Patents Assigned to Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6275207
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid crystal driving circuit and a liquid crystal display device in which the display brightness and color variation to input display data values can be adjusted. Input display data of one line period are taken into a latch circuit (1) with a latch signal output from a latch address control circuit, and latch circuit (1) data are taken into a latch circuit (2) at the timing of a line clock. Further, the latch circuit (2) data are input to a decode circuit. In accordance with set data output from a set register which sets the set register setting data with a set register setting clock, a gray-scale voltage which is matched with data of each pixel is selected and output as a selection voltage from the decode circuit. The selection voltage is buffered in an amplifying circuit, and then a liquid crystal applying voltage is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nitta, Atsuhiro Higa, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Satoru Tsunekawa, Hiroshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20010002945
    Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus equipped with an image sensor, comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hideo Nishijima, Koichi Ono, Akihito Nishizawa, Kazuaki Hori
  • Patent number: 6219030
    Abstract: A video data display board, device or method for inputting and displaying video data including vertical blanking interval data containing character data and other image data than the vertical blanking interval data. The video data display device has a data transfer circuit capable of transferring both of the data to devices different from each other, so that the processing of character information and image data are performed by using the different devices which perform an appropriate process according to the property of the data. The processed character and image data are displayed on a graphic display screen simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Itaru Nonomura, Yasuhiro Furukawa, Kazushige Hiroi, Akio Hayashi
  • Patent number: 6215948
    Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus equipped with an image sensor includes a camera portion having an A/D converter for converting a signal from an image sensor into a digital signal and a first digital processor for receiving an output of said A/D converter and for digitally processing thereof. A VTR portion of a helical scan type mounts at least two or more of magnetic heads for recording/reproducing a FM modulated luminance signal and a low band converted chrominance signal. A second digital processor processes a video signal of the VTR. A switching circuit is provided in a preceding state of said A/D converter. The signal from the image sensor, an external video signal and a reproduced signal from the magnetic heads are exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Watanabe, Hideo Nishijima, Koichi Ono, Akihito Nishizawa, Kazuaki Hori
  • Patent number: 6199755
    Abstract: A machine data acquisition system connected to a machine, for acquiring data on an internal status of the machine, and for use with an IC card having storage. The machine data acquisition system comprises an IC card accepting device which accepts the IC card, a machine data acquisition device which acquires data on the internal status of the connected machine, and a card writer which writes data acquired by the machine data acquisition device into the storage in the IC card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, Shigeyuki Itoh, Yutaka Takami, Masayuki Inoue, Koichi Yoneta, Tetsuharu Inamitsu
  • Patent number: 6189782
    Abstract: A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external device connecting terminal 8, thus making instructing operations for transferring electronic money information easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Takami, Kenji Matsumoto, Shigeyuki Itoh, Masayuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 6172709
    Abstract: A video camera system comprises a lens block and a camera block which are attachable and detachable through a block coupling mechanism to and from each other. The detachable lens block incorporates a focus lens drive mechanism for driving a focus lens and an autofocus control section for executing autofocus control. The autofocus control section receives a composite video signal obtained by processing a video signal from an image pickup device in a signal processing section of the camera block. The autofocus control section produces a focus control signal on the basis of the composite video signal to control the focus lens drive mechanism for the execution of the autofocus control. In addition, the detachable lens block is composed of an iris drive mechanism for optically adjusting an aperture of a lens and an autoiris control section for automatically controlling the iris drive mechanism, so that automatic iris control is executed on the basis of the composite video signal outputted from the camera block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignees: Yamamo Optical, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Shiro Yamano, Mitsuyoshi Koizumi, Makoto Amano, Akira Tamura
  • Patent number: 6151079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing apparatus for converting video signals based on a desired transmission system such as NTSC, PAL, MUSE or any other system so as to conform to a display unit of a desired screen system such as XGA, VGA or the like. The apparatus has a feature that it is provided with a PLL circuit for changing a sampling frequency used by an analog-to-digital converter for converting inputted video signals into digital signals in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals, and a controller for controlling picture element interpolation of the digital signals performed by a picture image magnifying circuit for magnifying the video signals horizontally and vertically, in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nagata, Takaaki Matono, Takeshi Sakai, Ryo Hasegawa, Koichi Sudo
  • Patent number: 6127995
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel which includes data lines and scanning lines intersecting each other in a matrix arrangement, and a plurality of pixels each including a switching element, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode, with the pixels being disposed at intersections of the data lines and the scanning lines. The apparatus also includes a plurality of signal driver circuits which supply driving voltage signals in accordance with display data to the data lines of the liquid crystal display panel, a scan driver circuit which sequentially selects the scanning lines of the liquid crystal display panel one at time, a power source circuit which supplies power voltages to the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to supply power to the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to enable the signal driver circuits and the scan driver circuit to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Makiko Ikeda, Naruhiko Kasai, Toshio Futami, Tetsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6118425
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of scanning electrodes and data electrodes, the data electrodes driving circuit has a latch at a front stage for fetching a display data of two lines for partial driving and a latch at a post stage for storing the display data of two lines. The display data from the latch at the post stage is compared with the scanning function supplied from the scanning driver, one of the voltages at three levels is selected in accordance with the result of the comparison, and the selected voltage is applied to the data electrodes. Further, the data electrode driving circuit has a latch for storing the result of the comparison for a period of one line and a correction voltage is applied to the data electrode in accordance with a value obtained by comparing an output of the latch and the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kudo, Tatsuhiro Inuzuka, Tsutomu Furuhashi, Toshimitsu Matsudo, Kazunari Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 6111630
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projector, comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a light source for irradiating light onto an image formed on the a liquid crystal panel; a projection lens for enlarging and projecting the image projected from the liquid crystal panel; a cooler, such as a suction fan, for sending cooling air flow onto a panel surface of the liquid crystal panel; an air velocity sensor for sensing air velocity of the cooling air flow sent onto the liquid crystal panel; and a protection device for protecting the liquid crystal panel on a basis of a detected value of the air velocity measured by the air velocity sensor. The is further formed an air passage for passing the cooling air flow along with the panel surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the air velocity sensor is positioned in an exit portion of the cooling air flow passing through the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Watanuki, Mitsugi Kojima, Sousuke Hisamatsu, Kouichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6108045
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a luminance change detecting unit for detecting change of luminance of a cathode ray tube, a deflection size control quantity adjusting unit connected to the luminance change detecting unit for stabilizing a deflection size by changing a deflection size correcting quantity at different rates of change for a low luminance range and a high luminance range, respectively, on the basis of the detected change of luminance. The deflection size control quantity adjusting unit generates a proper deflection size control quantity adjusting voltage by synthesizing a high frequency component and a low frequency component contained in a signal indicating the luminance change with different gains, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Onozawa, Hironori Fukuda, Yuzo Nishinaka, Junji Motoshima
  • Patent number: 6091678
    Abstract: For a disk of a land/groove scheme with land tracks and grooves appearing alternately, in order to enable stable and reliable reproduction of information as recorded on a disk by stably and reliably detecting a specific position at which a land track and groove change therebetween, a technique is employed for detecting the position whereat one land track is changed to a groove, or vice versa, by utilizing an HPP signal rather than an RF signal in cases where an optical head 103 attempts to reproduce certain information at the pit formation position of a disk 101. In addition, detect the polarity--positive or negative--of a pit signal appearing in the HPP signal, and then detect the position whereat the land track and groove change therebetween based on the position at which the order or sequence thereof changes, thereby permitting effectuation of optical head's tracking control and focus control by a method suitable for its respective parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fushimi, Toru Kawashima, Hisataka Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Minamura, Yoshio Suzuki, Hisamitsu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6078702
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with image display apparatus capable of displaying the image of each of a television signal (TV signal) and an image signal (PC signal) from a personal computer. In addition, the present invention is to improve the performance of such apparatus, particularly to prevent the image from being deteriorated when the pixel number is converted, or changed to increase the pixel number of each of the TV signal and PC signal. In order to achieve this, the apparatus according to the invention has its pixel number conversion circuit provided with a plurality of conversion modes of different systems so that the pixel number conversion can be performed by properly switching the conversion modes in accordance with the type of the input image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Matono, Tatsuo Nagata, Takeshi Sakai, Koichi Sudo
  • Patent number: 6060845
    Abstract: A raster distortion correction and deflection circuit arrangement includes a deflection coil adapted to be mounted on a cathode ray tube, a horizontal deflection coil driving circuit for passing a current of saw-tooth waveform of a horizontal deflection period through a horizontal deflection coil constituting the deflection coil, a flyback transformer the primary winding of which is connected between a power supply and an output terminal of the horizontal deflection coil driving circuit, an S-correction capacitor connected in series with the horizontal deflection coil, and an anode voltage detection circuit for detecting variations in an anode voltage of the cathode ray tube which is a secondary winding output of the flyback transformer. A raster distortion correction current based on an output voltage of the anode voltage detection circuit is injected into a connection point of the horizontal deflection coil and the S-correction capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahisa Tsukahara, Toshimitsu Watanabe, Makoto Kitamura, Takeshi Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6011593
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a luminance change detecting unit for detecting change of luminance of a cathode ray tube, a deflection size control quantity adjusting unit connected to the luminance change detecting unit for stabilizing a deflection size by changing a deflection size correcting quantity at different rates of change for a low luminance range and a high luminance range, respectively, on the basis of the detected change of luminance. The deflection size control quantity adjusting unit generates a proper deflection size control quantity adjusting voltage by synthesizing a high frequency component and a low frequency component contained in a signal indicating the luminance change with different gains, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Onozawa, Hironori Fukuda, Yuzo Nishinaka, Junji Motoshima
  • Patent number: 6004010
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projector having a light source device which comprises a first reflective mirror surrounding a light source; a second reflective mirror which is disposed before the first mirror in the light emission direction and has a convergent shape with respect to the light source; a lamp house surrounding the light source, the first and second mirrors, and having an opening for cooling the light source positioned behind the first mirror; a first lamp shade disposed behind the light source and the first mirror, and having an area of an appropriate transverse cross section of a phantom cone or pyramid which is defined by a series of phantom linear lines connecting the light source and the contour of the opening for cooling the light source; and a second lamp shade disposed outside a curved wall of the first mirror and before the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisao Inage, Munenori Ikeda
  • Patent number: 5953075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing apparatus for converting video signals based on a desired transmission system such as NTSC, PAL, MUSE or any other system so as to conform to a display unit of a desired screen system such as XGA, VGA or the like. The apparatus has a feature that it is provided with a PLL circuit for changing a sampling frequency used by an analog-to-digital converter for converting inputted video signals into digital signals in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals, and a controller for controlling picture element interpolation of the digital signals performed by a picture image magnifying circuit for magnifying the video signals horizontally and vertically, in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nagata, Takaaki Matono, Takeshi Sakai, Ryo Hasegawa, Koichi Sudo
  • Patent number: 5886482
    Abstract: A display device for suppressing focus dislocation due to high voltage fluctuation and realizing a dynamic focus circuit with large output at low power consumption and low cost, in which a circuit for detecting high voltage fluctuation is provided, and the dynamic focus waveform is clamped, and the waveform of horizontal cycle is clipped during the retrace time, and a boot strap circuit including an emitter follower, DC feedback circuit, and capacitor is provided as an output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Watanabe, Masahisa Tsukahara, Makoto Kitamura, Takeshi Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 5867148
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes in its body at least a power supply unit, a disk type storage and a printed circuit board arranged in a predetermined order and further has a keyboard unit which can be sandwiched between the display unit and a keyboard unit supporting portion extending from the body by pivotally moving the display unit. A detector for detecting the detachment of the keyboard unit from the body may be provided to restrict the range of pivotal movement of the display unit in accordance with a detection signal of the detector. Further, the display unit may be provided with pilot light emitting portions, thereby making it possible to recognize a condition of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video & Information System, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Kamimaki, Kiyokazu Nishioka, Koichi Kimura, Takashi Maruyama, Tsuguji Tachiuchi, Koichi Isaji, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Nobuo Tsuchiya, Yoshiyuki Amano, Taisuke Kashima, Akira Takahashi, Tadashi Kyoda, Ryooichi Mizuno