Patents by Inventor Takashi Aso

Takashi 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: 10339712
    Abstract: An object region detection unit (130) decides the region of a physical object of interest in a physical space image. An image manipulation unit (140) performs shading processing of an inclusion region including the decided region. A rendering unit (155) arranges a virtual object in virtual space at the position and orientation of the physical object of interest and generates a virtual space image based on the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint. A composition unit (160) generates a composite image by superimposing the virtual space image on the physical space image that has undergone the shading processing and outputs the generated composite image to an HMD (190).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki Takemoto, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 10140723
    Abstract: An index detecting section detects an index in a physical space, from a captured image obtained by an imaging apparatus. An erroneous-detection prevention processing section performs erroneous-detection prevention processing, based on information relating to image coordinates of a detected index. An image output section outputs, to a display device, an image having been subjected to the erroneous-detection prevention processing. This prevents an image displayed on the display device from being mistaken for a real index when the display device is in the field of view of the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Shinji Uchiyama, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20170018072
    Abstract: An index detecting section detects an index in a physical space, from a captured image obtained by an imaging apparatus. An erroneous-detection prevention processing section performs erroneous-detection prevention processing, based on information relating to image coordinates of a detected index. An image output section outputs, to a display device, an image having been subjected to the erroneous-detection prevention processing. This prevents an image displayed on the display device from being mistaken for a real index when the display device is in the field of view of the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Shinji Uchiyama, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 9508147
    Abstract: An index detecting section detects an index in a physical space, from a captured image obtained by an imaging apparatus. An erroneous-detection prevention processing section performs erroneous-detection prevention processing, based on information relating to image coordinates of a detected index. An image output section outputs, to a display device, an image having been subjected to the erroneous-detection prevention processing. This prevents an image displayed on the display device from being mistaken for a real index when the display device is in the field of view of the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Shiji Uchiyama, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 9317924
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a region segmentation unit configured to segment each of a plurality of images shot by an imaging apparatus for shooting an object from a plurality of viewpoints, into a plurality of regions based on colors of the object, an attribute determination unit configured to determine, based on regions in proximity to intersections between scanning lines set on the each image and boundary lines of the regions segmented by the region segmentation unit in the each image, attributes of the intersections, a correspondence processing unit configured to obtain corresponding points between the images based on the determined intersections' attributes, and a three-dimensional position calculation unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional position of the object based on the obtained corresponding points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Aratani, Kazuki Takemoto, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 9261953
    Abstract: An information apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a viewpoint position measurement unit configured to measure a position of a viewpoint of an operator, an operation position measurement unit configured to measure a position of an operation unit operated by the operator, and a determination unit configured to determine a position and an orientation of a cursor to be displayed based on the position of the viewpoint and the position of the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kakuta, Yasumi Tanaka, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20150193985
    Abstract: An object region detection unit (130) decides the region of a physical object of interest in a physical space image. An image manipulation unit (140) performs shading processing of an inclusion region including the decided region. A rendering unit (155) arranges a virtual object in virtual space at the position and orientation of the physical object of interest and generates a virtual space image based on the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint. A composition unit (160) generates a composite image by superimposing the virtual space image on the physical space image that has undergone the shading processing and outputs the generated composite image to an HMD (190).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuki Takemoto, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 9013483
    Abstract: An object region detection unit (130) decides the region of a physical object of interest in a physical space image. An image manipulation unit (140) performs shading processing of an inclusion region including the decided region. A rendering unit (155) arranges a virtual object in virtual space at the position and orientation of the physical object of interest and generates a virtual space image based on the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint. A composition unit (160) generates a composite image by superimposing the virtual space image on the physical space image that has undergone the shading processing and outputs the generated composite image to an HMD (190).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki Takemoto, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 8493423
    Abstract: [Problem] There are provided a thermal recording head capable of making proper operation of a converter, and a thermal recording apparatus including the same. [Solution] A thermal recording head (10) of the invention is driven on a basis of a first control signal and includes a head substrate (20) including heat generating elements (23a), a wiring substrate (30) including, on its surface, a wiring pattern (312) for transmission of the first control signal, and a mount substrate (40) disposed facing a back surface of the head substrate (20) and a back surface of the wiring substrate (30) and configured to mount the head substrate (20) and the wiring substrate (30). On the surface of the head substrate (20) is placed a control element (27) electrically connected to the heat generating elements (23a) and configured to control driving of the heat generating elements (23a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Aso, Makoto Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8385251
    Abstract: A user location monitoring unit of a data communication control apparatus monitors a message sent from a wireless device via a repeater. Upon detection of a change in the location of the wireless device, the user location monitoring unit updates the location information in the database and notifies via the Internet a management server of the location change. Upon receipt of the message via the Internet, a destination address confirming and correcting unit of the data communication control apparatus uses the user ID of a destination wireless device as a search keyword to search the database. In turn, the destination address confirming and correcting unit corrects the destination address of the message to the latest address of the pertinent user ID and outputs the corrected message to a received message forwarding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Icom Incorporated
    Inventor: Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20130032585
    Abstract: A thermal head includes a head base having a substrate and a plurality of heat-generating sections arranged on or above the substrate, a circuit board, a drive IC disposed on or above the substrate or on or above the circuit board, the drive IC controlling energizing states of the heat-generating sections, and a cover member having electric conductivity, disposed at least above the circuit board. The circuit board has a plurality of signal wirings for supplying electric signals for operating the drive IC. A face on a circuit board side of the cover member has an inclined region located above the signal wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Aso, Satoru Hamasaki
  • Patent number: 8330800
    Abstract: An index detecting section detects an index in a physical space, from a captured image obtained by an imaging apparatus. An erroneous-detection prevention processing section performs erroneous-detection prevention processing, based on information relating to image coordinates of a detected index. An image output section outputs, to a display device, an image having been subjected to the erroneous-detection prevention processing. This prevents an image displayed on the display device from being mistaken for a real index when the display device is in the field of view of the imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Endo, Shinji Uchiyama, Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 8254302
    Abstract: A user location monitoring unit of a data communication control apparatus monitors a message sent from a wireless device via a repeater. Upon detection of a change in the location of the wireless device, the user location monitoring unit updates the location information in the database and notifies via the Internet a management server of the location change. Upon receipt of the message via the Internet, a destination address confirming and correcting unit of the data communication control apparatus uses the user ID of a destination wireless device as a search keyword to search the database. In turn, the destination address confirming and correcting unit corrects the destination address of the message to the latest address of the pertinent user ID and outputs the corrected message to a received message forwarding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Icom Incorporated
    Inventor: Takashi Aso
  • Patent number: 8243112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recording head for a photographic printing device. The recording head of the present invention includes on a substrate two heating elements arranged adjacently and parallel to each other on a substrate. Each of the heating elements has connected to its ends a connection section, the connection sections and the heating element lying in a straight line. First and second connection sections are connected to the first heating element and third and fourth connection sections are connected to the second heating element. The heat capacities of the first and fourth connection sections are different from that of the second and of the third connection sections. The heat capacities of the first and fourth connection sections are substantially the same, as are the heat capacities of the second and third connection sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetaka Shintani, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20120050162
    Abstract: An information apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a viewpoint position measurement unit configured to measure a position of a viewpoint of an operator, an operation position measurement unit configured to measure a position of an operation unit operated by the operator, and a determination unit configured to determine a position and an orientation of a cursor to be displayed based on the position of the viewpoint and the position of the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kakuta, Yasumi Tanaka, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20120050275
    Abstract: Three-dimensional CG software generates an image of a virtual space, and an image output unit outputs this image to an HMD. An automatic mode switching unit determines whether the HMD is in use, and operates the three-dimensional CG software if the HMD is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taichi Matsui, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20120001937
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a display apparatus including an imaging unit. The display apparatus superimposes an image of a first processing apparatus not having a predetermined function, captured by the imaging unit, and an image of a second processing apparatus having the predetermined function to display the superimposed image, and sends an image captured by the imaging unit to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs processing for providing the predetermined function, when detecting, from the captured image received from the display apparatus, that a user of the first processing apparatus has performed an operation for using the predetermined function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tagashira, Masayuki Homma, Taichi Matsui, Takashi Aso, Kazuya Kishi
  • Publication number: 20120002841
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a region segmentation unit configured to segment each of a plurality of images shot by an imaging apparatus for shooting an object from a plurality of viewpoints, into a plurality of regions based on colors of the object, an attribute determination unit configured to determine, based on regions in proximity to intersections between scanning lines set on the each image and boundary lines of the regions segmented by the region segmentation unit in the each image, attributes of the intersections, a correspondence processing unit configured to obtain corresponding points between the images based on the determined intersections' attributes, and a three-dimensional position calculation unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional position of the object based on the obtained corresponding points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Aratani, Kazuki Takemoto, Takashi Aso
  • Publication number: 20110285803
    Abstract: [Problem] There are provided a thermal recording head capable of making proper operation of a converter, and a thermal recording apparatus including the same. [Solution] A thermal recording head (10) of the invention is driven on a basis of a first control signal and includes a head substrate (20) including heat generating elements (23a), a wiring substrate (30) including, on its surface, a wiring pattern (312) for transmission of the first control signal, and a mount substrate (40) disposed facing a back surface of the head substrate (20) and a back surface of the wiring substrate (30) and configured to mount the head substrate (20) and the wiring substrate (30). On the surface of the head substrate (20) is placed a control element (27) electrically connected to the heat generating elements (23a) and configured to control driving of the heat generating elements (23a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Aso, Makoto Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20110141215
    Abstract: A thermal head (X1) is provided with a substrate (10), a plurality of heat generating elements (H), a first electrode (31), and a second electrode (32). The heat generating elements (H) are arranged on the substrate (10) The first electrode (31) is provided with a plurality of first connecting sections (311) and a plurality of first conductive sections (312). Each of the first connecting sections (311) is connected to one end portion of each of the heat generating elements (H). Each of the first conductive sections (312) is connected to each of the first connecting sections (311) at one end. The second electrode (32) is provided with a plurality of second connecting sections (321) and a plurality of second conductive sections (322). Each of the second connecting sections (321) is connected to the other end portion of each of the heat generating elements (H). Each of the second conductive sections (322) is connected to each of the second connecting sections (321) at one end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetaka Shintani, Takashi Aso