Patents by Inventor Akifumi Arita

Akifumi Arita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for generating composed signals of multiple pictures for use in a video conference system
    Patent number: 6124881
    Abstract: A system generating composed signals of stable multiple pictures reduces a scale of hardware required for forming video signals sent from a plurality of terminals into one composed picture on a video conference system. A system generating composed signals of multiple pictures for use in a video conference system includes video conference terminals connected via a network, a multi-point control unit connected to the network for controlling transmission of video signals among the video conference terminals, and a multiple picture composer connected to the multi-point control unit for receiving video signals sent out from the video conference terminals through the multi-point control unit, and information showing a reducing ratio and display positions of the video signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Terui, Noriyuki Ihara, Tomohiko Awazu, Makoto Hasegawa, Akifumi Arita