Patents by Inventor Kiyohito Fujita
Kiyohito Fujita 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).
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Patent number: 11106067Abstract: To provide a display device that implements highly reliable waterproofness without reducing the ratio of a display member in a housing. The display device includes a display member having a flat-plate shape, a frame provided on a peripheral edge of a back surface facing a display surface of the display member, and a housing member provided on a side surface of the display member to surround the display surface, in which the housing member is provided with adhesive members on surfaces substantially parallel to the display surface and different from each other on a long side and a short side of the housing member, and at least one or more corners of four corners of the display surface are provided with a connecting adhesive member that connects the adhesive member of the long side of the housing member and the adhesive member of the short side of the housing member.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyohito Fujita, Takuya Inaba, Takashi Arai, Hiroshi Kubo, Yasuhiro Kageyama, Tomohito Oda, Koichiro Takashima
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Publication number: 20210048703Abstract: To provide a display device that implements highly reliable waterproofness without reducing the ratio of a display member in a housing. The display device includes a display member having a flat-plate shape, a frame provided on a peripheral edge of a back surface facing a display surface of the display member, and a housing member provided on a side surface of the display member to surround the display surface, in which the housing member is provided with adhesive members on surfaces substantially parallel to the display surface and different from each other on a long side and a short side of the housing member, and at least one or more corners of four corners of the display surface are provided with a connecting adhesive member that connects the adhesive member of the long side of the housing member and the adhesive member of the short side of the housing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyohito FUJITA, Takuya INABA, Takashi ARAI, Hiroshi KUBO, Yasuhiro KAGEYAMA, Tomohito ODA, Koichiro TAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 10714022Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that detects brightness and outputs an illuminance value corresponding to the detected brightness, derives a luminance set value for controlling a light emission signal regulating luminance of a light source based on the illuminance value, and displays derived power consumption information related to power consumption of the light source based on the luminance set value.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasutaka Fujii, Kiyohito Fujita
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Patent number: 8958033Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a rectangular display panel, a polarizing plate covering an entire surface of the display panel, and a frame supporting the display panel, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate extended portion extended from at least one side surface of the polarizing plate outward beyond the display panel, and the frame includes a frame extended portion extended from the frame along an extending direction of the polarizing plate extended portion to support the polarizing plate extended portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kengou Aoki, Nobuhiro Honda, Kiyohito Fujita, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Shuichi Tatemori
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Publication number: 20140300652Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that detects brightness and outputs an illuminance value corresponding to the detected brightness, derives a luminance set value for controlling a light emission signal regulating luminance of a light source based on the illuminance value, and displays derived power consumption information related to power consumption of the light source based on the luminance set value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasutaka FUJII, Kiyohito FUJITA
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Patent number: 8780033Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes an illuminance detection unit to detect brightness and output an illuminance value corresponding to the detected brightness, a luminance control unit to derive a luminance set value for controlling a light emission signal regulating luminance of a light source based on the illuminance value, and a display control unit to derive power consumption information related to power consumption of the light source based on the luminance set value and display the power consumption information on a display screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasutaka Fujii, Kiyohito Fujita
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Publication number: 20130077017Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a rectangular display panel, a polarizing plate covering an entire surface of the display panel, and a frame supporting the display panel, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate extended portion extended from at least one side surface of the polarizing plate outward beyond the display panel, and the frame includes a frame extended portion extended from the frame along an extending direction of the polarizing plate extended portion to support the polarizing plate extended portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kengou Aoki, Nobuhiro Honda, Kiyohito Fujita, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Shuichi Tatemori
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Patent number: 8094261Abstract: Disclosed are a display unit and a data processing system equipped therewith. The display unit includes a liquid crystal module, a rear panel covering the back surface of the liquid crystal module, a front periphery covering member covering a peripheral part of the front surface of the liquid crystal module, and a wiring board for driving the liquid crystal module. The liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal cell, a light guide panel disposed behind the back surface of the liquid crystal cell, a reflecting panel disposed behind the back surface of the light guide panel, plural LEDs disposed opposite to one end surface of the light guide panel, and a holding frame provided with a spacing part, covering a peripheral part of the back surface of the reflecting panel and holding the liquid crystal cell, the light guide panel, the reflecting panel and the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyohito Fujita, Ryosuke Tobiyama, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Makoto Tanahashi, Osamu Koyama
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Patent number: 7864142Abstract: A display device includes a light source device and an image display panel operable to display an image using light emitted from the light source device. The light source device includes a plurality of series drive circuits each including a predetermined number of series-connected light-emitting diodes, a constant-current circuit outputting a constant amount of current to one of the plural series drive circuits serving as a reference, the plural series drive circuits being connected in parallel with the current output, a current mirror circuit operable to allow the same amount of current to flow through the plural series drive circuits, and a voltage dropping circuit operable to cause a voltage drop of a predetermined level in the series drive circuit serving as the reference, the voltage dropping circuit being disposed in series with the light-emitting diodes forming the series drive circuit serving as the reference.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Makoto Tanahashi, Kiyohito Fujita
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Patent number: 7852625Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section and a main body section. The display section is disposed on a first surface and has a display panel and a display panel case. The display panel case houses the display panel such that the display panel can display an image. The display panel case has a protrusion portion formed at a first end. The main body section is disposed on a second surface and has an input section and a depressed portion. The depressed portion is formed at a second end of the second surface and has a pierced portion and a housing portion. The pierced portion is formed from the second surface to an opposite surface thereof such that a battery is attached to the pierced portion. The housing portion axially houses the protrusion portion on a side opposite to the input section with respect to the pierced portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Asawa, Kenji Saito, Shingo Harada, Noriko Kito, Kaya Kanamori, Yosuke Suzuki, Kiyohito Fujita
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Publication number: 20100060658Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes an illuminance detection unit to detect brightness and output an illuminance value corresponding to the detected brightness, a luminance control unit to derive a luminance set value for controlling a light emission signal regulating luminance of a light source based on the illuminance value, and a display control unit to derive power consumption information related to power consumption of the light source based on the luminance set value and display the power consumption information on a display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasutaka FUJII, Kiyohito Fujita
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Publication number: 20080101000Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section and a main body section. The display section is disposed on a first surface and has a display panel and a display panel case. The display panel case houses the display panel such that the display panel can display an image. The display panel case has a protrusion portion formed at a first end. The main body section is disposed on a second surface and has an input section and a depressed portion. The depressed portion is formed at a second end of the second surface and has a pierced portion and a housing portion. The pierced portion is formed from the second surface to an opposite surface thereof such that a battery is attached to the pierced portion. The housing portion axially houses the protrusion portion on a side opposite to the input section with respect to the pierced portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu ASAWA, Kenji SAITO, Shingo HARADA, Noriko KITO, Kaya KANAMORI, Yosuke SUZUKI, Kiyohito FUJITA
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Publication number: 20070046851Abstract: Disclosed are a display unit and a data processing system equipped therewith. The display unit includes a liquid crystal module, a rear panel covering the back surface of the liquid crystal module, a front periphery covering member covering a peripheral part of the front surface of the liquid crystal module, and a wiring board for driving the liquid crystal module. The liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal cell, a light guide panel disposed behind the back surface of the liquid crystal cell, a reflecting panel disposed behind the back surface of the light guide panel, plural LEDs disposed opposite to one end surface of the light guide panel, and a holding frame provided with a spacing part, covering a peripheral part of the back surface of the reflecting panel and holding the liquid crystal cell, the light guide panel, the reflecting panel and the LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Kiyohito Fujita, Ryosuke Tobiyama, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Makoto Tanahashi, Osamu Koyama
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Publication number: 20070013620Abstract: A display device includes a light source device and an image display panel operable to display an image using light emitted from the light source device. The light source device includes a plurality of series drive circuits each including a predetermined number of series-connected light-emitting diodes, a constant-current circuit outputting a constant amount of current to one of the plural series drive circuits serving as a reference, the plural series drive circuits being connected in parallel with the current output, a current mirror circuit operable to allow the same amount of current to flow through the plural series drive circuits, and a voltage dropping circuit operable to cause a voltage drop of a predetermined level in the series drive circuit serving as the reference, the voltage dropping circuit being disposed in series with the light-emitting diodes forming the series drive circuit serving as the reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Makoto Tanahashi, Kiyohito Fujita