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US 12,567,228 · App. 18/014,172 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Image data processing method, image data processing apparatus, and commercial use

Inventors: Takafumi Nakagawa (Saitama, JP); Souichiro Ito (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: TOSYO, Inc.
G06V10/60G06Q50/04G06T5/70G06T5/73G06T11/60G06V10/25H04N1/40012G06Q30/0621G06T2207/10024
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Patent No.
US 12,567,228
App. No.
18/014,172
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image data processing apparatus and an image data processing method for generating Provided is a sample image that is close to an actual object are introduced. The image data processing method is configured to perform the following steps 1 to 5. (Step 1) Image data (A 0 ) corresponding to an image (A) is converted to acquire image data (A 1 ). (Step 2) Image data (B 0 ) corresponding to an article (B) is converted to acquire image data (B 1 ) corresponding to a surface state of a region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed. (Step 3) Image data (A 2 ) is acquired from the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 ). (Step 4) The image data (A 2 ) is converted to acquire image data (A 3 ). (Step 5) Image data (C 0 ) corresponding to a product (C) is acquired from the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

Claims (56)

1 . An image data processing method for performing the following steps 1 to 5 for handling a product (C) in which a specific image (A) is applied to a specific article (B), the method comprising:

(step 1) a step of converting image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) to generate image data (A 1 );

(step 2) a step of converting image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) to grayscale image data and performing blurring on the image data (B 0 ) to generate image data (B 1 ) corresponding to a surface state of a region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed;

(step 3) a step of generating image data (A 2 ) by synthesizing the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 );

(step 4) a step of converting the image data (A 2 ) to generate image data (A 3 ); and

(step 5) a step of generating image data (C 0 ) corresponding to the product (C) by synthesizing the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

2 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 1, a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) is converted to generate the image data (A 1 ).

3 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 1, a value corresponding to one or more of brightness, chroma, and transparency of the image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) is converted so as to reduce one or more of the brightness, the chroma, and the transparency, thereby generating the image data (A 1 ).

4 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 2, the image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) is converted to generate the image data (B 1 ) corresponding to unevenness and/or texture of a region of the article (B) to which the image (A) is applied.

5 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the article (B) is clothing, and

in the step 2, color image data included in the image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) is converted into the grayscale image data and/or the image data (B 0 ) is subjected to blurring to generate the image data (B 1 ) corresponding to unevenness and/or texture of the region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed.

6 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 3, the image data (A 2 ) that reflects both the image (A) and a surface state of a region of the article (B) to which the image (A) is applied is generated from the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 ).

7 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 3, the image data (A 2 ) that reflects both the image (A) and the region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed is generated from the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 ).

8 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 4, a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 2 ) is converted to generate the image data (A 3 ).

9 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 4, a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 2 ) is converted so as to increase one or more of the brightness, the chroma, the transparency, and the sharpness, thereby generating the image data (A 3 ).

10 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the step 5, the image data (C 0 ) as a sample image of a made-to-order product obtained by applying the image (A) to the article (B) is generated from the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

11 . The image data processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the article (B) is clothing, and

in the step 5, the image data (C 0 ) as a sample image of made-to-order clothing obtained by printing the image (A) on the article (B) is generated from the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

12 . An image data processing apparatus having the following devices 1 to 5 for handling a product (C) in which a specific image (A) is applied to a specific article (B), the apparatus comprising:

(device 1) a device converting image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) to generate image data (A 1 );

(device 2) a device converting image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) to grayscale image data and performing blurring on the image data (B 0 ) to generate image data (B 1 ) corresponding to a surface state of a region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed;

(device 3) a device generating image data (A 2 ) by synthesizing the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 );

(device 4) a device converting the image data (A 2 ) to generate image data (A 3 ); and

(device 5) a device generating image data (C 0 ) corresponding to the product (C) by synthesizing the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

13 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 1 converts a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) to generate the image data (A 1 ).

14 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 1 converts a value corresponding to one or more of brightness, chroma, and transparency of the image data (A 0 ) corresponding to the image (A) so as to reduce one or more of the brightness, the chroma, and the transparency, thereby generating the image data (A 1 ).

15 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 2 converts the image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) to generate the image data (B 1 ) corresponding to unevenness and/or texture of a region of the article (B) to which the image (A) is applied.

16 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the article (B) is clothing, and

the device 2 converts color image data included in the image data (B 0 ) corresponding to the article (B) into the grayscale image data and/or performs blurring on the image data (B 0 ) to generate the image data (B 1 ) corresponding to unevenness and/or texture of the region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed.

17 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 3 generates the image data (A 2 ) that reflects both the image (A) and a surface state of a region of the article (B) to which the image (A) is applied, from the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 ).

18 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 3 generates the image data (A 2 ) that reflects both the image (A) and the region of the article (B) on which the image (A) is printed, from the image data (A 1 ) and the image data (B 1 ).

19 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 4 converts a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 2 ) to generate the image data (A 3 ).

20 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 4 converts a value corresponding to one or more of hue, brightness, chroma, transparency, and sharpness of the image data (A 2 ) so as to increase one or more of the brightness, the chroma, the transparency, and the sharpness, thereby generating the image data (A 3 ).

21 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device 5 generates the image data (C 0 ) as a sample image of a made-to-order product obtained by applying the image (A) to the article (B), from the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

22 . The image data processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the article (B) is clothing, and

the device 5 generates the image data (C 0 ) as a sample image of made-to-order clothing obtained by printing the image (A) on the article (B), from the image data (A 3 ) and the image data (B 0 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2023
From: NAKAGAWA, TAKAFUMI; ITO, SOUICHIRO
To: TOSYO, INC.
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