Patents by Inventor Atsuko Kashiwagi

Atsuko Kashiwagi 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).

  • Projection device having an open/close unit provided with a projection lens
    Patent number: 9033519
    Abstract: There is provided a projection device including a device main body, and an open/close unit having a projection lens, the open/close unit being connected to the device main body in a manner openable and closable about an open/close axis formed in a vertical direction of the device main body and in a manner rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the open/close axis. The projection lens is, in a closed state in which the open/close unit is closed with respect to the device main body such that the projection lens faces outward, provided on an upper side of the rotation axis of the open/close unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
  • Projection device, projection method, and program
    Patent number: 8896740
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a main body, a member including a projection device, the member moveably attached to the main body, a detector that detects an orientation of the moveable member with respect to the main body, and a processor that controls the projection device based on an output of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
  • Projection control device, projection control method, and program
    Patent number: 8576344
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a main body, a member movably attached to the main body, a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the member with respect to the main body, a second detector configured to detect whether the main body is connected to a cradle apparatus, and a processor configured to output a command for controlling an operation of a projection device based on an output of the first and second detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
  • PROJECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120113401
    Abstract: There is provided a projection device including a device main body, and an open/close unit having a projection lens, the open/close unit being connected to the device main body in a manner openable and closable about an open/close axis formed in a vertical direction of the device main body and in a manner rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the open/close axis. The projection lens is, in a closed state in which the open/close unit is closed with respect to the device main body such that the projection lens faces outward, provided on an upper side of the rotation axis of the open/close unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAZAKI, Katsumi IKUTA, Atsuko KASHIWAGI, Nobutaka SAITOH, Nobuhito EBINE
  • PROJECTION DEVICE, PROJECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120105701
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a main body, a member including a projection device, the member moveably attached to the main body, a detector that detects an orientation of the moveable member with respect to the main body, and a processor that controls the projection device based on an output of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAZAKI, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
  • PROJECTION CONTROL DEVICE, PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120105738
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a main body, a member movably attached to the main body, a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the member with respect to the main body, a second detector configured to detect whether the main body is connected to a cradle apparatus, and a processor configured to output a command for controlling an operation of a projection device based on an output of the first and second detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine