Patents by Inventor Waki Murakami

Waki Murakami 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: 9019304
    Abstract: According to an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof of the present invention, a graphics drawing result is obtained in accordance with one or more graphics drawing commands included in drawing commands, a clipping command is generated from one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands, and clipped graphics is obtained by clipping the graphics drawing result using the clipping command. Further, moving image data processed in accordance with the one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands is generated, and the generated moving image data and the clipped graphics are composed and output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Takeichi, Waki Murakami, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shuichi Okamura, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Toru Nomakuchi, Shigeru Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8860758
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention includes a detection unit configured to detect content of second drawing data drawn in a second window, which is displayed on a lower layer of a first window, and a display control unit configured to control display by determining, based on the content of the second drawing data, whether to perform first control, in which the second drawing data is displayed in an overlap region, which is a region in which the first window and the second window overlap, in such a way as to be visible in the first window, or second control, in which the second drawing data is not displayed in the overlap region or the second drawing data is displayed in such a way as to be less visible in the first window than when the first control is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140198115
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and its control method receives a drawing command including a moving image drawing command and a graphics drawing command and performs drawing processing. A drawing command is received, and the moving image drawing command is separated from the graphics drawing command. A graphics drawing unit obtains the result of graphics drawing in accordance with the graphics drawing command. A moving image drawing unit generates moving image data processed in accordance with the moving image drawing command. A composition unit composes the result of graphics drawing by the graphics drawing unit with the moving image data generated by the moving image drawing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shuichi Okamura, Sgubta Takeichi, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Waki Murakami, Toru Nomakuchi
  • Patent number: 8717380
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and its control method receives a drawing command including a moving image drawing command and a graphics drawing command and performs drawing processing. A drawing command is received, and the moving image drawing command is separated from the graphics drawing command. A graphics drawing unit obtains the result of graphics drawing in accordance with the graphics drawing command. A moving image drawing unit generates moving image data processed in accordance with the moving image drawing command. A composition unit composes the result of graphics drawing by the graphics drawing unit with the moving image data generated by the moving image drawing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shuichi Okamura, Shinya Takeichi, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Waki Murakami, Toru Nomakuchi
  • Patent number: 8633941
    Abstract: An image-processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit determining a type of image data; a holding unit holding color value for the still images, and holding a ratio for the moving image for each moving image, an updating unit updating the color value and the ratio, and a display unit displaying composite image data. For each piece of image data to be drawn, the updating unit updates each ratio based on a transmittance of the image data, updates the color value and a transmittance of a still image when it is a still image, and updates the color value data based on a transmittance of a moving image, and causes the transmittance to be further held as a ratio of the moving image when it is a moving image. The display unit displays the composite image data using the color value and the ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Asuka Wada, Toru Nomakuchi, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shinya Takeichi, Shuichi Okamura, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Waki Murakami, Shigeru Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20120154435
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention includes a detection unit configured to detect content of second drawing data drawn in a second window, which is displayed on a lower layer of a first window, and a display control unit configured to control display by determining, based on the content of the second drawing data, whether to perform first control, in which the second drawing data is displayed in an overlap region, which is a region in which the first window and the second window overlap, in such a way as to be visible in the first window, or second control, in which the second drawing data is not displayed in the overlap region or the second drawing data is displayed in such a way as to be less visible in the first window than when the first control is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Patent number: 7889386
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes vector image data in units of blocks. When vector image data associated with a first block satisfies a predetermined condition, the image processing apparatus stores the result of processing the vector image data associated with the first block. When vector image data associated with a second block matches the vector image data associated with the first block, the image processing apparatus outputs the result of processing the vector image data associated with the first block, which is stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20110025708
    Abstract: According to an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof of the present invention, a graphics drawing result is obtained in accordance with one or more graphics drawing commands included in drawing commands, a clipping command is generated from one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands, and clipped graphics is obtained by clipping the graphics drawing result using the clipping command. Further, moving image data processed in accordance with the one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands is generated, and the generated moving image data and the clipped graphics are composed and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Takeichi, Waki Murakami, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shuichi Okamura, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Toru Nomakuchi, Shigeru Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7747077
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that are capable of reducing the time required for image formation processing to generate image data from drawing data. A block segmentation section determines an encompassing region encompasses an object to be drawn and determines whether or not each of segments into which one page is segmented in a grid pattern overlaps the encompassing region. Image processing sections process segment by segment an object encompassed by an overlapped encompassing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20100002014
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and its control method receives a drawing command including a moving image drawing command and a graphics drawing command and performs drawing processing. A drawing command is received, and the moving image drawing command is separated from the graphics drawing command. A graphics drawing unit obtains the result of graphics drawing in accordance with the graphics drawing command. A moving image drawing unit generates moving image data processed in accordance with the moving image drawing command. A composition unit composes the result of graphics drawing by the graphics drawing unit with the moving image data generated by the moving image drawing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shuichi Okamura, Shinya Takeichi, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Waki Murakami, Toru Nomakuchi
  • Patent number: 7643166
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that converts page description language to page description language corresponding to a plurality of areas; generates image data based on the converted page description language; retains the converted page description language and the generated image data; compares the retained page description language and the converted page description language; and selects one of the generated image data and the retained image data, depending on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20090296117
    Abstract: An image-processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit determining a type of image data; a holding unit holding color value for the still images, and holding a ratio for the moving image for each moving image, an updating unit updating the color value and the ratio, and a display unit displaying composite image data. For each piece of image data to be drawn, the updating unit updates each ratio based on a transmittance of the image data, updates the color value and a transmittance of a still image when it is a still image, and updates the color value data based on a transmittance of a moving image, and causes the transmittance to be further held as a ratio of the moving image when it is a moving image. The display unit displays the composite image data using the color value and the ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Asuka Wada, Toru Nomakuchi, Satoru Mamiya, Jun Fujisawa, Shinya Takeichi, Shuichi Okamura, Atsushi Date, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiro Takamura, Waki Murakami, Shigeru Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20070177177
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes vector image data in units of blocks. When vector image data associated with a first block satisfies a predetermined condition, the image processing apparatus stores the result of processing the vector image data associated with the first block. When vector image data associated with a second block matches the vector image data associated with the first block, the image processing apparatus outputs the result of processing the vector image data associated with the first block, which is stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060227357
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that converts page description language to page description language corresponding to a plurality of areas; generates image data based on the converted page description language; retains the converted page description language and the generated image data; compares the retained page description language and the converted page description language; and selects one of the generated image data and the retained image data, depending on the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060197999
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that are capable of reducing the time required for image formation processing to generate image data from drawing data. A block segmentation section determines an encompassing region encompasses an object to be drawn and determines whether or not each of segments into which one page is segmented in a grid pattern overlaps the encompassing region. Image processing sections process segment by segment an object encompassed by an overlapped encompassing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Waki Murakami