Patents by Inventor Yasushi Konuma

Yasushi Konuma 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: 20230410733
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Publication number: 20230402003
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 11817048
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Patent number: 11790843
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230140888
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230125418
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that are able to provide suitable functionality according to applications. The signal processing apparatus provided by the present technology includes a signal processing section that acquires at least one of first information regarding a color of a video to be displayed on a panel section, second information regarding brightness of a screen of the panel section, and third information measured as a physical quantity related to the panel section, and that performs, on the basis of the acquired information, adaptive control of a voltage according to a load on and an application of the panel section. The voltage is used for driving the panel section. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Tetsuo Ikeyama, Daisuke Miki, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida, Masayoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Okochi
  • Patent number: 8937631
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes: a detecting unit detecting pixel regions where luminance levels of image signals exceed a given luminance threshold; and a correcting unit applying basic gamma correction to image signals in regions other than the pixel regions detected, and applying luminance increasing gamma correction to image signals in the pixel regions detected. The luminance increasing gamma correction allows the luminance levels to be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Publication number: 20100026731
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes: a detecting unit detecting pixel regions where luminance levels of image signals exceed a given luminance threshold; and a correcting unit applying basic gamma correction to image signals in regions other than the pixel regions detected, and applying luminance increasing gamma correction to image signals in the pixel regions detected. The luminance increasing gamma correction allows the luminance levels to be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Patent number: 7046302
    Abstract: It is determined whether or not an input video signal is a side panel signal, a letter box signal, or a full line signal. If the input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, when a multiple-picture displaying process or a reduced picture displaying process is performed, only a signal of an effective picture area is extracted. With only the signal of the effective picture area, the picture sizes are adjusted and the pictures are combined. Thus, even if an input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, the picture does not become small. In addition, when the reduced picture displaying process is performed, since a wasteful picture portion is not processed, the utilization efficiency of the screen is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Patent number: 7023490
    Abstract: It is determined whether or not an input video signal is a side panel signal, a letter box signal, or a full line signal. If the input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, when a multiple-picture displaying process or a reduced picture displaying process is performed, only a signal of an effective picture area is extracted. With only the signal of the effective picture area, the picture sizes are adjusted and the pictures are combined. Thus, even if an input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, the picture does not become small. In addition, when the reduced picture displaying process is performed, since a wasteful picture portion is not processed, the utilization efficiency of the screen is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Publication number: 20050168639
    Abstract: It is determined whether or not an input video signal is a side panel signal, a letter box signal, or a full line signal. If the input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, when a multiple-picture displaying process or a reduced picture displaying process is performed, only a signal of an effective picture area is extracted. With only the signal of the effective picture area, the picture sizes are adjusted and the pictures are combined. Thus, even if an input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, the picture does not become small. In addition, when the reduced picture displaying process is performed, since a wasteful picture portion is not processed, the utilization efficiency of the screen is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Patent number: 6771319
    Abstract: In an image display device and method, a moving picture is composed in a graphics generator with a still picture and graphics to obtain a composite image. A moving picture area, a still picture area and a graphics area of the composite image are specified and detected as binary detection signals. The detection signals are composed with one another in levels corresponding to the drawing areas to generate a composite detection signal. On the basis of the composite detection signal, the contrast, the luminance signal and the speed modulation signal are controlled for the drawing areas of a moving picture, a still picture and graphics. When the video signals of the moving picture plane and the non-moving picture planes are composed with one another and the composite image is displayed, the optimum image quality can be achieved in each of the moving picture and the non-moving picture areas of the composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Publication number: 20020085122
    Abstract: In the image display device and method of the present invention, a moving picture plane is composed with a still picture plane and a graphics plane to obtain a composite image plane in a graphics generator. A moving picture area, a still picture area and a graphics area of the composite image plane are specified and detected as binary detection signals on the basis of drawing area indicating information transmitted from a broadcast side or the signal level or composite rate of each image plane before the composition in a drawing area detecting circuit. The detection signals are composed with one another in the levels corresponding to the areas to generate a multi-valued composite detection signal in a detection signal composing circuit. On the basis of the composite detection signal, the contrast, the enhancement of high band components of the luminance signal and the amplitude of the speed modulation signal are controlled every drawing area of a moving picture, a still picture and graphics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma
  • Publication number: 20020027614
    Abstract: It is determined whether or not an input video signal is a side panel signal, a letter box signal, or a full line signal. If the input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, when a multiple-picture displaying process or a reduced picture displaying process is performed, only a signal of an effective picture area is extracted. With only the signal of the effective picture area, the picture sizes are adjusted and the pictures are combined. Thus, even if an input video signal is a side panel signal or a letter box signal, the picture does not become small. In addition, when the reduced picture displaying process is performed, since a wasteful picture portion is not processed, the utilization efficiency of the screen is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasushi Konuma