Patents by Inventor Masaru Tsuchida

Masaru Tsuchida 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: 11405997
    Abstract: The chroma of a specific color can be emphasized with respect to an object without affecting the color of illumination light. An illumination light generator generates illumination light to be radiated to the object by adding or subtracting, to or from a reference illumination light spectrum that is an illumination spectrum serving as a reference, an element spectrum in accordance with designated conditions with respect to chroma adjustment from among a plurality of element spectra that are spectra for being added or subtracted to or from the reference illumination light spectrum and for performing chroma emphasis of a specific color without affecting an illumination light color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Tsuchida, Kaoru Hiramatsu, Kunio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20210168914
    Abstract: The chroma of a specific color can be emphasized with respect to an object without affecting the color of illumination light. An illumination light generator generates illumination light to be radiated to the object by adding or subtracting, to or from a reference illumination light spectrum that is an illumination spectrum serving as a reference, an element spectrum in accordance with designated conditions with respect to chroma adjustment from among a plurality of element spectra that are spectra for being added or subtracted to or from the reference illumination light spectrum and for performing chroma emphasis of a specific color without affecting an illumination light color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TSUCHIDA, Kaoru HIRAMATSU, Kunio KASHINO
  • Patent number: 7002623
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided which includes an image input apparatus for inputting an image including an object. The image is input into a reproducing environment converting unit, which sets a desired illuminating environment on a monitor display screen in which the image is reproduced. The reproducing environment unit converts the image of the object by three-dimensionally moving and rotating the object in the set environment, and an image output apparatus displays and prints the converted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagaaki Ohyama, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Obi, Masaru Tsuchida, Kensuke Ishii