16th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100097489 | Digital camera - A digital camera includes a communicator that communicates with other digital camera, a receiver that receives a camera information of another digital camera and an imaging device that forms a digital image of an object. The digital camera further includes a processor that creates a digital image data from the digital image based upon the camera information. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097490 | PIXEL HAVING TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE PIXEL, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor having pixels that include two patterned semiconductor layers. The top patterned semiconductor layer contains the photoelectric elements of pixels having substantially 100% fill-factor. The bottom patterned semiconductor layer contains transistors for detecting, resetting, amplifying and transmitting signals charges received from the photoelectric elements. The top and bottom patterned semiconductor layers may be separated from each other by an interlayer insulating layer that may include metal interconnections for conducting signals between devices formed in the patterned semiconductor layers and from external devices. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097491 | Compound camera sensor and related method of processing digital images - In one embodiment, a light sensor includes four cell arrays, one for each color of the Bayer pattern, and four lenses each focusing the light coming from the scene to be captured on a respective cell array. The lenses are oriented such that at least a second green image, commonly provided by the fourth cell array, is both horizontally and vertically shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from a first (reference) green image. In a second embodiment, the four lenses are oriented such that the red and blue images are respectively shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from the first or reference green image, one horizontally and the other vertically, and the second green image is shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from the reference green image both horizontally and vertically. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTO EXPOSURE - There is provided an apparatus and method for controlling auto exposure (AE) that is used in digital imaging devices. The apparatus which controls the luminance of an image being outputted from an image sensor by controlling exposure time and analog gain of the image sensor includes: a luminance operation unit operating and outputting a mean luminance of the image outputted from the image sensor; a shutter index determination unit comparing a predetermined target luminance with the mean luminance of the outputted image and determining a shutter index in different manners according to the magnitude of the difference between the target luminance and the mean luminance of the outputted image; and an exposure time/analog gain determination unit generating exposure time and analog gain corresponding to the shutter index determined in the shutter index determination unit and applying the generated exposure time and analog gain to the image sensor. Therefore, the apparatus may be useful to stably reproduce an image with an adequate luminance even when there is a rapid change in brightness of a subject for photography. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097493 | Imaging apparatus, imaging method and program - In an imaging apparatus capable of selectively performing an imaging operation in normal imaging mode and that in composite imaging mode, auto exposure control is stopped after the auto exposure control for long-time exposure image signals and short-time exposure image signals is temporarily completed in composite imaging mode and if, after the auto exposure control is stopped, a predetermined brightness change in images is detected continuously for a predetermined time or longer based on brightness values detected from the images obtained from a composite image signal, the imaging mode of the imaging apparatus is switched from the composite imaging mode to the normal imaging mode. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097494 | Multimode GPS-Enabled Camera - A method and device of geographically tagging images by capturing an image, determining a position based on detection of satellite signals and a wireless network signal, and tagging the image with the determined position is provided. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097495 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HIGH SENSITIVE COLOR IMAGES - An image processing apparatus and method for generating high-sensitive, high-brightness color images are disclosed. A second image having a wider band and higher-sensitivity than those of a first image which includes color information may be acquired, wherein the first and second images are images captured from a scene. A first transformed image having high brightness may be generated by performing binning on the first image, and edge information being a high-frequency component may be extracted from the second image. A high-brightness, high-sensitive color image may be generated using the first transformed image and the edge information. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097496 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a reduced overall length, a high resolution, and a variable magnification ratio as high as 9 or greater and that is satisfactorily adaptable for wide-angle image taking where the view angle at a wide-angle limit is 70° or greater; an imaging device employing this zoom lens system; and a thin and compact camera. The zoom lens system has a plurality of lens units each consisting of at least one lens element, and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, a fourth lens unit and a fifth lens unit. In zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, at least the first lens unit and the second lens unit move in an optical axis direction, while the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit are each consists of one lens element. An imaging device and a camera employ this zoom lens system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097497 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a reduced overall length, a high resolution, and a variable magnification ratio as high as 9 or greater and that is satisfactorily adaptable for wide-angle image taking where the view angle at a wide-angle limit is 70° or greater; an imaging device employing this zoom lens system; and a thin and compact camera. The zoom lens system has a plurality of lens units each consisting of at least one lens element, and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, a fourth lens unit and a fifth lens unit. In zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, at least the first lens unit and the second lens unit move in an optical axis direction, while the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit are each consists of one lens element. An imaging device and a camera employ this zoom lens system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097498 | ZOOM CAMERA CONFIGURATIONS - A camera having an optic axis and comprising: a lens having a lens optic axis; a platform to which the lens is mounted; a guide track to which the platform is mounted and along which the platform is moveable; wherein the guide track is rotatable between a first position in which the optic axis of the lens substantially coincides with the camera optic axis and a second position in which the lens optic axis does not coincide with the camera optic axis. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097499 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus capable of capturing a clear image by preventing a small depth of field, and a method of using the same. The image pickup apparatus and method employ a focusing information calculation unit calculating focusing information of a captured image from an image signal read from an image pickup device, a low pass filter removing high-frequency components from the image signal, and a filter control unit controlling the low pass filter to filter a region of the captured image. The filter control unit adjusts low pass filter characteristics differently based on the focusing information obtained from the image signal. Accordingly, the image pickup apparatus and method are capable of preventing a small depth of field and capturing a clear image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097500 | Photographing apparatus and photographing method - An image of a subject is focused on an image pickup device through a zoom lens and a diaphragm. The image focused on the image pickup device is photoelectrically converted into an electric signal. The electric signal as a picture signal is supplied to an amplifying circuit. The amplifying circuit amplifies the supplied picture signal. The amplified picture signal is digitized by an A/D converter. The digitized picture signal is supplied to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit performs a clamping process, a color signal process, a luminance signal process, and other processes such as contour compensation, defect compensation, and white balance compensation. A camera CPU controls the zoom lens through a lens driving circuit, controls the image pickup device through a timing generating circuit, and controls an auxiliary lighting portion | 2010-04-22 |
20100097501 | Imaging Array with Modulated Pixels - An imaging array and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The imaging array includes a plurality of light pixels and a sense amplifier. Each light pixel includes a photodetector that generates and couples a signal indicative of a light exposure to a light pixel node, a readout circuit, and a mixer that mixes a signal on the light pixel node with a pixel oscillator signal. The sense amplifier includes an input node that receives a signal from each light pixel, one light pixel at a time. The sense amplifier also includes a high pass filter that attenuates signals with frequencies less than a cutoff frequency and a mixer that demodulates the signal from the filter to provide a signal that is related to the potential on the light pixel node of the light pixel connected to the first input node. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097502 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTION METHOD - An image processing apparatus for correcting image distortion includes a storage which stores before-correction coordinates in a coordinate system of a before-correction image, corresponding to each pixel in a coordinate system of a corrected image; a coordinate output section which reads from the storage and outputs the before-correction coordinates corresponding to coordinates input to select each pixel of the corrected image; a pixel data output section which outputs the data of the before-correction image, corresponding to the before-correction coordinates, as the data of the pixel of the corrected image, corresponding to the before-correction coordinates; and a pixel data calculator which calculates, when the before-correction coordinates include a value after the decimal point, a weighted average based on the data of a plurality of pixels close to the before-correction coordinates in the before-correction image to output the weighted average as the data of the pixel of the corrected image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097503 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - An image acquisition apparatus includes a plurality of pupil-division lenses configured to pupil-divide a light flux of the object image light passed through an optical imaging system in an area on a surface of an image sensor, a coordinate recording unit configured to record coordinate information to specify the area on the surface of the image sensor, a correction unit configured to execute, based on an optical characteristic of the plurality of pupil-division lenses corresponding to the area and characteristics of the image sensor, a process of correcting the image signal obtained by the image acquisition operation of the image sensor, according to the recorded coordinate information, and a focus detection unit configured to detect a focal point based on selected one of the image signal before the correction process and the image signal after the correction process. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097504 | SHADING CORRECTING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A shading correcting device includes a correction-coefficient interpolation unit that calculates a color shading correction coefficient used at a position of a pixel at which the color shading correction coefficient is not set among pixels in an image signal by an interpolation process using a color shading correction coefficient set at a predetermined position. A color shading correction coefficient sent to the correction-coefficient interpolation unit is a color shading correction coefficient that is for a first color and corresponds to a pixel value of a second color adjacent to a pixel of the first color. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097505 | CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE IMAGE SENSOR WITH VERTICAL BINNING OF SAME-COLOR PIXELS - A CCD image sensor comprises photosensitive elements arranged in rows and columns, vertical CCDs each having vertical shift elements associated with respective ones of the photosensitive elements of a corresponding one of the columns, and a horizontal CCD comprising horizontal shift elements. The image sensor further comprises a transition region arranged between the vertical CCDs and the horizontal CCD. The transition region is configured to separate each of a plurality of signal channels provided by respective ones of the vertical CCDs into first and second parallel signal channels and to controllably direct selected ones of the parallel signal channels to the horizontal shift elements of the horizontal CCD in accordance with a designated readout sequence. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097506 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, SPATIAL INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING OUT RECEIVED -LIGHT OUTPUT FROM THE SAME DEVICE - A compact image pickup device with high sensitivity is provided, which is suitable for a spatial information detecting apparatus. The image pickup device has a plurality of image pickup units (U | 2010-04-22 |
20100097507 | HIGH SPEED CMOS IMAGE SENSOR CIRCUITS WITH BLOCK MEMORY READOUT - An image sensor circuit includes a pixel array, a plurality of column analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuits, and at least two memory blocks. Each column ADC circuit is connected to receive analog pixel signals provided from corresponding pixel circuits of the pixel array, and is configured to convert the received analog pixel signals into digital pixel signals. Each memory block is connected to receive digital pixel signals provided from corresponding column ADC circuits of the plurality of column ADC circuits. At least two of the at least two memory blocks are connected to receive digital pixel signals that are provided from corresponding column ADC circuits that are located to a same side of the pixel array. Each memory block of the at least two memory blocks includes a plurality of memory cells, one or more sense amplifiers connected to the memory cells by a readout bus, and a memory controller. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097508 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD FOR DRIVING A SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid state image sensor includes a pixel array, as well as charge-to-voltage converters, reset gates, and amplifiers each shared by a plurality of pixels in the array. The voltage level of the reset gate power supply is set higher than the voltage level of the amplifier power supply. Additionally, charge overflowing from photodetectors in the pixels may be discarded into the charge-to-voltage converters. The image sensor may also include a row scanner configured such that, while scanning a row in the pixel array to read out signals therefrom, the row scanner resets the charge in the photodetectors of the pixels sharing a charge-to-voltage converter with pixels on the readout row. The charge reset is conducted simultaneously with or prior to reading out the signals from the pixels on the readout row. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097509 | PIXEL FOR BOOSTING PIXEL RESET VOLTAGE - A pixel cell in which a capacitance is coupled between a storage node and a row select transistor. The pixel cell utilizes a readout timing sequence between operation of a reset transistor and a row select transistor to boost a reset voltage. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097510 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CAMERA - An image pickup element includes a plurality of read signal lines; a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixel circuits in the pixel unit being divided into groups of pixel circuits so that each of the groups is provided in a corresponding one of columns, each of the groups of pixel circuits being connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of read signal lines; and a processing unit configured to process read signals that the plurality of pixel circuits, which are divided into groups, output to the plurality of read signal lines, which are connected to the plurality of pixel circuits. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097511 | HIGH EFFICIENCY CMOS IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL EMPLOYING DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SUPPLY - A global shutter compatible pixel circuit comprising a reset gate (RG) transistor is provided in which a dynamic voltage is applied to the drain of the reset gate transistor in order to reduce a floating diffusion (FD) leakage therethrough during signal hold time. The drain voltage of the reset gate transistor is held at a lower voltage than a circuit supply voltage to minimize the off-state leakage through the RG transistor, thus reducing the change in the voltage at the floating diffusion during the signal hold time. In addition, a design structure for such a circuit providing a dynamic voltage to the drain of a reset gate of a pixel circuit is also provided. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097512 | Solid-state imaging apparatus, camera, and method of manufacturing solid-state imaging apparatus - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units configured to generate signal charge from light received at light-receiving surfaces thereof, the plurality of photoelectric conversion units being provided in the image-sensing area of a substrate; a charge reading unit configured to read signal charge generated by the photoelectric conversion units, a charge readout channel area thereof being provided in the image-sensing area of the substrate; a transfer register unit configured to transfer signal charge read from the plurality of photoelectric conversion units by the charge reading unit, a charge transfer channel area thereof being provided in the image-sensing area of the substrate; and a light-shielding unit that is provided in the image-sensing area of the substrate and that has an opening through which light is transmitted formed in an area corresponding to a light-receiving surface of a respective photoelectric conversion unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097513 | Image pickup apparatus and method for controlling the same - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device which captures an image regarding an object image, an object detector detecting a specific object from the captured image, a focus control unit configured to execute a focusing operation on the basis of a phase-difference detection signal obtained from a distance measurement area set at a predetermined position in an image capturing area, a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a display element indicating a position of the specific object, and a first determining unit configured to determine whether or not the focusing operation has been executed on the basis of the phase-difference detection signal regarding the specific object. The display control unit changes a display mode of the display element indicating the position of the specific object in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the first determining unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097514 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING MULTIPLE SENSING LAYERS - An image sensor includes a first sensor layer having a first array of pixels and a second sensor layer having a second array of pixels. Each of the pixels has an optical center. The first sensor layer is stacked over the second sensor layer such that the optical centers of the first array of pixels are offset from the optical centers of the second array to form a predetermined pattern. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097515 | AUTO FOCUSING APPARATUS AND AUTO FOCUSING METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - When a face is detected from image signals, stability determination time is set for determining if the face is recognized in a stable manner, and a period of time for which the face is consecutively detected starts to be measured. Until the measured period of time exceeds the stability determination time, an AF evaluation value acquired from a normal frame set to include a face frame corresponding to the face is used to exercise TV-AF control. Once the measured time exceeds the stability determination time, TV-AF control is exercised based on AF evaluation values acquired from each of the face frame and the normal frame. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097516 | Method And System For Providing Background Blurring When Capturing An Image Using An Image Capture Device - A method and system are described for providing background blurring when capturing an image using an image capture device. According to one aspect, input is received for initiating an image capture process for capturing an image of a subject at an image capture device. A depth of field for capturing the image of the subject in a half of the depth of field furthest from the image capture device is automatically determined. The image is captured using the automatically adjusted depth of field to provide background blurring in the captured image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097517 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SAVING POWER USED BY A DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided are apparatus and method for saving power used by a digital image processing device by determining whether the digital image processing device is held and, if the device is not held, signaling that the digital image processing device may enter a power save mode. The power saving device may include: a digital image processing unit arranged to determine that the device is not being held and to signal the device to enter a power save mode if substantially no image change occurs between frames generated by the digital image processing device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097518 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF DETECTING SATURATION LEVEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING SATURATION LEVEL DETECTING CIRCUIT - A circuit and method of detecting a saturation level of an image sensor including a photodiode using a black pixel circuit included in the image sensor. The saturation level detecting circuit includes a pixel unit, a reset node and a detection controller. The pixel unit includes a floating diffusion node connected to, or disconnected from, the photodiode and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the voltage of the floating diffusion node. The reset node is connected to, or disconnected from, the floating diffusion node. The detection controller transfers a power voltage or a reference voltage to the reset node. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097519 | Compact Camera and Cable System for Vehicular Applications - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a camera for mounting on a vehicle, wherein the camera housing made up of two housing members, with a conductive coating on the interior of each of the housing members. The two housing members mate together using an interference fit, to provide a greater assurance that they are electrically connected to each other. One of the housing members is connected to ground. In another aspect, the invention provides a camera module that has a housing and a wire harness or wire or lead that is electrically connected to circuitry of the camera and that extends through the camera housing for electrical connection to a vehicle wire harness or the like. The wire or lead extends through a portion of the housing with the housing disposed at the wire prior to connection of the wire to the circuitry of the camera. The electrical connection of the wire to the camera circuitry is made as the housing is assembled. The joint at where the wire extends outward from the housing portion is sealed, such as via shrink wrapping or the like. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097520 | VIDEO DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD - A video data transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a data transmitting module configured to be able to arrange video data in a first video format, into a valid data area of a first transmission format, and transmit the video data, and also to arrange video data in a second video format different from the first video format, into an effective valid data area within the valid data area of the first transmission format, and transmit the video data; and a data receiving module configured to receive the data transmitted in the first transmission format from the data transmitting module, and obtain the video data in the second video format within the valid data area. A receiver module seamlessly obtains the video data immediately after change of the video format of the video data from a transmitter module. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097521 | VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND VIDEO-SIGNAL CONTROL CIRCUIT - A video-signal processing apparatus includes a frame interpolation unit, a specific-scene detecting unit, and an output-timing control unit. If the specific-scene detecting unit detects that a second original image frame corresponds to a specific scene, the output-timing control unit outputs the second original image frame and an interpolated frame to a display unit at timing with delay from original output timing, and if the specific-scene detecting unit detects that the second original image frame does not correspond to the specific scene, the output-timing control unit outputs the second original image frame and the interpolated frame to the display unit at the original output timing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097522 | RECEIVING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a receiving device, a display controlling method, and a program that can make effective use of captions included in programs. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097523 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, which are capable of adjusting a characteristic of a caption depending on volume of sound. The display apparatus includes: a sound processing unit which processes sound; a caption processing unit which processes a caption; a display unit which displays the caption processed in the caption processing unit; and a controller which controls the caption processing unit to adjust a characteristic of the caption in correspondence to the volume of sound. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097524 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A diffuser plate | 2010-04-22 |
20100097525 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - Provided are a cheap display device and a display method that are capable of preventing loss of high-frequency component during generation of a video signal from a source signal while at the same time securing continuity of pixel data. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097526 | BANANA CODEC - A method and system for stitching two or more images to generate a resultant image of good quality is disclosed. The disclosed method and system represents a way to stitch two or more images captured through fisheye lenses. The method and system converts two fisheye hemispherical images to two triangles, which are thereafter stitched together to form a rectangular image. Herein each single pixel in the hemispherical images at the beginning represents one single pixel in the resultant rectangular figure at the end of the process. Thus, the resultant stitched image comprises of the same concentration of pixels at the end as was in the initial images to be stitched and occupies lesser storage space than equirectangular images or videos. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097527 | Methods of Generating a Pixel Clock Signal from a Transmission Clock Signal and Related Data Transmission Methods for Multimedia Sources - Methods of generating a pixel clock signal for a multimedia source are provided in which a transmission clock signal having a first frequency is generated from a reference clock signal that has a second frequency. The generated transmission clock signal is multiplied by a multiple to generate the pixel clock signal. The pixel clock signal has a third frequency that is the product of the second frequency and the multiple. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097528 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING TWO MODES OF BROADCASTS USING ONE TUNER IN SET-TOP-BOX - An apparatus and a method for receiving two broadcast modes using one tuner in a Set-Top-Box (STB) are provided. The integrated tuner unit receives a broadcast signal of at least one of a DSG scheme and an OOB scheme to tune a desired broadcast band, and converts the broadcast signal into at least one Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal. The switching unit switches the at least one IF signal to at least one of the DSG demodulator and the OOB demodulator. The DSG demodulator demodulates the at least one IF signal according to the DSG scheme, when the broadcast signal of the DSG scheme is received. The OOB demodulator demodulates the at least one IF signal according to the OOB scheme, when the broadcast signal of the OOB scheme is received. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097529 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus comprises, among other things, a transmitting unit that transmits a power-on command that instructs the transmitting apparatus detected by the detecting unit to turn on power when there is no connecting unit whose status signal has been changed from “unable” to “able” as a result of the determination made by the determining unit, the transmitting unit causing the determining unit to perform the determination again after transmitting the power-on command, and a control unit that, when there is a connecting unit whose status signal has been changed from “unable” to “able” as a result of the determination made by the determining unit, controls the selecting unit so as to select the connecting unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097530 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND RADIO TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD - A display device includes: a monitor and receiving set having a video signal receiving section, a display section, an image quality control section, a first control signal transceiver, and a first control section; and a control and transmission set having a television broadcast receiving section, a video signal input section, a video signal transmitting section, a second control signal transceiver, a key input section, and a second control section. The Power consumption of a first radio transmission path formed by the video signal transmitting section and the video signal receiving section is larger than that of a second radio transmission path formed by the first and second control signal transceivers. A control signal for a user interface is communicated by the first and second control signal transceivers. Only the second radio transmission path of the first and second radio transmission paths is communicable in a standby state. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097531 | RADIO RECEIVER - Disclosed herein is a radio receiver including: an oscillator circuit including a phase-locked circuit and a voltage-controlled oscillator circuit; a first frequency divider circuit; a frequency converter circuit; a signal adding circuit; a test signal generating circuit including at least one second frequency divider circuit; and a controlling section configured to set frequency dividing factors. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097532 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE SAME - An illumination device for a display device, the illumination device including a chassis that has lamps mounted on its front face and also has a connector mounted on its rear face and also including an inverter unit having mounted on it an inverter circuit and an inverter-side connector. A positioning through-hole is provided in the inverter unit, a positioning marking is provided on the chassis and the positioning marking is placed at a position viewable from the positioning through-hole with the inverter unit attached to the rear face of the chassis. When the connector and the inverter-side connector are connected to each other, the positional relationship between the chassis and the inverter unit is fixed. The illumination device can be used as backlight for liquid crystal TV receiver. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097533 | DISCHARGE TUBE, FERRULE, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - In a discharge tube, a conductive ferrule is provided on an end portion of a glass tube. The ferrule includes a body that is to be mounted to the outer circumference of the glass tube and has a contact portion to be electrically conductively fixed to a relay connector (or a bearing device). Further included is a conductive portion that extends from the body so as to have elastic contact with an outer lead. The outer lead will not be under load due to the weight of the discharge tube, but the conductive portion solely has elastic contact therewith. Thus, stress concentration on the outer lead can be prevented. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097534 | Projection System Using High-Frequency Drive Modulation to Reduce Perceived Speckle - An image producing system ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097535 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel which can reduce the transmittance and further improve the response speed. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is a liquid crystal display panel including the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate in this order, wherein at least one of the first and second substrates has a linear alignment control structure for dividing a pixel into a plurality of regions, and the linear alignment control structure has a comb-tooth structure extending toward one side, and preferably wherein the liquid crystal display panel has three or more alignment control structures for dividing a pixel into a plurality of regions, the three of more alignment control structures including the linear alignment control structure, the liquid crystal display panel has a region where the linear alignment control structure, a linear alignment control first structure of the three or more alignment control structures, a linear alignment control second structure of the three or more alignment control structures extend in parallel with one another and an interval between the linear alignment control structure and the linear alignment control first structure is larger than an interval between the linear alignment control structure and the linear alignment control second structure, and the comb-tooth structure of the linear alignment control structure extends toward the linear alignment control first structure. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097536 | CAPACITOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE - A capacitor element includes a lower conductive portion, an underlying film which covers the lower conductive portion, a lower electrode formed on the underling film, a capacitor insulating film including (i) a dielectric film formed on the lower electrode and (ii) a protective film formed on the dielectric film and having a lower etching rate than that of the dielectric film, and an upper electrode formed on the capacitor insulating film. The upper electrode and the lower conductive portion are electrically connected to each other through a connection portion exposed from the underlying film by partially removing the underlying film and the capacitor insulating film. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097537 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING IMAGE CLARITY AND REDUCING RESIDUAL IMAGES - A thin film transistor substrate and a liquid crystal display capable of eliminating residual images and enhancing clarity are presented. The thin film transistor substrate includes a charge-up capacitor for increasing electric charge in a first pixel electrode of a first pixel capacitor and a charge-down capacitor decreasing electric charge in a second pixel electrode of a second pixel capacitor. An extension electrode portion of the charge-up capacitor is formed in the shape of a frame to reduce any variation in the overlapping area between the first pixel electrode and the extension electrode portion caused by an alignment error generated during the manufacturing process. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097538 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; and a liquid crystal which is interposed between the first and second substrates. A plurality of scanning lines and signal lines arranged in a matrix shape, a plurality of switching elements arranged in the vicinities of intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines in a display area, a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the switching elements, and a plurality of dummy pixels formed in a non-display area located in the periphery of the display area are formed on the first substrate close to a liquid crystal layer. Each of the plurality of dummy pixels is provided with a plurality of switching elements connected to the scanning line or the signal line, the plurality of switching elements are connected to each other in parallel, and one electrode of each of the switching elements is connected to a wiring to be supplied with a common potential. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097539 | Flat Panel Display and Method for Fabricating the Same - In the specification and drawing a flat panel display with a front cover, a rear cover, a printed circuit board and a display module is disclosed. The rear cover is fixed on the front cover, wherein the rear cover has a printed circuit board region and a panel region. The printed circuit board is locked on the rear cover and corresponding to the printed circuit board region. The display module is fixed on the front cover and corresponding to the panel region, wherein the display module comprise an liquid crystal panel facing the front cover and a back plate facing the rear cover. Moreover, a method for fabricating the flat panel display is also disclosed in the specification and drawing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097540 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE BASE OF THE PANEL THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel and a height adjustable base. The height adjustable base further includes a main base, a fixing frame and an elastic locating device. The main base provides at least a sliding rail, which has a stationary member attached to the main base and a movable member capable of sliding along the stationary member. The fixing frame is connected to the movable member for being mounted with the liquid crystal panel. The elastic locating device provides an acting end, which is disposed against the fixing frame for supplying an elastic ascending force to the fixing frame, and a joining end, which is detachably connected to the main base with an elastic coupling force for restoring the elastic ascending force automatically. Therefore, the liquid crystal display can be simply operated to release or restore the ascending elastic force needed at the time of height adjusting the liquid crystal panel. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097541 | LED BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LED backlight in which deterioration in in-plane uniformity of brightness is prevented, whose thickness, frame width, and wire length are reduced, and in which wiring can be carried out easily, includes an LED provided on one surface of an LED substrate; the LED substrate is mounted on a chassis panel so that a surface of the LED substrate opposite to the one surface contacts the chassis panel; and the chassis panel has a connection hole provided in a portion of a region of the chassis panel in which region the LED substrate is mounted, which passes through the chassis panel. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097542 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF - The present invention is broadly directed towards a receiving container for an LCD apparatus for securing a lamp and lamp wiring connected to a lamp. The receiving container has features for substantially preventing the lamp wiring from being disconnected from the lamp. For example, a first through-hole for receiving the lamp wiring, a first trench, securing members, and securing projections are utilized to substantially prevent lamp wiring from being disconnected from a lamp. Additionally, the LCD apparatus is easily handled, dissipates heat effectively, and has a light weight. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097543 | Liquid Crystal Display Structure - A liquid crystal display structure is provided. The liquid crystal display structure includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight module. The liquid crystal panel has a liquid crystal layer including photo-polymerizable monomers. The backlight module has a light emitting unit for emitting an output light. A difference between the smallest value of the spectrum interval of the output light and the largest value of the absorption spectrum interval of the photo-polymerizable monomer in the liquid crystal layer is larger than or equal to 40 nm. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097544 | Light emission device with spacer mounting regions and display device using the same - According to an embodiment, a light emission device and a display device having the light emission device as a light source are provided. The light emission device includes a first substrate; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; a gate electrode formed over the first substrate; a plurality of electron emission areas on the gate electrode, each electron emission area comprising a plurality of openings formed through the gate electrode, wherein electrons are to be emitted from the electron emission areas through the plurality of openings in a general direction from the first substrate to the second substrate; a light emission unit located on the second surface facing the first substrate; and at least one spacer interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the gate electrode comprises a plurality of spacer mounting regions, each of which is free of openings and is immediately next to each electron emission area, and wherein each of the plurality of electron emission areas have a generally identical shape when viewed from the second substrate in a direction perpendicular to the gate electrode. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097545 | Lenticular display systems with offset color filter array - Disclosed are various lenticular display systems that include either a color filter array (CFA) or a colored lens array that is spaced from the pixels of an underlying display panel. In an embodiment, the CFA of a lenticular display may be operable to provides a locally ‘static color’ reproduction of images as a function of viewing angle. It may also enable the resolution of the CFA to be relatively coarse. Both separating the CFA from the panel and reducing the resolution significantly may reduce the system cost and allow higher resolution to be realized. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097546 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A pixel structure of a liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a light shielding element, a first data line, a second data line and a pixel electrode. The light shielding element is formed on the substrate. The first and second data lines are formed along the light shielding element, and the second data line overlaps with portions of the light shielding element. The pixel electrode overlaps with portions of the first data line and the light shielding element without overlapping with the second data line. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097547 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A reflective liquid crystal display that comprises: a first substrate; a common electrode formed on the first substrate; a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the second substrate; partitions formed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode; red, green, and blue cholesteric liquid crystals formed in regions separated by the partitions; and sealing lines formed on the outer peripheries of the partitions and having three liquid crystal injection holes. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097548 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device, including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first substrate and the second substrate supported by the plurality of spacers; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a multiple step structure having one or more steps. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097549 | Reflective Morphable Display Device and method of Feature Activation - Disclosed is reflective morphable display with multi-layered depth viewing, low power consumption and few components and a method of activating various features thereof. The disclosed display includes a bi-stable reflective cholesteric liquid display crystal (ChLCD) layered in combination with a display device such as an LCD and a quarter lambda (λ/4) retardation film layer. Linearly polarized light emerging from the front surface of a display device is circularly polarized by the λ/4 layer before entering the ChLCD layer. In its reflective state, the ChLCD layer receiving a portion of the ambient light having the same handedness of the ChLCD is reflected in a mirror-like manner. Also in its reflective state, when it receives light that is circularly polarized by the λ/4 retardation film layer, the ChLCD layer acts as a shutter. A display device with depth viewing is provided as the ChLCD layer pixelated so it is configured to display font and/or other indicia. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097550 | MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The invention relates to a multi-layer display element configured by a plurality of layers for use as a display section of electronic paper or others, and a manufacturing method for the multi-layer display element. The invention provides a multi-layer display element that allows a pixel area not being narrowed, a high yield of electrode formation, and interlayer connection with no need for a high-temperature process, and a manufacturing method for such a multi-layer display element. The multi-layer liquid crystal display element includes a data signal output terminal group from which data signals are provided, a scanning signal output terminal group from which scanning signals are provided, a data electrode connection wire rod group respectively connecting data electrodes to the data signal output terminal group, and a scanning electrode connection wire rod group respectively connecting scanning electrodes to the scanning signal output terminal group. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097551 | MULTILAYER DISPLAY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A multilayer liquid crystal display element has a plurality of data electrode layer-to-layer interconnects formed in a non-display area of a liquid crystal display panel for connecting data electrodes of liquid crystal display panels for R, G, and B to a plurality of data signal input terminals from layer to layer, and a plurality of scanning electrode layer-to-layer interconnects formed in the non-display area for connecting scanning electrodes of the liquid crystal display panels for R, G, and B to a plurality of scan signal input terminals from layer to layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097552 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A thin image display apparatus capable of high luminance and high contrast display of a display part, which does not produce display defects resulting from deformation of the image display part. The thin image display apparatus has an image display part and a light-transmitting protective part arranged on the image display part. A cured resin layer is arranged between the image display part and the protective part. The cured resin layer has a transmittance in the visible region of 90% or higher and a storage modulus at 25° C. of 1.0×107 Pa or less. The cured resin layer is formed from a resin composition which has a curing shrinkage ratio of 5.0% or less. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097553 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display device, and a television receiver, each of which permits shortening of production time, simplification of inventory management of the CF substrate, and reduction in production costs. The present invention is a liquid crystal display panel including:
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20100097554 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate opposed to each other with a space therebetween; polarizing plates provided respectively on an outer surface of the first glass substrate and an outer surface of the second glass substrate except for a peripheral portion of the first glass substrate and a peripheral portion of the second glass substrate, the outer surface of the first glass substrate and the outer surface of the second glass substrate facing sides opposite to each other; and a water-resistant barrier film formed at the peripheral portion on the outer surface of at least one of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097555 | PIXEL ARRAY STRUCTURE - A pixel array structure includes scan lines, data lines, first pixels, and second pixels. The scan lines and the data lines are intersected. The first and the second pixels are staggered. Each first pixel includes a first switching element, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the first switching element. Each second pixel includes a second switching element, a third pixel electrode and a fourth pixel electrode electrically connected to the second switching element. The first and the second switching elements electrically connect corresponding scan lines and data lines. A pattern of the first pixel electrode is symmetrical to a pattern of the fourth pixel electrode with respect to an extending direction of the scan lines. A pattern of the second pixel electrode is symmetrical to a pattern of the third pixel electrode with respect to the extending direction of the scan lines. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097556 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and having a pair of first primary edges facing each other and a pair of second primary edges connected to the first primary edges and facing each other, wherein the second primary edges include a plurality of protrusions of the pixel electrode having the shape of sawteeth. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097557 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A TFT substrate ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097558 | CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate; a first electrode having a linear portion formed in the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer; a second electrode having a linear portion formed adjacent to the first electrode; an insulating film disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode; a third electrode disposed on the insulting film correspond to the linear portion of the first electrode; and a fourth electrode disposed on the insulting film correspond to the linear portion of the second electrode. In the liquid crystal display, a voltage different from those of the second electrode and the third electrode is applied to the first electrode, and the first electrode and the second electrode are partially notched in the width direction of the linear portion in at least one side edge of the linear portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097559 | SIMPLE MATRIX VERTICAL ALIGNMENT MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LINEAR WALL LAYERS - In a simple matrix vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates opposing each other, a first electrode layer including a plurality of first electrodes provided at an inner side of the first substrate, a second electrode layer including a plurality of second electrodes provided at an inner side of the second substrate, and a vertical alignment mode liquid crystal layer provided between the first and second substrates, a plurality of linear wall layers are provided between the first and second substrates in parallel with the first electrodes. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097560 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes applying a first frame-like sealing material, and a second sealing material adjacent to the first sealing material along at least one side of the first sealing material, on a first mother substrate; forming a spacer on a second mother substrate made of glass so as to extend between the first and second sealing materials; bonding the first mother substrate on which the first and second sealing materials are applied, and the second mother substrate on which the spacer is formed, to each other such that the first and second sealing materials are in contact with each other without gaps with the spacer being interposed therebetween, and that a liquid crystal layer is sealed within the frame defined by the first sealing material; and cutting the bonded mother substrates at an intermediate position in the width direction of the spacer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097561 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display panel includes an inorganic thin film which constitutes at least transistors, electrodes and lines. A first substrate includes a first inner surface which faces a second substrate in an opposed manner and a first outer surface on a side thereof opposite to the second substrate. The second substrate includes a second inner surface which faces the first substrate in an opposed manner and a second outer surface on a side thereof opposite to the first substrate. The inorganic thin film is formed on the first or second inner surface in a close contact manner. The center of a thickness ranging from the first outer surface to the second outer surface is positioned inside the second substrate. The relationship of T | 2010-04-22 |
20100097562 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display including the same. The liquid crystal composition includes: a first non-polar liquid crystal compound represented by the following Formula 1; a second non-polar liquid crystal compound represented by the following Formula 2; and a polar liquid crystal compound: | 2010-04-22 |
20100097563 | Liquid crystal display device and associated liquid crystal media for use in the same - A reverse mode liquid crystal display device, including: a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an insulating layer associated with at least one of the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes a macrocyclic ether and/or a borane; and a nematic, negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal mixture. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097564 | Display Device, Finder Device and Camera - To provide a small-size display device of a simple structure which can perform both of superimpose display and finder field-of-view control. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097565 | RESILIENT HINGE FOR EYEGLASSES - The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for use with eyeglasses. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a hinge assembly to attach a temple to a main frame of a pair of eyeglasses. The hinge assembly of this embodiment may include a pair of hinge members (formed as a ball and socket) rotationally attached to one another and each resiliently attached (e.g., using a spring) to a respective one of the temple and the main frame of the pair of eyeglasses. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097566 | Eyewear holder - An eyewear holder for holding magnetically attachable eyewear, said eyewear holder comprising: a substantially rigid holder body; and two magnetic elements mounted to the holder body in a spaced apart relationship relative to each other. The eyewear is removably magnetically attachable to the two magnetic elements. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097567 | Ophthalmic Display - The invention relates to an ophthalmic display comprising:
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20100097568 | OPTICAL LENS BASE WITH PROTECTIVE FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL LENS BASE - A protective film ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097569 | Multifocal Intraocular Lens - An intraocular lens for providing a subject with vision at various distances includes an optic having a first surface with a first shape, an opposing second surface with a second shape, a multifocal refractive profile, and one or more diffractive portions. The optic may include at least one multifocal diffractive profile. In some embodiments, multifocal diffractive and the multifocal refractive profiles are disposed on different, distinct, or non-overlapping portions or apertures of the optic. Alternatively, portions of the multifocal diffractive profiles and the multifocal refractive profiles may overlap within a common aperture or zone of the optic. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097570 | ASSYMETRICAL PROGRESSIVE LENS - Progressive lens for viewing a field of vision having at least a first portion including objects in a first range of distances from a viewer and a second portion including objects in a second range of distances from the viewer, the lens comprising: at least two different power zones, the first power zone having lens power required by the viewer for the first range of distances of viewed objects from the viewer, and the second power zone having lens power required by the viewer for the second range of distances of viewed objects from the viewer, wherein the size and location on the lens of the first power zone correspond to size and location in the field of vision of the first portion, and wherein the size and location on the lens of the second power zone correspond to size and location in said field of vision of the second portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097571 | Systems and Methods for Improving Visual Perception - The object of the present invention is to provide a system and method to enable a person wishing to improve his vision capabilities to carry with him a training device and to be able to train his vision whenever and wherever he wishes. The current invention makes use of widely available and familiar infrastructure of hand held devices such as cellular phone and cellular network. Other mobile digital devices having visual display may be used, for example: Pocket PC, Palm computer electronic notebook, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and even some digital music players such as iPod. Training session comprises of displaying to the trainee sequence of images on the built in display of there hand held device and receiving his response to the displayed images. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097572 | Deforming method for deformable mirror, aberration compensation method for optical apparatus, aberration compensation method of ocular fundus observation apparatus, aberration compensation apparatus, optical apparatus and ocular fundus observation apparatus - A deforming method for a deformable mirror having plural electrodes and a reflective membrane which are distorted by static voltages. The Zernike voltage template used to deform a deformable mirror is adapted for aberration correction by calibrating each component template according to the specificity of the mirror. The voltages applied to the electrodes to form a surface profile of the reflective membrane are measured based on the reflection light from the membrane. A certain number of voltage-by-electrode patterns each of which corresponds to a different reference profile of the reflective membrane and specifies each set of a voltage and an electrode to which the voltage is to be applied are stored preliminarily. The reflective membrane is deformed to a desired profile by superposing preliminarily stored voltage-by-electrode patterns. The deformation of the mirror is corrected by calibrating each template according to the operational environment. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097573 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING THE EYE - A slit lamp mounted eye imaging device for viewing wide field and/or magnified views of the retina or the anterior segment through an undilated or dilated pupil. The apparatus images posterior and anterior segments of the eye, and sections/focal planes in between and contains an illumination system that uses one or more LEDs, shifting optical elements, and/or aperture stops where the light can be delivered into the optical system on optical axis or off axis from center of optical system and return imaging path from the retina, thereby creating artifacts in different locations on retina. Image processing is employed to detect and eliminate artifacts from images. The device is well suited for retinal imaging through an undilated pupil, non-pharmacologically dilated, or a pupil as small as 2 mm. Two or more images with reflection artifacts can be created and subsequently recombined through image processing into a composite artifact-free image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097574 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Upon detecting a selection of an examination start button, a start and completion management unit starts an examination. The control unit switches an observation state to an infrared light observation by an observation switching unit. Next, an examiner performs alignment while observing an eye to be examined, and photographs the eye to be examined with a photographing unit. The start and completion management unit determines whether the examination is completed according to a selection of an examination complete button, and repeats the alignment until it is determined that the examination is completed. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097575 | OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An opthalmological photographic apparatus includes an observation moving-image photographic unit configured to photograph an observation moving image of a subject's eye, a still-image photographic unit configured to photograph a still image of the subject's eye, an image display unit configured to display at least one of the observation moving image and the still image, and a display content control unit configured to cause the image display unit to display one of the observation moving image and the still image when the still-image photographic unit photographs a still image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097576 | Administering and analyzing ophthalmic examinatioins - The present invention relates to technology for, among other things, administering, and analyzing the results of, ophthalmic examinations. The technology involves generating a display on a display device to enable a first ophthalmic exam to be administered, receiving a request for results of a second ophthalmic exam, requesting the results of the second ophthalmic exam from a data source, receiving the results of the second ophthalmic exam from the data source, displaying the results of the second ophthalmic exam on the display device and enabling annotation or modification of the results displayed on the display device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097577 | DYNAMIC APERTURE AND PROJECTION DEVICE HAVING SAME - A dynamic aperture, positioned in the path of light, includes a pair of parallel blades, a connecting member, a driving member, and a motor. The projection device includes a light source configured for generating light. The connecting member is fixed to the projection device and rotatably interconnects a same side of the blades. The driving member rotatably interconnects the opposite side of the blades so that the blades, the connecting member, and the driving member constituting a variable quadrangular frame. The motor is coupled to the driving member and is configured for rotating the driving member. Rotation of the driving member and restriction of the projection device to the connection member alter dimensions of the variable quadrangular frame and accordingly adjust a gap between the blades through which the generated light passes. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097578 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR HAVING SAME - A light source device includes a first light source, a second light source, a reflective assembly, and a condensing lens defining an optical axis. The first light source includes a first lamp and a first reflector reflecting light beams generated by the first lamp as first parallel light beams. The second light source includes a second lamp and a second reflector reflecting light beams generated by the second lamp. The first light source, the reflective assembly and the condensing lens are arranged in order along the optical axis. The second light source corresponds to the reflective assembly deviated from the optical axis. The reflective assembly reflects light beams reflected by the first reflector back to the first reflector, and reflects light beams from the second reflector to the condensing lens. The condensing lens condenses the first parallel light beams and the light beams reflected by the reflective assembly. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097579 | LENS MODULE HAVING THERMAL DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND PROJECTOR USING SAME - A lens module includes a seat, a lens holder and a thermal dissipation structure. The seat includes a base plate and two sidewalls perpendicularly formed on a surface of the base plate. The lens holder is mounted on the seat between the two sidewalls. The thermal dissipation structure is mounted on the seat and thermally conducts with the lens holder for cooling the lens holder. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097580 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus that displays an image on a retina of a user, the display apparatus comprising: an image output unit ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097581 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A projection optical system receives light from a display device surface and enlarges and projects a display image thereon onto a screen surface. The projection optical system includes one or more reflective surfaces having an optical power between the display device surface and the screen surface, moves at least one optical device having an optical power to adjust focus and satisfies the following conditional formula: −0.02<{(δ1−δ2)β2}/{(δ1+δ2)β1}<0.2 where δ1 and δ2 represent, when the absolute value of a projection magnification is the highest and the lowest, respectively, during focus adjustment, the absolute value of a difference between a distance from the exit pupil of rays incident on the screen upper ends of the screen surface to the screen surface and a distance from the exit pupil of rays incident on the screen lower ends of the screen surface to the screen surface and β1 and β2 represent the maximum value and minimum value, respectively, of the projection magnification when focus is adjusted. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097582 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, PROJECTOR AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - A projection optical system which has a short total length but can project a high quality and large image. The projection optical system projects the displayed image on an image displaying surface onto a projection surface, and includes a lens system having a plurality of lenses, and one or more curved mirrors. Light flux of an enlarged image shooting out from the lens system to the projection surface is incident onto a mirror surface of the one of the curved mirrors first of all. A distance OAL and a distance Y satisfy a requirement (1) 202010-04-22 | |
20100097583 | Light Source Unit and Projection Type Image Display Apparatus Having the Same - First and second reflectors are provided. The first reflector has a function of reflecting a light ray emitted from a light source and directing it toward an image display element and the second reflector has a function of changing the direction of a light ray so as to be reflected by the first reflector which light ray is emitted from the light source and not reflected by the first reflector. An outer periphery shape of the second reflector is changed correspondingly to an effective area of a first array lens | 2010-04-22 |
20100097584 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate via a liquid supplied between a projection optical system and the substrate, the apparatus comprises a gas supply-recovery mechanism configured to blow a gas around the liquid, wherein the gas supply-recovery mechanism includes a nozzle unit in which a supply port configured to supply the gas, and a recovery port which is arranged nearer to an optical axis of the projection optical system than the supply port and is configured to recover the gas are formed, and wherein the nozzle unit is configured such that a first portion which is adjacent to the supply port and is nearer to the optical axis than the supply port is closer to an image plane of the projection optical system than a second portion which is adjacent to the supply port and is farther from the optical axis than the supply port. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097585 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL VACUUM AT POROUS MATERIAL USING MULTIPLE POROUS MATERIALS - An immersion liquid confinement apparatus confines an immersion liquid in an immersion area that includes a gap between a projection system and an object of exposure in an immersion lithography system. The apparatus also recovers the immersion liquid from the immersion area. The apparatus includes a confinement member and first and second liquid-permeable members. The confinement member includes an outlet and an aperture through which a patterned image is projected onto the object. The first liquid-permeable member covers the outlet and has a first surface that faces the object and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface contacting a first chamber. The second liquid-permeable member has first and second oppositely-facing surfaces, the first surface of the second liquid-permeable member contacts the first chamber, the second surface of the second liquid-permeable member contacts a second chamber that is different from the first chamber. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097586 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus is provided in which a maximum permissible velocity of the substrate relative to a fluid confinement structure that controls the immersion fluid is determined based on a property of the substrate to be exposed and, during the exposure process, the velocity of the substrate relative to the fluid confinement structure is limited to be below this maximum permissible velocity. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097587 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF REMOVING CONTAMINATION - A lithographic apparatus includes a fluid supply system configured to provide a cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning fluid includes from 25 to 98.99 wt % water; from 1 to 74.99 wt % solvent selected from one or more glycol ethers, esters, alcohols and ketones; and from 0.01 to 5 wt % surfactant. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097588 | EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MASK - An exposure method that uses a substrate (M) held by a holding member ( | 2010-04-22 |