Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kato

Yutaka Kato 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: 10896499
    Abstract: An image processing system, an image processing device and an image processing program facilitating setting of illumination condition are provided. A control device controls a light emission portion in a manner that each of plural types of partial regions set on a light emission surface emits light, and controls a camera to image an object in synchronization with light emission of each of the plural types of partial regions. The control device outputs reflection profile information, which is generated based on input images generated in each partial region emitting light, and the reflection profile information shows relationships between positions within the light emission surface and degrees of light reflected at attention sites of the object and incident to the camera with respect to light irradiated from the positions to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20210000111
    Abstract: An amide compound represented by the general formula [I]: or a salt thereof, an agricultural and horticultural microbicide comprising the compound or the salt as an active ingredient, and a method for using the agricultural and horticultural microbicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamada, Yutaka Abe, Yutaka Kato, Ayuko Nakauchi, Yuki Saito, Shunsuke Fuchi
  • Patent number: 10887506
    Abstract: An image inspection device which inspects the inspection target by images includes: an imaging part, which images the inspection target; a changing part, which makes the location of the inspection target with respect to the imaging part periodically and relatively change; and a control part, which makes the imaging part image the inspection target so as to acquire a plurality of images having different imaging conditions at a plurality of timings which is periodically repeated due to the relative changes and at which the inspection target is in a predefined location with respect to the imaging part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10867225
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a first search part and a second search part. The first search part searches a set of codes for a corresponding region that indicates the same sequence as a model code string composed of a predetermined number of codes included in a unit region set in a projection pattern. The second search part searches the set of codes for a code that matches each code included in a model code string that fails in the search for the corresponding region among the model code strings included in the projection pattern, and then determines recognition of the model code string when the number of the codes that fail to be searched in this search is equal to or smaller than a predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Toyoo Iida, Hitoshi Nakatsuka
  • Patent number: 10863069
    Abstract: An image processing system and a setting method capable of performing lighting setting of illumination in a simpler manner are provided. The control device (100) evaluates evaluation lighting patterns (xi) one by one to calculate evaluation values (Pi), and uses coefficients (1i) determined based on the evaluation values (Pi) to linearly combine each evaluation lighting pattern (xi) to determine a lighting pattern for measurement (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jaewook Hwang, Shingo Inazumi, Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10859506
    Abstract: It is to perform image measurement under appropriate conditions according to a position in image data. An image processing device acquires a plurality of pieces of image data generated by imaging in a plurality of different light emission states of a plurality of light emitting units included in an illumination device. The image processing device generates image data to be used for image measurement on the basis of the plurality of pieces of acquired image data and a generation condition defined in association with the position in the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10861179
    Abstract: An image inspecting apparatus for inspecting an object under inspection by using an image, including: a lighting part which irradiates the object under inspection with light; an image capturing part which captures an image of the object under inspection; and a control part which causes the lighting part to irradiate pattern light in a shape that is created based on a positional relationship between the lighting part and the image capturing part and shape data of the object under inspection and that in a case where the lighting part irradiates light, a shape of the light of the lighting part photographed in the image captured by the image capturing part matches a predetermined pattern, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10853935
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure set a condition when image data is generated, in association with a position of image data. An image processing device makes a plurality of light emission states of a plurality of light emitting units different according to an illumination condition, and acquires a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by imaging in the plurality of different light emission states. The image processing device generates image data to be used for image measurement from a plurality of pieces of acquired image data on the basis of a generation condition defined in association with a position in the image data. In the image processing device, at least one of the illumination condition and the generation condition is determined so that the generated image data becomes image data suitable for a purpose of the image measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10839538
    Abstract: An image processing system avoids at its best restrictions in determining applicable facilities. The image processing system includes a camera for photographing a workpiece, an illumination device having light transmittance and disposed between the camera and the workpiece, and a control device for controlling the camera and the illumination device. The illumination device can change illumination patterns according to instructions from the control device. The control device controls the camera so that photographs are taken under each illumination pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10827114
    Abstract: An imaging system capable of stably focusing on a desired location on a subject is provided. An imaging system includes a setting part that sets a search range of an autofocus part in a predetermined range according to an input to an input device. The setting part causes a display device to display a figure indicating a relationship between a focal position of an optical system and an evaluation value indicating an in-focus degree, and an image indicated by an image signal when the optical system has been adjusted to a focal position designated on a figure to support an input of the search range to the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Arano, Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10761405
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an image inspection device capable of uniformizing an irradiation solid angle of light to be radiated to each point on a target and being downsized. An image inspection device includes a photographing portion that images a target, and an illumination portion disposed between the target and the photographing portion. The illumination portion includes a surface light source, and a plurality of sets each including first to n-th optical members arranged along a light emitting surface of the surface light source. n is an integer equal to or greater than 2. The first to n-th optical members are disposed to face the light emitting surface, and transmit light emitted from the light emitting surface toward the target. Wavelengths and solid angles of light emitted from the first to n-th optical members toward the target are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10748020
    Abstract: A controller includes a specifying part and a reception part. The specifying part specifies positions where the illumination units are connected. The reception part presents a lightable area and an unlightable area in different modes based on the positions where the illumination units are connected, the positions being specified by the specifying part. The reception part receives settings of the lighting conditions for the lightable area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Inazumi, Jaewook Hwang, Yutaka Kato
  • Patent number: 10733355
    Abstract: An information processing system obtains, from an OS, metrics information of a font included in form information of a business form when the form information of the business form is edited; and stores the metrics information together with the edited form information; and generates a business form page by calculating a layout configuration of the business form based on the metrics information that has been stored, and by performing overlay output of the form information and field data of the business form based on the calculated layout configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20200112687
    Abstract: An imaging system capable of stably focusing on a desired location on a subject is provided. An imaging system includes a setting part that sets a search range of an autofocus part in a predetermined range according to an input to an input device. The setting part causes a display device to display a figure indicating a relationship between a focal position of an optical system and an evaluation value indicating an in-focus degree, and an image indicated by an image signal when the optical system has been adjusted to a focal position designated on a figure to support an input of the search range to the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro ARANO, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20200042847
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a first search part and a second search part. The first search part searches a set of codes for a corresponding region that indicates the same sequence as a model code string composed of a predetermined number of codes included in a unit region set in a projection pattern. The second search part searches the set of codes for a code that matches each code included in a model code string that fails in the search for the corresponding region among the model code strings included in the projection pattern, and then determines recognition of the model code string when the number of the codes that fail to be searched in this search is equal to or smaller than a predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka KATO, Toyoo IIDA, Hitoshi NAKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 10481776
    Abstract: The server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention improves convenience of a user while suppressing an increase of the load to enlarge a specific area within a business form page. The server apparatus includes a saving unit configured to save business form part information on a business form page, which includes information on a focus area to enlarge a specific area within the business form page. Further, the server apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit the business form part information relating to a request to a client apparatus in response to the request from the client apparatus that displays the business form page. Based on the information on a focus area included in the business form part information, the specific area is enlarged on the client apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20190297266
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an appearance inspection system that can reduce subject blurring when an object is imaged while changing a relative position of an imaging device with respect to the object. A first control unit causes the imaging device to perform imaging when the imaging device reaches an imaging position corresponding to the inspection target position. A second control unit changes at least one of the position and the orientation of the imaging device in a direction in which a relative movement between a field of view of the imaging device and the inspection target position according to the change in the relative position along a designated path is canceled out during a predetermined period including a time point at which the imaging device reaches the imaging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190287236
    Abstract: An image processing system, an image processing device and an image processing program facilitating setting of illumination condition are provided. A control device controls a light emission portion in a manner that each of plural types of partial regions set on a light emission surface emits light, and controls a camera to image an object in synchronization with light emission of each of the plural types of partial regions. The control device outputs reflection profile information, which is generated based on input images generated in each partial region emitting light, and the reflection profile information shows relationships between positions within the light emission surface and degrees of light reflected at attention sites of the object and incident to the camera with respect to light irradiated from the positions to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190289189
    Abstract: An illumination device includes illumination units for irradiating light on an object and a substrate member, which is an example of a holding mechanism for detachably holding the illumination units according to a predetermined disposition rule. The substrate member has a connection part for electrically connecting with a controller. The substrate member holds a part of the illumination units by linking parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo INAZUMI, Jaewook HWANG, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190289196
    Abstract: An image inspection device which inspects the inspection target by images includes: an imaging part, which images the inspection target; a changing part, which makes the location of the inspection target with respect to the imaging part periodically and relatively change; and a control part, which makes the imaging part image the inspection target so as to acquire a plurality of images having different imaging conditions at a plurality of timings which is periodically repeated due to the relative changes and at which the inspection target is in a predefined location with respect to the imaging part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO