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).
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Publication number: 20200342220Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: NORMEE LIMITEDInventors: Eizaburo IWATA, Yasuharu IWAKI
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Publication number: 20160286090Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Yasuharu IWAKI, Mitsuhiro UCHIDA
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Patent number: 9367934Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Mitsuhiro Uchida
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Patent number: 9294750Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Mitsuhiro Uchida
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Patent number: 9123124Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Publication number: 20150086111Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: YASUHARU IWAKI, MITSUHIRO UCHIDA
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Image processing method and device for performing grayscale conversion, and image processing program
Patent number: 8861878Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Yasuharu Iwaki -
Publication number: 20140270520Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yasuharu IWAKI
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Publication number: 20140036105Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Yasuharu IWAKI, Mitsuhiro UCHIDA
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Publication number: 20130250177Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yasuharu IWAKI
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Publication number: 20130016901Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Publication number: 20090245625Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Iwaki, Yoshiro Imai, Tao Chen
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Patent number: 7292370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Publication number: 20070127783Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Masayuki Kuramoto, Yasuharu Iwaki
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Patent number: 7119923Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 24, 2000Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Patent number: 7092122Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Patent number: 6989914Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 5, 2001Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Publication number: 20050259286Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Patent number: 6898300Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki
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Patent number: 6559923Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 1999Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuharu Iwaki