Patents by Inventor Issei Yokoyama

Issei Yokoyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240073386
    Abstract: A display method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes displaying a first image on a display of a portable information processing apparatus, the display having a long side and a short side; and displaying a second image in an orientation in which the second image is along the short side of the display, the second image being used to acquire, by image capturing, a captured image that includes a projection surface on which an image is projected from a projector and an image appearing on the projection surface by projecting the image from the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Issei YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240070828
    Abstract: An image correction method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes receiving an input of selecting one of a first method for correcting a shape of an image projected from a projector onto a projection surface and a second method that is a method for correcting the shape of the image and is different from the first method, outputting a signal for causing the projector to project a first pattern image when the first method is selected, generating first correction data for correcting the shape of the image using the first method based on a first captured image that is acquired by imaging the projection surface and includes the projection surface and a first projection image appearing on the projection surface by projecting the first pattern image, outputting a signal for causing the projector to project a second pattern image different from the first pattern image when the second method is selected, and generating second correction data for correcting the shape of the image using the second met
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Issei YOKOYAMA, Yuki MORI, Yoshiteru UCHIYAMA, Makoto MIKAMI, Katsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11561171
    Abstract: The present invention intends to enable light path length to be kept the same between sample measurement and reference measurement and thereby improve measurement accuracy, and is an optical analyzer that analyzes a sample flowing through a pipe having translucency. In addition, the optical analyzer includes: a light source unit that has a light source and a condenser lens; a light detection unit that detects light of the light source unit; and a support mechanism that movably supports the light source unit and the light detection unit. Further, the support mechanism moves the light source unit and the light detection unit between a sample measurement position and a reference measurement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Onoda, Issei Yokoyama, Tomoko Seko
  • Patent number: 11550431
    Abstract: A display method includes accepting a first handwritten input to a display surface, determining a first area including a position on the display surface where the first handwritten input is made, displaying a first image corresponding to the first handwritten input in the first area, displaying a second image formed by enlarging the first image with a predetermined enlargement ratio, in a second area on the display surface, accepting a second handwritten input in the second area, and displaying an image corresponding to the second handwritten input as a part of the first image, at a position in the first area corresponding to a position in the second area where the second handwritten input is made, and in a size reduced with a reduction ratio that is a reciprocal of the predetermined enlargement ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20220121317
    Abstract: A display method includes accepting a first handwritten input to a display surface, determining a first area including a position on the display surface where the first handwritten input is made, displaying a first image corresponding to the first handwritten input in the first area, displaying a second image formed by enlarging the first image with a predetermined enlargement ratio, in a second area on the display surface, accepting a second handwritten input in the second area, and displaying an image corresponding to the second handwritten input as a part of the first image, at a position in the first area corresponding to a position in the second area where the second handwritten input is made, and in a size reduced with a reduction ratio that is a reciprocal of the predetermined enlargement ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Issei YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200333248
    Abstract: The present invention intends to enable light path length to be kept the same between sample measurement and reference measurement and thereby improve measurement accuracy, and is an optical analyzer that analyzes a sample flowing through a pipe having translucency. In addition, the optical analyzer includes: a light source unit that has a light source and a condenser lens; a light detection unit that detects light of the light source unit; and a support mechanism that movably supports the light source unit and the light detection unit. Further, the support mechanism moves the light source unit and the light detection unit between a sample measurement position and a reference measurement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya ONODA, Issei YOKOYAMA, Tomoko SEKO
  • Publication number: 20180039407
    Abstract: A display device includes an image acquisition section adapted to obtain a plurality of image signals, a display section adapted to display images represented by the image signals obtained by the image acquisition section, a position detection section adapted to detect a position pointed by a pointer on a screen displayed by the display section, a drawing section adapted to perform drawing in the screen in accordance with the position detected by the position detection section, an operation detection section adapted to detect an operation performed by the pointer on the screen, and a screen split section adapted to split the screen displayed by the display section into a plurality of areas in accordance with the position detected by the position detection section, and allocate the images represented by the image signals obtained by the image acquisition section to the respective areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Issei YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180003626
    Abstract: In order to provide a gas concentration measurement apparatus that suppresses any change in the temperature of an optical fiber, and also makes it difficult for any effects to appear in the measurement accuracy due to air from the surrounding environment penetrating the optical path of the measurement light while using only a simple structure and without causing any excessive energy consumption there are provided a first sealing component provided between an incident surface of a gas cell and a first end surface that is formed at a periphery of an emission aperture of a light-emitting unit so as to enclose the periphery of the emission aperture, and a second sealing component provided between an emission surface of the gas cell and a second end surface that is formed at a periphery of an incident aperture of a light-receiving unit so as to enclose the periphery of the incident aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: HORIBA, LTD.
    Inventors: Kimihiko ARIMOTO, Issei YOKOYAMA, Tomoko SEKO, Yutaro TSUCHISAKA, Daisuke KITAKI, Yasuo FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9557261
    Abstract: The present invention improves an S/N ratio and light intensity resolution provided by an A/D converter, and an analyzer includes: a measurement cell irradiated with light during sample measurement; a dimming element irradiated with the light during reference measurement; an amplifier configured to amplify an analog light intensity signal outputted from a light detector; an A/D converter configured to convert the analog light intensity signal into a digital light intensity signal; and an arithmetic device configured to calculate absorbance using a digital sample light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the sample measurement and a digital reference light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the reference measurement, wherein an amplification factor of the amplifier is set such that the analog reference light intensity signal and the analog sample light intensity signal become less than or equal to a full scale of the A/D converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HORIBA, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Yada, Shun Kuroda, Issei Yokoyama, So Takagi, Yoko Nakai
  • Publication number: 20160259490
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section configured to display an image on a screen, a detecting section configured to detect the position of an indicator on the screen, a determining section configured to determine, when a start point or an end point of a track of the position of the indicator detected by the detecting section is present at an end or on the outside of the screen and a part of the track is present in an inner region of the screen, a dividing position of the screen according to the track, and a control section configured to divide the screen into a plurality of regions in the dividing position determined by the determining section and control the display section to display different images in the plurality of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9170767
    Abstract: A terminal device includes: an image generating unit generates a configuration change image used for changing a configuration of an entire image displayed by a display device which includes an individual image on the basis of image information supplied from one or more terminal devices; and an input unit to which operation information representing an operation relating to a change in the configuration is input. The configuration change image represents an arrangement of the individual image in the entire image and includes an individual-image arranging area divided into a plurality of display target areas and an icon arranging area including the icon of each of the terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Yokoyama, Tomohiro Nomizo
  • Patent number: 9160994
    Abstract: A terminal device connected with a display device includes: an input unit to which operation information is inputted; an image generating unit which generates a configuration designation image including a position designation area corresponding to a display area of the display device and an icon arrangement area where an icon corresponding to an image that can be designated in relation to the position designation area is arranged; and a setting unit which designates an icon to be arranged in the icon arrangement area in relation to the position designation area, based on the operation information, and thereby sets an image corresponding to the icon as a display image in the display area. The icon includes a first icon corresponding to an image supplied from the terminal device connected with the display device and a second icon corresponding to a predetermined pattern image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9002947
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display-side communication section adapted to receive image configuration alteration request information related to a configuration of a first image and image information of at least one second image constituting the first image from at least one terminal device; a display-side image generation section adapted to generate the first image based on the image configuration alteration request information and the image information; and a display-side display section adapted to display the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeaki Arizumi, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Issei Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20140185049
    Abstract: The present invention improves an S/N ratio and light intensity resolution provided by an A/D converter, and an analyzer includes: a measurement cell irradiated with light during sample measurement; a dimming element irradiated with the light during reference measurement; an amplifier configured to amplify an analog light intensity signal outputted from a light detector; an A/D converter configured to convert the analog light intensity signal into a digital light intensity signal; and an arithmetic device configured to calculate absorbance using a digital sample light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the sample measurement and a digital reference light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the reference measurement, wherein an amplification factor of the amplifier is set such that the analog reference light intensity signal and the analog sample light intensity signal become less than or equal to a full scale of the A/D converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HORIBA, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Yada, Shun Kuroda, Issei Yokoyama, So Takagi, Yoko Nakai
  • Patent number: 8687019
    Abstract: An image display system includes an image display device and an image information processing device. The image display device includes a display side input section receiving a plurality of pieces of image information and cursor position information, an image combining/displaying section for displaying a composite image of the plurality of pieces of image information, and a cursor display section for displaying a cursor based on the cursor position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8666526
    Abstract: A transmission device includes: a reproduction audio producing unit which produces reproduction audio; a continuous audio producing unit which produces continuous audio; a synthesized audio producing unit which synthesizes the reproduction audio and the continuous audio to produce synthesized audio; a capture audio data producing unit which captures the synthesized audio to produce capture audio data; and a transmitting unit which transmits the capture audio data to a reproduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Yokoyama, Masahiko Honda, Tomohiro Nomizo, Toru Karasawa
  • Patent number: 8390812
    Abstract: To make it possible to alter a cell length with reduction of a manufacturing cost so that a spacer can be securely positioned at a desired position, a cell includes: a pair of optical windows sandwiching a flow channel; a cell body provided with an accommodating recess and a solution introduction part and a solution deriving part; a pair of light transmitting members in the accommodating recess and forming the pair of optical windows; a spacer defining a distance between the opposing surfaces of the pair of light transmitting members; and a pressing mechanism for pressing the light transmitting members and the spacer toward the bottom surface of the accommodating recess so as to form the flow channel, wherein a positioning recess having a shape corresponding to the spacer is provided on at least one of the opposing surfaces and the spacer is fitted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: HORIBA, Ltd.
    Inventors: Issei Yokoyama, Kimihiko Arimoto
  • Patent number: 8295612
    Abstract: Change image detecting devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a determination unit partially compares a first image and a reference image and determines whether there is a change therebetween. If the determination unit determines no change between the first image and the reference image, the change image detecting unit selects a second image, which is temporally later than the first image and stored in a first storing unit, as a new image to be processed and the determination unit partially compares the second image and the reference image at a different position than previously compared and determines whether there is a change between the second image and the reference image. If the determination unit determines change between the first image and the reference image, a change image detecting unit detects the first image stored in the first storing unit as the change image, and stores the first image in the second storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20120236023
    Abstract: A terminal device connected with a display device includes: an input unit to which operation information is inputted; an image generating unit which generates a configuration designation image including a position designation area corresponding to a display area of the display device and an icon arrangement area where an icon corresponding to an image that can be designated in relation to the position designation area is arranged; and a setting unit which designates an icon to be arranged in the icon arrangement area in relation to the position designation area, based on the operation information, and thereby sets an image corresponding to the icon as a display image in the display area. The icon includes a first icon corresponding to an image supplied from the terminal device connected with the display device and a second icon corresponding to a predetermined pattern image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8170348
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines whether a reference image and an image of interest are different or the same. A determination unit determines whether a comparative image formed by a part or entirety of the image of interest and an image corresponding to the comparative image in the reference image are different or the same. A decision unit decides whether a next comparative image should be a part or entirety of the image of interest in accordance with the result of the determination. An acquisition unit acquires the comparative image from the image of interest in accordance with result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Issei Yokoyama