Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Itoh

Yasuhiro Itoh 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: 20240038149
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more memories containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to function as a specification unit configured to, based on a parameter of an image capturing unit, specify a region captured by the image capturing unit in a display screen in which display panels are arrayed, and a correction unit configured to, based on a direction from a pixel in the region to the image capturing unit, obtain a correction amount of a luminance value of the pixel, and based on information for correcting an individual difference regarding a luminance of a display panel, correct the correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: YASUHIRO ITOH, TAKAHIRO MATSUURA, YOSHIKI ISHII, KEISUKE MATSUNO, TAKEHITO FUKUSHIMA, MASAHARU YAMAGISHI, KENTO WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11863873
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing an image while controlling an image capturing condition on a pixel-by-pixel basis or on a region-by-region basis comprises: an identification unit configured to identify a moving object region in the image on the basis of motion information on an object; and a setting unit configured to set the image capturing condition for each pixel or each region such that an identical shutter speed is applied to pixels corresponding to the moving object region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20230274398
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an image processing apparatus comprising a first setting unit which sets a first parameter for processing for removing an influence of a fine particle component based on image data; a first image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the first parameter; a second setting unit which sets a second parameter; a second image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the second parameter; a setting unit which sets a region for which the first image processing unit is to be used and a region for which the second image processing unit is to be used; and a generation unit which generates image data by applying a result from the first image processing unit and a result from the second image processing unit to the respective set regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11736805
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an acquisition unit, a first amplification unit, a second amplification unit, and an amplification factor control unit. The photoelectric conversion unit is configured to convert an optical image into an image signal. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a value related to a correct exposure on a basis of the image signal converted from the optical image by the photoelectric conversion unit. The first amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a first amplification factor. The second amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a second amplification factor. The amplification factor control unit is configured to change the first amplification factor or the second amplification factor based on the value related to the correct exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11636576
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an image processing apparatus comprising a first setting unit which sets a first parameter for processing for removing an influence of a fine particle component based on image data; a first image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the first parameter; a second setting unit which sets a second parameter; a second image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the second parameter; a setting unit which sets a region for which the first image processing unit is to be used and a region tor which the second image processing unit is to be used and a generation unit which generates image data by applying a result from the first image processing unit and a result from the second image processing unit to the respective set regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20220237745
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a range of a transmittance of air that is designated in accordance with a user operation to a captured image, and a generation unit configured to generate a corrected image in which influence of a microparticle component in the air on the captured image is suppressed based on the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20220213681
    Abstract: To provide a surface treatment device having improved treatment quality of surface treatment using a foamable material, a surface treatment device includes, a moving body which can move along a surface of a processed object, a first spray device which is provided on the moving body and sprays a first material Sf having foamability on the surface of the processed object, and a second spray device which is provided on the moving body and sprays a second material Sc for covering the surface of the first material on a area of the surface of the processed object after spraying the first material from the first spray device and the first material is foamed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuaki TOYOSAWA, Kazuomi USUKI, Yasuhiro ITOH
  • Publication number: 20220191376
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an acquisition unit, a first amplification unit, a second amplification unit, and an amplification factor control unit. The photoelectric conversion unit is configured to convert an optical image into an image signal. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a value related to a correct exposure on a basis of the image signal converted from the optical image by the photoelectric conversion unit. The first amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a first amplification factor. The second amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a second amplification factor. The amplification factor control unit is configured to change the first amplification factor or the second amplification factor based on the value related to the correct exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11334966
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a range of a transmittance of air that is designated in accordance with a user operation to a captured image, and a generation unit configured to generate a corrected image in which influence of a microparticle component in the air on the captured image is suppressed based on the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11297251
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an acquisition unit, a first amplification unit, a second amplification unit, and an amplification factor control unit. The photoelectric conversion unit is configured to convert an optical image into an image signal. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a value related to a correct exposure on a basis of the image signal converted from the optical image by the photoelectric conversion unit. The first amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a first amplification factor. The second amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a second amplification factor. The amplification factor control unit is configured to change the first amplification factor or the second amplification factor based on the value related to the correct exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11284017
    Abstract: In order to improve linearity characteristics in synthesis processing for expanding a dynamic range, an image pickup apparatus comprising an AD conversion unit for performing AD conversion of input signals by comparing a first ramp signal or a second ramp signal; a first synthesis unit for synthesizing a first signal AD converted using the first ramp signal and a second signal AD converted using the second ramp signal; a first correction unit for correcting a level difference between the first signal and the second signal when the first signal and the second signal are synthesized; an amplifier for amplifying pixel signals by different gains; a second synthesis unit for synthesizing the signals amplified by the different gains; and a second correction unit for correcting a level difference between the signals amplified by the different gains when the signals amplified by the different gains are synthesized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20220021800
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing an image while controlling an image capturing condition on a pixel-by-pixel basis or on a region-by-region basis comprises: an identification unit configured to identify a moving object region in the image on the basis of motion information on an object; and a setting unit configured to set the image capturing condition for each pixel or each region such that an identical shutter speed is applied to pixels corresponding to the moving object region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11165966
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing an image while controlling an image capturing condition on a pixel-by-pixel basis or on a region-by-region basis comprises: an identification unit configured to identify a moving object region in the image on the basis of motion information on an object; and a setting unit configured to set the image capturing condition for each pixel or each region such that an identical shutter speed is applied to pixels corresponding to the moving object region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20210306571
    Abstract: In order to improve linearity characteristics in synthesis processing for expanding a dynamic range, an image pickup apparatus comprising an AD conversion unit for performing AD conversion of input signals by comparing a first ramp signal or a second ramp signal; a first synthesis unit for synthesizing a first signal AD converted using the first ramp signal and a second signal AD converted using the second ramp signal; a first correction unit for correcting a level difference between the first signal and the second signal when the first signal and the second signal are synthesized; an amplifier for amplifying pixel signals by different gains; a second synthesis unit for synthesizing the signals amplified by the different gains; and a second correction unit for correcting a level difference between the signals amplified by the different gains when the signals amplified by the different gains are synthesized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20210029285
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an acquisition unit, a first amplification unit, a second amplification unit, and an amplification factor control unit. The photoelectric conversion unit is configured to convert an optical image into an image signal. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a value related to a correct exposure on a basis of the image signal converted from the optical image by the photoelectric conversion unit. The first amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a first amplification factor. The second amplification unit is configured to amplify the image signal with a second amplification factor. The amplification factor control unit is configured to change the first amplification factor or the second amplification factor based on the value related to the correct exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20200342575
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an image processing apparatus comprising a first setting unit which sets a first parameter for processing for removing an influence of a fine particle component based on image data; a first image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the first parameter; a second setting unit which sets a second parameter; a second image processing unit which performs fine particle removal processing based on the second parameter; a setting unit which sets a region for which the first image processing unit is to be used and a region tor which the second image processing unit is to be used and a generation unit which generates image data by applying a result from the first image processing unit and a result from the second image processing unit to the respective set regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Publication number: 20200265556
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a range of a transmittance of air that is designated in accordance with a user operation to a captured image, and a generation unit configured to generate a corrected image in which influence of a microparticle component in the air on the captured image is suppressed based on the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 10719730
    Abstract: At least one image processing apparatus, and at least one method, of the present invention(s) generate a corrected image obtained by removing, from a color image whose pixel values contain components derived from scattered light, at least part of the components derived from the scattered light. The at least one image processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate the corrected image by correcting a pixel value of a first color component of each pixel in the color image by using a first reference intensity and a weight value, and by correcting a pixel value of a second color component of each pixel in the color image by using a second reference intensity and a weight value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Itoh, Hisato Sekine
  • Publication number: 20200092454
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing an image while controlling an image capturing condition on a pixel-by-pixel basis or on a region-by-region basis comprises: an identification unit configured to identify a moving object region in the image on the basis of motion information on an object; and a setting unit configured to set the image capturing condition for each pixel or each region such that an identical shutter speed is applied to pixels corresponding to the moving object region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 10313605
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first composition unit which generates a first HDR image by applying a first gamma to each of a plurality of images different in exposure amount and composing the plurality of images after the application of the first gamma, a determination unit which determines whether one preset image among the plurality of images includes a light region satisfying a preset condition, a generation unit which generates, based on the light region, map data for discriminating the light region, a dark region, and an intermediate region, and a second composition unit which generates a second HDR image by applying a second gamma to one of the plurality of images, and composing, with reference to the map data, an image obtained by applying the second gamma and the first HDR image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Itoh