Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Aogaki

Kazutoshi Aogaki 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: 12142233
    Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel, a backlight device, and a display driver. The backlight device includes light sources configured such that color of light emitted from the light sources varies with luminance levels. The display driver is configured to: process a first input grey level of a first color for a target pixel based on a specified luminance level of a corresponding light source to determine a first output grey level of the first color for the target pixel; and configured to process a second input grey level of a second color for the target pixel based on the specified luminance level to determine a second output grey level of the second color for the target pixel. The first output grey level and the second output grey level are determined to compensate for a change in color of light emitted from the corresponding light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 12136398
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and backlight control circuitry. The backlight module is configured to illuminate the display panel, the backlight module comprising a plurality of light sources. The backlight control circuitry is configured to control first luminance of a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on a first weighted average of brightness values for a first set of pixels of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio, Tomoo Minaki, Akio Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 12125447
    Abstract: A display driver includes a display panel, a backlight array, and backlight control circuitry. The backlight array includes a plurality of light sources and is configured to illuminate the display panel. The backlight control circuitry is configured to determine first base luminance for a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on pixel data for a first set of pixels associated with the first light source. The backlight control circuitry is further configured to determine first compensated luminance for the first light source by modifying the first base luminance based at least in part on a position of the first light source in the backlight array. The backlight control circuitry is further configured to control light emission of the first light source based at least in part on the first compensated luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 12100361
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight device, a drive circuit, and a backlight control circuit. The backlight device includes a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate the display panel. The drive circuit is configured to update the display panel based on an input image. The backlight control circuit is configured to apply a filter to a target part of the input image to generate a filtered image part. The target part of the input image is displayed in a corresponding region of the display panel illuminated by a target light source of the plurality of light sources. The backlight control circuit is further configured to control a luminance level of the target light source based on a maximum pixel luminance level of the filtered image part and a local average picture level (APL) of the filtered image part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio
  • Publication number: 20240312436
    Abstract: A display driver that includes image processing circuitry and a source driver. The image processing circuitry is configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a first compensated luminance value for a first pixel in a first area of a display panel based at least in part on a first accumulated luminance value for the first pixel. The first area has a first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to scale a second accumulated luminance value for a second pixel in a second area of the display panel to determine a scaled accumulated luminance value. The second area has a second pixel layout different from the first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a second compensated luminance value for the second pixel based at least in part on the scaled accumulated luminance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata
  • Patent number: 12094432
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and a display driver. The backlight module includes a plurality of light sources to illuminate a plurality of zones defined for the display panel. The display driver is configured to store a first light source arrangement type of a first zone of the plurality of zones. The first light source arrangement type is based on an arrangement of one or more light sources with respect to the first zone. The display driver is further configured to process first input pixel data for a first target pixel of the display panel based on the first light source arrangement type of the first zone to generate first output pixel data. The first target pixel is located in the first zone. The display driver is further configured to update the first target pixel based on the first output pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 12020666
    Abstract: A display driver that includes image processing circuitry and a source driver. The image processing circuitry is configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a first compensated luminance value for a first pixel in a first area of a display panel based at least in part on a first accumulated luminance value for the first pixel. The first area has a first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to scale a second accumulated luminance value for a second pixel in a second area of the display panel to determine a scaled accumulated luminance value. The second area has a second pixel layout different from the first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a second compensated luminance value for the second pixel based at least in part on the scaled accumulated luminance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata
  • Publication number: 20240203368
    Abstract: A display driver includes a display panel, a backlight array, and backlight control circuitry. The backlight array includes a plurality of light sources and is configured to illuminate the display panel. The backlight control circuitry is configured to determine first base luminance for a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on pixel data for a first set of pixels associated with the first light source. The backlight control circuitry is further configured to determine first compensated luminance for the first light source by modifying the first base luminance based at least in part on a position of the first light source in the backlight array. The backlight control circuitry is further configured to control light emission of the first light source based at least in part on the first compensated luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Publication number: 20240038183
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and backlight control circuitry. The backlight module is configured to illuminate the display panel, the backlight module comprising a plurality of light sources. The backlight control circuitry is configured to control first luminance of a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on a first weighted average of brightness values for a first set of pixels of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio, Tomoo Minaki, Akio Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11721253
    Abstract: A method includes generating first demura data comprising first correction amounts for pixels in a first region of a display panel. The first region has a first pixel density. The method further includes generating second demura data comprising second correction amounts for pixels in a second region of the display panel. The second region has a second pixel density different from the first pixel density. The method further includes generating modified second demura data by modifying the second correction amounts by a first factor. The method further comprises compressing the first demura data and the modified second demura data to generate compressed demura data. The method further includes providing the compressed demura data and factor information indicative of the first factor to a display driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11710440
    Abstract: A display driver that drives a display panel comprises storage circuitry, color addition processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The storage circuitry stores F subpixel data acquired from color coordinate data indicating color coordinates of a displayed color in a predetermined color space displayed on the display panel when an R subpixel, a G subpixel, and a B subpixel in each of a plurality of pixels of the display panel are driven with drive signals corresponding to a minimum grayscale value and an F subpixel in each of the plurality of pixels which displays an additional color other than a primary color R, a primary color G, and a primary color B is driven with a drive signal corresponding to a maximum grayscale value. The color addition processing circuitry generates output FRGB data from input RGB data, in response to the F subpixel data stored in the storage circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose
  • Publication number: 20230120671
    Abstract: A method includes generating first demura data comprising first correction amounts for pixels in a first region of a display panel. The first region has a first pixel density. The method further includes generating second demura data comprising second correction amounts for pixels in a second region of the display panel. The second region has a second pixel density different from the first pixel density. The method further includes generating modified second demura data by modifying the second correction amounts by a first factor. The method further comprises compressing the first demura data and the modified second demura data to generate compressed demura data. The method further includes providing the compressed demura data and factor information indicative of the first factor to a display driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • Publication number: 20230102440
    Abstract: A display driver that includes image processing circuitry and a source driver. The image processing circuitry is configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a first compensated luminance value for a first pixel in a first area of a display panel based at least in part on a first accumulated luminance value for the first pixel. The first area has a first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to scale a second accumulated luminance value for a second pixel in a second area of the display panel to determine a scaled accumulated luminance value. The second area has a second pixel layout different from the first pixel layout. The image processing circuitry is further configured to perform a burn-in compensation to determine a second compensated luminance value for the second pixel based at least in part on the scaled accumulated luminance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata
  • Publication number: 20220383797
    Abstract: A display driver that drives a display panel comprises storage circuitry, color addition processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The storage circuitry stores F subpixel data acquired from color coordinate data indicating color coordinates of a displayed color in a predetermined color space displayed on the display panel when an R subpixel, a G subpixel, and a B subpixel in each of a plurality of pixels of the display panel are driven with drive signals corresponding to a minimum grayscale value and an F subpixel in each of the plurality of pixels which displays an additional color other than a primary color R, a primary color G, and a primary color B is driven with a drive signal corresponding to a maximum grayscale value. The color addition processing circuitry generates output FRGB data from input RGB data, in response to the F subpixel data stored in the storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao ORIO, Hirobumi FURIHATA, Kazutoshi AOGAKI, Takashi NOSE
  • Patent number: 11436968
    Abstract: A display driver that drives a display panel comprises storage circuitry, color addition processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The storage circuitry stores F subpixel data acquired from color coordinate data indicating color coordinates of a displayed color in a predetermined color space displayed on the display panel when an R subpixel, a G subpixel, and a B subpixel in each of a plurality of pixels of the display panel are driven with drive signals corresponding to a minimum grayscale value and an F subpixel in each of the plurality of pixels which displays an additional color other than a primary color R, a primary color G, and a primary color B is driven with a drive signal corresponding to a maximum grayscale value. The color addition processing circuitry generates output FRGB data from input RGB data, in response to the F subpixel data stored in the storage circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11282480
    Abstract: A display driver includes gamma curve control circuitry and a converter controller. The gamma curve control circuitry is configured to generate a first gamma curve for a first display brightness value (DBV), and a second gamma curve for a second DBV lower than the first DBV. The converter controller is configured to control a digital-analog converter (DAC) configured to perform digital-analog conversion of an input image data. Further, the converter controller is configured to adjust an analog signal voltage amplitude of the DAC based on a range of an output voltage associated with the second gamma curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Tomoo Minaki, Akio Sugiyama, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11270662
    Abstract: A display driver comprises signal supply circuitry and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to generate a first luminance value using a DBV. The signal supply circuitry is configured to supply to a display panel at least one signal using the first luminance value. The first luminance value has a one-to-one correlation with the display brightness level. The DBV does not have a one-to-one correlation with the display brightness level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Masao Orio, Tomoo Minaki, Akio Sugiyama, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 11270609
    Abstract: A system and method for generate mura correction data comprises obtaining brightness values of a pixel-existing area and a pixel-absent area of a display panel. Further, updated brightness values are generated by replacing the brightness value of the pixel-absent area with a suitable value. Mura correction data is generated using the updated brightness values. A display driver is configured with the mura correction data for updating a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Tomoo Minaki
  • Publication number: 20220005397
    Abstract: A display driver that drives a display panel comprises storage circuitry, color addition processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The storage circuitry stores F subpixel data acquired from color coordinate data indicating color coordinates of a displayed color in a predetermined color space displayed on the display panel when an R subpixel, a G subpixel, and a B subpixel in each of a plurality of pixels of the display panel are driven with drive signals corresponding to a minimum grayscale value and an F subpixel in each of the plurality of pixels which displays an additional color other than a primary color R, a primary color G, and a primary color B is driven with a drive signal corresponding to a maximum grayscale value. The color addition processing circuitry generates output FRGB data from input RGB data, in response to the F subpixel data stored in the storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Masao ORIO, Hirobumi FURIHATA, Kazutoshi AOGAKI, Takashi NOSE
  • Patent number: 11189222
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and driver circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to process image data for a plurality of pixel circuits of a display panel. The image processing circuitry includes a demura table comprising one or more base compensation values associated with each of the plurality of pixel circuits, and a lookup table (LUT) comprising one or more compensation coefficients associated with each of a plurality of frame rates. Processing the image data for the pixel circuits comprises a mura compensation for at least one pixel circuit of the plurality of pixel circuits using the one or more base compensation values and the one or more compensation coefficients. The drive circuitry is configured to update the plurality of pixel circuits based on the processed image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose