Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ishizuka
Akihiro Ishizuka 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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Publication number: 20230064575Abstract: A control method of a projection system that includes a projection portion and a processor and projects a content image to a first range set in a projection range of the projection portion, includes: by the processor, projecting a first image for providing an instruction for the first range by a user to a position corresponding to an operation of the user from the projection portion such that the first image is superimposed on a projection image; and executing a control of setting the first range in accordance with an operation of the user performed on the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Patent number: 11587534Abstract: A projection control device that controls a projection portion which projects an image to a projection surface includes a ray position detection portion that detects an irradiation position of a ray irradiated on the projection surface, and a specific image superimposition control portion that superimposes a predetermined specific image on a region corresponding to the irradiation position in the image. In a state where the specific image is superimposed on a first region corresponding to a first position detected by the ray position detection portion in the image, the specific image superimposition control portion, in a case where the irradiation position moves out of a predetermined range including the first position, moves the specific image to a region corresponding to the irradiation position that has moved, and in a case where the irradiation position moves within the range, continues superimposition of the specific image on the first region.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki Inoue, Akihiro Ishizuka, Tomonori Masuda, Kazuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20220417481Abstract: A projection system performs projection so that a projection range of a first projection portion and a projection range of a second projection portion are partially overlapped with each other, and includes a processor configured to: perform a control of shifting, from the first state as defined herein, to the second state as defined herein; and execute a control of adjusting a relative position between a first projection range of the first projection portion and a second projection range of the second projection portion in accordance with a received instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220382012Abstract: A projection apparatus projects an image by an optical system having at least one optical characteristic being variable, and the projection apparatus includes a processor configured to perform a control of regulating a movement of a projection region to which the image is projected, based on the at least one optical characteristic in the optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220385869Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki INOUE, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220377295Abstract: A projection apparatus projects a first image projected by a first projection portion and a second image projected by a second projection portion in a partially overlapping manner, and includes: a processor configured to perform a projection control on a first region of the first image set as an overlapping region with the second image and a second region of the second image set as an overlapping region with the first image, and the processor is configured to: in a case where a first operation of providing an instruction to change the first region and the second region is received, perform at least one of: a control of projecting the first image; or a control of projecting the second image; and in a case where a second operation of providing an instruction to confirm the first region is received, finish the control corresponding to the first operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki ISHIDA, Kazuki INOUE
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Publication number: 20220368870Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a projection portion that performs irradiation with projection light, and a moving mechanism that moves a projection range of the projection light. In a state where the projection range is maintained, the projection apparatus displays an image showing a movement destination of the projection range in response to a first operation by the projection portion. The projection apparatus moves the projection range to the movement destination by the moving mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Patent number: 11477422Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori Masuda, Akihiro Ishizuka, Kazuki Inoue, Kazuki Ishida
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Patent number: 11453037Abstract: A forming system forming a metal pipe by expanding a metal pipe material, includes: a main body part having a forming die for forming the metal pipe; an electrode causing a current to flow through the metal pipe material disposed in the forming die such that the metal pipe material is heated; a power supply unit disposed at a position separated from the main body part and supplying power to the electrode; and a power supply line connecting the power supply unit and the electrode, in which the power supply line includes a lower-side passing portion passing through a lower side of a placing surface on which the main body part is placed, a first connection portion drawn to an upper side of the placing surface and connecting the lower-side passing portion and the electrode, and a second connection portion connecting the lower-side passing portion and the power supply unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Saika, Masayuki Ishizuka, Kimihiro Nogiwa, Akihiro Ide, Norieda Ueno
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Publication number: 20220295028Abstract: A projection apparatus includes: a projection portion; and a processor, and the processor is configured to: cause a user to select, among end parts of a projection region irradiated with projection light by the projection portion, a part of an end part of the projection region; and in a state where a position of the part of the end part is sensed as being a first position, maintain the position of the part of the end part and execute, by a control of changing an optical system of the projection portion, a control of performing enlargement or reduction of the projection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki INOUE, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Patent number: 11440074Abstract: A forming device which expands a metal pipe material to form a metal pipe having a pipe portion and a flange portion includes a hardness lowering portion which lowers a hardness of the flange portion to be lower than a hardness of the pipe portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Ide, Masayuki Ishizuka, Norieda Ueno, Kimihiro Nogiwa
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Patent number: 11438560Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori Masuda, Akihiro Ishizuka, Kazuki Inoue, Kazuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20220264063Abstract: A projection system includes a set of a first projection apparatus and a first imaging unit and a set of a second projection apparatus and a second imaging unit. A first projection range of the first projection apparatus and a second projection range of the second projection apparatus have an overlapping part. A control device of the projection system determines whether or not an operation for an operating part projected to the overlapping part is performed based on a captured image of the first projection range and a captured image of the second projection range, and executes a predetermined control in a case where it is determined that the operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220217313Abstract: A control device controls projection by a plurality of projection units having different projection ranges. A control unit projects, by the plurality of projection units a first image in which a content is disposed on a first projection range having the projection ranges of the plurality of projection units. An acquisition unit acquires first attribute information associated with the content and indicating whether an aspect ratio is made to be changeable or is maintained in a case in which a size of the content is adjusted. The control unit projects a second image in which at least a part of the contents is disposed on a second projection range, and, in a state in which projection is performed by a projection unit except a part of the plurality of projection units, adjusts the size of the content in generation of the second image based on the first attribute information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki ISHIDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki INOUE
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Publication number: 20220180780Abstract: A system control portion generates corrected image data by performing reduction processing of reducing input image data input into a display portion at a first reduction rate and image shifting processing of shifting positions of R image data and B image data of a specific color component included in reduced image data obtained by the reduction processing. The system control portion projects a corrected image based on the corrected image data to a screen by inputting the corrected image data into the display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220146918Abstract: A control device of a projection apparatus that projects an image from a display portion displaying the image based on input image data to a projection object through an optical system, includes: a correction portion that corrects the input image data by performing first processing of increasing pixel values of pixels of the input image data corresponding to a specific region determined by a light quantity distribution in a surface of the projection object in the image projected to the projection object, and second processing of uniformly decreasing each of pixel values of pixels of the input image data by a first pixel amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20220132080Abstract: A control device of a projection system including an optical system that projects an image generated in a display portion based on input image data to a projection object, and an imaging portion that images the projection object, includes: a distance determination portion that acquires first captured image data of the image projected to the projection object from the imaging portion and determines a distance from an object present between the projection object and the optical system to the optical system based on a first sharpness of a part or an entire part of the first captured image data and a second sharpness of the input image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki ISHIDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki INOUE
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Publication number: 20220014719Abstract: An image processing device for a projection system includes an image generation unit and a brightness acquisition unit, and the image generation unit generates data for projecting the specific image, as a first portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first superimposed region, generates a second portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region based on first input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region, and the second brightness, and generates a third portion in the second data for display, which corresponds to the second superimposed region based on second input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the second superimposed region, and the first brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki ISHIDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki INOUE
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Publication number: 20220013092Abstract: A projection control device that controls a projection portion which projects an image to a projection surface includes a ray position detection portion that detects an irradiation position of a ray irradiated on the projection surface, and a specific image superimposition control portion that superimposes a predetermined specific image on a region corresponding to the irradiation position in the image. In a state where the specific image is superimposed on a first region corresponding to a first position detected by the ray position detection portion in the image, the specific image superimposition control portion, in a case where the irradiation position moves out of a predetermined range including the first position, moves the specific image to a region corresponding to the irradiation position that has moved, and in a case where the irradiation position moves within the range, continues superimposition of the specific image on the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki INOUE, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Tomonori MASUDA, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20210409664Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tomonori MASUDA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA, Kazuki INOUE, Kazuki ISHIDA