Patents by Inventor Minoru Noji

Minoru Noji 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: 7909471
    Abstract: A rear projection type display apparatus, comprises an output unit that modulates a light from a light source to output a projection light; an image formation unit that has one or more optical elements, and that subjects the projection light that is output from the output unit to form an image; a Fresnel screen that displays the projection light that is subjected to form an image; a light detection unit that is disposed at a position on which a reflected light from the Fresnel screen focuses, and that detects rays; and a control unit that controls an output of the projection light by the output unit based on the rays that are detected at the light detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Minoru Noji
  • Patent number: 7397465
    Abstract: A coordinate input control method is used in a display-integrated coordinate input apparatus which includes a display having thereon a first area and a second area, and a single coordinate-input unit, and in which the coordinate input means inputs coordinates on the display. The method determines if the coordinates input by the coordinate input unit are on the second area. When it is determined that the input coordinates are on the second area, it is determined whether the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since processing on the first area. When it is determined that the coordinates have been consecutively input, designation of processing on the second area is nullified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Minoru Noji
  • Publication number: 20070258056
    Abstract: A rear projection type display apparatus, comprises an output unit that modulates a light from a light source to output a projection light; an image formation unit that has one or more optical elements, and that subjects the projection light that is output from the output unit to form an image; a Fresnel screen that displays the projection light that is subjected to form an image; a light detection unit that is disposed at a position on which a reflected light from the Fresnel screen focuses, and that detects rays; and a control unit that controls an output of the projection light by the output unit based on the rays that are detected at the light detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Minoru NOJI
  • Publication number: 20060092329
    Abstract: An image display apparatus for correcting an unevenness of brightness or color in a plurality of pixels in a display unit, comprising: a correction circuit that corrects the unevenness of brightness or color in the pixels by correcting an image input signal using correction data for correcting the unevenness in the pixels of the display unit, wherein said correction circuit includes: a first memory that holds the correction data; a second memory that holds compressed data obtained by compressing the correction data; and an operation unit that performs a processing for sequentially extending the compressed data for every part of the compressed data based on the compressed data read from the second memory, to provide the correction data on a part of corresponding pixels to be corrected, wherein the correction data held in the first memory is sequentially rewritten for the every part of the correction data by the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Minoru Noji
  • Patent number: 6962726
    Abstract: A method for preparing a substrate for a flexible print wiring board having a polyimide based resin layer wherein a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor is directly applied on an electrically conducting material to form a polyimide based resin precursor layer and then the precursor layer is cured by heating to prepare a polyimide based resin layer, characterized in that a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor B, which is one of solutions of two types of polyimide based resin precursors, is directly applied on an electrically conducting material and then, on the resultant layer is applied a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor A which allows resolving the residual strain generated in the polyimide based resin formed by the curing of the above polyimide based resin precursor B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignees: Unitika Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Shigeta, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun-ichi Mori, Yoshiaki Echigo, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Minoru Noji, Seiichi Hayashi, Makoto Uchida
  • Patent number: 6922202
    Abstract: There are provided an image display apparatus and method, which are capable of improving the operability of a white board function thereof, and allowing different devices to be operated on the same screen in a unified manner, and an information processing apparatus having the image display apparatus, and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. A control signal input device inputs a control signal. An operation signal output device outputs an operation signal to an external signal source. A memory section stores display screen information. A control signal switching section selectively switches use of the control signal from the control signal input device between a control signal for the display screen information stored in the memory device and the operation signal to be outputted from said operation signal output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shigeta, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20040257347
    Abstract: A coordinate input control method is used in a display-integrated coordinate input apparatus which includes a display having thereon a first area and a second area, and a single coordinate-input unit, and in which the coordinate input means inputs coordinates on the display. The method determines if the coordinates input by the coordinate input unit are on the second area. When it is determined that the input coordinates are on the second area, it is determined whether the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since processing on the first area. When it is determined that the coordinates have been consecutively input, designation of processing on the second area is nullified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Minoru Noji
  • Publication number: 20030108748
    Abstract: A method for preparing a substrate for a flexible print wiring board having a polyimide based resin layer wherein a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor is directly applied on an electrically conducting material to form a polyimide based resin precursor layer and then the precursor layer is cured by heating to prepare a polyimide based resin layer, characterized in that a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor B, which is one of solutions of two types of polyimide based resin precursors, is directly applied on an electrically conducting material and then, on the resultant layer is applied a solution of a polyimide based resin precursor A which allows resolving the residual strain generated in the polyimide based resin formed by the curing of the above polyimide based resin precursor B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Akira Shigeta, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun-ichi Mori, Yoshiaki Echigo, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Minoru Noji, Seiichi Hayashi, Makoto Uchida
  • Patent number: 6543900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus utilizing plural light sources, in which the light source principally irradiating the light valve is switched by moving the relative position between the plural light sources and the mirror for guiding the lights outputted from such light source to the light valve. Also the configuration can be simplified by using commonly the light condensing device for the plural light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20020130819
    Abstract: A display system for displaying an image to be displayed by an image processing device, divisionally on a plurality of display devices. The display system includes the image processing device, a first display device for displaying an image on a first display unit, a second display device for displaying an image on a second display unit, a first coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the first display unit, and a second coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the second display unit, wherein the first display device has an input unit for receiving data from the first coordinate value input device and data from the second coordinate value input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Shigehiro Kadota, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20020075250
    Abstract: There are provided an image display apparatus and method, which are capable of improving the operability of a white board function thereof, and allowing different devices to be operated on the same screen in a unified manner, and an information processing apparatus having the image display apparatus, and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. A control signal input device inputs a control signal. An operation signal output device outputs an operation signal to an external signal source. A memory section stores display screen information. A control signal switching section selectively switches use of the control signal from the control signal input device between a control signal for the display screen information stored in the memory device and the operation signal to be outputted from said operation signal output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shigeta, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20020008850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus utilizing plural light sources, in which the light source principally irradiating the light valve is switched by moving the relative position between the plural light sources and the mirror for guiding the lights outputted from such light source to the light valve. Also the configuration can be simplified by using commonly the light condensing device for the plural light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Patent number: 5818999
    Abstract: A video signal reproducing apparatus having a video camera part which produces a video signal by picking up an image of an object and is arranged in one unified body at least with a reproducing part which reproduces a video signal from a recording medium is arranged to selectively supply the video signal obtained by picking up the object's image or the reproduced video signal obtained from the recording medium to one and the same signal processing means. The disclosed arrangement not only permits simplification of the apparatus but also enables the apparatus to reproduce a high quality video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasumura, Masahide Hirasawa, Minoru Noji, Susumu Kozuki, Koji Takahashi, Katsuji Yoshimura, Tomohiko Sasatani
  • Patent number: 5815281
    Abstract: A video signal reproducing apparatus is arranged to use a first video signal which corresponds to an image sensed state of an object and is obtained by sensing the object's image and a second video signal which is reproduced from a record bearing medium; and to form and produce at least one picture plane portion of a third video signal which includes and has the first and second video signals mixed therein in a time sharing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasumura, Masahide Hirasawa, Minoru Noji, Susumu Kozuki, Koji Takahashi, Katsuji Yoshimura, Tomohiko Sasatani
  • Patent number: 5732186
    Abstract: A video signal reproducing apparatus is arranged to use a first video signal which corresponds to an image sensed state of an object and is obtained by sensing the object's image and a second video signal which is reproduced from a record bearing medium; and to form and produce at least one picture plane portion of a third video signal which includes and has the first and second video signals mixed therein in a time sharing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasumura, Masahide Hirasawa, Minoru Noji, Susumu Kozuki, Koji Takahashi, Katsuji Yoshimura, Tomohiko Sasatani
  • Patent number: 5694169
    Abstract: A video camera system includes a video camera, a waterproof case for containing the video camera, a detecting part for detecting a water leak into the case, and a display part for displaying warning of the water leak according to an output of the detecting part. Further, a waterproof case includes a waterproof case part capable of removably containing a camera, a detecting part for detecting a water leak into the case part, and a transmission part for transmitting an output of the detecting part to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Minoru Noji
  • Patent number: 5470512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcapsule having a core material encapsulated with a capsule wall obtained by coagulating the fine colloidal particles by using an electrolyte, and a process for producing such microcapsules. In the present invention, inorganic and/or organic colloidal particles are used as the wall material and such particles are coagulated by using an electrolyte to form the capsule wall, so that it is possible to produce the microcapsules under mild conditions and with simple operations, and in addition, even the physically and/or chemically instable core materials can be easily encapsulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Noji, Akira Kunugise, Yumiko Imai
  • Patent number: 5162915
    Abstract: In a video system having a video camera unit for converting an image to electrical signals and a video recorder unit for recording the video signals from the video camera unit on a recording medium and reproducing the video signals recorded on the recording medium, a mode of the system is selectively set to a first mode in which the video recorder unit can record the video signals from the video camera unit on the recording medium or a second mode in which the video recorder unit can reproduce the video signals recorded on the recording medium, and a mode display displays different colors according to the set mode. An operation key performs a first function for controlling operations of the video camera unit in the first mode and a second function for controlling operations of the video recorder unit in the second mode. A display on a function display portion of the camera disposed adjacent to the operation key has a color corresponding to a display color of the mode display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichi Idera, Yoshiyuki Matsumura, Minoru Noji
  • Patent number: 5159462
    Abstract: A video signal reproducing apparatus having a video camera part which produces a video signal by picking up an image of an object and is arranged in one unified body at least with a reproducing part which reproduces a video signal from a recording medium is arranged to selectively supply the video signal obtained by picking up the object's image or the reproduced video signal obtained from the recording medium to one and the same signal processing means. The disclosed arrangement not only permits simplification of the apparatus but also enables the apparatus to reproduce a high quality video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasumura, Masahide Hirasawa, Minoru Noji, Susumu Kozuki, Koji Takahashi, Katsuji Yoshimura, Tomohiko Sasatani
  • Patent number: 5010416
    Abstract: A color video signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing a color video signal from a recording medium on which at least luminance and chrominance signals are recorded in the form of a multiplexed signal is arranged to reproduce the multiplexed signal from the recording medium; to separate the luminance and chrominance signals from the reproduced multiplexed signal; and to demodulate and convert the chrominace signal into a plurality of different base-band signals. This arrangement permits a correcting operation to be accomplished on the color information of the reproduced color video signal without deteriorating the color information with simple structural arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasumura, Masahide Hirasawa, Minoru Noji, Susumu Kozuki, Koji Takahashi, Katsuji Yoshimura