Patents by Inventor Michiaki Sakamoto

Michiaki Sakamoto 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: 8717266
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal panel including sub-pixels and a back light for irradiating light to the back surface of liquid crystal panel. A transmission sub-pixel can be switched into an image display state which can allow irradiated light to exit, and a black display state which does not allow irradiated light to exit. A mirror sub-pixel can be switched between a mirror state which can allow reflected light to exit and a non-mirror state which does not allow reflected light to exit, independently of the transmission sub-pixel. A control unit places each transmission sub-pixel into the image display state or black display state, and places each mirror sub-pixel into the mirror state or non-mirror state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Matsushima, Michiaki Sakamoto, Ken Sumiyoshi, Kenichi Mori
  • Publication number: 20140078035
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device is provided, in which an image update period is constituted with a reset period including at least a stirring pulse for stirring electrophoretic particles and a compensation pulse for suppressing accumulation of the residual DC component and with a set period including a set pulse for applying, to intended pixels, a voltage of polarity for making transition to black or white for a prescribed amount of time according to a next image. The voltage waveforms for each display gradation are so designed that a period where a positive voltage is applied to a counter electrode and a period where a negative voltage is applied do not overlap with each other, and a compensation pulse is applied after the stirring pulse which sets all the pixels of the display unit to a white or black base state. Thereby, changes in the display state are not visually recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsushi SATO, Michiaki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140055722
    Abstract: To suppress light leakage at the time of dark state, and to provide a liquid crystal display device whose electrodes in the reflection areas can be formed with high precision. The liquid crystal display device has a reflection area within a pixel unit by corresponding at least to a reflection plate forming part, and the reflection area is driven with a lateral electric field mode and normally-white. A driving electrode for forming an electric field to a liquid crystal layer of the reflection area is formed on the reflection plate via an insulating film by using a non-transparent electric conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Kenichi MORI, Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Ken SUMIYOSHI, Hiroshi NAGAI, Kenichirou NAKA, Masayuki JUMONJI, Hiroshi TANABE
  • Patent number: 8624881
    Abstract: To display an image on an electronic paper display properly, even when image data is transmitted continuously from a host of the existing LCD display system, for example. A sampling section inputs a single image data by each prescribed period from a plurality of pieces of continuously transmitted image data corresponding to one screen of the electronic paper display. A difference detecting section detects a difference amount showing a difference between previous image data and latter image data of two pieces of consecutive image data inputted by the sampling section, and determines to perform screen update by using the latter image data when the difference value is equal to or larger than a threshold value. A driving section generates a driving signal of the latter image data and outputs the signal to the electronic paper display, when the screen update is determined by the difference detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michiaki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20130314654
    Abstract: A transflective LCD unit includes a liquid crystal (LC) layer: first and second substrates sandwiching therebetween the LC layer to define an array of pixels each including a reflective area and a transmissive area; an electrode assembly for driving the LC layer such that the LC layer in the reflective area is driven in a longitudinal-electric-field mode and the LC layer in the transmissive area is driven in a lateral-electric-field mode; and a reverse-tilt control member for controlling a reverse tilt area in which a reverse tilt of LC molecules occurs near the boundary between the reflective area and the transmissive area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi MORI, Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Hiroshi NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20130314455
    Abstract: A LCD device has a LC layer sandwiched between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, first and second polarizing films, a first ?/2 film between the first polarizing film and the counter substrate, and a second ?/2 film between the second polarizing film and the TFT substrate. Angle ?1 between the direction of the optical axis of the LC layer and the polarized direction of the light entering the LC layer satisfies the relationship: 0 degree<?1<45 degrees. The resultant LCD device has lower leakage light and coloring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagai, Michiaki Sakamoto, Kenichi Mori, Kenichirou Naka, Hidenori Ikeno
  • Publication number: 20130311810
    Abstract: To provide a browsing terminal and the like with high security, which can effectively prevent contents data stored in a terminal from being stolen unlawfully by a third party even if the terminal is accidentally lost. The browsing terminal includes: a receiving part for receiving contents data; a volatile memory for storing the received contents data; a display device with a memory function, which displays the contents data stored in the volatile memory; and a secondary battery for supplying power to the volatile memory and the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Kenichi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20130278596
    Abstract: Provided are an image generation apparatus, three-dimensional image display apparatus, image generation method and non-transitory computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Di WU, Michiaki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130249891
    Abstract: An LCD device has a reflective area that reflects light incident from a polarizing film side using a reflection film, and a transmissive area that transmits light of a backlight incident from a TFT substrate side. The drive voltages of the reflective area and transmissive area are Vr and Vt, the black voltage in the reflective area is Vr (K), the black voltage in the transmissive area is Vt (K). The reflectance R, the transmittance T, characteristics of R with respect to drive voltage [Vr (K)?Vr] and characteristics of T with respect to drive voltage [Vt?Vt (K)] substantially match each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichirou NAKA, Michiaki SAKAMOTO, Kenichi MORI, Hiroshi NAGAI
  • Patent number: 8508699
    Abstract: A transflective LCD unit includes a liquid crystal (LC) layer: first and second substrates sandwiching therebetween the LC layer to define an array of pixels each including a reflective area and a transmissive area; an electrode assembly for driving the LC layer such that the LC layer in the reflective area is driven in a longitudinal-electric-field mode and the LC layer in the transmissive area is driven in a lateral-electric-field mode; and a reverse-tilt control member for controlling a reverse tilt area in which a reverse tilt of LC molecules occurs near the boundary between the reflective area and the transmissive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mori, Michiaki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagai
  • Patent number: 8502941
    Abstract: A LCD device has a LC layer sandwiched between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, first and second polarizing films, a first ?/2 film between the first polarizing film and the counter substrate, and a second ?/2 film between the second polarizing film and the TFT substrate. Angle ?1 between the direction of the optical axis of the LC layer and the polarized direction of the light entering the LC layer satisfies the relationship: 0 degree<?1<45 degrees. The resultant LCD device has lower leakage light and coloring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagai, Michiaki Sakamoto, Kenichi Mori, Kenichirou Naka, Hidenori Ikeno
  • Patent number: 8488087
    Abstract: To suppress light leakage at the time of dark state, and to provide a liquid crystal display device whose electrodes in the reflection areas can be formed with high precision. The liquid crystal display device has a reflection area within a pixel unit by corresponding at least to a reflection plate forming part, and the reflection area is driven with a lateral electric field mode and normally-white. A driving electrode for forming an electric field to a liquid crystal layer of the reflection area is formed on the reflection plate via an insulating film by using a non-transparent electric conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mori, Michiaki Sakamoto, Ken Sumiyoshi, Hiroshi Nagai, Kenichirou Naka, Masayuki Jumonji, Hiroshi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8466860
    Abstract: An LCD device has a reflective area that reflects light incident from a polarizing film side using a reflection film, and a transmissive area that transmits light of a backlight incident from a TFT substrate side. The drive voltages of the reflective area and transmissive area are Vr and Vt, the black voltage in the reflective area is Vr(K), the black voltage in the transmissive area is Vt(K). The reflectance R, the transmittance T, characteristics of R with respect to drive voltage [Vr(K)?Vr] and characteristics of T with respect to drive voltage [Vt?Vt(K)] substantially match each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichirou Naka, Michiaki Sakamoto, Kenichi Mori, Hiroshi Nagai
  • Patent number: 8452990
    Abstract: To provide a browsing terminal and the like with high security, which can effectively prevent contents data stored in a terminal from being stolen unlawfully by a third party even if the terminal is accidentally lost. The browsing terminal includes: a receiving part for receiving contents data; a volatile memory for storing the received contents data; a display device with a memory function, which displays the contents data stored in the volatile memory; and a secondary battery for supplying power to the volatile memory and the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Kenichi Takatori
  • Patent number: 8446358
    Abstract: There is provided an image display device capable of obtaining a renewed screen giving normal feelings by simple LUT (Look Up Table) adjustment even at a time of displaying with multiple gray levels. A screen of the electronic paper section making up the display device is renewed by driving for a period of time corresponding to a plurality of frames according to input gray level data of a renewed screen. The renewed screen is displayed with a coarse gray level during a first displaying period in a renewing period corresponding to a plurality of frames at an output voltage specified by a high-order bit of its gray level data and, thereafter, is displayed with a fine gray level during a second displaying period in the renewing period at an output voltage specified by a low-order bit of its gray level data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michiaki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8436967
    Abstract: An IPS-mode transflective LCD device includes an array of pixels each including a reflective region and a transmissive region juxtaposed. The reflective region operates in a normally-white mode, and the transmissive region operates in a normally-black mode. A common data signal is supplied to the reflective region and transmissive region, whereas the common electrode signal in the transmissive region is an inverted signal of the common electrode signal in the reflective region, to thereby obtain similar gray-scale levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Jin Matsushima, Hiroshi Nagai, Kenichi Mori, Hidenori Ikeno, Yasuki Kudo, Ken Sumiyoshi
  • Patent number: 8373691
    Abstract: An active-matrix bistable display panel is provided in which a pixel electrode is formed at each intersection of each of a plurality of scanning lines in a row direction and each of a plurality of signal lines in a column direction and a display state is made to occur depending on a voltage of each of the pixel electrodes, a signal-line driving unit is provided in which the plurality of signal lines is connected to a plurality of terminals and image inputs are sequentially divided into a plurality of image inputs and a plurality of image signals are supplied sequentially to the plurality of terminals in a time-division manner, and a scanning-line driving unit is provided in which each scanning line making up the plurality of groups is sequentially driven for each of the groups, wherein each of TFTs (Thin Film Transistors) is made active so as to supply an image voltage to each of pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Yuji Kondo, Nobuaki Honbo
  • Patent number: 8373830
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing and spaced away from the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, a switching device formed on the first substrate, a first electrically insulating film randomly patterned on the first substrate, a second electrically insulating film covering the first electrically insulating film therewith, and having a wavy surface, and a reflection electrode formed on the second electrically insulating film, and electrically connected to an electrode of the switching device, wherein a light passing through the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer is reflected at the reflection electrode, and the second electrically insulating film extends outwardly from the first electrically insulating film by a certain length at an end of a display region in which images are to be displayed, such that a step formed by the first and second electrically insulating films in the vicinity of the en
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Kikkawa, Michiaki Sakamoto, Yuichi Yamaguchi, Hidenori Ikeno, Fumihiko Matsuno
  • Patent number: 8289483
    Abstract: A semi-transmissive-type liquid crystal display device is provided which is capable of preventing an electric erosion reaction between a reflective film made of Al (aluminum) or an Al alloy and a transparent electrode film made of ITO or a like (Indium Tin Oxide) and of inhibiting occurrence of a flicker caused by a residual DC (Direct Current) voltage in the reflective film. In the semi-transmissive-type of a liquid crystal display device, a transmissive region to provide light from a backlight source and a reflective region to receive ambient light are placed in a pixel region and a transparent electrode film is formed above a reflective film formed in the reflective region on an active matrix substrate with a second passivation film being interposed between the reflective film and the transparent electrode film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Okamoto, Michiaki Sakamoto, Osamu Sukegawa, Ken-Ichirou Naka, Shin-ichi Nakata, Masami Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20120257018
    Abstract: Provided is a stereoscopic display device provided with a stereoscopic display panel and a display controller, the stereoscopic display panel including a lenticular lens, a color filter substrate, a TFT substrate, etc. Unit pixels arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the direction in which both eyes of viewer are arranged are alternately used as left-eye pixels and right-eye pixels. The display controller determined, according to temperature information from a temperature sensor, the contraction/expansion of the lens by a stereoscopic image generating module and generates 3D image data for driving the display panel in which the amount of disparity in a specific disparity direction is corrected on the basis of parameter information defined by an effective linear expansion coefficient inherent in the stereoscopic display panel, or the like and the magnitude of the temperature to thereby ensure a predetermined stereoscopic visual recognition range even when the lens are contracted/expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Shigemura, Di Wu, Michiaki Sakamoto