Patents by Inventor Makoto SHIGEMITSU
Makoto SHIGEMITSU 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).
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Patent number: 11678386Abstract: The setting device includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device communicates with the electronic apparatuses. The processing device transmits first configuration information representing a fixed first configuration used to connect one of the electronic apparatuses to a network to the electronic apparatus with the communication device taking detection of the electronic apparatus by the communication device as a trigger, and then makes the electronic apparatus store the first configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Koichiro Ota, Makoto Shigemitsu
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Patent number: 11503261Abstract: A processing device generates a marker image to use as a reference for correcting a shape of a projection image projected on a projection surface from a projector, takes a taken image of the projection surface using the imaging device from an imaging position different from an observation position from which the projection surface is observed, generates a parameter for reducing a distortion of the projection image based on the marker image included in the taken image, displays an area image representing a range wherein projection can be performed on the projection surface on the display device, disposes a video content at an indicating position in the area image with an input to the input device, generates an original image including the video content, and corrects the original image thereby generating an input image for input to a projector configured to project the projection image.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Ide, Toshiki Fujimori, Makoto Shigemitsu, Takahiro Otsu
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Patent number: 11489726Abstract: A setting device for performing a network configuration of an electronic apparatus is provided with a touch panel, a communication device, and a processing device described below. To the touch panel, there is input information in accordance with an operation by a user. The communication device communicates with a wireless communication tag which stores certification information to be used for certification when performing a network configuration of the electronic apparatus, and which is provided to the electronic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Koichiro Ota, Makoto Shigemitsu
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Publication number: 20220038669Abstract: A processing device generates a marker image to use as a reference for correcting a shape of a projection image projected on a projection surface from a projector, takes a taken image of the projection surface using the imaging device from an imaging position different from an observation position from which the projection surface is observed, generates a parameter for reducing a distortion of the projection image based on the marker image included in the taken image, displays an area image representing a range wherein projection can be performed on the projection surface on the display device, disposes a video content at an indicating position in the area image with an input to the input device, generates an original image including the video content, and corrects the original image thereby generating an input image for input to a projector configured to project the projection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro IDE, Toshiki FUJIMORI, Makoto SHIGEMITSU, Takahiro OTSU
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Patent number: 11240741Abstract: A method for controlling a display device includes: transmitting, in a first status where the display device is not connected to an access point, first status information representing the first status; receiving an instruction to operate as an access point from an electronic device in a status where the first status information is received by the electronic device and where the electronic device is not connected to an access point; operating as a first access point in response to the receiving of the instruction; and transmitting first connection information for connecting to the first access point, to the electronic device, when operating as the first access point.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
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Publication number: 20210258207Abstract: A setting device for performing a network configuration of an electronic apparatus is provided with a touch panel, a communication device, and a processing device described below. To the touch panel, there is input information in accordance with an operation by a user. The communication device communicates with a wireless communication tag which stores certification information to be used for certification when performing a network configuration of the electronic apparatus, and which is provided to the electronic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Koichiro OTA, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Publication number: 20210259029Abstract: The setting device includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device communicates with the electronic apparatuses. The processing device transmits first configuration information representing a fixed first configuration used to connect one of the electronic apparatuses to a network to the electronic apparatus with the communication device taking detection of the electronic apparatus by the communication device as a trigger, and then makes the electronic apparatus store the first configuration information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Koichiro OTA, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Patent number: 10838679Abstract: In a display system, one tablet terminal transmits control information to another tablet terminal. If the another tablet terminal receives the control information from the one tablet terminal, the another tablet terminal starts executing an application and starts communicating with a projector. The one tablet terminal transmits, to the projector, display instruction information instructing the another tablet terminal to display information. The projector receives the display instruction information from the one tablet terminal and transmits the display instruction information to the another tablet terminal currently connected to the projector. The another tablet terminal displays, on a touch panel, information designated by the display instruction information, if the another tablet terminal receives the display instruction information from the projector while executing the application.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
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Patent number: 10839482Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a thumbnail image generator that generates thumbnail image from content data formed of a plurality of pages, an instruction accepting section that accepts a page switching instruction, a rendering processor that generates image data to be displayed by a projector apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a communication section that communicates with the projector apparatus, and a controller that controls generation of data to be transmitted to the projector apparatus. The controller determines, upon acceptance of the switching instruction, the thumbnail image, transmits thumbnail image data representing the determined thumbnail image to the projector apparatus via the communication section, and then transmits high-resolution image data corresponding to the thumbnail image to the projector apparatus via the communication section.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
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Patent number: 10771749Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a wireless communication unit that communicates with a projector; an operation detection unit that detects an operation; and an operation data processing unit that causes the wireless communication unit to transmit operation data designating a display position of a pointer to the projector, when the projector displays the pointer according to an operation of a pointing device based on the operation detected by the operation detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiya Kobayashi, Makoto Shigemitsu
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Publication number: 20200201619Abstract: A method for controlling a display device storing software includes: providing a first instruction to a first communication terminal in a status where communication with the first communication terminal is established, the first instruction instructing the first communication terminal to acquire an update notification prompting update of the software; and displaying, on a display surface, an update notification image based on an update notification acquired by the first communication terminal in response to the first instruction, when receiving the update notification from the first communication terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Publication number: 20200196224Abstract: A method for controlling a display device includes: transmitting, in a first status where the display device is not connected to an access point, first status information representing the first status; receiving an instruction to operate as an access point from an electronic device in a status where the first status information is received by the electronic device and where the electronic device is not connected to an access point; operating as a first access point in response to the receiving of the instruction; and transmitting first connection information for connecting to the first access point, to the electronic device, when operating as the first access point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Patent number: 10552033Abstract: A control device adapted to control an electronic apparatus includes a position detection section adapted to repeatedly detect a position on an operation area pointed with a pointer, a moving velocity identification section adapted to identify a moving velocity of the pointer based on the plurality of positions detected, and a command transmission section adapted to transmit a predetermined command used to control the electronic apparatus to the electronic apparatus at a frequency corresponding to the moving velocity identified.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
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Publication number: 20190306476Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a wireless communication unit that communicates with a projector; an operation detection unit that detects an operation; and an operation data processing unit that causes the wireless communication unit to transmit operation data designating a display position of a pointer to the projector, when the projector displays the pointer according to an operation of a pointing device based on the operation detected by the operation detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiya KOBAYASHI, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Patent number: 10365881Abstract: An terminal apparatus includes a terminal communication section that transmits image data to a projector, an image data generating section that generates comparison result image data representing a result of comparison between a post-update image data and a pre-update image data, and an evaluation section that evaluates whether or not the comparison result image data generated by the image data generating section represents that there is no difference between the pre-update image data and the post-update image data. The evaluation section evaluates the comparison result image data whenever a frame cycle elapses in a case where the comparison result image data represents that there is difference and evaluates the comparison result image data after a period longer than the frame cycle elapses in a case where the comparison result image data represents that there is no difference between the pre-update image data and the post-update image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
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Publication number: 20190065131Abstract: In a display system, one tablet terminal transmits control information to another tablet terminal. If the another tablet terminal receives the control information from the one tablet terminal, the another tablet terminal starts executing an application and starts communicating with a projector. The one tablet terminal transmits, to the projector, display instruction information instructing the another tablet terminal to display information. The projector receives the display instruction information from the one tablet terminal and transmits the display instruction information to the another tablet terminal currently connected to the projector. The another tablet terminal displays, on a touch panel, information designated by the display instruction information, if the another tablet terminal receives the display instruction information from the projector while executing the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Publication number: 20180276791Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a thumbnail image generator that generates thumbnail image from content data formed of a plurality of pages, an instruction accepting section that accepts a page switching instruction, a rendering processor that generates image data to be displayed by a projector apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a communication section that communicates with the projector apparatus, and a controller that controls generation of data to be transmitted to the projector apparatus. The controller determines, upon acceptance of the switching instruction, the thumbnail image, transmits thumbnail image data representing the determined thumbnail image to the projector apparatus via the communication section, and then transmits high-resolution image data corresponding to the thumbnail image to the projector apparatus via the communication section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Patent number: 10061479Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting information transmission section that transmits setting information for making a function of controlling a supply of power to a second communication section provided in a display apparatus valid or invalid to the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a first control section that supplies power to the second communication section even when the power source of the display apparatus is turned off in a case where the setting information indicates that the function of controlling the supply of power to the second communication section is valid, and stops the supply of power to the second communication section when the power source of the display apparatus is turned off in a case where the setting information indicates that the function of controlling the supply of power to the second communication section is invalid.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Shigemitsu, Yoshiyuki Kanamori, Mitsunori Tomono
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Publication number: 20180203825Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication section adapted to communicate with a display device, a display section, an acquisition section adapted to obtain an image file including image data and a header, and a control section adapted to transmit the image data included in the image file obtained by the acquisition section to the display device using the communication section, retrieve text data from the header of the image file to display the text data on the display section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
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Publication number: 20180059927Abstract: A control device adapted to control an electronic apparatus includes a position detection section adapted to repeatedly detect a position on an operation area pointed with a pointer, a moving velocity identification section adapted to identify a moving velocity of the pointer based on the plurality of positions detected, and a command transmission section adapted to transmit a predetermined command used to control the electronic apparatus to the electronic apparatus at a frequency corresponding to the moving velocity identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU