Patents by Inventor Tooru Suyama

Tooru Suyama 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: 8558826
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a display device for selectively outputting a driving voltage positive or negative with respect to a given reference voltage of the display device in accordance with an image signal, includes an input stage circuit; and an output stage circuit for outputting a driving voltage between a given high voltage and a first intermediate voltage or a driving voltage between a second intermediate voltage and a given low voltage in accordance with a pair of output stage control signals output from the input stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ito, Junji Takiguchi, Tooru Suyama
  • Patent number: 8552962
    Abstract: A display apparatus driving circuit capable of reducing the amount of heat generated at a driving unit while suppressing degradation in image quality is provided. A display apparatus driving circuit according to the present invention includes: a source driver for driving a display unit; a heat detecting circuit for detecting amount of heat generated at the source driver, and outputting a heat detection signal when the detected amount of generated heat is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference value; and a heat reduction circuit for changing, when the heat detection signal is received, a driving method of the display unit to reduce the amount of heat generated at said source driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Otani, Hiroshi Kojima, Masaaki Nishihara, Tomoya Ishikawa, Tooru Suyama
  • Publication number: 20110316823
    Abstract: A display apparatus driving circuit capable of reducing the amount of heat generated at a driving unit while suppressing degradation in image quality is provided. A display apparatus driving circuit according to the present invention includes: a source driver for driving a display unit; a heat detecting circuit for detecting amount of heat generated at the source driver, and outputting a heat detection signal when the detected amount of generated heat is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference value; and a heat reduction circuit for changing, when the heat detection signal is received, a driving method of the display unit to reduce the amount of heat generated at said source driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki OTANI, Hiroshi Kojima, Masaaki Nishihara, Tomoya Ishikawa, Tooru Suyama
  • Publication number: 20110261541
    Abstract: The present invention provides a driving device, a display panel module, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the driving device, which are capable of reducing the number of a driving circuit elements without reducing the number of display panels to be taken or increasing a wiring area of a film. The driving device according to an aspect of the present invention drives a display panel and includes: a film on which wires and a circuit element are mounted; and a first film portion and a second film portion separated by providing a first slit in the film. Each of the first film portion and the second film portion is folded at least once and connected to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munehiko Ogawa, Hiromi Kitayama, Tomoya Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kojima, Kazuyoshi Nishi, Tooru Suyama
  • Publication number: 20110235286
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display panel module which enhances, in a display panel module, heat dissipation characteristics of a driving circuit element without reducing the number of display panels to be taken, and allows reduction in the number of display circuit elements. The display panel module according to the present invention includes: a film package; a display panel; a plurality of first electrodes connected to the film package; a plurality of second electrodes provided at a larger pitch than the first electrodes connected to the display panel; and a flexible printed circuit board 10 that relays pixel data between the film package 5 and the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi KITAYAMA, Munehiko OGAWA, Tomoya ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi KOJIMA, Kazuyoshi NISHI, Tooru SUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20080316196
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a display device for selectively outputting a driving voltage positive or negative with respect to a given reference voltage of the display device in accordance with an image signal, includes an input stage circuit; and an output stage circuit for outputting a driving voltage between a given high voltage and a first intermediate voltage or a driving voltage between a second intermediate voltage and a given low voltage in accordance with a pair of output stage control signals output from the input stage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ito, Junji Takiguchi, Tooru Suyama
  • Patent number: 7397471
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel 11; a source driver 12 for controlling the gray-scale level by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal panel 11; a DC-DC power supply 13 for driving the source driver 12 by supplying current to the source driver 12; a controller 14 for supplying a signal for controlling the gray-scale level to the source driver 12; and a variation calculator 15 for calculating the amount of change in the signal from the controller 14. In the DC-DC power supply 13, current to be supplied to the source driver 12 changes in accordance with the amount of change in the signal calculated by the variation calculator 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Kojima, Tsutomu Sakakibara, Tooru Suyama
  • Publication number: 20080158033
    Abstract: A driving device for driving an image display system, which sequentially receives input image data corresponding to gradation of each pixel of a display image and outputs a driving voltage signal includes: an operation section for obtaining output image data of which a bit number is smaller than a bit number of the input image data based on input image data of a target pixel to be processed and input image data of a pixel in vicinity of the target pixel; a reference voltage generation section for generating a plurality of reference voltages of different levels; and a reference voltage selection section for selecting one of the plurality of reference voltages. The operation section is configured to obtain output image data of the target pixel so that a difference between the input image data and output image data of the target pixel and a difference between the input image data and output image data of the pixel in vicinity of the target pixel cancel out each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Doi, Makoto Hattori, Hisao Kunitani, Atsuhisa Kageyama, Tetsuro Oomori, Osamu Sarai, Tooru Suyama, Kurumi Nakayama, Kazuya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20070146231
    Abstract: A receiving circuit receives one or plural first signals involving display from the outside through an input unit. A first transmitting circuit transmits one or plural second signals relevant to the first signal from the first output unit. A second transmitting circuit transmits the second signal from the second output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Hamahashi, Yasuyuki Doi, Tooru Suyama, Makoto Hattori, Tomoya Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7119802
    Abstract: A compact-size driving voltage controller is provided which can be driven with low power. The compact-size driving voltage controller which can be driven with low power includes a High output operational amplifier and a Low output operational amplifier for supplying driving voltages VcomH, VcomL to a load such as a liquid crystal display panel, an output switch for alternating between the outputs of the operational amplifiers, a Low voltage setting operational amplifier for generating a set voltage to be supplied to the non-inverted input terminal of the Low output operational amplifier, a set voltage generator including a current mirror circuit and a clamping circuit, a bias current controller for controlling the bias current flowing in each operational amplifier with a predetermined timing, and a timing controller for controlling the changeover timing of the output switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Suyama, Tsutomu Sakakibara, Tomokazu Kojima, Tetsuro Ohmori, Yoshito Date, Yasuyuki Doi, Masahiro Akabori, Kenji Miyake, Miki Fujino, Takahito Kushima, Tsukasa Kawahara, Kazuhiko Nagaoka, Shinji Miyamoto, Yoshiyuki Konishi
  • Publication number: 20050073490
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel 11; a source driver 12 for controlling the gray-scale level by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal panel 11; a DC-DC power supply 13 for driving the source driver 12 by supplying current to the source driver 12; a controller 14 for supplying a signal for controlling the gray-scale level to the source driver 12; and a variation calculator 15 for calculating the amount of change in the signal from the controller 14. In the DC-DC power supply 13, current to be supplied to the source driver 12 changes in accordance with the amount of change in the signal calculated by the variation calculator 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Tomokazu Kojima, Tsutomu Sakakibara, Tooru Suyama
  • Publication number: 20030151581
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compact-size driving voltage controller which can be driven with low power. The compact-size driving voltage controller which can be driven with low power includes a High output operational amplifier and a Low output operational amplifier for supplying driving voltages VcomH, VcomL to a load such as a liquid crystal display panel, an output switch for alternating between the outputs of the operational amplifiers, a Low voltage setting operational amplifier for generating a set voltage to be supplied to the non-inverted input terminal of the Low output operational amplifier, a set voltage generator including a current mirror circuit and a clamping circuit, a bias current controller for controlling the bias current flowing in each operational amplifier with a predetermined timing, and a timing controller for controlling the changeover timing of the output switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Suyama, Tsutomu Sakakibara, Tomokazu Kojima, Tetsuro Ohmori, Yoshito Date, Yasuyuki Doi, Masahiro Akabori, Kenji Miyake, Miki Fujino, Takahito Kushima, Tsukasa Kawahara, Kazuhiko Nagaoka, Shinji Miyamoto, Yoshiyuki Konishi