Patents by Inventor Kazuki Homma

Kazuki Homma 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).

  • Patent number: 9583030
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS JAPAN GK
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140104302
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Patent number: 8633951
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Publication number: 20130076806
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Patent number: 8345072
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120176400
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Patent number: 8154560
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kurokawa, Yasuyuki Kudo, Hiroyuki Nitta, Kazuki Homma, Junya Takeda
  • Publication number: 20100079479
    Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Yoshiki KUROKAWA, Yasuyuki KUDO, Hiroyuki NITTA, Kazuki HOMMA, Junya TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20090303264
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driving device includes a liquid crystal controller and specific color expansion circuits. The liquid crystal controller generates a liquid crystal drive signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display panel in response to display data. The specific color expansion circuits generate an image output signal from a low-intensity image input signal corresponding to a specific color by intensifying a gradation using a specified factor. The specific color expansion circuits generate an image output signal from a high-intensity image input signal corresponding to a specific color by intensifying a gradation using another small factor. The image output signal is appropriately intensified by the specific color expansion circuits and is supplied as display data to the liquid crystal controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Goki TOSHIMA, Yasuyuki KUDO, Yoshiki KUROKAWA, Akihito AKAI, Kazuki HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20090289965
    Abstract: A liquid crystal driving device is provided, which can reduce the problem of contrast lowering of the liquid crystal display screen due to the decrease of the driving current of LED, by the control which is performed in order to cope with the decrease of the maximum rated current of LED as a light source of the backlight at a high temperature. The liquid crystal driving device includes a liquid crystal driving circuit, a backlight control unit, and display data expansion circuits. The liquid crystal driving circuit generates a liquid crystal driving signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display panel in response to display data. The backlight control unit reduces driving current of the light emitting diode as a light source of the backlight module to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel, in response to the temperature rise of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Yoshiki KUROKAWA, Yukari KATAYAMA, Yasuyuki KUDO, Akihito AKAI, Hiroyuki NITTA, Kazuki HOMMA