Patents by Inventor Masaki Otsuki
Masaki Otsuki 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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Publication number: 20090262044Abstract: In a head-mounted display (1), functions of a cross key (7) are displayed on a display section (6) immediately after the power is turned on, as shown in A in FIG. 1(a). The functions displayed are FF (fast forward), REW (rewind), Vol+ (increase sound volume), and Vol? (decrease sound volume), and thus, only the operation for changing voice information is possible. That is, the functions of the head-mounted display (1) immediately after the power is turned on are those for handling only the voice information, and functions for video information are not included in them. After the power is turned on, if the user desires video information, they push a push button switch (8). This causes video information, such as a music title selection screen, to be displayed as shown in B in FIG. 1(b), and operation of the cross key (7) provides a mode in which the content of video information can be changed. The display device facilitates operation when the user starts to use it.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Otsuki, Satoshi Ejima
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Publication number: 20090243970Abstract: The head mounted display of the present invention has a display part for displaying images to the wearer, a supporting part which supports the display part, which is fed out into a position in front of as eye from a position that is not located in front of the face, and which is moved from this position in front of as eye into this position that is not located in front of the face, and a mounting part which holds this supporting part, and which is mounted on the wearer in a position that is not located in front of the face, and is constructed so that the supporting part can move past the side of the head along the contour of the head. As a result, a display device is produced which is relatively free of unsightliness with respect to the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Shigeru KATO, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiaki
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Publication number: 20090228124Abstract: A reproduction apparatus for reproducing contents data, containing at least one of audio and image, includes a reproducing unit reproducing contents data, a connecting unit connecting an external device to the reproducing apparatus, and a controlling unit having control within the reproducing apparatus according to both the presence or absence of connection of the device to the connecting unit and a device type. Thus, it is possible to provide the reproduction apparatus, a head mount display device and a program, by which setting and manipulation, appropriate for the configuration of connected equipment (device) and the equipment (device) condition when connected, are realized automatically or greatly simplified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki
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Publication number: 20090195479Abstract: A headphone (3) includes a pad (31) which is brought into contact with a human head, an enclosure (32) which outputs an audio, and a dome (33) as means for adjusting quality of the audio output by resonating or absorbing the sound wave emitted from the enclosure. The dome (33) has no parts other than those used for absorbing and reflecting audio and is almost hollow. In the dome (33) is arranged a circuit substrate (35) by using a circuit support part (34) having a shape not blocking the air flowing in the dome. Such a circuit substrate is also built in the other headphone. The circuit substrates arranged in the dome (33) of the headphone are connected by a cable arranged inside a head band (4) or an FPC for transmission of a signal and power supply. Thus, it is possible to provide an output device which can solve the problem of the dimensions for containing operation processing devices and the problem of heat dissipation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kato, Kazuou Isagi, Masaki Otsuki, Kenzo Chiaki
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Publication number: 20090167636Abstract: A proposition is to provide a mobile signal processing apparatus and a wearable display capable of reducing a trouble of a user relating to an audio quality setting and an image quality setting. A mobile signal processing apparatus includes an audio adjusting unit adjusting audio output from mobile acoustic devices, an image adjusting unit adjusting an image displayed on a mobile displaying device, and a deciding unit deciding a combination between a setting of the audio adjusting unit and a setting of the image adjusting unit in accordance with a usage status of the mobile acoustic devices and the mobile displaying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki
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Patent number: 7542012Abstract: The head mounted display of the present invention has a display part for displaying images to the wearer, a supporting part which supports the display part, which is fed out into a position in front of as eye from a position that is not located in front of the face, and which is moved from this position in front of as eye into this position that is not located in front of the face, and a mounting part which holds this supporting part, and which is mounted on the wearer in a position that is not located in front of the face, and is constructed so that the supporting part can move past the side of the head along the contour of the head. As a result, a display device is produced which is relatively free of unsightliness with respect to the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Thiaki
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Publication number: 20090085833Abstract: A proposition is to provide a wearable display suitable for enjoying contents including images by plural users simultaneously. To realize the proposition, the wearable display provides an external output unit outputting a signal having the same contents as a signal input to a device to an external device, at an exterior part of an apparatus body including the device making information of contents including images into a state capable of being sensed by a user, and mounting fixtures mounting the device on a head portion of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki Otsuki
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Publication number: 20090048693Abstract: An object is to provide a content reproduction system in which matching of a content reproduction apparatus and a device is performed flexibly and efficiently. For this purpose, the content reproduction system includes a content reproduction apparatus which reproduces a content including at least one of audio and an image, and a device connected to the content reproduction apparatus, in which the content reproduction apparatus is provided with acknowledging unit which acknowledges a driving condition of the device and a controlling unit which operates according to the acknowledged driving condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki
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Publication number: 20090046036Abstract: A contents data reproduction system including a reproduction apparatus which reproduces contents data including at least one of audio and image and a device which is connected to the reproduction apparatus and outputs contents data reproduced by the reproduction apparatus to a user, in which the reproduction apparatus has an accepting unit which accepts an instruction to the reproduction apparatus by the user, and a processing unit which determines whether or not the device connected to the reproduction apparatus is capable of corresponding to an operation of the contents data reproduction system, the operation being executed according to the instruction from the user accepted by the accepting unit. Therefore, the contents data reproduction system and a program by which matching of the reproduction apparatus and the device connected to the reproduction apparatus is performed flexibly and efficiently can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki
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Publication number: 20070262917Abstract: 11 indicates the image that is originally to be displayed; this image is displayed over the entire display area surrounded by the square frame 12. The image control part has the function of reducing and displaying this entire image centered on the center of the image. The reduced image that is reduced and displayed is indicated by 13. The image control part 9 displays the reduced image 13 in the initial stage of use of the head-mounted display; then, as the use frequency or use time of the head-mounted display (the selection of which of these is used is determined by the switch of the operating part) that is input from the input control part increases, the reduction ratio of the reduced image 13 is reduced so that the size of the image is increased, and the image 11 that is originally to be displayed is displayed after a specified use frequency or specified use time is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Masaki Otsuki, Shigeru Kato, Kazuou Isagi, Tomomi Takashina
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Publication number: 20060119539Abstract: The head mounted display of the present invention has a display part for displaying images to the wearer, a supporting part which supports the display part, which is fed out into a position in front of as eye from a position that is not located in front of the face, and which is moved from this position in front of as eye into this position that is not located in front of the face, and a mounting part which holds this supporting part, and which is mounted on the wearer in a position that is not located in front of the face, and is constructed so that the supporting part can move past the side of the head along the contour of the head. As a result, a display device is produced which is relatively free of unsightliness with respect to the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiakl