Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Utsugi

Kiyoshi Utsugi 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 apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and image pickup apparatus
    Patent number: 8026932
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a first base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a first base image used in superposition; a shift amount calculation unit calculating an amount of shift between the first base image and another different piece of image data; an image superposition unit detecting a superposing area as an area in which the different piece of image data can be superposed on the first base image after a shift correction is made on a basis of the calculated amount of shift, and performing superposition for the superposing area; a second base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a second base image used in a non-superposing area; and an image combination unit combining a superposition result with the non-superposing area in the second base image, and outputting image data as a combination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kaoru Chujo, Takashi Wakamatsu, Kimitaka Murashita, Masayoshi Shimizu, Akifumi Izumisawa, Kiyoshi Utsugi
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080074441
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a first base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a first base image used in superposition; a shift amount calculation unit calculating an amount of shift between the first base image and another different piece of image data; an image superposition unit detecting a superposing area as an area in which the different piece of image data can be superposed on the first base image after a shift correction is made on a basis of the calculated amount of shift, and performing superposition for the superposing area; a second base image selection unit selecting a piece of image data as a second base image used in a non-superposing area; and an image combination unit combining a superposition result with the non-superposing area in the second base image, and outputting image data as a combination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaoru CHUJO, Takashi WAKAMATSU, Kimitaka MURASHITA, Masayoshi SHIMIZU, Akifumi IZUMISAWA, Kiyoshi UTSUGI