13th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130076941 | Systems And Methods For Editing Digital Photos Using Surrounding Context - Systems and methods for multi-pressure interaction on touch-sensitive surfaces are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a system includes a display; a memory configured to store images; a camera in communication with the memory, the camera configured to capture images; and a processor in communication with the memory and the display. In this embodiment, the processor is configured to receive a first image; receive a selection of a portion of the first image, wherein the portion is less than all of the first image; receive a second image, the second image comprising a different image than the first image; determine a portion of the second image corresponding to the portion of the first image; and replace the portion of the first image with the portion of the second image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076942 | IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - An image taking apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image pickup unit; a memory that stores an image taken by the image pickup unit as image data; a control circuit; and an operation unit for giving a command to the control circuit. The control circuit includes: a mark registration unit that registers an image taken by the image pickup unit as a mark image in the memory depending on a mark registration command; an image cutting unit that determines a polygonal region having display positions of a plurality of mark images as a plurality of apexes by using an image taken by the image pickup unit as a target depending on an image cutting command, and cuts the polygonal region out of the image taken by the image pickup unit; and a cut-out image recording unit that records the image cut out by the image cutting unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION OF FACIAL AREAS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES FROM A DIGITAL CAMERA - Disclosed is an apparatus for photographing an image using a digital camera capable of providing a preview image, including: an image sensor for capturing an image of a subject; a first image signal processor for processing at least one captured image as a sequent image in order to display the captured image as a preview image on a display window and detecting a face area from the captured image; a buffer for storing the image including at least one detected face area; a capture button for capturing a still image during outputting the sequent image as the preview image on the display window; a second image signal processor for processing the captured still image using the capture button; a controller for controlling to store the captured still image and information related on the face area detected from the first image signal processor prior to the input of the capture button; and a memory for storing the processed still image together with the information related on the detected face area. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076944 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus that includes a camera unit including an imaging sensor that captures an image; a display that displays an image; and a processor that: clips an image region having a size corresponding to a photography zoom power from an image captured by the camera unit; adjusts a clipping position at a time of clipping the image region from the image; and controls the display to display the clipped image region on the display. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076945 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A processor ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130076946 | IMAGING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus provided with an imaging device, a setting unit and a gain control unit. The imaging device images an imaging subject. On the basis of a saturation charge amount of the imaging device, which changes in accordance with a pixel addition number according to a pixel addition function of the imaging device, the setting unit sets a gain of imaging signals in accordance with a specified pixel addition number. The gain control unit controls the gain of the imaging signals in accordance with the gain set by the setting unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076947 | SINGLE-SHOT HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING - A method for generating a high dynamic range image. An image is captured using a Bayer pattern color filter array to generate raw pixel sensor data for the image. The pixel sensor data is separated into highpass (Z | 2013-03-28 |
20130076948 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging section outputs n pixel signals every pixel row of n×m pixels, and n AD conversion sections, corresponding to n pixel columns of the n×m pixels, convert the n pixel signals to n pixel values. A resolution control section controls the n AD conversion sections so that the AD conversion resolution of the n AD conversion sections become a first resolution, or a second resolution rougher than the first resolution, based on the AD conversion resolution of the n AD conversion sections and the n pixel values. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076949 | TIME-DELAY-AND-INTEGRATE IMAGE SENSORS HAVING VARIABLE INTERGRATION TIMES - In various embodiments, a time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) image sensor includes (i) a plurality of integrating CCDs (ICCDs), arranged in parallel, that accumulate photocharge in response to exposure to light, (ii) electrically coupled to the plurality of ICCDs, a readout CCD (RCCD) for receiving photocharge from the plurality of ICCDs, and (iii) electrically coupled to the RCCD, readout circuitry for converting charge received from the RCCD into voltage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076950 | IMAGE MATCHING, DATA COMPRESSION AND TRACKING ARCHITECTURES - Integrated photo detector receptor with Memristor Memory cell to perform simultaneous image capture and image matching as part of meta-security camera. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076951 | IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided an imaging element including a transmission channel region provided in an optical black pixel region shielded from light from an outside of a semiconductor substrate by a light shielding film, for transmitting a charge existing inside the semiconductor substrate of the optical black pixel region to an outside of the optical black pixel region. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076952 | CMOS Image Sensor, Timing Control Method and Exposure Method Thereof - The invention discloses a CMOS image sensor, a timing control method and an exposure method thereof. The image sensor includes a pixel array composed of multiple pixel rows and a control chip controlling the array. The control chip controls each pixel row to expose in the exposure time during one exposure period of the pixel row, and then wait predetermined time after the exposure time to output data. In the invention, the exposure time of the image sensor is separated from the time of outputting data. Therefore, the working mode of the image sensor can be controlled more flexibly. By the manner of controlling the pixel rows in the sub-array of the image sensor to expose synchronously, the flash time of the light source is the same as the exposure time of each single sub-array, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of the source energy and ensuring real-time image sampling. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076953 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - Certain embodiments provide a solid-state image pickup device including a first pixel, a second pixel, and an output circuit. The first pixel has a first photodiode and a first microlens that is formed above the first photodiode. The second pixel has a second photodiode and a second microlens which is formed above the second photodiode and is smaller than the first microlens. Further, the second pixel has a sensitivity of 1/n times of the first pixel and has a photoelectric conversion period of n times of the first pixel. The output circuit outputs a differential signal of a difference between a first detection signal based on a charge amount of the first signal charge and a second detection signal based on a charge amount of the second signal charge. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076954 | DARK REFERENCE IN CCD IMAGE SENSORS - In various embodiments, image sensors include an imaging array of optically active pixels, a dark-reference region of optically inactive pixels, and two light shields disposed over the dark-reference region and having openings therein. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076955 | TIME-DELAY-AND-INTEGRATE IMAGE SENSORS HAVING VARIABLE INTEGRATION TIMES - In various embodiments, a time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) image sensor includes (i) a plurality of integrating CCDs (ICCDs), arranged in parallel, that accumulate photocharge in response to exposure to light, (ii) electrically coupled to the plurality of ICCDs, a readout CCD (RCCD) for receiving photocharge from the plurality of ICCDs, and (iii) electrically coupled to the RCCD, readout circuitry for converting charge received from the RCCD into voltage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076956 | TIME-DELAY-AND-INTEGRATE IMAGE SENSORS HAVING VARIABLE INTERGRATION TIMES - In various embodiments, a time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) image sensor includes (i) a plurality of integrating CCDs (ICCDs), arranged in parallel, that accumulate photocharge in response to exposure to light, (ii) electrically coupled to the plurality of ICCDs, a readout CCD (RCCD) for receiving photocharge from the plurality of ICCDs, and (iii) electrically coupled to the RCCD, readout circuitry for converting charge received from the RCCD into voltage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076957 | Image Capturing Device Capable of Automatically Switching Clock of Memory and Control Method Thereof - An image capturing device capable of automatically switching the clock of the memory and a control method thereof. The image capturing device comprises an image capturing module, a display module, an image buffer module, an operating module and a processing module. The operating module increases the clock of the image buffer module to a first clock, and works with the image capturing module to perform an image capturing process. After the image capturing process is finished, the processing module stops a timing generating unit in the operating module from sending a synchronizing signal to the display module, and controls the operating module to decrease the clock of the image buffer module from the first clock to a second clock. Finally, the processing module controls the timing generating unit to re-send the synchronizing signal to the display module. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076958 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPASS FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of displaying a shooting azimuth for a user such that it can be intuitively understood with ease while keeping the amount of computations required to display a shooting azimuth small. When a though-the-lens image or a moving image from an image pickup sensor, which shoots a subject, is displayed on a TFT display, a shooting azimuth is displayed by a first azimuth display method based on shooting azimuth information, and when a though-the-lens image or a moving image from the image pickup sensor is not displayed on the TFT display, the shooting azimuth is displayed based on the shooting azimuth information by a second azimuth display method different from the first azimuth display method. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076959 | Imaging Device - An imaging device in the present disclosure includes: an imaging unit including an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object and an imaging element configured to convert an optical image formed by the imaging optical system into an image signal and output the image signal; a distance-measuring section configured to obtain distance information of the object; an image display section configured to display an image of the image signal; an object recording section configured to previously register and record an object to be shot; and a distance designation section configured to designate a distance at which the object is to be shot. The imaging optical system performs a focusing operation for the distance designated by the distance designation section. The imaging unit performs shooting exposure when the object recorded previously by the object recording section is located at the distance designated by the distance designation section. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076960 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging includes an image acquisition module which has an image sensor and a first lens system, having a focal plane, for imaging an object onto the image sensor, a display module which displays the image captured by means of the image acquisition module such that a user can perceive it with one eye, and a control unit. A measuring module is provided to the control unit for measuring the accommodation state (B | 2013-03-28 |
20130076961 | IMAGE CAPTURE MODES FOR SELF PORTRAITS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface during an image capture. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device for a first screen and a second screen when capturing the image. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user. The image capture function includes different modes that display different information on the first and/or second screens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076962 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THROUGH TOUCH SENSOR - An electronic apparatus has a touch sensor provided with a first touching zone including at least a second touching zone and a third touching zone, the second and third touching zones being allocated with different functions. The electronic apparatus is controlled to perform a specific function assigned to a specific touching zone that is the second or the third touching zone when there is a first touch input at first through the specific touching zone and continuously perform the specific function even if there is a second touch input that follows the first touch input, through either the second or the third touching zone that is not the specific touching zone, as long as there is a continuous touch input through the first touching zone from the first to the second touch input with no intermission. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076963 | IMAGE CAPTURE MODES FOR DUAL SCREEN MODE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface during an image capture. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device for a first screen and a second screen when capturing the image. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user. The image capture function includes different modes that display different information on the first and/or second screens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076964 | IMAGE CAPTURE DURING DEVICE ROTATION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface during an image capture. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device for a first screen and a second screen when capturing the image. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user. The image capture function includes different modes that display different information on the first and/or second screens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076965 | PARTIALLY LIT SENSOR - An image sensing system for an electronic device. The image sensing system includes a lens and an image sensor. The image sensor includes a indirectly lit area of pixels and a directly lit area of pixels. The lens is in optical communication with the directly lit area of pixels. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076966 | DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH REFOCUSABLE IMAGING MODE - A digital imaging system switchable between a low-resolution refocusable imaging mode and a high-resolution non-refocusable imaging mode comprising: an image sensor having a plurality of sensor pixels for capturing a digital image; an imaging lens for forming an image of a scene onto an image plane; and a switchable optical module including a microlens array module having a microlens array with a plurality of microlenses, and a glass plate module; wherein when the digital imaging system is switched to be in the low-resolution refocusable mode the switchable optical module positions the microlens array module between the imaging lens and the image sensor, and when the digital imaging system is switched to be in the high-resolution non-refocusable mode the switchable optical module positions the glass plate module between the imaging lens and the image sensor. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076967 | Dynamic Autofocus Opertions - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for dynamically adjusting an image capture device's autofocus (AF) operation based, at least in part, on the device's orientation are described. In general, information about an image capture device's orientation may be used to either increase the speed or improve the resolution of autofocus operations. More particularly, orientation information such as that available from an accelerometer may be used to reduce the number of lens positions (points-of-interest) used during an autofocus operation, thereby improving the operation's speed. Alternatively, orientation information may be used to reduce the lens' range of motion while maintaining the number of points-of-interest, thereby improving the operation's resolution. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076968 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensing device includes: an image sensor that generates an image signal of a subject image; a reading control portion that reads the image signal in a selected reading mode; a focus control portion that performs focus processing which detects, based on the read image signal, a relative position relationship between a focus lens and the image sensor for focusing the subject image; and a reading mode selection portion that selects, based on the read image signal, a reading mode for performing the focus processing. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076969 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVE MECHANISM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus including a lens barrel with a bending optical system, in which a reflection optical element is movable between a storage state and a photographing state. When a rotary cylinder that retains a lens group to which light beams from an object are incident is being driven by a drive source to advance and retreat between a storage state and a photographing state, the coupling between a cam mechanism for rotary cylinder operation and a driving force transmission gear train for optical element operation is automatically established and released, whereby the operation for moving the reflection optical element between the storage state and the photographing state can be achieved by a single drive source. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076970 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND FOCUS DETECTION METHOD - The image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor photoelectrically converting paired object images formed by light fluxes from mutually different pupil areas of an image capturing optical system, a signal producing part producing, by using output from each of plural pixel lines in a focus detection area in the image sensor, paired image signals corresponding to the paired object images for each pixel line, a calculating part calculating a defocus amount by using the paired image signals produced for each pixel line. The calculating part shifts the paired image signals relatively, produce first correlation data showing change of a correlation value of the paired image signals according to their relative shift amount, adds the first correlation data produced for the respective plural pixel lines to produce second correlation data, and calculates the defocus amount from the second correlation data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076971 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGING LENS UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An optical element includes an effective diameter area that is centered on an optical axis and transmits an effective light beam, and a flange portion having, on a side surface around the effective diameter area, a slope that is not perpendicular to a direction of the optical axis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076972 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor having plural pixels each being constituted by a microlens causing light fluxes from mutually different areas in an exit pupil of an image capturing optical system to form two object images and two photoelectric conversion portions photoelectrically converting the two object images, a signal reader performing a first reading operation that adds signals from the two photoelectric conversion portions to read the added signal as a pixel signal and a second reading operation that independently reads the signal from each of the two photoelectric conversion portions as the pixel signal, and a phase difference detector detecting a phase difference between the two object images by using the pixel signal read by the second reading operation. The signal reader performs, when the phase difference is detected, the second reading operation on pixel lines located discretely among plural pixel lines in the image sensor. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076973 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of reducing the load of the process required to combine images with different exposures to generate a composite image. An image pickup unit performs continuous image pickup that shoots a subject continuously under different exposure conditions. A control unit controls the image pickup unit so that the exposure condition for the first shot in a current set, which is a second or later set, is coincident with the exposure condition for the last shot in the previous set when a plurality of sets of the continuous image pickup are performed. A composing unit composes the images acquired by one set of the continuous image pickup by the image pickup unit to generate one output image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076974 | Image Formats and Related Methods and Apparatuses - Image data may be color graded, distributed and viewed on target displays. Mappings that preserve mid-range points and mid-range contrast may be applied to view the image data for color grading and to prepare the image data for display on a target display. The image data may be expanded to exploit the dynamic range of the target display without affecting mid-tone values. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076975 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device | 2013-03-28 |
20130076976 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a camera module including: a lens barrel part in which a plurality of lenses are stacked; a housing enclosing an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel part; an infrared (IR)-cut filter mounted at a lower portion of the housing to remove a near infrared wavelength; an image sensor mounted on a lower portion of the IR-cut filter to convert an external image into an electrical signal; a circuit board having an opening part formed at the center thereof, the opening part receiving the image sensor therein; and a plate mounted on the circuit board and made of a thermal conductive material so as to radiate heat generated from the circuit board. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076977 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING IMAGING SENSOR PACKAGE - An image pickup apparatus in which an imaging sensor package reflow mounted in advance to a circuit board can be fixed to a fixture member of the image pickup apparatus. A sensor holder of a digital video camera as an image pickup apparatus has a holder body that is positioned to surround an imaging sensor package mounted to a sensor board as a circuit board. Flange portions of the sensor holder are formed to project from a rear end surface of the holder body toward a heat radiation plate having a flat plate shape. The heat radiation plate is fixed to a lens barrel in a state that the flange portions are held between the lens barrel and the heat radiation plate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076978 | VIDEO SIGNAL SENDING DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A video signal sending device includes: a video dividing unit, more than one video adjusting unit and a video composite unit. Each video adjusting unit receives more than one video signal from the video dividing unit and adjusts an original frame rate of each video signal to more than one new frame rate. The video composite unit is used to combine each video signal to a composite video signal, and send the composite video signal to a remote end by a transmission channel. A maximum frame rate of the transmission channel is equal to sum of each new frame rate or the original frame rate, thereby improving the efficiency of video signal transmissions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076979 | VIDEO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMITTING METHOD, VIDEO RECEIVING APPARATUS, VIDEO RECEIVING METHOD, AND VIDEO TRANSMITTING-RECEIVING APPARATUS - A video transmitting-receiving apparatus has a simple configuration to transmit and receive high-quality video via two-way communication between 50 Hz and 60 Hz regions. A 50 Hz-60 Hz arrangement unit determines whether an operating frequency of a receiving-side video transmitting-receiving apparatus is 50 Hz or 60 Hz from received information. The 50 Hz-60 Hz arrangement unit obtains an operating frequency of a transmitting-side transmitting-receiving apparatus from a display unit (or an input unit) and determines whether the transmitting-side frequency is the same as the receiving-side frequency. When the frequencies are the same, a coding unit codes interlaced video outputted from the input unit. When the frequencies are different, the coding unit codes progressive video obtained by IP conversion of the input unit and generates a progressive video stream. A transmission unit transmits, to the receiving side, the coded stream and information indicating the transmitting-side frequency. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076980 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE PRESENTATION OF A COMBINED VIDEO PROGRAM - A system and method for synchronizing the presentation of a video program on multiple display devices makes use of a synchronized content distribution unit that receives a video program from a content provider as well as text, audio and/or video feeds from at least one user. The video program and the text, audio and/or video feeds are combined, and the combined program is then distributed to the display screens. Synchronization information may be encoded in the combined program, and this information may be used by the display screens or video controller associated with the display screens to cause the combined video program to be displayed on all the display screens in a synchronized fashion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076981 | OPTIMIZING TIMED TEXT GENERATION FOR LIVE CLOSED CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLES - A method is provided in certain example embodiments, and may include receiving source timed text data and an associated time stamp, and rendering a representation of the received source timed text data within a textual array. The textual array includes at least one row having textual data associated with the received source timed text data contained therein. The method may further include producing at least one data document including row data associated with one or more rows of the textual array when the textual data of the at least one row has changed from a previously rendered on-screen representation of previously received source timed text data. The row data includes a change in textual data for one or more rows from a previously produced caption data document. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076982 | TELEVISION SYSTEM AND BOOTING METHOD THEREOF - A television (TV) system and a booting method thereof are provided. In the present invention, by additionally adding a self-setting booting item into an OSD (on-screen display) menu provided by the TV system, a plurality of booting modes related to the TV system is self-defined by a user under the self-setting booting item. Accordingly, the TV system performs a booting procedure in response to the self-defined and selected booting mode. Since the booting mode of the TV system can be self-defined/selected by the user, the modules corresponding to functions that are not need by the user in the TV system can be turned off/disabled, which avails saving power and improving a booting speed of the TV system, and even increasing practicability of the TV system. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076983 | TELEVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WATCHING TELEVISION PROGRAMS - A method of watching television programs, to be implemented using a television device and a remote control device that remotely controls the television device and that has an audio-video output module, includes: configuring first and second television tuners of the television device to receive the television program signals, respectively; and configuring the television device to receive an output television program command from the remote control device, and to select one of the television program signals for output to the remote control device and for subsequent reproduction by the audio-video output module of the remote control device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076984 | AUTOMATIC REPOSITIONING OF VIDEO ELEMENTS - A system and method for automatically repositioning virtual and physical elements in a scene. The system and method being configured to receive a video frame, receive data, including position data, describing a first element to be imaged in the video frame, receive data, including position data, describing a second element to be imaged in the video frame, assign a dynamic status to the first element and automatically reposition at least the first element to create a modified video frame. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOTION VECTOR - Provided is a motion vector detecting apparatus capable of detecting a motion vector based on each of front and rear frames as a starting point while restraining an increase of a circuit scale. A starting pixel generation unit generates starting pixel data based on pixel data in a frame f | 2013-03-28 |
20130076986 | BATTERYLESS DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER - A batteryless digital TV receiver has a connector mounted on a body and complying with a specific standard, an RF receiving module, a digital TV processor, an authentication chip and a switching power conversion module. When the batteryless digital TV receiver is connected with a handheld device, the switching power conversion module acquires power outputted from the handheld device through the connector, limits an operating power under a specific current, supplies the operating power to the RF receiving module, the digital TV processor and the authentication chip. After the authentication chip and the handheld device finish an authentication step, the digital TV processor receives digital TV signals from the RF receiving module. The digital TV signals are decoded and transmitted to the handheld device and are displayed on the handheld device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076987 | METHOD, AUDIO/VIDEO APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus reducing interference to reception of television signals received by a television receiver. The television receiver includes an antenna receiving television signals and a tuner selecting the television signals transmitted on a carrier signal. The interference is produced by a communication device transmitting radio communication signals that can be received by the television receiver when the tuner is tuned to the television signals. The method transmits a radio beacon signal from a location substantially same as a location of the television receiver, and if the radio beacon signal is detected at the communication device, adapts transmission of the radio communication signals from the communication device to reduce interference at the television receiver. As examples, the communications device is a mobile communications device, mobile telephone, personal computer, or a base station, for example disposed within a house for forming a femto cell. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076988 | Multiplex Application Method for Channel Search and Television Using the Same - A multiplex application method for channel search which is used for a television. This method includes following steps of a channel performing a search operation, wherein the television executes an application simultaneously when the channel search operation is executed; and finishing the channel search operation. In other words, the television executes the channel search operation and the application at the same time for thereby providing the television with add-on values. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONTROLLING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY - A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076990 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS BASED ON MOTION RECOGNITION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus controls a level of a volume of a provided broadcast signal or provides another broadcast signal if a broadcast signal is provided in response to a recognized user motion, and changes at least part of a screen on which a provided content is displayed if a content is provided in response to the recognized user motion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD OF AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a speaker, a connector, a multi-display module, an audio driver, and an audio-output controller. The connector is configured to output a video signal and an audio signal. The multi-display module is configured to control an outputting of the video signal in order to display a part of an image on the display and another part of the image at an external apparatus connected to the connector. The audio driver is configured to control an outputting of the audio signal at the speaker and the connector. The audio-output controller is configured to control the audio driver to output the audio signal to the speaker or the connector in accordance with the state of displaying the image at the display or the external apparatus, if the multi-display module displays the parts of the image on the display and the external apparatus. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076992 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A video display apparatus includes plural light sources, plural light source driving portions configured to drive the plural light sources, a reflection mirror configured to reflect and project a light emitted from the light sources onto an object, a mirror driver portion configured to drive the reflection mirror, and a video processor portion configured to conduct signal processing on an input video signal. The lights of the light sources are incident upon the reflection mirror along differing axes so as to be projected onto differing areas and are combined so as to display a picture of an input video signal. The video processor portion effects control so that that a picture corresponding to a region where plural projection pictures optically overlap, is made up with the light emitted from one of the light sources, thereby reducing deterioration of picture quality. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076993 | MOVING DISPLAY SYSTEM - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a moving display system that includes a track member support, a track member held by the track member support, and having a first end and a second end, and a display member support. The display member support includes a body, wherein the body is configured to hold a display member, a motor, a wheel that is drivable by the motor to move the display member support along the track member, a sensing system, and a controller that is operatively connected to the motor. The controller receives signals from the sensing system and is programmed to, in at least some instances:
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20130076994 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display device includes: a transparent electrode substrate including a transparent substrate and a transparent electrode, the transparent electrode being formed on one surface of the transparent substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a pixel electrode substrate including a first layer and a second layer in this order, the first layer including a plurality of pixel electrodes that are located in a region opposed to the transparent electrode with the liquid crystal layer in between, and a first conductive film that is located in a region other than the region opposed to the transparent electrode with the liquid crystal layer in between, the second layer including a second conducive film that is located in a region overlapping the first conductive film. The first conductive film or the second conducive film or both are electrically isolated. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076995 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes a first display panel ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130076996 | INTEGRATED TOUCH PANEL WITH DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A protective film has a first protective film ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130076997 | ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES, PASSIVE GLASSES, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides active shutter glasses, passive glasses, and a stereoscopic image projection system, with which a viewer wearing polarizing sunglasses can enjoy improved visibility. The active shutter glasses comprises: a shutter for a right eye; and a shutter for a left eye, wherein the shutters for a right eye and for a left eye each have a liquid crystal cell and a linearly polarizing element, the linearly polarizing element is provided in each shutter on an inner side than the liquid crystal cell is, the linearly polarizing element has a transmission axis direction set in the vertical direction when the glasses are worn. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076998 | OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed is an optical device which includes: optical components configured to be electrically actuated such that light transmission states are variable; a driver circuit for the optical components; a power source unit for driving the optical components; rims for supporting the optical components; temples having front and rear ends and connected at the front ends to the rims; and earpieces formed at the rear ends of the temples. The power source unit includes a secondary battery, and a charge/discharge circuit for controlling charge and discharge of the secondary battery. The secondary battery is provided near the rear end of the temple or in the earpiece. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076999 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a light source device including a light guide panel which has a first inner reflecting surface and a second inner reflecting surface opposing each other, a first light source which irradiates first illuminating light from a lateral direction to the light guide panel, a second light source which is arranged opposite a side on which the second inner reflecting surface is formed on the light guiding panel, and which irradiates second illuminating light to the second inner reflecting surface, and an optical member which is arranged between the light guide panel and the second light source, and which reduces intensity of incident light, wherein a plurality of scattering areas are provided on the second inner reflecting surface which scatter and emit the first illuminating light from the first inner reflecting surface to outside of the light guide panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077000 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A three-dimensional display apparatus, including a backlight module, two panels, and a synchronization device, is provided. The backlight module has a light emitting side and sequentially emits a plurality of color light. Both panels are disposed at the light emitting side, and the first panel is disposed between the backlight module and the second panel. The first panel includes a first polarizer and a first liquid crystal substrate, and the first polarizer is disposed between the backlight module and the first liquid crystal substrate. The second panel includes a second liquid crystal substrate and a second polarizer, and the second liquid crystal substrate is disposed between the second polarizer and the first panel. The synchronization device is electrically connected to the backlight module and the two liquid crystal substrates. During a frame time, the backlight module and the two liquid crystal substrates are synchronously driven by the synchronization device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077001 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES USING DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF EFFECTIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES - Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The drive signal source uses pulse-width modulation to set a frequency and an amplitude of the drive signal. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077002 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes first and second sub-pixels charged with the same voltage during a first period. The voltage charged in the second sub-pixel is decreased after the first period. Since the voltage level of the first sub-pixel is different from the voltage level of the second sub-pixel after the first period, liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the first sub-pixel are aligned in a direction different from that of liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the second sub-pixel. Thus, a side viewing angle of the liquid crystal display is improved. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077003 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electro-optical apparatus that includes a first insulation layer, a retention capacitance region including a plurality of retention capacitances disposed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer formed so as to cover the first insulation layer and the plurality of retention capacitances, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged on the second insulation layer so as to respectively overlap a corresponding one of the plurality of retention capacitances in a plan view. The first insulation layer includes a recessed portion formed in a region including the retention capacitance region, and the retention capacitances are provided on a bottom face of the recessed portion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077004 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels including a plurality of displaying subpixels corresponding to various colors and a viewing angle controlling subpixel for controlling a viewing angle, and a common electrode and a retention capacitor respectively provided to the plurality of pixels. At least one of the common electrode and the retention capacitor is provided so that the plurality of displaying subpixels and the viewing angle controlling subpixel are electrically independent from each other in a region where each of the plurality of pixels is provided. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077005 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel with a pad portion area, the pad portion area having an input pad portion, the input pad portion including a plurality of input pads and a plurality of dummy pads, an output pad portion, and a conducting wire portion, the conducting wire portion electrically connecting two dummy pads of the plurality of dummy pads in the input pad portion, a driving integrated circuit (IC) on the pad portion area, the driving IC including an input bump portion corresponding to the input pad portion and an output bump portion corresponding to the output pad portion, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connected to the driving IC. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077006 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a gate line, data lines transmitting a first voltage; a transmitting line transmitting a second voltage; and pixels including first and second pixel electrodes. One pixel electrode receives the first voltage through a data line, and the other receives the second voltage through the transmitting line. Branch electrodes of the pixel electrodes alternate, and a stem of the first pixel electrode of a first pixel, faces a stem of the first pixel electrode of a second pixel and a stem of the second pixel electrode of the second pixel, with respect to the data line. Areas of the stem of the first pixel electrode of the second pixel facing the stem of the first pixel electrode of the first pixel, and of the stem of the second pixel electrode of the second pixel facing the stem of the first pixel, are the same. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077007 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an active matrix substrate ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077008 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display in which the common voltage line is disposed directly on or directly under the common electrode directly contacts the common electrode such that a signal delay of the common voltage line may be reduced and simultaneously a reduction in the aperture ratio of the liquid crystal display may be prevented. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077009 | DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is a display panel using polymer network liquid crystal in which a monomer unreacted region is reduced and a thin-film transistor can be prevented from being irradiated with light energy. In the display panel, a black matrix ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077010 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first gate line and a second gate line extending in a first direction, respectively. A first source line and a second source line extend in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. A pixel electrode includes a first main pixel electrode in the shape of a belt located on an edge of the first source line and extending in the second direction, and a second main pixel electrode in the shape of a belt located on an edge of the second source line and extending in the second direction. A second substrate includes a main common electrode located between the first main pixel electrode and the second main pixel electrode and extending in the second direction. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077011 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing, with high mass productivity, liquid crystal display devices having highly reliable thin film transistors with excellent electric characteristics is provided. In a liquid crystal display device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077012 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode formed on an insulating substrate, a gate insulating film covering the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the gate insulating film and having a channel region facing the gate electrode, and an electrode layer connected to the semiconductor layer. An island-shaped interlayer insulating film covering the channel region is formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer. An end portion of the interlayer insulating film is interposed between the semiconductor layer and the electrode layer. Outer edges of the interlayer insulating film are located further inside than respective corresponding outer edges of the semiconductor layer by the same width, as viewed in a normal direction of a surface of the insulating substrate. The electrode layer is connected to an end portion of the semiconductor layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077013 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - In a liquid crystal display device enabling three-dimensional display using a liquid crystal lens, both mechanical strength and a liquid crystal lens effect are satisfied. The liquid crystal lens is bonded onto an upper polarizing plate of a liquid crystal display panel with a bonding material. The liquid crystal lens includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. The upper substrate of liquid crystal lens has a thickness larger than a total of the thickness of the lower substrate of the liquid crystal lens and the thickness of the liquid crystal display panel. Thereby, it is possible to realize a liquid crystal display device satisfying both the mechanical strength and liquid crystal lens effect. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077014 | LED Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a LED backlight module and a LCD device; the LED backlight module comprises a lamp source fixing device for fixing the LED light bar and a backplane connected to the lamp source fixing device, wherein said lamp source fixing device is connected with said backplane from the outer layer of the LED backlight module. The present invention has the advantages that the LED removal process is greatly simplified; the LEDs in the structure are disassembled without moving the optical part; the phenomenon that the optical part is artificially damaged is avoided; and there is less possibility that movement affects and reduces the quality of display. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077015 | FRAME STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses a frame structure, which can make the assembling process simple and time-saving and achieve a thin profile and a light weight. A technical solution adopted in the present disclosure is: a frame structure, comprising a frame, a front cover, and a connector for connecting the frame with the front cover that are all integrally formed, and also comprising fixing elements for securing an end of the front cover that is away from the connector to the frame. The present disclosure further discloses a liquid crystal module comprising the frame structure. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077016 | Liquid Crystal Display Device And Plastic Frame Thereof - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a front frame and a plastic frame. The plastic frame forms a receiving space. The front frame is received in the receiving space. The plastic frame includes first resilient elements and second resilient elements. The first resilient elements and the second resilient elements resiliently clamp and retain an edge of the front frame. The present invention also provides a plastic frame of liquid crystal display device. With the above arrangement, the liquid crystal display device and the plastic frame thereof use the first resilient elements and the second resilient elements of the plastic frame to clamp an edge of the front frame so as to simplify an assembling operation of the liquid crystal display device, improve manufacturing efficiency, and saving material of the front frame, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal display device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077017 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a rectangular display panel, a polarizing plate covering an entire surface of the display panel, and a frame supporting the display panel, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate extended portion extended from at least one side surface of the polarizing plate outward beyond the display panel, and the frame includes a frame extended portion extended from the frame along an extending direction of the polarizing plate extended portion to support the polarizing plate extended portion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077018 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a glass substrate, a glass substrate arranged at a distance from and opposite to the glass substrate, a lower electrode formed on the glass substrate, a counter electrode formed on the glass substrate opposite to the lower electrode, a spacer ball for supporting the glass substrate and the glass substrate to maintain a gap between the glass substrate and the glass substrate, and a plurality of conductive particles in particulate form arranged between the glass substrate and the glass substrate, a clearance being provided between the conductive particles positioned on the lower electrode and the counter electrode, the conductive particles positioned on the lower electrode being able to come into contact with the counter electrode when the glass substrate is pressed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077019 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device having the same, it comprises a LED light bar, a heat dissipating piece and a back plate. By using fixing elements, the LED light bar is fixed on the heat dissipating piece, and the heat dissipating piece is fixed on the back plate. It further comprises a stopping piece, and the LED light bar is fixed on the heat dissipating piece by the fixing elements going through the stopping piece. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077020 | LIGHT GUIDE AND DISPLAY USING IT IN A BACKLIGHT UNIT - A light guide plate includes a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a pair of opposite primary side surfaces and a pair of opposite secondary side surfaces that are perpendicular to the first and second major surfaces. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of pairs of opposing grooves including a first groove provided on the first major surface and a second groove provided on the second major surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of light sources configured relative to the grooves. A backlight unit includes the described light guide plate fixed to a back plate. A liquid crystal display device includes the backlight unit positioned behind a liquid crystal panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077021 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes light guide bodies, light sources, light extraction units, and a control unit. Each light guide body includes one end, another end on an opposite side, and a side surface. The light guide bodies are disposed with a pitch. Each of the light sources is juxtaposed to the one end of each light guide body and configured to cause a light to enter the light guide bodies. Each light extraction unit faces the side surface. Each light extraction unit includes light extraction elements. The control unit is configured to supply an electric signal to each light extraction unit. The control unit makes the light extraction units extract the light that enters the light guide bodies and propagates through the light guide bodies in accordance with the electric signal. Positions between the light extraction elements are uniformly distributed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077022 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a first substrate, a first electrode section, an organic EL section, a second electrode section, and a second substrate. The first electrode section is provided on a surface of the first substrate and including a plurality of openings. The organic EL section is provided so as to cover the first electrode section and the surface of the first substrate exposed to the plurality of openings. The second electrode section is provided so as to cover the organic EL section. The second substrate is opposed to the surface of the first substrate. The first electrode section is an anode, and the second electrode section is a cathode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077023 | DISPLAY APPARATUS PROVIDING SIDE VIEW LUMINANCE ENHANCEMENT - A flat panel display device is provided with an increased viewing angle having good dark versus light imaging contrast. The display device includes a display panel, a first optical unit, and a second optical unit. The display panel includes a liquid crystal layer that is driven in a vertical alignment mode. The first optical unit includes a negative C-plate and a first polarizer having a first absorption axis. The second optical unit includes a biaxial compensation plate having a refractive indices coefficient, (nx−nz)/(nx−ny) of more than 0.45 and less than 0.55, and a second polarizer having a second absorption axis crossing the first absorption axis. The biaxial compensation plate has a refractive indices relationship of nx>nz>ny such that dispersion of polarization states of colored light rays passed through the C-plate and the liquid crystal layer may be minimized and gathered about an extinction point, thereby improving contrast at side viewing angles. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077024 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL DEFLECTION APPARATUS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND THE OPTICAL DEFLECTION APPARATUS - An optical deflector which deflects incident light, includes an optical deflection element which deflects the incident light when a distribution of internal refraction indexes of the optical deflection element is modulated. The light incident on the optical deflection element is emitted from the optical deflection element after passing through the optical deflection element a plurality of times. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077025 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the same are provided. The backlight module comprises a back plate, and an upper surface of the back plate is an uneven surface. The uneven surface is composed of a plurality of protruded portions and a plurality of indented portions formed on the upper surface of the back plate; or, the uneven surface is composed of a matte surface formed on the upper surface of the back plate. A light emitting source coordinating with the back plate is disposed above the back plate, and faces the uneven surface to emit light. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077026 | DISPLAY MODULE - A display module having a printed circuit board, a light emitting diode disposed at one surface of the printed circuit board, and an installation installed at the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board provided with an accommodating groove in a concaved manner so that at least a portion of the installation is accommodated therein. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077027 | LED ARRAYS - This invention relates to structures for mounting LEDs, said structures being suitable for use in the manufacture of light guide devices. This invention also relates to light guide devices comprising said structures and methods of manufacture of the aforementioned. The light guide devices are suitable for use in a range of applications, particularly in connection with the backlighting of displays, for example, liquid crystal displays. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077028 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, pixels a first polarizer having a first absorption axis, a second polarizer having a second absorption axis, a first retardation film having a first slow axis, and a second retardation film having a second slow axis. Each of the pixels includes a primary pixel electrode and a pair of primary common electrodes. Re12013-03-28 | |
20130077029 | INTERFERENCE FILTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an interference filter includes a base body, a lower semi-transmissive layer, and an upper semi-transmissive layer. The base body includes a major surface. The lower semi-transmissive layer is provided on the major surface. The upper semi-transmissive layer is provided on the lower semi-transmissive layer. The base body, the lower and upper semi-transmissive layers form a first region to selectively transmit blue light, a second region to selectively transmit green light, and a third region to selectively transmit red light, arranged in a plane parallel to the major surface. A distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the second region is shorter than a distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the first region, and shorter than a distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the third region. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077030 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel which comprises a color filter substrate and an array substrate, and further comprises a conductive sealant for bonding the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The conductive sealant includes a sealing adhesive and conductive particles, the conductive particle includes an organic resin core and a conductive coating of carbon nanotubes or graphene, the conductive coating is coated on the organic resin core, and the conductive particles are evenly distributed in the sealing adhesive. The present invention further discloses a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077031 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: forming a thin film transistor on a first substrate; forming a color filter on the thin film transistor; forming a pixel electrode on the color filter; and forming a light blocking member including a column spacer protruded from the light blocking member on the color filter. The forming the light blocking member uses a mask including a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region passes light generated from a light exposer, the second region includes a blocking filter layer which selectively passes the light generated from the light exposer, and the third region blocks the light generated from the light exposer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077032 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal panel and a method for manufacturing the same, the liquid crystal panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal and a sealant sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A display area constituted by an arrangement of a plurality of devices and ITO areas, and a surrounding area around the display area are formed on the second substrate. Metal lines are arranged and disposed on the second substrate for electrically connecting to the devices. In addition, parts of the metal lines on the surrounding area are curved and extended, an ITO layer is formed on the parts of the metal lines on the surrounding area, and a bottom of the sealant is adhered with an upper surface of the ITO layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077033 | FLEXIBLE FLAT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND FLEXIBLE FLAT DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a flexible substrate structure includes the following steps. A first loading substrate having a center area and a peripheral area is provided. A first adhesive layer is formed on the center area of the first loading substrate, and a second adhesive layer is formed on the peripheral area of the first loading substrate. The first flexible substrate is adhered to the first loading substrate by the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer to form a flexible substrate structure, wherein the adhesive force between the first flexible substrate and the second adhesive layer is stronger than that between the first flexible substrate and the first adhesive layer. The flexible substrate structure is cut, and the first flexible substrate is separated from the flexible substrate structure. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077034 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed are an LCD device and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a passivation layer and a pixel electrode are simultaneously formed by a single mask process using a half tone mask, and thus, manufacturing efficiency increases, and a defective contact due to loss of the pixel electrode can be prevented in a pad area. The LCD device includes a pad part including a pad area and a contact area. The LCD device includes a pixel pad formed in the pad area, a pixel bar formed in the contact area, and a bridge layer contacting the pixel pad with the pixel bar. The bridge layer is formed as a single layer or multi layers, and formed of one or more of a transparent conductive material and an opaque conductive material. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077035 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A first substrate includes a wiring layer formed on a support substrate, and an insulating film covering the wiring layer on the support substrate and having a surface which is located opposite to the support substrate and partially and directly covered with an alignment film. As seen perpendicularly to (i.e. as seen in the direction of the normal to) a surface of the support substrate, a recess portion formed on the insulating film at least partially overlaps the wiring layer. A bank of the recess portion has such a shape that a tangent plane of the bank increases in inclination toward the support substrate as the tangent plane is shifted toward a bottom of the recess portion, and supports an edge end of the alignment film. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077036 | Method for Improving Metallic Nanostructure Stability - A method is provided for improving metallic nanostructure stability. The method provides a substrate, and using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process for example, deposits metallic nanostructures having a first diameter overlying the substrate. Some examples of metallic nanostructures include Ag, Au, and Al. The metallic nanostructures are annealed in an atmosphere including an inert gas and H | 2013-03-28 |
20130077037 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GRATING MODULE AND TWO DIMENSION-THREE DIMENSION SWITCHABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal grating module ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077038 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY PANEL - In a display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel, the display panel includes a display substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and disposed on the first electrode, an opposite substrate including a third electrode facing the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, a reactive mesogen polymer, and nano-rods. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077039 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRE-TILT ANGLE IN LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, SAMPLE STAGE AND LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - An apparatus and a method for producing a pre-tilt angle in a liquid crystal panel are disclosed. The apparatus includes a sample stage for placing the liquid crystal panel, at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source for irradiating the liquid crystal panel so that a filler material in a liquid crystal layer rotated to a preset angle can be cured to form a pre-tilt angle, and A UV filtering sheet transmissive to UV rays with wavelengths of 320 nm to 380 nm disposed between the sample stage and the UV light source. By disposing the UV filtering sheet, the filler material in the liquid crystal layer can be quickly cured and a desirable pre-tilt angle can be formed. This shortens the time of UV irradiation, improves the efficiency of producing a pre-tilt angle in the liquid crystal panel and lowers the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077040 | LOW-TWIST CHIRAL OPTICAL LAYERS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - An optical element includes a first and second stacked birefringent layers. The first birefringent layer includes local anisotropy patterns having respective relative orientations that vary over a first thickness between opposing faces of the first birefringent layer to define a first twist angle. The second birefringent layer includes local anisotropy patterns having respective relative orientations that vary over a second thickness between opposing faces of the second birefringent layer to define a second twist angle different than the first twist angle. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed. | 2013-03-28 |