Patents by Inventor Akihiko Ota
Akihiko Ota 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: 11694348Abstract: A range of images projected by a first projector group and a range of images projected by a second projector group are set to coincide with each other. A first setting screen including a first region for setting positions of images projected by a respective plurality of projectors included in the first projector group and a second region for setting positions of images projected by a respective plurality of projectors included in the second projector group is displayed. Operation by a user on the first setting screen is received. The positions of the images projected by the respective plurality of projectors included in the first projector group and the positions of the images projected by the respective plurality of projectors included in the second projector group are set.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akihiko Ota
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Publication number: 20220141431Abstract: A control device configured to communicate with a first projector which projects a first image in a first projection area, and a second projector which projects a second image in a second projection area having a first overlap area overlapping the first projection area to make the first projector and the second projector perform an edge blending process includes a reception section for receiving input of designation information including a direction in which an overlap width, a generation section for generating first overlap information including information representing first side in the first overlap area and information representing the overlap width of the first overlap area, and second overlap information including information representing second side in the first overlap area and the information, and a transmission section for transmitting the first overlap information to the first projector, and the second overlap information to the second projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko OTA, Yusuke KUDO
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Patent number: 11290695Abstract: A control device configured to communicate with a first projector which projects a first image in a first projection area, and a second projector which projects a second image in a second projection area having a first overlap area overlapping the first projection area to make the first projector and the second projector perform an edge blending process includes a reception section for receiving input of designation information including a direction in which an overlap width, a generation section for generating first overlap information including information representing first side in the first overlap area and information representing the overlap width of the first overlap area, and second overlap information including information representing second side in the first overlap area and the information, and a transmission section for transmitting the first overlap information to the first projector, and the second overlap information to the second projector.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Ota, Yusuke Kudo
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Publication number: 20210132118Abstract: A control device configured to communicate with a first projector which projects a first image in a first projection area, and a second projector which projects a second image in a second projection area having a first overlap area overlapping the first projection area to make the first projector and the second projector perform an edge blending process includes a reception section for receiving input of designation information including a direction in which an overlap width, a generation section for generating first overlap information including information representing first side in the first overlap area and information representing the overlap width of the first overlap area, and second overlap information including information representing second side in the first overlap area and the information, and a transmission section for transmitting the first overlap information to the first projector, and the second overlap information to the second projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko OTA, Yusuke KUDO
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Publication number: 20210035315Abstract: A range of images projected by a first projector group and a range of images projected by a second projector group are set to coincide with each other. A first setting screen including a first region for setting positions of images projected by a respective plurality of projectors included in the first projector group and a second region for setting positions of images projected by a respective plurality of projectors included in the second projector group is displayed. Operation by a user on the first setting screen is received. The positions of the images projected by the respective plurality of projectors included in the first projector group and the positions of the images projected by the respective plurality of projectors included in the second projector group are set.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko OTA
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Patent number: 10911728Abstract: A control device configured to communicate with a first projector which projects a first image in a first projection area, and a second projector which projects a second image in a second projection area having a first overlap area overlapping the first projection area to make the first projector and the second projector perform an edge blending process includes a reception section for receiving input of designation information including a direction in which an overlap width, a generation section for generating first overlap information including information representing first side in the first overlap area and information representing the overlap width of the first overlap area, and second overlap information including information representing second side in the first overlap area and the information, and a transmission section for transmitting the first overlap information to the first projector, and the second overlap information to the second projector.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Ota, Yusuke Kudo
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Patent number: 10771752Abstract: A control device coupled to a projector that applies distortion correction to input image data to generate corrected image data and projects a corrected image includes a generating section configured to apply, based on correction data indicating content of the distortion correction, the distortion correction to reference image data indicating a reference image including a plurality of lattice points to generate preview image data indicating a preview image, a display section configured to display the preview image, an accepting section configured to accept enlarging operation, selecting operation for selecting a lattice point set as a correction target among a plurality of lattice points included in the preview image to be enlarged, and changing operation for changing a position to the lattice point to be selected, and a transmitting section configured to transmit a changing command for changing the distortion correction generated according to the changing operation to the projector.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Ota, Yusuke Kudo
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Patent number: 10665202Abstract: A method of controlling an image display device includes: transmitting a communication section setting command from a computer to a projector using wired or wireless communication is established, determining whether the projector communicates with the computer using the wired or the wireless communication in the case in which the projector receives the communication section setting command, updating communication section setting information so that the projector is set to a first operation state in which only the wired communication is enabled in a standby state in the case in which it is determined that the communication is performed using the wired communication, and updating the communication section setting information so that the projector is set to a second operation state in which only the wireless communication is enabled in the standby state in the case in which it is determined that the communication is performed using the wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko Ota
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Publication number: 20200077057Abstract: A control device configured to communicate with a first projector which projects a first image in a first projection area, and a second projector which projects a second image in a second projection area having a first overlap area overlapping the first projection area to make the first projector and the second projector perform an edge blending process includes a reception section for receiving input of designation information including a direction in which an overlap width, a generation section for generating first overlap information including information representing first side in the first overlap area and information representing the overlap width of the first overlap area, and second overlap information including information representing second side in the first overlap area and the information, and a transmission section for transmitting the first overlap information to the first projector, and the second overlap information to the second projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko OTA, Yusuke KUDO
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Publication number: 20200077061Abstract: A control device coupled to a projector that applies distortion correction to input image data to generate corrected image data and projects a corrected image includes a generating section configured to apply, based on correction data indicating content of the distortion correction, the distortion correction to reference image data indicating a reference image including a plurality of lattice points to generate preview image data indicating a preview image, a display section configured to display the preview image, an accepting section configured to accept enlarging operation, selecting operation for selecting a lattice point set as a correction target among a plurality of lattice points included in the preview image to be enlarged, and changing operation for changing a position to the lattice point to be selected, and a transmitting section configured to transmit a changing command for changing the distortion correction generated according to the changing operation to the projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko OTA, Yusuke KUDO
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Publication number: 20190197983Abstract: A method of controlling an image display device includes: transmitting a communication section setting command from a computer to a projector using wired or wireless communication is established, determining whether the projector communicates with the computer using the wired or the wireless communication in the case in which the projector receives the communication section setting command, updating communication section setting information so that the projector is set to a first operation state in which only the wired communication is enabled in a standby state in the case in which it is determined that the communication is performed using the wired communication, and updating the communication section setting information so that the projector is set to a second operation state in which only the wireless communication is enabled in the standby state in the case in which it is determined that the communication is performed using the wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko OTA
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Publication number: 20100106844Abstract: A projector includes: an interface unit that reads multiple types of network setting information stored in a portable information storing medium; an image producing unit that produces, based on the multiple types of network setting information, a network setting selection image from which a network setting used to connect the projector to a network is selected; an input unit through which receives selection information indicating which one of the network settings is selected; a communication unit that connects the projector to the network based on the selected network setting contained in the selection information; and a projection unit that projects the network setting selection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akihiko Ota