Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Hara

Shunsuke Hara 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: 20230418146
    Abstract: A spatial projection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an optical medium that diffuses a projected light. The apparatus further includes a light guide optical system that guides the projected light diffused by the optical medium and forms an image on a spatial imaging unit. The optical medium can be formed with a plate shape, a film shape, a three-dimensional shape including unevenness, in smoke-form, fluid-form, or mist-form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Shunsuke HARA
  • Patent number: 11843902
    Abstract: An image forming medium changing device includes a changing unit configured to change a characteristic of an image forming medium on which projected light is focused, wherein the projected light is refocused on an aerial space image forming section by a light guide optical system. A spatial projection apparatus including the image forming medium changing device includes multiple image forming media having different characteristics, and the changing unit is configured to be driven to dispose one image forming medium selected from the multiple image forming media on an image forming effective area interposed between a light source of the projected light and the light guide optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Narikawa, Kazuyasu Fukano, Masaki Kobayashi, Shunsuke Hara
  • Patent number: 11822220
    Abstract: A projection control apparatus includes at least one processor or a control processing unit, and a communication unit. The control processing unit obtains a first captured image captured at a first point and a second captured image captured at a second point differing from the first point via the communication unit, obtains first correction data from the first captured image and second correction data from the second captured image, obtains first position data at the first position, second position data at the second point, and third position data at a third point differing from the first and second points, determines third correction data corresponding to the third point using the first correction data, the second correction data, the first position data, the second position data, and the third position data, and corrects a projected image to be projected by a projector based on the third correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Hara, Tetsuro Narikawa
  • Patent number: 11789567
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes at least one processing unit, a light guide optical system configured to focus projected light to a spatial image forming plane to form an image thereon, and a sensor configured to shine a laser beam over a set scanning range to detect an entry depth of a target object in a direction orthogonal to the spatial image forming plane and an entry position of the target object on the spatial image forming plane, and the processing unit executes an operation associated with the entry position when the entry depth of the target object reaches a set depth. A display mode of a pointer image is displayed as superimposed on the spatial image forming plane is caused to change step by step in accordance with the entry depth of the target object in a direction orthogonal to the image forming plane which is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Hara, Tetsuro Narikawa, Kazuyasu Fukano, Masaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220307821
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes at least one processing unit, a light guide optical system configured to cause projected light to focus on a spatial image forming plane to form an image thereon, and a camera configured to detect an entry depth of a target object in a direction orthogonal to the spatial image forming plane and an entry position of the target object on the spatial image forming plane based on an image captured in such a manner that the spatial image forming plane is included within an angle of view, and the processing unit executes an operation associated with the entry position when the entry depth of the target object reaches a set depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke HARA, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220308695
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes at least one processing unit, a light guide optical system configured to focus projected light to a spatial image forming plane to form an image thereon, and a sensor configured to shine a laser beam over a set scanning range to detect an entry depth of a target object in a direction orthogonal to the spatial image forming plane and an entry position of the target object on the spatial image forming plane, and the processing unit executes an operation associated with the entry position when the entry depth of the target object reaches a set depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke HARA, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220299790
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit configured to emit projected light, a first projection unit configured to form an image in an aerial projection region from a first part of the projected light, and a second projection unit configured to form an image on a real projection surface from a second part of the projected light, the second part being different from the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki KOBAYASHI, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Shunsuke HARA
  • Publication number: 20220299849
    Abstract: A projection control apparatus includes at least one processor or a control processing unit, and a communication unit. The control processing unit obtains a first captured image captured at a first point and a second captured image captured at a second point differing from the first point via the communication unit, obtains first correction data from the first captured image and second correction data from the second captured image, obtains first position data at the first position, second position data at the second point, and third position data at a third point differing from the first and second points, determines third correction data corresponding to the third point using the first correction data, the second correction data, the first position data, the second position data, and the third position data, and corrects a projected image to be projected by a projector based on the third correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shunsuke HARA, Tetsuro NARIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220295021
    Abstract: An image forming medium changing device includes a changing unit configured to change a characteristic of an image forming medium on which projected light is focused, wherein the projected light is refocused on an aerial space image forming section by a light guide optical system. A spatial projection apparatus including the image forming medium changing device includes multiple image forming media having different characteristics, and the changing unit is configured to be driven to dispose one image forming medium selected from the multiple image forming media on an image forming effective area interposed between a light source of the projected light and the light guide optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke HARA
  • Publication number: 20220291522
    Abstract: A projection processor includes a processing unit, and the processing unit obtains information concerning a first projected image which is projected by a projector to be formed on an image forming medium and corrects information concerning a second projected image which is formed on the image forming medium as projected light, which is to be refocused on an aerial space image forming section by a light guide optical system, based on the information concerning the first projected image obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke HARA
  • Patent number: 11327390
    Abstract: The present invention aims to make it possible to detect deterioration of a housing of a projection apparatus and to notify a user of the deterioration of the housing. The projection apparatus includes a projected image processing unit which registers a deformation parameter as an initial value in a case where the deformation parameter for a projected image is set as an initial setting to be made at the time of installation of the projection apparatus as a registration control unit. In a case where the deformation parameter for the projected image is adjusted by a user operation after the initial setting is made, the projected image processing unit decides whether an adjustment degree that the deformation parameter is adjusted from the initial value reaches a predetermined threshold value as a decision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Narikawa, Kazuyasu Fukano, Hiroshi Saito, Shunsuke Hara
  • Patent number: 11089277
    Abstract: The present invention aims to make it possible to detect deterioration of a housing of a projection apparatus and to notify a user of the deterioration of the housing. A projection apparatus includes at least one processor and an acceleration sensor which detects an inclination of the projection apparatus, in which the processor performs the processes of acquiring a difference between i) a first detection value which is detected by the acceleration sensor in a case where the projection apparatus is installed on an installation surface and ii) a second value which is detected by the acceleration sensor at a time which comes after the installation of the projection apparatus with the projection apparatus on the installation surface, and in a case where the difference becomes more than a threshold value, controlling to notify a warning at a predetermined timing by functioning as a notification unit or to stop functions of the projection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyasu Fukano, Hiroshi Saito, Tetsuro Narikawa, Shunsuke Hara
  • Publication number: 20210144349
    Abstract: The present invention aims to make it possible to detect deterioration of a housing of a projection apparatus and to notify a user of the deterioration of the housing. A projection apparatus includes at least one processor and an acceleration sensor which detects an inclination of the projection apparatus, in which the processor performs the processes of acquiring a difference between i) a first detection value which is detected by the acceleration sensor in a case where the projection apparatus is installed on an installation surface and ii) a second value which is detected by the acceleration sensor at a time which comes after the installation of the projection apparatus with the projection apparatus on the installation surface, and in a case where the difference becomes more than a threshold value, controlling to notify a warning at a predetermined timing by functioning as a notification unit or to stop functions of the projection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuyasu FUKANO, Hiroshi SAITO, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Shunsuke HARA
  • Publication number: 20210132479
    Abstract: The present invention aims to make it possible to detect deterioration of a housing of a projection apparatus and to notify a user of the deterioration of the housing. The projection apparatus includes a projected image processing unit which registers a deformation parameter as an initial value in a case where the deformation parameter for a projected image is set as an initial setting to be made at the time of installation of the projection apparatus as a registration control unit. In a case where the deformation parameter for the projected image is adjusted by a user operation after the initial setting is made, the projected image processing unit decides whether an adjustment degree that the deformation parameter is adjusted from the initial value reaches a predetermined threshold value as a decision unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Kazuyasu FUKANO, Hiroshi SAITO, Shunsuke HARA
  • Publication number: 20180074576
    Abstract: A processing device includes a hardware processor: wherein the hardware processor configured to: detect an operation of an operation part configured to operate content displayed on a display; obtain an image in which the operation part is imaged in case that the operation has been detected; extract a feature of the operation part in the image obtained by the image obtainer; and execute predetermined processing corresponding to the operation based on the feature which has been extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunsuke HARA
  • Publication number: 20160125770
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a screen, a setting unit and a processor. The setting unit is for setting a product and is provided at the screen. The processor controls display on the screen on a basis of the product which is set at the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke HARA, Takeo ISHIZU, Yuji ABE, Yoichi MURAYAMA, Atsushi SHIBUTANI, Gou KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20080000371
    Abstract: In an ink fountain key position adjusting method for a printing press, the temperature of a member of an inking device including an ink fountain roller and ink fountain keys is measured. The position of each ink fountain key with respect to the ink fountain roller is corrected in accordance with the measured member temperature. An ink fountain key position adjusting apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Shigeru Okada, Iwao Miyagi, Shunsuke Hara, Akihiro Inde, Masahiro Hirano