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).

  • Publication number: 20190289178
    Abstract: An image processing system, an image processing device and an image processing method that can improve performance of an image measurement 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 performs an image measurement of the object based on reflection profile information which is generated based on a plurality of input images, and the reflection profile information shows a relationship 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 position to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190286929
    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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo INAZUMI, Jaewook HWANG, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190279351
    Abstract: An appearance inspection system includes a setting part, a movement mechanism, and a control part. The setting part sets a route passing through a plurality of imaging positions in order. The setting part sets the route so that a first time necessary for the movement mechanism to move an imaging device from a first imaging position to a second imaging position among the plurality of imaging positions is longer than a second time necessary for a process of changing a first imaging condition corresponding to the first imaging position to a second imaging condition corresponding to the second imaging position by the control part. The control part starts the process of changing the first imaging condition to the second imaging condition earlier by the second time or more than a scheduled time at which the imaging device arrives at the second imaging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Yasuhito Uetsuji
  • Publication number: 20190281213
    Abstract: To provide an appearance inspection system capable of reduce labor for setting an imaging condition by a designer when a plurality of inspection target positions on a target is sequentially imaged. An appearance inspection system includes an imaging condition decision part and a route decision part. The imaging condition decision part decides a plurality of imaging condition candidates including a relative position between a workpiece and an imaging device for at least one inspection target position among a plurality of inspection target positions. The route decision part decides a change route of an imaging condition for sequentially imaging the plurality of inspection target positions by selecting one imaging condition among the plurality of imaging condition candidates so that a pre-decided requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190277771
    Abstract: An image inspection device which can image an object with a plurality of cameras in a state in which the object is optimally illuminated and which can also be downsized is provided. The image inspection device includes a plurality of imaging parts that image the object, an illumination part that is disposed between the object and the plurality of imaging parts and radiates light toward the object and has a light-transmissive property, and a control part that controls the plurality of imaging parts and the illumination part. The illumination part includes a plurality of illumination elements which are arranged in a matrix and are allowed to be turned on independently. The control part controls the plurality of illumination elements to cause the illumination part to illuminate a region of the object corresponding to a field of view of the plurality of imaging parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190279354
    Abstract: An appearance inspection system enabling a route to be easily set when a target is imaged while causing a relative position of an imaging device with respect to the target to be different is provided. A decision part decides a plurality of relative position candidates of the imaging device with respect to the target at which focus of a lens module is possible on the inspection target position with regard to each of a plurality of the inspection target positions on the target. A selection part selects relative positions one by one from corresponding plurality of relative position candidates for each of the plurality of inspection target positions and selects a route candidate satisfying a preset requirement from a plurality of route candidates generated by sequentially connecting the plurality of selected relative positions as a designation route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo INAZUMI, Yutaka KATO, NAOYA NAKASHITA
  • Publication number: 20190279388
    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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190272630
    Abstract: An image inspecting apparatus includes at least one image capturing part, a lighting part, a control part including a moving part, a searching part analyzing an image captured by the image capturing part under a first image capturing condition and searching for a defect candidate from an object under inspection, and a determining part. When the searching part finds the defect candidate from the object under inspection, the control part controls an image capturing condition such that a part where the defect candidate is found by the searching part is photographed under a second image capturing condition that is clearer than the first image capturing condition. The determining part analyzes an image captured by the image capturing part under the second image capturing condition and determines whether the defect of the object under inspection is present or absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo INAZUMI, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190268517
    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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jaewook HWANG, Shingo INAZUMI, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190265170
    Abstract: The image inspection apparatus includes an image capturing unit which captures images of an object, a transparent illumination unit disposed between the object and the image capturing unit, and a control unit configured to control the image capturing unit and the illumination unit. The illumination unit radiates light to the object in a first direction and causes the light to scan and radiates light to the object in a second direction and causes the light to scan. The image capturing unit captures images of the object. The control unit identifies a light-emitting position of the illumination unit when a measurement point of the surface of the object is illuminated from images of the object captured, and calculates a distance to the measurement point on the basis of the identified light-emitting position, the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka KATO, Shingo INAZUMI
  • Publication number: 20190265171
    Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes: an image capturing unit which captures images of an object; a transparent illumination unit which has a light-emitting surface which radiates light to the object and is configured to be able to control a light-emitting position on the light-emitting surface and a radiation direction of the light; and a control unit which is configured to control the image capturing unit and the illumination unit. The control unit causes the illumination unit to change the light-emitting position and the radiation direction, causes the image capturing unit to capture images of the object, identifies a light-emitting position and a radiation direction of the illumination unit when a measurement point of the surface of the object is illuminated from images of the object, and calculates a distance to the measurement point on the basis of the identified light-emitting position and the identified radiation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Shingo Inazumi
  • Publication number: 20190243213
    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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190242830
    Abstract: An image inspection device and a lighting device capable of setting an irradiation solid angle for each location of a visual field and capable of miniaturization are provided. The image inspection device includes a photographing portion that photographs the target, and a light transmissible lighting portion that is disposed between the target and the photographing portion and configured to irradiate light in a direction toward the target. The lighting portion includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that is arranged in a matrix form and configured to be capable of selectively emitting light, and an optical system configured to control irradiation directions of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting portions to be directions corresponding to positions of each of the plurality of light-emitting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka KATO, Shingo INAZUMI
  • Publication number: 20190220968
    Abstract: Provided are an image inspection device and an illumination device capable of thinning and downsizing the illumination device. An image inspection device includes a photographing part photographing an object, a light transmissive illumination part, and an optical member. The illumination part is arranged between the object and the photographing part and has a light emitting surface arranged to face the object. The optical member is arranged on the light emitting surface of the illumination part and transmits light emitted by the illumination part toward the object. The optical member includes a plurality of optical regions. The optical regions are arranged so as to surround a central region of the light emitting surface centered on an optical axis of the photographing part, and are configured to emit light having mutually different color characteristics toward the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190213729
    Abstract: The disclosure provide an image inspection device and an illumination device. The image inspection device includes a photographing part; an illumination part including a light guide plate disposed at any position between the object and the photographing part; and a control part. The illumination part includes a first light emitting part and a second light emitting part disposed around the light guide plate; and a first reflective part and a second reflective part. The reflective parts are configured so that a light emitting surface of the light guide plate has an emission intensity distribution of a first pattern when the first light emitting part emits light under control of the control part, and the light emitting surface has an emission intensity distribution of a second pattern different from the first pattern when the second light emitting part emits light under control of the control part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190213748
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an image processing system that 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Patent number: 10346531
    Abstract: A business form generating server generates a business form page by overlaying form information and field data. The business form generating server generates data for displaying a browsing screen on which the business form page is browsed and edited. A client apparatus adds attribute information to information for a field of the business form page based on the data, wherein the attribute information includes layout information. If the information of the field of the business form page is edited by using the browsing screen, the client apparatus determines whether or not overlaying again is necessary based on the attribute information which is added to the information of the edited field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20190187064
    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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190188841
    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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20190179877
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system configured to change a display of a graph based on output data changed by a user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato