Patents by Inventor Jiro Shimbo

Jiro Shimbo 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: 20240095118
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus is allowed to access a storage device storing time-series data generated by a first device. The information processing apparatus includes a processor holding a first public key and a first private key. The processor is configured to acquire a program for correcting an error in first data on a first product from a first entity. The processor is configured to correct the correction target first data, using data in a predetermined range of the time-series data. The processor is configured to generate ground data indicating correction grounds for the corrected correction target first data, based on the data in the predetermined range, and add the ground data to the corrected correction target first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mikio HASHIMOTO, Atsushi SHIMBO, Jiro AMEMIYA
  • Patent number: 11635845
    Abstract: A display driver comprises a touch controller configured to perform touch sensing on a display panel during a vertical sync period. A first field of the vertical sync period comprises a display period and a touch sensing period following the display period. A start timing of the touch sensing period is controlled by an internal clock signal. A first counter is configured to, responsive to completion of the touch sensing, start a counting operation in synchronization with the internal clock signal. Gate control signal generator circuitry is configured to control a gate driver that is configured to drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel. A gate line that is to be driven first to a high level during a second field following the first field is driven to the high level responsive to a count value of the first counter during the first field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Shigeru Ota, Atsushi Shikata, Kentaro Suzuki, Jiro Shimbo
  • Patent number: 11212424
    Abstract: A display driver comprises drop amount calculation circuitry and digital gamma correction circuitry. The drop amount calculation circuitry is configured to calculate a drop amount of a power source voltage supplied to a display panel from a setting value. The digital gamma correction circuitry is configured to perform digital gamma correction on an input image data based on the drop amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Satoshi Saito, Kei Miyazawa, Hidefumi Odate, Jiro Shimbo, Kazuyuki Tanimoto
  • Patent number: 11194420
    Abstract: A processing system comprises interface circuitry and a timing controller. The interface circuitry is configured to receive a vertical sync period indicator that indicates a start of an external vertical sync period. The timing controller is configured to, in response to a change in a display frame rate, control timing of a display drive operation and a proximity sensing operation to maintain a proximity sensing frame rate based on input timing of the vertical sync period indicator to the interface circuitry. The processing system is configured to supply drive signals to display elements of a display panel in the display drive operation and acquire sensing signals from sensor electrodes of the display panel in the proximity sensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Atsushi Shikata, Shigeru Ota, Makoto Takeuchi, Jiro Shimbo, Kentaro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210149540
    Abstract: A processing system comprises interface circuitry and a timing controller. The interface circuitry is configured to receive a vertical sync period indicator that indicates a start of an external vertical sync period. The timing controller is configured to, in response to a change in a display frame rate, control timing of a display drive operation and a proximity sensing operation to maintain a proximity sensing frame rate based on input timing of the vertical sync period indicator to the interface circuitry. The processing system is configured to supply drive signals to display elements of a display panel in the display drive operation and acquire sensing signals from sensor electrodes of the display panel in the proximity sensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi SHIKATA, Shigeru OTA, Makoto TAKEUCHI, Jiro SHIMBO, Kentaro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210011575
    Abstract: A display driver comprises a touch controller configured to perform touch sensing on a display panel during a vertical sync period. A first field of the vertical sync period comprises a display period and a touch sensing period following the display period. A start timing of the touch sensing period is controlled by an internal clock signal. A first counter is configured to, responsive to completion of the touch sensing, start a counting operation in synchronization with the internal clock signal. Gate control signal generator circuitry is configured to control a gate driver that is configured to drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel. A gate line that is to be driven first to a high level during a second field following the first field is driven to the high level responsive to a count value of the first counter during the first field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto TAKEUCHI, Shigeru OTA, Atsushi SHIKATA, Kentaro SUZUKI, Jiro SHIMBO
  • Patent number: 10802645
    Abstract: A display driver comprises a touch controller configured to perform touch sensing on a display panel during a vertical sync period. A first field of the vertical sync period comprises a display period and a touch sensing period following the display period. A start timing of the touch sensing period is controlled by an internal clock signal. A first counter is configured to, responsive to completion of the touch sensing, start a counting operation in synchronization with the internal clock signal. Gate control signal generator circuitry is configured to control a gate driver that is configured to drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel. A gate line that is to be driven first to a high level during a second field following the first field is driven to the high level responsive to a count value of the first counter during the first field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Shigeru Ota, Atsushi Shikata, Kentaro Suzuki, Jiro Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10643515
    Abstract: A display driver includes: a memory comprising a plurality of memory regions each configured to store image data for one line of an image displayed in a frame; and control circuitry configured to adjust a number of in-use memory regions of the plurality of memory regions used to store the image data. The control circuitry is further configured to control the memory so that image data for respective lines of the image are cyclically stored in the in-use memory regions in a fixed order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventors: Kentaro Suzuki, Atsushi Shikata, Jiro Shimbo, Makoto Takeuchi, Shigeru Ota
  • Publication number: 20200112654
    Abstract: A display driver comprises drop amount calculation circuitry and digital gamma correction circuitry. The drop amount calculation circuitry is configured to calculate a drop amount of a power source voltage supplied to a display panel from a setting value. The digital gamma correction circuitry is configured to perform digital gamma correction on an input image data based on the drop amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi SAITO, Kei MIYAZAWA, Hidefumi ODATE, Jiro SHIMBO, Kazuyuki TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190095033
    Abstract: A display driver comprises a touch controller configured to perform touch sensing on a display panel during a vertical sync period. A first field of the vertical sync period comprises a display period and a touch sensing period following the display period. A start timing of the touch sensing period is controlled by an internal clock signal. A first counter is configured to, responsive to completion of the touch sensing, start a counting operation in synchronization with the internal clock signal. Gate control signal generator circuitry is configured to control a gate driver that is configured to drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel. A gate line that is to be driven first to a high level during a second field following the first field is driven to the high level responsive to a count value of the first counter during the first field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Shigeru Ota, Atsushi Shikata, Kentaro Suzuki, Jiro Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20190096309
    Abstract: A display driver includes: a memory comprising a plurality of memory regions each configured to store image data for one line of an image displayed in a frame; and control circuitry configured to adjust a number of in-use memory regions of the plurality of memory regions used to store the image data. The control circuitry is further configured to control the memory so that image data for respective lines of the image are cyclically stored in the in-use memory regions in a fixed order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kentaro SUZUKI, Atsushi SHIKATA, Jiro SHIMBO, Makoto TAKEUCHI, Shigeru OTA
  • Patent number: 8638142
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Endo, Jiro Shimbo, Tomomitsu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20130009681
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo ENDO, Jiro SHIMBO, Tomomitsu KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 8299828
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Endo, Jiro Shimbo, Tomomitsu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120212266
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo ENDO, Jiro SHIMBO, Tomomitsu KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 8207767
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Endo, Jiro Shimbo, Tomomitsu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20110140747
    Abstract: The present invention provides ABS precision improving means under ADPLL environment or environment close to the ADPLL environment and realizes shortening of process time of the ABS. In a digital frequency comparator in an ABS circuit, a DFF for storing an initial phase difference in a DPE signal output from a DPFD is prepared. Immediately after start of ABS operation, a DPE signal output from the DPFD is recorded as a signal expressing an initial phase difference in an internal circuit of the DPFD into the DFF. After that, the digital frequency comparator performs ABS by using a signal obtained by subtracting the initial phase error recorded in the DFF from an input DPE signal, thereby realizing high-speed and stabilized ABS operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo ENDO, Jiro SHIMBO, Tomomitsu KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 7647033
    Abstract: A level converter level-converts an oscillation output signal of a reference frequency oscillator and supplies the level-converted signal to a phase comparator of a PLL/fractional synthesizer for controlling an oscillation frequency of an RF transmission voltage-controlled oscillator. The level converter includes a self-bias type voltage amplifier which amplifies a reference frequency signal of the reference frequency oscillator. The self-bias type voltage amplifier includes a coupling capacitor, an amplifying transistor, a load and a bias element and suppresses a variation in the level of each harmonic component even though an external power supply voltage varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Toshiya Uozumi, Jiro Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20070236297
    Abstract: A level converter level-converts an oscillation output signal of a reference frequency oscillator and supplies the level-converted signal to a phase comparator of a PLL/fractional synthesizer for controlling an oscillation frequency of an RF transmission voltage-controlled oscillator. The level converter includes a self-bias type voltage amplifier which amplifies a reference frequency signal of the reference frequency oscillator. The self-bias type voltage amplifier includes a coupling capacitor, an amplifying transistor, a load and a bias element and suppresses a variation in the level of each harmonic component even though an external power supply voltage varies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiya UOZUMI, Jiro Shimbo