Patents by Inventor Masashi Mitsui
Masashi Mitsui 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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Publication number: 20200349899Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: sub-pixels arranged in row and column directions and each including a memory block including memories to store therein sub-pixel data; memory selection line groups corresponding to rows and each including memory selection lines electrically coupled to the memory blocks in the respective sub-pixels that belong to the corresponding row; and a memory selection circuit configured to concurrently output a memory selection signal to the memory selection line groups. Each sub-pixel displays an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in one of the memories in accordance with the memory selection line supplied with the memory selection signal. The number of times that the set value is changed is less than the number of times that images are switched from one to another based on the memory selection signal output from the memory selection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura, Yutaka Mitsuzawa
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Patent number: 10755660Abstract: A display device includes an array of sub-pixels, each of which include a memory to store sub-pixel data. The display device also includes a plurality of memory selection line groups respectively corresponding to the sub-pixel memories in rows of the array. The memory selection line groups are operated under control of a memory selection circuit, which outputs a memory selection signal based on a set value, thereby to perform sequential switching of memory selection lines. The sequential switching of the memory selection lines results in a sequential switching of the image being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura, Yutaka Mitsuzawa
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Patent number: 10401672Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Publication number: 20190250325Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light source, a lightguide, and reflective elements. The lightguide includes a first end facing the light source, a first surface opposed to the display panel, and a second surface. The reflective elements are disposed inside the lightguide, the elements configured to reflect light passing through the first end to spread in the lightguide and to transmit the light through the first surface. Reflective elements are arranged to be apart from the first or second surface with a certain distance and has a reflective surface facing the first surface and projects toward the second surface, the reflective surface is inclined such that the light from the first end can be irradiated to the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Hayato Kurasawa, Masashi Mitsui
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Patent number: 10359664Abstract: A display device includes a display surface with pixels including four sub-pixels of four colors, and being arrayed in a matrix of a first viewing angle direction and a second viewing angle direction orthogonal thereto. The first viewing angle direction in a direction parallel to the display surface of a main viewing angle direction that intersects with the display surface. A reflective member, first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a color filter with filters of four colors corresponding to the four sub-pixels, and a scattering member is provided on the second substrate. For the color filter, a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in the main viewing angle direction is smaller than a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in a direction orthogonal to the first viewing angle direction in the second viewing angle direction parallel to the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Yoko Fukunaga, Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura
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Patent number: 10310166Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light source, a lightguide, and reflective elements. The lightguide includes a first end facing the light source, a first surface opposed to the display panel, and a second surface. The reflective elements are disposed inside the lightguide, the elements configured to reflect light passing through the first end to spread in the lightguide and to transmit the light through the first surface. Reflective elements are arranged to be apart from the first or second surface with a certain distance and has a reflective surface facing the first surface and projects toward the second surface, the reflective surface is inclined such that the light from the first end can be irradiated to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Hayato Kurasawa, Masashi Mitsui
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Publication number: 20190114983Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: sub-pixels arranged in row and column directions and each including a memory block including memories to store therein sub-pixel data; memory selection line groups corresponding to rows and each including memory selection lines electrically coupled to the memory blocks in the respective sub-pixels that belong to the corresponding row; and a memory selection circuit configured to concurrently output a memory selection signal to the memory selection line groups. Each sub-pixel displays an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in one of the memories in accordance with the memory selection line supplied with the memory selection signal. The number of times that the set value is changed is less than the number of times that images are switched from one to another based on the memory selection signal output from the memory selection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura, Yutaka Mitsuzawa
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Patent number: 10127885Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes an image display panel in which pixels are arranged; and a signal processing unit that converts input values of input signals including color information of a certain color represented in a reference color gamut into extended values in an extended color space to generate output signals. The signal processing unit corrects the input values of the input signals into input values of corrected input signals including color information of a corrected color so as to correct the certain color into the corrected color that is a color positioned in a direction away from a white point, determines an expansion coefficient, and obtains the output signals for first to fourth sub-pixels based on at least the corrected input signals and the expansion coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Publication number: 20180239188Abstract: A display device includes a display surface with pixels including four sub-pixels of four colors, and being arrayed in a matrix of a first viewing angle direction and a second viewing angle direction orthogonal thereto. The first viewing angle direction in a direction parallel to the display surface of a main viewing angle direction that intersects with the display surface. A reflective member, first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a color filter with filters of four colors corresponding to the four sub-pixels, and a scattering member is provided on the second substrate. For the color filter, a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in the main viewing angle direction is smaller than a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in a direction orthogonal to the first viewing angle direction in the second viewing angle direction parallel to the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Masaya TAMAKI, Yoko FUKUNAGA, Masashi MITSUI, Susumu KIMURA
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Patent number: 10048527Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a reflective electrode, a second substrate provided with a transparent electrode, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an anisotropic scattering member formed on the second substrate. The anisotropic scattering member has first and second surfaces each including a first refractive index region and a second refractive index region having a refractive index different from that of the first refractive index region. A refractive index difference between the first refractive index region and the second refractive index region in the first surface is larger than that in the second surface. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that light enters from the first surface thereof and the light exits as scattered light from the second surface thereof. A phase difference is given to the light entered the anisotropic scattering member.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masashi Mitsui, Yoko Fukunaga
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Publication number: 20180203269Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a reflective electrode provided between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The reflective electrode includes a plurality of raised portions that reflect incident light entering from outside. When the reflective electrode is divided into a plurality of micro regions each having a certain area in planar view, a rate of inclination angles of the raised portions is a value obtained by dividing the number of the micro regions having the inclination angles within a certain angle range, by the total number of the micro regions. The inclination angles of the raised portions are distributed such that the rate of the inclination angles of 17° or larger is 0.25 or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Masaya TAMAKI, Masashi MITSUI
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Patent number: 9971190Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display surface on which pixels each including sub-pixels of a plurality of colors are two-dimensionally arrayed; a reflective member; a first substrate provided with the reflective member; a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate; a color filter provided with filters of at least two colors corresponding to the sub-pixels; and a scattering member provided on the second substrate. A main viewing angle direction of the display device is a direction intersecting with the display surface. The color filter is formed such that a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in the main viewing angle direction is smaller than a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in a direction orthogonal to the main viewing angle direction in a direction parallel to the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Yoko Fukunaga, Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura
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Publication number: 20170299915Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Patent number: 9734772Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including pixels arranged in a matrix therein, each of the pixels including a first sub-pixel that displays a first color component, a second sub-pixel that displays a second color component, a third sub-pixel that displays a third color component, and a fourth sub-pixel that displays a fourth color component; and a signal processing unit that receives input signals that are capable of being displayed with the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel, and calculates output signals to the first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels. The signal processing unit generates converted input signals with changed saturation among the input signals. The signal processing unit calculates output signals to the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel based on the converted input signals and an amount of increase in brightness caused by the fourth sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masashi Mitsui, Toshiyuki Nagatsuma
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Patent number: 9726926Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Patent number: 9599854Abstract: According an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate on which a reflective electrode is arranged for each of a plurality of pixels; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a wave plate in which liquid crystals are fixed so that an alignment direction of the liquid crystals is opposite to an alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer. The wave plate is arranged on a second substrate side of the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Masashi Mitsui
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Publication number: 20170059921Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Patent number: 9529223Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masashi Mitsui
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Publication number: 20160363807Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a reflective electrode, a second substrate provided with a transparent electrode, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an anisotropic scattering member formed on the second substrate. The anisotropic scattering member has first and second surfaces each including a first refractive index region and a second refractive index region having a refractive index different from that of the first refractive index region. A refractive index difference between the first refractive index region and the second refractive index region in the first surface is larger than that in the second surface. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that light enters from the first surface thereof and the light exits as scattered light from the second surface thereof. A phase difference is given to the light entered the anisotropic scattering member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Masashi MITSUI, Yoko FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20160299279Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light source, a lightguide, and reflective elements. The lightguide includes a first end facing the light source, a first surface opposed to the display panel, and a second surface. The reflective elements are disposed inside the lightguide, the elements configured to reflect light passing through the first end to spread in the lightguide and to transmit the light through the first surface. Reflective elements are arranged to be apart from the first or second surface with a certain distance and has a reflective surface facing the first surface and projects toward the second surface, the reflective surface is inclined such that the light from the first end can be irradiated to the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Toshinori Uehara, Hayato Kurasawa, Masashi Mitsui