Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Miyake

Nobuyuki Miyake 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).

  • Patent number: 8264558
    Abstract: Video display apparatus, remote controller for reproduction apparatus, and reproduction apparatus meeting user's usage conditions with high operability have structure including: remote controller for video display apparatus, the remote controller having connection section connected to video display section, operation members receiving operations by user to the video display section, and control section having at least two action modes for operating the video display section responding to operations to the operation members; attachment member attaching the remote controller for video display apparatus to user's clothes etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Ootsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Shigeru Kato
  • Publication number: 20100188314
    Abstract: Inclination of an image display unit is prevented at the time of using a wearable display unit in which the image display unit can move between a projection position where the image display unit comes in front of a user's eye and a retracted position where the image display unit has been retracted from the front of the user's eye. A display support member 27 is prevented from rotating in relation to a display support member housing part 31 in a direction included in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the display support member 27, even in a state that the display support member can move. To that end, grooves 28a, 28b extending in the longitudinal direction are formed in the display support member 27, while guide rollers 34a, 34a in contact with these grooves are provided within the display support member housing part 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Shigeru Kato, Masaki Ootsuki
  • Publication number: 20100007581
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for improving the wear comfort of a head-mounted display device. Cushions mounted on a head mounting band have surfaces that make contact with the user's head. The area of the contact surface of the cushion on the side whereupon a display unit is mounted is formed to be larger than the area of the contact surface of the other cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kato, Nobuyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20100007608
    Abstract: A cross key is mounted on a headphone. When a support arm and a connection section are pivoted 180 degrees from the (a)-state to change the position of wearing the headphone between left and right, a head-mounted display is set for use by the right eye, and this turns the cross key upside down. Correspondingly, a function allocated to the upper key is allocated to the lower key and a function allocated to the lower key is allocated to the upper key to obtain the (b)-state. In the (b)-state, the functions are changed such that the function allocated to the upper key is allocated to the upper key and the function allocated to the lower key is allocated to the lower key. A cross key does not require any change in key functions and left as is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Yasuki Nagaoka, Toru Fujie
  • Publication number: 20090322654
    Abstract: The head-mounted display has a rear arm, an accommodating part that is attached to the rear arm, a display arm that is held in the accommodating part so that this display arm can be accommodated, a display part which is attached to the tip end of the display arm so that this display part can pivot, and headphones which are disposed on both end parts of the rear arm, as main parts. A flat cable which supplies a power source and signals to the image display device is led into the accommodating part via a wiring attachment part, and is fastened to the accommodating part by the wiring attachment part. In the accommodating part, the intermediate part of the flat cable is fastened by a wiring retainer. Then, this flat cable enters the display arm from the rear end part of the display arm, and is further conducted to the image display device inside the display part via a spherical-surface coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru KATO, Nobuyuki Miyake, Masaki Ootsuki
  • Publication number: 20090243970
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru KATO, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiaki
  • Patent number: 7542012
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Thiaki
  • Publication number: 20090009427
    Abstract: Switches and the like 6 that are used to control video images displayed on the display part 5 are installed on the headphone 1 for the left ear to which no display arm holding part 3 or display arm 4 is attached. The user operates these switches and the like 6 with the left hand. Since these switches and the like 6 are attached to the headphone 1 for the left ear, which is on the side opposite from the headphone 1 for the right ear to which the display arm holding part 3 and display arm 4 are attached, there is no touching of the display arm holding part 3 or display arm 4 by hand during the operation, thus reducing the possibility of the position of the display part 5 being altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Satoshi Ejima
  • Publication number: 20080309587
    Abstract: A head mount display having a display part rotatable relative to a head mount band, which is improved in portability and in which the display part can be protected. A restraint part (170) is provided on the outside of the head mount band (110). The restraint part (170) is provided with a holding part (173) for holding an arm part (150) connected to the display part (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiaki
  • Publication number: 20080309588
    Abstract: A head mount display having a display part rotatable relative to a head mount part, in which, when the display part is rotated and retreated from in front of the eyes to the top of the head of the wearer when not is use, the display part is less possible to come into contact with the forehead or hair of the wearer during its rotation. The head mount display has an arm part at the forward end of which the display part is mounted and mounting parts for fitting the other end of the arm part to the head mount part. The other end of the arm is mounted by the mounting parts to the head mounting part so as to be rotatable in the direction where the forward end of the arm part is separated from the mounting parts and so as to be displaceable in the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiaki
  • Patent number: 7306335
    Abstract: In a visual training device and a visual training method, different targets are displayed for right and left eyes, respectively, and refractivities of the right and left eyes are measured. Based on the measured refractivities of the eyes, positions of the targets displayed for the right and left eyes are moved in the directions of the respective optical axes. At the same time, the targets are moved so that the visual axes of the right and left eyes incline outward toward the end. The directions of the visual axes of the right and left eyes incline outward toward the end, so that it is possible to relax the strain of musculus ciliaris and relieve visual fatigue through short, effective training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Masaki Ootsuki, Tsuneto Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20070263125
    Abstract: Video display apparatus, remote controller for reproduction apparatus, and reproduction apparatus meeting user's usage conditions with high operability have structure including: remote controller for video display apparatus, the remote controller having connection section connected to video display section, operation members receiving operations by user to the video display section, and control section having at least two action modes for operating the video display section responding to operations to the operation members; attachment member attaching the remote controller for video display apparatus to user's clothes etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Ootsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Shigeru Kato
  • Publication number: 20060238878
    Abstract: Inclination of an image display unit is prevented at the time of using a wearable display unit in which the image display unit can move between a projection position where the image display unit comes in front of a user's eye and a retracted position where the image display unit has been retracted from the front of the user's eye. A display support member 27 is prevented from rotating in relation to a display support member housing part 31 in a direction included in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the display support member 27, even in a state that the display support member can move. To that end, grooves 28a, 28b extending in the longitudinal direction are formed in the display support member 27, while guide rollers 34a, 34a in contact with these grooves are provided within the display support member housing part 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Shigeru Kato, Masaki Ootsuki
  • Publication number: 20060221266
    Abstract: The head-mounted display 1 has a rear arm 2, an accommodating part 3 that is attached to the rear arm 2, a display arm 4 that is held in the accommodating part 3 so that this display arm 4 can be accommodated, a display part 5 which is attached to the tip end of the display arm 4 so that this display part 5 can pivot, and headphones 6 which are disposed on both end parts of the rear arm 2, as main parts. A flat cable 12 which supplies a power source and signals to the image display device 7 is led into the accommodating part 3 via a wiring attachment part 13, and is fastened to the accommodating part 3 by the wiring attachment part 13. In the accommodating part 3, the intermediate part of the flat cable 12 is fastened by a wiring retainer 14. Then, this flat cable 12 enters the display arm 4 from the rear end part of the display arm 4, and is further conducted to the image display device 7 inside the display part 5 via a spherical-surface coupling 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kato, Nobuyuki Miyake, Masaki Ootsuki
  • Publication number: 20060119539
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kato, Masaki Otsuki, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kenzo Chiakl
  • Publication number: 20040257528
    Abstract: In a visual training device and a visual training method, different targets are displayed for right and left eyes, respectively, and refractivities of the right and left eyes are measured. Based on the measured refractivities of the eyes, positions of the targets displayed for the right and left eyes are moved in the directions of the respective optical axes. At the same time, the targets are moved so that the visual axes of the right and left eyes incline outward toward the end. The directions of the visual axes of the right and left eyes incline outward toward the end, so that it is possible to relax the strain of musculus ciliaris and relieve visual fatigue through short, effective training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Masaki Ootsuki, Tsuneto Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20010050809
    Abstract: A microscope includes a body unit that constitutes a microscope body and a plurality of units that are attached to the body unit. The plurality of units are electrically connected to a ground line. In this microscope, at least two of the units are imparted with conducting properties with conducting abilities different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Kazumasa Aoyama
  • Patent number: 6033074
    Abstract: The subjective eye refractive power measuring apparatus according to the present invention objectively measures the refractive power of an optical system to be tested. The subjective eye refractive power measuring apparatus comprises a measuring element that output a detection signal corresponding to the refractive power of the optical system to be tested, an arithmetic device that calculates a measured value related to the refractive power based upon an output signal from the measuring element, a determination device that determines whether or not specific conditions related to termination of a measuring operation are satisfied based upon, at least, either a measured value obtained by the arithmetic device or the length of measurement time required for measurement and a termination device that implements specific control for terminating a measuring operation when the judgement device has determined that specific conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyake, Ken Tomioka
  • Patent number: 5835190
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic curvature measuring device measures the shape of a central portion and the shape of a peripheral portion of a curved surface such as a cornea of the eye or contact lenses. The measuring device has a small size and is capable of being hand held during measurement. A plurality of light beams are first projected onto the cornea and corneal periphery of the eye. A first projection unit then projects a first mark onto a first region of the subject eye while a second projection unit projects a pair of second marks onto a second region of the subject eye. An objective lens transmits reflected images of the first and the second marks to a measurement unit which measures the second marks at first and second timings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 5772298
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises an eye examining apparatus of the hand-held type, an auxiliary apparatus on which the eye examining apparatus is removably mounted, a discrimination circuit for discriminating whether the eye examining apparatus and the auxiliary apparatus are connected together or separated from each other, and a controller for operatively associating the eye examining apparatus and the auxiliary apparatus with each other when the discrimination circuit discriminates that the eye examining apparatus is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Miyake