Patents by Inventor Nobutoshi Namba

Nobutoshi Namba 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).

  • Information processing apparatus information processing method and storage medium
    Patent number: 10001844
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first identification unit that identifies an input device to be used to execute a task, the input device lying in a field of view range of a user wearing a display device, a second identification unit that identifies an operation medium with which the user operates the input device, the operation medium lying in the field of view range of the user, a determination unit that determines processing to be executed based on the identified input device and the identified operation medium, and a display control unit that causes the display device to display an image corresponding to the determined processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Namba, Kazuki Takemoto
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170083104
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first identification unit that identifies an input device to be used to execute a task, the input device lying in a field of view range of a user wearing a display device, a second identification unit that identifies an operation medium with which the user operates the input device, the operation medium lying in the field of view range of the user, a determination unit that determines processing to be executed based on the identified input device and the identified operation medium, and a display control unit that causes the display device to display an image corresponding to the determined processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Namba, Kazuki Takemoto