Patents by Inventor Takuya Niikawa

Takuya Niikawa 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).

  • Moving object detecting apparatus, moving object detecting method, pointing device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9921663
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: OSAKA ELECTRO-COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Takuya Niikawa
  • MOVING OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, POINTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170308172
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: OSAKA ELECTRO-COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Takuya NIIKAWA
  • Moving object detecting apparatus, moving object detecting method, pointing device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9632585
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: OSAKA ELECTRO-COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Takuya Niikawa
  • MOVING OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, POINTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140204025
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: OSAKA ELECTRO-COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Takuya NIIKAWA
  • Moving object detecting apparatus, moving object detecting method, pointing device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 8717292
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Osaka Electro-Communication University
    Inventor: Takuya Niikawa
  • MOVING OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, POINTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20100201621
    Abstract: Even when a user is gazing at one point intentionally but the eyeball of the user is actually moving slightly, the slight movement is not reproduced as it is as the position of a cursor but a determination is made that the user is gazing at one point intentionally, that is, the eyeball is stopping. Thus, when a determination is made that the eyeball is stopping, the cursor is displayed still even when the gazing point is moving slightly depending on the slight movement. Furthermore, when a determination is made that the cursor is stopped, selection of an object such as other icon displayed at a position where the cursor is displayed is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Takuya Niikawa