Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Tahara
Hiroyuki Tahara 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: 20240144889Abstract: An image processing device and a method of processing an image are provided. The image processing device includes circuitry configured to estimate a local dimming pattern using a trained neural network model representing light emitting states of light sources for a target display image to be displayed by an image display for video from a broadcasting source, the light emitting states of the light sources correspond to a plurality of area units divided from a display area, and control the light emitting states of the light sources on the basis of the local dimming pattern estimated by the trained neural network model.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Takeshi HIRAMATSU, Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Publication number: 20240097719Abstract: A radio-frequency circuit includes an antenna connection terminal, switch circuits, a duplexer, a low-pass filter, and a high-pass filter. The switch circuit includes a port connected to the antenna connection terminal and ports. The switch circuit includes a single transmission port connected to the port, a simultaneous transmission port connected to ports. The duplexer is connected to the port. The low-pass filter is disposed on a signal path connecting the port and the simultaneous transmission port. The high-pass filter is connected to the port. No filter is disposed on a signal path connecting the port and the single transmission port.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Takanori UEJIMA, Kenji TAHARA, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Takahiro KATAMATA
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Patent number: 11869449Abstract: An image processing device that realizes local dimming control and push-up control of a display device using an artificial intelligence function is provided. The image processing device includes a trained neural network model that estimates a local dimming pattern representing light emitting states of light source units corresponding to a plurality of areas divided from a display area of an image display unit for a target display image, and a control unit that controls the light emitting states of the light source units on the basis of the local dimming pattern estimated by the trained neural network model for the target display image displayed on the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Takeshi Hiramatsu, Hiroyuki Tahara
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Patent number: 11845450Abstract: A vehicle includes an information storage, an information notifier, a reply acquirer, a vehicle characteristic specifier, and a vehicle characteristic setter. The information storage is configured to store question information including a plurality of questions. The information notifier is configured to extract a question from the stored question information in accordance with a predetermined rule and notify the question through a notification device. The reply acquirer is configured to acquire a reply to the notified question. The vehicle characteristic specifier is configured to specify a vehicle characteristic based on the reply. The vehicle characteristic setter is configured to set the specified vehicle characteristic is the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Norio Iwabuchi, Tatsuya Hayashi, Toshiya Godai, Kazuhiro Nagae, Katsuo Senmyo, Hiroyuki Tahara
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Patent number: 11844174Abstract: An electronic board includes: a board including an upper surface ground on an upper surface; at least one first land formed on the upper surface and connected to a first signal line; at least one second land formed on the upper surface and connected to a second signal line; at least one third land disposed on the upper surface between the first land and the second land and connected to the upper surface ground; and at least one fourth land disposed on the upper surface on a side opposite to the third land and connected to the upper surface ground, the first land being interposed between the third land and the fourth land.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinkuro Fujino, Tomokazu Deki, Hiroyuki Tahara, Takao Takeshita
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Publication number: 20230319228Abstract: Provided by the present technology is an illumination apparatus including a light source section, a phase modulation section, and a control section. The light source section has a light emitting element. The phase modulation section performs spatial light phase modulation on incident light from the light source section. The control section controls the phase modulation section in such a manner that a plurality of domains formed by dividing a phase modulation plane of the phase modulation section reproduces a light intensity distribution based on a common phase distribution determined on the basis of a Freeform method in a common region on a projection plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Publication number: 20230258927Abstract: A signal processing apparatus that calculates a phase distribution for reproducing a target light intensity distribution on a projection plane by performing spatial light phase modulation on incident light is provided. The calculation process is performed so as to satisfy “Condition 1.” “Condition 1” specifies that the calculation process include a nonlinear ray-optics model including a nonlinear term, and an inverse calculation model obtained by linearizing the nonlinear ray-optics model, determine an error distribution between the target light intensity distribution and a calculated light intensity distribution, obtain a light intensity correction value by multiplying the error distribution by a feedback gain, input the light intensity correction value to the inverse calculation model to obtain an output, regard the obtained output as a phase correction value, and use a feedback loop of repeatedly updating the phase distribution by adding the phase correction value to the provisional value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Publication number: 20230253942Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of manufacturing film bulk acoustic wave resonators. The method comprises forming a sacrificial layer over a surface of a substrate to form a plurality of film bulk acoustic wave resonators on the surface of the substrate, forming a piezoelectric film on the surface of the substrate to cover the sacrificial layer, and removing the sacrificial layer to form an air gap between the surface of the substrate and the piezoelectric film that has covered the sacrificial layer, the air gap corresponding to each of the plurality of film bulk acoustic wave resonators. The step of forming the piezoelectric film includes controlling a concentration distribution of an additive added to the piezoelectric film across the surface of the substrate to suppress a variation of the acoustic velocity of the piezoelectric film depending on a position on the main surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Hiroyuki Tahara, Jun Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Hiroki Kamiguchi
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Publication number: 20230188687Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus that projects an image with high contrast by use of a phase modulation technology. An image display apparatus includes a trained neural network model that estimates a phase modulation distribution corresponding to an output target image, a phase modulation section that performs phase modulation on incident light in reference to the phase modulation distribution estimated by the trained neural network model, a luminance modulation section that performs luminance modulation on phase modulated light output from the phase modulation section, and a control section that outputs, to a predetermined position, the incident light subjected to the phase modulation and the luminance modulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Patent number: 11587377Abstract: A vehicle system includes a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle includes an information storage configured to store vehicle characteristic information representing a vehicle characteristic, and an information output unit configured to output the stored vehicle characteristic information to a predetermined storage medium. The second vehicle includes an information input unit configured to input vehicle characteristic information from the storage medium, and a vehicle characteristic setter configured to set a vehicle characteristic represented by the input vehicle characteristic information in the second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Norio Iwabuchi, Tatsuya Hayashi, Toshiya Godai, Kazuhiro Nagae, Katsuo Senmyo, Hiroyuki Tahara
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Publication number: 20220319443Abstract: An image processing device that realizes local dimming control and push-up control of a display device using an artificial intelligence function is provided. The image processing device includes a trained neural network model that estimates a local dimming pattern representing light emitting states of light source units corresponding to a plurality of areas divided from a display area of an image display unit for a target display image, and a control unit that controls the light emitting states of the light source units on the basis of the local dimming pattern estimated by the trained neural network model for the target display image displayed on the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: TAKESHI HIRAMATSU, HIROYUKI TAHARA
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Publication number: 20220322521Abstract: An electronic board includes: a board including an upper surface ground on an upper surface; at least one first land formed on the upper surface and connected to a first signal line; at least one second land formed on the upper surface and connected to a second signal line; at least one third land disposed on the upper surface between the first land and the second land and connected to the upper surface ground; and at least one fourth land disposed on the upper surface on a side opposite to the third land and connected to the upper surface ground, the first land being interposed between the third land and the fourth land.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinkuro FUJINO, Tomokazu DEKI, Hiroyuki TAHARA, Takao TAKESHITA
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Publication number: 20210090432Abstract: A vehicle system includes an information storage, an information acquirer, a vehicle characteristics extractor, and a vehicle characteristics transmitter. The information storage stores vehicle information of sample vehicles in association with the sample vehicles. The vehicle information is obtained by combining a traveling location or a traveling environment, or both, with vehicle characteristics. The information acquirer acquires vehicle information of a target vehicle and either of both of a first traveling location and a first traveling environment for which vehicle characteristics for the target vehicle are lacking. The vehicle characteristics extractor determines a sample vehicle of which vehicle information matches the vehicle information of the target vehicle and extracts vehicle characteristics of the sample vehicle corresponding to either or both of the first traveling location and the first traveling environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya HAYASHI, Toshiya GODAI, Kazuhiro NAGAE, Norio IWABUCHI, Katsuo SENMYO, Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Publication number: 20210035385Abstract: A vehicle system includes a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle includes an information storage configured to store vehicle characteristic information representing a vehicle characteristic, and an information output unit configured to output the stored vehicle characteristic information to a predetermined storage medium. The second vehicle includes an information input unit configured to input vehicle characteristic information from the storage medium, and a vehicle characteristic setter configured to set a vehicle characteristic represented by the input vehicle characteristic information in the second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Norio IWABUCHI, Tatsuya HAYASHI, Toshiya GODAI, Kazuhiro NAGAE, Katsuo SENMYO, Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Publication number: 20210031787Abstract: A vehicle includes an information storage, an information notifier, a reply acquirer, a vehicle characteristic specifier, and a vehicle characteristic setter. The information storage is configured to store question information including a plurality of questions. The information notifier is configured to extract a question from the stored question information in accordance with a predetermined rule and notify the question through a notification device. The reply acquirer is configured to acquire a reply to the notified question. The vehicle characteristic specifier is configured to specify a vehicle characteristic based on the reply. The vehicle characteristic setter is configured to set the specified vehicle characteristic is the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Norio IWABUCHI, Tatsuya HAYASHI, Toshiya GODAI, Kazuhiro NAGAE, Katsuo SENMYO, Hiroyuki TAHARA
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Patent number: 10423051Abstract: A camera module includes a substrate having a first main surface mounted with an image sensor, a second main surface on the reverse side of the substrate from the first main surface in the predetermined direction, and is provided with at least one hole extending from the first main surface in the predetermined direction. The camera module further includes a holder which has a boss inserted from the first main surface into the at least one hole, and holds at least one lens. The camera module further includes a fixing part made of adhesive that is cured into an anchor shape. The fixing part fixes the boss inside the at least one hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tahara, Takehiro Ueda, Kazuo Sibukawa, Atsuki Kamatani, Yoshiyuki Hotta
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Publication number: 20180231872Abstract: A camera module includes a substrate having a first main surface mounted with an image sensor, a second main surface on the reverse side of the substrate from the first main surface in the predetermined direction, and is provided with at least one hole extending from the first main surface in the predetermined direction. The camera module further includes a holder which has a boss inserted from the first main surface into the at least one hole, and holds at least one lens. The camera module further includes a fixing part made of adhesive that is cured into an anchor shape. The fixing part fixes the boss inside the at least one hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: HIROYUKI TAHARA, TAKEHIRO UEDA, KAZUO SIBUKAWA, ATSUKI KAMATANI, YOSHIYUKI HOTTA
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Patent number: D871263Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Subaru CorporationInventors: Kentarou Fuchino, Kazuki Asahi, Hiroyuki Tahara
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Patent number: D874343Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Subaru CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Tomita, Hiroyuki Tahara
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Patent number: D893382Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Subaru CorporationInventors: Shigeru Tanaka, Hiroyuki Tahara