Patents by Inventor Manabu Saigo
Manabu Saigo 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: 11438559Abstract: An image correction method performed by a projector, the method including projecting a second image onto a projection surface, the second image is acquired by reducing a first image containing a plurality of candidate points that are candidates for display position correction to a size that falls within a projection area that is the largest area over which the projector is capable of projection, accepting a first input to select a target point that is a display position correction target out of the plurality of candidate points in the state in which the second image is projected on the projection surface, projecting a third image onto the projection surface, the third image is acquired by enlarging the second image to the size of the first image after accepting the first input, accepting a second input to change the display position of the target point in the state in which the third image is projected on the projection surface, and projecting a projection image acquired by correcting the shape of an input imType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20220038670Abstract: An image correction method performed by a projector, the method including projecting a second image onto a projection surface, the second image is acquired by reducing a first image containing a plurality of candidate points that are candidates for display position correction to a size that falls within a projection area that is the largest area over which the projector is capable of projection, accepting a first input to select a target point that is a display position correction target out of the plurality of candidate points in the state in which the second image is projected on the projection surface, projecting a third image onto the projection surface, the third image is acquired by enlarging the second image to the size of the first image after accepting the first input, accepting a second input to change the display position of the target point in the state in which the third image is projected on the projection surface, and projecting a projection image acquired by correcting the shape of an input imType: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventor: Manabu SAIGO
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Patent number: 11114001Abstract: A projector configured to generate a first image and a second image to be displayed by a projection section, the projection section displaying first pixels constituting the first image and second pixels constituting the second image so that the second pixels are shifted with respect to corresponding ones of the first pixels, includes a filter processing circuit configured to execute a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image, an image expanding circuit configured to expand the intermediate image to generate a second expanded image, and an image dividing circuit configured to divide some of second expanded pixels constituting the second expanded image into the first image and the second image.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SEIKO ESPON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20200118473Abstract: A projector configured to generate a first image and a second image to be displayed by a projection section, the projection section displaying first pixels constituting the first image and second pixels constituting the second image so that the second pixels are shifted with respect to corresponding ones of the first pixels, includes a filter processing circuit configured to execute a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image, an image expanding circuit configured to expand the intermediate image to generate a second expanded image, and an image dividing circuit configured to divide some of second expanded pixels constituting the second expanded image into the first image and the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu SAIGO
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Patent number: 10349024Abstract: An image processing device includes: an acquisition unit which successively acquires a gradation value of a target pixel specified in a predetermined order, from image data of an input image; a first computing unit which computes coordinates of the target pixel in an output image; a second computing unit which computes a gradation value at the coordinates, based on the gradation value of the target pixel; an internal storage unit which stores, block by block, each block being formed by dividing a plurality of pixels included in the output image, gradation values of the plurality of pixels; a first writing unit which writes the gradation value computed by the second computing unit into a storage area corresponding to the coordinates; and a second writing unit which writes data of a block where the writing of the gradation value is complete, into an external memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shiki Furui, Manabu Saigo
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Patent number: 10306195Abstract: A method of geometric correction can be designated by an intuitive and simple operation, with respect to a projected image projected by a projector. The projector includes a projection unit that projects an image on a projection target, and a correction unit that performs the geometric correction of a projected image projected by the projection unit, based on a deformation amount in a predetermined direction and deviation of the deformation amount in the predetermined direction with respect to the projection target.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20180241977Abstract: An image processing device includes: an acquisition unit which successively acquires a gradation value of a target pixel specified in a predetermined order, from image data of an input image; a first computing unit which computes coordinates of the target pixel in an output image; a second computing unit which computes a gradation value at the coordinates, based on the gradation value of the target pixel; an internal storage unit which stores, block by block, each block being formed by dividing a plurality of pixels included in the output image, gradation values of the plurality of pixels; a first writing unit which writes the gradation value computed by the second computing unit into a storage area corresponding to the coordinates; and a second writing unit which writes data of a block where the writing of the gradation value is complete, into an external memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shiki FURUI, Manabu SAIGO
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Patent number: 10057555Abstract: A projector adapted to deform an input image to generate an output image includes a geometric correction section adapted to perform a geometric correction of the input image, and a background data generation section adapted to output data of a post-correction image as data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image obtained by performing the geometric correction on the input image is input from the geometric correction section, and to output data of a background image to be a background of the post-correction image as the data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image is not input from the geometric correction section.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Manabu Saigo, Shiki Furui
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Patent number: 9626748Abstract: A filter coefficient calculation portion detects a maximum and a minimum of a pixel-basis deformation factor representing the degree of deformation due to trapezoidal distortion and calculates filter coefficients corresponding to a plurality of deformation factors in accordance with the range of the deformation factors (minimum to maximum). The filter coefficients are corrected by multiplying the calculated filter coefficients by a luminance correction coefficient for correcting luminance deviation due to the trapezoidal distortion, and the corrected filter coefficients are stored in a filter coefficient storage portion. A deformation factor calculation portion calculates the deformation factor in a pixel to be processed by a filter operation portion, and the filter operation portion reads the filter coefficient corresponding to the deformation factor calculated by the deformation factor calculation portion from a filter coefficient storage portion. The filter operation portion then performs filtering.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20170034491Abstract: A method of geometric correction can be designated by an intuitive and simple operation, with respect to a projected image projected by a projector. The projector includes a projection unit that projects an image on a projection target, and a correction unit that performs the geometric correction of a projected image projected by the projection unit, based on a deformation amount in a predetermined direction and deviation of the deformation amount in the predetermined direction with respect to the projection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu SAIGO
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Publication number: 20160260202Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform a deformation of an image converts a coordinate of a pixel constituting the image into a coordinate on a post-deformation image obtained by deforming the image, associates the pixel constituting the post-deformation image with the pixel constituting the image based on a coordinate on the post-deformation image of the pixel constituting the image, inputs pixel data of the pixel constituting a deformation target image, identifies the pixel, which constitutes the post-deformation image, and is associated with the pixel constituting the image and identified based on the pixel data input, and then outputs a pixel position in the post-deformation image of the pixel identified, and a pixel value determined based on a pixel value of the pixel data input as a pixel position and a pixel value of an output pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Manabu Saigo, Shiki Furui
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Publication number: 20160261836Abstract: A projector adapted to deform an input image to generate an output image includes a geometric correction section adapted to perform a geometric correction of the input image, and a background data generation section adapted to output data of a post-correction image as data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image obtained by performing the geometric correction on the input image is input from the geometric correction section, and to output data of a background image to be a background of the post-correction image as the data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image is not input from the geometric correction section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Manabu Saigo, Shiki Furui
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Patent number: 9373161Abstract: An image processing device adapted to correct a keystone distortion of an image projected on a region where a first plane and a second plane intersect with each other at a predetermined angle includes a transformation section adapted to calculate a first coordinate to be referred to in a first coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion and a second coordinate to be referred to in a second coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion, a combination section adapted to generate a composite coordinate obtained by combining the first coordinate and the second coordinate calculated by the transformation section, and a correction section adapted to perform a coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion using the composite coordinate generated by the combination section.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Patent number: 9240148Abstract: An image processing device is capable of inhibiting the moire and the false color from occurring in the case of performing color display using four colors of sub-pixels. The image processing device has filter processing sections. The filter processing sections limit frequency bands of signals R, G, B, and W in an X direction and a Y direction in accordance with a positional relationship between the sub-pixels corresponding to each of the colors and the other sub-pixels. Further, the filter processing sections control a frequency response of image signals of the respective colors in accordance with an amplitude of a high frequency component of the image signal corresponding to each of the other colors.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Patent number: 9167218Abstract: A projector includes a moving unit adapted to move positions of at least six correction points, which are included in a correcting image, a reception unit adapted to receive a designation on a value of a parameter representing linearity, a derivation unit adapted to derive a correspondence relationship of the coordinates between and input image and the correcting image using coordinates of the at least six correction points moved by the moving unit, and the parameter having the value designation of which is received by the reception unit, and a processing unit adapted to perform a correction process the input image based on the correspondence relationship derived by the derivation unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20150146104Abstract: A projector includes a moving unit adapted to move positions of at least six correction points, which are included in a correcting image, a reception unit adapted to receive a designation on a value of a parameter representing linearity, a derivation unit adapted to derive a correspondence relationship of the coordinates between and input image and the correcting image using coordinates of the at least six correction points moved by the moving unit, and the parameter having the value designation of which is received by the reception unit, and a processing unit adapted to perform a correction process the input image based on the correspondence relationship derived by the derivation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: Manabu SAIGO
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Patent number: 8952999Abstract: An image processing device supplies an image signal to a display device having pixels being composed mainly of four sub-pixels arranged two by two in a first direction and a second direction. The image processing device includes a first filter processing section adapted to perform a filter process of limiting frequency bands in the first direction and the second direction of the image signal adapted to display a first sub-pixel corresponding to white in a manner corresponding to an arrangement of both of the first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel located in a diagonal direction with respect to the first sub-pixel, and a second filter processing section adapted to perform a filter process of limiting frequency bands in the first direction and the second direction of the image signal adapted to display the second sub-pixel in a manner corresponding to an arrangement of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Patent number: 8941785Abstract: A projector includes a moving unit adapted to move positions of at least six correction points, which are included in a correcting image, a reception unit adapted to receive a designation on a value of a parameter representing linearity, a derivation unit adapted to derive a correspondence relationship of the coordinates between and input image and the correcting image using coordinates of the at least six correction points moved by the moving unit, and the parameter having the value designation of which is received by the reception unit, and a processing unit adapted to perform a correction process on the input image based on the correspondence relationship derived by the derivation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Manabu Saigo
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Publication number: 20140293133Abstract: A projector includes a moving unit adapted to move positions of at least six correction points, which are included in a correcting image, a reception unit adapted to receive a designation on a value of a parameter representing linearity, a derivation unit adapted to derive a correspondence relationship of the coordinates between and input image and the correcting image using coordinates of the at least six correction points moved by the moving unit, and the parameter having the value designation of which is received by the reception unit, and a processing unit adapted to perform a correction process on the input image based on the correspondence relationship derived by the derivation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu SAIGO
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Publication number: 20140247287Abstract: An image processing device adapted to correct a keystone distortion of an image projected on a region where a first plane and a second plane intersect with each other at a predetermined angle includes a transformation section adapted to calculate a first coordinate to be referred to in a first coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion and a second coordinate to be referred to in a second coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion, a combination section adapted to generate a composite coordinate obtained by combining the first coordinate and the second coordinate calculated by the transformation section, and a correction section adapted to perform a coordinate transformation for correcting the keystone distortion using the composite coordinate generated by the combination section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu SAIGO