Patents by Inventor Kan Ito

Kan Ito 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).

  • Patent number: 6529644
    Abstract: An image processing system comprises input means for inputting an image information, storage means for storing the image information input from said input means, display means for displaying the image information input from said input means and the image information stored in said storage means, changeover means for switching between the display of the image information from said input means and that of the image information from said storage means, and output means for outputting the image information stored in said storage means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Tomishige Taguchi, Shozo Endo, Atsushi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20010046063
    Abstract: An image processing system comprises input means for inputting an image information, storage means for storing the image information input from said input means, display means for displaying the image information input from said input means and the image information stored in said storage means, changeover means for switching between the display of the image information from said input means and that of the image information from said storage means, and output means for outputting the image information stored in said storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: KAN ITO, TOMISHIGE TAGUCHI, SHOZO ENDO, ATSUSHI INAGAKI, HIROYUKI KAWAHARA
  • Patent number: 6151066
    Abstract: An image sensing system, including visual telephone and teleconference terminals, connected via a network. Each terminal has a video camera placed on a pan head, and can display a video image sensed by the video camera connected to the terminal and a video image sensed by a video camera of a communication-destination terminal, on a monitor connected to the terminal. Each terminal detects whether or not the video camera is placed on the remote-controllable pan head, and mutually transmits the result of detection to its communication-destination terminal. At each terminal, if the direction of the video camera can be controlled by the pan head, a pan-head control panel is displayed with the video image from the video camera, on the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 6147704
    Abstract: An image processing system is capable of displaying, storing and printing an image from either of two video inputs. When one video input is selected, a real-time video image of a subject is displayed on a monitor. When a shutter-button is pushed, a still-frame image of the subject is displayed on the monitor and stored in a memory. A print out of the stored image can be requested following confirmation of the quality and desirability of the stored image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Tomishige Taguchi, Shozo Endo, Atsushi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawahara
  • Patent number: 5996094
    Abstract: The present invention aims to facilitate the maintenance inspection for the communications terminal and the communications system. A fault detection unit 24 monitors the communication line and each terminal unit, and upon detecting a malfunction, the fault information is immediately output to a fault information recording unit 26. The fault information recording unit 26 stores and records fault information from the fault detection unit 24. It operates to only record the fault conditions on the fault information recording unit 26 in the case of the slight fault, or record the fault conditions on the fault information recording unit 26 and automatically call the preregistered service office to notify its fault conditions in the case of the heavy fault which may hinder the television conference in performance. The fault information recording unit 26 automatically calls the registered service office periodically, e.g., once a week, to notify the fault information recorded after the previous call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 5930528
    Abstract: An image processing system is capable of displaying, storing and printing an image from either of two video inputs. When one video input is selected, a real-time video image of a subject is displayed on a monitor. When a shutter-button is pushed, a still-frame image of the subject is displayed on the monitor and stored in a memory. A print out of the stored image can be requested following confirmation of the quality and desirability of the stored image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisa
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Tomishige Taguchi, Shozo Endo, Atsushi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawahara
  • Patent number: 5821984
    Abstract: When a closing time for data transmission is reserved by a transmission source terminal, a multi-point control unit secures idle time periods of a destination terminal before the closing time, and enters this information in a central storage unit. If a plurality of destination terminals are set, the multi-point control unit enters destination terminal information and transmission closing time information for each individual destination terminal. When a transmission reserved time is reached, the multi-point control unit transmits the data entered in the central storage unit through communication lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Mizuki Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 5745161
    Abstract: A video conference system, which is arranged to conduct a video conference among multiple points by communicating at least images and sounds among the multiple points, includes a monitor for displaying moving images respectively obtained from a plurality of connected stations on individual window screens, a pointing device for selecting one station from among the plurality of connected stations which respectively correspond to the moving images displayed on the individual window screens of the monitor, and a controller for enabling operating control of a camera disposed in a selected station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 5644359
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for inputting an image includes structure and steps for detecting whether a pick-up mode is a person pick-up mode or a document pick-up mode. Structure and steps are provided for selecting a white balance reference value according to the detected pick-up mode. Structure and steps are also provided for correcting the white balance of the color image using both the selected reference value and color information calculated from the picked-up color image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ito
  • Patent number: 5617138
    Abstract: An image processing system is capable of displaying, storing and printing an image from either of two video inputs. When one video input is selected, a real-time video image of a subject is displayed on a monitor. When a shutter-button is pushed, a still-frame image of the subject is displayed on the monitor and stored in a memory. A print out of the stored image can be requested following confirmation of the quality and desirability of the stored image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kan Ito, Tomishige Taguchi, Shozo Endo, Atsushi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawahara