Patents by Inventor Hisao Sakurai
Hisao Sakurai 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: 20240135889Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving controlling device and a driving controlling method as well as an information processing system by which a display (backlight) with a high luminance and a high gradation can be implemented inexpensively and easily. Light emission of an LED is controlled by control of a current value of current for energizing the LED in addition to control of energization time for energizing the LED with current, to control the light emission luminance of the LED. The present disclosure can be applied to a large-sized video wall in which multiple display units having an HDR function are arranged in tile-like arrangement, an LED backlight of an LCD display, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Hisao Sakurai
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Patent number: 11889732Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Norifumi Kikuchi, Hisao Sakurai, Ippei Nishinaka
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Publication number: 20230420441Abstract: Provided is a display device which enables a reduction in the number of signal lines. A display device includes: a substrate; multiple pixels that are provided on the substrate and form multiple columns; and multiple signal lines that are provided on the substrate and extend in a column direction. The multiple pixels include at least one of multiple first pixels having light emitting diode elements of three colors or multiple second pixels having light emitting diode elements of two colors. The number of the signal lines is two per column.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
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Publication number: 20230170454Abstract: A display device is provided with a substrate, a plurality of surface mount devices two-dimensionally arranged on the substrate in a first direction and a second direction, and a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged on the substrate. The surface mount device is provided with four pixels. Each of the four pixels is provided with light sources of three colors, and each of the light sources of three colors includes a light emitting diode element. The plurality of scanning lines extends in the first direction, and the plurality of signal lines extends in the second direction. The number of signal lines is three for two pixels arranged in the first direction, and the number of scanning lines is four for two pixels arranged in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
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Publication number: 20230124835Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels each including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element having different colors, and a plurality of second pixels each including a third light emitting diode element and a fourth light emitting diode element having different colors. The first pixel and the second pixel have different combinations of colors of light emitting diode elements, the first light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, and the third light emitting diode element is a green light emitting diode element, a yellow light emitting diode element, or a white light emitting diode element. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norifumi KIKUCHI, Hisao SAKURAI, Ippei NISHINAKA
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Patent number: 10157578Abstract: A light emitting device driving circuit according to the present disclosure includes a sawtooth waveform generating unit for generating a sawtooth waveform voltage having a sawtooth waveform voltage change based on at least two reference signals to be input and a comparison unit for comparing an analog signal voltage with the sawtooth waveform voltage. The light emitting device driving circuit drives a light emitting device based on the comparison result of the comparison unit. Accordingly, a comparison operation using a sawtooth waveform voltage having a waveform which is not disturbed is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Ken Kikuchi, Hisao Sakurai
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Publication number: 20160351130Abstract: A light emitting device driving circuit according to the present disclosure includes a sawtooth waveform generating unit for generating a sawtooth waveform voltage having a sawtooth waveform voltage change based on at least two reference signals to be input and a comparison unit for comparing an analog signal voltage with the sawtooth waveform voltage. The light emitting device driving circuit drives a light emitting device based on the comparison result of the comparison unit. Accordingly, a comparison operation using a sawtooth waveform voltage having a waveform which is not disturbed is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Kikuchi, Hisao Sakurai
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Patent number: 8827479Abstract: There is provided a display device including a light-emitting element package, in which a plurality of light-emitting elements emitting light of different colors are arranged vertically and horizontally, is disposed on a base substrate having a plane shape in a vertical direction and an arc shape in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Izushi Kobayashi, Hisao Sakurai, Hiroyuki Yanagisawa, Hisaharu Katou, Shigeru Teshigahara
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Patent number: 8749324Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal to a signal processing section provided inside a rotated rotary body, the signal transmission apparatus including: a waveguide tube provided on the rotating shaft of the rotary body; a signal transmitting section provided outside the rotary body to serve as a section for transmitting the signal through the waveguide tube; a signal receiving section provided inside the rotary body to serve as a section for receiving the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting section through the waveguide tube and supplying the signal to the signal processing section; a slip ring rotated along with the rotary body around the waveguide tube serving as a rotation axis; and a power supplying section provided outside the rotary body to serve as a section for supplying power to the signal processing section through the slip ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Sakurai, Katsuhisa Ito, Izushi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8625955Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes a stream receiver configured to receive a stream including therein video and audio data regarding a program, a program information transmitter configured to transmit program information regarding the program to a server connected thereto via a communication network, a writing information receiver configured to receive writing information from the server, which is used for processing for writing the video and audio data into a recording medium, and a recording section configured to, under the condition in which absolute time information included in the stream and absolute time information included in the writing information having been received from the server are synchronized with each other, write the video and audio data included in the stream into the recording medium, as well as the writing information.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hisao Sakurai
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Patent number: 8406830Abstract: A radio frequency signal transmission system is provided which includes a radio frequency signal transmission connector including an antenna for radiating a radio frequency signal having a predetermined frequency band, and a first dielectric body made of a material having a predetermined first permittivity and having the antenna cast therein, and a radio frequency signal transmission cable including a dielectric transmission path formed of a second dielectric body made of a material having substantially the same second permittivity as the first permittivity of the first dielectric body of the radio frequency signal transmission connector. The radio frequency signal transmission connector is connected with the radio frequency signal transmission cable thereby to form a radio frequency signal transmission path through which the radio frequency signal radiated from the antenna is transmitted to the dielectric transmission path via the first dielectric body.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Sakurai, Yoshihide Shimpuku
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Publication number: 20130010462Abstract: There is provided a display device including a light-emitting element package, in which a plurality of light-emitting elements emitting light of different colors are arranged vertically and horizontally, is disposed on a base substrate having a plane shape in a vertical direction and an arc shape in a horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: IZUSHI KOBAYASHI, HISAO SAKURAI, HIROYUKI YANAGISAWA, HISAHARU KATOU, SHIGERU TESHIGAHARA
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Patent number: 8269724Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus which can reliably specify a coordinate component (a position coordinate) of a selected position without a complicated structure irrespective of use conditions is provided. A coordinate input apparatus includes a capacity detecting portion which detects capacitance, wherein the coordinate input apparatus specifies a coordinate component of a selected position on the basis of a change in capacitance detected by the capacity detecting portion, and the capacity detecting portion includes a first conductive layer, an insulating layer which is formed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer which is formed on the insulating layer in a mesh shape, and has a predetermined potential difference between the second conductive layer and the first conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Sakurai, Susumu Kaneko
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Publication number: 20120092093Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal to a signal processing section provided inside a rotated rotary body, the signal transmission apparatus including: a waveguide tube provided on the rotating shaft of the rotary body; a signal transmitting section provided outside the rotary body to serve as a section for transmitting the signal through the waveguide tube; a signal receiving section provided inside the rotary body to serve as a section for receiving the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting section through the waveguide tube and supplying the signal to the signal processing section; a slip ring rotated along with the rotary body around the waveguide tube serving as a rotation axis; and a power supplying section provided outside the rotary body to serve as a section for supplying power to the signal processing section through the slip ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hisao Sakurai, Katsuhisa Ito, Izushi Kobayashi
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Control device and control method, and planar light source and control method of planar light source
Patent number: 7903082Abstract: A control device for controlling driving of an LED includes: a driving section driving the LED, the driving section being formed including a switching element; a control value obtaining section obtaining a control value of n+m bits; and a controlling section controlling the driving of the LED by the driving section on a basis of the control value of the n+m bits obtained by the control value obtaining section such that a number of times of turning on the switching element in a predetermined period is controlled by a control value of n higher-order bits, an ON time at one of the times of turning on the switching element is controlled by a control value of m lower-order bits, and ON times of the switching element excluding the ON time at the one time of turning on the switching element are a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hisao Sakurai -
Publication number: 20100260474Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes a stream receiver configured to receive a stream including therein video and audio data regarding a program, a program information transmitter configured to transmit program information regarding the program to a server connected thereto via a communication network, a writing information receiver configured to receive writing information from the server, which is used for processing for writing the video and audio data into a recording medium, and a recording section configured to, under the condition in which absolute time information included in the stream and absolute time information included in the writing information having been received from the server are synchronized with each other, write the video and audio data included in the stream into the recording medium, as well as the writing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hisao Sakurai
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Publication number: 20100173595Abstract: A radio frequency signal transmission system is provided which includes a radio frequency signal transmission connector including an antenna for radiating a radio frequency signal having a predetermined frequency band, and a first dielectric body made of a material having a predetermined first permittivity and having the antenna cast therein, and a radio frequency signal transmission cable including a dielectric transmission path formed of a second dielectric body made of a material having substantially the same second permittivity as the first permittivity of the first dielectric body of the radio frequency signal transmission connector. The radio frequency signal transmission connector is connected with the radio frequency signal transmission cable thereby to form a radio frequency signal transmission path through which the radio frequency signal radiated from the antenna is transmitted to the dielectric transmission path via the first dielectric body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Hisao SAKURAI, Yoshihide Shimpuku
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CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD, AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE AND CONTROL METHOD OF PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE
Publication number: 20090009105Abstract: A control device for controlling driving of an LED includes: a driving section driving the LED, the driving section being formed including a switching element; a control value obtaining section obtaining a control value of n+m bits; and a controlling section controlling the driving of the LED by the driving section on a basis of the control value of the n+m bits obtained by the control value obtaining section such that a number of times of turning on the switching element in a predetermined period is controlled by a control value of n higher-order bits, an ON time at one of the times of turning on the switching element is controlled by a control value of m lower-order bits, and ON times of the switching element excluding the ON time at the one time of turning on the switching element are a predetermined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Hisao Sakurai -
Publication number: 20070229300Abstract: A remote control signal transfer system for transferring a remote control signal sent by a remote control toward a controlled apparatus via a transmission medium, the system including: one or more remote control signal reception devices each installed at a separate place; and one or more remote control signal reconstruction devices each installed for a separate one of the one or more controlled apparatuses. Each remote control signal reception devices subjects a remote control signal obtained from a remote control receiving section to sampling, and transmits resultant data to the transmission medium. Each more remote control signal reconstruction devices composes the remote control signals received from any one or more of the remote control signal reception devices via the transmission medium into a single composed signal, and outputs the single composed signal to the corresponding controlled apparatus via a single remote control transmitting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Tsuyoshi Masato, Hisao Sakurai
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Publication number: 20060250373Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus which can reliably specify a coordinate component (a position coordinate) of a selected position without a complicated structure irrespective of use conditions is provided. A coordinate input apparatus includes a capacity detecting portion which detects capacitance, wherein the coordinate input apparatus specifies a coordinate component of a selected position on the basis of a change in capacitance detected by the capacity detecting portion, and the capacity detecting portion includes a first conductive layer, an insulating layer which is formed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer which is formed on the insulating layer in a mesh shape, and has a predetermined potential difference between the second conductive layer and the first conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Sakurai, Susumu Kaneko