Patents by Inventor Masayuki Otawara
Masayuki Otawara 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).
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Patent number: 11895759Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil configured to heat an object to be heated, a full-bridge type inverter configured to supply power to the heating coil, a capacitor provided between an intermediate node of one arm of the inverter and one end of the heating coil, and a first relay provided between the intermediate node and the other end of the heating coil 30. An intermediate node of the other arm of the inverter and an intermediate point of the heating coil are connected through a first wire. The induction heating apparatus includes a processor configured to open or close the first relay based on an impedance of the object to be heated.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Sasagawa, Masaki Ono, Masayuki Otawara, Nobuharu Nishikoori, Taro Yoshida, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Yutaka Yagi
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Publication number: 20230403766Abstract: A heating device for tracking a resonance frequency includes a heating coil for heating a cooking appliance, a parallel resonance circuit including an inductor including the heating coil and a resonance capacitor resonating with the inductor, an inverter unit for supplying power to the parallel resonance circuit, a first current sensor for detecting an output current supplied from the inverter unit to the parallel resonance circuit, and a processor for controlling a driving frequency of the inverter unit so that a peak value of the output current detected by the first current sensor is smaller than a predetermined first threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Masayuki OTAWARA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Masashi SASAGAWA, Masaki ONO, Yutaka YAGI, Taro YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 11751291Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil, an inverter, a current sensor configured to measure a driving current supplied from the inverter to the heating coil, and a controller configured to provide a drive signal to the inverter to allow the driving current to follow a target current based on a user input. The controller reduces a driving duty of the drive signal based on the driving current exceeding a predetermined reference current, and the controller provides a drive signal to the inverter to allow the driving current to follow a current less than the target current, based on the driving current being less than or equal to the predetermined reference current after reducing the driving duty of the drive signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Masaki Ono, Masashi Sasagawa, Masayuki Otawara, Nobuhara Nishikoori, Taro Yoshida, Yutaka Yagi
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Patent number: 11596029Abstract: An induction heating apparatus including an inverter comprising a switching element, the inverter configured to supply a power to a first node based on an operation of the switching element; a first heating coil around which a wire is wound in a first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; a second heating coil around which a wire is wound in a second winding direction different from the first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; and at least one processor configured to control a resonance frequency of a current flowing through the first heating coil and the second heating coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuharu Nishikoori, Masayuki Otawara, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Masashi Sasagawa
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Publication number: 20210298134Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil configured to heat an object to be heated, a full-bridge type inverter configured to supply power to the heating coil, a capacitor provided between an intermediate node of one arm of the inverter and one end of the heating coil, and a first relay provided between the intermediate node and the other end of the heating coil 30. An intermediate node of the other arm of the inverter and an intermediate point of the heating coil are connected through a first wire. The induction heating apparatus includes a processor configured to open or close the first relay based on an impedance of the object to be heated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Masashi SASAGAWA, Masaki ONO, Masayuki OTAWARA, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Taro YOSHIDA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Yutaka YAGI
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Publication number: 20210227643Abstract: An induction heating device using a resonance circuit method and a control method thereof that are capable of preventing occurrence of overcurrent even when an object is moved are provided. The induction heating device for heating an object includes a resonance circuit including a heating coil and a condenser, an inverter configured to supply power to the resonance circuit, a detector configure to detect a value related to a movement of the object, and at least one processor configured to identify whether the object is moved based on the value detected by the detector, and upon determining that the object is moved, lower a driving frequency of the inverter and an output of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Taro YOSHIDA, Masaki ONO, Masashi SASAGAWA, Masayuki OTAWARA, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Yutaka YAGI
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Publication number: 20210219390Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil, an inverter, a current sensor configured to measure a driving current supplied from the inverter to the heating coil, and a controller configured to provide a drive signal to the inverter to allow the driving current to follow a target current based on a user input. The controller reduces a driving duty of the drive signal based on the driving current exceeding a predetermined reference current, and the controller provides a drive signal to the inverter to allow the driving current to follow a current less than the target current, based on the driving current being less than or equal to the predetermined reference current after reducing the driving duty of the drive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Masaki ONO, Masashi SASAGAWA, Masayuki OTAWARA, Nobuhara NISHIKOORI, Taro YOSHIDA, Yutaka YAGI
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Publication number: 20200196400Abstract: An induction heating apparatus including an inverter comprising a switching element, the inverter configured to supply a power to a first node based on an operation of the switching element; a first heating coil around which a wire is wound in a first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; a second heating coil around which a wire is wound in a second winding direction different from the first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; and at least one processor configured to control a resonance frequency of a current flowing through the first heating coil and the second heating coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Masayuki OTAWARA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Masashi SASAGAWA
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Patent number: 8477157Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for processing an image signal. The apparatus includes a first correction value derivation unit deriving a first correction value for correcting an input image signal for each pixel of a line in a horizontal direction based on the input image signal, a second correction derivation unit deriving a second correction value for correcting the input image signal for each pixel of a line in a vertical direction based on the input image signal, a third correction value derivation unit deriving a third correction value for correcting the input image signal for each pixel forming a display screen which displays an image, based on the first correction value and the second correction value, and a signal correction unit correcting the input image signal based on the third correction value.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Otawara
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Publication number: 20110018892Abstract: Provided are image signal processing devices, image signal processing methods, programs and display devices for improving the quality of an image. The image signal processing device includes a first color space converting unit for outputting hue signals, saturation signals, and first luminance signals with respect to each of a plurality of pixels based on the input image signals; a margin value calculating unit for calculating margin values for the hues based on the corresponding hue signals; a control value set up unit for setting up control values controlling the corresponding first luminance signals based on the corresponding saturation signals and the corresponding margin values; a brightness adjusting unit for adjusting brightnesses of the first luminance signals based on the corresponding control values and outputting second luminance signals with adjusted brightnesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki OTAWARA, Hidehito OGAWA
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Patent number: 7825876Abstract: A plasma display panel brightness correction circuit, a brightness correction method, a video display, and a video display method are provided. One embodiment includes a continuity detector that receives video signals and detects those of the video signals having signal level values which are greater than or less than a predetermined value. A video signal corrector is also provided for applying correction factors. The correction factors are calculated according to the ratio of pixels with signal level values greater than the predetermined value to the pixels with signal level values less than the predetermined value. The video signal corrector then corrects the levels of the video signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2004Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Otawara, Hidehito Ogawa
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Publication number: 20100026732Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for processing an image signal. The apparatus includes a first correction value derivation unit deriving a first correction value for correcting an input image signal for each pixel of a line in a horizontal direction based on the input image signal, a second correction derivation unit deriving a second correction value for correcting the input image signal for each pixel of a line in a vertical direction based on the input image signal, a third correction value derivation unit deriving a third correction value for correcting the input image signal for each pixel forming a display screen which displays an image, based on the first correction value and the second correction value, and a signal correction unit correcting the input image signal based on the third correction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Otawara
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Publication number: 20100002148Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus and method of controlling the light emission state of each pixel in a display device are provided. The image signal processing apparatus includes a correlation determination unit which determines a correlation between a current frame and a previous frame, and outputs a correlation signal of a signal level according to a determination result; a light emission time setting unit which outputs a light emission time control signal that defines a light emission time in one frame period, based on the correlation signal; an adjustment value setting unit which outputs an adjustment value that adjusts a gain of the image signal, based on the correlation signal; and a gain adjustment unit which adjusts the gain of the image signal based on the adjustment value and outputs the image signal of which the gain is adjusted. The light emission intensity is uniform regardless of the determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Otawara, Hidehito Ogawa, Ryutaro Okamoto
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Publication number: 20090079873Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for and a method of processing an image signal, a program, and a display apparatus. The apparatus includes: a sub frame generating unit outputting an input signal a plurality of times in one frame period and generating a plurality of sub frames in the one frame period; a correlation judging unit judging a correlation between a current frame which is represented by the input image signal for every sub frame and a preceding frame for every corresponding pixel; and a frame distributing unit adjusting a gain of an image signal corresponding to each pixel for every sub frame on the basis of the correlation judged by the correlation judging unit, and outputting the image signal adjusted for every sub frame in a period corresponding to each of the sub frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Masayuki OTAWARA
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Patent number: 7327332Abstract: A video processing circuit for preventing generation of contour noise irrespective of varied directions of light emission schemes. A first video signal and a second video signal delayed by a predetermined field are received, a first motion detection result is output when a signal level of the first video signal is greater than that of the second video signal, and a second motion detection result is output if the second video signal is greater than the first video signal. A flag is established according to the first motion detection result, and a third video signal generated by delaying the first video signal is output. The lighted pattern of the third video signal is switched according to the second motion detection result and the flag.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Otawara
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Patent number: 6894666Abstract: A contrast correcting circuit for preventing white distortion in a dark screen comprises: an integrator for integrating brightness levels of video signals, and for calculating a sum of the brightness levels; a ROM for storing different types of table data exhibiting contrast conversion characteristics according to the brightness; a selection signal generator for setting as a reference value the sum of the brightness levels of all of the pixels when the brightness levels are at a maximum, for comparing the reference value with an integration output of the integrator, and for instructing the ROM to selectively output table data suitable for the brightness of a screen selected from the different types of table data; and a RAM for storing a conversion table for correcting the contrasts of the video signals by means of the table data.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Otawara, Hidehito Ogawa, Ryutaro Okamoto
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Publication number: 20050052355Abstract: A video processing circuit for preventing generation of contour noise irrespective of varied directions of light emission schemes. A first video signal and a second video signal delayed by a predetermined field are received, a first motion detection result is output when a signal level of the first video signal is greater than that of the second video signal, and a second motion detection result is output if the second video signal is greater than the first video signal. A flag is established according to the first motion detection result, and a third video signal generated by delaying the first video signal is output. The lighted pattern of the third video signal is switched according to the second motion detection result and the flag.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventor: Masayuki Otawara
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Publication number: 20050052364Abstract: A plasma display panel brightness correction circuit, a brightness correction method, a video display, and a video display method are provided. One embodiment includes a continuity detector that receives video signals and detects those of the video signals having signal level values which are greater than or less than a predetermined value. A video signal corrector is also provided for applying correction factors. The correction factors are calculated according to the ratio of pixels with signal level values greater than the predetermined value to the pixels with signal level values less than the predetermined value. The video signal corrector then corrects the levels of the video signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Masayuki Otawara, Hidehito Ogawa
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Publication number: 20030107681Abstract: A contrast correcting circuit for preventing white distortion in a dark screen comprises: an integrator for integrating brightness levels of video signals, and for calculating a sum of the brightness levels; a ROM for storing different types of table data exhibiting contrast conversion characteristics according to the brightness; a selection signal generator for setting as a reference value the sum of the brightness levels of all of the pixels when the brightness levels are at a maximum, for comparing the reference value with an integration output of the integrator, and for instructing the ROM to selectively output table data suitable for the brightness of a screen selected from the different types of table data; and a RAM for storing a conversion table for correcting the contrasts of the video signals by means of the table data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Masayuki Otawara, Hidehito Ogawa, Ryutaro Okamoto