Patents by Inventor Tohru Baba

Tohru Baba 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).

  • Apparatus and method for image compositing
    Patent number: 6674485
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image compositing apparatus capable of producing a natural composite image, with a simple structure and a less occupying space. The present invention also provides a method for compositing an image by providing shadow-free conditions in a limited space for chroma-keying so that a subject image and a desired background image are naturally integrated as one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiho Akiyama, Kou Otokozawa, Shigehiro Fukase, Naoto Baba, Yoshihiro Naitou, Tohru Baba
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPOSITING
    Publication number: 20030133044
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image compositing apparatus capable of producing a natural composite image, with a simple structure and a less occupying space. The present invention also provides a method for compositing an image by providing shadow-free conditions in a limited space for chroma-keying so that a subject image and a desired background image are naturally integrated as one image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO LTD
    Inventors: KEIHO AKIYAMA, KOU OTOKOZAWA, SHIGEHIRO FUKASE, NAOTO BABA, YOSHIHIRO NAITOU, TOHRU BABA