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: 9105215
    Abstract: An image signal supply apparatus which is connected to an image display apparatus including an input source switching unit and outputs an image signal as an input source to the image display apparatus, includes: a communication unit carrying out communication with the image display apparatus; and a switching instruction output unit outputting an instruction signal instructing to switch the input source to the image display apparatus via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20150145766
    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: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Patent number: 9041695
    Abstract: A projector can control 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 detection unit, and if the indication position detected is located within the operation area set previously, the projector controls the projection configuration of the image using a control section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20150138513
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Publication number: 20150138071
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Publication number: 20150084839
    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: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA
  • Patent number: 8944607
    Abstract: A projector includes an image projection section adapted to project an image, an imaging section adapted to shoot the image projected, an input image generation section adapted to generate an input image based on image information input to the projector, a first calibration image generation section adapted to generate a first calibration image having a first pattern including a plurality of detection areas superimposed on the input image to thereby make the image projection section project the first calibration image, and a projection condition adjustment section adapted to adjust a projection condition of the image based on the first calibration image shot by the imaging section. The first pattern has a first portion, and a second portion having a grayscale different from a grayscale of the first portion and rimming the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20150029098
    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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8943231
    Abstract: A display device is capable of switching a function of an indication body in accordance with the need of the user in the case in which the indication body is made to function as a pointing device. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface. The configuration information of the first interface is stored in the storage section, and is supplied to a host device by a supply section via the function device. A change section is capable of change the configuration information in accordance with the operation of the user received by a reception section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8933984
    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: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8907933
    Abstract: A display system includes: an image output apparatus and an image display apparatus, wherein the image output apparatus has: a display image generating unit which generates a display image which is an image which the image display apparatus is caused to display; a control image generating unit which generates a control image which is an image including control information for controlling the image display apparatus; and an image output unit which outputs the display image and control image to the image display apparatus, and the image display apparatus has: a display unit which displays the input display image; a control information acquisition unit which acquires the control information included in the input control image; and a drive control unit which, based on the acquired control information, controls a drive of the image display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8878801
    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: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20140317319
    Abstract: A display device is capable of switching a function of an indication body in accordance with the need of the user in the case in which the indication body is made to function as a pointing device. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface. The configuration information of the first interface is stored in the storage section, and is supplied to a host device by a supply section via the function device. A change section is capable of change the configuration information in accordance with the operation of the user received by a reception section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8806074
    Abstract: A display device is capable of switching a function of an indication body in accordance with the need of the user in the case in which the indication body is made to function as a pointing device. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface. The configuration information of the first interface is stored in the storage section, and is supplied to a host device by a supply section via the function device. A change section is capable of change the configuration information in accordance with the operation of the user received by a reception section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20140218341
    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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8760399
    Abstract: A display system displays a received image on a display device based on image information transmitted from at least one image supply device via a network. An image generating unit generates a segmented image segmented into plural individual areas, the segmented image contains an individual connection image representing connection information for the image supply device to connect to the display device in an area correlated to one individual area of the plural individual areas. A determining unit determines whether connection is permitted or not based on the connection request information. When connection to the image supply device is permitted by the determining unit, the image generating unit generates the segmented image containing the received image based on the image information from the image supply device in the individual area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20140168168
    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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Publication number: 20140160076
    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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8533366
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a method of transmitting image data from an image supplying device to an image display device includes transmitting information indicating a resolution of the image display device from the image display device to the image supplying device; scaling the image data, by the image supplying device, to decrease an amount of the image data by reducing an image based on the information indicating the resolution of the image display device; and transmitting the scaled image data from the image supplying device to the image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 8416249
    Abstract: A hook processing module hooks and preempts to a specific drawing command issued by an application program, and draws an image in an image data storage area within the RAM according to the acquired drawing command. VNC server acquires the image from the image data storage area, and transfers the acquired image to a projector via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda