Patents by Inventor Masahide Takano

Masahide Takano 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: 20190285896
    Abstract: A transmission-type head mounted display apparatus includes: an image display unit configured to transmit an external scene and display an image on the external scene; and a controller configured to control the image display unit, wherein the controller is configured to perform: target acquisition processing for acquiring a position range of one or more target objects included in the external scene; coordinate acquisition processing for acquiring a direction set in accordance with an instruction by a user and an instruction region positioned closest to the user among instruction regions which are portions common with the position range of one or more target objects; and display processing for displaying, on the image display unit, an image corresponding to a specific object being the target object, the position range of which includes the instruction region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi KOBAYASHI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20190271846
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device that enables a user to visually recognize a virtual image and an external scene includes an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image and an augmented reality processing unit that forms on the image display unit the virtual image indicating a virtual object which is an object for providing augmented reality to the user and of which the user's visual discomfort is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Hideho Kaneko, Masahide Takano, Naoto Aruga, Kaori Sendai
  • Publication number: 20190227323
    Abstract: An HMD including an image display unit mounted on a user's head to display an image, a right earphone and a left earphone to be installed in the user's right and left ears to output sound based on a sound signal of a right channel for a right ear and a sound signal of a left channel for a left ear, a second communication unit configured to receive a sound signal, and a control unit configured to assign a sound signal for sound associated with a displayed image displayed by the image display unit and the sound signal received by the second communication unit to the left channel and the right channel to output the sound signals as sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20190222774
    Abstract: To provide HMD including an image display unit worn by a user on a head and configured to display an image, a camera provided in the image display unit and configured to capture an image in a predetermined direction relative to the image display unit, and a control unit configured to specify a non-display region in an imaging range of the camera, perform a process of lowering a clarity of the non-display region on captured image data of the camera, and output the processed captured image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi KOBAYASHI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10353489
    Abstract: A foot input device worn on a foot of a user and configured to output an operation signal used by an external apparatus includes an operation section configured to detect a state of a sole of the foot of the user and output the operation signal corresponding to the detected state of the sole of the foot. The operation section detects, as the state of the sole of the foot, a load received from the sole of the foot of the user and outputs the operation signal corresponding to the detected load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hiroi, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20190187477
    Abstract: A transmissive display device includes an image display unit configured to transmit an outside scenery and display an image viewable with the outside scenery, an interference risk region calculation unit configured to calculate an interference risk region where there is a risk of interference between a user of the transmissive display device and a mobile body, a risk level determination unit configured to determine a risk level of the interference, based on a relative positional relationship between the user and the mobile body, and a display control unit configured to display, on the image display unit, an image indicating the interference risk region in a display mode according to the determined risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka FUJIMAKI, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20190187479
    Abstract: A transmission-type head mounted display apparatus including an image display unit configured to transmit an external scene and display an image of a display object to be viewed along with the external scene, a gesture detection unit configured to detect a predefined gesture for the displayed image of the display object, and a display controller configured to perform at least one of display of the image of the display object in a display mode corresponding to the gesture having been detected and display of related information that corresponds to the gesture having been detected and that is associated with the display object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10303435
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image includes an image display section configured to cause the user to visually recognize the virtual image, an image acquiring section configured to acquire an outside scene image in a visual field direction of the user in a state in which the head-mounted display device is mounted, and a guiding section configured to guide, with sound, the user to an object of attention, which is at least one real object present in the real world and included in the acquired outside scene image and is a real object to which the user is urged to pay attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Sendai, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20190155376
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to be visually recognizable through an outside scene. The HMD includes a position detecting section configured to recognize an input and a control section configured to cause the image display section to display information and change the display in the image display section according to the input recognized by the position detecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO, Teruhito KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 10296105
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image in a display region to be transmitted through an outside scene and recognizable together with the outside scene, a camera and an imaging control section configured to detect a pointer associated with a motion of the user in a region including at least a range in which the image is transmitted through the image display section, and a display control section configured to cause the image display section to display, in the display region, an image indicating a detection state of the pointer by the camera and the imaging control section and cause the display section to display a candidate of input content corresponding to at least any one of a movement, a shape, and a position of the pointer detected by the camera and the imaging control section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Masahide Takano
  • Patent number: 10296104
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display unit that makes a user visually perceive an image, and an control device, capable of being moved independently of the image display unit, which includes a six-axis sensor detecting a movement and a track pad receiving an operation. The HMD controls the display of the image display unit in accordance with the movement detected by the six-axis sensor in a state where the track pad receives an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Sendai, Kazuo Nishizawa, Fusashi Kimura, Masahide Takano
  • Patent number: 10281976
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to be visually recognizable through an outside scene. The HMD includes a position detecting section configured to recognize an input and a control section configured to cause the image display section to display information and change the display in the image display section according to the input recognized by the position detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishizawa, Masahide Takano, Teruhito Kojima
  • Patent number: 10281963
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit that displays an image so as to be visually recognized by an observer, a holding member that holds the display unit and has at least a portion thereof exposed to the outside, and a heat conduction member, having a sheet shape, which is connected to the holding member. The display unit includes an image forming device that forms the image. The heat conduction member comes into contact with the image forming device so as to be capable of heat conduction, and transmits heat of the image forming device to the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao, Takeshi Fujishiro, Takahiro Totani, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20190114134
    Abstract: A display system includes a first display device of a head mounted type, and a second display device. The first display device includes: a first display configured to display a guide image, a first camera configured to capture an outside image, and a first communication interface configured to: transmit the outside image to the second display device, and receive the guide image transmitted from the second display device. The second display device includes: a second display configured to display the outside image, a detector configured to detect a pointing position relative to the outside image, a second processor configured to generate the guide image based on the pointing position, and a second communication interface configured to: receive the outside image transmitted from the first display device, and transmit the guide image to the first display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko MIYASAKA, Naoki KOBAYASHI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10228757
    Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to be visually recognizable through an outside scene. The HMD includes a position detecting section configured to recognize an input and a control section configured to cause the image display section to display information and change the display in the image display section according to the input recognized by the position detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishizawa, Masahide Takano, Teruhito Kojima
  • Publication number: 20190050191
    Abstract: In a display system, a projector detects an operation, generates guide information indicating the detected operation, and transmits the guide information to an HMD, and the HMD receives the guide information transmitted from the projector and displays an image corresponding to the operation of the projector and an image indicating a point of view or line-of-sight direction of an operator carrying out the operation, on the basis of the guide information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide TAKANO, Akio YAMAZAKI, Shinichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10185388
    Abstract: A transmission-type head mounted display includes a detection unit that detects a first target from outside scenery, an image display unit which is capable of transmitting the outside scenery and is capable of displaying an image, and a display image setting unit that causes the image display unit to display a first moving image which is a moving image associated with the detected first target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Aonuma, Masahide Takano
  • Patent number: 10175923
    Abstract: A display system includes one HMD and another HMD, and the one HMD includes an image display section adapted to display an image so that an outside view can visually be recognized, and an imaging section adapted to take an image of a range including at least a part of the outside view, which can visually be recognized in the image display section. Further, the one HMD includes a communication section, and a control section adapted to make the image display section display the image. The another HMD includes an image display section, a communication section, a display control section adapted to display the image based on the information received from the one HMD, an operation detection section, and a control section adapted to generate the guide information and transmit the guide information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Miyasaka, Naoki Kobayashi, Masahide Takano
  • Patent number: 10169925
    Abstract: A display which allows a user to visually recognize a virtual image and external scenery includes an image display unit that forms the virtual image which is visually recognized by the user. The display also includes a superimposition processing unit that generates a plurality of pieces of superimposition information, based on a plurality of images of the external scenery, for superimposing invisible information which is not shown in an outward appearance of an object on the object included in the external scenery. The superimposition processing unit extracts a feature of the object. The invisible information includes a feature in common with the extracted feature of the object. The superimposition processing unit generates the plurality of pieces of superimposition information such that the extracted feature of the object and the feature of the invisible information overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Takano, Atsunari Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10162412
    Abstract: A HMD is provided with a virtual image display including a first display and a second display that display images respectively corresponding to a right eye and a left eye of a user such that an outside scene is visible. The HMD is provided with a control device that controls a display mode of the image by the virtual image display according to a gaze distance of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishizawa, Masahide Takano