Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Ohyama

Toshiaki Ohyama 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: 8390640
    Abstract: A television device structured to automatically adjust the color temperature on the display screen in accordance with the viewing environment includes an external light detection unit or an optical sensor for detecting the illuminance and the tint of the ambient light, and an image quality control unit or a microcomputer for adjusting quality of the video image to be displayed on the display panel. The image quality control unit adjusts the color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with the illuminance value and the tint value detected by the external light detection unit. The optical sensor includes an illuminance sensor for mainly detecting the visible light, and an infrared sensor for mainly detecting the infrared light. The illuminance value and the tint value are obtained based on the output values of those two sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoki, Akira Kitazume, Daisuke Honda, Naoya Oka, Yuki Nagano, Hiroyuki Kurabayashi, Akihiro Shiraishi, Toshiaki Ohyama
  • Publication number: 20100220109
    Abstract: A television device structured to automatically adjust the color temperature on the display screen in accordance with the viewing environment includes an external light detection unit or an optical sensor for detecting the illuminance and the tint of the ambient light, and an image quality control unit or a microcomputer for adjusting quality of the video image to be displayed on the display panel. The image quality control unit adjusts the color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with the illuminance value and the tint value detected by the external light detection unit. The optical sensor includes an illuminance sensor for mainly detecting the visible light, and an infrared sensor for mainly detecting the infrared light. The illuminance value and the tint value are obtained based on the output values of those two sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOKI, Akira Kitazume, Daisuke Honda, Naoya Oka, Yuki Nagano, Hiroyuki Kurabayashi, Akihiro Shiraishi, Toshiaki Ohyama
  • Patent number: 7265795
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a video display technique with which a stable video with a high contrast can be obtained according to brightness of a screen. In one embodiment, a video signal processing system for a video display apparatus which performs display on the basis of a video signal comprises a gain control module configured to provide a feedback signal based upon maximum luminance level information and average luminance level information of a luminance signal corresponding to the video signal, the feedback signal being used to control a gain of the luminance signal; and a correction module configured to apply a gamma correction based upon the average luminance level information to the video signal after the gain of the luminance signal has been controlled by the gain control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohyama, Hiroshi Aoki, Ryo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20040246537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a video display technique with which a stable video with a high contrast can be obtained according to brightness of a screen. In one embodiment, a video signal processing system for a video display apparatus which performs display on the basis of a video signal comprises a gain control module configured to provide a feedback signal based upon maximum luminance level information and average luminance level information of a luminance signal corresponding to the video signal, the feedback signal being used to control a gain of the luminance signal; and a correction module configured to apply a gamma correction based upon the average luminance level information to the video signal after the gain of the luminance signal has been controlled by the gain control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohyama, Hiroshi Aoki, Ryo Hasegawa