Patents by Inventor Masataka Seo

Masataka Seo 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 transforming device, electronic device, image transforming method, image transforming program, and recording medium whereupon the program is recorded
    Patent number: 8831378
    Abstract: An image transforming device transforms a part of a captured image of an object based on a predetermined type of transformation. The image transforming device includes an obtaining unit that obtains the captured image of the object, a detecting unit that detects characteristic information from the captured image of the object, a grid point setting unit that sets grid points for the captured image, and setting movement information of the grid points based on the control points and the movement information of the control points, and an image transforming unit that transforms an image area by moving the grid points based on the movement information of the grid points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: OMRON Corporation, The Ritsumeikan Trust
    Inventors: Hiromatsu Aoki, Yen-Wei Chen, Masataka Seo, Mizuho Ohmura
  • IMAGE TRANSFORMING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSFORMING METHOD, IMAGE TRANSFORMING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WHEREUPON THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED
    Publication number: 20130039599
    Abstract: An image transforming device transforms a part of a captured image of an object based on a predetermined type of transformation. The image transforming device includes an obtaining unit that obtains the captured image of the object, a detecting unit that detects characteristic information from the captured image of the object, a grid point setting unit that sets grid points for the captured image, and setting movement information of the grid points based on the control points and the movement information of the control points, and an image transforming unit that transforms an image area by moving the grid points based on the movement information of the grid points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: THE RITSUMEIKAN TRUST, OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromatsu Aoki, Yen-Wei Chen, Masataka Seo, Mizuho Ohmura