Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Masuoka

Hiroaki Masuoka 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).

  • Patent number: 7405746
    Abstract: An estimate image is generated from a position and an angle of a camera and the estimate image is stored. A collating unit collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera according to a result of the collation. An indication image generating unit generates an indication image by processing indication information stored in an indication information storing unit, based on position information that shows a position of the camera and angle information that shows angles of the camera after the correction processing stored in a position and angle information storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Wakimoto, Shoji Tanaka, Hiroaki Masuoka
  • Publication number: 20030151664
    Abstract: An estimate image generating unit (26) generates an estimate image corresponding to estimate values of a position and an angle of a camera (10) stored in a position and angle information storing unit (25), and stores the estimate image into an estimate image storing unit (27). A collating unit (28) collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera (10) according to a result of the collation. An indication image generating unit (29) generates an indication image by processing indication information stored in an indication information storing unit (23), based on position information that shows a position of the camera (10) and angle information that shows angles of the camera (10) after the correction processing stored in a position and angle information storing unit (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Koji Wakimoto, Shoji Tanaka, Hiroaki Masuoka