Patents by Inventor Hirofumi KASUGA
Hirofumi KASUGA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9568184Abstract: An lighting equipment having an illumination capability and an image projection capability includes a light source unit (110) that functions as a light source for illumination and a light source for image projection, an image formation unit (120) that modulates light from the light source unit based on image information for illumination or image information for image projection to form an image, a projection unit including a lens (130) that projects the image formed by the image formation unit on a projection surface, a control unit (170) that controls the light source and the image projection unit, and a connection unit (200) electrically connectable to an existing lighting equipment attachment member (300).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Publication number: 20160348891Abstract: A projector includes a power receiving terminal, a light source that emits light based on electric power supplied to the power receiving terminal, a light diffuser that adjusts the degree of diffusion of the light from the light source, a specifying section that alternately specifies one of illumination projection and image projection every time electric power supply to the power receiving terminal is started, and a light diffusion controller that controls the light diffuser so that when the specifying section specifies the illumination projection, the light diffuser diffuses the light from the light source, whereas when the specifying section specifies the image projection, the light diffuser transmits the light without substantially diffusing the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki SHINHA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Hirofumi KASUGA, Tadashi KINEBUCHI, Shuji NARIMATSU, Kaoru YAMAGUCHI, Hidehito IISAKA
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Patent number: 9479761Abstract: An document camera used by being connected to a display apparatus is provided. The document camera includes a plurality of imagers, an image processing unit that produces two sets of image data by using two of the plurality of imagers to capture images of a single target object from different imaging positions, a parameter acquisition unit that acquires a parameter for determining an inter-image distance between the two sets of image data to be displayed by the display apparatus, and an output unit that outputs the two sets of image data and the parameter or the inter-image distance to the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 9470412Abstract: A lighting device includes a lighting unit and an enclosure (e.g., a shade) configured to cover a part or all of the periphery of the lighting unit and transmit light from the lighting unit. The lighting unit includes a light source section for lighting configured to radiate light and a video forming section configured to form video light obtained by modulating, on the basis of video information, light from a light source section for video formation configured integrally with or separately from the light source section for lighting and project the video light on the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 9442355Abstract: A projector includes a power receiving terminal, a light source that emits light based on electric power supplied to the power receiving terminal, a light diffuser that adjusts the degree of diffusion of the light from the light source, a specifying section that alternately specifies one of illumination projection and image projection every time electric power supply to the power receiving terminal is started, and a light diffusion controller that controls the light diffuser so that when the specifying section specifies the illumination projection, the light diffuser diffuses the light from the light source, whereas when the specifying section specifies the image projection, the light diffuser transmits the light without substantially diffusing the light.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Shinha, Koichi Miyasaka, Hirofumi Kasuga, Tadashi Kinebuchi, Shuji Narimatsu, Kaoru Yamaguchi, Hidehito Iisaka
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Patent number: 9366420Abstract: A lighting equipment has a configuration including an illumination section capable of illuminating a surface to be an illumination object, an image projection section making it possible to project an image on the surface to be the illumination object, and a control section adapted to electrically control the illumination section and the image projection section.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 9348205Abstract: An illumination apparatus having an illumination function and an image projection function includes a light source for illumination, an image projection section including a light source portion having a light source for image projection different from the light source for illumination, an image formation portion that modulates light from the light source portion based on image information to be projected to form an image, and a projection lens that enlarges and projects the image, a connection section electrically connectable to an illumination apparatus fixture, a lamp cover attached to the connection section, accommodating the light source for illumination and the image projection section, and having a light transmissive portion that transmits illumination light from the light source for illumination and the image projected from the image projection section, and a control section having a function of controlling the light source for illumination and the image projection section.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 9332237Abstract: A projector includes a projection section adapted to project light, a human detection section adapted to detect a human existing in a predetermined region, and a mode switching section adapted to switch an operation mode to one of a content mode for projecting light of an image related to a content by the projection section, and an illumination mode for projecting light for illumination by the projection section in accordance with a detection result of the human detection section.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Shinha, Koichi Miyasaka, Hirofumi Kasuga, Tadashi Kinebuchi, Shuji Narimatsu, Hidehito Iisaka
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Patent number: 9274404Abstract: A projector includes a light source; a spatial light modulation device which modulates light from the light source according to an image that is written; a light diffusion device which adjusts a degree of diffusion of the light incident on the spatial light modulation device or the light emitted from the spatial light modulation device; and a light diffusion controller which controls the light diffusion device so that the light diffusion device diffuses the light when the light source starts to light up.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kaoru Yamaguchi, Tadashi Kinebuchi, Shuji Narimatsu, Hiroyuki Moteki, Hirofumi Kasuga, Hidehito Iisaka
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Publication number: 20150227033Abstract: An illumination apparatus having an illumination function and an image projection function includes a light source for illumination, an image projection section including a light source portion having a light source for image projection different from the light source for illumination, an image formation portion that modulates light from the light source portion based on image information to be projected to form an image, and a projection lens that enlarges and projects the image, a connection section electrically connectable to an illumination apparatus fixture, a lamp cover attached to the connection section, accommodating the light source for illumination and the image projection section, and having a light transmissive portion that transmits illumination light from the light source for illumination and the image projected from the image projection section, and a control section having a function of controlling the light source for illumination and the image projection section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventor: Hirofumi KASUGA
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Patent number: 9039234Abstract: An illumination apparatus having an illumination function and an image projection function includes a light source for illumination, an image projection section including a light source portion having a light source for image projection different from the light source for illumination, an image formation portion that modulates light from the light source portion based on image information to be projected to form an image, and a projection lens that enlarges and projects the image, a connection section electrically connectable to an illumination apparatus fixture, a lamp cover attached to the connection section, accommodating the light source for illumination and the image projection section, and having a light transmissive portion that transmits illumination light from the light source for illumination and the image projected from the image projection section, and a control section having a function of controlling the light source for illumination and the image projection section.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Publication number: 20150029406Abstract: A projector includes an electricity reception terminal to which electric power is supplied via an electricity feed terminal, a projection section that includes a light source, a spatial light modulator, an irradiation system, and a projection system and projects light, and a control section that switches a content to another whenever electric power supply to the electricity reception terminal is initiated and causes the projection section to project light carrying an image related to the content selected in the switching operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Hiroaki SHINHA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Hirofumi KASUGA, Tadashi KINEBUCHI, Shuji NARIMATSU, Hidehito IISAKA
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Publication number: 20150022788Abstract: A projector includes a projection section adapted to project light, a human detection section adapted to detect a human existing in a predetermined region, and a mode switching section adapted to switch an operation mode to one of a content mode for projecting light of an image related to a content by the projection section, and an illumination mode for projecting light for illumination by the projection section in accordance with a detection result of the human detection section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Hiroaki SHINHA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Hirofumi KASUGA, Tadashi KINEBUCHI, Shuji NARIMATSU, Hidehito IISAKA
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Publication number: 20140347266Abstract: An lighting equipment having an illumination capability and an image projection capability includes a light source unit (110) that functions as a light source for illumination and a light source for image projection, an image formation unit (120) that modulates light from the light source unit based on image information for illumination or image information for image projection to form an image, a projection unit including a lens (130) that projects the image formed by the image formation unit on a projection surface, a control unit (170) that controls the light source and the image projection unit, and a connection unit (200) electrically connectable to an existing lighting equipment attachment member (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 8873074Abstract: A document camera includes: n (n?2) imagers; a temporal storage that temporarily stores m sets of image data captured by m (1?m?n) imagers among the n imagers; an image processor that performs predetermined image processing according to the number of image data sets m on the m sets of image data stored in the temporal storage; and an output image data output unit that outputs output image data to a display apparatus, the output image data being a single output image data set produced in the predetermined image processing.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Publication number: 20140139811Abstract: A projector includes a power receiving terminal, a light source that emits light based on electric power supplied to the power receiving terminal, a light diffuser that adjusts the degree of diffusion of the light from the light source, a specifying section that alternately specifies one of illumination projection and image projection every time electric power supply to the power receiving terminal is started, and a light diffusion controller that controls the light diffuser so that when the specifying section specifies the illumination projection, the light diffuser diffuses the light from the light source, whereas when the specifying section specifies the image projection, the light diffuser transmits the light without substantially diffusing the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki SHINHA, Koichi MIYASAKA, Hirofumi KASUGA, Tadashi KINEBUCHI, Shuji NARIMATSU, Kaoru YAMAGUCHI, Hidehito IISAKA
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Publication number: 20140098303Abstract: An illumination apparatus having an illumination function and an image projection function includes a light source for illumination, an image projection section including a light source portion having a light source for image projection different from the light source for illumination, an image formation portion that modulates light from the light source portion based on image information to be projected to form an image, and a projection lens that enlarges and projects the image, a connection section electrically connectable to an illumination apparatus fixture, a lamp cover attached to the connection section, accommodating the light source for illumination and the image projection section, and having a light transmissive portion that transmits illumination light from the light source for illumination and the image projected from the image projection section, and a control section having a function of controlling the light source for illumination and the image projection section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi KASUGA
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Publication number: 20140043544Abstract: A lighting device includes a lighting unit and an enclosure (e.g., a shade) configured to cover a part or all of the periphery of the lighting unit and transmit light from the lighting unit. The lighting unit includes a light source section for lighting configured to radiate light and a video forming section configured to form video light obtained by modulating, on the basis of video information, light from a light source section for video formation configured integrally with or separately from the light source section for lighting and project the video light on the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi KASUGA
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Patent number: D780823Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Ishikawa, Koichi Miyasaka, Hiroaki Shinha, Hirofumi Kasuga, Tadashi Kinebuchi, Shuji Narimatsu
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Patent number: D781367Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Ishikawa, Koichi Miyasaka, Hiroaki Shinha, Hirofumi Kasuga, Tadashi Kinebuchi, Shuji Narimatsu