Patents by Inventor Katsumi WATANUKI

Katsumi WATANUKI 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: 9726965
    Abstract: A projection device includes a projection unit including a display element in which pixel lines each formed by pixels arranged in a first direction are arranged in a second direction and an optical system that projects light emitted from the display element and projecting an image based on input image data, a first correction unit for correcting a scale of each line data of the image data that corresponds to each of the pixel lines, a second correction unit for correcting a second-direction scale of each pixel data of the image data after the correction performed by the first correction unit, and an image cutting-out unit for cutting out image data of an area, which is projected from the projection unit, of the image data after the correction performed by the second correction unit and input the image data of the area to the projection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanuki, Hironobu Fukutomi, Ryo Nishima
  • Patent number: 9666109
    Abstract: A projector includes, a projecting unit that converts image data into light and projects the light at a predetermined angle of view, a projecting direction changing unit that changes the projecting direction of the projecting unit from a first projecting direction to a second projecting direction, a projection angle derivation unit that derives a projection angle between the first projecting direction and a projecting direction after changed, and an image cutting out unit that generates cut-out image data that a part of a region of an image of the inputted image data is cut out based on the angle of view and the projection angle as image data to be projected, when the projecting unit projects the image of the inputted image data stored on the storage unit across the first projecting direction and the second projecting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Fukutomi, Katsumi Watanuki, Takayuki Sugahara, Kenji Yasui, Ryo Nishima, Shunichi Shichijo
  • Patent number: 9584782
    Abstract: A projection device includes a correction unit that corrects a trapezoidal distortion of a projection image projected onto a projection medium in accordance with a projection angle derived by a projection angle deriving unit, and the correction unit sets a correction amount for the trapezoidal distortion of a case where the derived projection angle is changed within a range larger than a first predetermined angle determined based on the projection direction toward a boundary between a first projection face and a second projection face and smaller than a second predetermined angle determined based on the projection direction toward the boundary to be the correction amount for the trapezoidal distortion at one of the first predetermined angle and the second predetermined angle or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanuki, Ryo Nishima, Hironobu Fukutomi
  • Patent number: 9549159
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light modulation device that modulates light according to image data; a projecting unit that projects modulated light; an angle-of-view deriving unit that derives an angle of view at which modulated light is projected; a projection-direction changing unit that changes a projection direction from a first direction to a second direction; a projection-angle deriving unit that derives a projection angle between the first direction and a changed projection direction; a storage unit that stores image data; and an image cutting unit that generates cut-out image data by cutting a part of the image data based on the angle of view and the projection angle as image data projected from the first direction through the second direction, and the minimum variable angle is determined based on the angle of view and a size of an effective region of the modulated light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Nishima, Katsumi Watanuki, Hisato Seki, Kenji Yasui, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shunichi Shichijo
  • Publication number: 20150331302
    Abstract: A projection device includes a projection unit including a display element in which pixel lines each formed by pixels arranged in a first direction are arranged in a second direction and an optical system that projects light emitted from the display element and projecting an image based on input image data, a first correction unit for correcting a scale of each line data of the image data that corresponds to each of the pixel lines, a second correction unit for correcting a second-direction scale of each pixel data of the image data after the correction performed by the first correction unit, and an image cutting-out unit for cutting out image data of an area, which is projected from the projection unit, of the image data after the correction performed by the second correction unit and input the image data of the area to the projection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi WATANUKI, Hironobu FUKUTOMI, Ryo NISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150077720
    Abstract: A projection device converts input image data into light and includes a correction control unit that calculates a correction amount used for eliminating a geometric distortion occurring in a projection image according to a projection direction based on a projection angle and a view angle and determines a cut out range including also an area other than an area of the image data after the geometric distortion correction estimated according to the correction amount, and a correction unit that generates cut out image data acquired by cutting out an area of the cut out range from the input image data and performs a geometric distortion correction for the cut out image data based on the correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hironobu FUKUTOMI, Katsumi WATANUKI, Shunichi SHICHIJO
  • Publication number: 20150070663
    Abstract: A projection device includes a correction unit that corrects a trapezoidal distortion of a projection image projected onto a projection medium in accordance with a projection angle derived by a projection angle deriving unit, and the correction unit sets a correction amount for the trapezoidal distortion of a case where the derived projection angle is changed within a range larger than a first predetermined angle determined based on the projection direction toward a boundary between a first projection face and a second projection face and smaller than a second predetermined angle determined based on the projection direction toward the boundary to be the correction amount for the trapezoidal distortion at one of the first predetermined angle and the second predetermined angle or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanuki, Ryo Nishima, Hironobu Fukutomi
  • Publication number: 20150070662
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light modulation device that modulates light according to image data; a projecting unit that projects modulated light; an angle-of-view deriving unit that derives an angle of view at which modulated light is projected; a projection-direction changing unit that changes a projection direction from a first direction to a second direction; a projection-angle deriving unit that derives a projection angle between the first direction and a changed projection direction; a storage unit that stores image data; and an image cutting unit that generates cut-out image data by cutting a part of the image data based on the angle of view and the projection angle as image data projected from the first direction through the second direction, and the minimum variable angle is determined based on the angle of view and a size of an effective region of the modulated light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ryo Nishima, Katsumi Watanuki, Hisato Seki, Kenji Yasui, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shunichi Shichijo
  • Publication number: 20150009218
    Abstract: A projector includes, a projecting unit that converts image data into light and projects the light at a predetermined angle of view, a projecting direction changing unit that changes the projecting direction of the projecting unit from a first projecting direction to a second projecting direction, a projection angle derivation unit that derives a projection angle between the first projecting direction and a projecting direction after changed, and an image cutting out unit that generates cut-out image data that a part of a region of an image of the inputted image data is cut out based on the angle of view and the projection angle as image data to be projected, when the projecting unit projects the image of the inputted image data stored on the storage unit across the first projecting direction and the second projecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Hironobu FUKUTOMI, Katsumi WATANUKI, Takayuki SUGAHARA, Kenji YASUI, Ryo NISHIMA, Shunichi SHICHIJO
  • Patent number: 8421740
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel displays an image from image signals. A backlight device is disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal panel, and is divided into a plurality of regions. The backlight device comprises light sources in each of the regions. The light sources are positioned to emit light onto the liquid crystal panel. A histogram detector detects an image signal gradation distribution for each region and to produce a histogram therefrom. An image gain calculator calculates a gain from the detected gradation distribution of the histogram detector, and controls light emission from each light source in each region of the backlight device. A light emission luminance calculator controls the light emission luminance of each light source based on a maximum luminance of the light sources and based on an inverse number of the gain calculated in the image gain calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Watanuki
  • Publication number: 20100066752
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel displays an image from image signals. A backlight device is disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal panel, and is divided into a plurality of regions. The backlight device comprises light sources in each of the regions. The light sources are positioned to emit light onto the liquid crystal panel. A histogram detector detects an image signal gradation distribution for each region and to produce a histogram therefrom. An image gain calculator calculates a gain from the detected gradation distribution of the histogram detector, and controls light emission from each light source in each region of the backlight device. A light emission luminance calculator controls the light emission luminance of each light source based on a maximum luminance of the light sources and based on an inverse number of the gain calculated in the image gain calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventor: Katsumi WATANUKI