Patents by Inventor KAZUMASA HATA

KAZUMASA HATA 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: 10553174
    Abstract: In a display device in which source lines on a display panel are driven from both ends, when a connection confirmation signal (S2) output from a source board (13) indicates abnormality, a power supply circuit (18) on a control board (12) stops outputting a power supply voltage (Va) used when source drivers drive the source lines. The control board (12) outputs a high-level connection confirmation signal (S1) to the source board (13), the source board (13) outputs the connection confirmation signal (S1) to the control board (12) as the connection confirmation signal (S2), and the control board (12) pulls down the connection confirmation signal (S2) to a low level. With this, it is possible to prevent serious damage from occurring even when a connection failure or the like occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Sasaki, Kohji Nagasaka, Kazumasa Hata, Hiroto Suzuki, Satoru Sagawa, Ryohhei Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10262616
    Abstract: A still row discrimination unit 15 discriminates whether data of one row included in a video signal D1 is a still row. A scanning line drive circuit 13 applies a non-selection voltage to scanning lines GL1 to GLm corresponding to the still row. A data line drive circuit 14 does not apply data voltages to data lines SL1 to SLn when discriminated as the still row. A similar structure may be applied to a display device in which pixel circuits are divided into a plurality of blocks in a row direction and the pixel circuits in a same block among the pixel circuits in each row are connected to each scanning line. With this, it is possible to provide a display device which can reduce power consumption even when a part of a display image changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohji Nagasaka, Takashi Sasaki, Kazumasa Hata
  • Publication number: 20180286341
    Abstract: A still row discrimination unit 15 discriminates whether data of one row included in a video signal D1 is a still row. A scanning line drive circuit 13 applies a non-selection voltage to scanning lines GL1 to GLm corresponding to the still row. A data line drive circuit 14 does not apply data voltages to data lines SL1 to SLn when discriminated as the still row. A similar structure may be applied to a display device in which pixel circuits are divided into a plurality of blocks in a row direction and the pixel circuits in a same block among the pixel circuits in each row are connected to each scanning line. With this, it is possible to provide a display device which can reduce power consumption even when a part of a display image changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kohji NAGASAKA, Takashi SASAKI, Kazumasa HATA
  • Publication number: 20180204533
    Abstract: In a display device in which source lines on a display panel are driven from both ends, when a connection confirmation signal (S2) output from a source board (13) indicates abnormality, a power supply circuit (18) on a control board (12) stops outputting a power supply voltage (Va) used when source drivers drive the source lines. The control board (12) outputs a high-level connection confirmation signal (S1) to the source board (13), the source board (13) outputs the connection confirmation signal (S1) to the control board (12) as the connection confirmation signal (S2), and the control board (12) pulls down the connection confirmation signal (S2) to a low level. With this, it is possible to prevent serious damage from occurring even when a connection failure or the like occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: TAKASHI SASAKI, KOHJI NAGASAKA, KAZUMASA HATA, HIROTO SUZUKI, SATORU SAGAWA, RYOHHEI MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180107082
    Abstract: Provided is a component-mounting flexible board allowing mounted driver circuits to share the same display panel or circuit board regardless of the number of driver circuits. Of two source drivers 31 and 32 mounted in an SOF package 30, the source driver 31 has output wiring patterns respectively pressure-bonded to connection terminals S1 to S960 included in a first connection terminal group 11 of a liquid crystal panel 10. The source driver 32 has output wiring patterns respectively pressure-bonded to connection terminals S1 to S960 included in a second connection terminal group 12 of the liquid crystal panel 10. Dummy wiring patterns 36 are pressure-bonded to two dummy connection terminals 18 formed in a spared space between the first connection terminal group 11 and the second connection terminal group 12 of the liquid crystal panel 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: TAKASHI SASAKI, KOHJI NAGASAKA, KAZUMASA HATA
  • Publication number: 20180039107
    Abstract: Provided is a display device allowing a plurality of pieces of correction data for correcting uneven display which occurs on a display panel to be respectively written to a plurality of memory devices without error. In the case where correction. data writing tools (80a, 80b) are connected to connectors (24a, 24b), even if the tools are mistakenly connected to the wrong connectors, a PC (90) determines whether a SEL signal provided by each connector (24a, 24b) is at H- or L-level. As a result, the PC (90) can identify the connectors (24a, 24b) to which the correction data writing tools (80a, 80b) are connected, and write correction data that should be written, to respective memory devices (50a, 50b) without error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: TAKASHI SASAKI, KOHJI NAGASAKA, KAZUMASA HATA