# US 2025/0095209 A1 · Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0095209 A1 - Document ID: US20250095209A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/961,479 - Filed: 2024-11-27 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-08 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation - Applicants: Fujifilm Corporation - Inventors: Kenji SASAHARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250095209A1 ## CPC - G06T 7/90: Determination of colour characteristics - G01L 1/241: {by photoelastic stress analysis} - G06T 7/80: Analysis of captured images to determine intrinsic or extrinsic camera parameters, i.e. camera calibration - G06T 2207/10024: Color image - G06T 2207/20212: Image combination - H04N 1/6033: {using test pattern analysis (H04N1/6055 takes precedence)} - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G01L: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Provided is an information processing apparatus including at least one processor, in which the processor is configured to acquire a plurality of color forming member images obtained by imaging a color forming member, which forms a color with density distribution corresponding to an amount of energy applied thereto and derive the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images by using characteristic data in which a relationship between the amount of energy applied to the color forming member and a color of the color forming member included in the color forming member images is determined in advance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire a plurality of color forming member images obtained by imaging a color forming member, which forms a color with density distribution corresponding to an amount of energy applied thereto; and derive the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images by using characteristic data in which a relationship between the amount of energy applied to the color forming member and a color of the color forming member included in the color forming member images is determined in advance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to perform, for every predetermined number of processing units, processing of acquiring the plurality of color forming member images and processing of deriving the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to perform, for every predetermined number of processing units, the processing of acquiring the plurality of color forming member images, the processing of deriving the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images, and processing of performing an evaluation with respect to each of amounts of energy based on predetermined reference information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to perform a comprehensive evaluation based on a result of the evaluation performed with respect to each of the amounts of energy. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to store, in a database, the amount of energy derived based on each of the plurality of color forming member images as a single set of data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: generate one combined image by combining the plurality of color forming member images; and derive the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on the combined image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to evaluate, based on predetermined reference information, the amount of energy derived based on the combined image. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to: derive distribution of the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on the combined image; and generate a two-dimensional graph showing the distribution of the amount of energy. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of color forming member images includes a patch for calibration with respect to the color of the color forming member, and the processor is configured to perform the calibration with respect to the color of the color forming member included in each of the plurality of color forming member images by using the patch included in the at least one of the color forming member images. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to: perform the calibration with respect to the color of the color forming member by using the patch in a case where the color forming member image includes the patch; and perform the calibration with respect to the color of the color forming member by using the patch included in another color forming member image in a case where the color forming member image does not include the patch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to perform batch processing in which processing of acquiring the plurality of color forming member images, and processing of deriving the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images are performed for every predetermined number of processing units. ### Claim 12 An information processing method comprising processing of: acquiring a plurality of color forming member images obtained by imaging a color forming member, which forms a color with density distribution corresponding to an amount of energy applied thereto; and deriving the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images by using characteristic data in which a relationship between the amount of energy applied to the color forming member and a color of the color forming member included in the color forming member images is determined in advance. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program causing a computer to execute processing of: acquiring a plurality of color forming member images obtained by imaging a color forming member, which forms a color with density distribution corresponding to an amount of energy applied thereto; and deriving the amount of energy applied to the color forming member based on each of the plurality of color forming member images by using characteristic data in which a relationship between the amount of energy applied to the color forming member and a color of the color forming member included in the color forming member images is determined in advance.