Patents by Inventor Ryota Maruko

Ryota Maruko 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).

  • Computer-readable storage medium, image recognition apparatus, image recognition system, and image recognition method
    Patent number: 8625898
    Abstract: First, a plurality of vertices of a contour of an object or of a design are detected from an image. Then, a predetermined number of division points are generated on each of sides connecting the plurality of detected vertices, so as to divide each side of at least one pair of two opposing sides into unequal parts. Then, a plurality of sample points are determined on the basis of straight lines connecting the division points on the two opposing sides to one another, and on the basis of pixel values of the sample points, it is determined whether or not a predetermined object or design is displayed in an area surrounded by the plurality of vertices in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Osako, Ryota Maruko
  • COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120219228
    Abstract: First, a plurality of vertices of a contour of an object or of a design are detected from an image. Then, a predetermined number of division points are generated on each of sides connecting the plurality of detected vertices, so as to divide each side of at least one pair of two opposing sides into unequal parts. Then, a plurality of sample points are determined on the basis of straight lines connecting the division points on the two opposing sides to one another, and on the basis of pixel values of the sample points, it is determined whether or not a predetermined object or design is displayed in an area surrounded by the plurality of vertices in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Osako, Ryota Maruko