Patents by Inventor Masaaki Hanai

Masaaki Hanai 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: 9341886
    Abstract: An image display device includes a liquid crystal panel section, a light source section divided into a plurality of regions, a light detection section detecting the light intensity of the light source section, and a timing generation section. The timing generation section generates a light emission drive signal which turns on each of the regions of the light source section according to scanning in the liquid crystal panel section, and which turns on all the regions of the light source section in a light detection period, and generates a light detection gate signal allowing the detection of the light detection section to be effective in the light detection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Okuda, Masaaki Hanai, Hironobu Yasui, Hideki Yoshii
  • Patent number: 9164287
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a liquid crystal panel section, a light source section, a light detection section, a light source control section, a shutter glasses section, and a timing generation section generating a light emission drive signal, a light detection gate signal, and shutter switching signals in synchronization with an image synchronization signal. The timing generation section, generates the light emission drive signal which causes each of the regions of the light source section to emit light in accordance with scanning performed in the liquid crystal panel section, and which causes all the regions of the light source section to emit light in a predetermined period, and generates the light detection gate signal which enables detection of the light detection section in the predetermined period, and generates the shutter switching signals for switching left and right shutters to a non-transmissive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Yasui, Masaaki Hanai, Hideki Yoshii
  • Patent number: 9053672
    Abstract: A light source portion includes a plurality of back lights provided corresponding to respective regions obtained by virtually dividing a liquid crystal panel screen into a plurality of parts, the back lights have a light emission intensity controlled based on a light emission intensity value and have ON and OFF operations controlled in response to a light emission driving signal, and the light emission driving signal is constituted to sequentially turn ON the plurality of back lights synchronously with a stereoscopic image signal and to turn ON the plurality of back lights at the same time in a predetermined timing, and is constituted to individually control a light emission period for the plurality of back lights based on image information about the stereoscopic image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu Yasui, Masaaki Hanai, Hideki Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20130314457
    Abstract: A light source portion includes a plurality of back lights provided corresponding to respective regions obtained by virtually dividing a liquid crystal panel screen into a plurality of parts, the back lights have a light emission intensity controlled based on a light emission intensity value and have ON and OFF operations controlled in response to a light emission driving signal, and the light emission driving signal is constituted to sequentially turn ON the plurality of back lights synchronously with a stereoscopic image signal and to turn ON the plurality of back lights at the same time in a predetermined timing, and is constituted to individually control a light emission period for the plurality of back lights based on image information about the stereoscopic image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu YASUI, Masaaki HANAI, Hideki YOSHII
  • Publication number: 20130314629
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a liquid crystal panel section, a light source section, a light detection section, a light source control section, a shutter glasses section, and a timing generation section generating a light emission drive signal, a light detection gate signal, and shutter switching signals in synchronization with an image synchronization signal. The timing generation section, generates the light emission drive signal which causes each of the regions of the light source section to emit light in accordance with scanning performed in the liquid crystal panel section, and which causes all the regions of the light source section to emit light in a predetermined period, and generates the light detection gate signal which enables detection of the light detection section in the predetermined period, and generates the shutter switching signals for switching left and right shutters to a non-transmissive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu YASUI, Masaaki HANAI, Hideki YOSHII
  • Publication number: 20130314641
    Abstract: An image display device includes a liquid crystal panel section, a light source section divided into a plurality of regions, a light detection section detecting the light intensity of the light source section, and a timing generation section. The timing generation section generates a light emission drive signal which turns on each of the regions of the light source section according to scanning in the liquid crystal panel section, and which turns on all the regions of the light source section in a light detection period, and generates a light detection gate signal allowing the detection of the light detection section to be effective in the light detection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka OKUDA, Masaaki HANAI, Hironobu YASUI, Hideki YOSHII
  • Patent number: 6693676
    Abstract: A motion detecting apparatus for detecting the motion of the picture without error and realizing the motion YC separation or the motion adaptive scan-line interpolation with high accuracy is realized by correcting the motion amount of the pixel which is too much or too small in comparison with the peripheral pixels for the signal obtained by subtracting the output of the vertical edge detecting circuit for detecting the slow motion of the picture signal in the vertical direction from the combined outputs from the first detecting circuit for detecting motion information of the luminance signal low-pass component and from the second detecting circuit for detecting motion information of the color signal in the picture signal, and then adding the output of the horizontal edge detecting circuit for detecting the slow motion of the picture signal in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamaguchi, Masaaki Hanai, Akira Okumura
  • Publication number: 20020008785
    Abstract: A motion detecting apparatus for detecting the motion of the picture without error and realizing the motion YC separation or the motion adaptive scan-line interpolation with high accuracy is realized by correcting the motion amount of the pixel which is too much or too small in comparison with the peripheral pixels for the signal obtained by subtracting the output of the vertical edge detecting circuit for detecting the slow motion of the picture signal in the vertical direction from the combined outputs from the first detecting circuit for detecting motion information of the luminance signal low-pass component and from the second detecting circuit for detecting motion information of the color signal in the picture signal, and then adding the output of the horizontal edge detecting circuit for detecting the slow motion of the picture signal in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamaguchi, Masaaki Hanai, Akira Okumura
  • Patent number: 6081302
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 6023304
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 6018373
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 6002448
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 5912715
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing an edge in an image edge by controlling the electron beam scanning speed. A primary differential signal is delayed and the delayed and non-delayed signals are fed into a maximum value detection circuit and a minimum value detection circuit. A signal output by the maximum value detection signal, from which a positive alternating current component is removed, and a signal output by the minimum value detection circuit, from which a negative alternating current component is removed, are added together and synthesized. The resultant signal is passed through an amplifier circuit and then across a speed modulation coil of a cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 5910823
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a mariner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 5663769
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai
  • Patent number: 5621480
    Abstract: An image quality correction circuit having a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an extracted high-frequency component of a luminance signal in such a manner that the gain thereof is increased when detected color density is high, and is reduced when the detected color density is low, and a slice circuit for slicing the outputted amplitude of the variable gain amplifier at a prescribed value, wherein a corrected luminance signal is obtained by combining an image quality correction signal outputted from the slice circuit with the luminance signal to be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Hanai