公开(公告)号：US20140079292A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14018496

申请日：2013-09-05

Applicant: Hitomi KANEKO ,  Tadashi KITAI

Inventor： Hitomi KANEKO ,  Tadashi KITAI

IPC: G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0002 ,  H04N1/00005 ,  H04N1/00031 ,  H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/00058 ,  H04N1/00068

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus for inspecting a scanned image of an output image includes an inspection reference image generator to generate an inspection reference image; an image inspection unit to determine a defect by comparing a difference between the inspection reference image and the scanned image with a threshold; a threshold determiner to determine the threshold; and a defect range determiner to determine a range of defect level of a plurality of artificial defects. Based on a difference computed for a defect selected from the plurality of artificial defects, the threshold determiner determines a threshold to be compared with the difference of the selected defect. The defect range determiner conducts a defect determination for the scanned image at the upper and lower limits for a threshold to determine a range of defect level of the plurality of artificial defects.

Abstract translation: 用于检查输出图像的扫描图像的图像检查装置包括检查参考图像生成器，用于生成检查参考图像; 图像检查单元，通过将检查参考图像和扫描图像之间的差与阈值进行比较来确定缺陷; 阈值确定器来确定阈值; 以及用于确定多个人造缺陷的缺陷水平的范围的缺陷范围确定器。 基于针对从多个人为缺陷中选择的缺陷计算的差异，阈值确定器确定要与所选择的缺陷的差异进行比较的阈值。 缺陷范围确定器对上限和下限的扫描图像执行阈值的缺陷确定，以确定多个人为缺陷的缺陷水平的范围。

公开(公告)号：US20240364820A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18627733

申请日：2024-04-05

Applicant: Tadashi KITAI

Inventor： Tadashi KITAI

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/00029 ,  H04N1/00411 ,  H04N1/00726 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A print inspection apparatus include circuitry that generates a difference image based on a comparison between a read image obtained by reading printed matter printed by a printer and a reference image, and inspects a defect of the printed matter using the difference image, a plurality of size thresholds, and a plurality of density thresholds corresponding to each of the plurality of size thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US20140313538A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14322479

申请日：2014-07-02

Applicant: Tadashi KITAI ,  Hitomi KANEKO ,  Hiroyoshi ISHIZAKI ,  Keiji KOJIMA ,  Keiichi MIYAMOTO ,  Hiroyuki KAWAMOTO

Inventor： Tadashi KITAI ,  Hitomi KANEKO ,  Hiroyoshi ISHIZAKI ,  Keiji KOJIMA ,  Keiichi MIYAMOTO ,  Hiroyuki KAWAMOTO

IPC: H04N1/387

CPC classification number: H04N1/3878 ,  H04N1/4092 ,  H04N2201/0005 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: An inspection apparatus, inspection system, inspection method, and inspection control program stored in a recording medium, each of which sets a reference point in a master image and a read image read from a printed image, which is to be used for detecting the positional shift between the read image and the master image, based on determination whether a pattern previously added to the printed image for detecting the positional shift is available or can be used to effectively detect the positional shift.

Abstract translation: 存储在记录介质中的检查装置，检查系统，检查方法和检查控制程序，每个记录介质设置主图像中的参考点和从打印图像读取的读取图像，其用于检测位置 基于确定先前添加到用于检测位置偏移的打印图像中的图案是否可用或可以用于有效地检测位置偏移，来读取图像和主图像之间的位移。

公开(公告)号：US20220300219A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17571539

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: Tadashi KITAI

Inventor： Tadashi KITAI

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: An image processing system includes an image forming device, a sensor, processing circuitry, and an ejection device. The image forming device forms an image based on print information, on a first conveyance medium. The sensor acquires information about the image formed on the first conveyance medium. The processing circuitry causes a second conveyance medium to be ejected in a case where the image formed on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, based on the acquired information. The ejection device stacks the first conveyance medium and the second conveyance medium. The processing circuitry controls display of identification information that distinguishes and associates each one of a plurality of first conveyance media having defective images, with a corresponding one of a plurality of second conveyance media.

公开(公告)号：US20220014633A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17337423

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: Hiromitsu MIYAGAWA ,  Tadashi KITAI

Inventor： Hiromitsu MIYAGAWA ,  Tadashi KITAI

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to acquire an output target image to be formed and output. The circuitry is configured to generate an image for inspection from the output target image. The circuitry is configured to add a reference point image to an area of the image for inspection in a case in which the circuitry fails to set a reference point based on the image for inspection. The circuitry is configured to align the reference point added to the image for inspection and the reference point image of a read image of the output target image formed on a recording medium with the reference point image added in response to adding the reference point image to the image for inspection, to compare the image for inspection with the read image to perform inspection.

公开(公告)号：US20140341437A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-20

申请号：US14212996

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: Ato ARAKI ,  Tadashi KITAI

Inventor： Ato ARAKI ,  Tadashi KITAI

IPC: G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/001 ,  G06T7/0008 ,  G06T2207/10008 ,  G06T2207/30144 ,  G06T2207/30176

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus for inspecting an image output on a recording medium. The image inspection apparatus includes processing circuitry that obtains data of an output-target image used by an image forming apparatus to conduct an image forming operation, generates read data from the data of the output-target image, and generates an inspection reference image from the data of the output-target image. The apparatus also performs position alignment between the read image and the inspection reference image, conducts an inspection which determines a defect in the read image based on the difference of the aligned read image and the inspection reference image, and determines whether a position alignment defect exists in the read image based on the defect detected during inspection.

Abstract translation: 一种用于检查在记录介质上输出的图像的图像检查装置。 图像检查装置包括处理电路，其获得由图像形成装置使用的输出目标图像的数据进行图像形成操作，从输出目标图像的数据生成读取数据，并从 输出目标图像的数据。 该装置还在读取图像和检查参考图像之间执行位置对准，基于对准的读取图像和检查参考图像的差进行检测，从而确定读取图像中的缺陷，并且确定是否存在位置对准缺陷 在基于检查期间检测到的缺陷的读取图像中。

公开(公告)号：US20140268260A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14212562

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: Tadashi KITAI ,  Takahiro FUKASE

Inventor： Tadashi KITAI ,  Takahiro FUKASE

IPC: H04N1/60

CPC classification number: H04N1/6027 ,  H04N1/6038

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a read image obtainer and a setting value calculator implemented by circuitry. The read image obtainer obtains a scanned determination image, including a plurality of different dot patterns output by an image forming apparatus on a recording medium. The setting value calculator, for each of the different dot patterns of the obtained scanned determination image, determines densities of different colors of the respective dot pattern and a total number of pixels influencing the density of each coefficient of a dot gain correction filter, with respect to each target pixel. The setting value calculator further configured calculates the coefficients of the dot gain correction filter based on the determined densities of the different colors of the different dot patterns and the total number of pixels, determined for each coefficient of the dot gain correction filter and for each of the different dot patterns.

Abstract translation: 一种包括读取图像获取器和由电路实现的设定值计算器的信息处理设备。 读取图像获取器获得包括由图像形成装置在记录介质上输出的多个不同点图案的扫描确定图像。 对于所获得的扫描确定图像的每个不同点图案的设置值计算器，确定各个点图案的不同颜色的浓度和影响点增益校正滤波器的每个系数的浓度的像素的总数，相对于 到每个目标像素。 进一步配置的设定值计算器基于针对网点增益校正滤波器的每个系数确定的不同点图案的不同颜色的确定的密度和对于每个像素的每个系数确定的像素的总数来计算网点增益校正滤波器的系数 不同的点图案。

公开(公告)号：US20140079293A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14026393

申请日：2013-09-13

Applicant: Tadashi KITAI ,  Noritaka Masuda

Inventor： Tadashi KITAI ,  Noritaka Masuda

IPC: G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/001 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06T7/0008 ,  G06T2207/10008 ,  G06T2207/30144 ,  H04N1/6036

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus for inspecting an output image on a recording medium by scanning the output image as a scanned image includes an inspection reference image generator to generate an inspection reference image using data of an output-target image; an image inspection unit to determine whether the scanned image includes a defect by comparing a difference between the inspection reference image and the scanned image with a given threshold; and a threshold determiner to determine the given threshold. The threshold determiner computes a difference between the inspection reference image and the scanned image. The threshold determiner determines the given threshold based on the difference between the scanned image and the inspection reference image.

Abstract translation: 用于通过扫描作为扫描图像的输出图像来检查记录介质上的输出图像的图像检查装置包括使用输出目标图像的数据生成检查参考图像的检查参考图像生成器; 图像检查单元，通过将检查参考图像和扫描图像之间的差与给定阈值进行比较来确定扫描图像是否包括缺陷; 以及确定给定阈值的阈值确定器。 阈值确定器计算检查参考图像和扫描图像之间的差异。 阈值确定器基于扫描图像和检查参考图像之间的差异来确定给定阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20250104218A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18830011

申请日：2024-09-10

Applicant: Kohta AOYAGI ,  Tohru MATSUMOTO ,  Tadashi KITAI ,  Daisuke ANAN

Inventor： Kohta AOYAGI ,  Tohru MATSUMOTO ,  Tadashi KITAI ,  Daisuke ANAN

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes circuitry to cause a reading device to read a printed matter printed by a printing apparatus based on print data to generate a first image to be inspected, detect a defect on the printed matter based on a master image and the first image, the master image being generated from the print data of the printed matter, detect a defect on a second image to be inspected and a defect state of the defect, the second image being generated by the reading device without sheet passage, set a region including a position of the defect detected on the second image to an inspection exclusion region to be excluded from detection of a defect on the first image, and notify a user in a case that the defect state is determined to exceed a threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20220028047A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17383454

申请日：2021-07-23

Applicant: Yohta MASHIKO ,  Tadashi KITAI ,  Akira MASUDA ,  Takahiro KOYAMA ,  Kengo YAMAMOTO

Inventor： Yohta MASHIKO ,  Tadashi KITAI ,  Akira MASUDA ,  Takahiro KOYAMA ,  Kengo YAMAMOTO

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to acquire read image data of an image formed on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire output target image data according to which the image is formed. The circuitry is configured to generate, based on the output target image data, inspection image data for inspection of the read image data. The circuitry is configured to compare the read image data corrected based on an amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium with the inspection image data generated, to detect an image abnormality. The circuitry is configured to highlight and output a position of a portion of the image abnormality in the read image data before correction, based on the amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium, in response to the image abnormality being detected.