Patents by Inventor Yoshio Okumura
Yoshio Okumura 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: 20240070822Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a blurring processing unit configured to generate a blurred image by applying a two-dimensional Gaussian filter having a filter size of S1×S2 to an input image, and a resolution conversion unit configured to generate, from the blurred image, a converted image of which a resolution is converted at a first conversion magnification R1 and a second conversion magnification R2. When the blurring processing unit sets a relation of S1>S2, a relation of R2>R1 is established, and when the blurring processing unit sets a relation of S2>S1, a relation of R1>R2 is established. Here, standard deviations of the Gaussian filter are set to be standard deviations ?1 and ?2, respectively. The blurring processing unit applies the Gaussian filter having a filter coefficient of ?2=?1 to the input image when S2 is different from S1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Yoshio OKUMURA, Naoki KAYAHARA, Tsubasa NAKATSUKA, Yuto TENGUISHI
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Publication number: 20240064259Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a datum point determination unit configured to determine coordinates of a datum point for determining pixel values of second pixels included in a converted image including a plurality of second pixels in a coordinate plane of an input image including a plurality of first pixels, and an interpolation unit configured to determine pixel values of the second pixels based on a plurality of reference pixels. The datum point determination unit sets coordinates in the first direction of the first pixels among the plurality of first pixels as first direction end portion coordinates, and determines coordinates in the first direction of the datum point of the second pixels among the plurality of second pixels to be coordinates shifted to further inside of the input image than the first direction end portion coordinates by a distance longer than 0 and shorter than one pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Yoshio OKUMURA, Naoki KAYAHARA, Tsubasa NAKATSUKA, Yuto TENGUISHI
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Publication number: 20230281942Abstract: To accurately replace the position coordinate in a virtual space composed of three-dimensional data with latitude, longitude, and altitude information in a real space. The device for measurement processing images a real space by the camera unit; superimposes virtual space indicating the imaged real space by three-dimensional data on the imaged real space and displays the superimposed spaces; acquires a measurement point from a position-measuring device measuring a latitude, a longitude, and an altitude; images the position-measuring device, associates the position coordinate in the virtual space of the imaged position-measuring device with the position coordinate of the acquired measurement point in the real space; and transforms the coordinate of the three-dimensional data to the position coordinate in the real space by a predetermined transformation equation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Tetsugo MATSUO, Nobuya NISHIMOTO, Hiroki TAKADA, Shunji SUGAYA, Syunsuke NAGANUMA, Keisuke MURATA, Yasuaki SAKATA, Yoshio OKUMURA, Kenta KUBO
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Patent number: 10836184Abstract: A printing method includes determining the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged based on a color saturation suppression upper limit, and at least one of an overflowing suppression upper limit, a bleeding suppression upper limit, and an aggregation suppression upper limit. The determining of the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged includes setting in advance priorities among the suppressing of the color saturation of the ink and at least one of the overflowing of the ink, the bleeding of the ink, and the aggregation of the ink, and determining the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged based on the priorities.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Okumura
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Patent number: 10832410Abstract: The present invention is to provide a computer system, a method, and a program for diagnosing a subject that improve the accuracy of diagnosis by combining a plurality of time-series image data more than that by a conventional single image analysis. The computer system for diagnosing a subject acquires a plurality of first subject images with time series variation of the subject, analyzes the acquired first subject images, acquires a plurality of second subject images with time series variation of another subject in the past, analyzes the acquired second subject images, checks the analysis result of the first subject images and the analysis result of the second subject images, and diagnoses the subject based on the check result.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignees: OPTIM CORPORATION, SAGA UNIVERSITYInventors: Shunji Sugaya, Yoshio Okumura, Hiroshi Enaida, Mika Sakaguchi, Eizaburo Sueoka
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Publication number: 20200065967Abstract: The present invention is to provide a computer system, a method, and a program for diagnosing a subject that improve the accuracy of diagnosis by combining a plurality of time-series image data more than that by a conventional single image analysis. The computer system for diagnosing a subject acquires a plurality of first subject images with time series variation of the subject, analyzes the acquired first subject images, acquires a plurality of second subject images with time series variation of another subject in the past, analyzes the acquired second subject images, checks the analysis result of the first subject images and the analysis result of the second subject images, and diagnoses the subject based on the check result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Shunji SUGAYA, Yoshio OKUMURA, Hiroshi ENAIDA, Mika SAKAGUCHI, Eizaburo SUEOKA
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Publication number: 20200055321Abstract: A printing method includes determining the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged based on a color saturation suppression upper limit, and at least one of an overflowing suppression upper limit, a bleeding suppression upper limit, and an aggregation suppression upper limit. The determining of the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged includes setting in advance priorities among the suppressing of the color saturation of the ink and at least one of the overflowing of the ink, the bleeding of the ink, and the aggregation of the ink, and determining the upper limit of the amount of the ink to be discharged based on the priorities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventor: Yoshio OKUMURA
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Patent number: 10507674Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing section, an imaging section, a color measurement section, and a discharge amount upper limit determining section. The imaging section is configured to capture an image of a test medium on which a test pattern has been printed. The color measurement section is configured to execute color measurement on the test medium. The discharge amount upper limit determining section is configured to determine an upper limit of an amount of ink to be discharged based on at least one of a color saturation suppression upper limit calculated based on color measurement information of the test medium obtained by the color measurement section and at least one of an overflowing suppression upper limit, a bleeding suppression upper limit, and an aggregation suppression upper limit calculated based on imaging information of the test medium obtained by the imaging section.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Okumura
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Publication number: 20180222218Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing section, an imaging section, a color measurement section, and a discharge amount upper limit determining section. The imaging section is configured to capture an image of a test medium on which a test pattern has been printed. The color measurement section is configured to execute color measurement on the test medium. The discharge amount upper limit determining section is configured to determine an upper limit of an amount of ink to be discharged based on at least one of a color saturation suppression upper limit calculated based on color measurement information of the test medium obtained by the color measurement section and at least one of an overflowing suppression upper limit, a bleeding suppression upper limit, and an aggregation suppression upper limit calculated based on imaging information of the test medium obtained by the imaging section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventor: Yoshio OKUMURA
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Patent number: 9965708Abstract: A look-up table generating method generates a look-up table by synthesizing at least first and second look-up tables to indicate first and second output characteristics for first and second region. The first output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which a first color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a first observation light source is within a first range for all of the first region, and a second color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a second observation light source is outside a second range for at least part of the first region. The second output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which the first color difference is outside the first range for at least part of the second region, and the second color difference is within the second range for all of the second region.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Okumura
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Publication number: 20170337453Abstract: A look-up table generating method generates a look-up table by synthesizing at least first and second look-up tables to indicate first and second output characteristics for first and second region. The first output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which a first color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a first observation light source is within a first range for all of the first region, and a second color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a second observation light source is outside a second range for at least part of the first region. The second output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which the first color difference is outside the first range for at least part of the second region, and the second color difference is within the second range for all of the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Yoshio OKUMURA
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Patent number: 9704073Abstract: A color conversion apparatus includes a storage section configured to store a look-up table specifying a correspondence relationship between an used amount of a first color material used for a formation of a printing material in a printing device and an used amount of a second color material used for a formation of a color reproduction image in an image-forming apparatus, with the look-up table further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a first output characteristic for a first region included in an input color space represented by a color of the first color material, and further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a second output characteristic, which is different from the first output characteristic, for a second region, which is different from the first region, included in the input color space, and a color conversion section configured to perform a color conversion in reference to the look-up table.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Okumura
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Patent number: 9466099Abstract: An image evaluation device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an input image to be evaluated, a noise image generation section that generates a noise image that emphasizes noise included in the input image and having a particular spatial frequency that correlates with human perception, a statistic value acquisition section that acquires a predetermined type statistic value from the noise image, and a noise amount specification section that specifies an amount of noise in the input image on the basis of the statistic value.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Makoto Fujino, Yoshio Okumura, Bunei Kyuu
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Patent number: 9353829Abstract: At least one member composing a chain bearing, such as a pin, includes a surface layer composed of vanadium carbonitride (VCN) coating on a surface of a base material of the at least one member. An oxide (VO) film having a predetermined thickness is also formed on a surface of the surface layer such that the oxide film is interposed between the surface layer and another member, such as a pin hole, composing the chain bearing.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: DAIDO KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Nishikawa, Yoshio Okumura, Yuma Ohsaka, Motoki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20150371124Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which generates data for reproducing a color of a dot image formed by a printer using a first color material, in an image forming apparatus, includes a grayscale data generation unit that generates input grayscale data in which a grayscale value corresponding to a dot area ratio is stored in a peripheral part of a dot, and a grayscale value corresponding to a color of a dot portion of the dot image is stored in a core part surrounded by the peripheral part, on the basis of dot data indicating the dot image, and a color conversion unit that converts the input grayscale data into output grayscale data indicating a usage amount of a second color material used in the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Yoshio OKUMURA
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Publication number: 20150170351Abstract: An image evaluation device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an input image to be evaluated, a noise image generation section that generates a noise image that emphasizes noise included in the input image and having a particular spatial frequency that correlates with human perception, a statistic value acquisition section that acquires a predetermined type statistic value from the noise image, and a noise amount specification section that specifies an amount of noise in the input image on the basis of the statistic value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Takashi KOBAYASHI, Makoto FUJINO, Yoshio OKUMURA, Bunei KYUU
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Publication number: 20150161488Abstract: A color conversion apparatus includes a storage section configured to store a look-up table specifying a correspondence relationship between an used amount of a first color material used for a formation of a printing material in a printing device and an used amount of a second color material used for a formation of a color reproduction image in an image-forming apparatus, with the look-up table further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a first output characteristic for a first region included in an input color space represented by a color of the first color material, and further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a second output characteristic, which is different from the first output characteristic, for a second region, which is different from the first region, included in the input color space, and a color conversion section configured to perform a color conversion in reference to the look-up table.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventor: Yoshio OKUMURA
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Publication number: 20150111676Abstract: At least one member composing a chain bearing, e.g., a pin, includes a surface layer composed of vanadium carbonitride (VCN) coating on a surface of a base material of the one member. An oxide (VO) film having a predetermined thickness is also formed on a surface of the surface layer such that the oxide film is interposed between the surface layer and another member, e.g., a pin hole, composing the bearing. The VO film is suppressed from being formed excessively by the VCN coating even under a severe environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Masashi NISHIKAWA, Yoshio OKUMURA, Yuma OHSAKA, Motoki TANAKA
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Patent number: 8994994Abstract: A controller for use in a printing apparatus ejecting a metallic ink is configured to, on a user interface screen, display a reception portion that receives an item desired by a user with respect to a metallic texture, and a display portion that displays a printing-medium type suitable for the item.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Okumura
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Patent number: 8995020Abstract: When a skewness of brightness of a print target image is a first skewness, print data is generated such that an ink amount of a metallic ink is a first amount. When the skewness of brightness is a second skewness that is larger than the first skewness, a print data is generated such that the ink amount is a second amount that is larger than the first amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshio Okumura, Takashi Kobayashi