Patents by Inventor Kazuo Nishizawa

Kazuo Nishizawa 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: 10261327
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a control section that switches between a single-touch mode and a multi-touch mode in a case where an operation in a preset aspect is detected, and, in the multi-touch mode, in a case where a pseudo-pointer is moved to a corresponding position outside a display region of an image display section according to an operation on an operation surface, the control section changes a display aspect of the pseudo-pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 10228757
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to be visually recognizable through an outside scene. The HMD includes a position detecting section configured to recognize an input and a control section configured to cause the image display section to display information and change the display in the image display section according to the input recognized by the position detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishizawa, Masahide Takano, Teruhito Kojima
  • Patent number: 10162412
    Abstract: A HMD is provided with a virtual image display including a first display and a second display that display images respectively corresponding to a right eye and a left eye of a user such that an outside scene is visible. The HMD is provided with a control device that controls a display mode of the image by the virtual image display according to a gaze distance of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishizawa, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20180276898
    Abstract: A transmissive display device includes a display section having a light transmissive property, and adapted to display a target image as a display target and a pointer image so as to be superimposed on an external world visually recognized through the display section, a display control section adapted to control a display configuration of the pointer image, and an imaging section adapted to take an image of the external world, and the display control section sets either one of an external world image obtained by the imaging, the target image, and a composite image of the external world image and the target image as a reference image, and displays the pointer image with the display configuration changed in accordance with a feature quantity of an area including a display position of the pointer image in the reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuo NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180217379
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a control section that switches between a single-touch mode and a multi-touch mode in a case where an operation in a preset aspect is detected, and, in the multi-touch mode, in a case where a pseudo-pointer is moved to a corresponding position outside a display region of an image display section according to an operation on an operation surface, the control section changes a display aspect of the pseudo-pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuo NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180196505
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display a display image in a display region to be recognizable together with an outside scene, a display control section configured to cause the display section to display, in the display region, a pointer indicating a pointed position, and a six-axis sensor and a detection control section configured to detect operation. The display control section switches a first operation mode for moving, according to the operation detected by the six-axis sensor and the detection control section, a position of the pointer to correspond to the outside scene and a second operation mode for moving, according to the operation detected by the six-axis sensor and the detection control section, the position of the pointer in a form different from the movement corresponding to the outside scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Patent number: 9898097
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit which receives an operation; a first detection unit which detects a direction of the operation unit; an input and output conversion unit which converts an input of the operation received by the operation unit into an output based on a first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a first state, and converts the input into an output based on a second regulation which is different from the first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a second state; a second detection unit which detects an apparatus state which is at least one of a position and a direction of the information processing apparatus; and a control processing unit which performs a control process of the information processing apparatus, based on the output from the input and output conversion unit and the apparatus state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fusashi Kimura, Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9846305
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a sight line direction detection section that detects the direction of a user's sight line, an image display section that has an image display area where an image is displayed, and a display image setting section that allows display of at least part of an image in the image display area and changes, based on the detected direction of the sight line, at least one of the at least part of the image displayed in the image display area and a display position of the image displayed in the image display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9784976
    Abstract: A head mounted display which enables a user to visually recognize a virtual image includes: an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image; a processing unit that processes display information, which is information displayed to the user as the virtual image, in the image display unit; and a transmission unit that transmits the processed display information to an image display apparatus which is connected to the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20170235380
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display unit that makes a user visually perceive an image, and an control device, capable of being moved independently of the image display unit, which includes a six-axis sensor detecting a movement and a track pad receiving an operation. The HMD controls the display of the image display unit in accordance with the movement detected by the six-axis sensor in a state where the track pad receives an operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Fusashi KIMURA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20170092004
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device (an HMD) includes a display section. The HMD includes a target-object-depth-information acquiring section configured to acquire target-object depth information indicating depth from the HMD concerning a target object visually recognized via the display section, an operation-body-depth-information acquiring section configured to acquire operation-body depth information indicating depth from the HMD concerning an operation body operated by a user in an outside world around the HMD, and an auxiliary-image-display control section configured to cause, when determining on the basis of the acquired target-object depth information and the acquired operation-body depth information that a positional relation between the target object and the operation body satisfies a predetermined condition in a depth direction from the HMD, the display section to display an auxiliary image for facilitating recognition of a position in the depth direction concerning the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Yuichi MORI
  • Publication number: 20170010662
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to be visually recognizable through an outside scene. The HMD includes a position detecting section configured to recognize an input and a control section configured to cause the image display section to display information and change the display in the image display section according to the input recognized by the position detecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO, Teruhito KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 9465452
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit which includes an operation surface, and a position designation unit which detects at least one operation to the operation surface and outputs a position designation signal according to the detected position; and a control unit which performs a first control operation based on the position designation signal according to the first operation detected by the operation to the operation surface, continues the first operation, and performs a second control operation which is different from the first control operation with respect to the information processing apparatus, based on the new second operation to the operation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20160284129
    Abstract: A HMD is provided with a virtual image display including a first display and a second display that display images respectively corresponding to a right eye and a left eye of a user such that an outside scene is visible. The HMD is provided with a control device that controls a display mode of the image by the virtual image display according to a gaze distance of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160274680
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit which receives an operation; a first detection unit which detects a direction of the operation unit; an input and output conversion unit which converts an input of the operation received by the operation unit into an output based on a first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a first state, and converts the input into an output based on a second regulation which is different from the first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a second state; a second detection unit which detects an apparatus state which is at least one of a position and a direction of the information processing apparatus; and a control processing unit which performs a control process of the information processing apparatus, based on the output from the input and output conversion unit and the apparatus state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Fusashi KIMURA, Kazuo NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160225189
    Abstract: A head mounted display which enables a user to visually recognize a virtual image includes: an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image; a processing unit that processes display information, which is information displayed to the user as the virtual image, in the image display unit; and a transmission unit that transmits the processed display information to an image display apparatus which is connected to the head mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9383581
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit which receives an operation; a first detection unit which detects a direction of the operation unit; an input and output conversion unit which converts an input of the operation received by the operation unit into an output based on a first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a first state, and converts the input into an output based on a second regulation which is different from the first regulation, when the direction of the operation unit is in a second state; a second detection unit which detects an apparatus state which is at least one of a position and a direction of the information processing apparatus; and a control processing unit which performs a control process of the information processing apparatus, based on the output from the input and output conversion unit and the apparatus state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fusashi Kimura, Kazuo Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20160155412
    Abstract: A control device is a device which is connected to a head-mounted image display unit and controls the display of the image display unit. The control device includes a key operation unit which receives an operation, and a control unit which executes a general-purpose OS and an application program operating on the OS. The OS has a control function which is executed when an operating unit receives a predetermined operation, and includes a key code API which is callable by the application program and limits the execution of the control function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Fusashi KIMURA, Kazuo NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160109703
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a sight line direction detection section that detects the direction of a user's sight line, an image display section that has an image display area where an image is displayed, and a display image setting section that allows display of at least part of an image in the image display area and changes, based on the detected direction of the sight line, at least one of the at least part of the image displayed in the image display area and a display position of the image displayed in the image display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kazuo NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160070101
    Abstract: A transmission type head mounted display device includes an imaging unit that images an outside scene, an image display unit that displays an image and is capable of transmitting the outside scene, an action detection unit that detects an action of a user, and a function determination unit that determines a function which can be executed by the head mounted display device in a case where an action situation which is a combination of the detected action and the imaged outside scene is a predetermined situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Kazuo NISHIZAWA