Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Hirashima

Tsuyoshi Hirashima 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: 7245308
    Abstract: A display control device is provided which includes characteristic value-calculating unit for calculating a characteristic value based on an input image signal, a conversion characteristic-calculating unit for determining a conversion characteristic from the characteristic value, and a signal-converting unit for converting the input image signals in accordance with the determined conversion characteristic. The conversion characteristic has a low level region segment, which is close to the origin of axes respectively representing the input image signal and an output image signal of the display control device, a high level region segment, which is close to a full scale point, and a middle level region segment, which is positioned between the low level region and high level region, and the slope in the middle level region is set so as to be larger than both of the slopes of the low level region and the high level region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Patent number: 7199776
    Abstract: There is provided a correlation between adjustment of luminance of a LCD and adjustment of luminance of a backlight. Luminance average value “Iave” is determined from display data. Luminance maximum value “I1max” in a macro area is determined from the display data. Luminance is adjusted with reference to luminance-transformed luminance. In luminance transformation, slope average “r1” in a range of 0?I<Iave, slope average “r2” in a range of Iave?I<I1max, and slope average “r3” in a range of I?I1max establish a relationship of r1?r2>r3 in an area defined by a horizontal axis showing luminance “I” and a vertical axis showing luminance-transformed luminance “I#”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 6987498
    Abstract: A pseudo-tone processing means color-reduces each RGB component of incoming display data using pseudo-tone processing. A frame memory stores the color-reduced display data before feeding it to a display through a drive means. Color reduction is performed so that the tone number of each RGB component after color reduction is G component>R component>B component. Color reduction is unequally performed in a manner which reflects contributions of each RGB component to brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryota Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20050128497
    Abstract: Colorimetry values when a display unit displays tone signals R(i), G(i) and B(i) (where a number i is a tone value; 1<i<n) are acquired. The colorimetry values are defined using a device independent color of a CIE-XYZ color space, and are composed of three attributes X (i), Y (i) and Z (i). Calculation based on the three attributes is performed to generate a tone profile, that is, an adjusting condition. Utilizing the tone profile, a tone-adjusting unit adjusts color data. Color temperature is kept flat, color reproducibility in halftone (for example, a skin color of a natural image) and display quality can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20050001935
    Abstract: The image processing device comprises a target correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate target correction amount based on input image signals, a frame memory operable to store the input image signals, a scene change amount calculating unit operable to calculate scene change amount based on an input image signal of the present frame and an input image signal of the previous frame, a correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate correction amount for the input image signal of the present frame, based on the target correction amount and the scene change amount, and a correcting unit operable to perform image quality correction to the input image signal of the present frame to generate a corrected input image signal, thereby outputting the corrected input image signal as an output image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Publication number: 20040239814
    Abstract: A specific color-adjusting stage adjusts data of an inputted color with respect to a specific color. A total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color with respect to a total color. The specific color-adjusting stage and the total color-adjusting stage are provided in parallel. A composing unit composes linearly an output of the specific color-adjusting stage and an output of the total color-adjusting stage. When a degree that the total color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color increases, then a degree that the specific color-adjusting stage adjusts the data of the inputted color decreases, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20040212739
    Abstract: A characteristic value-calculating unit, calculating a characteristic value based on an input image signal, a conversion characteristic-calculating unit, determining a conversion characteristic from the characteristic value, and a signal-converting unit, converting the input image signals in accordance with the determined conversion characteristic, are provided. The conversion characteristic has a low level region segment, which is close to the origin, a high level region segment, which is close to a full scale point, and a middle level region segment, which is positioned between the low level region and high level region, and the slope in the middle level region is set so as to be larger than both of the slopes of the low level region and the high level region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata
  • Publication number: 20040207609
    Abstract: A display controller including a video signal-analyzing unit, a video signal-adjusting unit operable to receive a video signal, to adjust the video signal in accordance with adjustment parameter information, and to feed the adjusted video signal into a display device, and a light source-controlling unit operable to feed a light source-controlling signal into a light source in accordance with light source light-emitting amount information. The video signal-analyzing unit allows timing in which the display device displays a picture in accordance with the adjusted video signal from the video signal-adjusting unit to be synchronized with timing in which the light source changes a light-emitting amount in response to the light source-controlling signal from the light source-controlling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20030222884
    Abstract: There is provided a correlation between adjustment of luminance of a LCD and adjustment of luminance of a backlight. Luminance average value “Iave” is determined from display data. Luminance maximum value “I1max” in a macro area is determined from the display data. Luminance is adjusted with reference to luminance-transformed luminance. In luminance transformation, slope average “r1” in a range of 0≦I<Iave, slope average “r2” in a range of Iave≦I<I1max, and slope average “r3” in a range of I≧I1max establish a relationship of r1≧r2>r3 in an area defined by a horizontal axis showing luminance “I” and a vertical axis showing luminance-transformed luminance “I#”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20030124991
    Abstract: A fold-up mobile terminal device comprising a lower case having a key operating portion, an upper case having a display portion, a coupling portion which makes the lower case and upper case rotatable, and a turnover preventing portion. The turnover preventing portion is attached to the rear of the upper case, which is the direction where a turnover is most likely to occur, in a direction approximately the same as that of a supporting surface of the lower case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Shinya Kiuchi, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryouta Hata, Kenichi Kagami
  • Publication number: 20020120781
    Abstract: A stored image is delivered via a network in response to requests from receiving terminals. Information concerning the color properties of the receiving terminals is acquired, and, based on the acquired information, the stored image is color-converted into images in accordance with the color properties of each receiving terminal. The color-converted stored images are the delivered. An output profile for each receiving terminal is used to improve color reproductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Ryota Hata
  • Publication number: 20020105527
    Abstract: Picture quality on a display screen is corrected in accordance with a change either in image information or in the light state. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel, a lighting means for lighting the display panel, a parameter adjusting means for adjusting a parameter participating in picture quality so as to conform the light state while using variations in the light state of the lighting means as a trigger, a signal correcting means for inputting a display signal and correcting the input display signal in accordance with the adjusted parameter, and a driving means for driving the display panel on the basis of the corrected display signal. The light state is controlled according to the content of a file containing the information to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Ryota Hata, Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Tadashi Kayada, Kousuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20020080146
    Abstract: A pseudo-tone processing means color-reduces each RGB component of incoming display data using pseudo-tone processing. A frame memory stores the color-reduced display data before feeding h to a display through a drive means. Color reduction is performed so that the tone number of each RGB component after color reduction is G component>R component>B component. Color reduction is unequally performed in a manner which reflects contributions of each RGB component to brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Shuichi Ojima, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Ryota Hata, Shinya Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 6058208
    Abstract: A color correction device for correcting colors in a color image, comprising: standard point registration means for registering coordinates of a standard point on a color space for at least one color to be used as a standard for color correction; object point registration means for registering coordinates of an object point on the color space which corresponds to a standard point and which is a desired color after color correction; and coordinate conversion means for determining a mapping function based on the standard point and the object point, and for generating a corrected color image by using the mapping function to convert pre-correction points on the color space which are equivalent to a color of each pixel in an inputted pre-correction image. By means of the construction described above, all of the colors in a color space can be converted based on at least one pair of standard point and object point. As a result, precise color correction can be easily achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Tadanori Tezuka, Hitoshi Fujimoto, Yuji Shimizu