Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Matsuura

Yasuhiro Matsuura 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).

  • Publication number: 20210231998
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to transmit light applied to a back side thereof to display an image; an optical member provided behind the back side of the display panel such that a first space is formed between the display panel and the optical member; a light-emitting member provided behind a back side of the optical member to apply light to the back side of the display panel through the optical member; and a flow-path forming member forming a flow path that allows air to flow from one of outside of the display apparatus and a part of the first space corresponding to at least one of four outer edges of the display panel to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Noso, Ryo Ohtomo, Takuma Kanno, Masahiro Kamiyoshihara, Tetsuya Ishida, Yasuhiro Matsuura, Jun Kawata, Tomonori Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20210217385
    Abstract: An information-processing apparatus comprising: an obtainment unit configured to obtain an input image; and a generation unit configured to generate a graph image indicating brightnesses in the input image, the graph image having at least an axis representing brightness, wherein the generation unit, in a case of generating the graph image indicating a brightness range including a first range and a second range, with the first range being a brightness range of not more than a predetermined brightness, and with the second range being a brightness range of at least the predetermined brightness and having a brightness span of at least a brightness span of the first range, generates the graph image such that a size of the second range is smaller than a size of the first range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20190139500
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a backlight module; a first panel transmitting a light from the backlight module based on a first image data; a second panel transmitting a light from the first panel based on a second image data; and at least one processor and/or at least one circuit to perform the operations of the following units: an acquiring unit configured to acquire an input image data; and a generating unit configured to generate the first image data and the second image data based on the input image data, wherein the generating unit generates the first image data and the second image data such that a decline in transmittance of the second panel due to an increase in a line-of-sight angle becomes larger than a decline in transmittance of the first panel due to the increase in the line-of-sight angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tada, Tetsu Kitani, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10219352
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a light source unit; an optical sensor configured to acquire a light detection value corresponding to light emitted from the light source unit; a temperature sensor configured to acquire a temperature detection value corresponding to temperature of the optical sensor; and a correction unit configured to execute switching between first processing to acquire a current corrected detection value by correcting a current light detection value, based on a current temperature detection value, and second processing to acquire a current corrected detection value, based on: 1) at least one of a past light detection value and a past corrected detection value; 2) a past temperature detection value; and 3) the current temperature detection value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchiike, Yasuhiro Matsuura, Mitsuru Tada
  • Patent number: 10151950
    Abstract: A light source device of the present invention includes a light source that emits first light, a wavelength conversion member that converts the wavelength of the first light made incident on a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and emits second light different from the first light, and a supporting member that supports the wavelength conversion member at an end portion of a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source. A light absorbing member is provided between a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10126594
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source groups, wherein each light source group has: a plurality of first light sources configured to emit light of a first color; a plurality of second light sources configured to emit light of a second color; and a plurality of third light sources configured to emit light of a third color, and a distance between the plurality of second light sources of the same light source group and a distance between the plurality of third light sources of the same light source group are each shorter than a minimum value of a distance between the plurality of first light sources of the same light source group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20180157121
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires first profile data related to a first distribution; acquires second profile data related to a second distribution; and generates, based on a third light emission pattern that is different from the first light emission pattern and the second light emission pattern and is based on input image data of a display apparatus, the first profile data, and the second profile data, a correction parameter for correcting at least one of the input image data and the third light emission pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsuura, Mitsuru Tada
  • Patent number: 9946112
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources provided, respectively, in a plurality of first divided regions; a first suppressing member that suppresses, for each of the plurality of first divided regions, spreading of light emitted from a light source provided in the first divided region; a conversion member that converts the color of the light emitted from the light sources and emits light of the converted color; and a diffusing member that is provided on a side closer to the emission surface than the conversion member so as to diffuse the light emitted from the conversion member, wherein the diffusing member is apart from the conversion member by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20180061331
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light-emitting unit including light source portions, a display unit, a first determination unit which performs, on each light source portion, processing for determining a drive value, which is a value used to perform control to set a light emission brightness of the light source portion to a target brightness and a value regarding a drive time of the light source portion, based on the target brightness of the light source portion, and a correction unit which corrects the drive value for each light source portion in such a manner that, in a case where a total drive time which is a sum of a plurality of drive times respectively corresponding to the light source portions is greater than a threshold value, the total drive time becomes equal to or less than the threshold value, based on the drive value for each light source portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikeda, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20180042088
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a light source unit; an optical sensor configured to acquire a light detection value corresponding to light emitted from the light source unit; a temperature sensor configured to acquire a temperature detection value corresponding to temperature of the optical sensor; and a correction unit configured to execute switching between first processing to acquire a current corrected detection value by correcting a current light detection value, based on a current temperature detection value, and second processing to acquire a current corrected detection value, based on: 1) at least one of a past light detection value and a past corrected detection value; 2) a past temperature detection value; and 3) the current temperature detection value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchiike, Yasuhiro Matsuura, Mitsuru Tada
  • Publication number: 20170307937
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source groups, wherein each light source group has: a plurality of first light sources configured to emit light of a first color; a plurality of second light sources configured to emit light of a second color; and a plurality of third light sources configured to emit light of a third color, and a distance between the plurality of second light sources of the same light source group and a distance between the plurality of third light sources of the same light source group are each shorter than a minimum value of a distance between the plurality of first light sources of the same light source group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20170192304
    Abstract: A light source device of the present invention includes a light source that emits first light, a wavelength conversion member that converts the wavelength of the first light made incident on a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and emits second light different from the first light, and a supporting member that supports the wavelength conversion member at an end portion of a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source. A light absorbing member is provided between a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9401116
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an illumination unit having a light source block including a plurality of light sources; a display unit which displays an image on the basis of an image signal; a plurality of measurement units which measure the brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at a plurality of measurement positions; a storage unit which stores brightness information relating to an initial brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at at least the plurality of measurement positions; a setting unit which adjusts alight emission amount of the light source block on the basis of the brightness information, and measurement results when the light source block is lit; and a correction unit which corrects the image signal on the basis of the brightness information, the measurement results, and the adjusted light emission amount of the light source block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9392672
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to the present invention, includes a substrate, a plurality of light source units provided on the substrate, a partition wall provided on the substrate and surrounding each of the light source units, and an optical sensor disposed between two or more of the light source units that are adjacent to each other, wherein the number of optical sensors is lower than the number of light source units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanao Kurita, Masahiro Kamiyoshihara, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9389457
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light emission clusters arranged in a matrix pattern, wherein the light emission cluster has four sub light emission clusters of two rows and two columns, the sub light emission cluster has a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources having a first light source that emits light of a first color and a second light source that emits light of a second color, a difference in brightness of the second color being more easily perceived than a difference in brightness of the first color, and an interval between a center of the light emission cluster and the second light source of the light emission cluster is greater than or equal to an interval between the center of the light emission cluster and the first light source of the light emission cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9277626
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light source control apparatus which controls a plurality of light sources; wherein a luminance can be independently controlled for each of the plurality of light sources by changing a ratio between a turned-on period and a turned-off period; the light source control apparatus comprising a determining unit configured to determine the respective luminances of the plurality of light sources and to determine, as a light source driving condition, a length of the turned-on period of each of the plurality of light sources and a turn-on reference timing as a start timing of the turned-on period; a correcting unit configured to perform correction for the light source driving condition to lower the luminance(s) of at least one of the plurality of light sources so that an electric power consumption is not more than a threshold value at all of the turn-on reference timings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20160033106
    Abstract: A light source device comprises a plurality of kinds of light sources having different directivity characteristics and including a first light source and a second light source having a directivity characteristic wider than a directivity characteristic of the first light source; and a diffusing structure section for radiating light emitted by the first light source after diffusing the light, wherein a position of a center of a first brightness distribution of light radiated from the diffusing structure section in a case when the first light source emits light is a position corresponding to a position of a center of a second brightness distribution in a case when the second light source emits light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20150359067
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to the present invention, includes a substrate, a plurality of light source units provided on the substrate, a partition wall provided on the substrate and surrounding each of the light source units, and an optical sensor disposed between two or more of the light source units that are adjacent to each other, wherein the number of optical sensors is lower than the number of light source units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Masanao Kurita, Masahiro Kamiyoshihara, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20150300576
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources provided, respectively, in a plurality of first divided regions; a first suppressing member that suppresses, for each of the plurality of first divided regions, spreading of light emitted from a light source provided in the first divided region; a conversion member that converts the color of the light emitted from the light sources and emits light of the converted color; and a diffusing member that is provided on a side closer to the emission surface than the conversion member so as to diffuse the light emitted from the conversion member, wherein the diffusing member is apart from the conversion member by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20150212371
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus including a first and a second light source, wherein both light sources have spectral characteristics of blue light having an emission light peak within a first wavelength range, at least one of the light sources further has a spectral characteristic of at least one of green light having an emission light peak within a second wavelength range and red light having an emission light peak within a third wavelength range, and a composite spectral characteristic resulting from light emissions from the both light sources has peaks within the first, the second, and the third wavelength ranges, the peak within the first wavelength range has a larger half-value width than others, and the peak within the first wavelength range has a substantially symmetric shape about the peak wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura