Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Kaoru Imao

13Patents
12h-index
6Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1985 → Jun 20, 1996

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4944023A Method of describing image information Physics 58 Expired
US5659406A Color correction system for transforming color image from one color space to another Electricity 42 Expired
US5689590A Background noise removing apparatus and method applicable to color image processing apparatus Electricity 40 Expired
US4819193A Gradation processing method for color images Electricity 38 Expired
US4970584A Method and apparatus for the compensation of color detection Electricity 36 Expired
US5617485A Image region segmentation system Electricity 32 Expired
US5418899A Size magnification processing unit for processing digital image in accordance with magnification factor Physics 30 Expired
US5311332A Interpolation method and color correction method using interpolation Electricity 30 Expired
US5134666A Image separator for color image processing Physics 28 Expired
US5541742A Color correction system for transforming color image from one color space to another Electricity 25 Expired
US5436739A Color correction system for transforming color image from one color space to another Electricity 21 Expired
US5148495A Line region segmentation method Electricity 17 Expired
USRE37940E1 Interpolation method and color correction method using interpolation General 10 Expired

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