Patents by Inventor Ryoichi Tokuyasu

Ryoichi Tokuyasu 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).

  • Liquid crystal display apparatus, liquid-crystal-display controlling method, and computer program
    Patent number: 8111234
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus including a liquid crystal display as a display unit, including the following elements: a backlight configured to illuminate the display unit from the back; and a controller configured to receive display-unit-brightness specifying information input from a user input unit and to adjust output of the backlight and contrast or Y gain of display data for the display unit in accordance with the brightness specifying information. The controller is configured to compare the brightness specifying information input by a user with a predetermined threshold, and, in the case where the brightness specifying information specifies brightness less than or equal to the threshold, adjust the contrast or the Y gain of the display data for the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoichi Tokuyasu
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIQUID-CRYSTAL-DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20080150883
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus including a liquid crystal display as a display unit, including the following elements: a backlight configured to illuminate the display unit from the back; and a controller configured to receive display-unit-brightness specifying information input from a user input unit and to adjust output of the backlight and contrast or Y gain of display data for the display unit in accordance with the brightness specifying information. The controller is configured to compare the brightness specifying information input by a user with a predetermined threshold, and, in the case where the brightness specifying information specifies brightness less than or equal to the threshold, adjust the contrast or the Y gain of the display data for the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoichi TOKUYASU