Patents by Inventor Yuichi Nishikuni

Yuichi Nishikuni 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: 12205330
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer, which reproduces a color tone of a printed matter and displays the color tone on a screen before printing, to realize a function of generating an image in which the color tone of the printed matter is reproduced based on a first component reflected by a metallic color material and a second component transmitted through the color material and reflected by paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinya Takaishi, Koichi Matsubara, Yuichi Nishikuni, Daichi Kurotsu
  • Publication number: 20240319942
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a processor configured to cause a display unit to display an image of a printed matter in which light of a light source reflected by the printed matter appears at a maximum brightness or a brightness around the maximum brightness, on an initial screen of a preview.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinya TAKAISHI, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Koichi MATSUBARA, Daichi KUROTSU
  • Publication number: 20240319938
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a processor configured to generate stereoscopic image data including information representing a layer thickness of an image forming material adhered to a recording medium based on image data of a printed image, and cause a display unit to display a preview image of a printed matter based on the stereoscopic image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi MATSUBARA, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Shinya TAKAISHI, Daichi KUROTSU
  • Publication number: 20240319929
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a processor configured to generate stereoscopic image data including information representing a layer thickness of an image forming material adhered to a recording medium based on image data of a printed image and cause a display unit to display a preview image of a printed matter based on the stereoscopic image data, in which the information representing the layer thickness of the image forming material includes information representing an aspect in which an edge of a swelling portion of the image forming material is inclined toward a recording medium surface or an aspect in which the edge of the swelling portion of the image forming material is rounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi MATSUBARA, Yuichi Nishikuni, Shinya Takaishi, Daichi Kurotsu
  • Patent number: 11914910
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer, which reproduces a color tone of a printed matter and displays the color tone on a screen before printing, to realize a function of acquiring a density value of a color material that develops a color by absorption of a specific wavelength component and a property of paper related to the absorption of the specific wavelength component, and a function of displaying an image that reproduces the color tone of the printed matter based on the density value and the property of the paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi Matsubara, Yuichi Nishikuni, Shinya Takaishi, Daichi Kurotsu
  • Publication number: 20230326080
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer, which reproduces a color tone of a printed matter and displays the color tone on a screen before printing, to realize a function of generating an image in which the color tone of the printed matter is reproduced based on a first component reflected by a metallic color material and a second component transmitted through the color material and reflected by paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinya TAKAISHI, Koichi MATSUBARA, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Daichi KUROTSU
  • Publication number: 20230305776
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer, which reproduces a color tone of a printed matter and displays the color tone on a screen before printing, to realize a function of acquiring a density value of a color material that develops a color by absorption of a specific wavelength component and a property of paper related to the absorption of the specific wavelength component, and a function of displaying an image that reproduces the color tone of the printed matter based on the density value and the property of the paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi MATSUBARA, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Shinya TAKAISHI, Daichi KUROTSU
  • Publication number: 20230308593
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium records program for causing a computer that reproduces an image of a printed matter before printing and displays the image on a screen to implement: a changing function of, in a case where a first image generated according to a density value of a color material and a second image representing a surface of a sheet to be used for printing are combined to generate an image of a printed matter, changing appearance of the second image, according to a total amount of the color material to be used for printing the corresponding first image, for each pixel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Daichi KUROTSU, Yuichi Nishikuni, Koichi Matsubara, Shinya Takaishi
  • Patent number: 10033907
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image memory, an image receiving unit, an image determination unit, an image search unit, an image forming unit, and an image converter. The image memory stores replacement image data. The image receiving unit receives image data from the outside. The image determination unit determines whether the received-image data includes to-be-replaced image data. The image search unit searches, in a case where it is determined that the received-image data includes the to-be-replaced image data, the image memory for replacement image data corresponding to the to-be-replaced image data. The image forming unit forms an image. The image converter converts, in a case where the corresponding replacement image data is detected, the received-image data into to-be-output image data in which the to-be-replaced image data is replaced with the corresponding replacement image data, and causes an image based on the to-be-output image data to be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishikuni, Yoshitaka Kuwada, Ryosuke Higashikata
  • Publication number: 20180072448
    Abstract: A development view information generation device includes: a reading unit that generates a flat surface image by reading a flat surface; a first recognizing unit that recognizes first dimensions that are dimensions of one of flat surfaces of a three-dimensional object using the flat surface image generated by the reading unit; a second recognizing unit that recognizes a second dimension in a direction that crosses the one flat surface of the three-dimensional object; and a generation unit that generates development view information of the three-dimensional object using the first dimensions and the second dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daigo HAMA, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Mizuki SUGINO, Daisuke TANAKA, Satoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170257524
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image memory, an image receiving unit, an image determination unit, an image search unit, an image forming unit, and an image converter. The image memory stores replacement image data. The image receiving unit receives image data from the outside. The image determination unit determines whether the received-image data includes to-be-replaced image data. The image search unit searches, in a case where it is determined that the received-image data includes the to-be-replaced image data, the image memory for replacement image data corresponding to the to-be-replaced image data. The image forming unit forms an image. The image converter converts, in a case where the corresponding replacement image data is detected, the received-image data into to-be-output image data in which the to-be-replaced image data is replaced with the corresponding replacement image data, and causes an image based on the to-be-output image data to be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Yoshitaka KUWADA, Ryosuke HIGASHIKATA
  • Patent number: 9465570
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit, an identifying unit, and a transmitting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires image data including color values each of which denotes a corresponding one of multiple pixels in one or multiple pages. The identifying unit identifies, from the color values, color regions to which pixels constituting at least part of the multiple pixels belong in a predetermined color model. The transmitting unit transmits the number of pages in which the color regions identified by the identifying unit correspond to a predetermined color region combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mitsuhashi, Yuichi Nishikuni, Masaru Okutsu, Daigo Hama
  • Publication number: 20160026902
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit, an identifying unit, and a transmitting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires image data including color values each of which denotes a corresponding one of multiple pixels in one or multiple pages. The identifying unit identifies, from the color values, color regions to which pixels constituting at least part of the multiple pixels belong in a predetermined color model. The transmitting unit transmits the number of pages in which the color regions identified by the identifying unit correspond to a predetermined color region combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki MITSUHASHI, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Masaru OKUTSU, Daigo HAMA
  • Publication number: 20160019447
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus include an acquisition unit and a recording unit. The acquisition unit acquires, for each page, image data including a color value for each of plural pixels and information that indicates a type of an object for each of the pixels. The recording unit records a number of pages including plural pixels, a difference between the color values of which is less than a first threshold determined in advance and the types of the objects of which are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki MITSUHASHI, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Masaru OKUTSU, Daigo HAMA
  • Patent number: 8982415
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first color value registration list generating section that generates a first color value registration list, on a basis of color values of individual pixels of inputted image information in a case where a predetermined number or more of consecutive pixels have color values that match each other, the first color value registration list registering, for each of the color values that match, first color value information that includes the color value and a frequency of the color value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishikuni
  • Patent number: 8643902
    Abstract: A bi-color-image-signal generating apparatus includes a reception unit and a generating unit. The reception unit receives specification of a specified color in a case of generating a bi-color image signal from a color image signal. The bi-color image signal has color components representing two colors which are an achromatic color and a chromatic color that is the specified color. The generating unit obtains an amount of each color material which is to be used to form an image having the two colors from the color image signal on the basis of a brightness of the specified color, an amount of each color material which is necessary for image formation using the specified color, and a brightness of the color image signal, and generates the bi-color image signal from the color image signal using the obtained amount of each color material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishikuni, Atsushi Kitagawara, Hidetoshi Kawashima, Toshio Koriyama
  • Patent number: 8514418
    Abstract: A line width measuring device includes an acquisition unit, an extraction unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit that acquires a binary image that is obtained by reading a medium having a line width sample printed thereon with an image reading device, the line width sample representing output characteristics regarding a line width of an image forming device. The extraction unit that extracts a displacement amount of steps that are repeatedly generated in an image corresponding to the line width sample in the binary image by reading the medium with the image reading device in an orientation such that the line width sample has an angle ? (0°<?<90°) with respect to a main scanning direction of image reading. The generation unit that generates line width information regarding a width of the line width sample by using the displacement amount extracted by the extraction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mitsuhashi, Yuichi Nishikuni, Fumihiko Ogasawara, Toshio Koriyama
  • Patent number: 8478027
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a judgment unit and a conversion unit. The storage unit stores a reference color characteristic. The judgment unit judges as to whether or not a difference between an input color characteristic that is a color characteristic of input image data and the reference color characteristic is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. The conversion unit converts the input image data into a color characteristic that can be reproduced by an image reproducing apparatus, based on the reference color characteristic if the difference is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishikuni, Akihiro Ito, Hidetoshi Kawashima, Toshio Koriyama, Toshie Kobiyama, Kiyoshi Une
  • Publication number: 20120250042
    Abstract: A bi-color-image-signal generating apparatus includes a reception unit and a generating unit. The reception unit receives specification of a specified color in a case of generating a bi-color image signal from a color image signal. The bi-color image signal has color components representing two colors which are an achromatic color and a chromatic color that is the specified color. The generating unit obtains an amount of each color material which is to be used to form an image having the two colors from the color image signal on the basis of a brightness of the specified color, an amount of each color material which is necessary for image formation using the specified color, and a brightness of the color image signal, and generates the bi-color image signal from the color image signal using the obtained amount of each color material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Atsushi KITAGAWARA, Hidetoshi KAWASHIMA, Toshio KORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20120250043
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a two-color printing unit that prints a document image in two colors, a specific image adding unit that adds a specific image to the document image when the document image is printed in two colors, a printing unit that performs a printing process with color materials which are used to print the document image and the specific image in two colors, and an interrupt processing unit that performs an interrupt process of adding print information containing color materials of the specific image different from the document image such that the specific image is conspicuous in the document image before the printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KAWASHIMA, Atsushi KITAGAWARA, Yuichi NISHIKUNI, Toshio KORIYAMA