Patents by Inventor Takenori Akimoto

Takenori Akimoto 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 stitching method and image processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10116880
    Abstract: An image stitching method for use in an image processing apparatus is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a first video file and a second video file from an image capturing unit, wherein the first video file includes at least one first image and a first audio track, and the second video file includes at least one second image and a second audio track; calculating delay time between a first acoustic feature of the first audio track and a second acoustic feature of the second audio track to synchronize the first image and the second image; converting the first image and the second image into a first adjusted image and a second adjusted image; and performing an image stitching process on the first adjusted image and the second adjusted image to generate a stitched image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kanai, Takayuki Sasaki, Hiroaki Furuya, Takenori Akimoto, Gakuji Horigome
  • IMAGE STITCHING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170230587
    Abstract: An image stitching method for use in an image processing apparatus is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a first video file and a second video file from an image capturing unit, wherein the first video file includes at least one first image and a first audio track, and the second video file includes at least one second image and a second audio track; calculating delay time between a first acoustic feature of the first audio track and a second acoustic feature of the second audio track to synchronize the first image and the second image; converting the first image and the second image into a first adjusted image and a second adjusted image; and performing an image stitching process on the first adjusted image and the second adjusted image to generate a stitched image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kanai, Takayuki Sasaki, Hiroaki Furuya, Takenori Akimoto, Gakuji Horigome