Patents by Inventor Masaru Kurota

Masaru Kurota 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: 20240022812
    Abstract: An image capturing system includes a first control apparatus, a second control apparatus, and an image capturing apparatus. The first control apparatus includes a first transmitting unit that transmits a first control instruction based on a user's operation to the image capturing apparatus. The second control apparatus includes a second transmitting unit that transmits a second control instruction generated based on a captured image received from the image capturing apparatus to the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a third receiving unit that receives the first control instruction and the second control instruction, and a control unit that controls an image capturing process of the image capturing unit based on the first control instruction and the second control instruction. The time taken for communication of the first control instruction is longer than the time taken for communication of the second control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: MASARU KUROTA, KOYO SATO, MASASHI NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10989993
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a shape of a projection image projected by a projector. The control device communicates with the projector. A correction target point of the projection image is selected, and an image including an image indicative of the selected correction target point and a first pattern associated with the correction target point is displayed on a display section. A user's operation for moving the target point of the projection image is received. According to selection of the target point of the projection image, a first instruction for projecting a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern is transmitted to the projector, and a second instruction for moving the target point of the projection image according to the received user's operation is transmitted to the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaru Kurota, Kensuke Inagaki
  • Patent number: 10754237
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of projection apparatuses each of which projects an image onto a projection surface includes a setting unit configured to set a control group including two or more projection apparatuses, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction relating to a direction in which to move projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in the projection surface, and a control unit configured to, in response to the instruction, control the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in such a way as to move the projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses in a direction corresponding to the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Publication number: 20190361332
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of projection apparatuses each of which projects an image onto a projection surface includes a setting unit configured to set a control group including two or more projection apparatuses, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction relating to a direction in which to move projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in the projection surface, and a control unit configured to, in response to the instruction, control the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in such a way as to move the projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses in a direction corresponding to the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Patent number: 10394514
    Abstract: When each of a plurality of projection devices projects an image on a screen, in order to easily determine whether or not an association between identification information of each of the plurality of projection devices and positional relationship of each of the plurality of projection devices is correct, an image for notifying of an association between a predetermined area included in a display pattern and an external projection device is projected, and a communication unit of a projection device transmits information related to the association between the predetermined area included in the display pattern and the external projection device, which is inputted by an input unit, to the external projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Publication number: 20190235823
    Abstract: When each of a plurality of projection devices projects an image on a screen, in order to easily determine whether or not an association between identification information of each of the plurality of projection devices and positional relationship of each of the plurality of projection devices is correct, an image for notifying of an association between a predetermined area included in a display pattern and an external projection device is projected, and a communication unit of a projection device transmits information related to the association between the predetermined area included in the display pattern and the external projection device, which is inputted by an input unit, to the external projection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Publication number: 20190219907
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a shape of a projection image projected by a projector. The control device communicates with the projector. A correction target point of the projection image is selected, and an image including an image indicative of the selected correction target point and a first pattern associated with the correction target point is displayed on a display section. A user's operation for moving the target point of the projection image is received. According to selection of the target point of the projection image, a first instruction for projecting a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern is transmitted to the projector, and a second instruction for moving the target point of the projection image according to the received user's operation is transmitted to the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru Kurota, Kensuke Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20180107443
    Abstract: When each of a plurality of projection devices projects an image on a screen, in order to easily determine whether or not an association between identification information of each of the plurality of projection devices and positional relationship of each of the plurality of projection devices is correct, an image for notifying of an association between a predetermined area included in a display pattern and an external projection device is projected, and a communication unit of a projection device transmits information related to the association between the predetermined area included in the display pattern and the external projection device, which is inputted by an input unit, to the external projection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Patent number: 9875074
    Abstract: When each of a plurality of projection devices projects an image on a screen, in order to easily determine whether or not an association between identification information of each of the plurality of projection devices and positional relationship of each of the plurality of projection devices is correct, an image for notifying of an association between a predetermined area included in a display pattern and an external projection device is projected, and a communication unit of a projection device transmits information related to the association between the predetermined area included in the display pattern and the external projection device, which is inputted by an input unit, to the external projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota
  • Publication number: 20160291919
    Abstract: When each of a plurality of projection devices projects an image on a screen, in order to easily determine whether or not an association between identification information of each of the plurality of projection devices and positional relationship of each of the plurality of projection devices is correct, an image for notifying of an association between a predetermined area included in a display pattern and an external projection device is projected, and a communication unit of a projection device transmits information related to the association between the predetermined area included in the display pattern and the external projection device, which is inputted by an input unit, to the external projection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Masaru Kurota