Patents by Inventor Ryuji Fuchikami

Ryuji Fuchikami 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: 10817975
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image input unit into which an image signal from an image signal source is input; a memory; a writing unit that writes at a first frequency an image signal input into the image input unit into the memory; a reading unit that reads at a second frequency higher than the first frequency an image signal written in the memory; an image output unit that outputs an image signal read by the reading unit to a display unit; and an image interpolation unit that interpolates an image to be output to the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Mashitani, Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20200314427
    Abstract: A video signal processing device is configured to include a quantizer that sequentially outputs quantized data obtained by quantizing input data based on the video data of the first gradation into the video data of the second gradation, a storage that sequentially stores the quantized data output from the quantizer, a difference calculator that sequentially calculates differences between the video data of the first gradation for a current frame and the quantized data for a previous frame stored in the storage, and an integrator that sequentially outputs integral data obtained by sequentially integrating data output from the difference calculator as the input data of the quantizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Patent number: 10750142
    Abstract: In an image projection system, a computing device generates conversion information for converting camera coordinates used by an imaging device and projector coordinates used by an image projection device based on a positional relationship between a projection pattern image and an imaging pattern image, the imaging device images a subject including a person, the computing device detects a first position indicating a position related to the camera coordinates in a specific region in the person, the computing device converts information on the first position into information on a second position indicating a position related to the projector coordinates in the specific region based on the conversion information, and the image projection device projects a warning image for overlapping with an entire region of the specific region based on the information on the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Sugisawa, Ryuji Fuchikami, Hideyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200260058
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MINAMI, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Patent number: 10674124
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Minami, Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Patent number: 10656506
    Abstract: A high-speed display device inputs first video information having a first frame rate and a gradation of first number of bits, generates a set of M (integer of 2 or more) variation gradation values having a second number of bits smaller than the first number of bits and having a sum corresponding to the respective gradation values of the gradations of the first number of bits, and distributes the values from the set of the M variation gradation values corresponding to the respective gradation values of the first video information obtained from a variation gradation value output to the corresponding M frames for each frame of the first video information to generate second video information having a second frame rate that is M times the first frame rate and display video based on the second video information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20200099906
    Abstract: In an image projection system, a computing device generates conversion information for converting camera coordinates used by an imaging device and projector coordinates used by an image projection device based on a positional relationship between a projection pattern image and an imaging pattern image, the imaging device images a subject including a person, the computing device detects a first position indicating a position related to the camera coordinates in a specific region in the person, the computing device converts information on the first position into information on a second position indicating a position related to the projector coordinates in the specific region based on the conversion information, and the image projection device projects a warning image for overlapping with an entire region of the specific region based on the information on the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji SUGISAWA, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI, Hideyuki NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10473461
    Abstract: A motion sensor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an image sensor (101) and LED light sources (102, 103). Using an image captured by the image sensor (101) when both of the LED light sources (102, 103) are turned ON and an image captured by the image sensor (101) when only the LED light source (103) is turned ON, the distance to an object is estimated based on the luminance ratio of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20190281263
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MINAMI, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190253679
    Abstract: A projection system for projecting an image comprises: a visible light projector that projects the image with visible light; an invisible light projector that projects an invisible light image onto the object with invisible light; an imaging device that captures the invisible light image projected from the invisible light projector; and a controller that obtains information regarding reflected light from the object while obtaining three-dimensional measurements of the object to control the image, based on a capture image. The invisible light image includes a bright region and a dark region having a light amount less than the light amount of the bright region. The invisible light projector emits the invisible light to cause the light amount of the dark region in the invisible light image to be more than or equal to an offset value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Chiharu TSUBOTA, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI, Kazuhiro MINAMI
  • Patent number: 10349019
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Minami, Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Patent number: 10313599
    Abstract: A motion sensor device including: an image sensor; first and second light sources; and control circuitry configured to control the image sensor and the first and second light sources. The control circuitry is configured to: repeatedly perform the operation of making the image sensor capture a first frame with light emitted from the first light source at a first time, the operation of making the image sensor capture a second frame with light emitted from the second light source at a second time, and the operation of generating information about the distance to an object based on first and second images that have been gotten by capturing the first and second frames, respectively, and control the respective quantities of light emitted from the first and second light sources individually by reference to information that has been collected through the previous or earlier image capturing session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventor: Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20190164252
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image input unit into which an image signal from an image signal source is input; a memory; a writing unit that writes at a first frequency an image signal input into the image input unit into the memory; a reading unit that reads at a second frequency higher than the first frequency an image signal written in the memory; an image output unit that outputs an image signal read by the reading unit to a display unit; and an image interpolation unit that interpolates an image to be output to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Ken MASHITANI, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190108673
    Abstract: A projection device viewpoint image of a three-dimensional projection target is acquired, a three-dimensional model corresponding to the projection target is prepared as projection contents, the three-dimensional model is converted into a two-dimensional image that coincides with the projection device viewpoint image, and the two-dimensional image that coincides with the projector viewpoint image is projected to the projection target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki NAKAMURA, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI, Ikuo FUCHIGAMI
  • Patent number: 10240915
    Abstract: A measurement system includes: a projection apparatus that projects, onto a subject, first pattern light indicating a first pattern projection image including a first pattern image corresponding to a specific bit in gray code obtained by gray-coding projection coordinates stipulated by a projection coordinate system, and a second pattern image having the same cycle as the first pattern image, but having a different phase from the first pattern image, following a projection sequence where projections of the first and second pattern images coexist; and at least one imaging apparatus that images the first pattern light and generates an imaged image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventor: Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20190052848
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MINAMI, Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190004406
    Abstract: A high-speed display device inputs first video information having a first frame rate and a gradation of first number of bits, generates a set of M (integer of 2 or more) variation gradation values having a second number of bits smaller than the first number of bits and having a sum corresponding to the respective gradation values of the gradations of the first number of bits, and distributes the values from the set of the M variation gradation values corresponding to the respective gradation values of the first video information obtained from a variation gradation value output to the corresponding M frames for each frame of the first video information to generate second video information having a second frame rate that is M times the first frame rate and display video based on the second video information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuji FUCHIKAMI
  • Patent number: 10161745
    Abstract: Provided is a real-time-measurement projection device which can measure a distance to a changing target object in real time, and, particularly, can appropriately perform projection and mapping on a changing target object. A real-time-measurement projection device includes a projection device that projects pattern light including a pattern image onto a projection target, an imaging device that electronically acquires a captured image of the projection target irradiated with the pattern light for each pixel for a predetermined exposure time, and a calculation device that calculates a distance to each point of the projection target by contrasting data of the captured image with data of the pattern image, in which the imaging device temporally deviates a start point and an end point of the predetermined exposure time for each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Patent number: 10136112
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, a background member, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The background member is disposed behind the object in a direction of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light projector. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The background member has a light shielding surface that does not diffusely reflect the invisible light incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Minami, Ryuji Fuchikami
  • Publication number: 20180188020
    Abstract: Provided is a real-time-measurement projection device which can measure a distance to a changing target object in real time, and, particularly, can appropriately perform projection and mapping on a changing target object. A real-time-measurement projection device includes a projection device that projects pattern light including a pattern image onto a projection target, an imaging device that electronically acquires a captured image of the projection target irradiated with the pattern light for each pixel for a predetermined exposure time, and a calculation device that calculates a distance to each point of the projection target by contrasting data of the captured image with data of the pattern image, in which the imaging device temporally deviates a start point and an end point of the predetermined exposure time for each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuji FUCHIKAMI