Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Aoyama

Toshiyuki Aoyama 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: 11163391
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoyama, Tetsuo Fukami, Daisuke Kajita, Kazushige Takagi
  • Publication number: 20200218396
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10635231
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoyama, Tetsuo Fukami, Daisuke Kajita, Kazushige Takagi
  • Publication number: 20190250762
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10318060
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoyama, Tetsuo Fukami, Daisuke Kajita, Kazushige Takagi
  • Patent number: 10248253
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoyama, Tetsuo Fukami, Daisuke Kajita, Kazushige Takagi
  • Publication number: 20180150180
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20180150181
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 9910530
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoyama, Tetsuo Fukami, Daisuke Kajita, Kazushige Takagi
  • Publication number: 20160274663
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a picture providing unit configured to provide a picture for allowing a user to operate, and an operation detector configured to detect operation of the user performed on the picture. In addition, the control apparatus includes a biological information detector configured to detect biological information of the user that is different from the operation of the user, and a controller configured to change the picture depending on the biological information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: TOSHIYUKI AOYAMA, SATORU TANAHASHI, HIROYUKI KADO, NAOKI KOSUGI, TAKASHI KITADA
  • Publication number: 20160253023
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20160253024
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. A plurality of sensor electrode lines are arranged in the same layer as a plurality of data signal lines. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Tetsuo FUKAMI, Daisuke KAJITA, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 9417748
    Abstract: An input device which is a capacitive coupling type and can reduce visibility of wiring patterns of electrodes and interference fringes is provided. The input device is included in a display device including a plurality of pixels, and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes disposed so as to cross the first electrodes, and a plurality of third electrodes disposed between the second electrodes. Slits extending obliquely with respect to an extension direction of the second electrodes are formed between the third electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tokai, Hiroyuki Kado, Shigeo Kasahara, Naoki Kosugi, Toshiyuki Aoyama, Shuji Inoue, Kazushige Takagi, Manabu Inoue, Takahito Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20150331531
    Abstract: An input device according to the technology disclosed herein is one which is disposed on a user side of a display device, and includes a pair of coordinate detection electrodes that are disposed to face each other via a dielectric element. One of the pair of the coordinate detection electrodes is disposed on flexible film bonded on a surface on the user side of the display device. Electrodes of the display device serve as the other of the pair of the coordinate detection electrodes. Flexible film includes an extension part which extends from a detection region where the one of the coordinate detection electrodes is disposed. The extension part includes wiring parts which electrically couple to the coordinate detection electrodes and electrically and mechanically couple to connection parts that are disposed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shuji INOUE, Manabu INOUE, Shigeo KASAHARA, Hiroyuki KADO, Naoki KOSUGI, Kazushige TAKAGI, Akira TOKAI, Takahito NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150268765
    Abstract: An input device having a touch sensor function includes a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes which are disposed facing the plurality of first electrodes, each second electrode coupled capacitively with the first electrode to output a detection signal based on a touch operation, a plurality of third electrodes each disposed in a region between adjacent second electrodes, and a plurality of first connection sections which have a resistance value not lower than 1 M?, and electrically connect the plurality of third electrodes to a predetermined electrode set to a predetermined potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Takahito NAKAYAMA, Hiroyuki KADO, Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shigeo KASAHARA, Naoki KOSUGI, Shuji INOUE, Manabu INOUE, Akira TOKAI, Kazushige TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150193053
    Abstract: An input device according to the present disclosure is an input device arranged in a display device that sequentially applies a scanning signal to a plurality of scanning signal lines in one frame period to perform update of display, the input device comprising driving electrodes in quantity of N provided corresponding to the plurality of scanning signal lines, and a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged so as to intersect with the driving electrodes in quantity of N to form capacitive elements at intersection portions. In a touch detection period, a driving signal is sequentially applied to the driving electrodes in quantity of N, and a touch detection is performed based on a detection signal output from each of the plurality of sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAGI, Manabu INOUE, Naoki KOSUGI, Takahito NAKAYAMA, Akira TOKAI, Shigeo KASAHARA, Hiroyuki KADO, Shuji INOUE, Toshiyuki AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150116266
    Abstract: An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of the display device, configured to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and configured to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Manabu INOUE, Hiroyuki KADO, Shigeo KASAHARA, Naoki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shuji INOUE, Kazushige TAKAGI, Akira TOKAI, Takahito NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150116267
    Abstract: An input device for detecting a touch operation performed by a user includes a plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of detection electrodes which are disposed intersecting with the driving electrodes. The input device detects a position touched by a user by applying a driving signal to the driving electrode and detecting a detection signals outputted from each of the detection electrodes. The detection signal varies with a change in capacitance at an intersection between the driving electrode and the detection electrode. The input device further includes a plurality of signal correctors, each of which is provided for each driving electrode. The signal corrector is configured to add a correction signal to the driving signal in a rising portion and/or a falling portion of the driving signal and apply the driving signal added with the correction signal to the driving electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Shuji INOUE, Hiroyuki KADO, Naoki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shigeo KASAHARA, Manabu INOUE, Akira TOKAI, Kazushige TAKAGI, Takahito NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150116247
    Abstract: An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode, and to generate mode signal giving notice of the current operation mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and touch controller. Touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of display device based on mode signal, to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Manabu INOUE, Hiroyuki KADO, Shigeo KASAHARA, Naoki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shuji INOUE, Kazushige TAKAGI, Akira TOKAI, Takahito NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150109248
    Abstract: An input device which is a capacitive coupling type and can reduce visibility of wiring patterns of electrodes and interference fringes is provided. The input device is included in a display device including a plurality of pixels, and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes disposed so as to cross the first electrodes, and a plurality of third electrodes disposed between the second electrodes. Slits extending obliquely with respect to an extension direction of the second electrodes are formed between the third electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Akira TOKAI, Hiroyuki KADO, Shigeo KASAHARA, Naoki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki AOYAMA, Shuji INOUE, Kazushige TAKAGI, Manabu INOUE, Takahito NAKAYAMA