Patents by Inventor Kohsei Tanaka

Kohsei Tanaka 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).

  • Moving pedestal for a camera including wheels and sensors for detecting a moving amount thereof
    Patent number: 7161620
    Abstract: A method is provided for picking up an image of an object with a camera mounted via a pan head on a moving pedestal. A reference position on a floor surface on which the moving pedestal moves and a reference angle of the moving pedestal are both set. A moving amount of the moving pedestal from the reference position and a rotation angle thereof from the reference angle are detected, and a position and an angle of the camera with respect to the object is found on the basis of the reference position, the reference angle, the moving amount and the rotation angle of the moving pedestal. Data of the position and the angle of the camera with respect to the object are transmitted to a computer for creating an image containing a real object image of the object taken with the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignees: Shotoku Ltd., Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Keijiro Watanabe, Iwao Fujita, Naoki Ebimoto, Kohsei Tanaka, Tadao Matsuno