Patents by Inventor Masao Zen
Masao Zen 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: 11902698Abstract: The present technology relates to a display apparatus that can more reliably suppress effects of heating. Provided is a display apparatus that includes a signal processing section, a panel section, and a vibration section. The signal processing section processes a video image signal and a sound signal. The panel section is in a plate shape and displays a video image corresponding to the video image signal. The vibration section is arranged on a back face side of the panel section and vibrates the panel section according to the sound signal. The signal processing section calculates a correction value for suppressing an amount of light emitted by the panel section on the basis of the sound signal and controls a level of the video image signal on the basis of the calculated correction value. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
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Publication number: 20230410733Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
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Publication number: 20230402003Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
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Patent number: 11817048Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
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Patent number: 11800285Abstract: The display device is provided which includes a signal processing unit that processes an image signal and a sound signal, a plate-like panel unit that displays an image according to the image signal, and a vibration unit that is deployed on the rear face side of the panel unit and causes the panel unit to vibrate in response to the sound signal. The vibration unit includes a plurality of vibrators, and the signal processing unit outputs the sound signal not only to a sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of an output target of the sound signal from among the plurality of vibrators but also to a dispersion sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of a dispersion target of the sound signal. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
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Patent number: 11790843Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20230140888Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20230125418Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
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Publication number: 20230018404Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a display device for enabling more appropriate improvement of hold blur. There is provided a signal processing device including a detection unit that analyzes a video signal of content and detects an index that correlates with hold blur, a first calculation unit that calculates a light emission duty value of a self-luminous display panel on the basis of the detected index, and a second calculation unit that calculates a gain for luminance compensation on the basis of the calculated light emission duty value. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a self-luminous display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: MASAO ZEN, KAZUHIRO NUKIYAMA, SYUNSUKE KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20220272299Abstract: The present technology relates to a display apparatus that can more reliably suppress effects of heating. Provided is a display apparatus that includes a signal processing section, a panel section, and a vibration section. The signal processing section processes a video image signal and a sound signal. The panel section is in a plate shape and displays a video image corresponding to the video image signal. The vibration section is arranged on a back face side of the panel section and vibrates the panel section according to the sound signal. The signal processing section calculates a correction value for suppressing an amount of light emitted by the panel section on the basis of the sound signal and controls a level of the video image signal on the basis of the calculated correction value. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
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Publication number: 20220248138Abstract: The display device is provided which includes a signal processing unit that processes an image signal and a sound signal, a plate-like panel unit that displays an image according to the image signal, and a vibration unit that is deployed on the rear face side of the panel unit and causes the panel unit to vibrate in response to the sound signal. The vibration unit includes a plurality of vibrators, and the signal processing unit outputs the sound signal not only to a sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of an output target of the sound signal from among the plurality of vibrators but also to a dispersion sound output vibrator that is a vibrator of a dispersion target of the sound signal. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Daisuke Miki, Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama
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Patent number: 11375136Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, a method of driving the same, and an electronic instrument capable of improving functions by using high-speed readout in a period shorter than the output cycle of an image. An imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a control unit that controls image readout by the pixel array unit. The control unit causes the pixel array unit to perform image readout twice or more within a cycle of outputting one image to the outside. The present technology can be applied to an imaging device or the like including a memory area, for example.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiro Ichimaru, Masao Zen
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Patent number: 11368620Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that improves the efficiency of hand shake correction processing by an electronic type hand shake correcting system. The image processing apparatus including a memory section that memorizes a pixel signal output from an imaging element, a region determining section that determines a cutout region of the pixel signal memorized in the memory section on a basis of motion information of the imaging element, and an image processing section that executes image processing with regard to image quality for a pixel signal in the cutout region determined by the region determining section.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Hashizume, Tsutomu Nakajima, Masao Zen
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Patent number: 11265465Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a frame buffer executes high-speed shooting consecutively in plural sessions. An imaging element includes a buffer, an image producing unit, a managing unit, and an output unit. The image producing unit produces an image in the case where an empty capacity of any of plural areas in the buffer exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The managing unit causes an area whose empty capacity exceeds the predetermined threshold value, of the plural areas to retain the image as a buffering image. The output unit extracts the buffering image from the buffer and outputting the buffering image, in order of the retention of the buffering image.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Jun Hashizume, Tsutomu Nakajima, Norihiro Ichimaru
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Patent number: 11201997Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a driving method, and an electronic apparatus that can suppress a decrease in signal reading speed of the solid-state imaging device. A solid-state imaging device according to a first aspect of the present technology includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels is arrayed, a signal processing unit configured to perform a signal process including at least A/D conversion on a noise signal and a data signal read from the pixel, and a memory unit configured to retain a signal obtained in the signal process, in which the signal processing unit records the noise signal obtained from a predetermined frame in the memory unit, and performs the signal process of the data signal obtained from a frame after the predetermined frame by using the noise signal recorded in the memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiro Ichimaru, Masao Zen
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Publication number: 20200260003Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a frame buffer executes high-speed shooting consecutively in plural sessions. An imaging element includes a buffer, an image producing unit, a managing unit, and an output unit. The image producing unit produces an image in the case where an empty capacity of any of plural areas in the buffer exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The managing unit causes an area whose empty capacity exceeds the predetermined threshold value, of the plural areas to retain the image as a buffering image. The output unit extracts the buffering image from the buffer and outputting the buffering image, in order of the retention of the buffering image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Jun Hashizume, Tsutomu Nakajima, Norihiro Ichimaru
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Patent number: 10645279Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a frame buffer executes high-speed shooting consecutively in plural sessions. An imaging element includes a buffer, an image producing unit, a managing unit, and an output unit. The image producing unit produces an image in the case where an empty capacity of any of plural areas in the buffer exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The managing unit causes an area whose empty capacity exceeds the predetermined threshold value, of the plural areas to retain the image as a buffering image. The output unit extracts the buffering image from the buffer and outputting the buffering image, in order of the retention of the buffering image.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Jun Hashizume, Tsutomu Nakajima, Norihiro Ichimaru
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Publication number: 20200128168Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging device, a method of driving the same, and an electronic instrument capable of improving functions by using high-speed readout in a period shorter than the output cycle of an image. An imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a control unit that controls image readout by the pixel array unit. The control unit causes the pixel array unit to perform image readout twice or more within a cycle of outputting one image to the outside. The present technology can be applied to an imaging device or the like including a memory area, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Norihiro ICHIMARU, Masao ZEN
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Publication number: 20200099852Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a driving method, and an electronic apparatus that can suppress a decrease in signal reading speed of the solid-state imaging device. A solid-state imaging device according to a first aspect of the present technology includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels is arrayed, a signal processing unit configured to perform a signal process including at least A/D conversion on a noise signal and a data signal read from the pixel, and a memory unit configured to retain a signal obtained in the signal process, in which the signal processing unit records the noise signal obtained from a predetermined frame in the memory unit, and performs the signal process of the data signal obtained from a frame after the predetermined frame by using the noise signal recorded in the memory unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Norihiro ICHIMARU, Masao ZEN
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Publication number: 20190166306Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a frame buffer executes high-speed shooting consecutively in plural sessions. An imaging element includes a buffer, an image producing unit, a managing unit, and an output unit. The image producing unit produces an image in the case where an empty capacity of any of plural areas in the buffer exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The managing unit causes an area whose empty capacity exceeds the predetermined threshold value, of the plural areas to retain the image as a buffering image. The output unit extracts the buffering image from the buffer and outputting the buffering image, in order of the retention of the buffering image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masao Zen, Jun Hashizume, Tsutomu Nakajima, Norihiro Ichimaru