Patents by Inventor Yoko Sambonsugi

Yoko Sambonsugi 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).

  • Patent number: 7440614
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Patent number: 7428335
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Publication number: 20070206860
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Publication number: 20070206875
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Publication number: 20060109908
    Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving a video picture includes a decoder section for decoding a coded bit stream of video picture data representing an arbitrary shape object and including shape information and texture information, a retrieval condition input section for inputting a retrieval condition for retrieval of a desired picture, a retrieval section for retrieving a picture meeting the retrieval condition by using shape information of the object decoded by the decoder section, and a display section for outputting the retrieved result obtained by the retrieval section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Noboru Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori, Toshimitsu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7020192
    Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving a video picture includes a decoder section for decoding a coded bit stream of video picture data representing an arbitrary shape object and including shape information and texture information, a retrieval condition input section for inputting a retrieval condition for retrieval of a desired picture, a retrieval section for retrieving a picture meeting the retrieval condition by using shape information of the object decoded by the decoder section, and a display section for outputting the retrieved result obtained by the retrieval section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noboru Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori, Toshimitsu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050117804
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Publication number: 20050111739
    Abstract: An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second image data, thereby generating shape data as an image representing a provisional region of the extraction object in the first image data, and matching a contour of the shape data to a contour of the extraction object by using the first image data and the provisionally generated shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Ida, Yoko Sambonsugi, Osamu Hori
  • Patent number: 6897881
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes an image storing unit storing image data containing two or more objects. An extracting unit extracts individual data from the object of the image data. An input unit inputs additional partial image data, and attribute data representing a corresponding relationship of at least part of the image data to the additional partial image data. An associating unit associates the additional partial image data with an individual data of the image data, using the attribute data input via the input unit. A synthesizing unit modifies a data content regarding at least part of the image data, which is associated by the associating unit, and synthesizes the modified content with the image data stored in the image storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Hori, Toshimitsu Kaneko, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida, Noboru Yamaguchi, Yoko Sambonsugi
  • Patent number: 6750841
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, signals lines for inputting a video signal to the plurality of pixels, and switching elements for selecting the pixels individually, a video decoder which decodes input compressed video data to obtain a reconstructed picture signal for each frame, a change region detector for detecting a change region between a previous frame and a current frame by using the reconstructed picture signal, to obtain address data on the change region, a display signal converter for converting the reconstructed picture signal into a display picture signal, a difference signal detector for detecting a difference signal indicating at least a difference between the previous frame and the current frame, a switch driver for selectively driving the switching elements to select the pixels corresponding to the change region in accordance with the address data, and a signal line driver for adding the difference signal and the d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Goh Itoh, Hisao Fujiwara, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Haruhiko Okumura, Noboru Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Takashi Ida, Takeshi Chujoh, Yoko Sambonsugi, Takeshi Nagai, Rieko Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20020190940
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, signals lines for inputting a video signal to the plurality of pixels, and switching elements for selecting the pixels individually, a video decoder which decodes input compressed video data to obtain a reconstructed picture signal for each frame, a change region detector for detecting a change region between a previous frame and a current frame by using the reconstructed picture signal, to obtain address data on the change region, a display signal converter for converting the reconstructed picture signal into a display picture signal, a difference signal detector for detecting a difference signal indicating at least a difference between the previous frame and the current frame, a switch driver for selectively driving the switching elements to select the pixels corresponding to the change region in accordance with the address data, and a signal line driver for adding the difference signal and the d
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Goh Itoh, Hisao Fujiwara, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Haruhiko Okumura, Noboru Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Takashi Ida, Takeshi Chujoh, Yoko Sambonsugi, Takeshi Nagai, Rieko Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20020167464
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes an image storing unit storing image data containing two or more objects. An extracting unit extracts individual data from the object of the image data. An input unit inputs additional partial image data, and attribute data representing a corresponding relationship of at least part of the image data to the additional partial image data. An associating unit associates the additional partial image data with an individual data of the image data, using the attribute data input via the input unit. A synthesizing unit modifies a data content regarding at least part of the image data, which is associated by the associating unit, and synthesizes the modified content with the image data stored in the image storing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Hori, Toshimitsu Kaneko, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida, Noboru Yamaguchi, Yoko Sambonsugi
  • Patent number: 6452579
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, signals lines for inputting a video signal to the plurality of pixels, and switching elements for selecting the pixels individually, a video decoder which decodes input compressed video data to obtain a reconstructed picture signal for each frame, a change region detector for detecting a change region between a previous frame and a current frame by using the reconstructed picture signal, to obtain address data on the change region, a display signal converter for converting the reconstructed picture signal into a display picture signal, a difference signal detector for detecting a difference signal indicating at least a difference between the previous frame and the current frame, a switch driver for selectively driving the switching elements to select the pixels corresponding to the change region in accordance with the address data, and a signal line driver for adding the difference signal and the d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Goh Itoh, Hisao Fujiwara, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Haruhiko Okumura, Noboru Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Takashi Ida, Takeshi Chujoh, Yoko Sambonsugi, Takeshi Nagai, Rieko Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6441827
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes an image storing unit storing image data containing two or more objects. An extracting unit extracts individual data from the object of the image data. An input unit inputs additional partial image data, and attribute data representing a corresponding relationship of at least part of the image data to the additional partial image data. An associating unit associates the additional partial image data with an individual data of the image data, using the attribute data input via the input unit. A synthesizing unit modifies a data content regarding at least part of the image data, which is associated by the associating unit, and synthesizes the modified content with the image data stored in the image storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Hori, Toshimitsu Kaneko, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida, Noboru Yamaguchi, Yoko Sambonsugi
  • Patent number: 6335985
    Abstract: Rectangles R(i−1), R(i), and R(i+1) are set to surround three temporally continuous frames f(i−1), f(i), and f(i+1). Difference images fd(i−1, i) and fd(i, i+1) are obtained on the basis of the inter-frame differences between the current frame f(i) and the first reference frame f(i−1) and between the current frame f(i) and the second reference frame (i+1). Background regions are respectively determined for polygons Rd(i−1, i)=R(i−1) or R(i) and Rd(i, i+1)=R(i) or R(i+1), and the remaining regions are selected as object region candidates. By obtaining the intersection between these object region candidates, an object region O(i) on the current frame f(i) can be extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoko Sambonsugi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takashi Ida