where teeth are occluded, a determination unit configured to determine dentition and states of the respective teeth based on the first image, the second image, and a trained model, and an output unit configured to output a result of a determination made by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: YUKIKO UNO, TOMOYA ASANUMA, HIROTO OKA, TAKETSUGU YAMASHITA, YUUYA MIYAKE, Tokichi Minami
  • Patent number: 11675988
    Abstract: An apparatus detects a plurality of areas from an overall image, determines on each of the plurality of areas whether the area is a candidate for an area including an object as a processing target based on a determination reference value (first determination processing), acquires a zoom-in image of the area determined to be the candidate for the area including the object in the first determination processing, and determines whether the acquired zoom-in image is an image of the object (second determination processing). The apparatus identifies an area, in the overall image, corresponding to the zoom-in image determined not to be the image of the object in the second determination processing, and performs control to update the determination reference value used in the first determination processing based on image information of the identified area in the overall image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Shinya Omori
  • Publication number: 20220327802
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires a captured image, sets a plurality of parameters for generating a matching model, generates a matching model for detecting a target object based on the acquired captured image and the set plurality of parameters, and identifies an item of a common parameter for common use by a plurality of target objects and an item of an individual parameter to be determined for each of the plurality of target objects from the plurality of parameters in a case where the plurality of parameters is set and a plurality of matching models is generated for each of the plurality of target objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Patent number: 11363208
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image capturing apparatus, acquires a first image generated by performing an image capture process at a first zoom magnification, sets a division condition for dividing a detection range included in the first image, divides the detection range into a plurality of divided areas in accordance with the division condition, controls the image capturing apparatus to change an image capture direction on the basis of each position of the respective divided areas of the detection range and performs an image capture process at a second zoom magnification greater than the first zoom magnification so as to sequentially generate second images, acquires each of the second images, and performs a data reading process for each of the second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chiaki Mikawa, Tomoya Asanuma, Yuuya Miyake
  • Patent number: 11336831
    Abstract: An image processing device adjusts an imaging direction and an imaging magnification by performing driving control of an imaging device for each image processing process and sets an imaging position of a measurement target. The image processing device calculates an evaluation value of set feature parts in a captured image input at the time of measurement on the basis of captured image data and compares the evaluation value with determination conditions. If the determination condition is satisfied, the image processing device performs predetermined image processing and outputs a result of the image processing to a control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Genki Cho, Hiroto Oka
  • Publication number: 20210342562
    Abstract: An apparatus detects a plurality of areas from an overall image, determines on each of the plurality of areas whether the area is a candidate for an area including an object as a processing target based on a determination reference value (first determination processing), acquires a zoom-in image of the area determined to be the candidate for the area including the object in the first determination processing, and determines whether the acquired zoom-in image is an image of the object (second determination processing). The apparatus identifies an area, in the overall image, corresponding to the zoom-in image determined not to be the image of the object in the second determination processing, and performs control to update the determination reference value used in the first determination processing based on image information of the identified area in the overall image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Shinya Omori
  • Publication number: 20210099650
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image capturing apparatus, acquires a first image generated by performing an image capture process at a first zoom magnification, sets a division condition for dividing a detection range included in the first image, divides the detection range into a plurality of divided areas in accordance with the division condition, controls the image capturing apparatus to change an image capture direction on the basis of each position of the respective divided areas of the detection range and performs an image capture process at a second zoom magnification greater than the first zoom magnification so as to sequentially generate second images, acquires each of the second images, and performs a data reading process for each of the second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Chiaki Mikawa, Tomoya Asanuma, Yuuya Miyake
  • Publication number: 20200014856
    Abstract: An image processing device adjusts an imaging direction and an imaging magnification by performing driving control of an imaging device for each image processing process and sets an imaging position of a measurement target. The image processing device calculates an evaluation value of set feature parts in a captured image input at the time of measurement on the basis of captured image data and compares the evaluation value with determination conditions. If the determination condition is satisfied, the image processing device performs predetermined image processing and outputs a result of the image processing to a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Genki Cho, Hiroto Oka
  • Patent number: 9818321
    Abstract: The present invention is a calibration apparatus comprising a calibration unit configured to perform calibration for an image display apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a color deviation direction that represents a direction of deviation in a color space between a color measurement value and a theoretical value, for each of color patches of a plurality of colors after executing the calibration; and a control unit configured to determine degrees of similarity of the color deviation directions in relation to the color patches of at least some of the plurality of colors included in the plurality of colors and control whether or not the calibration unit is allowed to perform the calibration for the image display apparatus again, on the basis of a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20170302879
    Abstract: A communication apparatus specifies content to be transmitted to an external apparatus, out of pieces of content recorded in a recording medium, and when there is a plurality of specified pieces of content, transmits first content out of the plurality of pieces of content to the external apparatus, and after the transmission of the first content, receives a notification of receipt of the first content from the external apparatus, and when the notification is received, deletes the first content from the recording medium, and after the deletion of the first content, transmits second content out of the plurality of pieces of content to the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Koshi Tokunaga, Tomoya Asanuma, Tomoki Kuroda, Ryoji Yoshie
  • Publication number: 20170132488
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit, a backlight, a diagnosis target region acquisition unit, and a backlight control unit. The display unit displays an image. The backlight changes the light emission luminance in at least a part of a region where the display unit displays the image. The diagnosis target region acquisition unit acquires data of an interest region in the image. The backlight control unit reduces a light emission luminance value of the backlight corresponding to a second region, which is a partial image region that excludes a first region including at least the interest region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20160148550
    Abstract: The present invention is a calibration apparatus comprising a calibration unit configured to perform calibration for an image display apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a color deviation direction that represents a direction of deviation in a color space between a color measurement value and a theoretical value, for each of color patches of a plurality of colors after executing the calibration; and a control unit configured to determine degrees of similarity of the color deviation directions in relation to the color patches of at least some of the plurality of colors included in the plurality of colors and control whether or not the calibration unit is allowed to perform the calibration for the image display apparatus again, on the basis of a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9286818
    Abstract: The present invention is a calibration apparatus comprising a calibration unit configured to perform calibration for an image display apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a color deviation direction that represents a direction of deviation in a color space between a color measurement value and a theoretical value, for each of color patches of a plurality of colors after executing the calibration; and a control unit configured to determine degrees of similarity of the color deviation directions in relation to the color patches of at least some of the plurality of colors included in the plurality of colors and control whether or not the calibration unit is allowed to perform the calibration for the image display apparatus again, on the basis of a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9274740
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which enables a user to recognize positions and boundaries of light source blocks, a method for controlling the same, and an image display system are provided. The apparatus comprises a liquid crystal panel; a backlight which has a plurality of light source blocks and which radiates light onto the liquid crystal panel; a generating unit which generates boundary image data which indicates a light source block area as an area corresponding to each of the light source blocks on the liquid crystal panel; a combining unit which combines image data to be inputted and the boundary image data; and a display control unit which displays composite image data combined by the combining unit on the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Satoshi Hanamitsu
  • Publication number: 20150116388
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present invention includes a light-emitting unit; and a displaying unit configured to display an image on a screen by modulating light from the light-emitting unit, wherein, when a first image and a second image used to measure a visual characteristic of a user are displayed on the screen, the light-emitting unit emits first light in a display region that includes a region in which the first image is displayed, and emits second light having a broader emission spectrum distribution than the first light in a display region that includes a region in which the second image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Shinya Oda
  • Patent number: 8957947
    Abstract: There is provided a video processing apparatus comprising: a video data obtainment unit configured to obtain arbitrary viewpoint video data having an arbitrary viewpoint specified by a user, the arbitrary viewpoint video data being generated based on a plurality of video data having different viewpoints; an output unit configured to output the arbitrary viewpoint video data obtained by the video data obtainment unit to a display unit; and a notification unit configured to notify the user based on a degree of matching between first viewpoint information corresponding to the plurality of video data having different viewpoints and second viewpoint information corresponding to the arbitrary viewpoint video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Patent number: 8731376
    Abstract: A recorder control apparatus which controls execution of broadcast program recording in a plurality of recorders connected thereto, comprises an acceptance unit configured to accept a request to execute broadcast program recording, an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from each recorder, reservation information related to reserved program recording to be executed by the recorder after a point at which the execution request is accepted, a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of recorders, a recorder capable of executing broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request for a longest duration, based on the reservation information, and a request unit configured to request the recorder selected by the selection unit to execute broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Shikata, Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Tomoyasu Yoshikawa, Teruki Kikkawa, Satoshi Hanamitsu, Tomoya Asanuma, Osamu Yonishi, Koji Mito
  • Publication number: 20140009485
    Abstract: The present invention is a calibration apparatus comprising a calibration unit configured to perform calibration for an image display apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a color deviation direction that represents a direction of deviation in a color space between a color measurement value and a theoretical value, for each of color patches of a plurality of colors after executing the calibration; and a control unit configured to determine degrees of similarity of the color deviation directions in relation to the color patches of at least some of the plurality of colors included in the plurality of colors and control whether or not the calibration unit is allowed to perform the calibration for the image display apparatus again, on the basis of a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tomoya Asanuma
  • Patent number: 8565587
    Abstract: A recording control apparatus is connected to and in communication with a recording apparatus capable of recording a broadcasting video image on a storage unit and has two or more operating state levels that differ in power consumption. The recording control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire program information about a program currently being viewed, a determination unit configured to determine a user's recording tendency level as to a program currently being viewed based on the program information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to issue a command to control the operating state level of the recording apparatus based on the recording tendency level determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoya Asanuma, Teruki Kikkawa, Tomoyasu Yoshikawa, Satoshi Hanamitsu, Osamu Yonishi, Yasushi Shikata, Koji Mito, Katsuhiro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8544056
    Abstract: An image control apparatus is configured to input a plurality of image data associated with a plurality of image sources and to display a plurality of images on a same screen based on the plurality of image data. The image control apparatus includes an image quality determining unit configured to determine respective image qualities of the plurality of images based on a combination of image information associated with attributes of the plurality of image sources, and an image processing unit configured to process the plurality of image data to cause the plurality of images to have the respective image qualities determined by the image quality determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ohno, Takashi Yamamoto, Yuichi Matsumoto, Tomoyasu Yoshikawa, Teruki Kikkawa, Satoshi Hanamitsu, Tomoya Asanuma, Katsuhiro Miyamoto