Patents by Inventor Ryo Kawamura

Ryo Kawamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20160081168
    Abstract: An optical projection apparatus includes a light specification setting unit for setting a specification of a light, a shape setting unit for setting a shape made by the light, a position setting unit for setting a position of the shape, a size setting unit for setting a size of the shape, an optical data generation unit for generating optical data based on the specification, the shape, the position, and the size. The optical projection apparatus further includes a light drawing unit for generating light drawing data by performing a drawing process with the optical data, an optical projection unit for projecting the shape at the position with the light drawing data, and a manipulation unit for allowing a user to set one or more parameters indicating the specification, the shape, the position, and the size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150378250
    Abstract: A light projection apparatus includes: a light setting unit to set specifications of lights; an optical data generating unit to generate optical data with the specifications; a projection range setting unit to set projection ranges; an optical correction data generating unit to generate optical correction data by correcting the optical data to project the lights to the projection ranges; a layer specifying unit to classify the optical correction data and specify a priority of layer; and a light drawing unit to generate light drawing data through drawing process on the optical correction data. The apparatus further includes a light projection unit to project the lights with the light drawing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 9217865
    Abstract: A light projection device capable of irradiating light only onto an object includes: a light projector in which an object and a back surface of the object are taken as a projectable range; a shadow region detector that detects a shadow that occurs on the back surface of the object by projection light; and a controller that corrects a shadow region so that a projection region of the light projector and the shadow region can coincide with each other on the back surface of the object, sets the corrected shadow region as a light projection range and sets, as a non-light projection range, a region other than the shadow region, and sets projection light projected onto the set light projection range, wherein the light projector projects the projection light onto a range where the object is present by projecting the set projection light onto the set light projection range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yamamoto, Ryo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 9060693
    Abstract: A visual function testing device includes: a visual target image presentation unit that presents a visual target image; a visual target image rendering unit that renders the visual target image to be presented on the visual target image presentation unit; a visual function test item selection unit that selects a visual function test item; a visual target image generation unit that generates a visual target image corresponding to the test item selected by the visual function test item selection unit; a viewpoint distance input unit that inputs a distance between the visual target image presentation unit and a viewpoint of an observer; and a visual angle input unit that inputs an angle to be made by the visual target image and the viewpoint of the observer. Based on the viewpoint distance and the visual angle, a display size and display position of a visual target image are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150124224
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided capable of emitting light for image projection and light for illumination at the same time. The lighting apparatus includes: an imaging element that converts incident light into light corresponding to an image and outputs the light; a projection lens through which the light is projected onto an object; a first optical path taken by light that is emitted from the projection lens via the imaging element; and a second optical path taken by light that is emitted without passing through the imaging element and the projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Atsushi MOTOYA, Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150123946
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: an illumination light setter which sets illumination light for illuminating an illumination area which includes at least one of a space or an object; an image light setter which sets image light for projecting a projection image which includes at least one of a graphic or a character; and a light projector which emits the illumination light set by the illumination light setter, and projects the image light set by the image light setter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAMURA, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Atsushi MOTOYA
  • Publication number: 20150124223
    Abstract: An illumination device includes an image element configured to convert light incident thereon to image light and to output the image light, a first light path extending to pass through the image element, and a second light path extending without passing through the image element. The first light path and the second light path are configured to project lights passing therethrough, respectively, on an object existing outside the illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Atsushi MOTOYA, Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150124431
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit, and a third unit. The first unit includes an excitation light source that produces excitation light. The second unit includes a light-for-illumination phosphor. The light-for-illumination phosphor produces and outputs light for illumination when the light-for-illumination phosphor receives excitation light. Furthermore, the second unit produces and outputs light for projection. The light for illumination and the light for projection are outputted in a time division manner. The third unit includes a light shaping member. The third unit shapes the light for illumination by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for illumination to the outside as illumination light, and shapes the light for projection by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for projection to the outside as projection light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MOTOYA, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 8976182
    Abstract: A facial sketch creation device, a configuration information generation device, a configuration information generation method, and a storage medium that stores a computer program, which acquires position information for characteristic points that pertain to facial features within a facial image of a user, acquires a classification result in which the facial image has been classified as a facial type, using the position information for the characteristic points and based on relative positions of the facial features, and generates configuration information by taking an initial configuration that is based on the position information for the characteristic points and performing modification of the initial configuration by enhancing characteristics that indicate the classified facial type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: So-Net Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8899760
    Abstract: A light projection apparatus that projects light onto an arbitrary space and an object set in the space, comprising: projection light data generating means for generating projection light data for specifying the projection light; projection range setting means for setting a projection range onto which the light is projected and a non-projection range onto which the light is not projected in accordance with an operation of a user; projection data correcting means for correcting the projection light data so as to project the light onto the projection range set by the projection range setting means; projection light correction data drawing means for performing drawing processing for projection light correction data obtained by correcting the projection light data by the projection data correcting means; and light projecting means for projecting the light by using projection light drawing data generated by the projection light data drawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8730320
    Abstract: Irradiation light LA and irradiation light LB, which are to be projected toward an irradiation target object from a plurality of irradiation light projection units, respectively, are corrected so as to be ached with outlines of the irradiation target object, which are viewed individually from the irradiation light projection units. In such a way, a surface of the irradiation target object is coated with irradiation light LA? and irradiation light LB?, which are narrower in range than the irradiation light LA and the irradiation light LA. In such a way, the irradiation target object having an arbitrary shape is coated with the plural pieces of irradiation light with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20140118685
    Abstract: A visual function testing device includes: a visual target image presentation unit that presents a visual target image; a visual target image rendering unit that renders the visual target image to be presented on the visual target image presentation unit; a visual function test item selection unit that selects a visual function test item; a visual target image generation unit that generates a visual target image corresponding to the test item selected by the visual function test item selection unit; a viewpoint distance input unit that inputs a distance between the visual target image presentation unit and a viewpoint of an observer; and a visual angle input unit that inputs an angle to be made by the visual target image and the viewpoint of the observer. Based on the viewpoint distance and the visual angle, a display size and display position of a visual target image are calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 8657444
    Abstract: A visual function testing device includes: a visual target image presentation unit that presents a visual target image; a visual target image rendering unit that renders the visual target image to be presented on the visual target image presentation unit; a visual function test item selection unit that selects a visual function test item; a visual target image generation unit that generates a visual target image corresponding to the test item selected by the visual function test item selection unit; a viewpoint distance input unit that inputs a distance between the visual target image presentation unit and a viewpoint of an observer; and a visual angle input unit that inputs an angle to be made by the visual target image and the viewpoint of the observer. Based on the viewpoint distance and the visual angle, a display size and display position of a visual target image are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20140043545
    Abstract: Provided is a light projection device capable of irradiating light only onto an object (11). The light projection device includes: a light projector (1) in which an object (11) and a back surface of the object (11) are taken as a projectable range; a shadow region detector (2) that detects a shadow that occurs on the back surface of the object (11) by projection light (L1); and a controller (3) that corrects a shadow region (13) so that a projection region of the light projector (1) and the shadow region (13) can coincide with each other on the back surface of the object (11), sets the corrected shadow region 913) as a light projection range and sets, as a non-light projection range, a region other than the shadow region (13), and sets projection light (L1) projected onto the set light projection range, wherein the light projector (1) projects the projection light (L1) onto a range where the object (11) is present by projecting the set projection light onto the set light projection range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yamamoto, Ryo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8421849
    Abstract: A lighting control device includes: an irradiation light generation unit that receives an irradiation light signal; coating correcting means for correcting the irradiation light signal so that an irradiation target object can be coated with irradiation light; and an irradiation light projection unit that projects the irradiation light by using the corrected irradiation light signal. The irradiation light includes coating light that coats the irradiation target object, and background light that becomes a background of the irradiation target object. The lighting control device includes: a first coating correction unit that corrects the irradiation light signal so as to cut an outline of the coating light in conformity with a shape of the irradiation target object; and a second coating correction unit that corrects the outline of the coating light in response to a positional relationship between an origin position of the irradiation target object and the irradiation light projection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8303120
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a projector receiving an image signal and projecting image light and a screen including a projection plane of arbitrary shape. The projector and screen are connected with link mechanisms and link mechanisms. The relative position and posture between the projector and the screen are automatically or manually changeable. The relative position and posture between the projector and the screen are measured, and correction parameters for correcting distortion of image light projected from the projector onto the screen are calculated from the previously set viewing position of the viewer and the shape of the projection plane of the projector. Based on the calculated correction parameters, the image signal inputted into the projector is subjected to distortion correction processing. It is therefore possible to allow the viewer to see a clear image even if the position of the screen is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hoshino, Ryo Kawamura, Atsuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120218270
    Abstract: A facial sketch creation device, a configuration information generation device, a configuration information generation method, and a storage medium that stores a computer program, which acquires position information for characteristic points that pertain to facial features within a facial image of a user, acquires a classification result in which the facial image has been classified as a facial type, using the position information for the characteristic points and based on relative positions of the facial features, and generates configuration information by taking an initial configuration that is based on the position information for the characteristic points and performing modification of the initial configuration by enhancing characteristics that indicate the classified facial type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: So-net Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 8244474
    Abstract: A feature pattern recognition system, method, and program capable of recognizing feature pattern with a high accuracy are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Waseda University
    Inventors: Yasuo Matsuyama, Ryo Kawamura, Keita Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20120140181
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes: a screen; a examination controller; a first image projection unit projecting a target image; a second image projection unit projecting a pointer image; a mirror reflecting the projections of the first and second image projection units to project the same onto the screen; and a pointer operation input unit through which the pointer position is inputted. The examination controller includes: a first image generation unit generating a target image; an image correction unit correcting the target image so that the target image does not look distorted on the screen; a calculation storage unit calculating the position of the pointer according to the input through the pointer operation input unit and storing the calculated position; a second image generation unit generating the image of the pointer; and an output unit presenting or outputting the target image and the position of the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroko Koiwa, Ryo Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20120069180
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus includes a display frame having a display surface to display a display object, wherein an arbitrary information provision image is generated on an information provision region included in at least part of a region in which the display object is present, a display object image for projecting an image on the display object is generated, a display object region of the information provision region in which the display object is present is set, a projection image obtained by synthesizing the information provision image and the display object image is generated, and the projection image is drawn to be projected by an image projecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Kawamura