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: 20160170480
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image and an outside scene includes an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image, a specifying unit that specifies procedure information, which is information representing a series of action procedures, using a virtual object to be displayed in addition to a real world, the specifying unit specifying at least a singularity of kind of the procedure information out of a plurality of kinds of the procedure information prepared in advance, and an acquiring unit that acquires the specified procedure information and incidental procedure information, which is the procedure information incidental to the procedure information before and after the specified procedure information and causes the image display unit to form the virtual image representing the virtual object included in at least one of the acquired procedure information and the incidental procedure information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi AONUMA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Patent number: 9360672
    Abstract: A transmission type head mounted display device includes an image display unit including an image-light generating unit configured to generate image light on the basis of image data and emit the image light, the image display unit causing a user to visually recognize the image light as a virtual image and transmitting an outside scene in a state in which the image display unit is worn on the head of the user, and a control unit configured to set, as the image light that the control unit causes the user to visually recognize using the image display unit, specific image light generated on the basis of set specific image data and changing according to elapse of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kobayashi, Toshikazu Uchiyama, Hitomi Wakamiya, Masahide Takano
  • Publication number: 20160154620
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires plural pieces of medical apparatus information which are plural pieces of information acquired from a plurality of medical apparatuses; a generation unit that generates presentation information which contains at least a part of the plural pieces of medical apparatus information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a presentation unit that outputs the generated presentation information to a plurality of image display apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsunari TSUDA, Toshikazu UCHIYAMA, Hitomi WAKAMIYA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160148052
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of kinds of medical apparatus information, which are information acquired from a plurality of medical apparatuses, a generating unit that generates information for presentation including at least a part of the plurality of kinds of medical apparatus information acquired by the acquiring unit, and a presenting unit that outputs the generated information for presentation to an image display apparatus that displays an image. The generating unit generates the information for presentation including at least the medical apparatus information acquired by the medical apparatus, visual recognition of a display unit of which by a user of the image display apparatus is difficult.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsunari TSUDA, Toshikazu UCHIYAMA, Hitomi WAKAMIYA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160140728
    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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi AONUMA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160133051
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes an image display portion that transmits external scenery and displays an image so as to be capable of being visually recognized together with the external scenery. In addition, the head mounted display device includes a control unit that acquires an external scenery image including the external scenery which is visually recognized through the image display portion, recognizes an object which is visually recognized through the image display portion on the basis of the acquired external scenery image, and displays information regarding the object on the image display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi AONUMA, Masahide TAKANO, Kiichi HIRANO
  • Patent number: 9335547
    Abstract: A transmissive head-mounted display device includes an image display unit that generates image light representing an image, allows a user to visually recognize the image light, and transmits outside scenery when worn on a head of a user, a detection unit that detects at least one of a line-of-sight direction of the user and a shielding object that is located at a predetermined distance from an eye of the user and shields a line of sight of the user, and a control unit that performs control of the image light based on the detected detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Takano, Fusashi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160116740
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a storing unit, a first camera and a biological-information detecting unit functioning as an input unit, and an information-display control unit. The storing unit stores setting information concerning display of the display unit in association with identification information for identifying a user. The first camera functioning as the input unit picks up an image of a hand of the user. The biological-information detecting unit functioning as the input unit extracts biological information from the picked-up image. The information-display control unit controls the display of the display unit on the basis the setting information corresponding to the input biological information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsunori TAKAHASHI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160110921
    Abstract: A head mounted display, includes an image display unit enabling the user to visually recognize the virtual image, and an augmented reality processing unit causing the image display unit to form the virtual image including a virtual object displayed additionally to a real object actually existing in the real world, in which the augmented reality processing unit causes the virtual image including the virtual object in a first display aspect to be formed, and then causes the virtual image including the virtual object in a second display aspect to be formed after a predetermined retention time period has elapsed, and in which a degree of the visibility hindrance of the virtual object in the second display aspect for the real object is lower than a degree of the visibility hindrance of the virtual object in the first display aspect for the real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsunori TAKAHASHI, Masahide TAKANO, Kaoru YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160049012
    Abstract: A transmission type head mounted display device includes an image display unit configured to display an image and causes a user wearing the head mounted display device to visually recognize the image, and to transmit an outside scene; a movement detection unit configured to detect that the head mounted display device moves to a specific place; and a processing control unit configured to change at least a part of predetermined functions mounted on the head mounted display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya TORII, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160041388
    Abstract: A transmission type head mounted display includes an image display unit that displays an image and through which external scenery is transmitted, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the head mounted display, a determination information acquisition unit that acquires determination information used to determine whether or not an image to be displayed on the image display unit will be displayed, an information transmission and reception unit that receives display information which is correlated with the acquired position information and includes determination information correspondence information, and a display image control unit that displays an image as the determination information correspondence information which is correlated with the acquired determination information and is included in the received display information on the image display unit in a case where the determination information is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yutaka FUJIMAKI, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160034251
    Abstract: A head mounted display device is used by being mounted on a body of a user and includes an image display unit through which outside scenery is transmitted and which displays an image such that the image is visually recognizable together with the outside scenery. Further, the head mounted display device includes a right headphone and a left headphone outputting a sound. Further, the head mounted display device includes a target detection unit that detects a target of the user in the visual line direction; a distance detection unit that detects a distance between the detected target and the user; and an information output control unit that controls the output of the sound of the right headphone and the left headphone according to the detected distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Atsunari TSUDA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160035136
    Abstract: A head mounted display is worn on the body of a user before use and includes an image display unit that transmits an outside scene and displays an image in a visually recognizable manner along with the outside scene and a camera that performs image capturing in directions of sight lines of the user. A control section of the head mounted display includes an image generation section that generates a display image from a captured image from the camera and an image display control section that causes the image display unit to display the display image generated by the image generation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Atsunari TSUDA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160033770
    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 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Hideho Kaneko, Masahide Takano, Naoto Aruga, Kaori Sendai
  • Publication number: 20160035351
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes an image display unit that allows a user to visually recognize an image and through which outside scenery is transmitted and a microphone that detects a voice. In addition, the head mounted display device further includes a data acquisition unit that acquires data and an additional data display control unit that allows the image display unit to display an image based on the voice detected by the microphone and the data acquired by the data acquisition unit when the outside scenery is visually recognized by the user through the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Atsunari TSUDA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160035137
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes an image display unit which is used by being mounted on a body of a user, through which outside scenery is transmitted, and which displays an image such that the image is visually recognizable together with the outside scenery. The head mounted display device includes a target detection unit that detects a target of the user in a visual line direction and a data acquisition unit that acquires data of the image displayed by the image display unit. The head mounted display device includes an image display control unit that allows the image to be displayed in a position in which the image is visually recognized by overlapping at least a part of the target detected by the target detection unit based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kaori SENDAI, Atsunari TSUDA, Masahide TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160021360
    Abstract: A head-mount type display device is a transmissive display device adapted to make a user visually recognize an image and transmit an external sight, including an image display section having a left optical image display section adapted to display an image corresponding to a left eye of the user, and a right optical image display section adapted to display an image corresponding to a right eye of the user, an additional information acquisition section adapted to obtain additional information, and a control section adapted to make either of the left optical image display section and the right optical image display section display included in the image display section display the additional information obtained by the additional information acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuo NISHIZAWA, Masahide TAKANO, Yuichi MORI
  • Publication number: 20150363979
    Abstract: A head mounted display which allows a user to visually recognize a virtual image and external scenery, and includes an image display unit that forms the virtual image which is visually recognized by the user, and a superimposition processing unit that causes the image display unit to form the virtual image based on superimposition information for superimposing invisible information which is not shown in an appearance of an object on the object included in the external scenery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Masahide Takano, Atsunari TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20150355462
    Abstract: A head mounted display for supporting improvement in an act of moving a body is provided. The head mounted display includes image display unit that transmits external scenery therethrough and forms an image, a body motion detection unit that detects motions of a body of a user and at least a part of a tool bundled with the body, a model moving image acquisition unit that accesses a model moving image storage unit which stores, as a model moving image, a moving image showing a motion of the body, used as a reference of the act and stores the model moving image for each type of act, and acquires one or a plurality of model moving images corresponding to a detection result from the body motion detection unit, and a display control unit that causes the image display unit to form the acquired model moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Hitoshi SAITO, Masahide TAKANO, Hiroyuki BABA
  • Publication number: 20150348328
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit cause a user to visually recognize image light as a virtual image on the basis of image data and cause the user to visually recognize an outside scene in a state in which the image display unit is worn on the head of the user, an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of the outside scene, and a control unit configured to cause, when a mark image, which is an image of a specific mark, is included in the picked-up image, using the image display unit, the user to visually recognize a specific virtual image associated with a combination of a kind of the mark image and a shape of the mark image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Atsunari TSUDA, Masahide TAKANO, Toshikazu UCHIYAMA, Hitomi WAKAMIYA