Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Noguchi

Toshiyuki Noguchi 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: 20190235249
    Abstract: A display device includes a first diffraction element that deflects image light and causes the image light to be incident on an eye of an observer, and a second diffraction element disposed between an image light projecting device and the first diffraction element. A diffraction direction of the first diffraction element and the second diffraction element is set depending on whether a sum of the number of reflections of light and the number of times of generating intermediate image between the second diffraction element and the first diffraction element is an even number or an odd number. For example, when the sum is an even number, a direction in which light incident on a first incident surface is diffracted at the highest diffraction efficiency is the same direction as a direction in which light incident on a second incident surface is diffracted at the highest diffraction efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NOGUCHI, Masafumi SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190064499
    Abstract: In a measurement apparatus, a first pupil is capable of transmitting first light of a first wavelength band, and a second pupil is capable of transmitting second light of a second wavelength band. An imaging device includes a plurality of first pixels generating first pixel signals based on third light of a third wavelength band transmitted through a first optical filter that is capable of transmitting the third light. The imaging device further includes a plurality of second pixels generating second pixel signals based on fourth light of a fourth wavelength band transmitted through a second optical filter that is capable of transmitting the fourth light. A light source outputs illumination light including only fifth light of a fifth wavelength band and sixth light of a sixth wavelength band not overlapping the fifth wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyotomi OGAWA, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Toshiyuki NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180341647
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a display controlling unit configured to control display so that a part of an image is displayed in a frame; and a storage unit configured to store history data including identification information for uniquely identifying the image, frame information for uniquely identifying the frame in which the image is displayed, and range information indicating a position of the part of the image displayed in the frame, wherein in a case of displaying a first image in a first frame, the display controlling unit acquires first history data including identification information on the first image and frame information on the first frame from the storage unit as corresponding history data, and controls display so that a part of the first image, which corresponds to a position indicated by range information in the corresponding history data, is displayed in the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Tomonobu Hiraishi, Atsushi Inoue, Satoko Saito, Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20180267316
    Abstract: A display device includes a first diffraction element configured to diffract image light and a second diffraction element disposed on as optical path between a light source and the first diffraction element. The first and the second diffraction element emit light beams that have highest diffraction efficiencies in one direction when a single wave light enters from directions of normals. If the sum of the number of reflections of light and the number of times of intermediate image generation between the second diffraction element and the first diffraction element is an even number, in the first and the second diffraction element, the directions of the diffraction light having the highest diffraction efficiencies are output when light enters from the directions of the normals are the same with respect to the directions of the normals to the incident planes. If the sum is an odd number, the directions are opposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NOGUCHI, Masatoshi YONEKUBO
  • Patent number: 10001651
    Abstract: A display device includes a first diffraction element configured to diffract image light and a second diffraction element disposed on an optical path between a light source and the first diffraction element. The first and the second diffraction element emit light beams that have highest diffraction efficiencies in one direction when a single wave light enters from directions of normals. If the sum of the number of reflections of light and the number of times of intermediate image generation between the second diffraction element and the first diffraction element is an even number, in the first and the second diffraction element, the directions of the diffraction light having the highest diffraction efficiencies are output when light enters from the directions of the normals are the same with respect to the directions of the normals to the incident planes. If the sum is an odd number, the directions are opposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noguchi, Masatoshi Yonekubo
  • Publication number: 20180149866
    Abstract: A display device includes a first diffraction element that diffracts light emitted from a light source section in front of an observer such that the light is directed to an eye of the observer, and a second diffraction element that is disposed in an optical path from the light source to the first diffraction element to diffract the light such that the light is directed to the first diffraction element. The first diffraction element has a wider wavelength width than the second diffraction element at the half value of diffraction efficiency with respect to light in a first wavelength range, a second wavelength range, and a third wavelength range. This structure reduces a decrease in intensity of the light diffracted by the second diffraction element and the first diffraction element even if a wavelength at which diffraction efficiency is maximum is shifted in the first diffraction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180151194
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image light generation unit configured to generate image light, a projection system optical unit configured to project the image light, a correction system optical unit configured to correct aberrations, a first diffraction element configured to deflect the image light incident on a first incident surface, and a second diffraction element configured to deflect the image light incident on a second incident surface. The projection system optical unit, the second diffraction element, the correction system optical unit, and the first diffraction element are arranged in this order in a direction of the image light emitted from the image light generation unit, and the image light deflected and dispersed into rays of respective wavelengths by the second diffraction element is focused by the first diffraction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180098061
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device which is configured to perform a photoelectric conversion of collected light; a selection unit which is configured to select output signals from pixels belonging to a predetermined pixel area of the imaging device; a dark current-calculating unit which is configured to calculate a dark current value based on a difference between the output signals in a predetermined set; a temperature-calculating unit which is configured to calculate a temperature of the imaging device from the dark current value; and an inspection unit which is configured to inspect whether or not a temperature measurement state is normal based on temperatures calculated for a plurality of exposure times for the imaging device by the temperature-calculating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noguchi, Akihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 9933661
    Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a substrate that includes a convex portion on one surface, a liquid crystal layer that is arranged on the one surface side of the substrate, an inorganic alignment film that is arranged between the substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and has a column structure inclined to the one surface of the substrate, and an organic alignment film, in which the inorganic alignment film has a concave portion of which a thickness becomes thin in at least a portion of the column structure, at a position to be in contact with a portion that does not face an inclined direction side of the column structure in a side surface of the convex portion, and the organic alignment film is arranged in the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Takemura, Shohei Yoshida, Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9864869
    Abstract: A system in which a communication apparatus and first and second information processing apparatuses are communicably connected, comprises a comparison unit which compares a first disclosure range set in the first information processing apparatus with a second disclosure range set in the second information processing apparatus, and a notification unit which sends a notification to the communication apparatus. The information processing apparatuses distributes the content to a third-party terminal included in a disclosure range decided based on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20170261751
    Abstract: A display device includes a first diffraction element configured to diffract image light and a second diffraction element disposed on an optical path between a light source and the first diffraction element. The first and the second diffraction element emit light beams that have highest diffraction efficiencies in one direction when a single wave light enters from directions of normals. If the sum of the number of reflections of light and the number of times of intermediate image generation between the second diffraction element and the first diffraction element is an even number, in the first and the second diffraction element, the directions of the diffraction light having the highest diffraction efficiencies are output when light enters from the directions of the normals are the same with respect to the directions of the normals to the incident planes. If the sum is an odd number, the directions are opposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NOGUCHI, Masatoshi YONEKUBO
  • Patent number: 9575711
    Abstract: Each of liquid crystal display apparatuses (10), forming a multi-image display system, includes an image signal processing part (2) which determines a write speed of an image signal based on the number of liquid crystal display apparatuses (10) being aligned in a vertical direction with respect to the lines of an image display device (3) in the multi-image display system. Additionally, the image signal processing part (2) shifts write start timing of the image signal display device (3) based on the location of the corresponding apparatus within the liquid crystal display apparatuses (10) being aligned in the vertical direction with respect to the lines, thus displaying a display image of the corresponding apparatus in the image display device (3) at the determined write speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20170010845
    Abstract: A display apparatus in a multiscreen display system includes an enlargement processing unit that converts a video signal of a video source to a video signal of an enlarged video having a size corresponding to a large screen and outputs a video signal of a sectional video in the enlarged video so as to display the sectional video on a liquid crystal panel, where the sectional video is associated with a position on the large screen formed by arranged screens of liquid crystal panels; a video analyzing unit that analyzes the video signal of the video source before this video signal is converted by the enlargement processing unit to the video signal of the enlarged video, so as to obtain predetermined video characteristics about the video signal of the video source; and a light control unit that performs light control of a backlight in accordance with a light control value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20160299367
    Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a substrate that includes a convex portion on one surface, a liquid crystal layer that is arranged on the one surface side of the substrate, an inorganic alignment film that is arranged between the substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and has a column structure inclined to the one surface of the substrate, and an organic alignment film, in which the inorganic alignment film has a concave portion of which a thickness becomes thin in at least a portion of the column structure, at a position to be in contact with a portion that does not face an inclined direction side of the column structure in a side surface of the convex portion, and the organic alignment film is arranged in the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Koichi Takemura, Shohei Yoshida, Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20160282673
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a liquid crystal device having a liquid crystal layer held between a pair of substrates in which an internal carbon concentration of a porous layer is 20% or more based on a surface carbon concentration of the porous layer when an alignment layer containing an organosilane compound and the porous layer disposed on a lower side of the alignment layer are formed on at least one surface, which is opposed to the liquid crystal layer, of the pair of the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Koichi Takemura, Toshiyuki Noguchi, Nobutaka Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9335906
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a decision unit configured to determine whether the existence of the plurality of content data pieces is to be displayed using individual information corresponding to each piece of the content data or using representative information that combines the content data pieces into one based on the display position of the information indicating existence of each piece of the content data, and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display the information indicating existence of the content data based on the display position based on a determined result of the decision unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to change a display form of the representative information according to whether at least one of the plurality of content data pieces of which existence is displayed by being combined into the representative information satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Sugita, Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9329760
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of displaying information about a plurality of content data pieces recorded in a recording medium by a display unit includes a first display control unit configured to control the display unit such that information about content data is displayed in an arrangement based on attribute information of the content data, and a second display control unit configured to control the display unit such that information about content data is displayed in an arrangement based on other attribute information, wherein the second display control unit controls the display unit to display information indicating existence of the content data of which information is displayed by the first display control unit and information indicating existence of content data of which information is not displayed by the first control unit in a distinguishable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Sugita, Toshiyuki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9313260
    Abstract: In a data communication system including a reception side PC for receiving data, a transmission source PC for transmitting data, and a data transfer apparatus, the reception side PC notifies the transmission source PC of a reception ID as an identifier for specifying the reception side PC in data communication. Upon receiving a transmission notification containing the reception ID from the transmission source PC, the reception side PC requests a list of data corresponding to the transmission notification of the data transfer apparatus. The reception side PC requests, of the data transfer apparatus, acquisition target data based on the list of data transmitted from the data transfer apparatus in response to the request, and then acquires the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noguchi, Satoshi Igeta
  • Patent number: 9135230
    Abstract: The invention relates to an editing of a digital document containing an image, a text, a pattern and the like on pages constituting the digital document. In response to an operation for deleting an image positioned in a page, such image is not added to another page but is moved to and displayed in an evacuation area provided independently from the page area. In the evacuation area, such image is displayed together with a serial number of the page in which such image was present originally. Thus the page layout is not destructed in pages other than the page of image deletion, and the user can easily confirm later the image existed in such page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosato Hitaka, Toshiyuki Noguchi, Shigeyuki Mitani
  • Publication number: 20150193188
    Abstract: Each of liquid crystal display apparatuses (10), forming a multi-image display system, includes an image signal processing part (2) which determines a write speed of an image signal based on the number of liquid crystal display apparatuses (10) being aligned in a vertical direction with respect to the lines of an image display device (3) in the multi-image display system. Additionally, the image signal processing part (2) shifts write start timing of the image signal display device (3) based on the location of the corresponding apparatus within the liquid crystal display apparatuses (10) being aligned in the vertical direction with respect to the lines, thus displaying a display image of the corresponding apparatus in the image display device (3) at the determined write speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Noguchi