Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi

Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi 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: 20180288378
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a storage that stores a set period that is a period from the point of time when electric power supply starts to the point of time when a projection section starts displaying an image, a remote control that accepts operation, and a controller that changes the set period based on the operation accepted by the remote control, and the controller causes the projection section to start projecting the image after the electric power supply starts and the set period then elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo MIZUNO, Takahiro ANO, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9939943
    Abstract: A client can return a display state of an object to the past. When a point body moves on a screen, a projector draws an object of a line representing a moving trajectory. The projector generates object data representing the object and transmits the generated object data to tablet terminals. The object data contains order information representing generation order of the object. The tablet terminals display the object represented by the transmitted object data on a touch panel. When performing an operation for returning the display, the tablet terminals return the display by object unit based on the order information contained in the object data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20180047322
    Abstract: A projector includes an image generation section adapted to generate a composite image including a first image based on a first image signal, a second image based on a second image signal, and a boundary line indicating a position to be a boundary between the first image and the second image, a projection section adapted to display the composite image generated by the image generation section on a screen, a position detection section adapted to detect a position of a pointing body with respect to the screen, and a control section adapted to make the image generation section generate a composite image with a boundary line moved based on the position of the pointing body detected by the position detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro ANO, Koichiro OTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI, Kento YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170052621
    Abstract: A client can return a display state of an object to the past. When a point body moves on a screen, a projector draws an object of a line representing a moving trajectory. The projector generates object data representing the object and transmits the generated object data to tablet terminals. The object data contains order information representing generation order of the object. The tablet terminals display the object represented by the transmitted object data on a touch panel. When performing an operation for returning the display, the tablet terminals return the display by object unit based on the order information contained in the object data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro OTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9524574
    Abstract: A projector includes a coordinate acquiring unit configured to acquire a coordinate of a position pointed by a pointer, a sub-processor configured to render an image on the basis of the coordinate, and a main processor configured to output image data of the image rendered by the sub-processor. The projector performs, according to a predetermined condition, using the main processor, rendering in the same manner as the sub-processor on the basis of the acquired input coordinate, superimposes the rendered image on the rendered image output by the sub-processor to generate a superimposed image, and outputs the superimposed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 9489075
    Abstract: A client can return a display state of an object to the past. When a point body moves on a screen, a projector draws an object of a line representing a moving trajectory. The projector generates object data representing the object and transmits the generated object data to tablet terminals. The object data contains order information representing generation order of the object. The tablet terminals display the object represented by the transmitted object data on a touch panel. When performing an operation for returning the display, the tablet terminals return the display by object unit based on the order information contained in the object data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 9324295
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit that displays an image on a screen, a control unit that allows the projection unit to display a plurality of images based on image data input from a plurality of PCs, a location detection unit that detects an operation location by a pointing tool, an output control unit that selects the PC based on the operation location detected by the location detection unit and a display location of the image on the screen, and an output switching unit that outputs coordinates of the operation location to the PC selected by the output control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20150199059
    Abstract: A client can return a display state of an object to the past. When a point body moves on a screen, a projector draws an object of a line representing a moving trajectory. The projector generates object data representing the object and transmits the generated object data to tablet terminals. The object data contains order information representing generation order of the object. The tablet terminals display the object represented by the transmitted object data on a touch panel. When performing an operation for returning the display, the tablet terminals return the display by object unit based on the order information contained in the object data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Koichiro OTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150110100
    Abstract: A wireless communication system performs ad-hoc mode communication, wherein a first terminal includes an identification information storing section, an IP address storing section, an SSID generating section generating a service set identifier, a beacon signal generating section generating a beacon signal including an SSID, and a priority information updating section updating priority information, and the second terminal includes an SSID acquiring section acquiring the SSID from the beacon signal, memory storing the SSID, an SSID selecting section selecting one SSID based on the priority information, an IP address acquiring section acquiring the IP address of the first terminal from the selected SSID, and a communicating section making a connection to the first terminal by using the acquired IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Koichiro OTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8958402
    Abstract: A wireless communication system performs ad-hoc mode communication, wherein a first terminal includes an identification information storing section, an IP address storing section, an SSID generating section generating a service set identifier, a beacon signal generating section generating a beacon signal including an SSID, and a priority information updating section updating priority information, and the second terminal includes an SSID acquiring section acquiring the SSID from the beacon signal, memory storing the SSID, an SSID selecting section selecting one SSID based on the priority information, an IP address acquiring section acquiring the IP address of the first terminal from the selected SSID, and a communicating section making a connection to the first terminal by using the acquired IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140218624
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a graphical user interface device comprises an image display device configured to display an operation window including a first operation area which corresponds to a first area and a second operation area which corresponds to a second area. An allocation unit is configured to allocate the graphical user interface device to the first operation area, and to allocate one of a plurality of participant devices to the second operation area. A controller is configured to control a projector to display the combined image in which a first image, that corresponds to the image display device of the graphical user interface device, is displayed in the first area and in which a second image, that corresponds to a participant device allocated to the second operation area, is displayed in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 8726156
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a graphical user interface device. In one example, the device is configured to provide images for display on a plurality of split screen forming areas of a split screen display. The device displays to a user an operation window having operation areas, the number of operation areas being the same as the number of split screen forming areas of the split screen display. Each of the operation areas is associated with one of the split screen forming areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140071099
    Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit that displays an image on a screen, a control unit that allows the projection unit to display a plurality of images based on image data input from a plurality of PCs, a location detection unit that detects an operation location by a pointing tool, an output control unit that selects the PC based on the operation location detected by the location detection unit and a display location of the image on the screen, and an output switching unit that outputs coordinates of the operation location to the PC selected by the output control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru KUBOTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20130314439
    Abstract: A projector includes a coordinate acquiring unit configured to acquire a coordinate of a position pointed by a pointer, a sub-processor configured to render an image on the basis of the coordinate, and a main processor configured to output image data of the image rendered by the sub-processor. The projector performs, according to a predetermined condition, using the main processor, rendering in the same manner as the sub-processor on the basis of the acquired input coordinate, superimposes the rendered image on the rendered image output by the sub-processor to generate a superimposed image, and outputs the superimposed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20110222518
    Abstract: A wireless communication system performs ad-hoc mode communication, wherein a first terminal includes an identification information storing section, an IP address storing section, an SSID generating section generating a service set identifier, a beacon signal generating section generating a beacon signal including an SSID, and a priority information updating section updating priority information, and the second terminal includes an SSID acquiring section acquiring the SSID from the beacon signal, memory storing the SSID, an SSID selecting section selecting one SSID based on the priority information, an IP address acquiring section acquiring the IP address of the first terminal from the selected SSID, and a communicating section making a connection to the first terminal by using the acquired IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro OTA, Kazuyoshi KITABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20100232357
    Abstract: A communication system which communicates data through communication between a first communication device and a second communication device having common network identification information, wherein a first communication device includes a first communication unit which communicates data to and from other communication device having the common network identification information, a first attachment unit to which a storage device is detachably attached, an issuing unit which obtains network identification information of other communication device and issues network identification information not coinciding with the network identification information of this communication device, and a writing unit which writes the network identification information issued by the issuing unit to the storage device attached to the first attachment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Koichiro Ota, Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi
  • Publication number: 20090044116
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a graphical user interface device. In one example, the device is configured to provide images for display on a plurality of split screen forming areas of a split screen display. The device displays to a user an operation window having operation areas, the number of operation areas being the same as the number of split screen forming areas of the split screen display. Each of the operation areas is associated with one of the split screen forming areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Kitabayashi