Patents by Inventor Tsunemori Asahi
Tsunemori Asahi 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: 20090237524Abstract: An imaging element that performs a processing, which is related to readout of accumulated charges, with respect to a predetermined line of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in plural times in a time dividing manner in each horizontal scanning period, includes: a photoelectric conversion unit having a structure in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, which convert received light into a charge, are arranged in matrix and form a plurality of lines including the predetermined line; an address generating unit that generates an address indicating a position of the line of a processing object for each of a plurality of divided periods formed by time-dividing the each horizontal scanning period, and outputs the address that is generated in each of the divided periods in sequence; an address decoding unit activating the photoelectric conversion elements on a line position corresponding to the address, which is sequentially outputted from the address generating unit, in each of the dType: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7581836Abstract: An image display device that displays an image by modulating a light from a light source according to display image data, includes: a first light modulation element that modulates a light emitted from the light source; and a second light modulation element that is disposed on an optical path in series with the first light modulation element and modulates a light exiting from the first light modulation element, wherein the first light modulation element and the second light modulation element are disposed in such a manner that a bright-field direction of an optical image of the first light modulation element and a bright-field direction of the second light modulation element almost coincide with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7561167Abstract: An image processing apparatus for controlling a display apparatus including a luminance modulation element and a color modulation element that are configured using different modulation elements, includes: a control value determination unit that determines, based on an input target color value, using a plurality of color conversion matrixes that describe a relationship between the target color value and a control value for the color modulation element for each control value for the luminance modulation element, the control value for the color modulation element; and a correction unit that non-linearly corrects the control value for the color modulation element according to a characteristic of the color modulation element.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Nitta, Junichi Nakamura, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20080284883Abstract: An address generator that generates, in an image capturing device including a photoelectric conversion unit having arrayed therein in a matrix plural photoelectric conversion elements that convert received light into charges and accumulate the charges and a rolling shutter function, an address indicating a line position of each of the photoelectric conversion elements that are processing objects of readout processing and reset processing for accumulated charges includes address counters provided at least in a number same as a number of time divisions of the readout processing and the reset processing, a control unit that independently controls an operation of each of the address counters, a selecting circuit that sequentially selects each of the address counters in a time division manner and outputs a count value of the selected address counter to an address decode circuit as the address, and the address decode circuit that outputs a signal for changing the photoelectric conversion element in a line positionType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7453475Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide an optical display device that modulates light from a light source in two stages through an optical modulator and a luminance adjusting element to expand the luminance dynamic range and the number of the gradation levels of a display image, that allows the picture quality to be enhanced, and that is suitably applied to display an image according to the resolution of the luminance adjusting element having a higher resolution than the optical modulator. Exemplary embodiments provide a projection type display device that converts RGB pixel values in HDR display data into YCbCr pixel values, selects the maximum Ymax from corresponding YCbCr values on a pixel-basis in a color modulation light valve, and calculates average values Cbave and Crave.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Nitta, Junichi Nakamura, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7445345Abstract: A projection-type display device 1 including a light source 10, an optical integrator 20, dichroic mirrors 30 and 35, a reflecting mirror 36, a relay optical system 40, parallelizing lenses 50B, 50G and 50R, liquid crystal light valves 60B, 60G and 60R, incident side lenses 70B, 70G and 70R, a light-synthesizing cross dichroic prism 80, a relay lens 90, an emergent side lens 95, a liquid crystal light valve 100 and a projection lens 110, and liquid crystal light valve 100 is provided in the rear stage of liquid crystal light valves 60B, 60G and 60R.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Itoh, Shohei Yoshida, Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7443565Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide an image display apparatus for displaying an image by modulating light from a light source based on display image data. The apparatus can include a first light modulator device can modulate light from the light source, a second light modulator device that can modulate the light from the first light modulator device, and a polarization compensation system disposed between the first light modulator device and the second light modulator device for compensating a polarization state of light.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7431461Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a light propagation characteristic control apparatus which realizes to extend the light-intensity dynamic range and the number of levels, and is suited for enhancing image quality and reducing the size and generation time of tables. A projection display apparatus tentatively decides a transmissivity T2 of each pixel of a color-modulation light valve, decides a transmissivity T1 of each pixel of an light intensity-modulation light valve depending upon a tentatively decided transmissivity T2 and HDR display data and decides a control value of each pixel of an light intensity-modulation light valve depending upon a decided transmissivity T1. Then, depending upon a decided transmissivity T1 and HDR display data, a transmissivity T2 is decided of each pixel of the color modulation light valve. Depending upon a decided transmissivity T2, decided is a control value of each pixel of the color modulation light valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Nitta, Junichi Nakamura, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7405882Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide an image display device for modulating light from a light source on the basis of display image data to display an image. The image display device can include a first optically modulating device for modulating light from the light source, a second optically modulating device for modulating light from the first optically modulating device, a relay lens system provided between the first optically modulating device and the second optically modulating device for forming an optical image of the first optically modulating device on a light-receiving surface of the second optically modulating device, and at least one reflecting optical device provided between plural lenses forming the relay lens system.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7319439Abstract: An image display device that displays an image by modulating a light from a light source according to display image data, includes: a first light modulation element that modulates a light emitted from the light source; and a second light modulation element that is disposed on an optical path in series with the first light modulation element and modulates a light exiting from the first light modulation element, wherein an opening in a unit pixel of the first light modulation element and an opening in a unit pixel of the second light modulation element are of analogous shapes.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20070211218Abstract: There is provided an image display device with a two-modulation optical system for displaying an image corresponding to input image signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi NITTA, Junichi NAKAMURA, Tsunemori ASAHI
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Patent number: 7236285Abstract: A projection type display device includes dichroic mirrors which separate the light from the light source into light of the three primary colors R, G and B, a plurality of color modulation light valves upon which the light beams separated by the dichroic mirrors are respectively incident and comprising a plurality of picture elements which are capable of being individually controlled with regard to their transmittivity ratios, a dichroic prism which combines the light beams from the color modulation light valves, a relay lens which forms the optical images of the color modulation light valves upon the picture element surface of a reflective type liquid crystal light valve, and a reflective type liquid crystal light valve upon which the light from the relay lens is incident and comprising a plurality of picture elements whose reflectivity ratios can be individually controlled.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7234822Abstract: A projection-type display device 100 including a light source 10, a luminance modulation light valve having a plurality of pixels capable of independently controlling a transmission factor T1, dichroic mirrors 44a and 44b that divided the light from the luminance modulation light valve into the three primary colors of red, green and blue, a plurality of color modulation light valves into which light divided with dichroic mirrors 44a and 44b respectively enters and have a plurality of pixels capable of independently controlling a transmission factor T2, and a dichroic prism 48 that synthesizes light from each of the color modulation light valves, and is provided with a relay optical system 16 on the light path of a luminance modulation section 14 and a color modulation section 18 that forms an optical image of the luminance modulation light valve on the pixel surfaces of each of the color modulation light valves.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Yoshitaka Itoh, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20070103644Abstract: An image display device includes: a light source; a first optical modulator that modulates a plurality of color lights coming from the light source; a color combination member that combines the color lights provided by the first optical modulator; a second optical modulator that modulates a light provided by the color combination member as a result of the color light combination; a relay optical system that is disposed between the color combination member and the second optical modulators and guides the light provided by the color combination member to the second optical modulator; and a light transmissive member that is disposed between the relay optical system and the second optical modulator, and has a function of allowing optical path conditions from the first optical modulator to the relay optical system via the color combination member to be substantially the same as optical path conditions from the relay optical system to the second optical modulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi NAKAMURA, Takashi NITTA, Shoichi UCHIYAMA, Tsunemori ASAHI
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Publication number: 20060215130Abstract: A projector includes: a first light modulation device that modulates illumination light; a second light modulation device that further modulates the illumination light modulated by the first light modulation device; a projection unit that projects the modulated illumination light toward a screen; and an optical device moving unit that moves an optical device blocking at least part of the illumination light relatively to a light path of the illumination light to move the device off the light path in response to an external request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20060214945Abstract: A display device includes a luminance modulator and a color modulator which are formed of separate modulators. Herein, when, in order to reproduce an input signal, a luminance control signal of the luminance modulator and a color control signal of the color modulator are determined by the input signal, a three-dimensional look up table which is created on the basis of a measurement result relating to the color control signal corresponding to the predetermined luminance value is used, whereby the color control signal of the color modulator is determined by the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Nitta, Junichi Nakamura, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20060202930Abstract: An image display device that displays an image by modulating a light from a light source according to display image data, includes: a first light modulation element that modulates a light emitted from the light source; and a second light modulation element that is disposed on an optical path in series with the first light modulation element and modulates a light exiting from the first light modulation element, wherein an opening in a unit pixel of the first light modulation element and an opening in a unit pixel of the second light modulation element are of analogous shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20060203202Abstract: An image display device that displays an image by modulating a light from a light source according to display image data, includes: a first light modulation element that modulates a light emitted from the light source; and a second light modulation element that is disposed on an optical path in series with the first light modulation element and modulates a light exiting from the first light modulation element, wherein the first light modulation element and the second light modulation element are disposed in such a manner that a bright-field direction of an optical image of the first light modulation element and a bright-field direction of the second light modulation element almost coincide with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi
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Patent number: 7047088Abstract: The object of the present invention is to relieve the load of management of devices connecting with a network. The technique of the present invention registers classification of printers connecting with a network LAN into at least one group, and specifies target printers, which are objects of management, by the unit of registered group. Operation setting data is generated in any of three applications; ‘Input’, ‘Obtain operation setting information from any model printer on the network’, and ‘Utilize default setting data’, and is output to the printers belonging to the specified group. This arrangement enables the operation setting of multiple printers to be carried out collectively, thus effectively relieving the load in management.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Junichi Nakamura, Akio Murata, Tsunemori Asahi
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Publication number: 20060082692Abstract: An image display device modulates light from a light source according to display image data and displays an image, and includes a first light modulation element that modulates light from the light source, a second light modulation element that modulates light from the first light modulation element, and an illumination optical system that leads a light beam, which has been modulated by the first light modulation element, to the second light modulation element; the illumination optical system comprising an optical element that spectrally illuminates a light beam from the first light modulation element to the second light modulation element at a predetermined position, the optical element being provided between the first light and second light modulation elements and the optical element including a prism group including prism elements, each prism element including a refractive surface that refracts an incident light in a predetermined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji Kamijima, Shoichi Uchiyama, Junichi Nakamura, Takashi Nitta, Tsunemori Asahi