baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2019036516-A (JP)
Title: Anisotropic conductive film
Inventor: TSUKAO SATOSHI
IPC: H01R43/00
Filed: 2017-11-20
Abstract: To reduce unnecessary conductive particles not relating to connection by making an anisotropic conductive film adaptable by means of each of electronic components when connecting multiple kinds of electronic components such as an IC chip and an FPC to one electronic component such as a board while using one anisotropic conductive film.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to connection structures 40A and 40B in which a first electronic component 31 including a first terminal pattern and a second electronic component 32 including a second terminal pattern of which a terminal size and a pitch are different from those of the first terminal pattern 31 are connected with a third electronic component 33 including a terminal pattern corresponding to the first terminal pattern and the second terminal pattern in an anisotropic conductive manner by means of anisotropic conductive films 10A and 10B. The anisotropic conductive film 10A includes at least either a region in which conductive particles 1 are arrayed regularly or multiple regions in which at least one of a number density, a particle diameter and hardness of the conductive particles 1 is different.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4A
Patent JP-2018049287-A (JP)
Title: Method for parametric multi channel encoding
Inventor: Tobias friedrich
IPC: G10L21/0324
Filed: 2017-11-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient method and system for parametric multi channel audio encoding.SOLUTION: An audio encode system 500 is configured to create a bit stream 564 indicative of spatial meta data for creating a down-mix signal and a multi channel up-mix signal from the down-mix signal. The system 500 has a down-mix processing unit 510 that is configured to create the down-mix signal from a multi channel input signal 561. The down-mix signal has m pieces of channels, and the multi channel input signal 561 has n pieces of channels, in which n and m are integers with m<n. Further, the system 500 has a parameter processing unit 520 that is configured to determine the spatial meta data from the multi channel input signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5a
Patent JP-2019095947-A (JP)
Title: Inspection information processing device
Inventor: SAKUSHIMA HIROSHI
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2017-11-21
Abstract: To provide an inspection information processing device 1 capable of reducing time and effort required for creating an inspection table related to the inspection of a facility.SOLUTION: An inspection information processing device 1 comprises: an input part 11; a facility database 12; an inspection table database 13; and a generation processing part 15. The input part 11 is used for the input of facility information related to a facility. A facility database 12 stores and accumulates the facility information input from the input part 11. The inspection table database 13 stores and accumulates a list of inspection objects related to the facility as inspection object information 21. The generation processing part 15 generates inspection items about the facility as an inspection item list 22 on the basis of the facility information accumulated in the facility database 12 and the inspection object information 21 accumulated in the inspection table database 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2019095562-A (JP)
Title: Imaging apparatus and control method thereof, program and storage medium
Inventor: HAMANO HIDEYUKI
IPC: G02B7/34
Filed: 2017-11-21
Abstract: To provide an imaging apparatus that can obtain a focus detection result having high reliability even when an error is included in a signal after correcting crosstalk.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus comprises: a generation unit that has a first photoelectric conversion unit in which a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels receive luminous flux passing through a first pupil area of an exit pupil of a photographic optical system and a second photoelectric conversion unit that receives luminous flux passing through a second pupil area different from the first pupil area, and that generates a first image signal and a second image signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit respectively; a focus detection unit that detects a phase difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a determination unit that determines reliability of a detection result of the focus detection unit on the basis of a difference between a feature quantity of a third signal obtained from a third photoelectric conversion unit which is one of the plurality of first photoelectric conversion units and which receives light of first spectral characteristics, and a feature quantity of a fourth signal obtained from a fourth photoelectric conversion unit which is one of the plurality of second photoelectric conversion units and which receives light of spectral characteristics substantially equal to the first spectral characteristics.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12
Patent JP-2019098823-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle seat
Inventor: KUMAGAI KOTARO
IPC: B60N2/64
Filed: 2017-11-29
Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat that enables driving and that can reduce a burden imposed on a lumbar part by seating.SOLUTION: A vehicle seat has a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes a first part 10b1, a second part 10b2, a third part 10b3 and a fourth part 10b4 toward a rear side. A first angle A1 between a tangent line of the second part and a vertical line is larger than a second angle A2 between a tangent line of the third part and the vertical line, and the second angle is larger than a third angle A3 between a tangent line of the fourth part and the vertical line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2019098593-A (JP)
Title: Liquid discharge head protection member, liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge unit
Inventor: KAWAHARA KOJI
IPC: B41J2/165
Filed: 2017-11-30
Abstract: To provide a liquid discharge head protection member which can reliably protect multiple protection objects including at least discharge ports of a liquid discharge head with a simple member and prevent occurrence of discharge defects during use.SOLUTION: A liquid discharge head protection member 16 is attached to a liquid discharge head including at least multiple discharge ports 11a for discharging a liquid, a liquid chamber communicating with the multiple discharge ports 11a, and a connection member 439 for supply of the liquid to the liquid chamber or recovery of the liquid from the liquid chamber. The liquid discharge head protection member 16 has: a discharge port protection part 16c which protects the discharge ports 11a; a connection member protection part 16a which protects the connection member 439; and a connectin part 16b which integrally connects the discharge port protection part 16c and the connection member protection part 16a. The connection part 16b has flexibility. The liquid discharge head protection member 16 is attached to the liquid discharge head with the connection part 16b bent and protects the discharge ports 11a and the connection member 439.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2019097885-A (JP)
Title: Applicator
Inventor: ASANO TAKESHI
IPC: A61M37/00
Filed: 2017-12-01
Abstract: To provide an applicator capable of suppressing rebound of a microneedle due to an elastic force of a skin when the microneedle punctures the skin.SOLUTION: A second piston 36 provided inside a holder 30 is punched out when it is pushed out by a first piston 16 punched out toward one axial end side by a biasing force of a biasing member 14 by releasing temporary fixing of a lever member 18, and thereby an applicator 10 causes a plurality of microneedles 38 to puncture a skin. Inside the holder 30, there is provided restricting means 40 for restricting movement of the second piston 36 to the other axial end side after the second piston 36 abuts on the skin. The restricting means 40 has at least three locking portions 34 provided at equal intervals on the peripheral edge of the second piston 36, and a locked portion 32 formed on an inner peripheral surface of the holder 30 on which the locking portion 34 abuts in a direction opposite to a punching-out direction of the second piston 36.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018067551-A (JP)
Title: Image storage method and scanning microscope
Inventor: PAVEL POTOCEK
IPC: H01J37/22
Filed: 2017-12-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for improving resolution of a scanning microscope.SOLUTION: By irradiating a surface of a sample with a radiation beam, detecting a radiation flux emitted from the sample with a detector, making the beam follow a scanning path with respect to the surface, and recording an output of the detector as a function of a selected measurement parameter for each of a set of sample points in the scan path, a measurement set is summarized, deconvolution of the measurement group is performed to produce a reconstructed image of the sample, and spatial decomposition is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A
Patent JP-2018095547-A (JP)
Title: Method of post-processing glass tube semifinished product including thermoforming
Inventor: WITZMANN ANDRE
IPC: B65D23/00
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of post-processing a glass tube semifinished product (1) including thermoforming which is at least partially performed.SOLUTION: A method comprises the steps of: preparing a glass tube semifinished product and providing data characteristic of a tube with respect to the glass tube semifinished product; reading the data characteristic of the tube out; and post-processing the glass tube semifinished product including thermoforming which is at least partially performed. According to the present invention, at last one process parameter is controlled according to the data characteristic of the tube when the glass tube semifinished product is post-processed including the thermoforming which is at least partially performed. Consequently, the post-processing can be adjusted more efficiently according to respective individual characteristics of the glass tube semifinished product to be processed or subsections thereof. Especially, characteristics related to individual glass tube semifinished products need not be measured again. A maker of the glass tube semifinished products rather can easily use them for post-processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2a
Patent JP-2019106572-A (JP)
Title: Image encoding apparatus, and control method and program thereof
Inventor: OISHI AKIHIRO
IPC: H04N19/63
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: To generate encoding data, in which image quality deterioration is suppressed, while performing code amount control for a target code amount.SOLUTION: An image encoding apparatus that encodes a moving image comprises: a separation unit that separates a frame of an input moving image into a plurality of planes, in which each is constituted by a single component; a wavelet transformation unit that performs wavelet transformation of a plane of interest in the plurality of planes obtained by separating; an extraction unit that sequentially extracts a block representing the same area of an image from each sub-band obtained by the wavelet transformation unit; a quantization unit that quantizes a wavelet transformation coefficient for each block using a quantization parameter; and an encoding unit that encodes the wavelet transformation coefficient after quantizing by the quantization unit. Here, the quantization unit comprises a determination unit that determines a correction parameter for correcting the quantization parameter on the basis of a DC value and an AC value of the block for each block, and quantizes the wavelet transformation coefficient according to the quantization parameter which is corrected using the correction parameter determined by the determination unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2019105047-A (JP)
Title: Soil
Inventor: MIZOGUCHI KYOKO
IPC: E02D27/34
Filed: 2017-12-11
Abstract: To provide a ground or soil that can freely fluctuate or change with respect to changes to earthquakes or the liquefaction phenomenon, etc. due to earthquakes, or that can be configured to have a stable method of changing ground fluctuation or a method that is resistant to the change.SOLUTION: As a solution to solidifying a ground 1 or soil, on a surface of the land, the ground 1 as the estate, the surface of the ground 1, the basis, or the ground on which the things are based, the ground 1 or the soil is constructed by installing a floating ring, a floating bag, a floating material, or other mechanisms or structures having various floating structures on the lower part or lower surface of the surface of the land, the ground 1 as the estate, the surface of the ground 1, the basis, or the ground on which the things are based.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2019104573-A (JP)
Title: Elevator operation system and operation determination method
Inventor: OBA KENTO
IPC: B66B3/00
Filed: 2017-12-11
Abstract: To provide an elevator operation system and an elevator operation method capable of effectively preventing malfunction of an elevator caused by an unintended operation with respect to an operation button on a touch panel.SOLUTION: An elevator operation system includes a touch panel, a camera, and an operation determination unit. The touch panel displays an operation button of the elevator. The camera images an image including an operation area preset in the vicinity of the touch panel. The operation determination unit analyzes the image imaged by the camera, and determines whether or not to validate the operation with respect to the operation button depending on whether or not the shape and movement of an object detected in the operation area satisfy a predetermined condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2019106808-A (JP)
Title: Power converter
Inventor: NAKATA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H05K5/06
Filed: 2017-12-13
Abstract: To provide a power converter capable of stably securing sealability by a seal member without increasing a stationary member for securing sealability by the seal member and assembling man-hour due to increase in the stationary member.SOLUTION: A power converter 100 comprises: a substrate 20 on which a semiconductor element 21a, that is a heating element, is mounted; a heat radiation unit 30 for radiating heat from the heating element; a seal member 40 for sealing a space S1 at a substrate 20 side relative to a space S2 at a heat radiation unit 30 side; a second housing 12 including a seal presser unit 12c for pressing the seal member 40 relative to the heat radiation unit 30; a first stationary member 51 for fixing the second housing 12 so that the seal presser unit 12c holds the seal member 40; a second stationary member 52 for fixing the substrate 20; and a transmission unit 60 that is provided on the second stationary member 12 for, between the first stationary members 51 with each other, transmitting force that the second stationary member 52 pushes the substrate 20 to the seal presser unit 12c of the second housing 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2019110046-A (JP)
Title: Power storage device
Inventor: YAMAMOTO YUTA
IPC: H01M2/20
Filed: 2017-12-19
Abstract: To provide a power storage device capable of improving a bond strength between a terminal and a bus bar.SOLUTION: A power storage device 10 comprising a first terminal, and a bus bar 200 connected to the first terminal, comprises: a first projection 211 projected from any one of the first terminal and the bus bar 200 to the other direction; and a first bonding part 401 arranged onto a side direction of the first projection 211, and in which the first terminal and the bus bar 200 are bonded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2019114691-A (JP)
Title: Photovoltaic power generation device and method of manufacturing photovoltaic power generation device
Inventor: KUBOTA HIROFUMI
IPC: H01L51/48
Filed: 2017-12-25
Abstract: To achieve high durability of a photovoltaic power generation device in which a nickel oxide layer is used.SOLUTION: According to the intensive study of inventors of the present invention, high durability of a photovoltaic power generation device 10 is speculated to be realized when an atomic composition ratio of O to Ni in a nickel oxide layer 120 is small, in other words, the number of Niincluded in the nickel oxide layer 120 is small. In particular, the inventors have found to reduce the number of Niincluded in the unprocessed nickel oxide layer by a method including at least one of (step A) of processing the unprocessed nickel oxide layer with ultraviolet (UV) ozone and (step B) of heating the untreated nickel oxide layer at 45°C or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2019113147-A (JP)
Title: Flexible tube with vibration inhibition structure
Inventor: ISHIKAWA TETSUYA
IPC: F16L11/118
Filed: 2017-12-25
Abstract: To provide a flexible tube which makes vibration less likely to occur even if a fluid flows into the tube.SOLUTION: A spiral body 200 is disposed within a bellows tube 100 and a passage in the spiral body 200 is formed as a duct line in the bellows tube 100. In the structure, the spiral body 200 covers irregularities of a bellows of an inner surface of the bellows tube 100, and thus occurrence of vibration caused by the irregularities and flow of a fluid is inhibited when the fluid flows in the duct line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2019117322-A (JP)
Title: Projection type display unit, method of controlling the same, and program
Inventor: YAGI ASUKA
IPC: G09G5/00
Filed: 2017-12-27
Abstract: To provide a projection type display unit that enables a presenter to perform slide operation as intended even if another user performs operation conflicting with the operation that the presenter performs on a slide during projection of the slide, a method of controlling the same, and a program.SOLUTION: If hand shading by a presenter on a marker 105 displayed by superposition on a projection image 104 on a screen 103 and a page-feed indication by remote control operation by another user are both detected within a predetermined period, a projector 100 makes one of the hand shading detection and the page feed indication by the remote control operation ineffective and the other effective. While a page feed indication based upon presenter's operation is generated as a command when hand shading is detected after the hand shading detection is made effective, the page feed indication by the remote control operation is generated as a command when the page feed indication by the remote control operation is made effective.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8B
Patent JP-2019121059-A (JP)
Title: Medicine traceability system
Inventor: NOBORI MASAYOSHI
IPC: G16H10/00
Filed: 2017-12-28
Abstract: To provide a medicine traceability system for solving a problem that management using IC tags is physically different from medicine itself, and it cannot be said that it is sufficient for individual management of the medicine, and detailed traceability of the medicine cannot be performed, although legal obligations to the medicine (especially medical narcotics) in medical institutions and manual operation of books cause a large psychological and business burden to medical staffs, while more precise, appropriate and convenient medicine management method is required.SOLUTION: By performing identification of medicine in medical institutions using a computing system, individual management of the medicine and visualization of distribution in the medical institutions are performed. In addition, visualization of information related to the medicine (actors of the medicine, occurrence time of actions, a used amount, etc.) is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017530548-A (JP)
Title: 積層型回路におけるポリチャネルピラーのキャッピング
IPC: H01L27/11556
Filed: 2015-09-03
Abstract: ３次元デバイス又は積層型回路デバイスが、導体チャネル上に導電性チャネルキャップを含む。チャネルキャップは、複数のコンタクトを分離するために導電材料を研磨して取り除くことを防ぐために、選択的堆積又は他のプロセスによって形成され得る。導体チャネルは、ゲートによって作動する多階層の回路要素からなるデッキを貫いて延在する。ゲートは、導体チャネルの電位によって作動する。導体チャネル上の導電性キャップは、導体チャネルをビット線又は他の信号線に、及び／又は複数の回路要素からなる別のデッキに電気的に接続し得る。
Patent JP-2017529304-A (JP)
Title: 超薄板化学強化ガラス物品およびそのようなガラス物品の製造方法
IPC: C03C21/00
Filed: 2015-09-11
Abstract: 超薄板化学強化ガラス物品の製造方法は、第一の表面および第二の表面を有し、それらの表面が少なくとも１つの端面によって接続されている、第一の表面と第二の表面との間に厚みを有する超薄板ガラスシートを準備するステップ、該超薄板ガラスシートを化学強化することで、超薄板強化ガラス物品を製造するステップを含む製造方法に関する。該方法は、化学強化の前に超薄板ガラスシートの少なくとも１つの端面に、好ましくは全ての端面に端面前処理を適用することで、端面欠陥が減少され、および／または丸められ、そして化学強化の間に超薄板ガラスシートの破断への耐久性が高められることを特徴とする。更に、超薄板化学強化ガラス物品および超薄板化学強化ガラス物品の製造のための半完成品としての超薄板ガラスシートが提供される。
Patent JP-2017516504-A (JP)
Title: 結腸直腸癌のためのメチル化マーカー
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2015-06-03
Abstract: そのメチル化パターンが、結腸直腸新生物間の改善された検出及び識別のための有用性を有するゲノム配列の組み合わせが本明細書に開示される。結腸直腸新生物間の検出又は識別のための方法、核酸及びキットが本明細書にさらに開示される。【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2017531394-A (JP)
Title: ニュートラルホストネットワークを介したオフロードサービス
IPC: H04W48/10
Filed: 2015-09-03
Abstract: 本明細書では、ニュートラルホストネットワーク(NHN)を介してオフロードサービスを提供するための技術について説明する。例示的な方法は、NHNにおいてモバイルネットワークとの許可関係を確立するステップを含んでもよい。さらに、この例示的な方法では、NHNのモバイルネットワークとの許可関係を示す通知をNHNの無線カバレージ内の1つまたは複数のユーザ機器(UE)に送信するステップであって、許可関係が、NHNが、モバイルネットワークに関連付けられる1つまたは複数のUEのうちの少なくとも1つのUEに対してオフロードサービスを提供することをモバイルネットワークによって許可されることを規定する、ステップを含んでもよい。
Patent JP-2017531664-A (JP)
Title: Ｔｌｒ９アゴニストをチェックポイント阻害剤と共に用いるがんの治療
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: 本発明は、がん患者に１種または複数種のＴＬＲ９アゴニストと１種または複数種のチェックポイント阻害剤とを同時投与することを含む、がんに対する免疫応答の誘導方法を提供する。上記１種または複数種のＴＬＲ９アゴニストは、上記患者に腫瘍内（ｉ．ｔ．）投与によって投与されることが好ましい。【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2017533553-A (JP)
Title: バックライトモジュール及び表示装置
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: 【課題】フレームの極めて狭いバックライトモジュールと、表示装置を提供する。【解決手段】 バックライトモジュールはフレームと、バックプレートと、導光板と、光学フィルムとを含んでなり、該バックプレートが互いに垂直の垂直板と水平板とを含み、該フレームと該導光板が該バックプレート内に設けられ、該光学フィルムが該フレームと該導光板の上表面に緊密に貼着してフレームのサイズを縮小し、極めて狭いフレームの設計を実現する。表示装置は、さらに該光学フィルムの表面に貼着する液晶ガラスを含む。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2017534057-A (JP)
Title: 食肉の骨のスキャンのための方法と装置
IPC: G01N33/12
Filed: 2015-07-21
Abstract: 食肉中の骨の検出のための方法および装置は、スペクトル光画像解析および超音波を使用して、約１ｍｍより大きな断片を識別する。スペクトル画像解析は、表面の付近にある異物を検出することができ、超音波は、サンプル内の物質を検出することができる。サンプルは、光及び反射光、又は測定されるラマン散乱光により照射される。サンプルは、超音波によっても同様に照射され、反射された又は伝送された音波により、時間遅延を含む一連の振幅データポイントが提供される。その後、これらのデータポイントは、ｎ次元空間における一連のベクトルを導き出すための統計的方法により処理され、該一連のベクトルは、表面の各タイプに対する異なる識別する座位を有する導き出されたベクトルの較正されたデータセットと比較され、欠陥の存在又は不在を示している。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2017534641-A (JP)
Title: ２−メトキシメチル−ｐ−フェニレンジアミンのテレスコーピング合成
IPC: A61Q5/10
Filed: 2015-10-29
Abstract: ２−メトキシメチル−ｐ−フェニレンジアミン、化粧品として許容可能なその塩又はそれらの混合物を調製するテレスコーピング方法。本発明による方法は、特別な装置又は高価な触媒を必要とする高度に複雑な化学的工程が回避され、出発物質の１つ、すなわち２−ヒドロキシメチルアニリンの再循環工程を含む特に費用効果の高い方法である。
Patent JP-2018512080-A (JP)
Title: 個々のウェルおよび容器にバーコードを付するためのデバイスおよびシステム
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2016-01-13
Abstract: 本発明は、概して、試料容器を個別にバーコード化するデバイスおよびシステムに関する。特定の実施形態において、デバイスは、付着部材および伸長部材を備え、伸長部材がバーコード等の識別子を収容可能である。基板に搭載された場合、バーコードを付された小瓶は、バーコードリーダーによってスキャンされる。上記システムは、容器を受容するように構成された少なくとも１つの凹部および少なくとも１つの開口部を含む基板を備えてもよく、上記伸長部材は、上記容器の開口部に隣接して識別マークを表示するように構成され得る。
Patent JP-2018505732-A (JP)
Title: 標的温度管理のためのカテーテル、システム、および標的体温管理のための方法
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: 本発明は、標的体温管理のためのカテーテルについて記載する。さらに、本発明は、標的温度管理のためのシステムおよび標的体温管理のための方法についても記載する。一実施形態において、本発明は、鼻咽頭経路等の体の空洞における標的体温管理のためのカテーテル、システム、または方法について記載する。本発明は、医療および工学の技術分野に属する。
Patent JP-2018514005-A (JP)
Title: 乗り物酔いの監視及び、酔いを抑えるための追加音の付与
IPC: A63F13/28
Filed: 2016-01-28
Abstract: ユーザが頭部搭載型装置（ＨＭＤ）を装着している間のユーザの乗り物酔いを管理するための方法、システム及びコンピュータプログラムが提示される。１つの方法では、マルチメディアコンテンツを用いて仮想現実を提示するＨＭＤ装着中のユーザの、ユーザの動作を含む身体特性の監視動作を含む。マルチメディアコンテンツは、ＨＭＤの表示装置上で提示するための音声及び映像を含む。さらに方法は、仮想現実が提示されている間のユーザの身体特性の監視に基づく、ユーザが乗り物酔いを体験しているか否かの判定動作を含む。ユーザが映像酔いを体験している際に、ユーザが体験する映像酔いを低減するよう定義される追加音がユーザに提供され、ユーザに提供するためのマルチメディアコンテンツからの音と追加音が組み合わされる。【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2018512651-A (JP)
Title: 画像処理装置および方法
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 2016-03-07
Abstract: 処理すべき画像を受信する画像受信モジュール（１１００）と、受信された画像内の顔領域を識別する顔部領域識別モジュール（１２００）と、画像全体の輝度および顔領域の輝度に基づいて顔領域内の画素について処理することにより、顔領域内の画素を白くする肌美白化モジュール（１３００）と、顔領域における顔肌領域の顔部粗さを算出し、前記顔部粗さに基づいて顔肌領域をフィルタリングする顔肌平滑化モジュール（１４００）と、処理後の画像を出力する画像出力モジュール（１５００）とを備えた画像処理装置（１０００）、並びに画像処理方法。ユーザが写真内の顔肌を美化しようとする際、写真内の顔肌の輝度および写真全体の輝度に基づいて顔肌を自己適応的に美白化すると共に、顔肌の粗さに基づいて顔肌を自己適応的に平滑化することができる。