Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Hino

Yasuhiro Hino 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: 8185504
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: a correspondence determination unit configured to refer to respective additional information data included in a file and another file and determine whether identical additional information data exists; a size determination unit configured to compare a combined size of the two files with a reference size when judged that identical additional data exists; a flag addition unit configured to add a flag indicating data exempt from search target to identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is smaller than the reference size; a deletion unit configured to delete identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is equal to or greater than the reference size; and a storing unit configured to store a combined file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 8179560
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided for realizing a higher speed print-out of a scan image. It is determined whether an input data type stored in metadata of document data is PDL or not (S1609). If the input data type is “full-page image”, page data is divided into blocks and a thread is allotted to each of the blocks (S1608). If the input data type is not “full-page image”, the process goes to S1603. Subsequently, DL data is generated from vector data in the document, the DL data is added to the document, and the DL data is rendered into a bit map (S1603 to S1605). If the threads are processed by a plurality of processors, respectively, it becomes possible to carry out the processing in parallel and thereby to realize higher speed processing, when the input data type is “full page image”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 8031359
    Abstract: Job management information is analyzed to extract post printing process information on a post printing process from the job management information on the basis of the analysis result. A stylesheet corresponding to the extracted post printing process information is selected from a stylesheet storing unit which stores a stylesheet functioning as layout data for laying out and outputting post printing process information in accordance with the output form of an output destination. Work order form data of the corresponding post printing process is generated on the basis of the selected stylesheet and post printing process information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hino, Hiroyuki Amano, Toru Ushiku
  • Patent number: 7990569
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a resolution-independent data generation unit which generates resolution-independent data, which does not depend on a resolution, from input data, a resolution-dependent data generation unit which generates resolution-dependent data, which depends on a resolution and is used to be rendered to bitmap data, from the generated resolution-independent data, a saving unit which saves the generated resolution-independent data and the generated resolution-dependent data, an apparatus information acquisition unit which acquires image output apparatus information associated with the image output apparatus, an apparatus information determination unit which determines whether or not the image output apparatus information matches image processing apparatus information associated with the image processing apparatus, and a data transmission unit which transmits the resolution-dependent data as the output data when it is determined that the image output apparatus information matches the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20100253979
    Abstract: Job management information is analyzed to extract post printing process information on a post printing process from the job management information on the basis of the analysis result. A stylesheet corresponding to the extracted post printing process information is selected from a stylesheet storing unit which stores a stylesheet functioning as layout data for laying out and outputting post printing process information in accordance with the output form of an output destination. Work order form data of the corresponding post printing process is generated on the basis of the selected stylesheet and post printing process information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hino, Hiroyuki Amano, Toru Ushiku
  • Patent number: 7768667
    Abstract: Job management information is analyzed to extract post printing process information on a post printing process from the job management information on the basis of the analysis result. A stylesheet corresponding to the extracted post printing process information is selected from a stylesheet storing unit which stores a stylesheet functioning as layout data for laying out and outputting post printing process information in accordance with the output form of an output destination. Work order form data of the corresponding post printing process is generated on the basis of the selected stylesheet and post printing process information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hino, Hiroyuki Amano, Toru Ushiku
  • Publication number: 20090201518
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided for realizing a higher speed print-out of a scan image. It is determined whether an input data type stored in metadata of document data is PDL or not (S1609). If the input data type is “full-page image”, page data is divided into blocks and a thread is allotted to each of the blocks (S1608). If the input data type is not “full-page image”, the process goes to S1603. Subsequently, DL data is generated from vector data in the document, the DL data is added to the document, and the DL data is rendered into a bit map (S1603 to S1605). If the threads are processed by a plurality of processors, respectively, it becomes possible to carry out the processing in parallel and thereby to realize higher speed processing, when the input data type is “full page image”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20090019074
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: a correspondence determination unit configured to refer to respective additional information data included in a file and another file and determine whether identical additional information data exists; a size determination unit configured to compare a combined size of the two files with a reference size when judged that identical additional data exists; a flag addition unit configured to add a flag indicating data exempt from search target to identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is smaller than the reference size; a deletion unit configured to delete identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is equal to or greater than the reference size; and a storing unit configured to store a combined file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20090015878
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a resolution-independent data generation unit which generates resolution-independent data, which does not depend on a resolution, from input data, a resolution-dependent data generation unit which generates resolution-dependent data, which depends on a resolution and is used to be rendered to bitmap data, from the generated resolution-independent data, a saving unit which saves the generated resolution-independent data and the generated resolution-dependent data, an apparatus information acquisition unit which acquires image output apparatus information associated with the image output apparatus, an apparatus information determination unit which determines whether or not the image output apparatus information matches image processing apparatus information associated with the image processing apparatus, and a data transmission unit which transmits the resolution-dependent data as the output data when it is determined that the image output apparatus information matches the
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7440122
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a holding unit means for holding setting information for every user, an input unit for inputting a print job, and an adjustment unit for specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting a color image on the basis of the setting information of the specified user. Accordingly, a precise color adjustment fitting to each user can be realized by providing the profile for the color adjustment for every user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7386790
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed which processes a document described in a structured description language to generate an image. The apparatus analyzes the document and recognizes the size of a font contained in the document. The user is allowed to enter a desired font size for output of the document. The apparatus then executes a drawing process with the entered font size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20070267491
    Abstract: When a user requests distribution of event information of a shop from a mobile phone device, an information management server responds to the request and distributes the event information of the shop to the mobile phone device. When a user visits a shop and holds a mobile phone device with an IC tag attached thereto over a shop terminal, communication takes place between the IC tag and an IC tag reader-writer of the shop terminal, and the information management server acquires a shop ID thereof from the shop terminal, and distributes shop information concerning commodities and facilities of the shop to the mobile phone device. The information management server acquires customer/shop visit information, calculates the aggregate, and distributes the aggregate customer/shop visit information to a shop information server owned by an advertiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: AZ, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Muto, Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7268902
    Abstract: To collect optimal data to an image processing capacity of an output section in an image processing apparatus. Therefore, a method of the present invention includes the steps of: selecting a resource from among conditional branch resources linked in analyzed document information on the basis of an image processing capacity value of a printer engine; and acquiring the selected resource from a server device, analyzing link information in the document information described in the structured description language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20070064268
    Abstract: A locale where a given image forming apparatus is installed is determined. On the basis of the determination result, a priority image forming unit is decided from a plurality of image forming units provided in the image forming apparatus. Identification information containing an identifier of the decided image forming unit is transmitted in response to an information request transmitted from an information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20060232818
    Abstract: Job management information is analyzed to extract post printing process information on a post printing process from the job management information on the basis of the analysis result. A stylesheet corresponding to the extracted post printing process information is selected from a stylesheet storing unit which stores a stylesheet functioning as layout data for laying out and outputting post printing process information in accordance with the output form of an output destination. Work order form data of the corresponding post printing process is generated on the basis of the selected stylesheet and post printing process information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hino, Hiroyuki Amano, Toru Ushiku
  • Publication number: 20060109528
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a holding unit means for holding setting information for every user, an input unit for inputting a print job, and an adjustment unit for specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting a color image on the basis of the setting information of the specified user. Accordingly, a precise color adjustment fitting to each user can be realized by providing the profile for the color adjustment for every user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7023565
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a holding unit for holding setting information for every user, an input unit for inputting a print job, and an adjustment unit for specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting a color image on the basis of the setting information of the specified user. Accordingly, a precise color adjustment fitting to each user can be realized by providing the profile for the color adjustment for every user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20020194312
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Web site search system capable of efficiently searching for a Web site containing information limited to a local area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 6473521
    Abstract: Color data, originally corresponding to different colors, are converted to the same density when gray-scale conversion is performed, and no boundary is distinguished. When performing the gray-scale conversion, color data of an object adjacent to an object to be processed is referred to. As a result of such reference, even if it is detected that the object to be processed and the object adjacent to the object to be processed have different colors, but are converted to the same density by the gray-scale conversion, the gray-scale conversion is performed in such a manner that the boundary between the objects can be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20020060802
    Abstract: The invention provides a high-quality efficient print system of load diffusion type, capable of printing document data described with a structured description language based on page concept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino