Patents by Inventor Miki Nagano
Miki Nagano 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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Patent number: 10834330Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki Nagano, Yoshihito Hayashi, Sachio Tsuboi, Isao Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190238742Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki NAGANO, Yoshihito HAYASHI, Sachio TSUBOI, Isao KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 10298855Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki Nagano, Yoshihito Hayashi, Sachio Tsuboi, Isao Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20170374262Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki NAGANO, Yoshihito HAYASHI, Sachio TSUBOI, Isao KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9792666Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform image processing on image information input, and then output the image information includes a first image processing section adapted to perform image processing on the image information, and include a first storage section to store the image information, and a second image processing section adapted to perform image processing on the image information from the first image processing section, and include a second storage section to store the image information. The first image processing section performs a process of reducing an image size of the image information stored in the first storage section and raising a refresh rate, and the second image processing section performs a process of enlarging an image size of the image information stored in the second storage section.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Miki Nagano
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Patent number: 9405768Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Karasawa, Shoichi Akaiwa, Miki Nagano
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Patent number: 9240036Abstract: In one embodiment, a control method for a projector comprises picking up an image of an area including a screen and an image light and generating a picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the image light, based on the picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the screen, based on the picked-up image; and calculating a correction image light modulation area that is an area in a part of a light modulation area so as to fit inside a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Shiki Furui
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Publication number: 20150245073Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru KARASAWA, Shoichi AKAIWA, Miki NAGANO
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Publication number: 20150242438Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Toru KARASAWA, Shoichi AKAIWA, Miki NAGANO
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Patent number: 9041524Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Karasawa, Shoichi Akaiwa, Miki Nagano
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Publication number: 20150002551Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform image processing on image information input, and then output the image information includes a first image processing section adapted to perform image processing on the image information, and include a first storage section to store the image information, and a second image processing section adapted to perform image processing on the image information from the first image processing section, and include a second storage section to store the image information. The first image processing section performs a process of reducing an image size of the image information stored in the first storage section and raising a refresh rate, and the second image processing section performs a process of enlarging an image size of the image information stored in the second storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventor: Miki NAGANO
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Publication number: 20140267428Abstract: In one embodiment, a control method for a projector comprises picking up an image of an area including a screen and an image light and generating a picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the image light, based on the picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the screen, based on the picked-up image; and calculating a correction image light modulation area that is an area in a part of a light modulation area so as to fit inside a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Shiki Furui
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Patent number: 8780280Abstract: First imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated supplementing one side that is undetected with one side of an outer peripheral line of image light that is calculated, an imaginary screen aspect ratio that is an aspect ratio of an area defined by the first imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated, whether the imaginary screen aspect ratio is more vertically oriented than a first ratio or not is determined. When a result of the determination of the imaginary aspect ratio is more vertically oriented than the first ratio, the imaginary screen aspect ratio is changed to second ratio that is different from the first ratio, and the one undetected side is calculated according to the second ratio, and the first imaginary screen outer peripheral line is corrected and a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Shiki Furui
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Publication number: 20140115528Abstract: A display method of a display device connected to a plurality of terminals via a network, the display device displaying one or more split window areas, comprising: receiving identification information and a display request of a terminal among the terminals from the terminal, determining whether or not the terminal is permitted to connect to the display device and whether or not the terminal is permitted to display to the display device, and displaying, when the terminal is a terminal permitted to display, a multi-window screen that is synthesized based on image data and predetermined information received from the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki NAGANO, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI
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Patent number: 8656302Abstract: A technique for presenting display screens of a plurality terminals connected to a network on a multi-window screen of a display screen of a display device. A communication unit receives image data captured and then sent by each terminal having a screen capture function. A display control unit controls an image synthesizer to synthesize the captured image data into single screen multi-window format data. A multi-window screen is thus presented.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20130300765Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru KARASAWA, Shoichi AKAIWA, Miki NAGANO
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Patent number: 8156437Abstract: A technique for enabling scenario files and image files for supply to a scenario generating device to be created easily is provided. The scenario creating device creates a scenario file supplied to a scenario reproducing device capable of reproducing only image files of a predetermined format. The scenario creating device comprises: an input section including a pointing device; a display section; and a scenario creating section for creating the scenario file. The scenario creating section provides a display of an execution icon on the display screen for causing the scenario creating section to execute a process. When a file icon for a source file of a predetermined format including pagewise scenario information and image information is dragged and dropped on the execution icon by means of operation of the pointing device, a scenario file is created on the basis of the scenario information, and an image file of the predetermined format is generated on the basis of the image information.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toru Karasawa, Shoichi Akaiwa, Miki Nagano
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Patent number: 8155768Abstract: A projector that projects images includes a projection display module by which the projector projects the images, a network interface by which the projector can communicate with a network, and a web server module coupled to the network interface and to the projection display module. The web server module, in response to a request to provide a working status of the projection display module received through the network interface from a client over the network, sends working status information representing the working status through the network interface to the client over the network. The web server module also, in response to control information received through the network interface from the client over the network in response to the sent working status information, controls the working status by sending a control signal to the projection display module based on the control information.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Akaiwa, Tomohiro Nomizo, Miki Nagano, Masaru Kono
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Publication number: 20120069177Abstract: First imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated supplementing one side that is undetected with one side of an outer peripheral line of image light that is calculated, an imaginary screen aspect ratio that is an aspect ratio of an area defined by the first imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated, whether the imaginary screen aspect ratio is more vertically oriented than a first ratio or not is determined. When a result of the determination of the imaginary aspect ratio is more vertically oriented than the first ratio, the imaginary screen aspect ratio is changed to second ratio that is different from the first ratio, and the one undetected side is calculated according to the second ratio, and the first imaginary screen outer peripheral line is corrected and a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Shiki Furui
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Publication number: 20110210977Abstract: A method includes sending image related working status information representing image-related working status of a projector that projects images, to a client over a network in response to a request to provide the image-related working status of the projector. The image-related working status is related to display characteristic of the projected image. The method includes controlling the image-related working status of the projector based on the control information received from the client over the network in response to the sent image-related working status information. The image-related working status information is sent to the client with screen information from which the client can display a user interface that includes the image-related working status information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Akaiwa, Tomohiro Nomizo, Miki Nagano, Masaru Kono