Patents by Inventor Hironobu Abe

Hironobu Abe 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: 10629669
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20200066018
    Abstract: An information display device having: an operation part to receive input of selection of one screen layout out of a plurality of screen layouts, input of selection of at least one content material to be arranged in the selected one screen layout out of a plurality of content materials, and input of selection of a display area in which the selected at least one content material is arranged out of a plurality of display areas included in the selected one screen layout; a content generation part to generate content screen image data as image data of a content screen image obtained by arranging a content material image of the selected at least one content material in the one screen layout; and a display part to display a content screen image based on the content screen image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji MAEDA, Yasunori TSUBAKI, Hironobu ABE
  • Publication number: 20200053526
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device performing communication with a mobile terminal device includes a vehicle exterior communication unit, an in-vehicle detection unit that detects a vehicle present location, a vehicle interior communication unit that acquires detection information on an object from a detection unit, and an in-vehicle control unit that generates recognition information including position information on the object based on vehicle position information indicating the vehicle present location and the detection information on the object and makes the vehicle exterior communication unit deliver the recognition information. The vehicle exterior communication unit receives existence notification information transmitted from the mobile terminal device when the mobile terminal device receiving the recognition information judges that the in-vehicle device has not recognized existence of a first object equipped with the mobile terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Junya UJIIE, Shinji MAEDA, Yuka TAKAHASHI, Hironobu ABE
  • Publication number: 20190196648
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: HIRONOBU ABE
  • Patent number: 10254887
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20180358424
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 10096670
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20180196572
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: HIRONOBU ABE
  • Patent number: 9953578
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9939953
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20170352315
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9761176
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20170250151
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9698209
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9646538
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9626938
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9626911
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20170097726
    Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventor: Hironobu ABE
  • Publication number: 20170069272
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting period setting method for a display panel wherein the peak luminance level is varied through control of a total light emitting period length which is the sum total of period lengths of light emitting periods arranged in a one-field period, including a step of setting period lengths of N light emitting periods, which are arranged in a one-field period, in response to the total light emitting period length such that the period lengths of the light emitting periods continue to keep a fixed ratio thereamong, N being equal to or higher than 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe, Hironobu Abe
  • Patent number: 9563937
    Abstract: It is an object to obtain a high-resolution image generation apparatus that can generate a high-quality image by sorting out good portions from faulty portions in optical flow. The present invention includes: a hard disk that stores multi-viewpoint image information and parameter information of a base image and a plurality of reference images; an optical flow computation unit that extracts a plurality of pairs of the base image and a reference image, the plurality of pairs each including a different reference image, and computes optical flow for each pair; a depth information computation unit that computes depth information which indicates depth of each pixel of the base image for each pair, based on optical flow and the parameter information; and an optical flow sorting unit that determines whether or not each piece of pixel-based correspondence information included in the optical flow of each pair is to be used for improving a resolution of the base image, based on two pieces of the depth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Maehara, Yosuke Ishiwatari, Hironobu Abe, Koichi Takeuchi