Patents by Inventor Yosuke Obayashi

Yosuke Obayashi 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: 20190268580
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data of an original read by a reading unit; a detection unit configured to detect an object from the image data; a color determination unit configured to determine whether an object detected by the detection unit is a color image or a monochrome image; a conversion unit configured to convert each object determined to be a monochrome image by the color determination unit into a color image; and a display unit configured to perform a display, for each object converted by the conversion unit, in which editing by a user is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroaki Niitsuma, Yoshihisa Nomura, Masanori Ichikawa, Yosuke Obayashi, Shigeki Hasui
  • Publication number: 20190268500
    Abstract: An image processing method includes determining whether image data acquired by reading a document with a reading unit is color or monochrome, saving color image data determined to be color and monochrome image data generated by monochrome conversion of the color image data, in association with each other as a learning sample, deciding a color conversion parameter to be used when image data read by the reading unit and determined to be monochrome image data is converted into a color image, using the saved learning sample, and converting the image data read by the reading unit and determined to be the monochrome image data into color image data, using the decided color conversion parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori Ichikawa, Shigeki Hasui, Yosuke Obayashi, Yoshihisa Nomura, Hiroaki Niitsuma
  • Patent number: 10216126
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposing unit configured to expose the photoconductor for forming a latent image on the photoconductor based on image data, a developing unit configured to develop, by using toner, the latent image, a transferring unit configured to transfer the image to a sheet, a fixing unit configured to fix toner image transferred onto the sheet, and a control unit configured to divide the image data into a plurality of regions in a sub-scanning direction, determine a target temperature for each region from a result of analyzing the region, and control a temperature of the fixing unit based on the determined target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Patent number: 10084452
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first storage unit to store a plurality of pieces of circuit configuration information corresponding to the respective plurality of partial reconfiguration portions, preloads a piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to one of the partial reconfiguration portions into a second storage unit having an access speed higher than an access speed of the first storage unit, and based on an operation status of the one partial reconfiguration portion, configures a logic circuit in the one partial reconfiguration portion, using the piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to the one partial reconfiguration portion that has been preloaded into the second storage unit, or configures a logic circuit in a partial reconfiguration portion different from the one partial reconfiguration portion, using a piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to the different partial reconfiguration portion that has been stored in the first storage
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20180067427
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposing unit configured to expose the photoconductor for forming a latent image on the photoconductor based on image data, a developing unit configured to develop, by using toner, the latent image, a transferring unit configured to transfer the image to a sheet, a fixing unit configured to fix toner image transferred onto the sheet, and a control unit configured to divide the image data into a plurality of regions in a sub-scanning direction, determine a target temperature for each region from a result of analyzing the region, and control a temperature of the fixing unit based on the determined target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20170206629
    Abstract: The present image processing apparatus mutually converts raster-order image data and block-order image data by dividing image data into a plurality of areas in units of bands, and performing reading-out and writing of the image data to one line memory in the units of bands of the division. The apparatus calculates, in the units of bands, an address increased amount, which is used for calculating an address to next write to or read out from, from an address that is a current processing target, calculates an address of a write destination when writing image data to the line memory and an address of a readout destination when reading-out image data from the line memory by adding the calculated address increased amount to an address value of a current processing target address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Patent number: 9407784
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit configured to store in advance configuration data, for each plurality of the functional blocks, for configuring the functional blocks in the reconfigurable circuit. Upon accepting a user operation indicating a job to be executed via an operation unit, the image processing apparatus reconfigures the reconfigurable circuit by reading required configuration data from the storage unit before a start instruction to start the job is accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20160154602
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first storage unit to store a plurality of pieces of circuit configuration information corresponding to the respective plurality of partial reconfiguration portions, preloads a piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to one of the partial reconfiguration portions into a second storage unit having an access speed higher than an access speed of the first storage unit, and based on an operation status of the one partial reconfiguration portion, configures a logic circuit in the one partial reconfiguration portion, using the piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to the one partial reconfiguration portion that has been preloaded into the second storage unit, or configures a logic circuit in a partial reconfiguration portion different from the one partial reconfiguration portion, using a piece of circuit configuration information corresponding to the different partial reconfiguration portion that has been stored in the first storage
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20150261478
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit configured to store in advance configuration data, for each plurality of the functional blocks, for configuring the functional blocks in the reconfigurable circuit. Upon accepting a user operation indicating a job to be executed via an operation unit, the image processing apparatus reconfigures the reconfigurable circuit by reading required configuration data from the storage unit before a start instruction to start the job is accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Yosuke Obayashi