Patents Assigned to Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent number: 11968861Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Tohru Okabe, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura
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Patent number: 11968141Abstract: To provide a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method capable of improving a frequency efficiency or throughput by suppressing an overhead associated with feedback from the terminal apparatus in a case that the base station apparatus acquires highly accurate CSI. A terminal apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver configured to receive at least one NZP CSI-RS, and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal including at least one piece of CSI. The at least one piece of CSI includes at least an RI and a PMI, the receiver acquires a first value for configuring the number of vectors indicated by the PMI, and in a case that a value of the RI exceeds a prescribed value, the number of vectors is configured by a second value being a value equal to or less than the first value.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada
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Patent number: 11968391Abstract: This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for performing motion vector prediction. According to an aspect of an invention, a motion vector and a corresponding reference picture identifier for the motion vector are received; a reference picture corresponding to a second motion vector is determined based on the reference picture corresponding to the received motion vector and a current picture; a scaling value is determined based on the determined reference picture, the reference picture corresponding to the received motion vector, and the current picture; and the second motion vector is generated from the received motion vector by scaling with the scaling value.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Frank Bossen, Christopher Andrew Segall
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Patent number: 11968866Abstract: A second connection wire is electrically connected to a first connection wire via a display-side contact portion and terminal-side contact portion in a bending section. The first connection wire and the second connection wire do not overlap each other at least partly between the display-side contact portion and terminal-side contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohsuke Kanzaki, Yi Sun, Takao Saitoh, Masahiko Miwa, Masaki Yamanaka
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Patent number: 11965673Abstract: An air purifier (100) includes a detection unit (130) and a control unit (110). The detection unit (130) periodically detects environment information. The environment information indicates information relating to an environment around the air purifier (100). The control unit (110) determines whether or not the environment information satisfies a specific condition a plurality of times during the specific time period (Ts) corresponding to an event within a prescribed period (Ta). In a case where the control unit (110) determines that the environment information satisfies the specific condition a plurality of times, the control unit switches a mode from a learning mode to an implementation mode. In the implementation mode, in a case where the environment information meets a trigger during the specific time period, the control unit (110) performs event operational control.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Okazaki, Daisuke Moriuchi
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Patent number: 11968396Abstract: An image decoding device (31) includes a transform coefficient decoding unit (311) configured to decode a transform coefficient for a transform tree included in a coding unit. In the transform tree, the transform coefficient decoding unit splits a transform unit corresponding to luminance and then decodes the transform coefficient related to the luminance, and does not split the transform unit corresponding to chrominance and decodes the transform coefficient related to the chrominance.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono, Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomonori Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11963384Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, in a non-display region inside a display region, an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in an island shape, a first opening is provided in a first inorganic insulating film so as to expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the non-display region, a common functional layer is provided so as to extend from the display region to the non-display region, and a second opening is provided so as to expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the common functional layer, a peripheral end of the second opening being surrounded by a peripheral end of the first opening in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Jumpei Takahashi
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Patent number: 11958710Abstract: A sheet detection device includes, as detection pieces, a first detection piece integrally provided on a rotary shaft and a second detection piece attached to the first detection piece via a biasing member. The second detection piece is capable of rotation in conjunction with the first detection piece under a biasing force of the biasing member. When the second detection piece is brought into contact with a ceiling at an upper part of the rotary shaft, the second detection piece stops further rotation while the first detection piece is capable of rotation together with the rotary shaft against the biasing force.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Shibayama
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Patent number: 11963402Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting element layer includes, for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first electrode and a plurality of openings exposing the first electrode, and includes an edge cover covering an end portion of the first electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers covering each of the plurality of openings, and a second electrode that is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and covers the plurality of light-emitting layers. The second electrode includes a metal nanowire. Furthermore, the light-emitting element layer includes an auxiliary wiring line provided in a lattice pattern in a position overlapping the edge cover, and the auxiliary wiring line and the metal nanowire are electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Kanehiro, Youhei Nakanishi, Takeshi Ishida
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Patent number: 11960781Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a job executer that executes a job related to image processing, based on a setting history, a setter that sets prohibition on use of the setting history, a display that displays the setting histories including a setting history on which the prohibition is set, and a controller that controls execution of a job, based on the displayed setting histories, and, in executing the job based on the setting history, the controller determines whether to restrict execution of the job, based on a result of determination on whether the setting history is the setting history on which the prohibition is set.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiro Morishita
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Patent number: 11962734Abstract: In an image processing system, when a user logs in to an image processing apparatus to use a scanning service, the image processing apparatus transmits login information to a relay server, and the relay server transmits scan setup data and destination address data to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus prescans a document to identify a document format, and automatically sets scan setup data (properties), based on the identified format and according to the sent scan setup data, so as to execute scanning.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohichi Murakami, Yasuhiro Nakai, Yasutomo Hayano, Emiko Matsuo, Masao Saeda
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Patent number: 11962732Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquirer that can acquire destination information from an external device, a job executor that executes a transmission job using the acquired destination information, and a controller. The controller controls display of the destination information in accordance with a screen mode of the transmission job, that has accepted a request to acquire the destination information.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Naoya Arifuku
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Patent number: 11963116Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Higher layer circuitry is configured to receive information on a sidelink bandwidth part and a resource pool for sidelink within the sidelink bandwidth part. Transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit one or more blocks. Each block includes a primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS), a secondary sidelink synchronization signal(SSSS), a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the PSBCH within the resource pool. A sequence of the PSSS is generated by using a synchronization source identity (ID) or a part of the synchronization source ID. A sequence of the SSSS is generated by using the synchronization source ID or a part of the synchronization source ID. The PSBCH includes a parameter related to an index of the block and the parameter is associated with a slot index.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunari Yokomakura, John Michael Kowalski, Tatsushi Aiba
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Patent number: 11962769Abstract: An image decoding apparatus includes: a first filter unit configured to apply a first filter to an image (a luminance image and a chrominance image); a second filter unit configured to apply a second filter to an output image of the first filter; a filter set derivation unit configured to decode a filter coefficient from coded data; and a third filter unit configured to apply a third filter to an output image of the second filter by using the filter coefficient. In a case that the third filter unit performs filter processing for the luminance image by using a luminance output image of the second filter, the third filter unit performs processing of clipping an amount of change of a pixel value through the filter processing within a prescribed range of value.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Eiichi Sasaki, Tomohiro Ikai
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Patent number: 11961473Abstract: A display device includes a pixel, wherein the pixel has a driving transistor, a monitoring transistor connected to the driving transistor, and a resistor provided in the pixel, and having one end connected between the driving transistor and the monitoring transistor, and the display device is capable of detecting a temperature of the pixel in accordance with a value of current that flows through the resistor and the monitoring transistor.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Seiichi Uchida
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Patent number: 11963416Abstract: A first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit are connected to a first data signal line. A third pixel circuit and a fourth pixel circuit are connected to a second data signal line. The first data signal line is connected to a first connection wire provided to a frame region. The second data signal line is connected to a second connection wire provided to the frame region. A sum of resistance values of the first data signal line and the first connection wire is smaller than a sum of resistance values of the second data signal line and the second connection wire.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiko Suzuki, Tomoo Furukawa
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Patent number: 11959006Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel that includes a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal composition; and a light source that emits light on the liquid crystal panel, the liquid crystal composition containing at least one of a first liquid crystal compound containing a phenyl group and a conjugated bond group that forms a conjugated system continuous with the phenyl group and a second liquid crystal compound containing an alkenyl group not forming a conjugated system, the light source emitting green light having a half width of less than 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Haseba, Tomonori Yoshida
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Patent number: 11963264Abstract: A BSS to which a destination wireless communication apparatus of a physical layer frame belongs is identified, and accuracy of preamble detection is improved by changing a reception operation. A wireless communication apparatus includes a reception unit that detects a frame including information for identifying a BSS, and a control unit that switches between a first operation in a case where the frame is a frame which is associated with a BSS to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs and a second operation in a case where the frame is a frame which is not associated with the BSS to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs. Carrier sensing is not performed in the first operation, and the carrier sensing is performed in the second operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Hiromichi Tomeba, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 11963257Abstract: Provided in the present invention are user equipment and a method thereof, and a base station and a method thereof. The method in user equipment comprises: receiving a switching MAC CE from a base station; and activating and/or deactivating an RLC entity and/or a logical channel associated with a bearer that supports the PDCP duplication based on the switching MAC CE.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
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Patent number: D1024301Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jinni Zhang, Akira Haranaka