Patents by Inventor Tsuneo Kawaba

Tsuneo Kawaba 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).

  • Publication number: 20110052069
    Abstract: An image search apparatus includes: an image feature extraction unit for extracting features of images; an image search data storage unit for storing the features of the images; a user interface unit for inputting an image search condition, and displaying a search result; and an image search execution unit for executing an image search, by using the features of the images based on the image search condition, wherein the user interface unit allows multiple key images to be inputted as the single search condition, the image search execution unit executes the search by using key images included in the single search condition, and the user interface unit displays the search result in the order of similarities to the key images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Sumie Nakabayashi, Hideaki Uchikoshi, Seiichi Hirai, Takashi Mito, Tsuneo Kawaba