Patents by Inventor Shigehiro Kadota

Shigehiro Kadota 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: 7969611
    Abstract: A display system and display control method for displaying an image based upon image data supplied from an image supply device or external storage unit. Information indicating whether editing of image data is allowed or not is appended to an image, the information is discriminated and display areas of images corresponding to the image data are displayed on a screen upon making the display areas appear different from each other in accordance with the information discriminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Patent number: 7492495
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus in which keystone distortion non-linearity distortion in a projected image can be excellently corrected is provided. An optical scanning apparatus has light source means and deflecting means for deflecting a light beam emitted from the light source means two-dimensionally in a first direction and a second directrion, the deflection speed of the deflecting means being higher in the first direction than in the second direction. The deflecting means is driven in such a way that its angular velocity in the second direction is smaller when optically scanning a position on the surface to be scanned at which the angle of incidence of the deflected light beam in the second direction is larger than when optically scanning a position on said surface to be scanned at which the angle of incidence of the deflected light beam in said second direction is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichiro Ishihara, Shigehiro Kadota
  • Patent number: 7423660
    Abstract: An image display apparatus connected in a communication-enable manner to an information processing unit for processing image data and outputting an image signal, wherein the image display apparatus receives the image signal and displays an image. The image display apparatus comprises an on-screen display generating unit for generating the image, a coordinate input unit for providing position information based on pointing on a display screen, and a control unit for controlling the on-screen display generating unit to generate and display a scroll bar, and controlling the image signal output from the information processing unit in accordance with an input for an area of the scroll bar from the coordinate input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Ouchi, Shigehiro Kadota, Akihiro Matsushita
  • Patent number: 7337225
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus which is connected to an external terminal having an input unit via a network, can receive an input from the input unit of the external terminal, and has its own input unit, an exclusion manager (23) monitors an input from the input unit of the external terminal and that from the self input unit. As a result of monitoring, if an input from a given input unit is generated, the exclusion manager executes exclusion control that inhibits an input from the other input unit until that input is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20070171497
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus in which keystone distortion non-linearity distortion in a projected image can be excellently corrected is provided. An optical scanning apparatus has light source means and deflecting means for deflecting a light beam emitted from the light source means two-dimensionally in a first direction and a second direction, the deflection speed of the deflecting means being higher in the first direction than in the second direction. The deflecting means is driven in such a way that its angular velocity in the second direction is smaller when optically scanning a position on the surface to be scanned at which the angle of incidence of the deflected light beam in the second direction is large than when optically scanning a position on said surface to be scanned at which the angle of incidence of the deflected light beam in said second direction is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Keiichiro Ishihara, Shigehiro Kadota
  • Patent number: 7242370
    Abstract: In a multidisplay system, an image is displayed without necessitating a display control signal supplied from an external device. Each image display device in the multidisplay system includes an interface for receiving image data and transferring the image data to an image display device at a downstream location. Each image display device also includes a DDC (Display Data Channel) communication processor and a rewritable memory for storing EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) information. When another image display device is connected at a downstream location, EDID information is acquired from the connected image display device via the DDC communication processor, and display resolution information and interconnection information are set. In particular, the display resolution described in the EDID information is rewritten by the display resolution information set in the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Ouchi, Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20070046657
    Abstract: A display system and display control method for displaying an image based upon image data supplied from an image supply device or external storage unit. Information indicating whether editing of image data is allowed or not is appended to an image, the information is discriminated and display areas of images corresponding to the image data are displayed on a screen upon making the display areas appear different from each other in accordance with the information discriminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20060150108
    Abstract: To easily and optimally display data output from plural connected information terminals on a display device based on display attribute information given with respect to each output data, an information processing device, which calculates similarity of different image data and can connect the different image data to one display device and two or more information terminals, is characterized by comprising a data acquisition unit to acquire the data output from the information terminal, a display attribute information acquisition unit to acquire the display attribute information corresponding to the output data acquired by the data acquisition unit, an update unit to update the display attribute information acquired by the display attribute information acquisition unit, and a display control unit to control the display of the output data on the display device based on the relevant display attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: KEIJI ADACHI, Shigehiro Kadota, Noriaki Sato
  • Patent number: 6922202
    Abstract: There are provided an image display apparatus and method, which are capable of improving the operability of a white board function thereof, and allowing different devices to be operated on the same screen in a unified manner, and an information processing apparatus having the image display apparatus, and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. A control signal input device inputs a control signal. An operation signal output device outputs an operation signal to an external signal source. A memory section stores display screen information. A control signal switching section selectively switches use of the control signal from the control signal input device between a control signal for the display screen information stored in the memory device and the operation signal to be outputted from said operation signal output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shigeta, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20050068342
    Abstract: An image display apparatus connected in a communication-enable manner to an information processing unit for processing image data and outputting an image signal, wherein the image display apparatus receives the image signal and displays an image. The image display apparatus comprises an on-screen display generating unit for generating the image, a coordinate input unit for providing position information based on pointing on a display screen, and a control unit for controlling the on-screen display generating unit to generate and display a scroll bar, and controlling the image signal output from the information processing unit in accordance with an input for an area of the scroll bar from the coordinate input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Ouchi, Shigehiro Kadota, Akihiro Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20040046772
    Abstract: In a multidisplay system, an image is displayed without necessitating a display control signal supplied from an external device. Each image display device in the multidisplay system includes an interface for receiving image data and transferring the image data to an image display device at a downstream location. Each image display device also includes a DDC (Display Data Channel) communication processor and a rewritable memory for storing EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) information. When another image display device is connected at a downstream location, EDID information is acquired from the connected image display device via the DDC communication processor, and display resolution information and interconnection information are set. In particular, the display resolution described in the EDID information is rewritten by the display resolution information set in the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Ouchi, Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20030234813
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus which is connected to an external terminal having an input unit via a network, can receive an input from the input unit of the external terminal, and has its own input unit, an exclusion manager (23) monitors an input from the input unit of the external terminal and that from the self input unit. As a result of monitoring, if an input from a given input unit is generated, the exclusion manager executes exclusion control that inhibits an input from the other input unit until that input is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Patent number: 6543900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus utilizing plural light sources, in which the light source principally irradiating the light valve is switched by moving the relative position between the plural light sources and the mirror for guiding the lights outputted from such light source to the light valve. Also the configuration can be simplified by using commonly the light condensing device for the plural light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Patent number: 6535205
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a process for coordinate data entered by a currently used coordinate input device is automatically performed first, without a special mode setting operation being required. First, a mouse driver is initialized, and then, a check is performed to determine whether a button on a digitizer is depressed. When the button on the digitizer is depressed, a corresponding process is performed, and the mouse driver is returned to the initial state after a predetermined time has elapsed. When a button on a mouse is depressed, a corresponding process is performed, and the mouse driver is returned to the initial state after a predetermined time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20020130819
    Abstract: A display system for displaying an image to be displayed by an image processing device, divisionally on a plurality of display devices. The display system includes the image processing device, a first display device for displaying an image on a first display unit, a second display device for displaying an image on a second display unit, a first coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the first display unit, and a second coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the second display unit, wherein the first display device has an input unit for receiving data from the first coordinate value input device and data from the second coordinate value input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Shigehiro Kadota, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20020075250
    Abstract: There are provided an image display apparatus and method, which are capable of improving the operability of a white board function thereof, and allowing different devices to be operated on the same screen in a unified manner, and an information processing apparatus having the image display apparatus, and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. A control signal input device inputs a control signal. An operation signal output device outputs an operation signal to an external signal source. A memory section stores display screen information. A control signal switching section selectively switches use of the control signal from the control signal input device between a control signal for the display screen information stored in the memory device and the operation signal to be outputted from said operation signal output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shigeta, Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Toshinori Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20020059478
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a process for coordinate data entered by a currently used coordinate input device is automatically performed first, without a special mode setting operation being required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20020054377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic board apparatus. An electronic board apparatus of the present invention transmits data representing a handwritten image written on a predetermined board to an external computer. According to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the external computer can receive the data, and if it is determined that the external computer cannot receive the data, the data is stored in a memory provided in the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Akihiro Ouchi, Yukihiko Sakashita, Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20020018028
    Abstract: A display system for displaying an image to be displayed by an image processing device, divisionally on a plurality of display devices. The display system includes the image processing device, a first display device for displaying an image on a first display unit, a second display device for displaying an image on a second display unit, a first coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the first display unit, and a second coordinate value input device provided in correspondence with the second display unit, wherein the first display device has an input unit for receiving data from the first coordinate value input device and data from the second coordinate value input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventor: Shigehiro Kadota
  • Publication number: 20020008850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus utilizing plural light sources, in which the light source principally irradiating the light valve is switched by moving the relative position between the plural light sources and the mirror for guiding the lights outputted from such light source to the light valve. Also the configuration can be simplified by using commonly the light condensing device for the plural light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Minoru Noji, Hiroto Yasumura, Shigehiro Kadota, Kazuyuki Shigeta, Toshinori Hirobe