Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Urata
Hiroyuki Urata 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).
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Patent number: 11606851Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10997846Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Publication number: 20200296339Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200279470Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Katsuyuki WATANABE, Hiroyuki URATA, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
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Patent number: 10708559Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10699552Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Patent number: 10677448Abstract: Provided is a video-image projection function-equipped lighting device more convenient for a user. A lighting device includes a lighting unit (200) for emitting illumination light, and a projection-type video-image display unit (100) for projecting a video image. The projection-type video-image display unit (100) includes a content editing means for editing content of the video image to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Maki Hanada, Sosuke Hisamatsu, Hiroyuki Urata, Takuya Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200162709Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Patent number: 10602104Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10509614Abstract: A technique capable of realizing more suitable image output and the like for an own apparatus is provided with respect to communication among apparatuses in a system including a video display apparatus. A video display apparatus provided with an apparatus-apparatus communication interface (for example, an HDMI) holds own apparatus information. In a case where a video output apparatus is connected to a video input unit of the video display apparatus via a first apparatus-apparatus communication interface and a video output unit of the video display apparatus is connected to an external video display apparatus via a second apparatus-apparatus communication interface, external apparatus information is obtained from the external video display apparatus via the second apparatus-apparatus communication interface, and apparatus information (EDID) is provided to the video output apparatus via the first apparatus-apparatus communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Urata, Yohei Kato, Naoya Oka
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Publication number: 20190236928Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Katsuyuki WATANABE, Hiroyuki URATA, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
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Patent number: 10262519Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Urata, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Nobuo Masuoka
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Publication number: 20190089936Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20190005917Abstract: A technique for more suitable image output and the like for an own apparatus is provided with respect to communication among apparatuses in a system. A video display apparatus provided with an apparatus-apparatus communication interface holds own apparatus information. A video output apparatus is connected to a video input unit via a first apparatus-apparatus communication interface and a video output unit is connected to an external video display apparatus via a second apparatus-apparatus communication interface, external apparatus information is obtained from the external video display apparatus via the second apparatus-apparatus communication interface, and apparatus information is provided to the video output apparatus via the first apparatus-apparatus communication interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2015Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki URATA, Yohei KATO, Naoya OKA
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Patent number: 10171780Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Maki Hanada, Megumi Kurachi, Hiroyuki Urata, Katsuyuki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20180306431Abstract: Provided is a video-image projection function-equipped lighting device more convenient for a user. A lighting device includes a lighting unit (200) for emitting illumination light, and a projection-type video-image display unit (100) for projecting a video image. The projection-type video-image display unit (100) includes a content editing means for editing content of the video image to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki WATANABE, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Maki HANADA, Sosuke HISAMATSU, Hiroyuki URATA, Takuya SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 9942529Abstract: Provided is an image projection device that carries out high precision gesture detection. An image projection device has a projection unit that optically projects image and a gesture detection unit that detects human gestures and generates a signal for operating the projected image on the basis of the detection results. The gesture detection unit controls a range for detecting gesture according to the direction that the projection unit projects light and/or the placement state of the image projection device. The device has a laser light source and photodiode for detecting gestures, or has a pyroelectric sensor for detecting infrared rays.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shoji Yamamoto, Yoshiho Seo, Koji Hirata, Hiroyuki Urata, Takashi Matsubara
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Publication number: 20170352248Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user can be provided. The lighting apparatus includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; and a projection-type image display unit that projects an image. The projection-type image display unit is configured so that a setting menu screen settable about an image displayed by the projection-type image display unit can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Katsuyuki WATANABE, Hiroyuki URATA, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
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Publication number: 20170347073Abstract: A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya SHIMIZU, Maki HANADA, Megumi KURACHI, Hiroyuki URATA, Katsuyuki WATANABE
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Patent number: 9552072Abstract: In an image projection device in which a projected image can be controlled or operated by gesture, the responsiveness (operability) and/or the usability are improved. The image projection device includes a sensor element to detect a gesture and a control section to generated an operation signal to control (for example, to scroll images or to feed image frames) a projected image projected according to a gesture detected by the sensor element, wherein the control section generates the operation signal when the sensor element detects a gesture in a first direction parallel to the projection surface of the projected image, and when the sensor element detects a gesture in a second direction perpendicular to the projection surface, the control section suspends generation of the operation signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Shoji Yamamoto, Yoshiho Seo, Hiroyuki Urata