Patents by Inventor Hironobu Hoshino
Hironobu Hoshino 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: 20240114252Abstract: In order to dispose an imaging device so that it can image a wide range with high resolution, a movable apparatus is configured such that a first imaging device is installed at a first installation position, the first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element, and the first installation position being a position where an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal backward direction of one side surface of the movable apparatus, right or left direction in a horizontal direction ahead a driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction ahead the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Hironobu HOSHINO, Tomoaki TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20240114253Abstract: The imaging device images a wide range with high resolution, in a movable apparatus, an imaging device including an optical system forming an optical image having a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region on a light reception surface of an imaging element is installed at an installation position for imaging at least one of a horizontal direction in a rear of one side of the movable apparatus, one direction in a left-right horizontal direction behind a driver seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction behind the movable apparatus, with the high resolution region of the optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Hironobu HOSHINO, Tomoaki TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20210335322Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a light source; a first transmissive panel configured to transmit light emitted by the light source; a second transmissive panel configured to transmit light transmitted through the first transmissive panel; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an obtaining unit configured to obtain inthrmation on a display brightness; and a control unit configured to control a transmittance of the first transmissive panel and a transmittance of the second transmissive panel, wherein the control unit further controls, based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit, a display brightness range that limits a change in the transmittance of the first transmissive panel corresponding to a change in the display brightness to not more than a predetermined change.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20210310859Abstract: A light amount measurement device includes: a light source unit including a light source; a display unit including a transmissive panel that transmits light emitted from the light source; a light reception unit configured to measure an amount of light that has passed through the display unit; and a control unit configured to control, during calibration of the display unit, a brightness measured by the light reception unit to a higher brightness than an ideal brightness corresponding to a measurement gradation, by either increasing the light amount emitted by the light source or increasing a transmittance of the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Takehito Fukushima, Hironobu Hoshino
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Patent number: 11067851Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a light source board on which a first light source group including a plurality of light sources and a sensor that detects light or temperature are disposed; and a reflection sheet that is disposed on a side of the light source board where the first light source group and the sensor are disposed, and includes an opening from which the first light source group is exposed, wherein the sensor is surrounded by the plurality of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Ishida, Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20210041744Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a light source board on which a first light source group including a plurality of light sources and a sensor that detects light or temperature are disposed; and a reflection sheet that is disposed on a side of the light source board where the first light source group and the sensor are disposed, and includes an opening from which the first light source group is exposed, wherein the sensor is surrounded by the plurality of light sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Tetsuya Ishida, Hironobu Hoshino
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Patent number: 9990890Abstract: A display device including: a light emitting unit including a plurality of light sources; a second panel configured to adjust transmittance of light from the light emitting unit; and a first panel configured to adjust transmittance of light from the second panel, further including: a first control unit configured to perform first control with respect to the first panel for controlling transmittance of each pixel on the basis of the image data; and a second control unit configured to perform, in a case where an image area of low brightness is adjacent to an image area of high brightness in the image data, second control for making transmittance of the second panel at a partial area corresponding to the image area of low brightness be lower than transmittance of the second panel at a partial area corresponding to the image area of high brightness.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Hironobu Hoshino
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Patent number: 9966012Abstract: An image display apparatus according to the present invention, includes a light emitter, a first panel configured to transmit light emitted from the light emitter, a second panel configured to transmit light transmitted through the first panel, and a controller configured to control emission brightness of the light emitter and at least one of transmittance of the first panel and transmittance of the second panel, based on input image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20160379575Abstract: A display device including: a light emitting unit including a plurality of light sources; a second panel configured to adjust transmittance of light from the light emitting unit; and a first panel configured to adjust transmittance of light from the second panel, further including: a first control unit configured to perform first control with respect to the first panel for controlling transmittance of each pixel on the basis of the image data; and a second control unit configured to perform, in a case where an image area of low brightness is adjacent to an image area of high brightness in the image data, second control for making transmittance of the second panel at a partial area corresponding to the image area of low brightness be lower than transmittance of the second panel at a partial area corresponding to the image area of high brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20160155402Abstract: An image display apparatus according to the present invention, includes a light emitter, a first panel configured to transmit light emitted from the light emitter, a second panel configured to transmit light transmitted through the first panel, and a controller configured to control emission brightness of the light emitter and at least one of transmittance of the first panel and transmittance of the second panel, based on input image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Patent number: 9265117Abstract: The light source apparatus includes: a light source substrate having a light emission unit; an optical sheet facing the light emission unit; a plurality of detection units configured to detect light; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust light emission brightness of the light emission unit on the basis of detection values of two or more of the detection units, the two or more detection units including the detection unit arranged at a position at which a change in the detection value due to a deflection of the optical sheet is positive when the light emission unit emits the light and the detection unit arranged at a position at which the change in the detection value due to the deflection of the optical sheet is negative when the light emission unit emits the light.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironobu Hoshino, Masanao Kurita
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Publication number: 20140327360Abstract: The light source apparatus includes: a light source substrate having a light emission unit; an optical sheet facing the light emission unit; a plurality of detection units configured to detect light; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust light emission brightness of the light emission unit on the basis of detection values of two or more of the detection units, the two or more detection units including the detection unit arranged at a position at which a change in the detection value due to a deflection of the optical sheet is positive when the light emission unit emits the light and the detection unit arranged at a position at which the change in the detection value due to the deflection of the optical sheet is negative when the light emission unit emits the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironobu Hoshino, Masanao Kurita
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Publication number: 20140285511Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit having a plurality of pixels each composed of subpixels and being configured to display an image based on image data by causing light from a light source to transmit through the subpixels at a transmittance set for each subpixel, a setting unit configured to set the transmittance of each subpixel according to a pixel value of each pixel of the image data, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the brightness of the light having transmitted through each pixel, wherein the setting unit corrects the transmittance of each subpixel in such a manner that with respect to a pixel of which the brightness of the transmitted light is equal to or greater than a threshold value, a difference between the color of the transmitted light and a target color based on the pixel value thereof becomes small.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20130016134Abstract: A light source unit that forms a backlight of liquid crystal panel includes LEDs and a light guiding plate. A reflecting sheet is provided on a light guiding plate and the reflecting sheet is movable. Hole portions are formed in the reflecting sheet, and low reflecting portions are formed on the reflecting sheet. The reflecting properties in the reflecting sheet are changed by sliding the reflecting sheet, and the color gamut can be changed thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20090044071Abstract: The data error correcting device is provided with: a error correction means which performs an error correction process on a time-series of bits of input data, and produces corrected data and parameters showing an error sensing status at the time of correction; an estimated data producing means which responds to an instruction for data estimation, and produces estimated data configured of a time-series of bits resulting from adjustment of a time-series of bits of input data; and a control means which produces a data estimation instruction based on information included in the corrected data and parameters, and supplies the estimated data to the error correction means instead of the input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2005Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hironobu Hoshino, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Koji Shibata
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Patent number: 7236213Abstract: A receiving apparatus that is capable of effectively reducing power consumption in the receiving state. The receiving apparatus is provided with: an RF tuner, digital-demodulation unit, error-correction unit, demultiplexing unit and decoding unit. A control unit determines whether or not processing of the signal by the RF tuner, digital-demodulation unit, error-correction unit, demultiplexing unit or decoding unit is possible, and when it determines that signal processing is not possible, it controls switches such that operation in the corresponding part and after the corresponding part stops.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20050181755Abstract: In a receiver, a plurality of antennas receive a signal, a reception signal output unit selects the signal received by one or more of the antenna or a combination of the signals received by one or more of the antenna based on a condition, and a signal processing unit processes the selected signals. The receiver also includes a parameter acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of parameters including at least one parameter concerning the received signal, and a controlling unit that determines whether to change the condition based on the parameter concerning the received signal and that changes the condition based on the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Hironobu Hoshino, Yutaka Miyahara
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Publication number: 20050141413Abstract: When estimating a transmission route characteristic in accordance with the information of a received transmission signal, it is desired to correctly estimate a transmission route characteristic even if an operation of changing a reception condition is performed. A received transmission signal is converted into an intermediate frequency signal by selecting an OFDM signal of a desired wave through an RF tuner. After a digital conversion in ADC, OFDM demodulating means produces a modulated wave symbol signal of an orthogonal frequency signal. Extracting means extracts pilot signals and stores them as two or more symbols in storing means. Transmission route characteristic estimating means estimates a transmission route characteristic in accordance with the pilot signals of two or more symbols stored in the storing means. Second control means clears the information of pilot signals of two or more past symbols stored in the storing means at the time of changing a reception condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20050129155Abstract: An RF tuner tunes received transmission signal to an OFDM signal of a desired wave and converts the same into intermediate frequencies. After digital conversion in an ADC, an OFDM demodulation unit obtains a demodulated-wave symbol signal of the orthogonal frequency signal. A transmission channel distortion estimating unit extracts pilot signals and estimates distortion of a transmission channel. A decision unit compares the distortion of the transmission channel estimated and a reference value stored in a memory, and outputs the result of comparison to the control unit, thereby switching antennas selectively. Thus, the receiver always selects an optimum receiving condition in a manner adaptive to variations in the state of reception of the transmission signal and the characteristics of the receiver such as the modulation method of the transmission signal received.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventor: Hironobu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20040148600Abstract: A software download system comprises a receiving apparatus and a download center that are connected via a communication line. The receiving apparatus comprises a software storage unit which stores a receiving software, a request information generating unit which generates request information including a receiving condition or state of the receiving apparatus, a request information transmitting unit which transmits the request information, a software receiving unit which receives the receiving software, a software rewrite controlling unit which rewrites the software storage unit with the receiving software, and a receiving unit which executes the receiving software.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2004Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Hironobu Hoshino