Patents by Inventor Yoshinari Higaki

Yoshinari Higaki 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: 20230045520
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari HIGAKI, Masayuki SAKAKURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11526963
    Abstract: Noise is adequately reduced irrespective of the content of an input image. In an embodiment of the present invention, an image processing apparatus that executes noise reduction processing of an image includes: a first estimation unit that estimates noise contained in the image; a second estimation unit that estimates an original image, which is the image from which the noise is removed; a noise reduction unit that performs the noise reduction processing on each of partial areas of the image by using the first estimation unit or the second estimation unit depending on the contents of the partial areas; and an integration unit that integrates the partial areas on which the noise reduction processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Patent number: 11526962
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus in an embodiment retains combination data showing a combination of multiple pieces of noise reduction processing for each of multiple noise levels and associating a parameter for the multiple noise levels with at least either a combination of neural networks to be applied in multiple neural networks or the number of applications of the neural networks. The apparatus also determines, based on information on a noise level obtained from a processing target image, a combination of pieces of noise reduction processing for the processing target image from the combination data. Additionally, the apparatus executes, based on data on the determined combination of pieces of noise reduction processing, the noise reduction processing using at least one of the multiple neural networks for the processing target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Patent number: 11482624
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11393074
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that performs noise reduction processing by using a patch obtained by dividing an image into small areas. The image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set, for the image, a patch of interest, a search unit configured to search the image for a similar patch based on the patch of interest, a generation unit configured to generate one or more synthesis patches different from a patch included in the image, based on at least one of the patch of interest and the similar patch, and a noise reduction unit configured to reduce noise in the patch of interest by using a patch group including the patch of interest, the similar patch, and the one or more synthesis patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Daiki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11348205
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a parameter about atmospheric fluctuation, a determination unit configured to determine a method and condition for noise reduction processing, a processing unit configured to perform, on input image data, noise reduction processing corresponding to the determined method and condition for noise reduction processing, and a generation unit configured to generate image data corrected by a speckle imaging method, based on a plurality of pieces of image data on which the noise reduction processing has been performed. The determination unit determines the method and condition for noise reduction processing based on the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Publication number: 20210217898
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki SAKAKURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10903367
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20200410645
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a parameter about atmospheric fluctuation, a determination unit configured to determine a method and condition for noise reduction processing, a processing unit configured to perform, on input image data, noise reduction processing corresponding to the determined method and condition for noise reduction processing, and a generation unit configured to generate image data corrected by a speckle imaging method, based on a plurality of pieces of image data on which the noise reduction processing has been performed. The determination unit determines the method and condition for noise reduction processing based on the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Publication number: 20200380641
    Abstract: Noise is adequately reduced irrespective of the content of an input image. In an embodiment of the present invention, an image processing apparatus that executes noise reduction processing of an image includes: a first estimation unit that estimates noise contained in the image; a second estimation unit that estimates an original image, which is the image from which the noise is removed; a noise reduction unit that performs the noise reduction processing on each of partial areas of the image by using the first estimation unit or the second estimation unit depending on the contents of the partial areas; and an integration unit that integrates the partial areas on which the noise reduction processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Publication number: 20200372612
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus in an embodiment retains combination data showing a combination of multiple pieces of noise reduction processing for each of multiple noise levels and associating a parameter for the multiple noise levels with at least either a combination of neural networks to be applied in multiple neural networks or the number of applications of the neural networks. The apparatus also determines, based on information on a noise level obtained from a processing target image, a combination of pieces of noise reduction processing for the processing target image from the combination data. Additionally, the apparatus executes, based on data on the determined combination of pieces of noise reduction processing, the noise reduction processing using at least one of the multiple neural networks for the processing target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshinari Higaki
  • Publication number: 20200342573
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that performs noise reduction processing by using a patch obtained by dividing an image into small areas. The image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set, for the image, a patch of interest, a search unit configured to search the image for a similar patch based on the patch of interest, a generation unit configured to generate one or more synthesis patches different from a patch included in the image, based on at least one of the patch of interest and the similar patch, and a noise reduction unit configured to reduce noise in the patch of interest by using a patch group including the patch of interest, the similar patch, and the one or more synthesis patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Daiki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10706568
    Abstract: Coordinates on a two-dimensional image that respectively correspond to points on a three-dimensional space that configures an object included in a field of view based on a viewpoint are specified. A depth map is generated based on a result of assignment processing that assigns distance information of a first point corresponding to first coordinates to a first area including the first coordinates and assigns distance information of a second point corresponding to second coordinates to a second area including the second coordinates, the first and second coordinates belonging to coordinates on the two-dimensional image. A distance from the viewpoint to the first point is longer than a distance from the viewpoint to the second point, and the first area is smaller than the second area. The points configuring the object include the first and second points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Tatsuro Koizumi, Tomohiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20200185534
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10657703
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus generating geometric data of an object includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of images of the object, each image captured from different viewpoints, a generating unit configured to generate geometric data of the object from the images obtained by the obtaining unit, and a correcting unit configured to correct the geometric data based on a reliability of at least a part of the geometric data generated by the generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Tomohiro Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10573757
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190259169
    Abstract: Coordinates on a two-dimensional image that respectively correspond to points on a three-dimensional space that configures an object included in a field of view based on a viewpoint are specified. A depth map is generated based on a result of assignment processing that assigns distance information of a first point corresponding to first coordinates to a first area including the first coordinates and assigns distance information of a second point corresponding to second coordinates to a second area including the second coordinates, the first and second coordinates belonging to coordinates on the two-dimensional image. A distance from the viewpoint to the first point is longer than a distance from the viewpoint to the second point, and the first area is smaller than the second area. The points configuring the object include the first and second points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshinari HIGAKI, Tatsuro KOIZUMI, Tomohiro NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10332268
    Abstract: Coordinates on a two-dimensional image that respectively correspond to points on a three-dimensional space that configures an object included in a field of view based on a viewpoint are specified. A depth map is generated based on a result of assignment processing that assigns distance information of a first point corresponding to first coordinates to a first area including the first coordinates and assigns distance information of a second point corresponding to second coordinates to a second area including the second coordinates, the first and second coordinates belonging to coordinates on the two-dimensional image. A distance from the viewpoint to the first point is longer than a distance from the viewpoint to the second point, and the first area is smaller than the second area. The points configuring the object include the first and second points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Tatsuro Koizumi, Tomohiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20190115477
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10109744
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki