Patents by Inventor Masanori Senga

Masanori Senga 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 device and method for indentifying an input image, and copier scanner and printer including same
    Patent number: 6289125
    Abstract: An image processing device is disclosed which can reliably detect documents which may not be copied, which has a very small probability of false positives, and which can handle newly issued documents which may not be copied. In addition, an image processing scheme is disclosed which would accurately obtain the location of a pattern indicating a document to be detected; which would extract that pattern; which would determine correctly whether it is the right pattern; and which would make it difficult for anyone to tamper with the pattern. To achieve this, a specified pattern is imprinted before use on a document which may not be copied, and a previously specified number of positioning marks and dummy marks which identify the location of the pattern may also be imprinted. The device is able to detect a wide variety of documents and perform the required processing at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Katoh, Kouichi Ohmae, Shinya Sonoda, Masahito Yanagida, Masanori Senga
  • Image processing device and method for identifying an input image, and copier scanner and printer including same
    Patent number: 5845008
    Abstract: An image processing device is disclosed which can reliably detect documents which may not be copied, which has a very small probability of false positives, and which can handle newly issued documents which may not be copied. In addition, an image processing scheme is disclosed which would accurately obtain the location of a pattern indicating a document to be detected; which would extract that pattern; which would determine correctly whether it is the right pattern; and which would make it difficult for anyone to tamper with the pattern. To achieve this, a specified pattern is imprinted before use on a document which may not be copied, and a previously specified number of positioning marks and dummy marks which identify the location of the pattern may also be imprinted. The device is able to detect a wide variety of documents and perform the required processing at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Katoh, Kouichi Ohmae, Shinya Sonoda, Masahito Yanagida, Masanori Senga