Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Yanaka

Yasuhiro Yanaka 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: 8466894
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information display apparatus includes a display unit, a storage unit, a view point calculation unit, a region estimation unit, and an extraction unit. A scene surrounding the display unit is visible through the display unit. The storage unit is configured to store a location and a guide of each object existing in the scene. The view point calculation unit is configured to calculate a view point of a user observing the scene through the display unit. The region estimation unit is configured to estimate a region observed by the user in the scene, based on the view point. The extraction unit is configured to search an object existing in the region based on the location of the object, and to extract the guide of the object from the storage unit. The display unit displays the guide extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kaoru Sugita, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Yasuhiro Yanaka
  • Publication number: 20120026108
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information display apparatus includes a display unit, a storage unit, a view point calculation unit, a region estimation unit, and an extraction unit. A scene surrounding the display unit is visible through the display unit. The storage unit is configured to store a location and a guide of each object existing in the scene. The view point calculation unit is configured to calculate a view point of a user observing the scene through the display unit. The region estimation unit is configured to estimate a region observed by the user in the scene, based on the view point. The extraction unit is configured to search an object existing in the region based on the location of the object, and to extract the guide of the object from the storage unit. The display unit displays the guide extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kaoru Sugita, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Yasuhiro Yanaka
  • Publication number: 20090180691
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, an image-combining apparatus 212 includes a photographing unit 201, a composition unit 202, an input unit 204, a creation unit 206, an adjustment end instruction unit 208, and a display 211. An image of an object is photographed at S1010; a previously determined information-provision graphic is created at S1020; the information-provision graphic is combined with the photographed image at S1030, and is displayed on a display 211. On a preliminary composite image, the foot position of the object may be higher than the foot position of the information-provision graphic, or the information-provision graphic and the image of the object may not fit each other in size, or the object may be inclined. Then, position or the like of the object on the image may be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasunori Taguchi, Yasuhiro Yanaka, Takashi Ida, Yoshihiro Ohmori, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Hidenori Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20050162417
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, an image-combining apparatus 212 includes a photographing unit 201, a composition unit 202, an input unit 204, a creation unit 206, an adjustment end instruction unit 208, and a display 211. An image of an object is photographed at S1010; a previously determined information-provision graphic is created at S1020; the information-provision graphic is combined with the photographed image at S1030, and is displayed on a display 211. On a preliminary composite image, the foot position of the object may be higher than the foot position of the information-provision graphic, or the information-provision graphic and the image of the object may not fit each other in size, or the object may be inclined. Then, position or the like of the object on the image may be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasunori Taguchi, Yasuhiro Yanaka, Takashi Ida, Yoshihiro Ohmori, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Hidenori Takeshima