Patents by Inventor Futa IMATA

Futa IMATA 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: 20260178146
    Abstract: Provided is a calibration method performed by a computer, the method including, by the computer, calculating, on the basis of a position and an attitude of a coordinate transformation tool included in an image captured of the coordinate transformation tool located on a surface of an apparatus including a digitizer, a transformation rule for performing coordinate transformation processing that transforms first coordinates specifying a position, on the surface, indicated by a stylus into second coordinates specifying a position in an extended reality space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Futa IMATA
  • Publication number: 20260178133
    Abstract: Provided is a controller including a housing and a position indicator that is provided at a front end of the housing and indicates a position in a space. The housing includes a marker provided along a circumferential direction on a side surface of the housing, the marker including a code for detecting a rotation angle about a housing shaft of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Futa IMATA
  • Publication number: 20260079587
    Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 12572223
    Abstract: Provided is a controller including a housing and a position indicator that is provided at a front end of the housing and indicates a position in a space. The housing includes a marker provided along a circumferential direction on a side surface of the housing, the marker including a code for detecting a rotation angle about a housing shaft of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Futa Imata
  • Patent number: 12504835
    Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Jun Hasegawa, Futa Imata, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yuta Sato, Kiyokazu Sakai, Ryoichi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20250036212
    Abstract: Provided is a controller including a housing and a position indicator that is provided at a front end of the housing and indicates a position in a space. The housing includes a marker provided along a circumferential direction on a side surface of the housing, the marker including a code for detecting a rotation angle about a housing shaft of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Futa IMATA
  • Publication number: 20250021172
    Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 12135842
    Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Jun Hasegawa, Futa Imata, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yuta Sato, Kiyokazu Sakai, Ryoichi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240045536
    Abstract: To provide a controller that can reduce a sense of discomfort felt by a user. A pen-type controller with a grip according to the present disclosure includes a pen part that is formed in a pen shape, a grip part that intersects an axial direction of the pen part, and a battery that is arranged in the grip part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI, Naoya NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240012492
    Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10310592
    Abstract: A device has a plurality of power states. The device includes: a communication processor configured to communicate with a communication destination device connected via a cable; a confirmation-signal receiver configured to receive a connection confirmation signal that is transmitted if being connected to the communication destination device via the cable; a contoller configured to determine a power state depending on whether the confirmation-signal receiver receives the connection confirmation signal; and a power circuit configured to control supply of electric power to at least one of the communication processor and the contoller in accordance with the power state determined by the contoller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Futa Imata
  • Publication number: 20170123485
    Abstract: A device has a plurality of power states. The device includes: a communication processor configured to communicate with a communication destination device connected via a cable; a confirmation-signal receiver configured to receive a connection confirmation signal that is transmitted if being connected to the communication destination device via the cable; a contoller configured to determine a power state depending on whether the confirmation-signal receiver receives the connection confirmation signal; and a power circuit configured to control supply of electric power to at least one of the communication processor and the contoller in accordance with the power state determined by the contoller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Futa IMATA