Patents by Inventor Takeshi Furihata

Takeshi Furihata 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: 11627293
    Abstract: A method of controlling a projector includes detecting whether a human is present or absent between a projection surface and the projector, emitting a first sound when it is detected that the human is present, determining whether or not detecting that the human is present continues during a first period having a first time length, projecting, by the projector, a first projection image including a first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present continues, and projecting, by the projector, a second projection image not including the first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present does not continue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Miyazaki, Takao Hirakura, Takeshi Furihata
  • Publication number: 20210377499
    Abstract: A method of controlling a projector includes detecting whether a human is present or absent between a projection surface and. the projector, emitting a first sound. when it is detected that the human is present, determining whether or not detecting that the human is present continues during a first period having a first time length, projecting, by the projector, a first projection image including a first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present continues, and projecting, by the projector, a. second projection image not including the first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present does not continue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kei MIYAZAKI, Takao HIRAKURA, Takeshi FURIHATA
  • Patent number: 10908488
    Abstract: An image display device adapted to display an image includes a connection section to which an interface board replaceable is connected, and which communicates with an external device via the interface board, a failure detection section adapted to detect a failure of the interface board connected to the connection section, and a control section adapted to limit power supply to the interface board in a case in which the failure detection section has detected the failure of the interface board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Daisuke Kasahara
  • Patent number: 10726809
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image, a connection unit connected to a replaceable interface board and communicating with an external apparatus via the interface board; and a control unit that determines a type of the interface board connected to the connection unit and restricts power supply to the interface board based on the type of the interface board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kasahara, Takeshi Furihata
  • Patent number: 10699667
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of input terminals capable of receiving image signals, a first display part showing whether or not the input terminal accepts the image signal with respect to each input terminal of the plurality of input terminals, an image display unit that displays an image according to the image signal received by a selected input terminal selected from the plurality of input terminals on a display surface, and a second display part showing the selected input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kasahara, Takeshi Furihata
  • Patent number: 10495954
    Abstract: A projector including a light source, a power supply section, a power supply control section that controls power supply from the power supply section, a projection lens that projects an image, and a projection system driver that moves the projection lens, wherein the power supply control section performs, as power supply modes, an operation mode in which power is supplied to the light source section to allow the light source section to output light and a first standby mode in which the power supply to the light source section is terminated, and in the first standby mode, power is supplied to the projection system driver to allow the projection lens to move to an attachment/detachment position where the projection lens is attachable and detachable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Daisuke Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20190187546
    Abstract: An image display device adapted to display an image includes a connection section to which an interface board replaceable is connected, and which communicates with an external device via the interface board, a failure detection section adapted to detect a failure of the interface board connected to the connection section, and a control section adapted to limit power supply to the interface board in a case in which the failure detection section has detected the failure of the interface board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Daisuke KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20190130868
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image, a connection unit connected to a replaceable interface board and communicating with an external apparatus via the interface board; and a control unit that determines a type of the interface board connected to the connection unit and restricts power supply to the interface board based on the type of the interface board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke KASAHARA, Takeshi FURIHATA
  • Publication number: 20190130867
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of input terminals capable of receiving image signals, a first display part showing whether or not the input terminal accepts the image signal with respect to each input terminal of the plurality of input terminals, an image display unit that displays an image according to the image signal received by a selected input terminal selected from the plurality of input terminals on a display surface, and a second display part showing the selected input terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke KASAHARA, Takeshi FURIHATA
  • Publication number: 20170285450
    Abstract: A projector including a light source, a power supply section, a power supply control section that controls power supply from the power supply section, a projection lens that projects an image, and a projection system driver that moves the projection lens, wherein the power supply control section performs, as power supply modes, an operation mode in which power is supplied to the light source section to allow the light source section to output light and a first standby mode in which the power supply to the light source section is terminated, and in the first standby mode, power is supplied to the projection system driver to allow the projection lens to move to an attachment/detachment position where the projection lens is attachable and detachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Daisuke YANAGIHARA
  • Patent number: 9354495
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a device main body, a shutter that opens and closes an opening for ventilation, and an electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source. If an interruption detecting section detects a power supply from the external power source is stopped and a time in which the power supply is stopped is longer than a predetermined time, the interruption detecting section detects that the external power source is interrupted. If the interruption of the external power source is detected, a control section performs a control to reduce a power consumption of the device main body and a control to drive the shutter so that the shutter is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20150256788
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulation device that modulates light emitted from the light source according to a video signal, a projection optical system that projects image light which is modulated by the light modulation device, a display unit that is provided in a main body of the projector, an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a state regarding the video signal, and a control unit that displays the information indicating a state regarding the video signal, acquired by the acquisition unit, on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Publication number: 20150124172
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Patent number: 8989409
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a first audio signal input terminal to which a first audio signal is input from a microphone; and a control section adapted to control power supply from a power supply circuit to the microphone based on type information indicative of whether a type of the microphone to be connected to the first audio signal input terminal is a first type which is requiring power supply or a second type which is not requiring power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Naoki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8964125
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori
  • Publication number: 20140232991
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a device main body, a shutter that opens and closes an opening for ventilation, and an electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source. If an interruption detecting section detects a power supply from the external power source is stopped and a time in which the power supply is stopped is longer than a predetermined time, the interruption detecting section detects that the external power source is interrupted. If the interruption of the external power source is detected, a control section performs a control to reduce a power consumption of the device main body and a control to drive the shutter so that the shutter is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 8740392
    Abstract: An electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source and supplies the stored power as operating power is provided, and, when an interruption of the external power source to a projection display device is detected, control to reduce the power consumption of a device main body and control to drive an exhaust port shutter so that it is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20140092312
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an HDBaseT receiver circuit that receives signals based on N (N is an integer number satisfying N?2) standards that can be transmitted as HDBaseT signals; a dedicated receiver circuit that is compliant with only a first standard of the N standards and receives signals of the first standard; a signal processing unit that processes the signals received by the HDBaseT receiver circuit or the dedicated receiver circuit; and a circuit switching unit that switches an output target circuit that outputs the signals of the first standard to the signal processing unit to one of the HDBaseT receiver circuit and the dedicated receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi FURIHATA, Hirokazu KAMATORI
  • Patent number: 8520864
    Abstract: A projector includes: a first audio input section adapted to input a first sound signal; a second audio input section adapted to input a second sound signal; a first sound amplifier section adapted to amplify the first sound signal received through the second audio input section to generate a first amplified signal; a second sound amplifier section adapted to amplify the second sound signal received through the second audio input section to generate a second amplified signal; a first audio output section adapted to output a first sound based on the first amplified signal; a second audio output section adapted to output a second sound based on the second amplified signal; and a determination section adapted to determine whether or not the first sound signal is being input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Furihata
  • Publication number: 20120086914
    Abstract: An electricity storage section that stores power from an external power source and supplies the stored power as operating power is provided, and, when an interruption of the external power source to a projection display device is detected, control to reduce the power consumption of a device main body and control to drive an exhaust port shutter so that it is closed by the power supplied from the electricity storage section are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furihata, Hirokazu Kamatori, Shigehiro Yanase