Inventor · Kyoto, JP

Takashi Itow

24Patents
11h-index
18Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 3, 1992 → Oct 30, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5488418A Encoder and decoder Electricity 67 Expired
US5440344A Video encoder using adjacent pixel difference for quantizer control Electricity 51 Expired
US5793432A Encoder and decoder Electricity 47 Expired
US5583573A Video encoder and encoding method using intercomparisons of pixel values in selection of appropriation quantization values to yield an amount of encoded data substantialy equal to nominal amount Electricity 45 Expired
US5479264A High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 43 Expired
US5909252A High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 41 Expired
US5818529A Variable length coding of video with controlled deletion of codewords Electricity 37 Expired
US5841474A High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 27 Expired
US5990963A Encoder and decoder Electricity 13 Expired
US8154628B2 Image processing apparatus and imaging apparatus and method Electricity 12 Active
US7663668B2 Imaging device Electricity 12 Expired
US7756202B2 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 10 Active
US6747693B1 Imaging apparatus and method with upside-down mode and normal mode transitioning Electricity 8 Expired
US5734430A Encoder and decoder Electricity 8 Expired
US7719575B2 Pixel signal processing apparatus and pixel signal processing method Electricity 8 Active
US6870884B1 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 8 Expired
US7688892B2 High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 7 Active
US7936817B2 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 7 Active
US7376184B2 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 7 Expired
US7362805B2 High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 7 Expired
US7336708B2 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Electricity 7 Expired
US7133075B2 Image capturing apparatus and method for reducing a flicker effect Electricity 5 Expired
US7760442B2 Voice coil motor control device and method of driving the same, image pickup device Electricity 4 Active
US7324147B2 Intermittent driving type imaging device for portable terminal Electricity 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.