The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2006
Applicants:

Atsushi Itoh, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;

Etsuko Ito, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;

Inventors:

Atsushi Itoh, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;

Etsuko Ito, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/66 (2006.01); G06K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image processing device has a division determination unit. The division determination unit determines the partition number of an image in input image data. The division determination unit calculates the image features of the image in the image data, the features existing in reference areas, and, on the basis of the image features, determines the partition number of the image in the image data.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…