Patents by Inventor Hisayuki Mihara

Hisayuki Mihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20160088292
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel; a backlight; a sync processor; a backlight driver; and a transmitter. The display panel displays an image. The backlight illuminates the display panel from its back side. The sync processor generates a backlight control signal according to sync pulses that indicate respective vertical sync periods for frame-by-frame display of the image on the display panel, or a shutter control signal for opening/closure control of a shutter provided in eyeglasses in synchronism with the backlight control signal. The backlight driver receives the backlight control signal generated by the sync processor, and to cause the backlight to be lit during a prescribed period of each vertical sync period. The transmitter configured to send the backlight control signal or the shutter control signal outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sakurai, Masatoshi Sano, Hisayuki Mihara
  • Publication number: 20150153508
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a light source device 10 that efficiently emits a light. The light source device 10 comprises a light-emitting element 12 that emits an excited light having a wavelength shorter than that of a blue light and a rod 14 having a light-converting member 13 enclosed inside and emitting a white light from an outgoing part 14out, the light-converting member 13 converting the excited light that enters through an incident part 14in into a long-wavelength light having a longer wavelength, and the incident part 14in is covered with a dichroic coat 17 that transmits the excited light and reflects the long-wavelength light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Hisayuki MIHARA, Harumi TANABE, Hirofumi SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20140204309
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to one embodiment includes a first board, a second board, light emitting elements and an image display. The second board is attached to the first board and thermally connected to the first board. The light emitting elements are provided on the second board and configured to emit light. The image display is configured to be illuminated by the light emitting elements and to display an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Hirofumi SAKURAI, Hisayuki MIHARA, Harumi TANABE
  • Publication number: 20140185317
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an edge light-type back light unit includes, a light source, a light guide plate and a light quantity controller. The light source configured to exit light. The light guide plate includes a lens configured to prevent diffusion of the light exiting the light source and being incident onto a portion other than a portion corresponding to a vicinity of a boundary between the center portion and the periphery portion of the image display screen and a light diffuser of the light guide plate configured to diffuse light exiting the light source and being incident onto the portion corresponding to the vicinity of the border between the center portion and the periphery portion of the image display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Harumi Tanabe, Yoshihiro Morito, Hisayuki Mihara, Hirofumi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20140103822
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electric apparatus comprises a panel, a plurality of substrates at a back side of the panel, a plurality of first LEDs spaced apart from each other with gaps, on each of the substrates, and configured to illuminate the panel from the back side of the panel, and a plurality of second LEDs additionally arranged in the gaps at a substantially central portion in a lateral direction of the panel, of the gaps on each of the substrates, and configured to illuminate the panel from the back side of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hirofumi SAKURAI, Hisayuki MIHARA, Yoshihiro MORITO
  • Publication number: 20140055507
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a backlight unit is of the edge light type that guides emitted light from a light source to a liquid crystal display panel by a light guide plate for irradiation from the back surface side thereof and includes a controller. The controller is configured so that the degree of irradiation at the center of a video display screen in the liquid crystal display panel is set to be greater than that at the periphery of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sakurai, Hisayuki Mihara, Yoshihiro Morito
  • Publication number: 20130258248
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a light source, and a light guide plate. The light source device includes a board, and a plurality of light emitting elements in a row on the board. The light guide plate includes a first surface configured to abut against the board, and a second surface opposing the board, the light emitting elements in between the board and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sakurai, Hisayuki Mihara
  • Patent number: 7959301
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a light modulator configured to receive light from a light source and emit an optical image modulated based on an image signal, a projector configured to project the optical image emitted from the light modulator onto a screen, and a correction unit configured to correct a distortion of the optical image which is projected onto the screen with an optical axis of the projector being not perpendicular to the screen, wherein the correction unit corrects the optical image which is projected onto the screen so that a shape of the optical image becomes a rectangle and any one of boundary sides of a rectangular optical image is aligned with a long boundary side of a trapezoidal projectable area of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisayuki Mihara, Kohei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090219493
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a projection type display apparatus, which modulates a laser beam generated from a laser beam generating element according to an input video signal and projects the modulated laser beam onto a screen via a projection lens so as to display a video, sets a light quantity of the laser beam based on information representing a size of the screen so that an optical power of the laser beam per unit area on the screen falls within a range conforming to predetermined safety standards and brightness on the screen can be secured at a maximum, and controls the laser beam generating element so that the laser beam of the set light quantity is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsuaki Okubo, Hisayuki Mihara
  • Publication number: 20090033881
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a projection display device comprises a light modulator configured to receive light from a light source and emit an optical image modulated based on an image signal, a projector configured to project the optical image emitted from the light modulator onto a screen, and a correction unit configured to correct a distortion of the optical image which is projected onto the screen with an optical axis of the projector being not perpendicular to the screen, wherein the correction unit corrects the optical image which is projected onto the screen so that a shape of the optical image becomes a rectangle and any one of boundary sides of a rectangular optical image is aligned with a long boundary side of a trapezoidal projectable area of the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hisayuki Mihara, Kohei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080239248
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination apparatus for a display includes first and second light sources, a lighting control unit which lights the first and second light sources successively, and a light path switching unit which switches light paths between each of the light sources and a projection lens among a first state in which light from the first light source of the first and second light sources is emitted to the projection lens, a second state in which light from the second light source of the first and second light sources is emitted to the projection lens, and a third state in which light from either one of the first and second light sources is emitted to the projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hisayuki Mihara, Kohei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050219475
    Abstract: An illumination device integrated into a projection type display, and projection type projector include a combination prism for combining RGB light emitted from RGB LED light sources and causing the combined light to be emitted to a single-plate light valve, wherein the emission of the LED light sources is controlled in response to the PWM drive control of the single-plate light valve. An incident angle (emitted angle) ?2 and an incident (emitting) size d2 are set to the following relation through kaleidoscopes with respect to the divergent angle ?1 and the diverging size d1 of the LED light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Patent number: 6843566
    Abstract: A light device has a plurality of light sources, and laser beam sources are arranged near a discharge bulb so that the laser beam can be overlapped with illuminating light from the discharge bulb. By doing so, the illuminating light is irradiated as overlapped illuminating light reinforcing red component, so that color rendering and luminance can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Publication number: 20030179346
    Abstract: A light device has a plurality of light sources, and laser beam sources are arranged near a discharge bulb so that the laser beam can be overlapped with illuminating light from the discharge bulb. By doing so, the illuminating light is irradiated as overlapped illuminating light reinforcing red component, so that color rendering and luminance can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Patent number: 6558003
    Abstract: The present invention is a projection type projector apparatus which is provided with a light source portion, a light bulb and a cooler for cooling at least the light source portion, with a silencer which takes exhaust air from the cooler once to damp exhaust sound, and a mounting portion for attachably/detachably mounting the silencer to a projection type projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Patent number: 6517211
    Abstract: The illumination device has a simple structure and a small size, can obtain a sufficient illumination light amount, and can improve illumination ability, with high reliability and high performance at low costs. A kaleidoscope is arranged such that its center axis substantially corresponds to the optical axis of a light bulb. The kaleidoscope includes a diffusive reflection surface in its rear side, and a laser beam is irradiated on the diffusive reflection surface from the opening side of the kaleidoscope, so that reflection light from the diffusive reflection surface is used as at illumination light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Publication number: 20020085178
    Abstract: The present invention is a projection type projector apparatus which is provided with a light source portion, a light bulb and a cooler for cooling at least the light source portion, with a silencer which takes exhaust air from the cooler once to damp exhaust sound, and a mounting portion for attachably/detachably mounting the silencer to a projection type projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Publication number: 20020030793
    Abstract: The illumination device has a simple structure and a small size, can obtain a sufficient illumination light amount, and can improve illumination ability, with high reliability and high performance at low costs. A kaleidoscope is arranged such that its center axis substantially corresponds to the optical axis of a light bulb. The kaleidoscope includes a diffusive reflection surface in its rear side, and a laser beam is irradiated on the diffusive reflection surface from the opening side of the kaleidoscope, so that reflection light from the diffusive reflection surface is used as an illumination light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Todshiba
    Inventor: Hisayuki Mihara
  • Patent number: 6264332
    Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus for projecting an image onto a screen includes a light source, a beam shape converter, a beam divider, a beam superimposer, a processing unit, and a projection lens. In operation, the light source emits a light beam. The beam shape converter converts a sectional shape of the light beam into a different shape. For example, the beam shape converter can convert a circular cross section into a rectangular cross section. The beam divider then spatially divides the converted light beam into plural light beams. The beam divider can include, for example, a first prism array that divides the converted light beam horizontally and vertically into four beams. The beam superimposer superimposes the plural light beams onto a target surface, such as a liquid crystal panel. The beam superimposer can include, for example, a second prism array and a beam collimator that superimpose the plural light beams on the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshinori Honguh, Yuzuru Takashima, Hisayuki Mihara, Masaru Kitamura
  • Patent number: 5835029
    Abstract: NTSC convergence adjusting data corresponding to a plurality of portions on a display screen is stored in a data storage section in advance. Convergence adjusting data is stored in a field memory in a NTSC scanning mode. Adjusting data transferred to the memory is supplied to a vertical interpolation circuit, and interpolation adjusting data between the adjusting points is created using the plurality of adjusting data and interpolation coefficients. Data output from the vertical interpolation circuit is A/D-converted, and supplied to a deflection coil through a low pass filter as a convergence correction signal. In a PAL scanning mode, PAL convergence adjusting data is created with use of NTSC convergence adjusting data by a control microcomputer so as to be stored in the frame memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masanori Fujiwara, Tsutomu Sakamoto, Yoshiji Tsuzuki, Hisayuki Mihara, Toshio Obayashi