Patents by Inventor Yosuke Tashiro

Yosuke Tashiro 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: 9201338
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a controller. The image forming unit forms an image on each medium with a metallic toner. The controller controls the image forming unit such that, in the formation of an image on each medium of plural media different in reflectance, the metallic toner has a toner weight according to the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubo, Jun Koyatsu, Keiichi Okada, Yosuke Tashiro
  • Patent number: 9122978
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an accepting unit, and a conversion information generating unit. The accepting unit accepts items of read data in a device-dependent color space that are generated by reading color patches, items of reference data in a device-independent color space of the color patches, and items of specific color component data each indicating a specific color component in a corresponding one of the color patches. The conversion information generating unit generates conversion information reflecting the presence or amount of a specific color component included in each color patch as information for converting input data in the device-dependent color space to output data in the device-independent color space, on the basis of the items of read data, the items of reference data, and the items of specific color component data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Tashiro, Masaomi Sakamoto, Masaru Okutsu
  • Publication number: 20150117875
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a controller. The image forming unit forms an image on each medium with a metallic toner. The controller controls the image forming unit such that, in the formation of an image on each medium of plural media different in reflectance, the metallic toner has a toner weight according to the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiko KUBO, Jun KOYATSU, Keiichi OKADA, Yosuke TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20150092204
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an accepting unit, and a conversion information generating unit. The accepting unit accepts items of read data in a device-dependent color space that are generated by reading color patches, items of reference data in a device-independent color space of the color patches, and items of specific color component data each indicating a specific color component in a corresponding one of the color patches. The conversion information generating unit generates conversion information reflecting the presence or amount of a specific color component included in each color patch as information for converting input data in the device-dependent color space to output data in the device-independent color space, on the basis of the items of read data, the items of reference data, and the items of specific color component data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TASHIRO, Masaomi SAKAMOTO, Masaru OKUTSU
  • Publication number: 20150029518
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a calculation unit and a white layer density determination unit. The calculation unit calculates, based on multiple color component signals to be used for image formation, an image layer halftone percentage of an image layer to be formed on a recording medium. The white layer density determination unit determines, based on the image layer halftone percentage, a white layer halftone percentage of a white layer to be formed as an underlying layer of the image layer on the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TASHIRO, Masahiko KUBO, Jun KOYATSU, Keiichi OKADA
  • Patent number: 8427534
    Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope, which is configured to be connected with a videoscope adapted to generate a picture signal for an image of an observed object through color adjustment using color adjustment data and to transmit the generated picture signal to the processor, the processor includes a light source configured to emit light for illuminating the observed object, a determining unit configured to determine whether the color adjustment data used by the videoscope is adapted to the light source, a color conversion data acquiring unit configured to acquire color conversion data adapted to the color adjustment data when the determining unit determines that the color adjustment data is not adapted to the light source, and a color converter configured to perform color conversion for the picture signal transmitted by the videoscope using the color conversion data acquired by the color conversion data acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Yosuke Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8002449
    Abstract: A light source apparatus, configured to introduce light into an endoscope connected thereto, includes a housing, a plurality of light sources supported movably relative to the housing, the light sources being configured to emit light, a light introducing unit configured to introduce, into the endoscope, the light emitted by an intended one of the light sources which is located in such a position that an optical axis thereof corresponds to an optical axis of the light introducing unit, a detector configured to detect a misalignment between the optical axis of the light introducing unit and the optical axis of the intended light source, and a light source moving unit configured to move the intended light source to such a position that the optical axis of the intended light source corresponds to the optical axis of the light introducing unit when the misalignment is detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Tashiro, Yuya Masukawa
  • Publication number: 20090290374
    Abstract: A light source apparatus, configured to introduce light into an endoscope connected thereto, includes a housing, a plurality of light sources supported movably relative to the housing, the light sources being configured to emit light, a light introducing unit configured to introduce, into the endoscope, the light emitted by an intended one of the light sources which is located in such a position that an optical axis thereof corresponds to an optical axis of the light introducing unit, a detector configured to detect a misalignment between the optical axis of the light introducing unit and the optical axis of the intended light source, and a light source moving unit configured to move the intended light source to such a position that the optical axis of the intended light source corresponds to the optical axis of the light introducing unit when the misalignment is detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke TASHIRO, Yuya MASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20090256905
    Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope, which is configured to be connected with a videoscope adapted to generate a picture signal for an image of an observed object through color adjustment using color adjustment data and to transmit the generated picture signal to the processor, the processor includes a light source configured to emit light for illuminating the observed object, a determining unit configured to determine whether the color adjustment data used by the videoscope is adapted to the light source, a color conversion data acquiring unit configured to acquire color conversion data adapted to the color adjustment data when the determining unit determines that the color adjustment data is not adapted to the light source, and a color converter configured to perform color conversion for the picture signal transmitted by the videoscope using the color conversion data acquired by the color conversion data acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke TASHIRO