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Tokyo, Japan – JIG-SAW INC.(hereinafter “JIG-SAW”) announces that it has received a Notice of Allowance (NOA) and Fee(s) Due from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a patent relating to an image processing program that uses computer vision technology which is an application of the theory behind how humans perceive color, and the program can be widely used in the field of image and video processing.
After a specified registration procedure, a patent for the new technology will be established in the United States, following Japan.

Outline of the patent
A technology that is indispensable in the processing of data and image generation AI.

The patent establishes rights to a technology that effectively reduces energy consumption, processes data in real time, performs math processing, and conducts highly precise analyses, which are things that are hard for AI processing technologies to handle alone.

• Title of invention
  INFORATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORATION PROCESSING METHOS, AND PROGRAM
• Patent application number
  18/128.831
• Filing date
  March 30, 2023

Today, with conventional image processing technologies, the brightness of the entire image is changed.*1 Because of this, data such as images and video become blurry or color-distorted, even data that humans should naturally be able to perceive. As AI-based recognition and enhancement technologies advance, expectations regarding the accuracy of images are growing. However, the accuracy of the detection of people and objects may deteriorate in bad conditions such as low light, haze and backlighting. This often results in the generation of unexpected data which is hard to evaluate using AI technologies alone, depending on the purpose for which you are using the data.

The patented technology uses a unique algorithm related to computer vision to process data in the signal control area, and it analyses data, processing and converting in units of pixels. This uniformly processes the entire data’s pixel values and makes it possible to display data that is equal to the information originally perceived by human vision, even in bad conditions.

It is assumed the patented technology will be an omnidirectional cross platform*2 technology intended to, as multipurpose software, efficiently enhance the visibility of data on smartphones, commercially available and less expensive webcams, distributed devices, semiconductors, displays, and other devices.
The goal is to have people in many different industries and sectors use the patented technology as technology that is indispensable in the processing of images and image generation AI in the future.

Advantages of JIG-SAW’s computer vision technology

1 Excellent performance in the amelioration of low light and bad conditions
The technology realizes full-color images even in low-light environments as low as 0.1 lux.
Technology for improving preprocessing to increase detection performance and obtain information visually about PM 2.5 dust particles and underwater turbidity.
2 Real-time processing at the rate of video
Power-saving, practical technology to speed up image processing on smartphones and IoT devices
3 Software structure independent of devices keeps investment costs down
A technology for enhancing the visibility of images on multipurpose displays and multipurpose devices within a high dynamic range*3 equivalent to a 10-bit display

【Diagram of software processing using the patented technology】

Example of image processing (Before/After)

Future developments
JIG-SAW’s computer vision technology will be expanded in the following categories through patent licensing, the provision of solutions, and the provision of software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs). We are also preparing a cloud SDK and API environment immediately available on Amazon Web Services, which has an over 30%*4 share of the global public cloud market.
1) High-speed processing architecture for processing at 4K 60fps/ FHD 120fps
2) Architecture for the development of a system that combines AI and continuous edge computing to improve image quality
3) Consideration of a dedicated application system
(For smartphones, displays, IoT and robotics)

For more information, click the following link to our corporate website and use the dedicated form to inquire.
https://www.jig-saw.com/contact/

(Notes)
*¹ Adjusting the brightness of an image
*² Operating the same program even on different computers and OSs
*³ Technology to broaden the range of brightness in videos and photos (dynamic range)
*⁴ Source: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr

About JIG-SAW

JIG-SAW is a software technology company that specializes in IoT Data Control Services. Our mission is to accelerate the time-to-market for IoT applications and bridge the operational technology (OT) and IT gap.
For more information, visit https://www.jig-saw.com/

JIG-SAW INC.
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