Patents by Inventor Haruyo Tamura

Haruyo Tamura 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).

  • Patent number: 6795041
    Abstract: According to a mixed reality realizing system of the present invention, when a viewer wears a head mount display (HMD) including a video display and a CCD camera, and views an exhibit using an optical see-through type system, identification signals and position signals transmitted from infrared LEDs located around the exhibit are received to determine a position of the exhibit, and to superimpose contents such as explanations of the exhibit, which have been stored in advance in a portable computer, on a predetermined position on the video display where the exhibit is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ogawa, Toshiro Saeki, Haruyo Tamura
  • Publication number: 20040004583
    Abstract: According to a mixed reality realizing system of the present invention, when a viewer wears a head mount display (HMD) including a video display and a CCD camera, and views an exhibit using an optical see-through type system, identification signals and position signals transmitted from infrared LEDs located around the exhibit are received to determine a position of the exhibit, and to superimpose contents such as explanations of the exhibit, which have been stored in advance in a portable computer, on a predetermined position on the video display where the exhibit is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Kenji Ogawa, Toshiro Saeki, Haruyo Tamura
  • Publication number: 20030200058
    Abstract: A maintenance system includes: a maintenance terminal device having a head-mount display having a display, an audio communication device and a CCD camera, and a portable computer connected to the head-mount display; a monitoring and controlling unit provided in a monitoring room and having a control computer for controlling plant equipment and a control panel connected to the computer for monitoring the plant equipment; and a communication link for wirelessly connecting the monitoring and controlling unit with the maintenance terminal device. The system further includes a remote control function enabling the control panel to be operated with the maintenance terminal device, and a conferencing function enabling voice communication between a maintenance worker and a monitoring worker and enabling an image captured by the CCD camera to be displayed on an image display device provided in the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Kenji Ogawa, Yukio Kawamura, Keiji Ito, Haruyo Tamura