Patents by Inventor Hironori Shimoda

Hironori Shimoda 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 device and display method
    Patent number: 11580932
    Abstract: A display device, includes: a first processor configured to increase or decrease values of color components representing three colors and included in a first video signal, in accordance with values corresponding to the values of the color components representing three colors; a second processor configured to convert a second video signal into a third video signal, the second video signal including the color components representing three colors and having the values increased or decreased by the first processor, and the third video signal including color components representing four colors; and a display configured to display the third video signal including the color components representing four colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Niizuma, Hironori Shimoda
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD
    Publication number: 20220180839
    Abstract: A display device, includes: a first processor configured to increase or decrease values of color components representing three colors and included in a first video signal, in accordance with values corresponding to the values of the color components representing three colors; a second processor configured to convert a second video signal into a third video signal, the second video signal including the color components representing three colors and having the values increased or decreased by the first processor, and the third video signal including color components representing four colors; and a display configured to display the third video signal including the color components representing four colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke NIIZUMA, Hironori SHIMODA
  • Liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal television
    Patent number: 8879006
    Abstract: There is provided with a color mixing section for mixing yellow to red or green, when red or green is displayed by a liquid crystal television including a liquid crystal panel that has a color filter for four primary colors for red, green, blue and yellow, a backlight that emits light to the liquid crystal panel, and a television signal processing section that converts an inputted color video image signal into signals representing red, green, blue and yellow regarding a color video image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironori Shimoda, Mihoko Watanabe
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL TELEVISION
    Publication number: 20140002734
    Abstract: There is provided with a color mixing section for mixing yellow to red or green, when red or green is displayed by a liquid crystal television including a liquid crystal panel that has a color filter for four primary colors for red, green, blue and yellow, a backlight that emits light to the liquid crystal panel, and a television signal processing section that converts an inputted color video image signal into signals representing red, green, blue and yellow regarding a color video image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironori Shimoda, Mihoko Watanabe