Patents by Inventor Shinsuke Suzuki

Shinsuke Suzuki 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).

  • Method and apparatus for displaying real space and virtual space images
    Patent number: 6045229
    Abstract: A camera is arranged at a conjugate position to eyes of the observer. A distance from the observer to a pixel in the real space image located at the same position as a pixel in the virtual space image is determined according to the real space image picked up by the camera. A virtual space image is generated based on virtual space information stored beforehand. Then, the distance of the real space image is compared with that of the virtual space image, and one of the pixels more near the observer is selected for the display. This processing is performed on each pixel, and the real space image and the virtual space image are integrated as an image to be displayed for the observer at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Tachi, Taro Maeda, Shinsuke Suzuki