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).

  • Patent number: 11678386
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Koichiro Ota, Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 11503261
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Ide, Toshiki Fujimori, Makoto Shigemitsu, Takahiro Otsu
  • Patent number: 11489726
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda, Koichiro Ota, Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20220038669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro IDE, Toshiki FUJIMORI, Makoto SHIGEMITSU, Takahiro OTSU
  • Patent number: 11240741
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20210258207
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Koichiro OTA, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20210259029
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Koichiro OTA, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Patent number: 10838679
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 10839482
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 10771749
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Kobayashi, Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20200201619
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20200196224
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Patent number: 10552033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20190306476
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya KOBAYASHI, Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Patent number: 10365881
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20190065131
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20180276791
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Patent number: 10061479
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Shigemitsu, Yoshiyuki Kanamori, Mitsunori Tomono
  • Publication number: 20180203825
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20180059927
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto SHIGEMITSU