Patents by Inventor Takashi Asaka

Takashi Asaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240251063
    Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a projection optical system configured to project an input image onto a projection plane, and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position pointed to by a pointer on the projection plane; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the projection optical system projects the input image and projects a graphic at the position detected by the position-detecting unit, wherein in a case where an image is scrolled in a specific range of the input image, the control unit performs control so that the graphic corresponding to the specific range moves in a direction in accordance with the scrolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Takashi Asaka
  • Patent number: 11979691
    Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a projection optical system configured to project an input image onto a projection plane, and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position pointed to by a pointer on the projection plane; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the projection optical system projects the input image and projects a graphic at the position detected by the position-detecting unit, wherein in a case where an image is scrolled in a specific range of the input image, the control unit performs control so that the graphic corresponding to the specific range moves in a direction in accordance with the scrolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Asaka
  • Publication number: 20230395004
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a light source, a processor, and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the projection apparatus to control a light emission amount of the light source, generate an image to be projected via light from the light source, and obtain a setting for brightness of the image to be generated. When the brightness indicated by the obtained setting is less than a predetermined brightness, the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the projection apparatus to generate the image such that a gradation value of the generated image is greater than a value corresponding to the brightness indicated by the setting, and control the light emission amount of the light source such that the light emission amount of the light source is less than a light emission amount corresponding to the brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Takashi ASAKA
  • Publication number: 20220232195
    Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a projection optical system configured to project an input image onto a projection plane, and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position pointed to by a pointer on the projection plane; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the projection optical system projects the input image and projects a graphic at the position detected by the position-detecting unit, wherein in a case where an image is scrolled in a specific range of the input image, the control unit performs control so that the graphic corresponding to the specific range moves in a direction in accordance with the scrolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi Asaka
  • Patent number: 11190742
    Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a field programmable gate array (FPGA) configured to control projection; and at least one processor which functions as: a configuration unit configured to configure a circuit to be included in the FPGA to a circuit corresponding to a state of the projection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaya Yagi, Takashi Asaka, Tetsuji Saito, Toru Koike
  • Publication number: 20200344453
    Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a field progranmable gate array (FPGA) configured to control projection; and at least one processor which functions as: a configuration unit configured to configure a circuit to be included in the FPGA to a circuit corresponding to a state of the projection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Masaya Yagi, Takashi Asaka, Tetsuji Saito, Toru Koike
  • Publication number: 20170032506
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a first processing unit configured to apply first image processing to input image data; a communicating unit configured, by communicating with other image processing apparatus having a second processing unit performing second image processing that differs from the first image processing, to cause the second processing unit to perform the second image processing on the input image data, and to acquire a result of the second image processing applied to the input image data from the other image processing apparatus; and a combining unit configured to perform a combining process of combining together a result of the first image processing by the first processing unit and the result of the second image processing acquired by the communicating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Takashi Asaka
  • Publication number: 20140111526
    Abstract: A terminal device comprises a first image processing processor, a connection unit, and a control unit. The first image processing processor generates a first image signal from image data. The connection unit is connectable with a display apparatus which includes a second image processing processor for generating a second image signal from the image data. The control unit controls the first image processing processor and the second image processing processor. The control unit selects one of the first image processing processor and the second image processing processor. If the second image processing processor is selected, the control unit instructs the second image processing processor to perform a predetermined process, instructs the first image processing processor to generate the first image signal, and instructs the second image processing processor to generate the second image signal after the predetermined process is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Asaka