Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Iwafuchi

Toshihiro Iwafuchi 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: 20160273965
    Abstract: A color conversion information generating apparatus includes the following elements. A specific color value obtaining unit obtains a specific color value of a device-dependent color space. A first color element value obtaining unit obtains a first color element value of a device-independent color space by converting the specific color value in accordance with color reproduction characteristics of a display device displaying an image of a subject. A second color element value obtaining unit obtains a second color element value of the device-independent color space by converting a colorimetric value of a color sample which approximates to the specific color value on the basis of a reference value. A generating unit generates, if the first color element value approximates to the second color element value, color conversion information for converting plural color values of the device-dependent color space into plural color values of the device-independent color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 9451130
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a type acquiring unit that acquires type information indicating a type of a display apparatus, an image selecting unit that selects a first colorimetric image for performing color conversion on the display apparatus, on the basis of the type information acquired by the type acquiring unit, an image information transmitting unit that transmits information on the first colorimetric image selected by the image selecting unit to the display apparatus, a color information acquiring unit that acquires color information of an image which is displayed on the display apparatus on the basis of the information on the first colorimetric image transmitted by the image information transmitting unit, and a conversion relationship creating unit that creates a conversion relationship for the color of an image to be displayed on the display apparatus, on the basis of the color information acquired by the color information acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama
  • Patent number: 9424801
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Horikawa, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama, Makoto Fujio, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9330633
    Abstract: A method including causing a projection apparatus that outputs projection light to a predetermined display area to project and display a first image including plural figures such that the plural figures are respectively displayed in plural positions of a projection area that is projected by the projection light, specifying a figure of which brightness value is a maximum among the displayed plural figures so as to specify a brightness center point at which the brightness value is a maximum in the projection area, and causing the projection apparatus to project and display a second image indicating the specified brightness center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi
  • Patent number: 9330616
    Abstract: An automatic correction function determining apparatus includes an output unit and a determining unit. The output unit sequentially outputs a first display image and a second display image to a display. The first display image includes a target area being a colorimetric target and formed of a first image and a non-target area not being a colorimetric target and formed of a second image. The second display image includes the target area formed of the first image and the non-target area formed of a third image different in mean gradation value from the second image. The determining unit determines that an automatic correction function is active on the display, if a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the first display image displayed on the display is different from a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the second display image displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Horikawa, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi
  • Publication number: 20150356751
    Abstract: Provided is a display evaluation device, including a specification unit that specifies a boundary gradation value as a boundary of whether or not a viewer identifies a color of an image displayed on a display device based on display characteristics of the display device, a first output unit that generates a viewing angle evaluation image using a boundary image having a gradation value close to the specified boundary gradation value and that outputs the viewing angle evaluation image to the display device, and an evaluation unit that specifies presence or absence of a difference in appearance of the viewing angle evaluation image when the viewing angle evaluation image is viewed from plural viewing angles and that evaluates the display characteristics of the display device due to a viewing angle difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Chizuru OSAWA
  • Patent number: 9177526
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a display device includes a target value obtainer, a measured value obtainer, and a determiner. The target value obtainer acquires a target value of a display setting including color temperature and brightness for a display device configured to display an image. The measured value obtainer acquires a measured value of display characteristics including the color temperature and the brightness in each of multiple states specific to the display device, from the display device for which the display setting is sequentially changed to the multiple states. The determiner determines a setting value in the display setting including the color temperature and the brightness from among the multiple states, on the basis of the target value and multiple measured values acquired by the measured value obtainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujio, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama, Kazuhiko Horikawa, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9123150
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmitting unit, a color information acquiring unit, a gradation characteristic determination unit, and a change instruction output unit. The image information transmitting unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images. The color information acquiring unit acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the transmitted pieces of information. The gradation characteristic determination unit determines, on the basis of the acquired pieces of color information, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Kazuhiko Horikawa, Noriko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20150235628
    Abstract: Provided is a method including causing a projection apparatus that outputs projection light to a predetermined display area to project and display a first image including plural figures such that the plural figures are respectively displayed in plural positions of a projection area that is projected by the projection light, specifying a figure of which brightness value is a maximum among the displayed plural figures so as to specify a brightness center point at which the brightness value is a maximum in the projection area, and causing the projection apparatus to project and display a second image indicating the specified brightness center point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150199938
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Daigo HAMA, Makoto FUJIO, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150179093
    Abstract: A conversion apparatus, includes: a target value setting unit that sets a target value for color reproduction at the time when output image data is displayed on a display device, the target value is set by using a first target value set based on a display characteristic of the display device and a second target value set by designating targets of hue and saturation with respect to a gray image; a conversion relation creation unit that creates a conversion relation based on the set target value; and an output image creation unit that performs color conversion processing on an input image data using the conversion relation to creates the output image data, in which the second target value is set to suppress variation of color representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Chizuru YAMAZAKI, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Makoto FUJIO, Daigo HAMA
  • Publication number: 20150124002
    Abstract: An automatic correction function determining apparatus includes an output unit and a determining unit. The output unit sequentially outputs a first display image and a second display image to a display. The first display image includes a target area being a colorimetric target and formed of a first image and a non-target area not being a colorimetric target and formed of a second image. The second display image includes the target area formed of the first image and the non-target area formed of a third image different in mean gradation value from the second image. The determining unit determines that an automatic correction function is active on the display, if a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the first display image displayed on the display is different from a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the second display image displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 8976413
    Abstract: A color processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a setting unit, and a color converting unit. The obtaining unit obtains a predetermined corresponding relationship between total amount limit information regarding limitation of a total amount of inks of colors, and a combination in which, among droplet diameters of inks of colors ejectable to satisfy the total amount limit information, droplet diameters of at least two or more inks are made uniform, and the types of droplet diameters of inks of the colors are two or fewer types. The setting unit sets the combination of droplet diameters corresponding to the accepted ink total amount limit information, on the basis of the obtained corresponding relationship. The color converting unit converts a color in an input color gamut reproducible by an input device into a color in an output color gamut in accordance with the set combination of droplet diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Hidetoshi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8934138
    Abstract: A color processing apparatus includes a correction unit. When, among colors on a color gamut boundary from a lowest-lightness color on an achromatic color axis to a highest-chroma color in a predetermined color space in an output color gamut of an output device in the color space, there exist a high-lightness color whose lightness is higher than that of the highest-chroma color and a color with the same lightness as that of the high-lightness color but with different chroma, and when there exists a low-lightness color whose lightness is lower than that of the lowest-lightness color on the achromatic color axis in the color space, the correction units corrects the low-lightness color to a higher lightness side higher than that of the lowest-lightness color on the achromatic color axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Hidetoshi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20140375672
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a type acquiring unit that acquires type information indicating a type of a display apparatus, an image selecting unit that selects a first colorimetric image for performing color conversion on the display apparatus, on the basis of the type information acquired by the type acquiring unit, an image information transmitting unit that transmits information on the first colorimetric image selected by the image selecting unit to the display apparatus, a color information acquiring unit that acquires color information of an image which is displayed on the display apparatus on the basis of the information on the first colorimetric image transmitted by the image information transmitting unit, and a conversion relationship creating unit that creates a conversion relationship for the color of an image to be displayed on the display apparatus, on the basis of the color information acquired by the color information acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Daigo HAMA
  • Publication number: 20140362106
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmitting unit, a color information acquiring unit, a gradation characteristic determination unit, and a change instruction output unit. The image information transmitting unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images. The color information acquiring unit acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the transmitted pieces of information. The gradation characteristic determination unit determines, on the basis of the acquired pieces of color information, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Noriko SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20140362065
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a display device includes a target value obtainer, a measured value obtainer, and a determiner. The target value obtainer acquires a target value of a display setting including color temperature and brightness for a display device configured to display an image. The measured value obtainer acquires a measured value of display characteristics including the color temperature and the brightness in each of multiple states specific to the display device, from the display device for which the display setting is sequentially changed to the multiple states. The determiner determines a setting value in the display setting including the color temperature and the brightness from among the multiple states, on the basis of the target value and multiple measured values acquired by the measured value obtainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIO, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Daigo HAMA, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140210851
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmission unit, a color information acquisition unit, and a conversion relationship creation unit. The image information transmission unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of color-conversion image information representing images used for performing color conversion for the display device, in ascending order of lightness of the images in a predetermined color space. The color information acquisition unit acquires color information of each image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a corresponding piece of color-conversion image information among the pieces of color-conversion image information that have been transmitted by the image information transmission unit. The conversion relationship creation unit creates, on the basis of the color information that has been acquired by the color information acquisition unit, a conversion relationship for a color of an image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo HAMA, Noriko SAKAI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Kazuhiko HORIKAWA, Makoto FUJIO, Chizuru YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140210842
    Abstract: A measurement position determination apparatus includes a creation unit, a measurement unit, and a determination unit. The creation unit creates display image data for displaying a reference image and a comparison image on a display screen. The reference image includes one achromatic image, and the comparison image is formed by arranging two or more images including a chromatic image. The measurement unit measures the reference image and the comparison image in a sub-area on the display screen. The reference image and the comparison image are displayed on the display screen in accordance with the display image data. The determination unit determines a measurement position of the measurement unit on the display screen in accordance with measurement results obtained by measurement of the reference image and the comparison image using the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chizuru YAMAZAKI, Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Makoto FUJIO
  • Publication number: 20140210848
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a memory, and a preparation unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from a display device that displays an image on a display screen, device information peculiar to the display device. The memory stores reference data used to prepare a reference image to be displayed by the display device. The preparation unit prepares output image data including the reference image using the device information acquired by the acquisition unit and the reference data read from the memory to output the output image data to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro IWAFUCHI, Noriko SAKAI, Daigo HAMA