Patents by Inventor Atsushi Saotome

Atsushi Saotome 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).

  • Method and apparatus for processing image
    Patent number: 5684509
    Abstract: A read image is displayed and a specific point is set to a desired point to be subjected to an image processing. A first specific region is set within the range of a circle whose center is the specific point. A boundary of the first specific region is then expanded or contracted, thereby obtaining a boundary. A second specific region is set between the so-obtained boundary and the boundary of the first specific region. A predetermined image processing is effected on the first and second specific regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Hatanaka, Masaaki Takimoto, Atsushi Saotome