Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Chida

Hiromasa Chida 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).

  • Patent number: 10205921
    Abstract: An image processing device causing a projection unit to project an image includes: a detection unit that detects an operation mode of the image processing device; and a projection control unit that causes the projection unit to project a menu image with brightness corresponding to the operation mode detected by the detection unit so that, if the operation mode detected by the detection unit is a first operation mode in which alignment of projection regions of a plurality of projection units is performed for a multi-screen display, of the menu image projected by the projection unit, a portion corresponding to an overlapping region where the projection regions of the plurality of projection units overlap each other in the multi-screen display is made brighter than the portion in a case where the operation mode detected by the detection unit is a second operation mode in which the alignment has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromasa Chida
  • Patent number: 9684945
    Abstract: The order of the respective elements constituting image data is changed according to an order specified by a designated operation mode. The resultant data are transferred to a memory in a predetermined transfer unit. The respective elements constituting the data transferred to the memory are then processed after changing to the order before changing the order according to the above order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromasa Chida
  • Publication number: 20170127030
    Abstract: An image processing device causing a projection unit to project an image includes: a detection unit that detects an operation mode of the image processing device; and a projection control unit that causes the projection unit to project a menu image with brightness corresponding to the operation mode detected by the detection unit so that, if the operation mode detected by the detection unit is a first operation mode in which alignment of projection regions of a plurality of projection units is performed for a multi-screen display, of the menu image projected by the projection unit, a portion corresponding to an overlapping region where the projection regions of the plurality of projection units overlap each other in the multi-screen display is made brighter than the portion in a case where the operation mode detected by the detection unit is a second operation mode in which the alignment has been completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Hiromasa Chida
  • Publication number: 20150213574
    Abstract: The order of the respective elements constituting image data is changed according to an order specified by a designated operation mode. The resultant data are transferred to a memory in a predetermined transfer unit. The respective elements constituting the data transferred to the memory are then processed after changing to the order before changing the order according to the above order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Hiromasa Chida