Patents by Inventor Tomohiro YENDO

Tomohiro YENDO 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).

  • Virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method and virtual viewpoint image synthesizing system
    Patent number: 8867823
    Abstract: Provided is a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method in which a virtual viewpoint image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is synthesized based on image information obtained from a plurality of viewpoints. The virtual viewpoint image is synthesized through a reference images obtaining step, a depth maps generating step, an up-sampling step, a virtual viewpoint information obtaining step, and a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Meindert Onno Wildeboer, Lu Yang, Mehrdad Panahpour Tehrani, Tomohiro Yendo, Masayuki Tanimoto
  • VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE SYNTHESIZING METHOD AND VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE SYNTHESIZING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120141016
    Abstract: Provided is a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method in which a virtual viewpoint image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is synthesized based on image information obtained from a plurality of viewpoints. The virtual viewpoint image is synthesized through a reference images obtaining step, a depth maps generating step, an up-sampling step, a virtual viewpoint information obtaining step, and a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Meindert Onno WILDEBOER, Lu YANG, Mehrdad PANAHPOUR TEHRANI, Tomohiro YENDO, Masayuki TANIMOTO