Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Kamatori

Hirokazu Kamatori 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: 9354495
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a device main body, a shutter that opens and closes an opening for ventilation, and an electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source. If an interruption detecting section detects a power supply from the external power source is stopped and a time in which the power supply is stopped is longer than a predetermined time, the interruption detecting section detects that the external power source is interrupted. If the interruption of the external power source is detected, a control section performs a control to reduce a power consumption of the device main body and a control to drive the shutter so that the shutter is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20150256788
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulation device that modulates light emitted from the light source according to a video signal, a projection optical system that projects image light which is modulated by the light modulation device, a display unit that is provided in a main body of the projector, an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a state regarding the video signal, and a control unit that displays the information indicating a state regarding the video signal, acquired by the acquisition unit, on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Publication number: 20150124172
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Patent number: 8964125
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori
  • Publication number: 20140232991
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a device main body, a shutter that opens and closes an opening for ventilation, and an electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source. If an interruption detecting section detects a power supply from the external power source is stopped and a time in which the power supply is stopped is longer than a predetermined time, the interruption detecting section detects that the external power source is interrupted. If the interruption of the external power source is detected, a control section performs a control to reduce a power consumption of the device main body and a control to drive the shutter so that the shutter is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 8740392
    Abstract: An electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source and supplies the stored power as operating power is provided, and, when an interruption of the external power source to a projection display device is detected, control to reduce the power consumption of a device main body and control to drive an exhaust port shutter so that it is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20140092312
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Patent number: 8520863
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image information input section; an image display section for displaying an image corresponding to the image information; a first sound input section adapted to input a first sound signal; a first sound amplification section adapted to amplify the first sound signal to generate a first amplified sound signal; a second sound input section adapted to input a second sound signal; a second sound amplification section adapted to amplify the second sound signal to generate a second amplified sound signal; a sound mixing section adapted to mix the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal with each other; an audio output section adapted to output an audio corresponding to a sound signal input from the sound mixing section; and an operation mode setting section adapted to set an operation mode, wherein the sound mixing section mixes the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal based on the operation mode set by the operation mo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kamatori, Satoru Nasukawa
  • Publication number: 20120086914
    Abstract: An electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source and supplies the stored power as operating power is provided, and, when an interruption of the external power source to a projection display device is detected, control to reduce the power consumption of a device main body and control to drive an exhaust port shutter so that it is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 8113666
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulator that modulates the light flux emitted from the light source in accordance with an image signal to form image light, a projection optical apparatus that enlarges and projects the image light, a reflection section having a reflection surface disposed along the direction in which the projection optical apparatus outputs the image light, the reflection surface reflecting the image light, and an adjustment section that adjusts the inclination angle of the reflection section with respect to the direction in which the image light travels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Hirokazu Kamatori, Noriaki Miyasaka
  • Patent number: 7984991
    Abstract: A projector, includes: a projector body that includes an optical modulator that modulates light emitted from a light source according to an inputted image data to form an optical image and a projection optical device that projects the formed optical image in an enlarged manner; an audio system that includes a speaker that outputs sounds according to inputted audio data; and an audio data switching unit that switches the audio data outputted to the speaker according to a setting position of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hayashi, Satoru Nasukawa, Hirokazu Kamatori, Takanao Umeki, Tetsushi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100061569
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image information input section; an image display section for displaying an image corresponding to the image information; a first sound input section adapted to input a first sound signal; a first sound amplification section adapted to amplify the first sound signal to generate a first amplified sound signal; a second sound input section adapted to input a second sound signal; a second sound amplification section adapted to amplify the second sound signal to generate a second amplified sound signal; a sound mixing section adapted to mix the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal with each other; an audio output section adapted to output an audio corresponding to a sound signal input from the sound mixing section; and an operation mode setting section adapted to set an operation mode, wherein the sound mixing section mixes the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal based on the operation mode set by the operation mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kamatori, Satoru Nasukawa
  • Publication number: 20090237620
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulator that modulates the light flux emitted from the light source in accordance with an image signal to form image light, a projection optical apparatus that enlarges and projects the image light, a reflection section having a reflection surface disposed along the direction in which the projection optical apparatus outputs the image light, the reflection surface reflecting the image light, and an adjustment section that adjusts the inclination angle of the reflection section with respect to the direction in which the image light travels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAMOTO, Hirokazu KAMATORI, Noriaki MIYASAKA
  • Publication number: 20090015792
    Abstract: A projector, includes: a projector body that includes an optical modulator that modulates light emitted from a light source according to an inputted image data to form an optical image and a projection optical device that projects the formed optical image in an enlarged manner; an audio system that includes a speaker that outputs sounds according to inputted audio data; and an audio data switching unit that switches the audio data outputted to the speaker according to a setting position of the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hayashi, Satoru Nasukawa, Hirokazu Kamatori, Takanao Umeki, Tetsushi Kimura