Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Yata

Tatsuya Yata 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: 9953557
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged along a row direction and a column direction. One pixel includes a set of sub-pixels including two sub-pixels that correspond to two colors complementary to each other and are arranged adjacent to each other along one of the row direction and the column direction, and two or more combinations of sub-pixels for outputting white light by combining adjacent sub-pixels are present for one sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9947268
    Abstract: The display device includes an image display unit including a plurality of pixels each including first to third sub-pixels and a fourth sub-pixel for displaying an additional color component according to an amount of lighting of a self-emitting element; a conversion processing unit that receives a first input signal including first color information for display at a predetermined pixel, where the first input signal is obtained based on an input video signal, the conversion processing unit being configured to outputs a second input signal including second color information with a saturation reduced by an amount of saturation attenuation defined such that saturation variation falls within a predetermined range according to the first color information; and a fourth sub-pixel signal processing unit that outputs, to the image display unit, a third input signal including third color information with red, green, blue components and the additional color component that are converted based on the second color informati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20180025692
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a display panel having a light transmission property, the display panel includes a first sub-pixel exhibiting a first color, a second sub-pixel exhibiting a second color, a third sub-pixel exhibiting a third color, a dummy pixel exhibiting a fourth color having brightness lower than the first to third colors, and a light modulating layer capable of changing a light transmission property and a light scattering property of regions corresponding to the first to third sub-pixels and the dummy pixel, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Tatsuya Yata
  • Publication number: 20180024403
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises first and second substrate having light transmissivity and opposing each other, a light-modulating layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light source unit which illuminates the light-modulating layer from an outer side of a position which opposes a display area, along a normal direction, first to third color filters of different colors arranged on the first substrate, and first to third electrodes which oppose the first to third color filters, respectively, the light-modulating layer being able to change light dispersibility of each of regions which oppose the first to third color filters according to the electric field produced by each respective one of the first to third electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20180018935
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit including first pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a first color gamut and second pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a second color gamut different from the first color gamut, the first pixels and the second pixels being arranged in a matrix and adjacent to each other; and a processing unit that determines an output of the sub-pixels included in each pixel of the image display unit corresponding to an input image signal. The processing unit determines an output of the sub-pixels included in the other one of the pixels based on part of components of an input image signal corresponding to one of the first pixel and the second pixel that are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Patent number: 9865191
    Abstract: An image processing device comprising: a conversion unit to receive a first input signal including first color information, a first color being reproduced at pixels on the basis of the first color information, the first input signal including first color information obtained from an input image signal corresponding to a red component, a green component and a blue component, to specify saturation of the first color, and configured to obtain luminance attenuation ratio on the basis of a relationship previously stored between saturation and luminance attenuation ratio, and the saturation of the first color, and to output a second input signal including second color information whose luminance is decreased from the first color information on the basis of the luminance attenuation ratio corresponding to the first color information; and a signal processing unit configured to output an output signal for driving the pixels on the basis of the second input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9858844
    Abstract: A display device includes an image display unit and a conversion processing unit that receives a first input signal including first color information which is obtained based on an input video signal and which is for displaying at a predetermined pixel, and outputs a second input signal including second color information in which a hue of the first color information is varied by an amount of hue variation within a range defined such that hue variation falls within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9852710
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit including first pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a first color gamut and second pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a second color gamut different from the first color gamut, the first pixels and the second pixels being arranged in a matrix and adjacent to each other; and a processing unit that determines an output of the sub-pixels included in each pixel of the image display unit corresponding to an input image signal. The processing unit determines an output of the sub-pixels included in the other one of the pixels based on part of components of an input image signal corresponding to one of the first pixel and the second pixel that are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Patent number: 9847050
    Abstract: The display device includes an image display unit including pixels each including first to third sub-pixels and a fourth sub-pixel for displaying an additional color component according to an amount of lighting of a self-emitting element; a conversion processing unit that performs, for all of pixels, an image analysis on first color information for display at a predetermined pixel, and if a predicted value of power consumption as a total amount of lighting of self-emitting elements is above a limit, outputs a second input signal through a color conversion process on a first input signal including the first color information at a color conversion rate associated with the predicted value; and a fourth sub-pixel signal processing unit that outputs, to the image display unit, a third input signal including third color information with converted red, green, blue, and additional color components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9830882
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display unit in which pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in a matrix, the sub-pixels displaying a plurality of color components; and a signal processing unit that performs color conversion on an input video signal and outputs the resultant signal to a drive circuit that controls drive of the image display unit. The signal processing unit performs color conversion on first color information so as to increase luminance within an allowance range of a change in at least one of a hue and saturation, to generate second color information, the first color information being composed of three primary colors of red, green, and blue and derived based on the input video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20170337885
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first sub display area and a second sub display area, and an illumination device, wherein the illumination device includes a first light source opposed to the first sub display area, a second light source opposed to the second sub display area, and a partition positioned between the first and second light sources and the display panel, and the partition includes a first side surface surrounding the first light source, a second side surface surrounding the second light source, and a connector which connects the first side surface and the second side surface, and the connector is formed of curved surfaces, or two or more flat surfaces, or a combination of curved surfaces and flat surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shigenori Aoki, Tatsuya Yata, Tsutomu Harada
  • Publication number: 20170323600
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources; a display device that includes a display area provided with n1 pixels and that is irradiated with light from the light sources; a light source controller controlling an operation of the light sources; and a display controller controlling an output gradation value of part or all of the pixels. The display area includes a plurality of partial areas, the partial areas corresponding to the light sources on a one-to-one basis. The light source controller determines the amount of light emitted from each light source corresponding to a corresponding one of the partial areas based on luminance of light required for the corresponding partial area. The display controller performs first correction and second correction when the amounts of light emitted from two light sources corresponding to two adjacent partial areas are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sako, Naoyuki Takasaki, Tsutomu Harada, Tatsuya Yata, Shigenori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170316746
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources; a display device irradiated with light from the light sources; and a controller. The display area includes a plurality of partial areas corresponding to the light sources on a one-to-one basis. Each of the partial areas includes a first area and a second area, the first area being irradiated with light from a first light source that corresponds thereto, and the second area being irradiated with light from the first light source and a second light source adjacent to the first light source. The controller controls an operation of the first light source based on whether the first area requires the light from the first light source and whether the second area obtains light required for display output by receiving the light from the second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sako, Naoyuki Takasaki, Tsutomu Harada, Tatsuya Yata, Shigenori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170285384
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an optical member including a polarizer having an absorption axis and a transmission axis, a liquid crystal display panel including a light-reflecting layer and a liquid crystal layer located between the light-reflecting layer and the optical member, and a lighting unit located on a side opposite to the optical member with respect to the liquid crystal display panel to release linearly polarized light transmitted through the polarizer toward the polarizer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Masaya Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9773448
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display unit provided with a plurality of pixels each including a first sub-pixel for displaying a first color component, a second sub-pixel for displaying a second color component, a third sub-pixel for displaying a third color component, and a fourth sub-pixel that has higher luminance or higher power efficiency for display than that of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel, and displays an additional color component different from the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel; a replacement ratio calculation unit that calculates a replacement ratio, generates an output signal based on the replacement ratio, and outputs the generated output signal to a drive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20170256234
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display unit in which pixels are arranged, each of the pixels including a fourth sub-pixel and surrounding sub-pixels arranged around the fourth sub-pixel, the fourth sub-pixels of the respective pixels being arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and displaying a white color component as a fourth color, each of the pixels sharing at least one of the surrounding sub-pixels with an adjacent pixel adjacent to the pixel; and a signal processing unit that, based on a first input video signal for a specific pixel and a second input video signal for an adjacent pixel adjacent to the specific pixel, generates an output signal for the surrounding sub-pixels belonging to the specific pixel and outputs the generated output signal to the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Publication number: 20170229097
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit including first pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a first color gamut and second pixels each constituted of sub-pixels of three or more colors included in a second color gamut different from the first color gamut, the first pixels and the second pixels being arranged in a matrix and adjacent to each other; and a processing unit that determines an output of the sub-pixels included in each pixel of the image display unit corresponding to an input image signal. The processing unit determines an output of the sub-pixels included in the other one of the pixels based on part of components of an input image signal corresponding to one of the first pixel and the second pixel that are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Patent number: 9721503
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix on a substrate, each including a luminescent element and a drive transistor configured to supply current to the luminescent element for light emission, and a panel characteristics correction unit configured to correct for display a video signal supplied from outside, to be supplied to a respective one of the pixels, and the panel characteristics correction unit includes an EL characteristics correction unit configured to correct the video signal with inverse luminescent characteristics of the luminescent element, and a TFT characteristics correction unit configured to correct the video signal with inverse drive characteristics of the drive transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kato, Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Patent number: 9685137
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display unit in which pixels are arranged, each of the pixels including a fourth sub-pixel and surrounding sub-pixels arranged around the fourth sub-pixel, the fourth sub-pixels of the respective pixels being arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and displaying a white color component as a fourth color, each of the pixels sharing at least one of the surrounding sub-pixels with an adjacent pixel adjacent to the pixel; and a signal processing unit that, based on a first input video signal for a specific pixel and a second input video signal for an adjacent pixel adjacent to the specific pixel, generates an output signal for the surrounding sub-pixels belonging to the specific pixel and outputs the generated output signal to the image display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Tatsuya Yata
  • Patent number: 9666645
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first light emitting layer extending in a first direction along a column or a row of a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in a matrix on the substrate; a second light emitting layer that extends in the first direction, is arranged alternately with the first light emitting layer in a second direction, and emits light of a wavelength different from that of the first light emitting layer; and a color conversion layer that is arranged at a position for covering at least part of the first light emitting layer, absorbs light emitted from the first light emitting layer, and converts the absorbed light so that a wavelength of the absorbed light becomes longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi