Patents by Inventor Kazushi Maruya

Kazushi Maruya 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: 20220330812
    Abstract: A contrast sensitivity measurement apparatus (1) generates a stimulating image to be output to an external display device (20) for measuring contrast sensitivity of a user. An image scale setting unit (12) determines the spatial frequency in units of pixels on the basis of an observation distance, physical characteristics of the external display device (20), and visual characteristics of a human. A carrier waveform generation unit (13) generates a luminance map in which a change of luminance along a first axis follows the spatial frequency. A contrast map generation unit (14) generates a contrast map in which contrast gradually decreases from one end to another end along a second axis, and an equal contrast line forms a given waveform. A stimulating image synthesis unit (15) generates the stimulating image by synthesizing the luminance map and the contrast map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenchi HOSOKAWA, Kazushi MARUYA
  • Publication number: 20220304568
    Abstract: A display unit (16) outputs a stimulating image to an external display device (20). The stimulating image is obtained by synthesizing a luminance map in which luminance of each pixel is set in such a manner that a change in the luminance along a first axis follows a given spatial frequency, and a contrast map in which contrast of each pixel is set in such a manner that the contrast gradually decreases from one end to another end along a second axis and that an equal contrast line forms a given waveform. A response data generation unit (22) acquires a contrast value corresponding to each of the coordinates acquired by a user input receiving unit (21). A sensitivity calculation unit (23) calculates contrast sensitivity. A result output unit (25) outputs contrast sensitivity while adding reliability of the contrast sensitivity calculated by a reliability calculation unit (24) thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenchi HOSOKAWA, Kazushi MARUYA
  • Publication number: 20210247686
    Abstract: A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawabe, Shinya Nishida, Kazushi Maruya, Masataka Sawayama
  • Patent number: 11036123
    Abstract: A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawabe, Shinya Nishida, Kazushi Maruya, Masataka Sawayama
  • Publication number: 20200150521
    Abstract: A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAWABE, Shinya NISHIDA, Kazushi MARUYA, Masataka SAWAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10571794
    Abstract: A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawabe, Shinya Nishida, Kazushi Maruya, Masataka Sawayama
  • Publication number: 20170045813
    Abstract: A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawabe, Shinya Nishida, Kazushi Maruya, Masataka Sawayama