Patents by Inventor Akira Kobayasi

Akira Kobayasi 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).

  • Position recognizing method and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5136661
    Abstract: In a position recognizing method and an apparatus, an edge is detected by scanning a one-dimensional model including an edge to be recognized and one-dimensional edge detecting data of an image obtained via a camera so as to determine the difference between the density of the pixel of the one-dimensional model and the density of the corresponding pixel of the one-dimensional edge detecting data and the geometric balance therebetween. Then, the amount of data for detecting the edge becomes smaller and the pattern or parts can be recognized without controlling the binary level and at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kobayasi, Nobutaka Taira, Seiji Mizuoka