Patents by Inventor Akihiko Shirai

Akihiko Shirai 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: 20200077148
    Abstract: A video distribution system in one embodiment includes one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to distribute a video that includes an animation of a character object generated based on actor's behavior to a viewing user, and store actor information representing the actor's behavior and nonverbal feedback information representing nonverbal feedback about the video from the viewing user in association with a time code of the video. The nonverbal feedback information is detected by one or more user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Akihiko SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 9769442
    Abstract: A method for displaying information on a screen includes modifying tone values to compress the tone of a main image; projecting by a first projector the main image with compressed tones generated with a first polarization component; modifying tone values of a sub-image for correcting tones of the sub-image; generating a correction image; and projecting by a second projector the correction image with a second polarization component different from the first polarization component over the main image projected by the first projector such that the main image is buried by an overlapped projection of the main image and the correction image generated by using the sub-image and an offset value to provide the sub-image to a viewer with a naked eye and to provide the main image to another viewer with a polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Shirai, Kazuhisa Yanaka, Takeru Utsugi
  • Publication number: 20170006268
    Abstract: A method for displaying information on a screen includes modifying tone values to compress the tone of a main image; projecting by a first projector the main image with compressed tones generated with a first polarization component; modifying tone values of a sub-image for correcting tones of the sub-image; generating a correction image; and projecting by a second projector the correction image with a second polarization component different from the first polarization component over the main image projected by the first projector such that the main image is buried by an overlapped projection of the main image and the correction image generated by using the sub-image and an offset value to provide the sub-image to a viewer with a naked eye and to provide the main image to another viewer with a polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiko Shirai, Kazuhisa Yanaka, Takeru Utsugi
  • Patent number: 9443491
    Abstract: An information display apparatus includes main image tone value modification means for modifying a tone value to compress a tone of a main image, first projection means for projecting the main image having the compressed tone by the main image tone value modification part with a first polarization component, sub-image tone value modification means for compressing tones of the sub-image, then modifying tone values of the sub-image by adding to the tone values after the compression an offset value, the offset value being not less than the maximum tone value of the main image having the compressed tone, correction image generation means for generating the correction image formed by subtracting the tone values of the main image having the compressed tone from the tone values modified by the sub-image tone value modification means, and second projection means for projecting the correction image with a second polarization component different from the first polarization component overlaying to the main image project
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Shirai, Kazuhisa Yanaka, Takeru Utsugi
  • Publication number: 20130208028
    Abstract: An information display apparatus includes main image tone value modification means for modifying a tone value to compress a tone of a main image, first projection means for projecting the main image having the compressed tone by the main image tone value modification part with a first polarization component, sub-image tone value modification means for compressing tones of the sub-image, then modifying tone values of the sub-image by adding to the tone values after the compression an offset value, the offset value being not less than the maximum tone value of the main image having the compressed tone, correction image generation means for generating the correction image formed by subtracting the tone values of the main image having the compressed tone from the tone values modified by the sub-image tone value modification means, and second projection means for projecting the correction image with a second polarization component different from the first polarization component overlaying to the main image project
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Akihiko Shirai, Kazuhisa Yanaka, Takeru Utsugi