Patents Assigned to NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11336877
    Abstract: This projection-type display device has: an operation signal detection unit that receives operation signals that indicate adjustment content of a projected image, the adjustment content having been instructed by way of an operation unit; an installation state detection unit that detects, as the installation state of the projection-type display device, a first state and a second state realized by rotating 90 degrees around an axis parallel to the optical axis of the projection lens; and a control unit that, upon detecting a signal that corresponds to the first direction by way of the operation signal detection unit in the first state and the second state, adjusts a projected image by shifting the projected image in the first direction or by moving a correction-object site in the projected image in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Ueda
  • Patent number: 11329972
    Abstract: An information processing device makes a communication connection with an external device. The information processing device establishes a service connection with the external device upon determining an input of a determination key from the external device in the determination-key-input-reception time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyoshi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 11330234
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first duct for guiding the air blown out from blowers for cooling a liquid crystal panel mounted on an illumination optical system to the liquid crystal panel, a second duct for guiding the air passing through the liquid crystal panel in the opposite direction of the air blown out from the blowers, a heat sink for removing heat from the air passing through the second duct and a blower holding unit for holding the blowers are provided in a dust-proof case, and the top surface of the blower holding unit, the blower holding unit forms a third duct for guiding the air from which heat has been removed by the heat sink to the air inlet of the blowers that is a space formed along the top surface of the dust-proof case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Kawase
  • Patent number: 11328598
    Abstract: A parking lot guidance system includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether the parking lot is in a congested state based on a result of detection from a detection unit; a selection unit configured to select a predetermined number of empty spaces in the parking lot based on a determination from the determination unit; and a display unit configured to display the predetermined number of empty spaces. The selection unit selects the empty spaces from further inside in an extending direction of the vehicle passage in a first parking block which is a parking block including an empty space and being closer to a facility entrance provided at a position different from that of a parking lot entrance of the parking lot out of a plurality of parking blocks along a plurality of vehicle passages when the determination unit determines that the parking lot is in the congested state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 11320853
    Abstract: An image transmission apparatus includes: a processor that performs a process of generating image data and that transmits the image data to a display apparatus connected via a network; and a clock controller that receives information relating to a display mode of the display apparatus from the display apparatus and that controls a drive clock frequency of the processor based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20220122205
    Abstract: A method includes displaying attraction information that identifies at least a plurality of candidate attractions, wherein the candidate attractions are attractions that are not previously recommended; receiving a first user input comprising a selection of a single candidate attraction among the plurality of candidate attractions; displaying property information that identifies a plurality of properties after receiving the first user input; receiving a second user input comprising a selection of one or more properties among the plurality of properties; and associating the selected candidate attraction and the selected one or more properties to permit respective devices disposed at the one or more properties to display information of the selected candidate attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Suneel GOUD, Eric SCIFRES
  • Patent number: 11297292
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source; a spatial light modulator; a signal processing unit that includes a tone map unit that performs a luminance gradation conversion of an input video data according to a tone map indicating a relationship of an output luminance with respect to an input luminance; a luminance acquiring unit that obtains a maximum luminance of a projection surface of the modulated light; and a control unit that controls an amount of light of the light source and sets the tone map. When the maximum luminance of the projection surface is equal to or greater than a first threshold value indicating a maximum luminance of the input video data, the control unit sets, to the tone map unit, a tone map in which a maximum value of the output luminance is set to be the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Aoyanagi
  • Patent number: 11294614
    Abstract: A display system includes a plurality of display devices and portable device configured to operate the plurality of display devices. Each of the plurality of display devices includes an identification information generation unit configured to generate identification information for identifying its own device, and a display control unit configured to cause output information representing the identification information generated by the identification information generation unit to be output from a display unit. The portable device includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image displayed by the display unit of each of the plurality of display devices and a device control unit configured to detect the identification information identifying each of the plurality of display devices on the basis of the output information included in the image captured by the imaging unit and associate the detected identification information with a position of each of the plurality of display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Aoyanagi
  • Patent number: 11281081
    Abstract: A projector and a method for holding the projector, which can prevent the projector from dropping and which can prevent noise emission. The projector of the present disclosure includes resin housing having multiple mounting portions, hanging metal plate disposed inside housing, at least one metal member disposed inside housing, connected to hanging metal plate, and integrated with hanging metal plate to form a loop shape, grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds hanging metal plate, hanging metal fitting for fixing housing to a wall surface or ceiling, fixing member for fixing hanging metal fitting from the outside of housing to multiple portions, the hanging metal plate being fixed to hanging metal fitting through fixing member in at least one portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11269126
    Abstract: A light guide includes: a light guide main body that guides light input from an incident surface to an exit surface; and an attachment member that is connected to the light guide main body and includes an attachment portion that is to be fixed to another member, and the area of a connection surface between the attachment member and the light guide main body is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 11244411
    Abstract: A method includes displaying attraction information that identifies at least a plurality of candidate attractions, wherein the candidate attractions are attractions that are not previously recommended; receiving a first user input comprising a selection of a single candidate attraction among the plurality of candidate attractions; displaying property information that identifies a plurality of properties after receiving the first user input; receiving a second user input comprising a selection of one or more properties among the plurality of properties; and associating the selected candidate attraction and the selected one or more properties to permit respective devices disposed at the one or more properties to display information of the selected candidate attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS. LTD.
    Inventors: Suneel Goud, Eric Scifres
  • Patent number: 11221815
    Abstract: A display device includes a video input part for receiving video signals based on video input signals received by another display device, a communication controller for receiving communication data, representing any change occurring in video input signals, from another display device, a video signal determination part for determining video signals input by the video signal input part based on communication data received by the communication controller, and a video signal adjustment part for adjusting video signals based on the result of determination made by the video signal determination part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11223797
    Abstract: A video device includes at least one of an input connector and an output connector connectible with a video-signal cable, wherein the input connector is connected to a first resistor coupled with a predetermined potential and oppositely connected to a first signal line of the video-signal cable connected to a second resistor of a second video device, and wherein the output connector is connected to a third resistor coupled with a ground potential and oppositely connected to a second signal line of the video-signal cable connected to a fourth resistor of a third video device; and a connection determination part configured to determine a normal connection of the video-signal cable connected to the input connector based on a potential of the first signal line or to determine a normal connection of the video-signal cable connected to the output connector based on a potential of the second signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Nobutaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11221551
    Abstract: Flicker in a projector using a plurality of phosphor wheels is reduced. The light source device according to the present invention includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body that each include a phosphor; and a rotation body controller that rotates the first rotating body and the second rotating body so that a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of combined light of first fluorescence obtained by the first rotating body and second fluorescence obtained by the second rotating body becomes smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeo Hamamura
  • Patent number: 11200833
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a signal input unit to which a first signal or a second signal is supplied using a signal cable in accordance with prescribed setting information, the signal cable having a plurality of transmission lines of prescribed transmission characteristics; a transmission line control unit configured to change a destination to which a signal is supplied using the plurality of transmission lines, in accordance with a transmission line setting for setting at least a portion of the plurality of transmission lines as transmission lines which transmit the first signal; an image control unit configured to generate an image signal from the first signal supplied using the transmission lines in accordance with a transmission format setting for designating a format for transmitting the first signal using the transmission lines; and a setting control unit configured to change the transmission line setting and the transmission format setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Ishiwata
  • Patent number: 11187888
    Abstract: A light source device, a projector, and a chromaticity adjustment method, which are resistant to a change in the color of emitted light even if used for a long period of time, includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a phosphor wheel that is irradiated with excitation light to convert a part of excitation light into fluorescent light and that emits mixed color light including the fluorescent light and a remaining part of excitation light; motor that rotates phosphor wheel; and an adjustment unit that adjusts the rotational frequency of motor so that the chromaticity of mixed color light emitted from phosphor wheel becomes a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Isao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11190369
    Abstract: A method includes permitting, by a server, a first device to join an online meeting held with at least a third device based on receiving a user input from the first device. The method includes permitting, by the server, a second device to join the online meeting in addition to the first device based on receiving login information associated with a user account used by the first device from the second device. The method includes providing, by the server and to at least the third device in the online meeting, screen information of the second device after permitting the second device to join the online meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Scifres, Priyanka Sanghvi, Dhana Dhanasarnsombat
  • Patent number: 11182022
    Abstract: A coordinate detection system includes a camera configured to capture an image of a face opposite to a display face of a transmissive display panel including a plurality of luminous parts and to thereby produce video information, and a video processor configured to detect coordinates instructed on the display face of the transmissive display panel based on the luminance or chromaticity of reflected light, which occurs when reflecting light emitted from each luminous part of the transmissive display panel, according to the captured video information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Terao
  • Publication number: 20210360324
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to display of insights, including a method including: causing a user display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a user to select a time range and a single digital display as a locale; and causing, based on the user selecting the time range and the single digital display as the locale, the user display to display, on the GUI, a list of a plurality of media content that have been displayed on the single digital display, each of the plurality of media content being ordered according to analysis insight for the single digital display selected and the time range selected. The analysis insight may include at least impression counts that are counts of views by people of the plurality of media content on one or more digital displays associated with the locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS. LTD.
    Inventors: Richard VENTURA, Hiroyuki KASUGA, Steven Keith PLATT
  • Patent number: 11175573
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a fluorescent rod that contains a fluorescent substance; at least one light-guide element including a first end face, a second end face having a smaller area than that of the first end face, and a side surface portion that reflects incident light from the first end face to condense on the second end face, the second end face being optically joined to a surface of the fluorescent rod except for the emission surface; a plurality of excitation light sources arranged to face the first end face of the light-guide element; and a dichroic film provided on the surface of the fluorescent rod expect for the emission surface and having the properties of transmitting excitation light and reflecting fluorescent light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kato, Isao Takahashi, Noriko Nagase