Patents by Inventor Daisuke Miki

Daisuke Miki 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: 12531014
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a signal processing unit that, when increasing the luminance of an video signal from a low-luminance display signal to a high-luminance display signal, acquires information regarding at least one of luminance enhancement time obtained by measuring the time for enhancing the luminance on a display panel, the temperature rise amount of the display panel, and the feature amount of the video signal corresponding to video displayed on the display panel, and adaptively controls a first gain for enhancing the luminance of the video signal, according to the degree of influence on the temperature rise of the display panel, in reference to the acquired information. The present technique can be applied to a self-luminous display device, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Yasushi Konuma, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 12505792
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20250087144
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Masao ZEN, Syunsuke KIKUCHI, Daisuke MIKI, Kazuhiro NUKIYAMA, Kazutaka KOBAYASHI, Yasushi KONUMA, Kazuki UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 12236857
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Patent number: 12174194
    Abstract: A method of collecting and detecting a tumor cell contained in a sample in distinction from a contaminant cell is provided. The tumor cell contained in the sample are collected and detected in distinction from the contaminant cell by detecting any of the following polypeptides or a gene encoding the polypeptide present in the sample: (i) a polypeptide containing at least the amino acid sequence of any of six sequences such as TM4SF1 (GenBank No. NP_055035.1) and TNFRSF12A (GenBank No. NP_057723.1); (ii) a polypeptide containing at least an amino acid sequence having a homology of not less than 70% to the amino acid sequence described above; and (iii) a polypeptide containing at least a splicing variant of the amino acid sequence (the amino acid sequence of (i) or (ii) described above).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Kumaki, Sayaka Hirai, Makoto Otsuki, Daisuke Miki, Toru Futami
  • Patent number: 12131692
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 12080198
    Abstract: The information display apparatus includes a sheet display section; a mechanical mechanism that moves the display section, and switches a state of the display section between a deployment state in which a display space is formed and a non-deployment state in which the display space is not formed; a motion sensor that detects a motion of the display section; and a controller that calculates, from data of the detection performed by the motion sensor, at least motion information other than a component related to the movement of the display section that is performed by the mechanical mechanism, and determines an anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamada, Daisuke Miki
  • Patent number: 11902698
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display apparatus that can more reliably suppress effects of heating. Provided is a display apparatus that includes a signal processing section, a panel section, and a vibration section. The signal processing section processes a video image signal and a sound signal. The panel section is in a plate shape and displays a video image corresponding to the video image signal. The vibration section is arranged on a back face side of the panel section and vibrates the panel section according to the sound signal. The signal processing section calculates a correction value for suppressing an amount of light emitted by the panel section on the basis of the sound signal and controls a level of the video image signal on the basis of the calculated correction value. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
  • Publication number: 20230410733
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Publication number: 20230402003
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 11817048
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Patent number: 11800285
    Abstract: The display device is provided which includes a signal processing unit that processes an image signal and a sound signal, a plate-like panel unit that displays an image according to the image signal, and a vibration unit that is deployed on the rear face side of the panel unit and causes the panel unit to vibrate in response to the sound signal. The vibration unit includes a plurality of vibrators, and the signal processing unit outputs the sound signal not only to a sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of an output target of the sound signal from among the plurality of vibrators but also to a dispersion sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of a dispersion target of the sound signal. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
  • Patent number: 11790843
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230140888
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230125418
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Publication number: 20230055625
    Abstract: The information display apparatus includes a sheet display section; a mechanical mechanism that moves the display section, and switches a state of the display section between a deployment state in which a display space is formed and a non-deployment state in which the display space is not formed; a motion sensor that detects a motion of the display section; and a controller that calculates, from data of the detection performed by the motion sensor, at least motion information other than a component related to the movement of the display section that is performed by the mechanical mechanism, and determines an anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamada, Daisuke Miki
  • Patent number: 11589001
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control section that controls a second display device present in a second space. The second display device displays a first captured image obtained by imaging at least one or more first users present in a first space. The display control section superimposes and displays a second user object on the first captured image in accordance with line-of-sight relevant information of each of the first users. The second user object corresponds to each of at least one or more second users present in the second space. This makes it possible to achieve more realistic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Miki, Takahiro Sakamoto, Katsunari Fukuya
  • Publication number: 20220272299
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display apparatus that can more reliably suppress effects of heating. Provided is a display apparatus that includes a signal processing section, a panel section, and a vibration section. The signal processing section processes a video image signal and a sound signal. The panel section is in a plate shape and displays a video image corresponding to the video image signal. The vibration section is arranged on a back face side of the panel section and vibrates the panel section according to the sound signal. The signal processing section calculates a correction value for suppressing an amount of light emitted by the panel section on the basis of the sound signal and controls a level of the video image signal on the basis of the calculated correction value. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
  • Publication number: 20220248138
    Abstract: The display device is provided which includes a signal processing unit that processes an image signal and a sound signal, a plate-like panel unit that displays an image according to the image signal, and a vibration unit that is deployed on the rear face side of the panel unit and causes the panel unit to vibrate in response to the sound signal. The vibration unit includes a plurality of vibrators, and the signal processing unit outputs the sound signal not only to a sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of an output target of the sound signal from among the plurality of vibrators but also to a dispersion sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of a dispersion target of the sound signal. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
  • Patent number: 11396325
    Abstract: Provided is a steering system including a controller that controls an electric motor. The controller has a combined friction torque estimation unit that estimates a combined friction torque combining friction torques occurring in respective transmission devices including a first transmission device. The combined friction torque estimation unit has a slipping speed calculation part that calculates a slipping speed of the first transmission device based on an angular speed of the electric motor, a friction coefficient calculation part that calculates a friction coefficient of the first transmission device based on the slipping speed, a tooth flank normal force calculation part that calculates a normal force acting on a tooth flank of the first transmission device, and a friction torque calculation part that calculates the combined friction torque using the friction coefficient, the tooth flank normal force, and one or more preset correction factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu Higashi, Daisuke Miki, Robert Fuchs