Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Ichieda

Hiroyuki Ichieda 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: 9961318
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a first imaging section adapted to take an image of the projection surface, and a second imaging section adapted to take an image of the projection surface with a field angle wider than a field angle of the first imaging section. The first imaging section is disposed at a first distance from an optical axis of the projection lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the second imaging section is disposed at a second distance longer than the first distance from the optical axis of the projection lens in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Kenichi Asami, Kanji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20180075633
    Abstract: A projector includes a display unit that displays an input image which is based on an input image signal and a plurality of operation detection markers used for operation detection, on a screen, an operation detection unit that detects an operation on each of the plurality of operation detection markers based on the image captured by the imaging unit, and a processing performance control unit that performs processing corresponding to the operation detection marker from which the operation is detected by the operation detection unit. The operation detection unit causes the plurality of operation detection markers to be displayed at the outside of the input image on the screen, and causes a plurality of icons corresponding to each of the plurality of operation detection markers to be displayed at the position corresponding to the operation detection marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Patent number: 9904414
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit adapted to display an image based on image data supplied from a PC or an image processing unit as an image supply section, a position detection unit adapted to detect an operation by a pointing body, a coordinate conversion section or an output section adapted to output the pointed position to the image supply section in the case in which the operation is detected by the position detection unit, and an operation determination section adapted to restrict the output of the pointed position in the case in which the operation detected by the position detection unit is an operation satisfying a condition set in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9830023
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit, an external I/F, an image I/F, a connection detecting unit, a manipulation detecting unit, and an instruction information generation unit. The connection detecting unit detects connection in the external I/F and the image I/F. The manipulation detecting unit causes the projection unit to project a detecting image when connection is detected and detects a manipulation performed with respect to the detecting image. The instruction information generation unit executes processing which is based on the detected manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20170322636
    Abstract: A display device including an image input unit that receives image data from an image supply device, a display unit that displays a display image on a display surface based on image data, a location detection unit that detects a pointed location with respect to the display image on the display surface, a coordinate calculation unit that calculates first coordinates as coordinates of the pointed location in a displayable area on the display surface, a drawing unit that draws an image based on the first coordinates calculated by the coordinate calculation unit, and an output unit that outputs the coordinates to the image supply device based on the first coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9804483
    Abstract: A projector includes a manipulation detecting unit that performs a manipulation detecting process on the basis of captured image data of an imaging unit, and a correction control unit that performs a distortion correcting process on the basis of the captured image data. An imaging control unit sets an image-capturing resolution of the imaging unit to resolutions different from each other between a case where the manipulation detecting unit performs the manipulation detection process and a case where the correction control unit performs the distortion correcting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9794536
    Abstract: A projector includes a main body including a projection unit which projects an image, a movement detecting unit which detects movement of the main body, and an imaging unit which captures an image of a screen. Furthermore, the projector includes a correction control unit which performs trapezoidal distortion correction on the basis of an image-capturing result, and a second processing unit which performs a second process, which is different from the trapezoidal distortion correction, on the basis of the image-capturing result. In a case where it is determined that the main body is moving on the basis of a detection result, an imaging control unit allows the correction control unit to perform the trapezoidal distortion correction, and in a case where it is determined that the main body is stopped, the imaging control unit allows a manipulation detecting unit to perform a manipulation detecting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9746940
    Abstract: A display device include a display unit that displays a display image on a display surface based on image data, a location detection unit that detects a pointed location with respect to the display image on the display surface, a coordinate calculation unit that calculates first coordinates as coordinates of the pointed location in a displayable area within the display surface, a coordinate conversion unit that converts the first coordinates calculated by the coordinate calculation unit into second coordinates as coordinates in the image data, and an output unit that outputs the second coordinates obtained by the coordinate conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20170208307
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a first imaging section adapted to take an image of the projection surface, and a second imaging section adapted to take an image of the projection surface with a field angle wider than a field angle of the first imaging section. The first imaging section is disposed at a first distance from an optical axis of the projection lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the second imaging section is disposed at a second distance longer than the first distance from the optical axis of the projection lens in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Kenichi Asami, Kanji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9684385
    Abstract: A display device can make it possible to easily recognize a plurality of indication bodies as a plurality of pointing devices. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface and a second interface, and stores configuration information assigning the same class to the first interface and the second interface in a storage section. The display device detects a first position indicated by a first indication body to a display surface and a second position indicated by a second indication body to the display surface, assigns first coordinate data representing the first position to the first interface, assigns second coordinate data representing the second position to the second interface, and supplies a host device with the first coordinate data and the second coordinate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20170147090
    Abstract: A projector displays an image supplied by a PC on a screen using a projection unit, detects a pointed location on the screen using a location detection unit, calculates first coordinates as coordinates of the pointed location in a displayable area of the screen using a coordinate calculation part, converts the calculated first coordinates into second coordinates as coordinates in the supply image using a coordinate conversion part based on image location information indicating a location of the supply image on the screen, outputs the second coordinates obtained by the conversion from an output unit, and corrects the image location information by processing of displaying the image based on a correction image using a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Patent number: 9645678
    Abstract: A display device includes a projection unit adapted to display an image on a screen, a position detection unit adapted to detect a pointed position of a pointing body in the screen, and a control section adapted to perform a function related to an operation corresponding to an operation area in a case in which the operation area is disposed outside a display area of the image in the screen, and the pointed position detected by the position detection section is located within the operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9600091
    Abstract: A projector displays an image supplied by a PC on a screen using a projection unit, detects a pointed location on the screen using a location detection unit, calculates first coordinates as coordinates of the pointed location in a displayable area of the screen using a coordinate calculation part, converts the calculated first coordinates into second coordinates as coordinates in the supply image using a coordinate conversion part based on image location information indicating a location of the supply image on the screen, outputs the second coordinates obtained by the conversion from an output unit, and corrects the image location information by processing of displaying the image based on a correction image using a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9519379
    Abstract: A projector provides plural display areas on a screen and respectively displays input images input from plural image sources in the respective display areas by a projection unit, and includes a location detection unit that detects a pointed location of a pointing tool on the screen, and an image processing unit that executes processing over the plural display areas according to the detected pointed location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9465480
    Abstract: A position detection apparatus includes: a radiation section that radiates planar light along a target flat surface; a detection section that captures an image of an area irradiated with the light from the radiation section to detect the position of an object that reflects the light radiated from the radiation section; and an adjustment assistance section that transmits, when adjustment of installation of the radiation section is performed, a predetermined output based on a detection result obtained from the detection section when the detection section detects a reference object for the adjustment placed on the target flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9432644
    Abstract: An image display device for displaying an image based on an image signal input from a plurality of image supply devices via a network includes a storage section storing connection information used for the image supply device being connected to the image display device via the network, an encoding section encoding the connection information to generate a connection information code which can be recognized by the image supply device, a display section displaying the connection information code and the image based on the image signal input from the image supply device, and an image control section dividing an image display area of the display section into a plurality of divisional areas, and displaying the image based on the image signal input from respective one of the image supply devices in each of the divisional areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9310938
    Abstract: A projector controls a function in accordance with an operation of indicating a position if the operation is performed in a state in which an image is displayed. The projector projects an image on a screen based on a supply image supplied by an image source. The projector detects a position indicated on the screen using a position detector, and switches the projector between a first interactive mode and a second interactive mode based on the detected position, wherein when the first interactive mode is selected, an output switching section outputs the position information to a processing section of the projector, and when the second interactive mode is selected, the output switching section outputs the position information to an external device connected with the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20160018907
    Abstract: A display device can make it possible to easily recognize a plurality of indication bodies as a plurality of pointing devices. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface and a second interface, and stores configuration information assigning the same class to the first interface and the second interface in a storage section. The display device detects a first position indicated by a first indication body to a display surface and a second position indicated by a second indication body to the display surface, assigns first coordinate data representing the first position to the first interface, assigns second coordinate data representing the second position to the second interface, and supplies a host device with the first coordinate data and the second coordinate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 9176599
    Abstract: A display device can make it possible to easily recognize a plurality of indication bodies as a plurality of pointing devices. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface and a second interface, and stores configuration information assigning the same class to the first interface and the second interface in a storage section. The display device detects a first position indicated by a first indication body to a display surface and a second position indicated by a second indication body to the display surface, assigns first coordinate data representing the first position to the first interface, assigns second coordinate data representing the second position to the second interface, and supplies a host device with the first coordinate data and the second coordinate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20150227262
    Abstract: A projector controls a function in accordance with an operation of indicating a position if the operation is performed in a state in which an image is displayed. The projector projects an image on a screen based on a supply image supplied by an image source. The projector detects a position indicated on the screen using a position detector, and switches the projector between a first interactive mode and a second interactive mode based on the detected position, wherein when the first interactive mode is selected, an output switching section outputs the position information to a processing section of the projector, and when the second interactive mode is selected, the output switching section outputs the position information to an external device connected with the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda