Patents by Inventor Masao Orio

Masao Orio 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: 12361900
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight device, and a backlight control circuit. The backlight device includes a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate a plurality of zones of a display panel, respectively. The zones are aligned in a first direction, and each zone includes a plurality of subzones aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The backlight control circuit is configured to receive an input image and determine a backlight value for a target light source of the light sources, the target light source corresponding to a target zone of the plurality of zones. Determining the backlight value for the target light source includes: determining local brightness values of respective subzones of the target zone based on the input image; and determining the backlight value for the target light source based on the local brightness values of the subzones of the target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 12340767
    Abstract: A method includes processing input image data to produce resulting image data corresponding to a resulting image such that a first region of the resulting image is filled with black pixels. The method further includes driving a display panel based on the resulting image data. The method further includes producing black pixel pattern data indicative of an arrangement of the black pixels in the resulting image. The method further includes controlling, based on the resulting image data and the black pixel pattern data, luminance levels of one or more of a plurality of light sources of a backlight device configured to illuminate the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Publication number: 20250201204
    Abstract: A display device that includes a backlight device and a local dimming circuit. The backlight device includes a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate a display panel. The local dimming circuit is configured to individually control luminance levels of the plurality of light sources based on first input image data in a first local dimming mode. The local dimming circuit is further configured to enter a failure mode in response to a failure of at least one of the plurality of light sources and control luminance levels of others of the plurality of light sources to a predetermined luminance level in the failure mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Kazutoshi Aogaki, Masao Orio, Akio Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20250149003
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight device, and a backlight control circuit. The backlight device includes a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate a plurality of zones of a display panel, respectively. The zones are aligned in a first direction, and each zone includes a plurality of subzones aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The backlight control circuit is configured to receive an input image and determine a backlight value for a target light source of the light sources, the target light source corresponding to a target zone of the plurality of zones. Determining the backlight value for the target light source includes: determining local brightness values of respective subzones of the target zone based on the input image; and determining the backlight value for the target light source based on the local brightness values of the subzones of the target zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • 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
  • Patent number: 12087197
    Abstract: A display driver comprises control circuitry configured to store a default gamma curve, determine a count of in-region pixels of a target pixel in a display panel and neighboring pixels of the target pixel, the in-region pixels being located in a predetermined region of the display panel, and determine a scale factor based on a ratio of the count of the in-region pixels to a total number of the target pixel and the neighboring pixels. The control circuitry also determines a modified gamma curve by scaling the default gamma curve with the scale factor. The display driver further comprises image processing circuitry configured to apply a gamma transformation based on the modified gamma curve to image data defined for the target pixel to generate output voltage data for the target pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Tomoo Minaki, Masao Orio, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 12046178
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first voltage data for a first pixel in a first screen area of a display panel using a first gamma parameter. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate second voltage data for a second pixel in a second screen area of the display panel using a second gamma parameter set. The image processing circuitry is further configured to determine an interpolated gamma parameter set for a third pixel in a connection area of the display panel through interpolation between the first gamma parameter set and the second gamma parameter set. The connection area is disposed between the first screen area and the second screen area. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate third voltage data for the third pixel using the interpolated gamma parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Masao Orio
  • Patent number: 12033572
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to determine a total current of a display panel and perform an IR-drop compensation using the total current and a first graylevel for a first subpixel of the display panel to determine a first voltage level for the first subpixel. The drive circuitry is configured to update the first subpixel based at least in part on the first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230377502
    Abstract: A display driver comprises image processing circuitry and driver circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive spatial distribution information of a physical quantity related to a display panel. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate output voltage data by processing input pixel data associated with subpixels of the pixel. The drive circuitry is configured to drive the display panel based on the output voltage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata
  • Publication number: 20230343263
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first voltage data for a first pixel in a first screen area of a display panel using a first gamma parameter. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate second voltage data for a second pixel in a second screen area of the display panel using a second gamma parameter set. The image processing circuitry is further configured to determine an interpolated gamma parameter set for a third pixel in a connection area of the display panel through interpolation between the first gamma parameter set and the second gamma parameter set. The connection area is disposed between the first screen area and the second screen area. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate third voltage data for the third pixel using the interpolated gamma parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Masao Orio
  • Patent number: 11727843
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first voltage data for a first pixel in a first screen area of a display panel using a first gamma parameter. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate second voltage data for a second pixel in a second screen area of the display panel using a second gamma parameter set. The image processing circuitry is further configured to determine an interpolated gamma parameter set for a third pixel in a connection area of the display panel through interpolation between the first gamma parameter set and the second gamma parameter set. The connection area is disposed between the first screen area and the second screen area. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate third voltage data for the third pixel using the interpolated gamma parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Masao Orio
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11705088
    Abstract: A display driver comprises signal supply circuitry and control circuitry. The signal supply circuitry is configured to supply an emission control signal to a display panel. The emission control signal controls a ratio of pixel circuits that emit light to pixels of the display panel. The control circuitry is configured to control the emission control signal based on an input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio
  • Publication number: 20230142900
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to determine a total current of a display panel and perform an IR-drop compensation using the total current and a first graylevel for a first subpixel of the display panel to determine a first voltage level for the first subpixel. The drive circuitry is configured to update the first subpixel based at least in part on the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • Publication number: 20230118354
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first voltage data for a first pixel in a first screen area of a display panel using a first gamma parameter. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate second voltage data for a second pixel in a second screen area of the display panel using a second gamma parameter set. The image processing circuitry is further configured to determine an interpolated gamma parameter set for a third pixel in a connection area of the display panel through interpolation between the first gamma parameter set and the second gamma parameter set. The connection area is disposed between the first screen area and the second screen area. The image processing circuitry is further configured to generate third voltage data for the third pixel using the interpolated gamma parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Masao Orio