Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ueki
Akihiro Ueki 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).
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Publication number: 20160086583Abstract: A video display method is provided that displays, on a per frame basis, an image included in a video signal. The method includes generating a first visible light communication image by encoding a visible light communication signal, the first visible light communication image being an image having a stripe pattern for visible light communication, and displaying, in a predetermined frame, the image included in the video signal. The method also includes switching a pitch of the first visible light communication image to a different pitch, and generating a second visible light communication image. The method further includes displaying the second visible light communication image that has a stripe pattern configured with a different minimum pitch, which is different in resolution from the stripe pattern of the first visible light communication image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Hideki AOYAMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Koji AOTO, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akira SHIOKAWA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9262954Abstract: A visible light communication signal display method of displaying (i) an image represented by video signals and (ii) an image obtained by encoding visible light communication signals includes: encoding at least part of the visible light communication signals to generate an encoded image; generating a plurality of sub-images which correspond to respective partial images obtained by dividing the encoded image and each of which (i) includes a corresponding one of the partial images and (ii) except for the corresponding partial image, is an image having a substantially uniform luminance value lower than or equal to a predetermined luminance value; and displaying, in a video display period, the image represented by the video signals, and displaying the sub-images in time series in a communication period different from the video display period.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Koji Nakanishi, Hideki Aoyama, Koji Aoto, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akira Shiokawa, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki
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Patent number: 9247180Abstract: A video display method in which a visible light communication signal can be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL 11 of generating a first visible light communication image that is an image having a stripe pattern for visible light communication, by encoding the visible light communication signal; Step SL12 of displaying, in a predetermined frame, an image included in the video signal; and Step SL13 of displaying, in the predetermined frame, the first visible light communication image sequentially thereafter an identification image that is an image having luminance uniformly lower than average luminance of the image that is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Hideki Aoyama, Koji Nakanishi, Koji Aoto, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akira Shiokawa, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150341539Abstract: An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject. The information communication method includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The information communication method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that in a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The information communication method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line, obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a cycle length or frequency of a stripe pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Ikuo FUCHIGAMI, Tsutomu MUKAI, Hidehiko SHIN, Yosuke MATSUSHITA, Shigehiro IIDA, Kazunori YAMADA, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI, Akira SHIOKAWA, Koji AOTO
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Patent number: 9184838Abstract: An information communication method for obtaining information from a subject includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, obtaining the information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Koji Nakanishi, Hideki Aoyama, Ikuo Fuchigami, Tsutomu Mukai, Hidehiko Shin, Yosuke Matsushita, Shigehiro Ilda, Kazunori Yamada, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki, Akira Shiokawa, Koji Aoto
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Publication number: 20150222355Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a backlight control unit configured to divide the luminescence surface of the backlight into a plurality of areas, and, based on the image signal, (i) perform luminescence control in each of the plurality of areas and (ii) set off periods starting at different times for the plurality of areas. The backlight control unit performs luminescence control in a visible light communication area which is at least one area among the plurality of areas in a period in which the visible light communication signal is output, based on the visible light communication signal, instead of performing luminescence control based on the image signal, and performs the luminescence control based on the image signal, in the visible light communication area, in a period in which the visible light communication signal is not output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Akihiro UEKI, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Takashi SUZUKI, Akira SHIOKAWA, Koji AOTO, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Mitsuaki OSHIMA
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Publication number: 20150188632Abstract: An information processing program causes a computer to execute: encoding information to be transmitted, to determine a luminance change frequency; and outputting a signal of the determined luminance change frequency to cause a light emitter to change in luminance according to the determined luminance change frequency to transmit the information. In the encoding, each of a first frequency and a second frequency different from the first frequency is determined as the luminance change frequency. In the outputting, each of a signal of the first frequency and a signal of the second frequency is output as the signal of the determined luminance change frequency, to cause the light emitter to change in luminance according to the first frequency during a first time and change in luminance according to the second frequency during a second time different from the first time after the first time elapses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Hideki AOYAMA, Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akihiro UEKI, Kengo MIYOSHI, Tsutomu MUKAI
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Patent number: 9008352Abstract: A video display method which allows a visible light communication signal to be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL21 of generating an image having a stripe pattern as a visible light communication image; Step SL22 of calculating average luminance of the visible light communication image; Step SL23 of generating a visible light superimposition image by superimposing the visible light communication image only on, among one or more sub-images included in an image of a video signal that is displayed in the frame, a sub-image that is displayed in a specific sub-frame that is, among one or more sub-frames in each of which a corresponding one of the one or more sub-images is displayed, a sub-frame for representing the average luminance calculated; and Step SL24 of displaying the visible light superimposition image in the specific sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Hideki Aoyama, Koji Nakanishi, Koji Aoto, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akira Shiokawa, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150070522Abstract: An information communication method for obtaining information from a subject includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, obtaining the information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Ikuo FUCHIGAMI, Tsutomu MUKAI, Hidehiko SHIN, Yosuke MATSUSHITA, Shigehiro IIDA, Kazunori YAMADA, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI, Akira SHIOKAWA, Koji AOTO
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Patent number: 8922666Abstract: An information communication method that enables communication between various devices includes: transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor; receiving an ID list; setting an exposure time of the image sensor; obtaining a bright line image including a bright line, by capturing a subject by the image sensor; obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image; and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Koji Nakanishi, Hideki Aoyama, Ikuo Fuchigami, Tsutomu Mukai, Hidehiko Shin, Yosuke Matsushita, Shigehiro Iida, Kazunori Yamada, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki, Akira Shiokawa, Koji Aoto
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Publication number: 20140204129Abstract: A display method capable of reducing the probability of communication error without causing significant deterioration of picture quality includes: specifying, as a specified light emission period, a light emission period in which light emission is performed for greater than or equal to a time required for transmitting a block included in a visible light communication signal, out of one or more light emission periods in which light emission is performed for displaying an image included in a video signal; and transmitting the block of the visible light communication signal by luminance changing in the specified light emission period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Koji AOTO, Akira SHIOKAWA, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20140205136Abstract: A visible light communication signal display method of displaying (i) an image represented by video signals and (ii) an image obtained by encoding visible light communication signals includes: encoding at least part of the visible light communication signals to generate an encoded image; generating a plurality of sub-images which correspond to respective partial images obtained by dividing the encoded image and each of which (i) includes a corresponding one of the partial images and (ii) except for the corresponding partial image, is an image having a substantially uniform luminance value lower than or equal to a predetermined luminance value; and displaying, in a video display period, the image represented by the video signals, and displaying the sub-images in time series in a communication period different from the video display period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Koji AOTO, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akira SHIOKAWA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20140184914Abstract: A video display method in which a visible light communication signal can be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL 11 of generating a first visible light communication image that is an image having a stripe pattern for visible light communication, by encoding the visible light communication signal; Step SL12 of displaying, in a predetermined frame, an image included in the video signal; and Step SL13 of displaying, in the predetermined frame, the first visible light communication image sequentially thereafter an identification image that is an image having luminance uniformly lower than average luminance of the image that is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Hideki AOYAMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Koji AOTO, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akira SHIOKAWA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20140185860Abstract: A video display method which allows a visible light communication signal to be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL21 of generating an image having a stripe pattern as a visible light communication image; Step SL22 of calculating average luminance of the visible light communication image; Step SL23 of generating a visible light superimposition image by superimposing the visible light communication image only on, among one or more sub-images included in an image of a video signal that is displayed in the frame, a sub-image that is displayed in a specific sub-frame that is, among one or more sub-frames in each of which a corresponding one of the one or more sub-images is displayed, a sub-frame for representing the average luminance calculated; and Step SL24 of displaying the visible light superimposition image in the specific sub-frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Hideki AOYAMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Koji AOTO, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akira SHIOKAWA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20140186052Abstract: An information communication method that enables communication between various devices includes: transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor; receiving an ID list; setting an exposure time of the image sensor; obtaining a bright line image including a bright line, by capturing a subject by the image sensor; obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image; and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Koji NAKANISHI, Hideki AOYAMA, Ikuo FUCHIGAMI, Tsutomu MUKAI, Hidehiko SHIN, Yosuke MATSUSHITA, Shigehiro IIDA, Kazunori YAMADA, Toshiyuki MAEDA, Akihiro UEKI, Takashi SUZUKI, Akira SHIOKAWA, Koji AOTO
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Patent number: 8047962Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission is provided. The hydraulic control device can sets up any gear from a plurality of gears by causing any one of a plurality of frictional engagement elements to selectively carry out an engagement operation. The hydraulic control device includes: a regulator valve that regulates base oil pressure of hydraulic oil supplied from an oil pressure source; a relief valve provided in a lubricating oil passage connected from the regulator valve; and a line pressure switching section that sets up line pressure to low pressure to reduce the amount of lubricating oil in a region in which engagement hydraulic oil pressure does not require high engagement hydraulic oil pressure depending upon an operation state of a vehicle, and sets up the line pressure to high pressure when a target value of the engagement hydraulic oil pressure exceeds predetermined pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norimasa Shudo, Suguru Ishida, Masaya Tamai, Akihiro Ueki
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Publication number: 20100186530Abstract: Lubricating oil passages extending toward a power transmission mechanism from a regulator valve to lubricate the power transmission mechanism include a first lubricating oil passage for supplying lubricating oil to a low clutch used to set up a low gear speed and a second lubricating oil passage for supplying lubricating oil with line pressure to the low clutch. A check valve for preventing the lubricating oil from flowing out from frictional engagement elements other than the low clutch when the second lubricating oil passage is selected, is provided on the first lubricating oil passage. An outflow preventing section for preventing the lubricating oil, supplied to the low clutch via the first lubricating oil passage, from flowing out from any open port of hydraulic control valves when the second lubricating oil passage is not selected, is provided on the second lubricating oil passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: MASAYA TAMAI, NORIYUKI YAGI, AKIHIRO UEKI, AKIRA YOSHIDA, YUJI OKAZAKI, YOSHIFUMI MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20090286650Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission is provided. The hydraulic control device can sets up any gear from a plurality of gears by causing any one of a plurality of frictional engagement elements to selectively carry out an engagement operation. The hydraulic control device includes: a regulator valve that regulates base oil pressure of hydraulic oil supplied from an oil pressure source; a relief valve provided in a lubricating oil passage connected from the regulator valve; and a line pressure switching section that sets up line pressure to low pressure to reduce the amount of lubricating oil in a region in which engagement hydraulic oil pressure does not require high engagement hydraulic oil pressure depending upon an operation state of a vehicle, and sets up the line pressure to high pressure when a target value of the engagement hydraulic oil pressure exceeds predetermined pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Norimasa SHUDO, Suguru Ishida, Masaya Tamai, Akihiro Ueki
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Patent number: 7218292Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel including (A) a first substrate including a first electrode, and a second electrode extending in parallel with the first electrode and defining a display area with the first electrode therebetween, and (B) a second substrate including a third electrode facing the first and second electrodes and extending perpendicularly to the first and second electrodes, includes (a) applying a serrate voltage having an inclined waveform in which a voltage varies with the lapse of time, to the first and/or second electrodes, and (b) applying a preliminary charge-eliminating pulse voltage to the first and/or second electrodes after the a charge-eliminating discharge has been generated due to the serrate voltage, wherein the preliminary charge-eliminating pulse voltage eliminates electric charges only when electric charges have not been sufficiently eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yukinori Kashio, Mitsuhiro Ishizuka, Shinya Tsuchida, Takatoshi Shoji, Koji Hashimoto, Akihiro Ueki
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Publication number: 20040113871Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel including (A) a first substrate including a first electrode, and a second electrode extending in parallel with the first electrode and defining a display area with the first electrode therebetween, and (B) a second substrate including a third electrode facing the first and second electrodes and extending perpendicularly to the first and second electrodes, includes (a) applying a serrate voltage having an inclined waveform in which a voltage varies with the lapse of time, to the first and/or second electrodes, and (b) applying a preliminary charge-eliminating pulse voltage to the first and/or second electrodes after the a charge-eliminating discharge has been generated due to the serrate voltage, wherein the preliminary charge-eliminating pulse voltage eliminates electric charges only when electric charges have not been sufficiently eliminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: NEC PLASMA DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Yukinori Kashio, Mitsuhiro Ishizuka, Shinya Tsuchida, Takatoshi Shoji, Koji Hashimoto, Akihiro Ueki