Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kasuga

Hiroyuki Kasuga 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: 20240093494
    Abstract: An anchoring device includes a barrel member which is composed of resin or mortar and has a through hole in a tapered shape, multiple wedge members which each have an outer peripheral surface having a tapered shape and slidably contacting an inner peripheral surface of the through hole and which cooperate with each other to grip a wire, and fibers as a reinforcement member extending in a circumferential direction of the barrel member to suppress the diameter expansion deformation of the barrel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Akio KASUGA, Hiroshi ASAI, Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Takeshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20240048809
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to targeted display of media content, including a system that includes at least one processor configured to execute program instructions to implement a device and a content management system (CMS) and control the system to: send, by the device and to the CMS, a plurality of signals each triggering the CMS to play on a first display that is local to and separate from the device, a respective one of a plurality of media content of a playlist including a first media content, each of the plurality of signals sent at a different time while the first media content of the playlist is played on the first display, and ignore, by the CMS, each of the plurality of signals received prior to a first predetermined time of the played first media content of the playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki KASUGA, Steven Keith PLATT
  • Patent number: 11831954
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to targeted display of media content, including a device that includes a memory having program instructions stored therein; and at least one processor configured to execute the program instructions to control the device to: connect via a wide area network to a remote system, receive a rule set or an artificial intelligence (AI) model from the remote system, select media content from a plurality of media content based on applying demographics data to the rule set or AI model, and cause, based on an output of the rule set or AI model, a display, that is local to the device, to display the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Ventura, Hiroyuki Kasuga, Steven Keith Platt
  • Publication number: 20230217078
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a method including: causing a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a user to select a time range and a single digital display as a locale; and causing, based on the user selecting the time range and the single digital display as the locale, the user display to display, on the GUI, a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on the single digital display, each of the plurality of media content being ordered according to analysis insight for the single digital display selected and the time range selected. The analysis insight may include at least opportunity to see (OTS) counts of the plurality of media content on one or more digital displays associated with the locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki Kasuga, Steven Keith Platt
  • Patent number: 11617013
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a method including: causing a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a user to select a time range and a single digital display as a locale; and causing, based on the user selecting the time range and the single digital display as the locale, the user display to display, on the GUI, a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on the single digital display, each of the plurality of media content being ordered according to analysis insight for the single digital display selected and the time range selected. The analysis insight may include at least impression counts that are counts of views by people of the plurality of media content on one or more digital displays associated with the locale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Ventura, Hiroyuki Kasuga, Steven Keith Platt
  • Publication number: 20210360324
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a method including: causing a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a user to select a time range and a single digital display as a locale; and causing, based on the user selecting the time range and the single digital display as the locale, the user display to display, on the GUI, a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on the single digital display, each of the plurality of media content being ordered according to analysis insight for the single digital display selected and the time range selected. The analysis insight may include at least impression counts that are counts of views by people of the plurality of media content on one or more digital displays associated with the locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS. LTD.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki KASUGA, Steven Keith PLATT
  • Patent number: 11109105
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a system including a remote computing system configured to cause a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI enables a user to select a time range and a locale, the GUI displays a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on one or more digital displays associated with the locale, each of the plurality of media content being listed according to impression counts of each of the plurality of media content for the locale selected and the time range selected, and each of the impression counts is a count of views by people of a respective media content of the plurality media content on the one or more digital displays of the locale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Ventura, Hiroyuki Kasuga, Steven Keith Platt
  • Publication number: 20200228747
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to targeted display of media content, including a device that includes a memory having program instructions stored therein; and at least one processor configured to execute the program instructions to control the device to: connect via a wide area network to a remote system, receive a rule set or an artificial intelligence (AI) model from the remote system, select media content from a plurality of media content based on applying demographics data to the rule set or AI model, and cause, based on an output of the rule set or AI model, a display, that is local to the device, to display the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki KASUGA, Steven Keith PLATT
  • Publication number: 20200225815
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a system including a remote computing system configured to cause a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI enables a user to select a time range and a locale, the GUI displays a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on one or more digital displays associated with the locale, each of the plurality of media content being listed according to impression counts of each of the plurality of media content for the locale selected and the time range selected, and each of the impression counts is a count of views by people of a respective media content of the plurality media content on the one or more digital displays of the locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki KASUGA, Steven Keith PLATT
  • Patent number: 9224353
    Abstract: A liquid crystal monitor includes a first voltage conversion circuit (e.g. a DC/DC converter), which converts an external DC voltage into a first internal DC voltage supplied to CPU circuitry, and a second voltage conversion circuit, which converts the external DC voltage into a second internal DC voltage for driving a backlight of a liquid crystal panel. The external DC voltage is set proximate to a center value between the first internal DC voltage and the second internal DC voltage. This allows the liquid crystal monitor to be equipped with a battery unit producing a single external DC voltage, thus reducing weight compared to a conventional liquid crystal monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kasuga, Takuya Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 9097934
    Abstract: In the disclosed backlight unit, multiple LEDs are arranged as a light source at prescribed intervals on a substrate in a rectangular ring. Light irradiated from the LEDs is diffused through a lens, a prism plate and a diffusion plate, and is transmitted to a liquid crystal panel. There are roughly V-shaped concavities in the incidence surface of the lens, and triangular cross-section prisms for diffusing incident light are further arranged on the incidence surface of the prism plate. The LEDs are arranged on a highly thermally conductive LED cooling pattern, and the LED cooling pattern is in contact with a heat-dispersion housing. For that reason, heat emitted by the LEDs is conducted from the LED cooling pattern to the housing and dispersed to the ambient air. By this means, the backlight unit can save energy and be more compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Patent number: 9057811
    Abstract: A cooling structure for light emitting elements for a liquid crystal panel according to the present invention includes: a long-shaped substrate that is disposed so as to extend along an edge of a light guide plate provided on a rear surface of a liquid crystal panel, and in which a plurality of through-holes are formed; a plurality of light emitting elements that are disposed on a front surface of the substrate so as to face the light guide plate; and a chassis that is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate, and the through-holes are arranged at a higher density at a center portion of the substrate in a long direction than at end portions of the substrate in the long direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Publication number: 20150163935
    Abstract: A display device is equipped with a display having a display screen and a height adjustment stand connected to the display. The height adjustment stand includes a fixed part attached to a stand base, a moving part connected the display and movable up or down inside the fixed part, and a flat cable installed in the fixed part and the moving part. The opposite ends of the flat cable are connected to a lower connector of the fixed part and an upper connector of the moving part, while the flat cable includes an S-shaped curved part at the intermediate point thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Publication number: 20150116341
    Abstract: A display device includes a first storage unit that stores first adjusted values; a second storage unit that stores second adjusted values; and a control unit that determines, while power of the display device is on, whether or not a predetermined specific condition has been set, where if the specific condition has been set, the control unit executes a process of writing the first adjusted values stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit according to the specific condition so as to switch the adjusted values pertaining to individual units of the display device to the first adjusted values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Isamu Kenmochi, Hiroyuki Kasuga, Yoshihiko Shiotani
  • Publication number: 20140111500
    Abstract: A display device is used for displaying a video image signal inputted from a signal source which is connected to the display device and is provided outside the display device. The display device includes: a presence sensor which detects whether a person exists within a target range where the display device performs detection; a control unit which changes an operation mode according to a detection result of the presence sensor, and controls a supply amount of electric power supplied to components of the display device according to the changed operation mode; and a communication interface unit which transmits to the signal source, information of the detection result of the presence sensor in a state in which the amount of power supply is controlled by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Publication number: 20130293807
    Abstract: A liquid crystal monitor includes a first voltage conversion circuit (e.g. a DC/DC converter), which converts an external DC voltage into a first internal DC voltage supplied to CPU circuitry, and a second voltage conversion circuit, which converts the external DC voltage into a second internal DC voltage for driving a backlight of a liquid crystal panel. The external DC voltage is set proximate to a center value between the first internal DC voltage and the second internal DC voltage. This allows the liquid crystal monitor to be equipped with a battery unit producing a single external DC voltage, thus reducing weight compared to a conventional liquid crystal monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kasuga, Takuya Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20130235271
    Abstract: A display device includes: a video display unit displaying an image; a first operation input unit detecting an operation performed by a user contacting a sensor in a first direction; a second operation input unit detecting an operation performed by a user contacting a sensor in a second direction differing from the first direction; a front bezel in which the first operation input unit and the second operation input unit are arranged apart on different sides; and a controller causing the video display unit to display on-screen display screen including a first hierarchy menu displayed corresponding to the first direction, and a second hierarchy menu displayed corresponding to the second direction. The controller selects the first hierarchy menu based on the operation detected by the first operation input unit. The controller selects the second hierarchy menu based on the operation detected by the second operation input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kasuga, Tomohisa Ukegawa
  • Publication number: 20130163285
    Abstract: A cooling structure for light emitting elements for a liquid crystal panel according to the present invention includes: a long-shaped substrate that is disposed so as to extend along an edge of a light guide plate provided on a rear surface of a liquid crystal panel, and in which a plurality of through-holes are formed; a plurality of light emitting elements that are disposed on a front surface of the substrate so as to face the light guide plate; and a chassis that is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate, and the through-holes are arranged at a higher density at a center portion of the substrate in a long direction than at end portions of the substrate in the long direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Publication number: 20130128188
    Abstract: In the disclosed backlight unit, multiple LEDs are arranged as a light source at prescribed intervals on a substrate in a rectangular ring. Light irradiated from the LEDs is diffused through a lens, a prism plate and a diffusion plate, and is transmitted to a liquid crystal panel. There are roughly V-shaped concavities in the incidence surface of the lens, and triangular cross-section prisms for diffusing incident light are further arranged on the incidence surface of the prism plate. The LEDs are arranged on a highly thermally conductive LED cooling pattern, and the LED cooling pattern is in contact with a heat-dispersion housing. For that reason, heat emitted by the LEDs is conducted from the LED cooling pattern to the housing and dispersed to the ambient air. By this means, the backlight unit can save energy and be more compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kasuga
  • Patent number: D662917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kasuga, Yoshihito Mochizuki, Hsi-Ming Chen, Naoto Fukasawa