Image Processing Device and Image Processing Method
Summary
The European Patent Office published Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.'s patent application EP4113436A1 for an image processing device and method for diagnosis and surgery. The patent covers image processing technology with applications in medical diagnosis (A61B) and was published on April 8, 2026. Inventors include Saito, Hamasaki, Kanamori, and Iwase.
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The EPO published Panasonic's patent EP4113436A1 for an image processing device and method applicable to diagnosis and surgical applications. The patent relates to image processing technology classified under G06T (image analysis) and A61B (medical diagnosis). The invention covers positioning and configuration detection using image processing.
This patent grant confers exclusive intellectual property rights to Panasonic across designated EPO member states, which may limit competitors' ability to develop or commercialize similar image processing technologies in medical applications. Medical device manufacturers and technology companies engaged in diagnostic imaging should monitor this IP portfolio.
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
Publication EP4113436A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Panasonic Intellectual Property
Management Co., Ltd.
Inventors
SAITO, Kosuke, HAMASAKI, Takeshi, KANAMORI, Yoshiaki, IWASE, Erika
IPC Classifications
G06T 7/73 20170101AFI20230711BHEP G06T 7/60 20170101ALI20230711BHEP A61B 5/107 20060101ALI20230711BHEP A61B 5/00 20060101ALI20230711BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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