Patents by Inventor Kenta Fukuoka

Kenta Fukuoka 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: 20240090292
    Abstract: A self-luminous display panel in which pixels composed of sub-pixels are arranged, including light-emitting elements and a light-shielding film. The light-emitting elements correspond one-to-one with the sub-pixels, each sub-pixel in a pixel emitting a different color of light. The light-shielding film is provided with openings at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements in plan view, downstream in a light emission direction of the light-emitting elements. Optical distances between the light-shielding film and light emission reference points of the light-emitting elements are different, depending on light emission color of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: JDI Design and Development G.K.
    Inventor: Kenta FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 11864443
    Abstract: A self-luminous display panel in which pixels composed of sub-pixels are arranged, including light-emitting elements and a light-shielding film. The light-emitting elements correspond one-to-one with the sub-pixels, each sub-pixel in a pixel emitting a different color of light. The light-shielding film is provided with openings at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements in plan view, downstream in a light emission direction of the light-emitting elements. Optical distances between the light-shielding film and light emission reference points of the light-emitting elements are different, depending on light emission color of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G. K.
    Inventor: Kenta Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20230344892
    Abstract: The server device includes: an acquisition unit; and an information provision unit. The acquisition unit is capable of acquiring a plurality of attribute values for the same item when acquiring the respective profiles of a plurality of users using a conference assistance system. When items exist for which a plurality of attribute values have been set for the profile of a first participant participating in the conference among the plurality of users, the information provision unit selects at least one or more attribute values among the plurality of attribute values. The information provision unit provides, to a second participant participating in the same conference as the conference in which the first participant is participating, the profile of the first participant that includes the at least one or more attribute values thus selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230069287
    Abstract: The present invention provides a server device which enables smooth sharing of information in a conference. This server device is provided with a determination unit and an information provision unit. The determination unit analyzes a statement of a participant in a conference, and determines whether or not the statement of the participant matches a predetermined condition. The information provision unit provides predetermined shared information to the participant in the conference if the statement of the participant matches the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Publication number: 20230066829
    Abstract: A server device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: generate minutes of a conference from statements of participants; analyze the generated minutes, thereby extracting a conference state word indicating a state of a discussion in a conference; generate conference information based on the conference state word; and provide the generated conference information to a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230068391
    Abstract: Provided is a locker system in which usefulness to a locker user is increased. The locker system comprises an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a locker control unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information about the user. The determination unit determines a request relating to the locker use of the user. The locker control unit opens a locker specified on the basis of the request relating to the locker use in relation to a user specified by a comparison process using the biological information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230065136
    Abstract: Provided is a server device that enables a straightforward search for a person who is equipped with expert knowledge or a person who is highly relevant to a statement by a participant. The server device includes: a management unit; and a search request processing unit. The management unit manages an expert database that stores, for each system user, statements at a conference. The search request processing unit receives, from a terminal, an expert search request that includes a designated keyword. The search request processing unit calculates the respective degrees of expertise of the users by analyzing the statements stored in the expert database. The search request processing unit specifies an expert pertaining to the designated keyword, on the basis of the calculated degrees of expertise. The search request processing unit transmits, to the terminal, information about the specified expert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Patent number: 11594707
    Abstract: A self-luminous display panel including light-emitting elements 100, column banks 122Y, and a light-shielding film 133. The light-emitting elements 100 correspond one-to-one with sub-pixels 100se, each sub-pixel 100se in a pixel emitting a different color of light. The column banks 122Y are disposed between the light-emitting elements 100 in a row direction, each having an elongated shape in a column direction. The light-shielding film 133 has openings 133a at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements 100 in plan view, downstream in a light emission direction of the light-emitting elements 100. In plan view, distances in the row direction between edges of the openings 133a of the light-shielding film 133 and defined points of the light-emitting elements 100 are different depending on light emission color of the light-emitting elements 100, due to different widths of portions of the column banks 122Y adjacent to the light-emitting elements 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kenta Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20230056993
    Abstract: Provided is an authentication terminal for appropriately protecting the privacy of a visitor. The authentication terminal is provided with an acquisition unit, an authentication request unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires the biometric information of a user. The authentication request unit requests an authentication process using the biometric information of the user by a server device and controls the opening/closing of a gate in accordance with the authentication result acquired from the server device. The output unit outputs displayed information based on the authentication result to an aerial display with which it is possible for a person at a prescribed position to visually recognize the displayed information based on the authentication result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki, Yoshinori Saida
  • Publication number: 20230056154
    Abstract: The server device includes: a conference reservation database; a conference room management unit; and an authentication request processing unit. The conference reservation database stores the date and time of a conference, the IDs of participants participating in the conference, and the contact information on the participants in association with each other. The conference room management unit selects a conference room to be used for the conference from among a plurality of conference rooms and notifies the participants of the ID of the selected conference room before the date and time of the conference. The authentication request processing unit receives an authentication request for the visitor of the selected conference room from a terminal that controls the entry and exit of the selected conference room, processes the received authentication request, and transmits the authentication result for the visitor to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Publication number: 20230048703
    Abstract: Provided is a server device with which a participant in a conference can easily acquire information pertaining to another participant. The server device is provided with an acquisition unit and an information provision unit. The acquisition unit acquires a profile of each of a plurality of users using a conference assistance system. The information provision unit provides, to a first participant participating in a conference from among a plurality of users, a profile pertaining to a second participant participating in the same conference as that in which the first participant is participating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230037797
    Abstract: The server device includes an acquisition unit, a user database, an attendee management database, and a processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information for each of a plurality of users using an entry/exit management system. The user database associates the biological information with user IDs respectively identifying the users and stores the same. The attendee management database associates the user ID corresponding to an attendee in a restricted area, into which entry and exit is restricted, with position information for the attendee, and stores the same. The processing unit transmits the position information of a meeting candidate, who a visitor wants to meet, to an authentication terminal. The authentication terminal is a terminal which, if an authentication using the biological information recorded in the user database is successful, permits a successfully authenticated user to enter the restricted area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Patent number: 11038133
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic EL display panel having pixels arranged in matrix includes a substrate, pixel electrodes disposed on the substrate for each of the pixels, insulating layers disposed so as to cover each upper part of the pixel electrodes and having not less than three slit-shaped openings extending and arranged in a column direction, partition walls extending in the column direction and partitioning the pixel electrodes in a row direction, organic functional layers disposed on the pixel electrodes and including organic luminous layers configured to cause electroluminescence in each of the openings, and light transmissive counter electrodes disposed on upper parts of the organic functional layers. Levels of top faces of the partition walls are higher than that of the insulating layers. Row-direction widths of openings adjacent to the partition walls in the row direction are larger than row-direction widths of openings not adjacent to the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Jiro Yamada, Kenichi Nendai, Noriteru Maeda, Kenta Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20210104708
    Abstract: A self-luminous display panel including light-emitting elements 100, column banks 122Y, and a light-shielding film 133. The light-emitting elements 100 correspond one-to-one with sub-pixels 100se, each sub-pixel 100se in a pixel emitting a different color of light. The column banks 122Y are disposed between the light-emitting elements 100 in a row direction, each having an elongated shape in a column direction. The light-shielding film 133 has openings 133a at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements 100 in plan view, downstream in a light emission direction of the light-emitting elements 100. In plan view, distances in the row direction between edges of the openings 133a of the light-shielding film 133 and defined points of the light-emitting elements 100 are different depending on light emission color of the light-emitting elements 100, due to different widths of portions of the column banks 122Y adjacent to the light-emitting elements 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kenta Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20210104581
    Abstract: A self-luminous display panel in which pixels composed of sub-pixels are arranged, including light-emitting elements and a light-shielding film. The light-emitting elements correspond one-to-one with the sub-pixels, each sub-pixel in a pixel emitting a different color of light. The light-shielding film is provided with openings at positions corresponding to the light-emitting elements in plan view, downstream in a light emission direction of the light-emitting elements. Optical distances between the light-shielding film and light emission reference points of the light-emitting elements are different, depending on light emission color of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kenta FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 10680047
    Abstract: An organic EL display panel including pixels arranged in a matrix includes: a substrate; pixel electrodes arranged above the substrate in the matrix; an insulating layer provided above the pixel electrodes and having openings for each pixel electrode; banks extending in a column direction and partitioning between the pixel electrodes in a row direction; organic functional layers provided above the pixel electrodes and including organic light emitting layers where organic electroluminescence occurs in the openings; and a light-transmissive counter electrode provided above the functional layers. The openings include: first openings arranged in line in the column direction; and a second opening adjacent to one of the first openings in the row direction. Portions of the insulating layer between the first openings adjacent in the column direction are lower in height relative to the pixel electrode than a portion of the insulating layer between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nendai, Noriteru Maeda, Kenta Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20190371872
    Abstract: An organic EL display panel including pixels arranged in a matrix includes: a substrate; pixel electrodes arranged above the substrate in the matrix; an insulating layer provided above the pixel electrodes and having openings for each pixel electrode; banks extending in a column direction and partitioning between the pixel electrodes in a row direction; organic functional layers provided above the pixel electrodes and including organic light emitting layers where organic electroluminescence occurs in the openings; and a light-transmissive counter electrode provided above the functional layers. The openings include: first openings arranged in line in the column direction; and a second opening adjacent to one of the first openings in the row direction. Portions of the insulating layer between the first openings adjacent in the column direction are lower in height relative to the pixel electrode than a portion of the insulating layer between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi NENDAI, Noriteru MAEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20190326537
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic EL display panel having pixels arranged in matrix includes a substrate, pixel electrodes disposed on the substrate for each of the pixels, insulating layers disposed so as to cover each upper part of the pixel electrodes and having not less than three slit-shaped openings extending and arranged in a column direction, partition walls extending in the column direction and partitioning the pixel electrodes in a row direction, organic functional layers disposed on the pixel electrodes and including organic luminous layers configured to cause electroluminescence in each of the openings, and light transmissive counter electrodes disposed on upper parts of the organic functional layers. Levels of top faces of the partition walls are higher than that of the insulating layers. Row-direction widths of openings adjacent to the partition walls in the row direction are larger than row-direction widths of openings not adjacent to the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: HIDEKI KOBAYASHI, JIRO YAMADA, KENICHI NENDAI, NORITERU MAEDA, KENTA FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20190312235
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes, in order, a substrate, a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, a second electrode layer, a first refractive index layer, and a second refractive index layer. The first refractive index layer and the second refractive index layer are in contact with each other at an interface. The light-emitting layer has a light-emitting region opposed to the first electrode layer. The interface has a recess opposed to the light-emitting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: KENTA FUKUOKA, JIRO YAMADA, HIDEKI KOBAYASHI, KENICHI NENDAI, AKIFUMI OKIGAWA
  • Patent number: 10302846
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that can be realized with a simple configuration and functions as a transparent display allowing background to be clearly seen therethrough. When a liquid crystal panel is in an ON state, polarized backlight that is incident from a polarized backlight unit reaches a front surface. At this point, ambient light that is incident from a rear side also reaches the front surface. Accordingly, an observer who is on a front side of a transparent display can visually recognize an image that is displayed in an overlaid manner on the background seen through the transparent display. In a case where the liquid crystal panel is placed into an OFF state, the polarized backlight cannot reach the front surface of the transparent display, and the ambient light reaches the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenta Fukuoka