Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Omura

Katsuyuki Omura 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: 9229541
    Abstract: A coordinate detection system includes a coordinate detecting apparatus that is mounted on a display apparatus, detects approach of an indicating object toward the display apparatus, detects a position coordinate of the indicating object on the display apparatus, and outputs a notice indicating the approach of the indicating object and the position coordinate; a contact detecting apparatus that detects whether the contact detecting apparatus is in contact with the coordinate detecting apparatus and outputs a notice indicating contact or non-contact of the contact detecting apparatus; and an information processing apparatus that includes a control unit that, upon reception of the notice indicating the approach of the indicating object, determines whether the notice indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus is received within a predetermined time, and issues an event indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus when receiving the notice of the contact of the contact detecting appara
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Omura, Takanori Nagahara, Takefumi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20150346848
    Abstract: An image display control device according to the present invention includes a display control unit, an obtaining unit, a drawing unit, a deleting unit, and an operating unit. The display control unit displays an image on a display device. The obtaining unit obtains contact position information or proximity position information of a drawing device, which is relative to a display area of the display device. The drawing unit generates a drawn image, compose a display image of an information processing apparatus with the drawn image, and displays the composite image on the display device. The deleting unit deletes the drawn image from the displayed image, and display on the display device. The operating unit operates the information processing apparatus. The drawing device switches and specifies a generation and deletion of the drawn image, and an operation of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Katsuyuki OMURA
  • Publication number: 20150212728
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with a receive unit that receives a frame image from a frame image providing device, a display unit that displays the frame image, a touch panel control unit that detects contact point coordinates or approach point coordinates on a touch panel provided for the display unit, and a drawing unit that superimposes a drawing image on the frame image by using the contact point coordinates or the approach point coordinates. The display unit displays the frame image or the frame image with the drawing image superimposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuyuki OMURA, Yasuhiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20150067532
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects terminal position information including information concerning a position of another display apparatus with respect to the display apparatus; and a display unit that displays a part of a given image based on the terminal position information detected by the detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki OMURA, Kiyoshi KASATANI
  • Publication number: 20150054791
    Abstract: A coordinate detecting apparatus includes a light emitting element that is provided in a peripheral portion surrounding a surface of a display and emits a light in a direction parallel to the surface of the display; a light receiving element that is provided in the peripheral portion surrounding the surface of the display and receives the light emitted from the light emitting element; and a polarization unit that limits an oscillation direction of the light received by a light receiving surface of the light receiving element to a predetermined direction where only a real image is formed on the light receiving surface, wherein a coordinate of a touch position where an indicating unit touches the surface of the display is detected based on a light intensity distribution of the light received by the light receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki OMURA
  • Publication number: 20150035782
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel; a coordinate detecting unit configured to detect coordinates on a display surface of the touch panel; a special pen detecting unit configured to detect that a special pen comes into physical contact with the display surface; a timer unit configured to measure time having elapsed from when the coordinate detecting unit detects the coordinates; and an event issuing unit configured to issue a first event when the special pen detecting unit detects the special pen coming into contact with the display surface, and issue a second event when the time having elapsed measured by the timer unit exceeds a predetermined time ?t while the special pen detecting unit is not detecting the special pen coming into contact with the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawasaki, Katsuyuki Omura, Takanori Nagahara
  • Patent number: 8907907
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel; a coordinate detecting unit configured to detect coordinates on a display surface of the touch panel; a special pen detecting unit configured to detect that a special pen comes into physical contact with the display surface; a timer unit configured to measure time having elapsed from when the coordinate detecting unit detects the coordinates; and an event issuing unit configured to issue a first event when the special pen detecting unit detects the special pen coming into contact with the display surface, and issue a second event when the time having elapsed measured by the timer unit exceeds a predetermined time ?t while the special pen detecting unit is not detecting the special pen coming into contact with the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawasaki, Katsuyuki Omura, Takanori Nagahara
  • Patent number: 8854338
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a pointing device including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit to detect a position of an object inserted into an optical path between the light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, wherein the pointing device includes an optical intensity store unit configured to store an optical intensity distribution detected by the light receiving unit in a memory unit upon detection of a change in a position or location of a display, and a position calculating unit configured to detect the position of the object by detecting a dark point in the optical intensity distribution caused by the insertion of the object based on a difference between the optical intensity distribution stored in the memory unit and an optical intensity distribution subsequently detected by the light receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Omura
  • Publication number: 20140253514
    Abstract: A stylus includes an end having a surface, an arbitrary area of which is to be moved close to or brought into contact with a desired position on a touch panel of an optical touch panel device. The end includes a light shielding member configured to block at least part of incident light. The stylus extends along an axis line that passes through a center of gravity of the light shielding member. A distance between a predetermined part of the light shielding member on the axis line and the arbitrary area is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Katsuyuki OMURA, Atsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140192058
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus measures duration of the drawing operation by using coordinate information that indicates coordinate instructed to draw and time information that indicates time when the coordinates are detected, determines predicted time in accordance with the duration of the drawing operation, and generates an drawn image by calculating the predicted coordinates after the predicted time passes. The image processing apparatus calculates a characteristic value of the drawing operation by using the coordinate information and the time information and measures the duration of the drawing operation in case the characteristic value of the drawing operation is less than predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Yu KODAMA, Katsuyuki Omura, Junichi Takami
  • Publication number: 20130257816
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a pointing device including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit to detect a position of an object inserted into an optical path between the light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, wherein the pointing device includes an optical intensity store unit configured to store an optical intensity distribution detected by the light receiving unit in a memory unit upon detection of a change in a position or location of a display, and a position calculating unit configured to detect the position of the object by detecting a dark point in the optical intensity distribution caused by the insertion of the object based on a difference between the optical intensity distribution stored in the memory unit and an optical intensity distribution subsequently detected by the light receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki OMURA
  • Publication number: 20130135263
    Abstract: An image display control device according to the present invention includes a display control unit, an obtaining unit, a drawing unit, a deleting unit, and an operating unit. The display control unit displays an image on a display device. The obtaining unit obtains contact position information or proximity position information of a drawing device, which is relative to a display area of the display device. The drawing unit generates a drawn image, compose a display image of an information processing apparatus with the drawn image, and displays the composite image on the display device. The deleting unit deletes the drawn image from the displayed image, and display on the display device. The operating unit operates the information processing apparatus. The drawing device switches and specifies a generation and deletion of the drawn image, and an operation of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Katsuyuki OMURA
  • Publication number: 20120235934
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel; a coordinate detecting unit configured to detect coordinates on a display surface of the touch panel; a special pen detecting unit configured to detect that a special pen comes into physical contact with the display surface; a timer unit configured to measure time having elapsed from when the coordinate detecting unit detects the coordinates; and an event issuing unit configured to issue a first event when the special pen detecting unit detects the special pen coming into contact with the display surface, and issue a second event when the time having elapsed measured by the timer unit exceeds a predetermined time ?t while the special pen detecting unit is not detecting the special pen coming into contact with the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Yuichi KAWASAKI, Katsuyuki Omura, Takanori Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20120206387
    Abstract: A coordinate detection system includes a coordinate detecting apparatus that is mounted on a display apparatus, detects approach of an indicating object toward the display apparatus, detects a position coordinate of the indicating object on the display apparatus, and outputs a notice indicating the approach of the indicating object and the position coordinate; a contact detecting apparatus that detects whether the contact detecting apparatus is in contact with the coordinate detecting apparatus and outputs a notice indicating contact or non-contact of the contact detecting apparatus; and an information processing apparatus that includes a control unit that, upon reception of the notice indicating the approach of the indicating object, determines whether the notice indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus is received within a predetermined time, and issues an event indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus when receiving the notice of the contact of the contact detecting appara
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Omura, Takanori Nagahara, Takefumi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120062591
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with a receive unit that receives a frame image from a frame image providing device, a display unit that displays the frame image, a touch panel control unit that detects contact point coordinates or approach point coordinates on a touch panel provided for the display unit, and a drawing unit that superimposes a drawing image on the frame image by using the contact point coordinates or the approach point coordinates. The display unit displays the frame image or the frame image with the drawing image superimposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Katsuyuki OMURA, Yasuhiro Ono
  • Publication number: 20120032976
    Abstract: An image display device refers to a database, in which at least one image frame to be displayed on a display unit and configuration information representing at least one drawn image to be superimposedly drawn on the at least one image frame are registered to be associated with each other, to judge whether or not an image frame identical to one of the at least one image frame received from an image frame provision device is present in the database, and causes the display unit to display at least one of the at least one drawn image represented by a part of the configuration information associated with an image frame judged as being identical to a received one of the at least one image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Takanori NAGAHARA, Katsuyuki Omura
  • Patent number: 7430579
    Abstract: An information sharing area, employed by all conferees for sharing information (object) or personal knowledge transmitted via information processors from conferees, and an editing display area, employed for editing a structure of the information (object) or shared knowledge, can be definitely distinguished from each other and displayed in a large display device commonly visible from all conferees. When the areas are displayed in the large display device and one of the objects displayed in the information sharing area is designated, the designated object is displayed at a desired location in the editing display area and can be edited through cooperative works by all conferees centering around a conference chairman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Omura, Tadashi Honda, Soichiro Iga
  • Patent number: 7312787
    Abstract: An electronic blackboard displays information and optically detects input information on a display/writing surface by determining the corresponding coordinates. To determine the input coordinates, a predetermined number of pairs of light emitting elements and light detecting elements are placed in parallel for each axis near the edges. The light emitting elements and the light detecting elements are also linearly and equidistantly placed. A control unit is connected to the light emitting elements for sequentially activating these light emitting elements and for controlling the light detecting elements to detect the light in an overlapping manner. Based upon the above positional information from the light detecting elements, an input coordinate determination unit determines the input coordinates of an input on the display/writing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Fujioka, Kunikazu Tsuda, Katsuyuki Omura
  • Publication number: 20070198638
    Abstract: An information sharing area, employed by all conferees for sharing information (object) or personal knowledge transmitted via information processors from conferees, and an editing display area, employed for editing a structure of the information (object) or shared knowledge, can be definitely distinguished from each other and displayed in a large display device commonly visible from all conferees. When the areas are displayed in the large display device and one of the objects displayed in the information sharing area is designated, the designated object is displayed at a desired location in the editing display area and can be edited through cooperative works by all conferees centering around a conference chairman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Omura, Tadashi Honda, Soichiro Iga
  • Patent number: 7225227
    Abstract: An information sharing area, employed by all conferees for sharing information (object) or personal knowledge transmitted via information processors from conferees, and an editing display area, employed for editing a structure of the information (object) or shared knowledge, can be definitely distinguished from each other and displayed in a large display device commonly visible from all, conferees. When the areas are displayed in the large display device and one of the objects displayed in the information sharing area is designated, the designated object is displayed at a desired location in the editing display area and can be edited through cooperative works by all conferees centering around a conference chairman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Omura, Tadashi Honda, Soichiro Iga