Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Iwaki

Yasuharu Iwaki 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: 20200342220
    Abstract: One of the objects of the present invention is to perform One to many Authentication authenticating an individual at high speed and with high accuracy while using large-scale registration data. The identification unit 4 uses the identification query data to identify a plurality of registered identification registration data, thereby identifies one or more verification registration data to be used in verification. The verification unit 3 performs 1:1 Verification with the identified one or more verification registration data using the degree of similarity with the verification query data. Thereby, a unique individual can be authenticated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: NORMEE LIMITED
    Inventors: Eizaburo IWATA, Yasuharu IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20160286090
    Abstract: In the image processing apparatus, Input transform into an input color space is performed on input image data; After the input transform, transform processing of transforming chroma or chromaticity of the input image data or chroma or chromaticity in the input color space is performed so as to reduce a difference between a space of chroma or chromaticity of the input image data and a space of chroma or chromaticity in the input color space to acquire transformed image data; and Output transform into an output color space is performed on the transformed image data using a three-dimensional lookup table including inverse transform processing of returning the chroma or chromaticity of the transformed image data to the chroma or chromaticity of the input image data to acquire output image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuharu IWAKI, Mitsuhiro UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 9367934
    Abstract: In the image processing apparatus, Input transform into an input color space is performed on input image data; After the input transform, transform processing of transforming chroma or chromaticity of the input image data or chroma or chromaticity in the input color space is performed so as to reduce a difference between a space of chroma or chromaticity of the input image data and a space of chroma or chromaticity in the input color space to acquire transformed image data; and Output transform into an output color space is performed on the transformed image data using a three-dimensional lookup table including inverse transform processing of returning the chroma or chromaticity of the transformed image data to the chroma or chromaticity of the input image data to acquire output image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Mitsuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 9294750
    Abstract: A video conversion unit comprises: a unit which acquires a camera video data signal; a first color conversion unit which converts the camera video data signal to a photography scene reference color space and derives first video data; a lock modification section which carries out a lock modification on the first video data; a second color conversion unit which converts the post-color conversion video data to a video output reference color space and derives second video data; and a third color space conversion unit which converts the second video data to a color space of a verification display device and derives third video data in order to pre-verify a device color which is obtained when converting to a color space of a final video output device with a different display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Mitsuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 9123124
    Abstract: This image processing apparatus performs image processing on an image including image data with a negative value, and is provided with: a transformation unit that performs a nonlinear transformation processing on the image including image data with a negative value to transform the image into an image that does not include image data with a negative value; an image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing on the image that does not include image data with a negative value; and an inverse transformation unit that performs an inverse transformation processing of the nonlinear transformation processing on the image, having been subjected to the image processing, which does not include image data with a negative value so as to inversely transform the image into an image, having been subjected to the image processing, which includes image data with a negative value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20150086111
    Abstract: In the image processing apparatus, Input transform into an input color space is performed on input image data; After the input transform, transform processing of transforming chroma or chromaticity of the input image data or chroma or chromaticity in the input color space is performed so as to reduce a difference between a space of chroma or chromaticity of the input image data and a space of chroma or chromaticity in the input color space to acquire transformed image data; and Output transform into an output color space is performed on the transformed image data using a three-dimensional lookup table including inverse transform processing of returning the chroma or chromaticity of the transformed image data to the chroma or chromaticity of the input image data to acquire output image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: YASUHARU IWAKI, MITSUHIRO UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 8861878
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and device and an image processing program that are able to perform gradation conversion—that achieves a favorable saturation reproduction when exchanging and reproducing images between devices or between color spaces having different dynamic ranges—by element of having: a first gradation conversion that, when converting gradation characteristics of image data of an image, converts first gradation characteristics using a one-dimensional first lookup table corresponding to the RGB pixel data of the image; and a second gradation conversion that converts the RGB pixel data of the image to chromaticity data and luminescence data or lightness data, and that converts second gradation characteristics of the converted luminescence data or lightness data using a one-dimensional second lookup table corresponding to the luminescence data or lightness data; and then weighting the first gradation conversion and the second gradation conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20140270520
    Abstract: This image processing apparatus performs image processing on an image including image data with a negative value, and is provided with: a transformation unit that performs a nonlinear transformation processing on the image including image data with a negative value to transform the image into an image that does not include image data with a negative value; an image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing on the image that does not include image data with a negative value; and an inverse transformation unit that performs an inverse transformation processing of the nonlinear transformation processing on the image, having been subjected to the image processing, which does not include image data with a negative value so as to inversely transform the image into an image, having been subjected to the image processing, which includes image data with a negative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuharu IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20140036105
    Abstract: A video conversion unit comprises: a unit which acquires a camera video data signal; a first color conversion unit which converts the camera video data signal to a photography scene reference color space and derives first video data; a lock modification section which carries out a lock modification on the first video data; a second color conversion unit which converts the post-color conversion video data to a video output reference color space and derives second video data; and a third color space conversion unit which converts the second video data to a color space of a verification display device and derives third video data in order to pre-verify a device color which is obtained when converting to a color space of a final video output device with a different display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu IWAKI, Mitsuhiro UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20130250177
    Abstract: Using a lookup table for obtaining a tentative-display image having colors that agree with colors of a projection image when a screening film, which is produced based on image data produced by measuring a shading pattern of a projector used to screen the screening film onto a screen and editing an input image, is projected onto the screen, color-correction image data for tentatively displaying the projection image are produced from image data, while image data are produced by providing color-correction image data with the shading pattern and, for verifying a showing of the projection image to be projected, the projection image is tentatively displayed as the tentative-display image based on the shading-provided image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuharu IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20130016901
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and device and an image processing program that are able to perform gradation conversion—that achieves a favorable saturation reproduction when exchanging and reproducing images between devices or between color spaces having different dynamic ranges—by element of having: a first gradation conversion that, when converting gradation characteristics of image data of an image, converts first gradation characteristics using a one-dimensional first lookup table corresponding to the RGB pixel data of the image; and a second gradation conversion that converts the RGB pixel data of the image to chromaticity data and luminescence data or lightness data, and that converts second gradation characteristics of the converted luminescence data or lightness data using a one-dimensional second lookup table corresponding to the luminescence data or lightness data; and then weighting the first gradation conversion and the second gradation conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20090245625
    Abstract: An image trimming device involves: extracting a region of interest from an original image; detecting a set of features for each region of interest; determining whether each region of interest should be placed inside or outside a trimming frame based on the set of features and setting the trimming frame in the image; extracting an image inside the trimming frame; determining a positional relationship between each region of interest and the trimming frame and increasing or decreasing probability of each region of interest to be placed inside the trimming frame depending on if the region has a set of features similar to that of another region of interest previously placed inside the trimming frame or previously placed outside the trimming frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Yoshiro Imai, Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 7292370
    Abstract: In order to achieve to adjust saturation of an image without leading to a deterioration in image quality, there is provided an image processing device and method in which a conversion data has a conversion characteristic which suppresses a change in saturation in a visible image for pixels belonging to a predetermined color region, and in order to achieve that changes in image quality which accompany conversion of gradation of an image data can be accurately corrected, there is provided an image processing device and method in which one of reconverting the image data which is converted or controlling a conversion characteristic is performed, such that changes in a ratio of a difference, of each of color components, with respect to gray of each pixel of the image data, which changes accompany conversion of the gradation of the image data, are corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20070127783
    Abstract: Flesh color pixels that constitute flesh color areas of a captured image are determined with respect to the three attributes of color: lightness, chroma and hue, and lightness-chroma distribution of the flesh color pixels is determined in a coordinate plane whose vertical and horizontal axes represent lightness and chroma respectively, and lightness-hue distribution of the flesh color pixels is determined in a coordinate plane whose vertical and horizontal axes represent lightness and hue respectively. Image data of the captured image is subjected to a color conversion process, so as partly to change the lightness-chroma distribution or the lightness-hue distribution of the flesh color pixels, to control color of the flesh color areas. For example, it is possible to raise chroma values or change hue of the flesh color pixels only in a high lightness zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuramoto, Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Patent number: 7119923
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image correcting amount computing unit for computing a proper amount of image correction based on image data of an image of an original delivered from an image input unit; an image processing unit for performing image processing based on the thus computed proper amount of image correction; and a display unit for displaying for monitoring a processed image. The proper amount of image correction automatically computed by the image correcting amount computing unit is evaluated for a degree of correctness and a warning is given when the degree of correctness is low. The image processing method which is implemented in the above apparatus is also provided. Images having a possibility of being erroneously identified during image processing are subjected to operator's judgment whereby outputting of defective prints can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Patent number: 7092122
    Abstract: In order to achieve to adjust saturation of an image without leading to a deterioration in image quality, there is provided an image processing device and method in which a conversion data has a conversion characteristic which suppresses a change in saturation in a visible image for pixels belonging to a predetermined color region, and in order to achieve that changes in image quality which accompany conversion of gradation of an image data can be accurately corrected, there is provided an image processing device and method in which one of reconverting the image data which is converted or controlling a conversion characteristic is performed, such that changes in a ratio of a difference, of each of color components, with respect to gray of each pixel of the image data, which changes accompany conversion of the gradation of the image data, are corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Patent number: 6989914
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus and the photoprinter include a condition setting section for setting image processing conditions by analyzing image data, an image processing section for executing image processing in accordance with the image processing conditions set in the condition setting section, a mode setting an section including a plurality of operation modes, setting a operation mode from among the plurality of operation modes and changing at least one of a processing content in the condition setting section and a content of the image processing executed in the image processing section in accordance with the thus set operation mode, and optionally a selection device for selecting the operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20050259286
    Abstract: In order to achieve to adjust saturation of an image without leading to a deterioration in image quality, there is provided an image processing device and method in which a conversion data has a conversion characteristic which suppresses a change in saturation in a visible image for pixels belonging to a predetermined color region, and in order to achieve that changes in image quality which accompany conversion of gradation of an image data can be accurately corrected, there is provided an image processing device and method in which one of reconverting the image data which is converted or controlling a conversion characteristic is performed, such that changes in a ratio of a difference, of each of color components, with respect to gray of each pixel of the image data, which changes accompany conversion of the gradation of the image data, are corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Patent number: 6898300
    Abstract: The image processing method and apparatus perform preset image processing on input image data and outputting processed image data as output image data. In the method and apparatus, the present image processing includes eye correction processing for correcting a closed eye image in a human image having an eye in a closed state into an eye image in an open state. The method and apparatus are capable of performing eye opening processing on a human image having an eye being closed, correcting a failure created at the time of shooting and then outputting the image having the eye being open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
  • Patent number: 6559923
    Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus to reproduce input image data supplied from an image data supply source as a visible image, which comprises a display, a printer, and an image processing device which shares hardware for processing the input image data to obtain image data to be represented on the display and image data for image recording with the printer. The image processing device includes an image processing section to subject the input image data to specified image processing steps and a data converting section to convert the thus processed data to the image data for displaying and the image data for image recording. The apparatus can reduce the distinction between the image to be represented on the display and the image to be reproduced on the hard copy, or the distinction found on the images reproduced in the image output devices due to the output properties thereof, with reduced cost of the image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki