Patents by Inventor Ken-ich Ohta

Ken-ich Ohta 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).

  • Image processing, copying, and printing apparatus having a part of a processing unit and a part of another unit formed as one inseparable unit
    Patent number: 6388767
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a function for detecting a specific original decides the degree of similarity between the image represented by input image signals and the image of a specific original which is not to be allowed to be copied, e.g., currency. The image processing apparatus determines the content of the image processing in accordance with the result of the decision, and processes the input image signals on the basis of the determined content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Udagawa, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ich Ohta, Yoichi Takaragi, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Eiji Ohta
  • Image processing, copying, and printing apparatus having a part of a processing unit and a part of another unit formed as one inseparable unit
    Patent number: 6381030
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a function for detecting a specific original decides the degree of similarity between the image represented by input image signals and the image of a specific original which is not to be allowed to be copied, e.g., currency. The image processing apparatus determines the content of the image processing in accordance with the result of the decision, and processes the input image signals on the basis of the determined content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Udagawa, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ich Ohta, Yoichi Takaragi, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Eiji Ohta
  • Image processing with anti-forgery function
    Patent number: 5481377
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a function for detecting a specific original decides the degree of similarity between the image represented by input image signals and the image of a specific original which is not to be allowed to be copied, e.g., currency. The image processing apparatus determines the content of the image processing in accordance with the result of the decision, and processes the input image signals on the basis of the determined content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Udagawa, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ich Ohta, Yoichi Takaragi, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Eiji Ohta
  • Image processing apparatus with anti-forgery function
    Patent number: 5363202
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a function for detecting a specific original decides the degree of similarity between the image represented by input image signals and the image of a specific original which is not to be allowed to be copied, e.g., currency. The image processing apparatus determines the content of the image processing in accordance with the result of the decision, and processes the input image signals on the basis of the determined content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Udagawa, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ich Ohta, Yoichi Takaragi, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Eiji Ohta