Patents by Inventor Takasi Sanse

Takasi Sanse 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).

  • Method, apparatus and program for image search
    Publication number: 20030167264
    Abstract: In an image use system wherein image registration is received for use by users, images related to each other can be searched for efficiently. A keyword database stores story keywords and a plurality of search keywords related to each of the story keywords. When a search is carried out based on any one of the story keywords, all images added with the search keywords related to the story keyword are searched for, and a list of thumbnail images of the images that have been found are obtained as a search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuo Ogura, Takasi Sanse