Patents by Inventor Hitomi MIZUTANI

Hitomi MIZUTANI 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: 10991071
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a partial image generator configured to generate a partial image having a point-of-interest designated by a user, from a 360-degree image, a user interface (UI) unit configured to receive an indication of the point-of-interest via a UI screen for displaying the partial image, and a point-of-interest registering unit configured to register the point-of-interest, in response to a request from the user via the UI screen. The information processing apparatus also includes an interpolation line calculator configured to calculate an interpolation line for interpolating between a most recently registered point-of-interest and a current point-of-interest, and an interpolation line registering unit configured to register an interpolation line between the designated point-of-interest and a point-of-interest designated immediately prior to the designated point-of-interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohba, Keitaro Shimizu, Hitomi Mizutani, Tomohiko Sasaki, Tetsuyuki Osaki, Mitsuhiko Hirose
  • Patent number: 10891771
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Mitsui, Masato Takada, Hitomi Mizutani, Keitaro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10701286
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an input unit configured to input a first image; a selector configured to select a second image added to the first image; a converter configured to generate a converted image by converting the second image based on the first image; and a synthesizer configured to generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the first image and the converted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sasaki, Hitomi Mizutani, Ayumu Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20200184698
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi MITSUI, Masato TAKADA, Hitomi MIZUTANI, Keitaro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10614606
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Mitsui, Masato Takada, Hitomi Mizutani, Keitaro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20190325558
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a partial image generator configured to generate a partial image having a point-of-interest designated by a user, from a 360-degree image, a user interface (UI) unit configured to receive an indication of the point-of-interest via a UI screen for displaying the partial image, and a point-of-interest registering unit configured to register the point-of-interest, in response to a request from the user via the UI screen. The information processing apparatus also includes an interpolation line calculator configured to calculate an interpolation line for interpolating between a most recently registered point-of-interest and a current point-of-interest, and an interpolation line registering unit configured to register an interpolation line between the designated point-of-interest and a point-of-interest designated immediately prior to the designated point-of-interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro OHBA, Keitaro SHIMIZU, Hitomi MIZUTANI, Tomohiko SASAKI, Tetsuyuki OSAKI, Mitsuhiko HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20180359430
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an input unit configured to input a first image; a selector configured to select a second image added to the first image; a converter configured to generate a converted image by converting the second image based on the first image; and a synthesizer configured to generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the first image and the converted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko SASAKI, Hitomi Mizutani, Ayumu Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20180150989
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi MITSUI, Masato TAKADA, Hitomi MIZUTANI, Keitaro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: D910699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sasaki, Toshihiko Kawa, Sachiko Fukumaru, Hitomi Mizutani
  • Patent number: D911364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sasaki, Toshihiko Kawa, Sachiko Fukumaru, Hitomi Mizutani