Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Goto

Mitsuru Goto 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).

  • Publication number: 20100220045
    Abstract: In a display device, profile emphasizing is performed without using a frame memory while realizing the further reduction of power consumption. A display device includes a display panel provided with a plurality of pixels each of which has a pixel electrode, and a drive circuit which supplies a video signal to the respective pixels through video lines. Here, the drive circuit includes a profile emphasizing circuit which generates profile emphasizing display data which emphasizes a profile in response to display data inputted from the outside and emphasizes a profile portion of an image to be displayed on the display panel, and a memory which stores the profile emphasizing display data. The profile emphasizing circuit includes a latch circuit which sequentially stores continuous k (k?2) pieces of display data in display data for 1 display line and an arithmetic circuit which generates the profile emphasizing display data based on the k pieces of display data stored in the latch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Kenichi AKIYAMA, Mitsuru Goto, Norimitsu Nishikawa, Uki Tsuchiyama
  • Publication number: 20100128022
    Abstract: Provided are a power supply circuit and a display device which are capable of enhancing power efficiency even when applied to a display panel whose current consumption varies. The power supply circuit boosts and outputs an input voltage using a booster chopper circuit. A frequency control circuit changes a frequency of a clock signal, which controls a switch of the chopper circuit, in accordance with a load of the power supply circuit. The frequency control circuit divides an operation of the display device into a display effective period at a high load and a vertical retrace period at a low load, based on a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal. The frequency control circuit sets the frequency of the clock signal in a high-load period to be higher than that in a low-load period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Naoki Takada, Naruhiko Kasai, Takuya Eriguchi, Yuki Okada, Mitsuru Goto, Yoshihiro Kotani
  • Patent number: 7683874
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of improving display quality by enabling proper execution of receipt and acceptance of image signals through compensation for variation in duty ratios of clock signals as input to liquid crystal driver circuitry, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujioka, Shigeru Ito, Mitsuru Goto, Yozo Nakayasu, Yoshiyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 7679189
    Abstract: A display device includes a drive circuit chip, and a substrate on which the drive circuit chip is mounted. The drive circuit chip includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulation layer, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed of metal between the semiconductor substrate and the insulation layer, and a first bump and a second bump formed over the insulation layer. The first bump is superposed with the first conductive layer, and a profile of the first bump in plan view is within a profile of the first conductive layer in plan view. The second bump is superposed with the second conductive layer, and a profile of the second pump in plan view is beyond a profile of the second conductive layer in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Abe, Makoto Sato, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 7634261
    Abstract: A mobile communications terminal has a communications processor controlled by a communications CPU and an application control processor controlled by an application CPU. When software program for communications is distributed from the control system side, the application CPU halts the communications processor and carries out update processing of software program of the communications processor. Further, when software program for application is distributed from the control system side, the communications CPU halts the application control processor and carries out updating of software program of the application control processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Goto
  • Publication number: 20090273080
    Abstract: A display device includes a drive circuit chip, and a substrate on which the drive circuit chip is mounted. The drive circuit chip includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulation layer, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed of metal between the semiconductor substrate and the insulation layer, and a first bump and a second bump formed over the insulation layer. The first bump is superposed with the first conductive layer, and a profile of the first bump in plan view is within a profile of the first conductive layer in plan view. The second bump is superposed with the second conductive layer, and a profile of the second pump in plan view is beyond a profile of the second conductive layer in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Hideaki ABE, Makoto Sato, Mitsuru Goto
  • Publication number: 20090267931
    Abstract: The present invention realizes an optimum driving method in a miniaturized liquid crystal display device having two liquid crystal display panels so as to realize the low power consumption. The liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel, a second liquid crystal display panel, a drive circuit which is mounted on the first liquid crystal display panel, output terminals which are formed on the first liquid crystal display panel and to which signals outputted from the drive circuit are supplied, and connection lines which connect the output terminals and the second liquid crystal display panel, wherein the drive circuit can change an AC driving method during a display period of the first liquid crystal display panel and an AC driving method during a display period of the second liquid crystal display panel which are present within the same frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Mitsuru Goto, Kenichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 7602366
    Abstract: An optimum driving method is realized in a miniaturized liquid crystal display device having two liquid crystal display panels so as to low power consumption. The liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel, a second liquid crystal display panel, a drive circuit which is mounted on the first liquid crystal display panel, output terminals which are formed on the first liquid crystal display panel and to which signals outputted from the drive circuit are supplied, and connection lines which connect the output terminals and the second liquid crystal display panel, wherein the drive circuit can change the AC driving method employed during a display period of the first liquid crystal display panel and the AC driving method employed during a display period of the second liquid crystal display panel which are present within the same frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Mitsuru Goto, Kenichi Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20090102822
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integral-type liquid crystal display module having a first display panel and a second display panel which can use a display panel of high resolution as the second display panel. The display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and a first flexible printed circuit board which connects the first display panel and the second display panel. Here, the first display panel includes display drive means. Video lines of the second display panel are connected with the display drive means through connection lines for video lines of the first flexible printed circuit board. Further, the second display panel includes scanning line drive means which supplies drive voltages to scanning lines of the second display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Mitsuru Goto, Nobuhiko Hosotani, Toshio Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hitoshi Komeno
  • Patent number: 7471261
    Abstract: An integral-type liquid crystal display module has a first display panel and a second display panel, and it can use a display panel of high resolution as the second display panel. The display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and a first flexible printed circuit board which connects the first display panel and the second display panel. The first display panel includes a display drive unit. Video lines of the second display panel are connected with the display drive unit through connection lines for video lines of the first flexible printed circuit board. Further, the second display panel includes a scanning line drive unit which supplies drive voltages to scanning lines of the second display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru Goto, Nobuhiko Hosotani, Toshio Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hitoshi Komeno
  • Publication number: 20080252577
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can be used in a miniaturized portable equipment, wherein the liquid crystal display device integrally incorporates a drive circuit therein so that a circuit scale can be miniaturized. A liquid crystal drive circuit includes a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit which is mounted on one side of the liquid crystal display panel. One output of the first drive circuit is connected to a plurality of signal lines and the second drive circuit supplies signals to the first drive circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes holding capacitive elements and signals are supplied to the holding capacitive elements from the second drive circuit. The second drive circuit includes a booster circuit for supplying signals to the first drive circuit and the holding capacitive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru Goto, Yuichi Numata, Masato Sawahata, Akira Ogura
  • Publication number: 20080231573
    Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate with gate signal lines, drain signal lines, thin-film transistors connected thereto, a gate driver connected to the gate signal lines, a drain driver having output terminals connected to drain signal lines, and a film substrate having first wirings. The first wirings are disposed between the drain driver and the film substrate. The drain driver is mounted on the film substrate, and the output terminals are connected to the first wirings between the film substrate and the drain driver. The output terminal includes first group terminals formed in parallel with a longer edge of the drain driver, and second group terminals formed in parallel with the longer edge and disposed between the loner edge and the first group terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru GOTO, Hiroko Hayata
  • Publication number: 20080218149
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to minimize an amount of charge that flows from a step-up circuit into an external input voltage terminal when the power supply is turned off. A display device includes a display panel and a drive circuit that drives pixels included in the display panel. The drive circuit includes a power circuit to which a voltage Vcc is fed. The power circuit includes: a first step-up circuit that generates a voltage DDVDH which is higher than the voltage Vcc; a means 1 that when the first step-up circuit is de-energized, connects the voltage DDVDH output terminal of the first step-up circuit to a reference voltage terminal via a resistive element during a first period; and a means 2 that connects the voltage DDVDH output terminal of the first step-up circuit to an input terminal, to which the voltage Vcc is fed, during a second period succeeding the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Mitsuru Goto, Yoshihiro Kotani
  • Patent number: 7417614
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display element having a plurality of pixels. The video signal line driver circuit includes a plurality of amplifiers each of which has a pair of a first input terminal and a second input terminal, and a plurality of pairs of an inverting input terminal and a noninverting input terminal. Each of the plurality of amplifiers has a switching circuit which switches between a first state and a second state, based on a switching control signal supplied with a switching repetition period equal to double a display line repetition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co., ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Goto, Hiroshi Katayanagi, Yukihide Ode, Yoshiyuki Saitou, Koichi Kotera
  • Publication number: 20080091798
    Abstract: A communication system exchanges electronic mail information. Communication devices are operable to input a telephone number that includes an identification number of a telephone telecommunication services operator and to transmit electronic mail information together with the telephone number. A storage device is operable to store a reference table in which the identification number of a telecommunication services operator is correlated with the domain name of the telecommunication services operator. A communication management device is operable to receive the transmitted electronic mail information and telephone number, to read the domain name of the telecommunication services operator from the reference table using the identification number of the telecommunication services operator, to merge the telephone number with the domain name read from the reference table to form an electronic mail address, and to forward the electronic mail information to the electronic mail address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuru Goto
  • Publication number: 20080084380
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a driving circuit for driving each pixel of the display panel, in which a VCCIO voltage and a VCC voltage equal to or larger than the VCCIO voltage (VCCIO?VCC) is inputted to the driving circuit. The driving circuit has a first level conversion circuit for converting a signal voltage level from a VCCIO voltage level to a VCC voltage level, and a level sense circuit for detecting a state in which the VCCIO voltage is not inputted. When the state in which the VCCIO voltage is not inputted is detected in the level sense circuit, operation of the first level conversion circuit is stopped. The driving circuit has a Vdd control signal for controlling operation of a Vdd voltage generation circuit, and the level sense circuit is a NAND circuit having the VCC voltage as a power supply voltage and having the VCCIO voltage and the Vdd control signal as inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kotani, Yoshinori Aoki, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 7337212
    Abstract: A communication system that exchanges electronic mail information based on a mail address including a telephone number of a destination and a domain name of a telecommunication services operator, and that includes a communication device for inputting the telephone number including an operator code and for exchanging the electronic mail information in accordance with the mail address; a storage device which stores a reference table in which the operator code is correlated to the domain name; and a communication management device which uses the operator code as an address to read the domain name of the telecommunication services operator to establish the mail address by combining the telephone number input through the communication device and the domain name read from the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuru Goto
  • Publication number: 20080036723
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of improving display quality by enabling proper execution of receipt and acceptance of image signals through compensation for variation in duty ratios of clock signals as input to liquid crystal driver circuitry, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujioka, Shigeru Ito, Mitsuru Goto, Yozo Nakayasu, Yoshiyuki Saito
  • Publication number: 20080024419
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes drain signal lines, gate signal lines, thin film transistors, and a drain driver. The drain driver includes an amplifier circuit having a switching circuit which switches between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a first input terminal of the amplifier circuit is coupled to an inverting input terminal and a second input terminal is coupled to a noninverting input terminal, and the second state being a state where the first input terminal is coupled to the noninverting input terminal and the second input terminal is coupled to the inverting input terminal. The amplifier circuit supplies signal voltages to the thin film transistors via the drain signal lines which are gray scale voltages one of plus and minus offset voltages in a first frame and in a second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru GOTO, Hiroshi Katayanagi, Yukihide Ode, Yoshiyuki Saitou, Koichi Kotera
  • Patent number: 7307612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can be used in a miniaturized portable equipment, wherein the liquid crystal display device integrally incorporates a drive circuit therein so that a circuit scale can be miniaturized. A liquid crystal drive circuit includes a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit which is mounted on one side of the liquid crystal display panel. One output of the first drive circuit is connected to a plurality of signal lines and the second drive circuit supplies signals to the first drive circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes holding capacitive elements and signals are supplied to the holding capacitive elements from the second drive circuit. The second drive circuit includes a booster circuit for supplying signals to the first drive circuit and the holding capacitive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Goto, Yuichi Numata, Masato Sawahata, Akira Ogura