Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Hisashi Watanabe

Hirotoshi Yasunaga

Youzou Kyoukane

Takeshi Masuda

Ryuzo Yuki

Mitsuhiro Murata

Takeshi Ishida

Eiji Satoh

Takahiro Nakahara

Shinya Kadowaki

Kohzoh Nakamura

Youhei Nakanishi

Masayuki Kanehiro

Akiko Miyazaki

Tomohiro Kimura

Akira Sakai

Yasushi Asaoka

Shigeto Yoshida

Kentarou Imamura

Kiyoshi Minoura

Takeo Azuma

Satoshi Sato

Kunio Nobori

Yasuhiro Sugita

Takamasa Ando

Nobuhiko Wakai

Satoshi Shibata

Jean Mugiraneza

Hiromi Enomoto

Toshiki Matsuoka

Takuma Tomotoshi

Yuichi Iyama

Takafumi Shimatani

Makoto Yoshimura

Yohzoh Narutaki

Kenji Okamoto

Masanobu Mizusaki

Toshihiro Yanagi

Kazutaka Hanaoka

David James Montgomery

Yozo Narutaki

Tokio Taguchi

Hiroyuki Moriwaki

Kohhei Tanaka

Seiichi Uchida

Takeshi Noma

Takayuki Nishiyama

Hiroyuki Hakoi

Tomoko Teranishi

Masahiro Shimizu

Masahiro Mitani

Takashi Sato

Katsutoshi Kikuchi

Masaki Tabata

Hayato Nakamura

Yuhzoh Fujimura

A skin evaluation device includes: a light source that projects a dot pattern created by first light onto a skin of at least one user; an image sensor that generates and outputs image data which indicates an image of the skin onto which the dot pattern is projected; a memory that stores reference data to evaluate a condition of the skin; and an arithmetic circuit that generates and outputs data related to the condition of the skin based on the image data and the reference data.

Skin evaluation device, skin evaluation system, skin evaluation method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program for skin evaluation

An operation appropriateness determination system includes an authentication apparatus that identifies an operator on a basis of a feature of the operator and that outputs information for identifying the operator, a biometric sensing apparatus that obtains biological information regarding the operator and that outputs the biological information, an operation sensing apparatus that detects a load of an operation that is being performed by the operator and that outputs operation information indicating the load of the operation, a storage device, and a signal processing apparatus.

Operation appropriateness determination system, method for determining operation appropriateness, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for determining operation appropriateness

A system including a light source that, in operation, projects dots onto a target, the dots being formed by first light; a first photodetector that, in operation, detects second light resulting from the projection of the dots onto the target; and a circuit that in operation, performs an individual authentication, wherein the individual authentication includes at least the following step (i) and step (ii): step (i) determining whether the target is a living body or not based on the second light, and step (ii) performing a biometric authentication of the target.

Method and system using biological information detection device using second light from target onto which dots formed by first light are projected to detect status of living body

A lighting device includes a plurality of light sources arranged side by side in a plane and a wavelength conversion sheet arranged to face a light emitting surface of each of the light sources and converting a wavelength of light from the light sources, in which the wavelength conversion sheet includes a base material having transparency, and a wavelength conversion layer in which a plurality of protrusions containing a wavelength conversion material and having a spherical surface are arranged side by side without gaps on a principal surface of the base material opposite to the light sources.

Lighting device using wavelength conversion sheet, and display device using the same

A lighting device includes a circuit substrate that includes a wiring circuit, LEDs that are mounted on the circuit substrate and that emit primary light, a phosphor sheet that faces a light emission surface of each of the LEDs and that has a function of converting part of the primary light into secondary light in another wavelength range that differs from the wavelength range, and a selective reflection layer that is composed of dielectric multilayer film, that is disposed between the phosphor sheet and the LEDs, that covers the light emission surface of each of the LEDs, that allows the part of the primary light to be transmitted therethrough, and that reflects part of the secondary light. The selective reflection layer is disposed so as to have convex shapes projecting in a direction opposite a direction toward the circuit substrate in regions that overlap the LEDs.

Lighting device and method of producing light source substrate

A biological information detection method including: causing a light source to emit first light in a first area; detecting a presence of a first living body in the first area based on a second light which is resulted in the emission of the first light; detecting body motion of the first living body based on the second light; determining whether or not the body motion is within a low level; notifying, in response to the determination that the body motion is within the low level, a first alert to the first living body, where the first alert includes an information to draw attention of the first living body.

A light-emitting-element-equipped substrate includes: a circuit substrate including a main surface; a light-emitting element mounted on the main surface and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; a silicone-based white resist layer covering the main surface and including: a first opening surrounding the light-emitting element; and a second opening different from the first opening; and a transparent protective layer covering the light-emitting element, the silicone-based white resist layer, and the second opening.

Light-emitting-element-equipped substrate and backlight

A biological information detection apparatus includes: a light source which projects a pattern of near-infrared light onto an object including a living body; an imaging system which includes first photodetector cells detecting light in a near-infrared wavelength range and second photodetector cells detecting light in a visible wavelength range, and generates a first image signal representing a first image, which is an image taken in the near-infrared wavelength range, of the object on which the pattern is projected, and a second image signal representing a second image of the object taken in the visible wavelength range; and a calculator which calculates biological information concerning the living body using at least one selected from the group consisting of the first and second image signals.

Biological information detection apparatus that includes a light source projecting a near-infrared pattern onto an object and an imaging system including first photodetector cells detecting near-infrared wavelength light and second photodetector cells detecting visible wavelength light

An LED light-source substrate includes a first bonding sheet covering the LED, a second bonding sheet formed on the first bonding sheet, and a reflective layer formed on the second bonding sheet to suppress light from the LED. The second bonding sheet is bonded peelably from the first bonding sheet.

LED light-source substrate and illumination device

An imaging system includes a light source that, in operation, emits an emitted light containing a near-infrared light in a first wavelength region, an image sensor, and a double-band pass filter that transmits a visible light in at least a part of a wavelength region out of a visible region and the near-infrared light in the first wavelength region. The image sensor includes light detection cells, a first filter that selectively transmits the near-infrared light in the first wavelength region, second to fourth filters that selectively transmit lights in second to fourth wavelength regions, respectively, which are contained in the visible light, and an infrared absorption filter. The infrared absorption filter faces the second to fourth filters and absorbs the near-infrared light in the first wavelength region.

Imaging system including light source, image sensor, and double-band pass filter

A lighting device includes a mounting substrate comprising a first pair of conductive pads and a second pair of conductive pads arranged along a first direction on the mounting substrate. The first pair of conductive pads is offset from the second pair of conductive pads in the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction with respect to a plane parallel to the mounting substrate. A first light emitting device is coupled to the first pair of conductive pads, and configured to emit lights toward a first side within a space formed between the mounting substrate and a diffusion plate. A second light emitting device is coupled to the second pair of conductive pads, and configured to emit lights toward a second side opposite of the first side within the space formed between the substrate and the diffusion plate.

Lighting device with offset land patterns

The light input efficiency of a light-emitting device into a circular disc-shaped or elliptical disc-shaped light guide plate is increased. A light-emitting device includes a first light-emitting unit () that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements (Lto L) arranged curvilinearly, a second light-emitting unit () that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements (Lto L) arranged curvilinearly, and a coupling portion () that is disposed so as to coincide with a region (SA) sandwiched by the first and second light-emitting units and couples the first and second light-emitting units.

Light-emitting device, lighting device, and display device

A plurality of LEDs (light sources)that are arranged to form a column, each of which includes a electrodefor power supply, a plurality of first wiresthat are connected to the electrodein the plurality of LEDs, and a second wirethat is connected with each of the plurality of first wiresand is pulled out toward one end side in an array direction of the plurality of LEDsare included.

Lighting device having light sources arranged in columns and display device thereof

A reflection sheet stacked on a mounting surface of a light source substrate on which light sources are mounted includes an insulating sheet and a reflection layer. The insulating sheet is made of an insulating material. The reflection layer includes a metal thin film stacked on the insulating sheet. Holes are drilled through the reflection layer and the insulating sheet in a stacking direction in which the reflection layer is stacked on the insulating sheet so that the light sources are exposed therethrough. The reflection layer is divided into divided reflection areas by slits. The holes are formed in the divided reflection areas, respectively.

Reflection sheet, lighting device and display device

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Hisashi Watanabe