Patents by Inventor Ryohei Sugihara

Ryohei Sugihara 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: 7996177
    Abstract: An information display system includes a sensor which measures a state of each part of a body of a user, an active state identifying section which identifies an active state of the user based on a measurement result, an information estimating section which estimates information required by the user based on the active state identified by the active state identifying section, a database which stores at least the information required by the user, an information selecting section which selects the information required by the user from a plurality of information stored in the database, and an information display section which displays the information required by the user selected by the information selecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Tatsuta, Ryohei Sugihara, Yoichi Iba
  • Patent number: 7992996
    Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device provided with an image output unit that includes a display element for displaying images and a projection lens for magnifying and projecting the images and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having no refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section in at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi Iba, Koichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7969515
    Abstract: A video display apparatus displays videos corresponding to a plurality of observers respectively and comprises a display device. A control unit controls a scan timing so that a sum of a video scanning period from an upper end to a lower end of the display device concerning one video input into the display device and a response period in the lower end of the display device is smaller than a field period of the video. The control unit allows an illumination system to emit light between the end of the response period of the lower end and the start of scanning of the next video in the upper end of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Yoichi Iba
  • Publication number: 20110118870
    Abstract: A robot control system includes a user information acquisition section (12) that acquires user information that is obtained based on sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of a user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a presentation information determination section (14) that determines presentation information that is presented to the user by the robot based on the acquired user information, and a robot control section (30) that controls the robot to present the presentation information to the user. The user information acquisition section (12) acquires second user information that is the user information about a second user, and the presentation information determination section (14) determines the presentation information presented to a first user based on the acquired second user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi Iba, Nobuto Fukushima, Tsuneharu Kasai, Hideki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110115703
    Abstract: A head-worn information display system which includes a display panel. A display mode of information displayed on the display panel is switched automatically according to an active state of a user using the information display system, so as to display information appropriate for the active state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi IBA, Ryohei Sugihara, Seiji Tatsuta
  • Publication number: 20110057863
    Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device comprises an image output unit for outputting image light of images to be displayed and a reflection unit disposed in a field of view of at least one eyeball of a viewer. The reflection unit is adapted to reflect the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball of the viewer so that the viewer can see virtual images of the images. The minimum value of a width of a projection cross-section of the reflection unit in an output direction of the image light to the eyeball is smaller than a dark-adapted pupil diameter of human and is larger than a light-adapted pupil diameter of human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi Iba
  • Publication number: 20110051077
    Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device provided with an image output unit that includes a display element for displaying images and a projection lens for magnifying and projecting the images and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having no refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section in at least one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi IBA, Koichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110051076
    Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device having an image output unit that includes a display element that displays images and is disposed on a spectacle frame and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light that is output from the image output unit toward the eyeball so that the viewer can see a virtual image of the image is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having a positive refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball of the viewer is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section parallel to an incident surface of the optical axis relative to the reflection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi Iba, Koichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20100298976
    Abstract: A robot control system includes a user information acquisition section (12) that acquires user information that is obtained based on sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of a user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a presentation information determination section (14) that determines presentation information that is presented to the user by the robot based on the acquired user information, and a robot control section (30) that controls the robot to present the presentation information to the user. The presentation information determination section (14) determines the presentation information that is presented to the user so that a first robot and a second robot present different types of presentation information based on the identical acquired user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Seiji Tatsuta, Yoichi Iba, Nobuto Fukushima, Tsuneharu Kasai, Hideki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20100245211
    Abstract: A hexahedron prism in which a first optical surface and a second optical surface opposed to each other are approximately parallel, the inner angles ? between the first optical surface and each of a third optical surface and a fourth optical surface opposed to each other are equal, a fifth optical surface and a sixth optical surface opposed to each other are configured inclining toward each other and the distance therebetween becomes narrow from the third optical surface to the fourth optical surface, and further, a light beam from a image display element enters through a first partial optical surface into the hexahedron prism, reflects inside the prism and is emitted through a second partial optical surface to an eye pupil of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi IBA, Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA
  • Publication number: 20100245755
    Abstract: An eyeglass-type image display device mounted on an eyeglass frame and has a display element for displaying an image and a light guiding unit for guiding the image light of the image displayed on the display element 15 is provided, wherein at least the light guiding unit is disposed on a limb unit so as to be displaceable to a first position where the light guiding unit is evacuated from the front of one eyeball of the user and to the second position where the light guiding unit extends to the front of the eyeball and the image light exits therethrough toward the eyeball, thereby enabling compact and light-weight structure, reduction in cost, and further enabling the user to wear the eyeglass frame for a long time without feeling that the eyeglass frame is heavy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA, Teruo TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20100245756
    Abstract: An eyeglass-mounted type image display device suggested by the present invention is applicable, to an existing pair of eyeglasses and includes an image display unit having an image display panel and attachable and detachable to and from an eyeglass temple and a light guiding unit that exits the image light emitted from the image display panel of the image display unit toward an eyeball of an observer through an entering end, an optical path and an exit end is provided, wherein the light guiding unit is provided separately from the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA
  • Publication number: 20100245757
    Abstract: An eyeglass-mounted type image display device which is applicable to an existing pair of eyeglasses and includes an eyepiece optical unit arranged in a field of view of one eyeball of an observer and an image display unit having a display element for displaying an image is provided, wherein an image light emitted from the image display unit is incident on an eyeball through the eyepiece optical unit and at least one of the image display unit and the eyepiece optical unit is fixed and held to a hinge unit that foldably supports a temple with respect to a frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA
  • Patent number: 7800710
    Abstract: An image display apparatus has one display screen configured to display images corresponding to a plurality of observers. The image display apparatus includes illumination unit for emitting a first light flux and a second light flux in at least two different directions in a time sharing manner, and a transmissive display element configured to display in a time sharing manner a first image using the first light flux as illumination light and a second image using the second light flux as illumination light. The illumination unit includes a first light source which emits the first light flux, a second light source which emits the second light flux, a first light guiding plate which projects the first light flux only in a direction to a first observer, and a second light guiding plate which projects the second light flux only in a direction to a second observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Yoichi Iba
  • Publication number: 20100157432
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel head-mounted type image display device capable of displaying a lot of information with good viewability by multi-screens without impairing mobility of the device. The device comprises a plurality of eyepiece optical units 25Ru, 25Rd emitting image light to be displayed toward corresponding eye balls respectively and a head-mounting unit 11 for supporting the plurality of eyepiece optical units 25Ru, 25Rd and adapted to detachably attached to the head of an observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA
  • Patent number: 7719769
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a head mount type image display system that, albeit having a see-around and a see-through function, is small size and low weight, makes sure a large field of outside view and low power consumption with high-luminance electronic images, and is easy to use. A head mount type image display system 1 at least comprises a display device, an eyepiece optical system, an eyepiece window, an eyepiece window holder 2, a casing and a supporter 10 for fixing all these components onto a user's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Yoichi Iba
  • Publication number: 20100070456
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a state estimation section that estimates a state of a user based on information that includes sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of the user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a historical information storage section that stores state historical information about the user, a usualness level evaluation section that evaluates a usualness level of the user, and a write section that writes the usualness level of the user evaluated by the usualness level evaluation section in the historical information storage section so that the usualness level is linked to each state of the user indicated by the state historical information about the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA
  • Publication number: 20100066647
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a media information acquisition section that acquires media information, a media information storage section that stores the media information acquired by the media information acquisition section, a usualness level evaluation section that evaluates a usualness level of a user based on information that includes sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of the user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, and a write section that writes the usualness level of the user evaluated by the usualness level evaluation section in the media information storage section so that the usualness level is linked to the media information acquired by the media information acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji TATSUTA, Ryohei SUGIHARA, Yoichi IBA
  • Publication number: 20090315869
    Abstract: A digital photo frame includes a display section, a display control section, a detection information acquisition section that acquires detection information detected by a user detection sensor, and a user state determination section that determines at least one of a positional relationship between a user and the display section, an observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within a detection range. The display control section changes a display state of an image displayed on the display section corresponding to at least one of the positional relationship between the user and the display section, the observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within the detection range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SUGIHARA, Seiji TATSUTA, Yoichi IBA, Miho KAMEYAMA, Hayato FUJIGAKI
  • Publication number: 20080285306
    Abstract: An image display apparatus has one display screen configured to display images corresponding to a plurality of observers. The image display apparatus comprises an illumination means for emitting a first light flux and a second light flux in at least two different directions in a time sharing manner, and a transmissive display element configured to display in a time sharing manner a first image using the first light flux emitted from the illumination means as illumination light and a second image using the second light flux as illumination light, and the illumination means includes a first light source 20 which emits the first light flux, a second light source 25 which emits the second light flux, a first light guiding plate 21 which projects the first light flux emitted from the first light source 20 only in a direction to a first observer, and a second light guiding plate 22 which projects the second light flux emitted from the second light source 25 only in a direction to a second observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara, Yoichi Iba