Patents by Inventor Satoshi Aso

Satoshi Aso 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: 8449121
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit. The correction unit determines a shape of the image after distortion correction according to the distortion state, moves the determined shape in a display area of an optical modulator in a first direction, performs distortion correction of the image, and moves the image after distortion correction in the display area of the optical modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Patent number: 8233749
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to an image processing system, projector, method and computer program product. In one example, an image processing system includes an interpolation unit that performs interpolation using an input image and a reference pixel in an input background part outside of the input image and interpolation pixels including neighboring pixels around the reference pixel, and a target pixel location determination unit that determines a location of a target pixel with respect to an image after distortion correction in a display area of an optical modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Publication number: 20120063698
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit. The correction unit determines a shape of the image after distortion correction according to the distortion state, moves the determined shape in a display area of an optical modulator in a first direction, performs distortion correction of the image, and moves the image after distortion correction in the display area of the optical modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Patent number: 8079716
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit that performs distortion correction of the image according to the distortion state, wherein the correction unit performs distortion correction calculation using either an intersection point of diagonal lines of the image after distortion correction in a display area of an optical modulator or a center of gravity of the image as the origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Publication number: 20090052800
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to an image processing system, projector, method and computer program product. In one example, an image processing system includes an interpolation unit that performs interpolation using an input image and a reference pixel in an input background part outside of the input image and interpolation pixels including neighboring pixels around the reference pixel, and a target pixel location determination unit that determines a location of a target pixel with respect to an image after distortion correction in a display area of an optical modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Publication number: 20090040396
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit that performs distortion correction of the image according to the distortion state, wherein the correction unit performs distortion correction calculation using either an intersection point of diagonal lines of the image after distortion correction in a display area of an optical modulator or a center of gravity of the image as the origin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Patent number: 7243855
    Abstract: A data communication system includes a host device, a reader/writer device and a plurality of contactless identification tags. The contactless identification tag includes a data reception section, a data transmission section, a data control section, a data storage section, a driving electric current generation section and a coil antenna. In response to a command from the reader/writer device, the data control section generates a random number, and sets a time slot number based on the random number and a unique identification number stored in advance in the data storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, Satoshi Aso
  • Patent number: 7204414
    Abstract: An image generation system and contactless communication media, a method for selling commodities, and a complex store provide that the purchase of commodities can be considered based on actual commodities offered at shops and images including the use state of the commodities. The system includes a tag corresponding to a commodity, a portable terminal and an image generation device. The tag stores image information of the commodity, and transmits the image information to the portable terminal when the portable terminal approaches. The portable terminal receives the image information and outputs the received image information to an image generation device. The image generation device generates an image including the use state of the commodity based on the image information of the commodity outputted from the portable terminal, displays the image including the use state of the commodity generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Publication number: 20050211774
    Abstract: An image generation system and contactless communication media, a method for selling commodities, and a complex store provide that the purchase of commodities can be considered based on actual commodities offered at shops and images including the use state of the commodities. The system includes a tag corresponding to a commodity, a portable terminal and an image generation device. The tag stores image information of the commodity, and transmits the image information to the portable terminal when the portable terminal approaches. The portable terminal receives the image information and outputs the received image information to an image generation device. The image generation device generates an image including the use state of the commodity based on the image information of the commodity outputted from the portable terminal, displays the image including the use state of the commodity generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventor: Satoshi Aso
  • Publication number: 20050127180
    Abstract: A data communication system includes a host device, a reader/writer device and a plurality of contactless identification tags. The contactless identification tag includes a data reception section, a data transmission section, a data control section, a data storage section, a driving electric current generation section and a coil antenna. In response to a command from the reader/writer device, the data control section generates a random number, and sets a time slot number based on the random number and a unique identification number stored in advance in the data storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, Satoshi Aso
  • Patent number: 4915027
    Abstract: A manually operable sweeping-type compact printer apparatus includes a key entry unit, a display unit, a memory unit, an encoder and a printer unit which are mounted on a manually manipulatable housing. When the housing is manually moved over a printing medium with the printer unit in contact with the printing medium, data entered by the key entry unit is printed out on the printing medium. In the printer apparatus, only designated segments or lengths of data are printed out on the printing medium, independent of continued travel or movement of the housing. Also, even if the housing is moved over the printing medium at an unstable moving velocity, high printing quality can be realized by control of the printing head. Stop codes designating the end of a data segment can be automatically or manually inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Ishibashi, Kazuki Yamauchi, Satoshi Aso, Atsushi Sagisaka