Patents by Inventor Osamu Ogawara

Osamu Ogawara 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: 11276202
    Abstract: A moving image generation apparatus includes: circuitry to: capture images of a three-dimensional model using different values of a camera parameter of a virtual camera to generate captured images; calculate goodness-of-fit indices using the captured images as inputs, the goodness-of-fit indices each indicating a suitability of a corresponding captured image among the captured images; and generate camerawork that traces values of the camera parameter of the virtual camera, based on the calculated goodness-of-fit indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hara, Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara
  • Patent number: 11140324
    Abstract: A method of displaying a wide-angle image including one or more attention points on a display device, the method being performed by an information processing apparatus including the display device, includes, in response to detecting a predetermined trigger when at least a part of the wide-angle image is displayed as a display region, displaying a region of the wide-angle image in the display region, the region of the wide-angle image including at least one of the one or more attention points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara, Takayuki Hara
  • Patent number: 11064095
    Abstract: An image display system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to: synchronize a first relative position of a first area in an area of a first panorama image and a second relative position of a second area in an area of a second panorama image, and display at least the first area in the first panorama image and at least the second area in the second panorama image on the display. The processor is further configured to change the first area displayed which is displayed in response to change the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara
  • Patent number: 10991342
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive image data of an object and three-dimensional computer graphics (3DCG) data transmitted from an image distribution apparatus, and display, on a display, a specific region image corresponding to a specific region within an image of the object as a background image, and an image of the 3DCG data as a superimposed image to be superimposed on the background image. The specific region image corresponding to the specific region is generatable from the image data of the object and the image of the 3DCG data is generatable from the 3DCG data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ogawara, Yohei Fujita, Takayuki Hara
  • Patent number: 10970460
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to receive a signal indicating that a user operation is performed on a screen having a first region including an image and a second region, the screen being displayed on a display, update a display status of the screen based on the received signal corresponding to the user operation performed on the screen, determine whether the user operation is performed on the first region or the second region, and change a presentation style of the image in the screen displayed on the display based on a determination that the user operation is performed on the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara
  • Patent number: 10877649
    Abstract: A browsing system includes an information processing apparatus that executes a process including transmitting first identification information of the information processing apparatus to an image distribution apparatus, upon acquiring screen information from a device; acquiring a wide-angle image, determined based on the first identification information, and a display state of the wide-angle image; and displaying the acquired wide-angle image in the display state, and an image distribution apparatus that executes a process including referring to a storage storing the first identification information, second identification information of the wide-angle image, and the display state; referring to a storage storing an attribute of a viewer of the first identification information; determining the display state of the wide-angle image according to the attribute of the viewer determined by the first identification information acquired from the information processing apparatus; and transmitting the wide-angle image an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara
  • Publication number: 20200374463
    Abstract: A method of displaying a wide-angle image including one or more attention points on a display device, the method being performed by an information processing apparatus including the display device, includes, in response to detecting a predetermined trigger when at least a part of the wide-angle image is displayed as a display region, displaying a region of the wide-angle image in the display region, the region of the wide-angle image including at least one of the one or more attention points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei FUJITA, Osamu OGAWARA, Takayuki HARA
  • Publication number: 20200334862
    Abstract: A moving image generation apparatus includes: circuitry to: capture images of a three-dimensional model using different values of a camera parameter of a virtual camera to generate captured images; calculate goodness-of-fit indices using the captured images as inputs, the goodness-of-fit indices each indicating a suitability of a corresponding captured image among the captured images; and generate camerawork that traces values of the camera parameter of the virtual camera, based on the calculated goodness-of-fit indices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI HARA, YOHEI FUJITA, OSAMU OGAWARA
  • Patent number: 10771704
    Abstract: A method of displaying a wide-angle image including one or more attention points on a display device, the method being performed by an information processing apparatus including the display device, includes, in response to detecting a predetermined trigger when at least a part of the wide-angle image is displayed as a display region, displaying a region of the wide-angle image in the display region, the region of the wide-angle image including at least one of the one or more attention points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara, Takayuki Hara
  • Patent number: 10701263
    Abstract: A browsing system includes an image distribution apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The image distribution apparatus includes a memory configured to store and register a presentation pattern of a plurality of display positions, including at least a first display position and a second display position, set within a wide-angle image; and first circuitry configured to transmit the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern of the plurality of display positions. The information processing apparatus includes second circuitry configured to receive the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern from the image distribution apparatus, and to display the wide-angle image on a display connected with the information processing apparatus, using the plurality of display positions by applying the received presentation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara, Takayuki Hara
  • Publication number: 20200186681
    Abstract: An image display system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to: synchronize a first relative position of a first area in an area of a first panorama image and a second relative position of a second area in an area of a second panorama image, and display at least the first area in the first panorama image and at least the second area in the second panorama image on the display. The processor is further configured to change the first area displayed which is displayed in response to change the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Osamu OGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200123702
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a napped artificial leather including the steps of: providing a fiber sheet including a non-woven fabric of ultrafine fibers with a fineness of 1 dtex or less that has been impregnated with a first elastic polymer; napping one or both surfaces of the fiber sheet to form a napped surface thereon; applying, to the napped surface, a resin solution containing a second elastic polymer having solubility in a predetermined solvent; and applying the predetermined solvent to the surface to which the resin solution is applied. Also disclosed is a napped artificial leather including a fiber sheet obtained by impregnating a first elastic polymer into a non-woven fabric that is an entangled body of ultrafine fibers with a fineness of 1 dtex or less, wherein the fiber sheet includes, on one or both surfaces thereof, a napped surface obtained by the ultrafine fibers, and a second elastic polymer is fixed to basal portions of the napped ultrafine fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya ASHIDA, Osamu OGAWARA
  • Patent number: 10609259
    Abstract: An image display system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to: synchronize a first relative position of a first area in an area of a first panorama image and a second relative position of a second area in an area of a second panorama image, and display at least the first area in the first panorama image and at least the second area in the second panorama image on the display. The processor is further configured to change the first area displayed which is displayed in response to change the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara
  • Publication number: 20200013374
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive image data of an object and three-dimensional computer graphics (3DCG) data transmitted from an image distribution apparatus, and display, on a display, a specific region image corresponding to a specific region within an image of the object as a background image, and an image of the 3DCG data as a superimposed image to be superimposed on the background image. The specific region image corresponding to the specific region is generatable from the image data of the object and the image of the 3DCG data is generatable from the 3DCG data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu OGAWARA, Yohei Fujita, Takayuki Hara
  • Patent number: 10474414
    Abstract: An image display system includes at least one display device and at least one information processing apparatus connected to the display device. The information processing apparatus includes an input unit which receives a plurality of image data items and parameters related to a display image, a determination unit which determines areas of an image indicated by the image data items, which areas are displayed by the display device as partial images of the display image, based on the parameters, a setting unit which sets up a switching condition for switching the image data items, a switching unit which switches the image data items when the switching condition is met, and a transmission unit which transmits data indicating the areas to the display device. The display device is configured to display the areas determined by the determination unit at intervals of a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara
  • Publication number: 20190132521
    Abstract: A method of displaying a wide-angle image including one or more attention points on a display device, the method being performed by an information processing apparatus including the display device, includes, in response to detecting a predetermined trigger when at least a part of the wide-angle image is displayed as a display region, displaying a region of the wide-angle image in the display region, the region of the wide-angle image including at least one of the one or more attention points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Yohei FUJITA, Osamu OGAWARA, Takayuki HARA
  • Publication number: 20190028642
    Abstract: A browsing system includes an image distribution apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The image distribution apparatus includes a memory configured to store and register a presentation pattern of a plurality of display positions, including at least a first display position and a second display position, set within a wide-angle image; and first circuitry configured to transmit the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern of the plurality of display positions. The information processing apparatus includes second circuitry configured to receive the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern from the image distribution apparatus, and to display the wide-angle image on a display connected with the information processing apparatus, using the plurality of display positions by applying the received presentation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yohei Fujita, Osamu Ogawara, Takayuki Hara
  • Publication number: 20180276722
    Abstract: A browsing system includes an information processing apparatus that executes a process including transmitting first identification information of the information processing apparatus to an image distribution apparatus, upon acquiring screen information from a device; acquiring a wide-angle image, determined based on the first identification information, and a display state of the wide-angle image; and displaying the acquired wide-angle image in the display state, and an image distribution apparatus that executes a process including referring to a storage storing the first identification information, second identification information of the wide-angle image, and the display state; referring to a storage storing an attribute of a viewer of the first identification information; determining the display state of the wide-angle image according to the attribute of the viewer determined by the first identification information acquired from the information processing apparatus; and transmitting the wide-angle image an
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei FUJITA, Osamu OGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20180203659
    Abstract: An image display system displays a display image and includes at least one display device and at least one information processing apparatus connected to the display device. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to implement an input unit configured to receive image data items and parameters related to the display image, a determination unit configured to determine areas (ARA1, ARA2, ARA3) of an image (D1) indicated by the image data items, which areas are displayed by the display device as partial images of the display image, based on the parameters (DIR1), and a transmission unit configured to transmit data indicating the areas to the display device. The display device is configured to display one of the areas (ARA1) determined by the determination unit at intervals of a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu OGAWARA, Yoko SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20180173679
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to receive a signal indicating that a user operation is performed on a screen having a first region including an image and a second region, the screen being displayed on a display, update a display status of the screen based on the received signal corresponding to the user operation performed on the screen, determine whether the user operation is performed on the first region or the second region, and change a presentation style of the image in the screen displayed on the display based on a determination that the user operation is performed on the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Osamu Ogawara