Patents by Inventor Nobuhisa Kishikawa

Nobuhisa Kishikawa 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).

  • Interface apparatus and interface method
    Patent number: 7844921
    Abstract: An apparatus for a user to interface with a control object apparatus by a posture or a motion of the user's physical part. An image input unit inputs an image including the user's physical part. A gesture recognition unit recognizes the posture or the motion of the user's physical part from the image. A control unit controls the control object apparatus based on an indication corresponding to the posture or the motion. A gesture information display unit displays an exemplary image of the posture or the motion recognized for the user's reference to indicate the control object apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ike, Yasuhiro Taniguchi, Ryuzo Okada, Nobuhisa Kishikawa, Kentaro Yokoi, Mayumi Yuasa, Bjorn Stenger
  • INTERFACE APPARATUS AND INTERFACE METHOD
    Publication number: 20080052643
    Abstract: An apparatus for a user to interface with a control object apparatus by a posture or a motion of the user's physical part. An image input unit inputs an image including the user's physical part. A gesture recognition unit recognizes the posture or the motion of the user's physical part from the image. A control unit controls the control object apparatus based on an indication corresponding to the posture or the motion. A gesture information display unit displays an exemplary image of the posture or the motion recognized for the user's reference to indicate the control object apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsukasa IKE, Yasuhiro Taniguchi, Ryuzo Okada, Nobuhisa Kishikawa, Kentaro Yokoi, Mayumi Yuasa, Bjorn Stenger