Patents by Inventor Shin Koide
Shin Koide 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: 8624885Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a display area of the electro-optical panel being surrounded by a peripheral member. The electro-optical device also includes the following elements. A light-receiving sensor receives external light. A light-shielded sensor is connected to the light-receiving sensor and is shielded from the external light received by the light-receiving sensor. The light-shielded sensor is located at a position at which it is overlapped with the peripheral member.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.Inventors: Shin Koide, Shin Fujita, Hiroko Muramatsu
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Patent number: 8384511Abstract: A photoreceptor device includes a photoreceptor unit, a detector, an amount-of-light controller, and a correcting unit. The photoreceptor unit includes one or more photoelectric converter elements, and converts received light into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal. The detector detects an illuminance of ambient light received by the photoreceptor unit, on the basis of the electric signal. The amount-of-light controller controls an amount of light incident on the photoreceptor unit. The correcting unit corrects the illuminance of ambient light detected by the detector, on the basis of the electric signal output from the photoreceptor unit when the photoreceptor unit is shielded from light.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shin Koide
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Patent number: 8194027Abstract: A liquid crystal device is provided. The liquid crystal device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates which interpose a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of light receiving elements which detect ambient light; and a control unit which controls a display state of an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel based on an intensity of the ambient light detected by a plurality of the light receiving elements, wherein the control unit includes a determination unit determining that the intensity of the ambient light is changed when changed amounts of the intensities of the ambient light detected by equal to or more than half of the light receiving elements exceed a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Fujita, Yutaka Kobashi, Shin Koide, Tomoyuki Ito
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Patent number: 8194205Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a transparent substrate, a PIN type diode formed in the transparent substrate and receiving light introduced through a light receiving side surface of the transparent substrate, and a reflecting portion provided on a surface side opposite to the light receiving side surface of the transparent substrate and for reflecting light passed through the transparent substrate to the PIN type diode.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Patent number: 8134672Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a substrate for holding a liquid crystal. The substrate includes switching elements, a first insulating layer which overlies the switching elements and which has contact holes located at positions corresponding to the switching elements, first transparent electrodes which overlie the first insulating layer and which are electrically connected to the switching elements through the contact holes, a second insulating layer overlying the first transparent electrodes, and second transparent electrodes which overlie the second insulating layer and which each have a plurality of slits for generating electric fields between the first and second transparent electrodes, the second transparent electrodes not overlapping the contact holes in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Fujita, Shin Koide
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Patent number: 7777736Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel having a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a plurality of light receivers that receives an ambient light and obtains an intensity information of the ambient light, and a controller that controls a display state of an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel. In the liquid crystal device, in at least one of the plurality of light receivers, sensitivity for the ambient light differs from the sensitivity of the other light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Shin Fujita, Yutaka Kobashi, Shin Koide, Tomoyuki Ito
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Patent number: 7759757Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Patent number: 7692734Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal device including: a liquid crystal panel which includes first and second substrates supporting a liquid crystal layer in a sandwich manner and a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrate to seal the liquid crystal layer, and on which illumination light is irradiated from the rear side thereof; an optical plate disposed in the front side of the liquid crystal panel; and a control element that controls a display status of an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel, wherein: the liquid crystal panel includes a light receiving element that receives ambient light; and the light receiving element is disposed in a position where at least a portion of a light receiving surface thereof does not overlap the optical plate when seen from a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Shin Fujita, Yutaka Kobashi, Shin Koide, Tomoyuki Ito
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Publication number: 20090135325Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: EPSON IMAGES DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Patent number: 7531776Abstract: A photodetector receiving object light and ambient light as incident light includes: a sensor circuit in which a sensor outputting a first current corresponding to the intensity of the incident light and a sub-sensor outputting a second current corresponding to the intensity of the ambient light are electrically connected in series with each other via a node; and a differential current detection circuit detecting a differential current between the first current and the second current, which is output from the node at the time of applying a voltage across the sensor circuit. Here, when the voltage applied across the sensor circuit is defined as a first voltage and the voltage output from the node is defined as a second voltage, the intensity of the object light is detected on the basis of the differential current created when the second voltage becomes equal to a reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventor: Shin Koide
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Patent number: 7498649Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Publication number: 20080073490Abstract: A photodetector receiving object light and ambient light as incident light includes: a sensor circuit in which a sensor outputting a first current corresponding to the intensity of the incident light and a sub-sensor outputting a second current corresponding to the intensity of the ambient light are electrically connected in series with each other via a node; and a differential current detection circuit detecting a differential current between the first current and the second current, which is output from the node at the time of applying a voltage across the sensor circuit. Here, when the voltage applied across the sensor circuit is defined as a first voltage and the voltage output from the node is defined as a second voltage, the intensity of the object light is detected on the basis of the differential current created when the second voltage becomes equal to a reference voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Shin Koide
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Publication number: 20080007395Abstract: A photoreceptor device includes a photoreceptor unit, a detector, an amount-of-light controller, and a correcting unit. The photoreceptor unit includes one or more photoelectric converter elements, and converts received light into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal. The detector detects an illuminance of ambient light received by the photoreceptor unit, on the basis of the electric signal. The amount-of-light controller controls an amount of light incident on the photoreceptor unit. The correcting unit corrects the illuminance of ambient light detected by the detector, on the basis of the electric signal output from the photoreceptor unit when the photoreceptor unit is shielded from light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Shin Koide
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Publication number: 20080001912Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a display area of the electro-optical panel being surrounded by a peripheral member. The electro-optical device also includes the following elements. A light-receiving sensor receives external light. A light-shielded sensor is connected to the light-receiving sensor and is shielded from the external light received by the light-receiving sensor. The light-shielded sensor is located at a position at which it is overlapped with the peripheral member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Koide, Shin Fujita, Hiroko Muramatsu
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Patent number: 7301598Abstract: To realize a high performance display at a low cost and a high mounting yield of the driving circuit. An electro-optical device according to the present invention comprises an element substrate having a plurality of pixels and a plurality of data lines electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a circuit substrate piece mounted on the element substrate and having a first circuit which is connected to the plurality of data lines and has a plurality of thin film transistors, and an integrated circuit mounted on the circuit substrate piece and having a second circuit which is connected to the first circuit for driving the plurality of pixels via the first circuit and the plurality of data lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shin Koide
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Publication number: 20070242204Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a substrate for holding a liquid crystal. The substrate includes switching elements, a first insulating layer which overlies the switching elements and which has contact holes located at positions corresponding to the switching elements, first transparent electrodes which overlie the first insulating layer and which are electrically connected to the switching elements through the contact holes, a second insulating layer overlying the first transparent electrodes, and second transparent electrodes which overlie the second insulating layer and which each have a plurality of slits for generating electric fields between the first and second transparent electrodes, the second transparent electrodes not overlapping the contact holes in plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Fujita, Shin Koide
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Publication number: 20070229484Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a substrate having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode and a switching element, the pixels disposed at positions corresponding to intersecting portions of the scanning lines and the data lines; a photoelectric transducer that converts light into electrical signals disposed on the substrate; and a reflecting layer that reflects incident light toward the photoelectric transducer and light-shielding layers that oppose the switching elements, the layers being disposed on the substrate. The reflecting layer is composed of the same film as the light-shielding layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Fujita, Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu
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Publication number: 20070215969Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Publication number: 20070200971Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a transparent substrate, a PIN type diode formed in the transparent substrate and receiving light introduced through a light receiving side surface of the transparent substrate, and a reflecting portion provided on a surface side opposite to the light receiving side surface of the transparent substrate and for reflecting light passed through the transparent substrate to the PIN type diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Koide, Hiroko Muramatsu, Shin Fujita
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Publication number: 20070070025Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel having a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a plurality of light receivers that receives an ambient light and obtains an intensity information of the ambient light, and a controller that controls a display state of an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel. In the liquid crystal device, in at least one of the plurality of light receivers, sensitivity for the ambient light differs from the sensitivity of the other light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Shin Fujita, Yutaka Kobashi, Shin Koide, Tomoyuki Ito