Patents by Inventor Shuuichirou Matsumoto

Shuuichirou Matsumoto 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: 20160217871
    Abstract: A bidirectional shift register capable of performing a stable shift operation in both directions and an image display device using the same are provided. In forward shift operation, when reference point N1 is at H level, (n+4)-th unit register circuit as a rear stage of the bidirectional shift register outputs pulse G(n+4) in synchronization with clock pulse V(n+4) inputted to (n+4)-th unit register circuit. A backward direction trigger signal VSTB is generated not only at the time of start of backward shift, but also, for example, in period (time t4 to t5) of one-phase clock immediately after G(n+4) is outputted in vertical blanking interval of the forward shift. The backward direction trigger signal VSTB is inputted to gate of a transistor provided to set reference point N1 of (n+4)-th unit register circuit to H level at the time of start of the backward shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Mitsuru GOTO, Hiroyuki HIGASHIJIMA, Yoshihiro KOTANI, Shuuichirou MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9378699
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel function, a second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each pixel has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are shared to the respective pixels of a plurality of display lines side by side, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks is also used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a driver circuit is provided to apply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks, and the driver circuit can adjust a supply start timing of the touch panel scanning voltage to be applied to the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuuichirou Matsumoto, Yoshinori Aoki
  • Patent number: 9336899
    Abstract: A bidirectional shift register capable of performing a stable shift operation in both directions and an image display device using the same are provided. In forward shift operation, when reference point N1 is at H level, (n+4)-th unit register circuit as a rear stage of the bidirectional shift register outputs pulse G(n+4) in synchronization with clock pulse V (n+4) inputted to (n+4)-th unit register circuit. A backward direction trigger signal VSTB is generated not only at the time of start of backward shift, but also, for example, in period (time t4 to t5) of one-phase clock immediately after G(n+4) is outputted in vertical blanking interval of the forward shift. The backward direction trigger signal VSTB is inputted to gate of a transistor provided to set reference point N1 of (n+4)-th unit register circuit to H level at the time of start of the backward shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto, Hiroyuki Higashijima, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9165523
    Abstract: A driver circuit including a DA converting circuit that converts video data input from the outside to a grayscale voltage; an amplifying circuit that amplifies the grayscale voltage; and a switch circuit that selects the grayscale voltage output from the amplifying circuit and a predetermined voltage as a voltage that is output to the image line. When video data indicating a minimum grayscale, the switch circuit outputs the predetermined voltage to the image line, and when video data indicating a grayscale other than the minimum grayscale is input, the switch circuit outputs the grayscale voltage output from the amplifying circuit to the image line. The predetermined voltage allows a voltage of the pixel electrode and a voltage of the counter electrode after passage of the writing of the image voltage to be coincident with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihide Funayama, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150234532
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Shuuichirou MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9099053
    Abstract: A control circuit for a display device includes a shift register circuit which includes at least one transistor and outputs a gate signal in response to at least one voltage signal, a temperature information acquisition unit configured to acquire temperature information at the control circuit for a display device, and a voltage switching unit configured to switch a voltage of the at least one voltage signal based on the acquired temperature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: JAPAN DISPLAY INC., PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuuichirou Matsumoto, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 9052774
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8823691
    Abstract: A display device includes: plural pixel groups each including pixel circuits; plural scanning lines that are each connected to the pixel circuits included in any one of the pixel groups; a clock signal supply circuit that supplies a clock signal including a pulse signal; a shift register circuit that selectively transmits the pulse signal to the scanning lines in a predetermined order; and data signal lines that are connected to the pixel circuits and that supply a data signal to the pixel circuits included in the pixel group to be scanned. The period of the pulse signal supplied to some of the scanning lines is longer than the period of the pulse signal supplied to the other scanning lines, or the data signal is transmitted by the transistors included in the pixel circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto, Hiroyuki Higashijima, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8674973
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device employing a dot inversion drive method includes a pixel array, a data driver circuit, a short circuit, and a scanning circuit. The short circuit is disposed for respective outputs of the data driver circuit, and includes a switching element for connecting each of the outputs to a precharge voltage different from an output voltage. The short circuit includes the switching element disposed in one of a first switching group and a second switching group; the switching element of one of the first switching group and the second switching group is connected to respective pairs of pixel column units including an odd-numbered pixel column and an even-numbered pixel column which are adjacent to each other; and the pairs of pixel column units which are adjacent to each other are each connected to the switching element disposed in respective switching groups different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Naruhiko Kasai, Norio Mamba, Mitsuru Goto, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8648884
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a printed circuit board connected to the display panel, and a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit mounted on the display panel or the printed circuit board, in which each of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit includes a gray scale voltage generating circuit generating a gray scale voltage to be applied to a first electrode of the pixel based on a gray scale reference voltage and a reference gray scale voltage circuit generating the gray scale reference voltage, and each of the gray scale voltage generating circuit of the first drive circuit and the gray scale voltage generating circuit of the second drive circuit generates the gray scale voltage based on the gray scale reference voltage generated in the reference gray scale voltage circuit of the first drive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8610698
    Abstract: To provide a display device including a switching regulator type power generating circuit which realizes an increase in display quality by an output voltage being more stable, and by suppressing a flickering of a screen. A display device includes a switching regulator type direct current power generating circuit, wherein a period for which a switching element is turned on is determined in such a way as to increase or decrease by a given width when a code of an output voltage with respect to a setting voltage is constant, and the period is determined in such a way as to increase or decrease differently from the given width when the code changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Saito, Shuuichirou Matsumoto, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 8610699
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to reduce the size of a decoder circuit of a display device. A decoder circuit which outputs voltages corresponding to 8-bit digital values includes a predecoder section, which includes an A decoder, B decoder, and C decoder, each of which is configured of a matrix type decoder circuit which carries out a three bits' worth of decoding, and a tournament type decoder circuit which carries out a three bits' worth of decoding, a selection circuit which, having input thereinto three voltages output respectively from the A decoder, B decoder, and C decoder, and applied to three output signal lines, selects two voltages of the three input voltages using a bit with one of the digital values and applies them to two output signal lines, and an intermediate voltage output circuit which, having input thereinto the two voltages selected by the selection circuit, outputs a voltage which is the average of the two voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130328807
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Shuuichirou MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130328757
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel function, a second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each pixel has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are shared to the respective pixels of a plurality of display lines side by side, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks is also used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a driver circuit is provided to apply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks, and the driver circuit can adjust a supply start timing of the touch panel scanning voltage to be applied to the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Shuuichirou MATSUMOTO, Yoshinori AOKI
  • Patent number: 8576214
    Abstract: A circuit that obtains a more accurate, output voltage from a plurality of input voltages is provided. A two-input single-output circuit includes a current source transistor allowing a predetermined current to flow, a cascode transistor section including two MOS transistors that are cascode-connected to the drain side of the current source transistor and have the same characteristics, a differential pair section having a first differential pair formed of a first input-side transistor and a first output-side transistor whose source lines are shared and a second differential pair formed of a second input-side transistor and a second output-side transistor whose source lines are shared, and a current mirror circuit section. Drain lines of the transistors of the cascade transistor section are respectively connected to the source lines of the first and second differential pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Sehata, Kouichi Kotera, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120182279
    Abstract: A display device includes: plural pixel groups each including pixel circuits; plural scanning lines that are each connected to the pixel circuits included in any one of the pixel groups; a clock signal supply circuit that supplies a clock signal including a pulse signal; a shift register circuit that selectively transmits the pulse signal to the scanning lines in a predetermined order; and data signal lines that are connected to the pixel circuits and that supply a data signal to the pixel circuits included in the pixel group to be scanned. The period of the pulse signal supplied to some of the scanning lines is longer than the period of the pulse signal supplied to the other scanning lines, or the data signal is transmitted by the transistors included in the pixel circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Mitsuru Goto, Hiroyuki Higashijima, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120162170
    Abstract: A bidirectional shift register capable of performing a stable shift operation in both directions and an image display device using the same are provided. In forward shift operation, when reference point N1 is at H level, (n+4)-th unit register circuit as a rear stage of the bidirectional shift register outputs pulse G(n+4) in synchronization with clock pulse V (n+4) inputted to (n+4)-th unit register circuit. A backward direction trigger signal VSTB is generated not only at the time of start of backward shift, but also, for example, in period (time t4 to t5) of one-phase clock immediately after G(n+4) is outputted in vertical blanking interval of the forward shift. The backward direction trigger signal VSTB is inputted to gate of a transistor provided to set reference point N1 of (n+4)-th unit register circuit to H level at the time of start of the backward shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Mitsuru GOTO, Hiroyuki HIGASHIJIMA, Yoshihiro KOTANI, Shuuichirou MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120162287
    Abstract: A driver circuit including a DA converting circuit that converts video data input from the outside to a grayscale voltage; an amplifying circuit that amplifies the grayscale voltage; and a switch circuit that selects the grayscale voltage output from the amplifying circuit and a predetermined voltage as a voltage that is output to the image line. When video data indicating a minimum grayscale, the switch circuit outputs the predetermined voltage to the image line, and when video data indicating a grayscale other than the minimum grayscale is input, the switch circuit outputs the grayscale voltage output from the amplifying circuit to the image line. The predetermined voltage allows a voltage of the pixel electrode and a voltage of the counter electrode after passage of the writing of the image voltage to be coincident with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Yukihide Funayama, Yoshihiro Kotani, Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110205212
    Abstract: A control circuit for a display device includes a shift register circuit which includes at least one transistor and outputs a gate signal in response to at least one voltage signal, a temperature information acquisition unit configured to acquire temperature information at the control circuit for a display device, and a voltage switching unit configured to switch a voltage of the at least one voltage signal based on the acquired temperature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Shuuichirou Matsumoto, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 7986376
    Abstract: It is possible to realize a driver circuit which exhibits low power consumption and high image quality in a liquid crystal display device used in miniaturized portable equipment. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal display element and a liquid crystal driver circuit, the liquid crystal driver circuit is mounted on one side of a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal driver circuit can output counter electrode voltages of two systems and hence, the liquid crystal driver circuit can select a first mode in which the first counter voltage and the second counter voltage have the opposite polarities from each other and a second mode in which the first counter voltage and the second counter voltage have the same polarity. Due to such constitution, while driving the liquid crystal display device in the first mode, the second mode is selected depending on a video signal thus realizing power saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Saito, Shuuichirou Matsumoto