Patents by Inventor Toshio Saishoji

Toshio Saishoji 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: 10922864
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image, and to cause the display unit to display a mark corresponding to a detection object detected in the image; and an output unit configured to output a number of the marks displayed on the display unit, wherein the display control unit adds or deletes a mark according to a user operation, and the output unit outputs the number of marks after the addition or after the deletion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Matsui, Toshio Saishoji
  • Publication number: 20200043215
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image, and to cause the display unit to display a mark corresponding to a detection object detected in the image; and an output unit configured to output a number of the marks displayed on the display unit, wherein the display control unit adds or deletes a mark according to a user operation, and the output unit outputs the number of marks after the addition or after the deletion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Taichi Matsui, Toshio Saishoji
  • Patent number: 10475221
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image, and to cause the display unit to display a mark corresponding to a detection object detected in the image; and an output unit configured to output a number of the marks displayed on the display unit, wherein the display control unit adds or deletes a mark according to a user operation, and the output unit outputs the number of marks after the addition or after the deletion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Matsui, Toshio Saishoji
  • Publication number: 20170337719
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image, and to cause the display unit to display a mark corresponding to a detection object detected in the image; and an output unit configured to output a number of the marks displayed on the display unit, wherein the display control unit adds or deletes a mark according to a user operation, and the output unit outputs the number of marks after the addition or after the deletion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Taichi Matsui, Toshio Saishoji
  • Patent number: 8174536
    Abstract: This invention provides a display control apparatus and control method, which allow the operator to easily identify the correspondence between the patch icons and their color difference values. To accomplish this, the display control method of this invention includes an icon displaying step of displaying a plurality of color difference values computed based on a first data group and second data group associated with spectral reflectance characteristics as a plurality of patch icons. The display control method includes a numeric value displaying step of displaying the color difference values represented by the patch icons in one of a first display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values within display regions of the patch icons, and a second display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values above display regions of a plurality of patch icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohisa Itagaki, Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Miyoko Hayashi, Masami Tomita, Toshio Saishoji, Satoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 8064113
    Abstract: This invention provides a display apparatus, control method, and control program, which display hue differences and color difference values of respective patches as lists, and display the hue direction of the hue difference of each individual patch on a chromaticity diagram in an easy-to-understand manner. To accomplish this, a display method of this invention includes a specifying step of specifying a color determined by a hue difference calculated from first and second values associated with spectral reflectance characteristics, and a display step of displaying the color specified in the specifying step as a graphical object. The specified color is specified as a representative color that indicates a hue on a chromaticity diagram to which the hue difference biases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Tomohisa Itagaki, Miyoko Hayashi, Masami Tomita, Toshio Saishoji, Satoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 7676080
    Abstract: There is provided a method of creating a color chart for color evaluation used in color evaluation, including: an obtaining step of obtaining standard color chart data corresponding to a standard color chart including a plurality of patches; a display step of displaying an evaluation target image on a display screen; a setting step of setting an area in the evaluation target image, which is used to create a color chart for color evaluation; a computing step of computing color element data which represent color features of an image within the set area based on image data of the set area; and a creating step of creating the color chart for color evaluation by extracting patch data corresponding to the computed color element data from the standard color chart data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohisa Itagaki, Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Masami Tomita, Toshio Saishoji, Satoshi Takayama, Miyoko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7633648
    Abstract: Upon observing homogeneity in page image by the human eye, a permissible level associated with color reproduction with respect to an identical color signal changes depending on the distance from an interest point. Since the conventional homogeneity in page image evaluation scheme doesn't take the above characteristics into consideration, the correlation between a finished image and the evaluation result cannot be exploited fully. Hence, image data, which forms an image with identical density within a range to be evaluated in one page, is output to a printer to measure reflection characteristics of the image at points on output of the printer. One point is set as a reference point, and distances between the reference point and the remaining points, and differences of the reflection characteristic between the reference point and the remaining points are calculated. The image quality within the range is evaluated based on the distances and differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Tomohisa Itagaki, Masami Tomita, Toshio Saishoji, Satoshi Takayama, Miyoko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7626728
    Abstract: Color reproducibility needs to be evaluated in consideration of the influence of homogeneity in page image. Hence, a first chart is formed from an image of a uniform density of a region to be evaluated, and data associated with the spectral reflectances of plural points on the first chart are input. Based on the data obtained from the first chart, color differences between a predetermined point and other points on the first chart are calculated. When the calculated color differences fall within a permissible range of heterogeneity of colors in the region, a second chart is formed from an image corresponding to a color target, and data associated with the spectral reflectances of plural points on the second chart are input. Color differences are calculated from the data obtained from the second chart and data associated with the spectral reflectance of the color target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohisa Itagaki, Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Masami Tomita, Toshio Saishoji, Satoshi Takayama, Miyoko Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20070183659
    Abstract: There is provided a method of creating a color chart for color evaluation used in color evaluation, including: an obtaining step of obtaining standard color chart data corresponding to a standard color chart including a plurality of patches; a display step of displaying an evaluation target image on a display screen; a setting step of setting an area in the evaluation target image, which is used to create a color chart for color evaluation; a computing step of computing color element data which represent color features of an image within the set area based on image data of the set area; and a creating step of creating the color chart for color evaluation by extracting patch data corresponding to the computed color element data from the standard color chart data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa ITAGAKI, Nobuatsu SASANUMA, Masami TOMITA, Toshio SAISHOJI, Satoshi TAKAYAMA, Miyoko HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20070176942
    Abstract: This invention provides a display control apparatus and control method, which allow the operator to easily identify the correspondence between the patch icons and their color difference values. To accomplish this, the display control method of this invention includes an icon displaying step of displaying a plurality of color difference values computed based on a first data group and second data group associated with spectral reflectance characteristics as a plurality of patch icons. The display control method includes a numeric value displaying step of displaying the color difference values represented by the patch icons in one of a first display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values within display regions of the patch icons, and a second display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values above display regions of a plurality of patch icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa ITAGAKI, Nobuatsu SASANUMA, Miyoko HAYASHI, Masami TOMITA, Toshio SAISHOJI, Satoshi TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20070177237
    Abstract: This invention provides a display apparatus, control method, and control program, which display hue differences and color difference values of respective patches as lists, and display the hue direction of the hue difference of each individual patch on a chromaticity diagram in an easy-to-understand manner. To accomplish this, a display method of this invention includes a specifying step of specifying a color determined by a hue difference calculated from first and second values associated with spectral reflectance characteristics, and a display step of displaying the color specified in the specifying step as a graphical object. The specified color is specified as a representative color that indicates a hue on a chromaticity diagram to which the hue difference biases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuatsu SASANUMA, Tomohisa ITAGAKI, Miyoko HAYASHI, Masami TOMITA, Toshio SAISHOJI, Satoshi TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20070153309
    Abstract: Upon observing homogeneity in page image by the human eye, a permissible level associated with color reproduction with respect to an identical color signal changes depending on the distance from an interest point. Since the conventional homogeneity in page image evaluation scheme doesn't take the above characteristics into consideration, the correlation between a finished image and the evaluation result cannot be exploited fully. Hence, image data, which forms an image with identical density within a range to be evaluated in one page, is output to a printer to measure reflection characteristics of the image at points on output of the printer. One point is set as a reference point, and distances between the reference point and the remaining points, and differences of the reflection characteristic between the reference point and the remaining points are calculated. The image quality within the range is evaluated based on the distances and differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuatsu SASANUMA, Tomohisa ITAGAKI, Masami TOMITA, Toshio SAISHOJI, Satoshi TAKAYAMA, Miyoko HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20070153340
    Abstract: Color reproducibility needs to be evaluated in consideration of the influence of homogeneity in page image. Hence, a first chart is formed from an image of a uniform density of a region to be evaluated, and data associated with the spectral reflectances of plural points on the first chart are input. Based on the data obtained from the first chart, color differences between a predetermined point and other points on the first chart are calculated. When the calculated color differences fall within a permissible range of heterogeneity of colors in the region, a second chart is formed from an image corresponding to a color target, and data associated with the spectral reflectances of plural points on the second chart are input. Color differences are calculated from the data obtained from the second chart and data associated with the spectral reflectance of the color target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa ITAGAKI, Nobuatsu SASANUMA, Masami TOMITA, Toshio SAISHOJI, Satoshi TAKAYAMA, Miyoko HAYASHI