Patents by Inventor Hideaki Takebuchi

Hideaki Takebuchi 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).

  • Display apparatus for television for displaying an image of different size on a whole display screen
    Patent number: 5461431
    Abstract: A display apparatus for a television having a screen of an aspect ratio different from that of an original image, wherein an image is distorted in at least one of the vertical and horizontal directions such that an expansion ratio or a reduction ratio gradually changes, and the distorted image is displayed on the screen. With the display apparatus, an image with a different aspect ratio can be displayed on the whole screen with minimally reduced missing image portions and distortion. Also, a vista size image can be displayed with an impression that a zoom-up effect is emphasized, while missing image portions are minimally reduced in left and right side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Takebuchi, Kazuhisa Ata, Kiyoyuki Tanaka, Chuichi Nohara