Patents by Inventor Sonoko Maeda

Sonoko Maeda 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: 8139087
    Abstract: An image presentation system which enables a user observing an image on a first display to recognize an instruction sent from a person seeing an image on a second display to the user. An HMD as the first display detects the position and orientation of the HMD and presents an image to the user. The second display presents an image to the person who gives an instruction to the user. A three-dimensional CG drawing device draws a virtual space image seen from a point of view corresponding to the position and orientation of the HMD and displays the virtual space image on the HMD and the second display. When receiving the instruction, the three-dimensional CG drawing device draws a virtual space image to be displayed on the HMD such that the virtual space image reflects the input instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kuroki, Sonoko Maeda, Kazuki Takemoto, Yasuo Katano, Yasuhiro Okuno
  • Patent number: 8103127
    Abstract: Indices in an image of a physical space on which a plurality of indices are allocated are identified, and the positions and orientations, on the physical space, of all or some identified indices are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Yonezawa, Kenji Morita, Akihiro Katayama, Rika Takemoto, Kiyohide Satoh, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Sonoko Maeda
  • Patent number: 8081815
    Abstract: A marker arrangement information measuring apparatus includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image, a marker detecting unit configured to detect markers from the captured image, a marker identifying unit configured to identify the marker detected by the marker detecting unit, an arrangement information calculating unit configured to calculate arrangement information of the marker based on an identification result of the marker identifying unit, an analyzing unit configured to analyze the identification result of the marker identifying unit, and a display unit configured to display an image corresponding to an analysis result of the analyzing unit on the captured image in a combined manner, thus presenting the analysis result to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Kotake, Kazuki Takemoto, Kenji Morita, Sonoko Maeda
  • Patent number: 8049775
    Abstract: An unit (317, 318) acquires identification information from a camera (101R) (left camera 101L). The unit (303, 312) checks a connection state based on the identification information, and determines the subsequent operation. A unit (305) transmits position and orientation information of the camera (101R) to an apparatus (206). A unit (308) outputs a composite image of a virtual space image generated based on the position and orientation information and a captured image input by a unit (302) to an HMD (100). A unit (313) calculates the position and orientation of the camera (101L) using position and orientation relationship information and the position and orientation information. An unit (316) outputs a composite image of a virtual space image generated based on the position and orientation of the camera (101L), and a captured image input by a unit (311) to the HMD (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Sonoko Maeda
  • Patent number: 7706013
    Abstract: In an image forming system which has a client unit, a management unit, and a printer unit, when the client unit issues a replacement print request to the management unit, the management unit notifies the client unit of the contents of the print queue in response to the replacement print request. The client unit displays the notified contents of the print queue, and prompts the user to designate a print job to be replaced and an inserting position of a new print job into the print queue. After that, the client unit outputs, to the management unit, replacement information which includes information indicating the designated print job to be replaced, information indicating the designated inserting position, and the new print job. The management unit updates the print queue in accordance with this replacement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Sonoko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20080285854
    Abstract: A marker arrangement information measuring apparatus includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image, a marker detecting unit configured to detect markers from the captured image, a marker identifying unit configured to identify the marker detected by the marker detecting unit, an arrangement information calculating unit configured to calculate arrangement information of the marker based on an identification result of the marker identifying unit, an analyzing unit configured to analyze the identification result of the marker identifying unit, and a display unit configured to display an image corresponding to an analysis result of the analyzing unit on the captured image in a combined manner, thus presenting the analysis result to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Kotake, Kazuki Takemoto, Kenji Morita, Sonoko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20080266386
    Abstract: An unit (317, 318) acquires identification information from a camera (101R) (left camera 101L). The unit (303, 312) checks a connection state based on the identification information, and determines the subsequent operation. A unit (305) transmits position and orientation information of the camera (101R) to an apparatus (206). A unit (308) outputs a composite image of a virtual space image generated based on the position and orientation information and a captured image input by a unit (302) to an HMD (100). A unit (313) calculates the position and orientation of the camera (101L) using position and orientation relationship information and the position and orientation information. An unit (316) outputs a composite image of a virtual space image generated based on the position and orientation of the camera (101L), and a captured image input by a unit (311) to the HMD (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Sonoko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20080037901
    Abstract: Indices in an image of a physical space on which a plurality of indices are allocated are identified, and the positions and orientations, on the physical space, of all or some identified indices are calculated (S142).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Yonezawa, Kenji Morita, Akihiro Katayama, Rika Takemoto, Kiyohide Satoh, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Sonoko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20070182988
    Abstract: In an image forming system which has a client unit, a management unit, and a printer unit, when the client unit issues a replacement print request to the management unit, the management unit notifies the client unit of the contents of the print queue in response to the replacement print request. The client unit displays the notified contents of the print queue, and prompts the user to designate a print job to be replaced and an inserting position of a new print job into the print queue. After that, the client unit outputs, to the management unit, replacement information which includes information indicating the designated print job to be replaced, information indicating the designated inserting position, and the new print job. The management unit updates the print queue in accordance with this replacement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Sonoko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20070002037
    Abstract: An image presentation system which enables a user observing an image on a first display to recognize an instruction sent from a person seeing an image on a second display to the user. An HMD as the first display detects the position and orientation of the HMD and presents an image to the user. The second display presents an image to the person who gives an instruction to the user. A three-dimensional CG drawing device draws a virtual space image seen from a point of view corresponding to the position and orientation of the HMD and displays the virtual space image on the HMD and the second display. When receiving the instruction, the three-dimensional CG drawing device draws a virtual space image to be displayed on the HMD such that the virtual space image reflects the input instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kuroki, Sonoko Maeda, Kazuki Takemoto, Yasuo Katano, Yasuhiro Okuno