Patents by Inventor Muneyoshi Matsunami

Muneyoshi Matsunami 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: 6856410
    Abstract: There is described a method and apparatus for producing prints, such as post cards, etc. The print producing apparatus includes a processor to generate a second character information by applying a first processing to a first character information and to generate a second image information by applying a second processing, being different from the first processing, to a first image information, after extracting the first character information and the first image information separately from a first image data which includes the first character information and the first image information, so as to generate a second image data which includes the second character information and the second image information, and a printer to produce prints by forming images, based on the second image data generated by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Hasegawa, Muneyoshi Matsunami
  • Publication number: 20050030563
    Abstract: A test print of a processed photographic film, including a photo-printed roll or sheet wherein a plurality of test paper areas which are selected and cropped from image frames of a processed photographic film are linearly printed, and identification information about the test print area correlating to each image frame are printed on the same surface as the test print area of each image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Muneyoshi Matsunami, Shigeru Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20050033658
    Abstract: A print order reconfirmation system including orderers 2 such as school pupils, their approvers 5, a photographer 3 who takes pictures, a laboratory 4 who makes picture prints by the orders; wherein the laboratory 4 develops films, prepares sample pictures, and sends them together with print order forms to the orderers 2, the orderers 2 respectively select desired pictures and fill out the order forms, and the photographer 3 informs the persons 5 in parental authority on the orderers 2 of the order information such as unit prices, quantities, print sizes, and picture identifying information from its ordering terminal 3a before starting to print out and prints out after getting their express consents with this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Shigeru Takeuchi, Muneyoshi Matsunami