Patents by Inventor Osamu Mine

Osamu Mine 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).

  • Mark detection apparatus and method for detecting mark
    Patent number: 9094550
    Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Eiji Mifune, Shunji Miki, Koji Habata, Osamu Mine, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Mari Kurimoto, Hiroyuki Kurita
  • MARK DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MARK
    Publication number: 20140313553
    Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Eiji Mifune, Shunji Miki, Koji Habata, Osamu Mine, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Mari Kurimoto, Hiroyuki Kurita
  • Mark detection apparatus and method for detecting mark
    Patent number: 8810868
    Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Eiji Mifune, Shunji Miki, Koji Habata, Osamu Mine, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Mari Kurimoto, Hiroyuki Kurita
  • MARK DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MARK
    Publication number: 20130050777
    Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Eiji Mifune, Shunji Miki, Koji Habata, Osamu Mine, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Mari Kurimoto, Hiroyuki Kurita