Patents by Inventor Mai Ootsuka

Mai Ootsuka 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).

  • Display control device and display control method
    Patent number: 9087467
    Abstract: A display control device acquires the size of a picture added in advance to picture data and an optimum viewing distance corresponding to the picture. The display control device calculates a viewing distance, in which the relationship between the size of the picture and the optimum viewing distance is equal to the relationship between the display size and the viewing distance, as a recommended viewing distance based on the size of the picture, the optimum viewing distance, and the display size of the picture. Then, the display control device notifies the calculated recommended viewing distance to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mai Ootsuka
  • DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20120218180
    Abstract: A display control device acquires the size of a picture added in advance to picture data and an optimum viewing distance corresponding to the picture. The display control device calculates a viewing distance, in which the relationship between the size of the picture and the optimum viewing distance is equal to the relationship between the display size and the viewing distance, as a recommended viewing distance based on the size of the picture, the optimum viewing distance, and the display size of the picture. Then, the display control device notifies the calculated recommended viewing distance to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mai Ootsuka