Patents by Inventor Masahiro Morishima

Masahiro Morishima 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 comparison apparatus, image comparison method, and program for causing computer to execute image comparison
    Patent number: 7050622
    Abstract: An image comparison apparatus includes an observation image capturing means for capturing at least one of a macroscopic observation image of a specimen and a microscopic observation image of the specimen, a photographing means for photographing an observation image captured by the observation image capturing means, a recording means for recording a reference image prepared in advance, and a display means for displaying the observation image photographed by the photographing means as a comparison image, and also displaying the reference image recorded on the recording means on the display means so as to allow comparison between the comparison image and the reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morishima, Akitsugu Kagayama, Ryoji Aoshima
  • Image comparison apparatus, image comparison method, and program to execute image comparison by computer
    Publication number: 20050157170
    Abstract: An image comparison apparatus comprises observation image take-in means for taking in one of a macro observation image and a micro observation image of a sample, imaging means for photographing the observation image taken in by the observation image take-in means, recording means for recording a reference image prepared beforehand, display means for displaying the observation image photographed by the imaging means as a comparative image, and control means for correcting the reference image in such a manner that a position and a magnification of the reference image recorded in the recording means are the same as those of the comparative image displayed in the display means, and displaying the reference image on the display means in such a manner that the reference image is comparable with the comparative image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Morishima
  • Image comparison apparatus, image comparison method, and program for causing computer to execute image comparison
    Publication number: 20040037468
    Abstract: An image comparison apparatus includes an observation image capturing means for capturing at least one of a macroscopic observation image of a specimen and a microscopic observation image of the specimen, a photographing means for photographing an observation image captured by the observation image capturing means, a recording means for recording a reference image prepared in advance, and a display means for displaying the observation image photographed by the photographing means as a comparison image, and also displaying the reference image recorded on the recording means on the display means so as to allow comparison between the comparison image and the reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morishima, Akitsugu Kagayama, Ryoji Aoshima