Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Oumi

Kunihiko Oumi 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 system with parallel input and restart marker
    Patent number: 7447363
    Abstract: After reading a predetermined number of predetermined blocks for each of a plurality of image data, a first image read unit 13 reads out the plurality of image data read in parallel by repeatedly switching the designated order of the plurality of image data. A JPEG compression unit 14 performs image compression on the plurality of image data read out in block units by the first image read unit 13, image-compresses a predetermined number of the blocks for each of the plurality of image data, and then inserts an identifier after the last block of the predetermined number of blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Tomoya Tanabe, Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Yasushi Takemura, Kunihiko Oumi, Shougou Maki, Satoshi Kubo, Ikuo Murata, Yukio Kaji
  • Image processing device and image processing method
    Publication number: 20050157934
    Abstract: After reading a predetermined number of predetermined blocks for each of a plurality of image data, a first image read unit 13 reads out the plurality of image data read in parallel by repeatedly switching the designated order of the plurality of image data. A JPEG compression unit 14 performs image compression on the plurality of image data read out in block units by the first image read unit 13, image-compresses a predetermined number of the blocks for each of the plurality of image data, and then inserts an identifier after the last block of the predetermined number of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Tomoya Tanabe, Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Yasushi Takemura, Kunihiko Oumi, Shougou Maki, Satoshi Kubo, Ikuo Murata, Yukio Kaji