Patents by Inventor Koichiro Ota

Koichiro Ota 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: 20170307970
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit which displays an image; a detection unit which detects positions of first and second pointers on the image; a storage unit having a storage area corresponding to the pointers; a storage control unit which causes first and second virtual objects associated with the first and second pointers to be stored in the storage area, with the first and second virtual objects corresponding to first and second identifiers, respectively; and a pasting unit which pastes the first virtual object stored corresponding to the first identifier in the storage area to the image in response to an operation of the first pointer, and which pastes the second virtual object stored corresponding to the second identifier in the storage area to the image in response to an operation of the second pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro OTA
  • Publication number: 20170206053
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image output unit which outputs a screen displayed on a display unit to an image display device; a display control unit which displays a first screen including a user interface screen at least in a part of the screen; a detection unit which detects that the user interface screen is switched from a first state that does not include predetermined information to a second state that includes the information; and an output control unit which outputs a second screen that does not include the user interface screen, instead of the first screen displayed by the display control unit, to the image output unit, if it is detected that the user interface screen is switched from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Koichiro Ota
  • Publication number: 20170199581
    Abstract: An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NATORI, Koichiro OTA
  • Patent number: 9645781
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image output unit which outputs a screen displayed on a display unit to an image display device; a display control unit which displays a first screen including a user interface screen at least in a part of the screen; a detection unit which detects that the user interface screen is switched from a first state that does not include predetermined information to a second state that includes the information; and an output control unit which outputs a second screen that does not include the user interface screen, instead of the first screen displayed by the display control unit, to the image output unit, if it is detected that the user interface screen is switched from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Koichiro Ota
  • Patent number: 9639264
    Abstract: An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Natori, Koichiro Ota
  • Publication number: 20170097737
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first detection section detects the position of a first indicator on the image. A second detection section detects the position of a second indicator on the image. A storage section includes a first storage region corresponding to the first indicator and a second storage region corresponding to the second indicator. The first storage control section stores a first virtual object relating to the first indicator in the first storage region. The second storage control section stores a second virtual object relating to the second indicator in the second storage region. A first pasting section pastes the first virtual object stored in the first storage region to the image according to an operation of the first indicator. A second pasting section pastes the second virtual object stored in the second storage region to the image according to an operation of the second indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventor: Koichiro Ota
  • 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: 9406280
    Abstract: A projector capable of outputting an image to an electronic apparatus is provided, wherein the image is obtained by drawing a picture corresponding to a coordinate input from an electronic apparatus having a touch panel, or a coordinate input from an indicating body on an input image. The projector includes a video signal acquisition section adapted to obtain a first image, a first coordinate data acquisition section adapted to obtain first coordinate data from a tablet terminal having a touch panel, an image data acquisition section adapted to obtain image data representing a second image obtained by drawing a picture, which corresponds to the first coordinate data, on the first image, and an image data output section adapted to output the image data, which is obtained by the image data acquisition section, to the tablet terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Ota
  • Publication number: 20150317074
    Abstract: An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi NATORI, Koichiro OTA
  • Patent number: 9122378
    Abstract: An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Natori, Koichiro Ota
  • 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: 20150042561
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image output unit which outputs a screen displayed on a display unit to an image display device; a display control unit which displays a first screen including a user interface screen at least in a part of the screen; a detection unit which detects that the user interface screen is switched from a first state that does not include predetermined information to a second state that includes the information; and an output control unit which outputs a second screen that does not include the user interface screen, instead of the first screen displayed by the display control unit, to the image output unit, if it is detected that the user interface screen is switched from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Koichiro Ota
  • Publication number: 20140267102
    Abstract: A projector capable of outputting an image to an electronic apparatus is provided, wherein the image is obtained by drawing a picture corresponding to a coordinate input from an electronic apparatus having a touch panel, or a coordinate input from an indicating body on an input image. The projector includes a video signal acquisition section adapted to obtain a first image, a first coordinate data acquisition section adapted to obtain first coordinate data from a tablet terminal having a touch panel, an image data acquisition section adapted to obtain image data representing a second image obtained by drawing a picture, which corresponds to the first coordinate data, on the first image, and an image data output section adapted to output the image data, which is obtained by the image data acquisition section, to the tablet terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro OTA
  • Patent number: 8813207
    Abstract: An image generating apparatus includes a timepiece determining section determining whether or not the setting of an internal clock is normal, a certificate determining section determining whether or not a received electronic certificate from a communication target apparatus is valid based on the setting of the internal clock, a communication section performing communication for authentication with the communication target apparatus if the certificate determining section determines that the received electronic certificate is valid and receiving image information from an image supplying apparatus belonging to a network to which the communication target apparatus belongs or the communication target apparatus, a control section making the communication section perform communication for authentication irrespective of whether or not the received electronic certificate is valid if the timepiece determining section determines that the setting of the internal clock is not normal, and an image generating section genera
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Ota, Kazuma Iri
  • 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: 20130298029
    Abstract: An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NATORI, Koichiro OTA