Patents by Inventor Atsuro Matsuoka

Atsuro Matsuoka 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 image processing method
    Patent number: 6587593
    Abstract: An image processing device of the present invention is provided with an area position specifying device and a computing device. When the user specifies a desired object by using the area position specifying device, the computing device generates an emphasized image, in which the specified object is emphasized, and a line image, and the computing device further produces a composite image of these images so as to achieve an illustration image. In addition to the line image, the emphasized image is produced so that it is possible to emphasize an object desired by the user regardless of a state of the line image; consequently, it is possible to generate a natural illustration image in accordance with the actual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuro Matsuoka, Ryuji Funayama, Harunobu Mori, Hajime Takezawa, Minehiro Konya