Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yasuhiro Matsuura

Teruki Kikkawa

Hiroshi Uchiike

Masanao Kurita

Mitsuru Tada

Masahiro Kamiyoshihara

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.

Light-emitting apparatus and display apparatus

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.

Light source device with color conversion member, supporting member and light suppressing member

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.

Tri-color LED groups spaced for optimal color mixing

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.

Light source apparatus emitting light from an emission surface and image display apparatus having the light source apparatus

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.

Image display apparatus and control method for same

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.

Light source apparatus

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.

Light source apparatus and display apparatus

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.

Light source control apparatus, control method for controlling the same, and liquid crystal display apparatus

A channel conversion part () performs channel conversion on audio data of a plurality of channels so that the number of channels thereof is converted to an appropriate number of channels for which an acoustic effect can be verified or perceived by audience according to the volume level of reproduced sound, and audio is output only with a required number of channels. In addition, a frequency control part () for controlling the operating frequencies of switching regulators (-) of audio amplifiers (-) also performs frequency control according to the volume level of sound of each channel which performs an audio output.

Audio control method and audio control apparatus

A lighting apparatus according to the present invention includes a light guiding unit and a plurality of light sources arranged along the incidence face of the light guiding unit. The plurality of light sources are constituted by a plurality of light source groups such that one light source group corresponds to one block. The one light source group includes a plurality of white light sources and a plurality of color light sources. Among the plurality of color light sources included in the one light source group, the color light sources with an emission color of the highest light intensity, when the light sources are driven under identical drive conditions, are disposed at both ends of the light source group. All of the white light sources included in the plurality of light sources arranged along the incidence face are disposed equidistantly.

Lighting apparatus

There is provided an audio reproduction apparatus. The audio reproduction apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit, a determination unit, a calculation unit, a second acquisition unit, and a generation unit. The configuration of the audio reproduction apparatus enables changing a head-related transfer function for signal processing in audio signal reproduction in accordance with the state of the audio recording apparatus at the time of audio signal acquisition.

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Yokohama, Japan

Yasuhiro Matsuura