Inventor · Foster City, CA, US

Atsushi Morimura

61Patents
27h-index
46Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 4, 1983 → Sep 29, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7161616B1 Image processing device and monitoring system Physics 433 Expired
US6175379A Stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and stereoscopic TV apparatus Electricity 236 Expired
US6005607A Stereoscopic computer graphics image generating apparatus and stereoscopic TV apparatus Electricity 234 Expired
US7307655B1 Method and apparatus for displaying a synthesized image viewed from a virtual point of view Physics 188 Expired
US5742331A Three-dimensional image display apparatus Electricity 136 Expired
US6163337A Multi-view point image transmission method and multi-view point image display method Electricity 117 Expired
US6912001B2 Image processor and monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 107 Expired
US5157732A Motion vector detector employing image subregions and median values Physics 82 Expired
US5455621A Imaging method for a wide dynamic range and an imaging device for a wide dynamic range Electricity 79 Expired
US6911997B1 Monitoring system, camera adjusting method and vehicle monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US7016411B2 Image signal coding method, image signal coding apparatus and storage medium Physics 58 Expired
US5111511A Image motion vector detecting apparatus Electricity 54 Expired
US5768404A Motion and disparity estimation method, image synthesis method, and apparatus for implementing same methods Electricity 46 Expired
US5028994A Synchronized three dimensional imaging apparatus Electricity 44 Expired
US6542840B2 Calibration system, target apparatus and calibration method Physics 41 Expired
US6993159B1 Driving support system Electricity 41 Expired
US7502048B2 Method for arranging cameras in a vehicle surroundings monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US5237405A Image motion vector detecting device and swing correcting device Physics 39 Expired
US6268880A Stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and stereoscopic TV apparatus Electricity 36 Expired
US6876392B1 Rangefinder for obtaining information from a three-dimensional object Electricity 35 Expired
US7423658B1 Image processor, method of providing image processing services and order processing method Physics 35 Expired
US4701784A Pixel defect correction apparatus Electricity 33 Expired
US5019901A Image motion vector sensor for sensing image displacement amount Physics 31 Expired
US6266102A Image display method, gradation conversion circuit, and image signal conversion apparatus Electricity 30 Expired
US6215899A Motion and disparity estimation method, image synthesis method, and apparatus for implementing same methods Electricity 29 Expired

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