Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Kurokawa

Yasuhito Kurokawa 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: 9601043
    Abstract: The display device includes display drivers including first and second ones operable to output, based on display data, gradation signals to source lines of display panel regions. The display device is arranged to be able to suppress the variation in output voltage between display drivers while minimizing the increases in chip area of the display drivers and in wiring area of a display panel and keeping high noise resistance. Each display driver can generate gray scale reference voltages for producing gradation signals corresponding to display data. The first display driver can sequentially transmit gray scale reference voltages generated by itself to the second display driver. Based on the transmitted gray scale reference voltages, the second display driver makes the first display driver execute calibration for decreasing the absolute value of difference between gray scale reference voltages generated by the first and second display drivers, or executes the calibration by itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hikichi, Yasuhito Kurokawa, Shutaro Ichikawa, Masashi Takata
  • Patent number: 9360958
    Abstract: A display device is arranged so as to be able to conduct a touch detection action for sensing a region where a touch operation on a touch panel has been performed, to stop the touch detection action in the touch panel, and to specify a touch-detection-stop region. The display device includes an image-display-direction register. A processor writes parameters designating an image-display direction into the image-display-direction register based on a result of detection by a tilt detector. On condition that parameters stored in the image-display-direction register have been changed, the display device changes the touch-detection-stop region based on the parameters. The above function is mounted on a semiconductor integrated circuit device included in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Synaptics Display Devices GK
    Inventor: Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9035977
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Synaptics Display Devices KK
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Publication number: 20150109348
    Abstract: The display device includes display drivers including first and second ones operable to output, based on display data, gradation signals to source lines of display panel regions. The display device is arranged to be able to suppress the variation in output voltage between display drivers while minimizing the increases in chip area of the display drivers and in wiring area of a display panel and keeping high noise resistance. Each display driver can generate gray scale reference voltages for producing gradation signals corresponding to display data. The first display driver can sequentially transmit gray scale reference voltages generated by itself to the second display driver. Based on the transmitted gray scale reference voltages, the second display driver makes the first display driver execute calibration for decreasing the absolute value of difference between gray scale reference voltages generated by the first and second display drivers, or executes the calibration by itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hikichi, Yasuhito Kurokawa, Shutaro Ichikawa, Masashi Takata
  • Publication number: 20150054765
    Abstract: A display device is arranged so as to be able to conduct a touch detection action for sensing a region where a touch operation on a touch panel has been performed, to stop the touch detection action in the touch panel, and to specify a touch-detection-stop region. The display device includes an image-display-direction register. A processor writes parameters designating an image-display direction into the image-display-direction register based on a result of detection by a tilt detector. On condition that parameters stored in the image-display-direction register have been changed, the display device changes the touch-detection-stop region based on the parameters. The above function is mounted on a semiconductor integrated circuit device included in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20140125716
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito KUROKAWA, Kunihiko TANI
  • Patent number: 8619009
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Patent number: 8330688
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Publication number: 20120176392
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the display drive control device reduces burden on a microprocessor and reduces system power consumption. In the liquid crystal display drive control device that incorporates a memory for storing image data displayed on a color liquid crystal panel, reads out the image data sequentially from the memory, generates image signals of three primary colors for each pixel of the panel, and outputs the image signals from external output terminals, the display drive control device includes a transparency arithmetic circuit that applies calculation processing to two image data read out from the built-in memory and generates data for a transparent display, supplies display data generated by the transparency arithmetic circuit to a driver, and makes the driver generate and output drive signals to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: TAKATOSHI UCHIDA, Goro Sakamaki, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 8106897
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the display drive control device of the invention lightens the burden imposed on a microprocessor as well as reduces the power consumption of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Uchida, Goro Sakamaki, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20110267386
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: YASUHITO KUROKAWA, Kunihiko Tani
  • Patent number: 7834835
    Abstract: In a display control drive device that displays an image on a display device, a data transfer rate may vary depending on received image data because of a difference in an image size. Assuming that driving force with which a driver or an amplifier is driven is designed based on a maximum data transfer rate and the driver or amplifier is operated with the driving force, when the transfer rate is low, an unnecessary current is consumed. According to the present invention, a display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Publication number: 20080088259
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the display drive control device of the invention lightens the burden imposed on a microprocessor as well as reduces the power consumption of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Takatoshi Uchida, Goro Sakamaki, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 7317461
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the display drive control device of the invention lightens the burden imposed on a microprocessor as well as reduces the power consumption of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Uchida, Goro Sakamaki, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20070176880
    Abstract: In a display control drive device that displays an image on a display device, a data transfer rate may vary depending on received image data because of a difference in an image size. Assuming that driving force with which a driver or an amplifier is driven is designed based on a maximum data transfer rate and the driver or amplifier is operated with the driving force, when the transfer rate is low, an unnecessary current is consumed. According to the present invention, a display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Patent number: 7209111
    Abstract: A display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. The display control drive device produces control signals applied to selection switching elements in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period based on a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Kunihiko Tani
  • Publication number: 20070035503
    Abstract: There is provided a display driver control circuit which is just suitable for display drive including display with a small amount of change and display with a large amount of change and can realize saving of chip area and reduction of power consumption and cost. In this display driver control circuit, memory capacity of an internal display memory is set smaller than amount of data of one display picture of a display panel as the drive object, and the display data can be transferred with the system in which externally inputted display data is once stored in the display memory and is then sent of a drive circuit to output a drive signal and with the system in which the display data is sent in direct to the drive circuit by way of no display memory to output a drive signal. Moreover, both transfer methods can be executed on the time division basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Shigeru Ohta, Kunihiko Tani, Goro Sakamaki, Yoshikazu Yokota
  • Patent number: 7145541
    Abstract: There is provided a display driver control circuit which is just suitable for display drive including display with a small amount of change and display with a large amount of change and can realize saving of chip area and reduction of power consumption and cost. In this display driver control circuit, memory capacity of an internal display memory is set smaller than amount of data of one display picture of a display panel as the drive object, and the display data can be transferred with the system in which externally inputted display data is once stored in the display memory and is then sent of a drive circuit to output a drive signal and with the system in which the display data is sent in direct to the drive circuit by way of no display memory to output a drive signal. Moreover, both transfer methods can be executed on the time division basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Kurokawa, Shigeru Ohta, Kunihiko Tani, Goro Sakamaki, Yoshikazu Yokota
  • Patent number: 7142221
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the drive control device reduces the burden on the microprocessor as well as power consumption. In a liquid crystal display drive control device that incorporates a memory for storing image data displayed on a color liquid crystal panel, reads out the image data sequentially from the memory, generates image signals of the three primary colors for each pixel of the panel, and outputs the image signals from external output terminals, the drive control device includes a transparency arithmetic circuit that applies calculation processing to two image data read out from built-in memory and generates data for a transparent display, supplies display data generated by the transparency arithmetic circuit to a driver, and makes the driver generate and output drive signals to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Goro Sakamaki, Takatoshi Uchida, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20060262133
    Abstract: In a system including a color liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display drive control device for driving the panel, and a microprocessor, the display drive control device of the invention lightens the burden imposed on the microprocessor as well as reduces the power consumption of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Goro Sakamaki, Takatoshi Uchida, Kei Tanabe, Yasuhito Kurokawa