26th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100165160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING - A data reader preferably includes an imaging device that operates on a rolling reset basis to capture images of a moving target. Images of moving targets are preferably analyzed to determine the ambient light intensity, and a processor in the data reader preferably adjusts operation of the imager and of a light source based on the intensity of the ambient light. Other data readers may use an imager with a mechanical shutter that is designed for rapid, frequent operation. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165161 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a first photoelectric conversion element generating a current by photoelectric conversion; a first current amplifying element for amplifying the current generated by the first photoelectric conversion element; a first detecting unit for detecting a reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element; and a first setting unit for setting the reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element at a first normal value based on a result of the detection by the first detecting unit, wherein the first normal value is larger than a depleting voltage of the first photoelectric conversion element. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165162 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In each photosensitive cell, a photodiode | 2010-07-01 |
20100165163 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises a pixel array, a reading unit, a pixel signal addition unit, and a display unit. A plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel are arranged in two dimensions in the pixel array. The first and second pixels have a photoelectric conversion elements and output pixel signals according to the quantities of incident light to the photoelectric conversion elements. The reading unit reads a first pixel signal from the first pixel and reads a second pixel signal from the second pixel. The pixel signal addition unit adds the first pixel signal read from the first pixel with a plurality of different timings and adds the second pixel signal read from the second pixel with a plurality of different timings. The display unit displays the first pixel signal added by the pixel signal addition unit and the second pixel signal added by the pixel signal addition unit sequentially with different timings. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165164 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE-PICKUP DEVICE, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - A negative electrode for a secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided in the negative electrode current collector and which is alloyed with the negative electrode current collector at least at a part of an boundary face between it and the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode current collector has a first surface on which the negative electrode active material layer is formed and a second surface on which the negative electrode active material layer is not formed, the negative electrode having a portion in which the second surfaces of the negative electrode current collector are opposed to each other. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165165 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - A method for determining photocurrents corresponding to a plurality of wavelength ranges. The method includes receiving at least a light by a photodiode within a first wavelength range. The first wavelength range includes a second wavelength range and a third wavelength range. The method provides a first bias voltage to the photodiode and determines a first photocurrent within the first wavelength range, the first photocurrent being associated with the photodiode and the first bias voltage. The method also provides a second bias voltage to the photodiode, different from the first bias voltage, and determines a second photocurrent within the first wavelength range, the second photocurrent being associated with the photodiode and the second bias voltage. The method further includes processing information associated with the first and second photocurrents, and determining at least a third photocurrent corresponding to the second wavelength range and a fourth photocurrent corresponding to the third wavelength range. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165166 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The present invention has as an object to provide a solid-state imaging device which makes possible mixing pixels without causing quality deterioration, such as non-uniformity of an image. A VDr ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165167 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus has a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion element for converting incident light to an electric charge; an accumulating element accumulating the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element; a first transfer element for transferring the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element to the accumulating element; a second transfer element for transferring the electric charge accumulated in the accumulating element to a floating diffusion region; and an amplifying element for amplifying the electric charge in the floating diffusion region, wherein the first transfer element transfers the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element to the accumulating element a plurality of times and causes the accumulating element to cumulatively accumulate the electric charge transferred the plurality of times. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165168 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an image projection unit which projects an image corresponding to image information; an image pickup unit which shoots the image projected from the image projection unit; an image switching unit which switches state of the image based on a predetermined phenomenon; and a projection condition control unit which allows the image projection unit to project a predetermined test image at the time when the image switching unit switches state of the image, and allows the image pickup unit to shoot the projected test image to control projection condition of the image based on the picked-up image result. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165169 | EMBEDDED CAMERA WITH PRIVACY FILTER - An apparatus includes a housing having an integrated camera. A panel is positioned in front of at least a portion of the camera and is operable to selectively switch between at least a substantially transparent state and at least a substantially opaque state. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165170 | VIBRATING DEVICE AND IMAGE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME - A vibrating device includes a drive unit configured to drive a vibrating member to produce vibration Z (x, y) at a dust-screening member, the vibration being expressed as follows: | 2010-07-01 |
20100165171 | LENS AND CAMERA MODULE USING THE SAME - A lens is used in a camera module. The lens is made of piezoelectric material to miniaturize the size of the camera module. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165172 | Imaging Device Manufacturing Method and Imaging Device - Provided are a method for manufacturing an imaging device at low cost while ensuring easiness in manufacturing, and the imaging device. In the imaging device, a diaphragm | 2010-07-01 |
20100165173 | Switching mechanism for optical component, lens barrel, and imaging device - A switching mechanism for optical component includes: an optical component; a holder member holding the optical component; a drive mechanism having a drive motor that drives the optical component held by the holder member to rotate on a plane orthogonal to an optical axis from an optical axis position at which the optical component is on the optical axis to an evacuation position at which the optical component is off the optical axis; and a restriction member restricting a rotation of the holder member, by which at least a rotation of the optical component held by the holder member is restricted at the optical axis position. The drive mechanism includes the drive motor, a worm attached to a rotation shaft of the drive motor, and a worm wheel meshed with the worm and provided to the holder member. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165174 | AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD AND DEVICE IN HIGH-NOISE ENVIRONMENT - An automatic focusing method and device in a high-noise environment are used for determining a focusing distance between a digital imaging device and an object to be photographed. The automatic focusing method includes the steps of capturing M pre-photographed images at different object distances respectively; loading the pre-photographed images; superposing every N (N2010-07-01 | |
20100165175 | FOCUS DETECTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a focus detecting apparatus capable detection in various light illumination conditions and an image acquiring apparatus having the same. The focus detecting apparatus may include a mark disposed on a primary image plane. A pair of images of the mark is detected by a sensor, the distance between which images is used to determine the main wavelength of the light received from a subject. The main wavelength is used in determining the chromatic aberration correction by which the defocus amount may be adjusted. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165176 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor having a pair of focus detection pixel groups and a plurality of image sensing pixels, and a control unit that, in a thinning readout mode that reads out signal charges from a portion of pixels disposed within a part of pixels of the image sensor, controls so that at least the pair of focus detection pixel groups are included in the part of the pixels from which signal charges are read out. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165177 | AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD IN HIGH-NOISE ENVIRONMENT AND DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An automatic focusing method in a high-noise environment and a digital imaging device using the same are used for determining an object distance. The method includes taking two digital images at a farthest object distance and taking two digital images at a nearest object distance, under a first exposure condition and a second exposure condition; capturing digital images under the first exposure condition at a plurality of different object distances other than the farthest and nearest object distances; selecting at least two images captured at adjacent object distances to create a composite image; calculating an object distance of the composite image; calculating high-frequency signals of the second farthest object distance image, the second nearest object distance image, and the composite image in the focusing frame; determining from the images an object distance corresponding to the maximum high-frequency signal; and moving an automatic focusing lens to the object distance. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165178 | ADJUSTING METHOD OF FLASH INTENSITY - An adjusting method of flash intensity is applied in an image capture apparatus with a flash lamp, where two pre-flash images corresponding the object are retrieved under two different pre-flash lights, respectively, and then a flash intensity of main-flash light is calculated according to one of the retrieved pre-flash images, so as to retrieve a main-flash image corresponding the object under the main-flash light with the calculated main-flash light. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165179 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging method for taking an image using an imaging apparatus including an imaging device which includes first rows of pixels including first groups of light receiving elements and second rows of pixels including second groups of light receiving elements; first charge transfer lines; and second charge transfer lines, includes steps of: consecutively performing a subject-illuminating imaging and a subject-non-illuminating imaging, responsive to an input of an imaging instruction; reading out the charges accumulated in the first groups and the second groups of light receiving elements, and transferring the charges via the first and second charge transfer lines, respectively, after the subject-illuminating imaging and the subject-non-illuminating imaging; and acquiring an image by the subject-illuminating imaging and an image by the subject-non-illuminating imaging from the charges having been read out and transferred from the first groups and the second groups of light receiving elements, respectively. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165180 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital camera may include a flash unit configured to emit light to illuminate a subject using a preliminary light emission operation followed by a main light emission operation, an image sensor having a pixel array arranged along a plurality of lines, and a digital signal processor. The image sensor may be configured to convert an image of the subject into an electrical signal by reading an image frame corresponding to one screen using the pixel array during the preliminary light emission operation and reading another image frame corresponding to one screen during the main light emission operation. The digital signal processor may be configured to control the light emitting operation of the flash unit to maintain the preliminary light emission from a start to an end of the reading of one image frame. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165181 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH STROBE CONSECUTIVE SHOOTING MODE - When the mode is set to a strobe consecutive shooting mode, an imaging apparatus sets the mode to a pixel addition drive mode for reading out image data using pixel addition drive, performs metering operation using preliminary flashing and calculates an appropriate amount of flashing on the basis of the metering operation. Next, the imaging apparatus judges whether or not it is possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing. If it is judged that it is not possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing, the imaging apparatus limits the amount of flashing to the largest amount of flashing within the range of amounts of flashing with which flashing of strobe light three times consecutively is possible, and performs strobe consecutive shooting with the limited amount of flashing. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165182 | COMBINATION DEVICE OF SPEAKER AND CAMERA OPTICAL SYSTEM - In the device according to this invention, a vibrating diaphragm and a magnetic conduction plate are improved, so that the vibrating diaphragm of the speaker, under the action of magnetic force excited by different electrical signals, can convert an acoustoelectric signal into voice, can resonate together with a coil, and can be as a movable lens to constitute an optical focusing/zooming system together with lens of the camera optical system, respectively, so that the space of the mobile terminal occupied by the combination device can be saved, and the sound quality of the speaker also can be improved. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165183 | CAMERA MODULE - An camera module includes a substrate, an image sensor chip, and a lens module. The image sensor chip is disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate. The lens module is mounted on the base via an adhesive layer. The lens module includes a bottom surface contacting with the substrate. The bottom surface defines at least one sloped surfaces thereon. At least one gap is defined between the substrate and the at least one sloped surface. The adhesive layer is disposed between the bottom surface and the substrate, the gap is capable of accepting adhesive when the lens module and substrate are pressed together. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165184 | Camera lens assembly - Disclosed is a camera lens assembly, including a fixed frame; a rotation frame disposed in the fixed frame and configured to rotate about a first axis; an image sensor frame provided in the rotation frame and configured to rotate about a second axis; a first driving part installed in the fixed frame and configured to rotate the rotation frame; and a second driving part installed in the rotation frame and configured to rotate the image sensor frame, wherein the second axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165185 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and at least one electrical element. The circuit board includes a dielectric substrate including a supporting surface, and at least one connecting part formed on the supporting surface. The at least one electrical element is electrically connected to the at least one connecting part via a connecting media. At least one air-exhaust hole extends through the connecting part and the dielectric substrate. The at least one air-exhaust hole is configured for exhausting air from the connecting media. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165186 | VIBRATING DEVICE AND IMAGE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME - A vibrating device includes a dust-screening member which is shaped like a plate as a whole and has at least one side that is symmetric with respect to a symmetry axis, and a vibrating member secured to the dust-screening member and configured to produce, at the dust-screening member, vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to a surface of the dust-screening member. The vibrating device further includes a drive unit configured to drive the vibrating member to produce vibration Z(x, y) at the dust-screening member, the vibration being expressed as follows: | 2010-07-01 |
20100165187 | VIBRATING DEVICE AND IMAGE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME - A vibrating device includes a vibrator having a dust-screening member which is shaped like a plate as a whole and has at least one side that is symmetric with respect to a symmetry axis, and a vibrating member secured to the dust-screening member and configured to produce, at the dust-screening member, vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to a surface of the dust-screening member, and a hold and support member configured to hold and support the vibrator to a fixed member. The hold and support position by the hold and support member is arranged at position along a circle or ellipse concentric to the centroid of the vibrator such that peak ridges of the vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to the surface of the dust-screening member form closed loops. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165188 | MODULAR DIGITAL CAMERA - Modular digital camera systems, such as modular digital still and motion cameras are disclosed. Individual modules may be removed from the system and replaced, such as to benefit from upgraded technology, while preserving the remaining modules in the system. The modules may be disassembled and reconstructed to convert the physical form of the camera, such as between still configurations, motion configurations, ENG configurations, DSLR configurations and studio configurations. Universal lens mount modules are provided, to enable use of lens systems from a variety of commercial manufacturers. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165189 | DIGITAL IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSMITTING DIGITAL IMAGE DATA - Provided is a digital image transmission system in a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) format or a digital visual interface (DVI) format. A transmission and reception reinforcement device of the digital image transmission system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit includes a first power supply unit supplying power to the transmitter and a second power supply unit supplying power to the receiver. Power output terminals of the first and second power supply units are connected to each other. External-power supply voltages respectively input to the first and second power supply units are output to the power output terminals. When all of the external-power supply voltages input to the first and second power supply units are lower than a predetermined voltage, an internal-power supply voltage present in a communication line between the host device and the display device is output to the power output terminals. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165190 | Signal output device and signal output method - A signal output device includes a signal output unit to output a video signal based on input image data, a storage unit to store the image data, a detection unit to detect whether or not the number of frames included in one set of image data stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined number, and a data creating unit to add, if the number of the frames included in the one set of image data does not satisfy the predetermined number, a new frame to the one set of image data so that the number of the frames included in the one set of image data satisfies the predetermined number, and to input, to the signal output unit, the one set of image data to which the new frame has been added. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165191 | De-Interlacing Method and Controller Thereof - A de-interlacing method and controller is provided. The de-interlacing method includes steps of de-interlacing based on an i | 2010-07-01 |
20100165192 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MAN-MACHINE OPERATION PICTURE, MOBILE VIDEO DEVICE THEREOF, AND VIDEO SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for transmitting a man-machine operation picture, a mobile video device thereof, and a video system using the same are provided, which are applicable to a first mobile video device and a second mobile video device wirelessly connected to each other, and the first mobile video device includes a first screen. A display picture data is obtained from a video buffer of the first screen. The first screen displays a first picture according to the display picture data. The first mobile video device converts the display picture data into a video data compliant to a video format, and transfers the video data to the second mobile video device according to a video communication protocol. The second mobile video device displays a second picture according to the received video data, and a displaying content of the second picture substantially includes a displaying content of the first picture. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165193 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processor that corrects an image signal supplied to an image display section, includes: a luminance component correction amount calculating section that calculates the amount of correction of a luminance component of the image signal according to visual environment only for an image signal in a predetermined luminance level range in a predetermined spatial frequency band; and a luminance component correcting section that corrects the luminance component of the image signal using the amount of correction calculated by the luminance component correction amount calculating section. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165194 | CAPTURE BUFFER CONTROL METHODOLOGY FOR CAPTION CARRIAGE SWITCH - A system, method, and computer readable medium for avoiding underflow of a caption buffer in a digital video encoding device. The method receives a sequence of digital video frames, and captions that correspond to the digital video frames in the sequence. The method receives first captions in a first caption carriage, and encodes the first captions, and the corresponding digital video frames, in a compressed video format. The method detects a switch from the first caption carriage to a second caption carriage, and stores second captions in the capture buffer, where each second caption is received in the second caption carriage and corresponds to one of the digital video frames in the sequence. The method examines the capture buffer and the second captions to determine whether underflow of the capture buffer is present or absent. When underflow is absent, the method encodes the second captions, and the corresponding digital video frames, in the compressed video format. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXED MEASUREMENTS - A method for multiplexing measurements of related values using predetermined numbers of sources having intensities and subject to noise, and at least one sensor subject to saturation, said multiplexing comprising measuring each of said related values under a plurality of different combinations of said sources, the method comprises: generating a first set of multiplexing combinations; constraining said first set with respect to said saturation; modifying said first set with respect to said noise until an optimum is found between respective intensities and noise, and measuring said variables by multiplexing said sources according to said modified set. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165196 | AV PRESENTATION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN RCU FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE AV PRESENTATION DEVICE - An AV presentation device that may be installed as part of an AV presentation system including a television display device includes an RCU for emitting a user signal in response to user actuation and a base unit for connection to the television display device. The base unit includes an input element for receiving the user signal and, responsive thereto, launching a browser application that runs on the base unit and generates a signal for displaying a browser window on the television display device. The base unit also includes a memory storing a file which, when opened by the browser application, displays in the browser window a document including instructions pertaining to the RCU. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165197 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a display processing apparatus comprises a first input terminal of the HDMI standard, configured to be connectable to an external apparatus, a detector configured to detect (i) a first signal which is included in an input signal supplied from the first input terminal, and (ii) a second signal which is included in the input signal supplied from the first input terminal and which is different from the first signal, and a generator configured to determine whether the external apparatus is not in a standby state but in an operating state based on a detecting result of the detector, and to generate an input signal selection screen representing the operating state of the external apparatus when the external apparatus is determined to be in the operating state. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165198 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A communication apparatus includes a first determination unit that determines whether an external apparatus can transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a device information acquisition unit that acquires the device information from the external apparatus even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a second determination unit that determines whether the device information acquired from the external apparatus is correct, and a communication unit that transmits video data corresponding to the device information to the external apparatus if the second determination unit determines that the device information is correct even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165199 | Display Systems and Information Display Methods Thereof - An information display method implemented in a display system is provided, comprising an electric appliance and a remote controller. First, when receiving message input, the electric appliance determines whether to display the message on the main display in accordance with the specific mode. If the specific mode is in a first mode, the received message is displayed on the display of the remote controller and is kept from displaying on the main display. If the electric appliance is not in a first mode, the received message is displayed on the main display. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165200 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - When a right picture plus button or a left picture plus button is pressed in a one-picture mode, a picture mode shifts to a two-picture mode. Focus is set in a right picture as the right picture plus button is pressed and the right picture is increased in size as the right picture plus button is pressed. The focus is set in a left picture as the left picture plus button is pressed and the left picture is increased in size as the left picture plus button is pressed. When the right picture plus button or the left picture plus button is pressed in a state where the size of the right picture or the left picture is its maximum, the picture mode shifts to the one-picture mode. When a sound volume plus button is pressed in a state where the focus exists in the right picture, sound corresponding to the right picture is output from a speaker. When the sound volume plus button is pressed in a state where the focus exists in the left picture, sound corresponding to the left picture is output from the speaker. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165201 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIDGET SERVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a widget service in a broadcast receiving apparatus is provided. A method for providing the widget service includes operations of receiving widget information, and displaying on a picture-in-picture (PIP) screen at least part of all the received widget information which is to be fitted to the PIP screen, upon occurrence of a preset or trigger event. Therefore, it is possible for a user to construct a sub-screen for providing a widget service by selecting only part of widget information forming the entire display screen rather than reducing the size of the entire display screen. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165202 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND TELEVISION RECEIVING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a receiver, a setting module, a timer, and an indicator. The receiver selectively receives a plurality of broadcasts in response to the switching of channels. The setting module sets a channel as a viewed channel when a predetermined time has elapsed since switching to the channel. The timer counts the elapsed time until a new viewed channel is set through at least one channel switching from the viewed channel. The indicator indicates the elapsed time while a channel other than the viewed channel is selected. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165203 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO - A video display apparatus includes: a tuner configured to receive a digital broadcast signal; an accepting module configured to accept a power-on command; a display module configured to simultaneously display first information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and second information that is not included in the digital broadcast signal when the accepting module accepts the power-on command. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165204 | System and process for image rescaling using adaptive interpolation kernel with sharpness and overshoot control - Provided are a digital video rescaling system, a method of rescaling video images, and a chip comprising a computer executable medium embedded therein computer executable instructions for rescaling video images. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165205 | VIDEO SIGNAL SHARPENING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO SIGNAL SHARPENING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video signal sharpening apparatus includes a video signal sharpening module and a sharpening parameter controller. The video signal sharpening module performs a sharpening process on a decoded video signal based on a sharpening parameter. In the sharpening process, the video signal sharpening module estimates an original pixel value from the decoded video signal and increases the pixels to obtain a high-resolution video signal. The decoded video signal is obtained by a decoder decoding an encoded video signal. The sharpening parameter controller determines the amount of variation in noise and detail component that varies by an I-frame period in a group of pictures (GOP) period of the decoded video signal, and controls the sharpening parameter for the video signal sharpening module. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165206 | Method and apparatus for noise reduction in video - In some embodiments, a method of processing a video sequence may include receiving an input video sequence having an input video sequence resolution, aligning images from the input video sequence, reducing noise in the aligned images, and producing an output video sequence from the reduced noise images, wherein the output video sequence has the same resolution as the input video sequence resolution. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165207 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MOTION DETECTION FOR TEMPORAL MOSQUITO NOISE REDUCTION IN VIDEO SEQUENCES - Apparatus and methods of motion detection for mosquito noise reduction in video sequences are provided. In one aspect, a method of motion detection in a sequence of digital images classifies a pixel of a plurality of pixels of a current image frame represented by a digital video input signal as a motion or non-motion pixel. A motion value for the pixel is calculated based on the classification of the pixel. The motion value is mapped to a coefficient of a temporal filter based on a control curve. A digital video output signal is generated based on the coefficient. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165208 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The gradients of a reference image signal and suppression target image signals are respectively detected. Suppression coefficients are computed according to functions defined based on the magnitude relationship among the gradient value of the reference image signal and those of the suppression target image signals. The reference image signal is weighted according to the suppression coefficients, the weighted signals are combined with the corresponding suppression target image signals, and the combined signals are output as color component signals after color fringing suppression. Then, color fringing can be effectively corrected while suppressing correction errors. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165209 | System and method for phase motion detection for YC separation - A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for separating a current frame of a composite video signal into a luminance signal and a chroma signal. A relative chroma correlation value is generated using a plurality of lines of the current frame. A weighted sum of inter-line pixel differences of the current frame is generated using the relative chroma correlation value. A frame difference signal is generated by subtracting a previous frame of the composite video signal from the current frame. A detected motion signal is generated that corresponds to motion detected in the current frame. The weighted sum of inter-line pixel differences, the frame difference signal, and the detected motion signal are combined to generate the chroma signal. The chroma signal is subtracted from the current frame to generate the luminance signal. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165210 | METHOD FOR MOTION ESTIMATION - A method for motion estimation with respect to a sequence of images. Based on predictor vectors respective updates are generated. The updates are distributed over a plurality of tables. Only a single table of updates is applied to a given predictor vector to generate a limited set of candidate vectors only. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165211 | ELECTRONIC CARD CONNECTOR, LEVEL-SHIFTING DEVICE AND DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER - An electronic card connector is used to connect an electronic card to an electronic device, such as a level-shifting device. The electronic card connector includes an insert slot unit and a switch unit. The insert slot unit is adapted for insertion of the electronic card and is provided with a power signal terminal for providing electric power to the electronic card that is inserted into the insert slot unit. The 10 switch unit is disposed in the insert slot unit, is operable to establish electrical connection between the power signal terminal and a first power source when the electronic card inserted into the insert slot unit does not actuate the switch unit, and is further operable to establish electrical connection between the power signal terminal and a second power source when the electronic card inserted into the insert slot unit actuates the switch unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165212 | Signal source selection techniques - Techniques for the selection of signals from multiple sources are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include a first tuner module, a second tuner module, and a multiplexer. The first tuner module generates a first tuned signal from a first RF signal, and the second tuner module generates a second tuned signal from a second RF signal. The first RF signal corresponds to a first signal source, and the second RF signal corresponds to a second signal source. Based on a selection signal, the multiplexer selects one of the first tuned signal and the second tuned signal. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A MOBILE/HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An ATSC DTV mobile transmitter synchronizes their transmissions with other associated stations. An ATSC DTV mobile receiver hops across channels during periods of idle time for forming a program guide including program guide information from channels besides a selected channel. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF CABLE AND OFF-AIR SIGNALS IN A DUAL OR HIGHER TUNER SET-TOP TERMINAL - Systems and methods are provided for minimizing cable and off-air signal detection on separate cable and off-air input jacks in a set-top terminal with two or more tuners. The systems and methods employ logic to progress through different scan configurations with different input jack/signal detection assignments to minimize signal detection delay. Tuners are pooled for a given input jack/signal assignment, scanned frequencies are queued and carried to the next scan configuration, and user input is employed, whenever possible. The systems and methods are of particular value for retail applications, where users may install cable, off-air, or both sources incorrectly to their set-top terminal's cable and off-air input jacks. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165215 | Communication control systems and methods - The present invention generally relates to various communication control systems capable of controlling operations of their target modules with their control modules. More particularly, the present invention relates various communication control systems including control modules and target modules and capable of controlling various operations of the target models with the control modules wirelessly. To this end, the control and target modules are preferably provided with various transmitters as well as receivers for receiving user inputs by the control modules, converting the user inputs to command signals, transmitting the command signals to the target modules, and then controlling the operations of the target module accordingly. The present invention also relates to various methods of controlling the operations of the target modules of the communication control systems with the control modules of the system wirelessly and various methods of receiving the user inputs, converting the user inputs to the command signals, transmitting the command signals to the target modules, and recognizing the signals by the target modules. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such communication systems and various control and target modules thereof. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165216 | Antenna Diversity for Control Device Applications - One embodiment may take the form of a method for routing a signal to a target device. The method may include a control device that may transmit a signal on a first network. The signal may reach devices other than the target device. The devices that receive the signal may recognize that the signal is intended for another device and may transmit the signal on a second network. The signal may be received by the target device via the second network. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165217 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE PRESENTATION OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING - A TV is controlled by a set top box to receive broadcast programming. The set top box includes a processor for causing a selected program to be provided to and displayed on the TV. The set top box is controlled by an external remote control device. The remote control device is able to generate menus detailing programs and other options available and to display those options locally on the remote control device. Therefore, a program presented by the TV is uninterrupted whilst the user considers an electronic program guide displayed on the remote control device. Once the user has made the final choice of a new program to view, a command is issued to the set top box so that the change is made. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165218 | Display Device, Display Method, and Projection Type Display Device - Aspects of the invention can provide a display device, a display method, and a projection type display device that allow a characteristic of a display image such as brightness to be continuously changed. The display device can include a light source capable of emitting a plurality of different color lights and a white light, and an optical modulation device for modulating light corresponding to the lights emitted from the light source. The ratio of the period of emitting the white light relative to the total of the periods of emitting the lights from the light source can be variable. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165219 | RETRACTABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A frame cover and a back cover constituting a panel-shaped first casing having an image display surface include a plurality of primary engaging means provided at least in the butt-edge portions on the side to which hinges are attached and engaging between the butt edge portions; and a secondary engaging means located internally in front of a rectangular lock hole in which a movable type lock claw of a second casing is inserted and locked in order to hold the first casing, having a flexible piece extending from one of the covers toward the other thereof, and engaging the other of the covers with the free end of the flexible piece; wherein a fit state where the frame cover and the back cover are combined is established by both the engagements of the primary engaging means and the secondary engaging means, whereas the engagement of the primary engaging means is set in a releasable state by inserting a tool into the rectangular lock hole and inwardly flexing the flexible piece to release the secondary engaging means from the engagement. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165220 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal device and a dust-proof plate disposed on at least one of a light entrance side and a light exit side of the liquid crystal device; and a first polarization filter disposed so as to be opposed to the liquid crystal panel across the dust-proof plate, wherein a direction of an absorption axis of the first polarization filter and a direction of an optical axis of the dust-proof plate are perpendicular to each other, and the dust-proof plate is made of a positive uniaxial crystalline material, and satisfies a following relational expression denoting a refractive index difference with respect to two directions perpendicular to a system optical axis as Δn, a thickness in a system optical axis direction as d, and a wavelength to be used as λ, and using an integer N: | 2010-07-01 |
20100165221 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-view autostereoscopic display device ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165222 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE SIGNALS - Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and a displaying method thereof. A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a display unit to which image signals are sequentially scanned; and an image processing unit which compensates the image signals to have different compensation levels according to points in time when they are scanned to the display unit, using a previous frame image signal, a current frame image signal and a plurality of compensation tables, and outputs the compensated image signals to the display unit as the current frame. Thus, the present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus improved in response speed and a displaying method thereof. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165223 | LIQUID CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A liquid crystal includes about 50 wt % to about 65 wt % of a negative compound material, and about 40 wt % to about 50 wt % of a neutral compound material. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a first substrate having a pixel area, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a plurality of liquid crystals disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each liquid crystal comprises about 50 wt % to about 65 wt % of a negative compound material having a dielectric anisotropy of a negative polarity, and about 40 wt % to about 50 wt % of a neutral compound material. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165224 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes in a first mask process, forming a first mask pattern group including a gate line, a gate electrode connected to the gate line and a common line parallel to the gate line that have a first conductive layer group structure having at least double conductive layers. A second mask process forms a gate insulating film on the first mask pattern group and a semiconductor pattern thereon. A third mask process forms a third mask pattern group including a data line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode opposite the source electrode that have a second conductive layer group structure having at least double conductive layers, and a protective film interfacing with the third mask pattern group on the gate insulating film. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165225 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - Retention capacitor upper electrodes and wires are provided facing a retention capacitor line across an insulating film so as to form a retention capacitor. The retention capacitor line includes a slit penetrating the retention capacitor line in a direction perpendicular to a substrate. The slit is formed so as to overlap regions facing regions in which both wires are formed. This allows for provision of an active matrix substrate capable of repairing defects so that they are less visible, without decreasing an aperture ratio of each pixel. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165226 | Mother substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A mother substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of unit array patterns on the substrate, each of the plurality of unit array patterns including a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a first electrostatic discharge pattern surrounding the plurality of unit array patterns; a second electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the gate line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern; and a third electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the data line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern, the third electrostatic discharge pattern contacting the second electrostatic discharge pattern. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165227 | TFT-LCD ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an array substrate of TFT-LCD. The method includes the following steps. In step | 2010-07-01 |
20100165228 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH A HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE BASE FOR THE PANEL THEREOF - A liquid crystal display with a height adjustable base assembly includes a base, an inclinable main arm, which is provided with a pivotal connection with the base and has slide rails, a panel fixing frame, which is capable of ascending and descending along the slide rails and has a locating groove, and a lock device, which is disposed between the main arm and the base and provides a locating pin member. When the main arm rotates a preset inclining angle relative to the base, the locating pin member is pushed to engage with the locating groove such that the operation of ascending and descending the panel fixing frame with respect to the main arm is locked. Hence, the liquid crystal panel bouncing outward suddenly during unpacked is avoided to secure the safety with convenient operations. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165229 | FASTENING STRUCTURE FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A fastening structure of a display panel includes a base plate, first sidewalls, a frame connected to the base plate and surrounded by the first sidewalls, and stiffeners. The first sidewalls are connected together and connected to the base plate. The frame accommodates the display panel. The stiffeners having a trapezoid-shaped structure or a triangle-shaped structure connect the base plate to the frame. The stiffeners are located between the frame and the first sidewalls. A gap respectively exists between the stiffeners and the first sidewalls. Therefore, the stiffeners enhance the strength between the base plate and the frame accommodating the display panel. Due to the gap respectively existing between the stiffeners and the first sidewalls, when the fastening structure is impacted, a force transmitted to the frame is reduced by the gap to effectively protect the display panel. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165230 | Display device with composite backlight module - The present invention discloses a display device comprising a bezel, a cell, at least one film, a light bar and a composite backlight module. The composite backlight module comprises a plurality of connecting structures coupled with the bezel for fixing and protecting the cell, a containing space for containing the cell and the film, and a light guide portion for guiding light emitted by the light bar to a light exit surface of the composite backlight module. The composite backlight module is made of a same material by injection molding. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165231 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY MODULE - The present invention provides a backlight module and a display module employing the backlight module. The display module includes a backlight component, a panel and a side-cover. The backlight module includes an upper-frame composed of a principal body and an extending portion, and a backlight component. A fillister is formed between the principal body and the extending portion to accommodate the panel, wherein the panel is inserted into and fixed in the display module by means of the fillister and the side-cover. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165232 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: an LC panel; a lamp disposed below the LC panel, for supplying light to the LC panel; a lamp housing having an opening, for encompassing and protecting the lamp; first and second diffusion reflection sheets disposed on end portions of inner lower and upper surfaces of the lamp housing, respectively; and a light guide plate disposed to be adjacent to the opening of the lamp housing, for guiding light emitted from the lamp to the LC panel. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165233 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit and an LCD having the same. The backlight unit can include a light guide plate, a printed circuit board, a bottom cover and a fixing member. The printed circuit board can have at least one light emitting diode to emit light toward an incident surface formed at one side of the light guide plate. The bottom cover can receive the light guide plate and the printed circuit board therein. The fixing member can be formed with a recess section, into which the printed circuit board can be press-fitted, such that the printed circuit board is fixed to the fixing member. The assembling efficiency and reliability of the backlight unit can be improved. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165234 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LCD device with a simplified configuration is disclosed. The LCD device includes a reflection sheet configured to include an opened upper surface, a plurality of first supporters formed to inwardly project from the side walls of the reflection sheet, a bottom cover configured to receive the reflection sheet, a plurality of second supporters formed to inwardly project from the side walls of the bottom cover, and optical sheets disposed on the reflective sheet and configured to include a plurality of fixed protrusions which are formed to outwardly project from the edges of the optical sheets. The edges of a lower surface of a liquid crystal display panel are placed on the first supporters, and the fixed protrusions of the optical sheets are placed on the second supporters. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165235 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a bottom frame having a bent portion at an edge thereof; a light guide plate over the bottom frame, the light guide plate spaced apart from the bent portion by a gap; a light emitting diode (LED) assembly facing a side of the light guide plate, the LED assembly fixed to the bent portion; a main frame having a rectangular band shape over the bottom frame, the main frame having a rib corresponding to the gap; a liquid crystal panel over the light guide plate; and a top frame surrounding a front boundary portion of the liquid crystal panel, the top frame combined with the bottom frame and the main frame. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165236 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An LED backlight unit and an LCD using a backlight unit may be provided. A liquid crystal display (LCD) may include a plurality of modules including a circuit board, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources arranged on the circuit board for emitting light, and a light guide plate having a light incidence part including an incident surface for receiving light emitted from the LED light source and a light emission part for emitting the light. The LCD may further include a frame having the plurality of the modules provided thereon, and at least one driving unit on one surface of the frame, wherein a connection hole is formed in the frame to connect the circuit board to the at least one driving unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165237 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display having the same. The backlight unit includes a lower cover, an interconnection coupling hole, an inverter board, and an interconnection. The lower cover accommodates a printed circuit board, which mounts at least one light emitting diode thereon and is provided at one side thereof with a first connector. The interconnection coupling hole is formed in a bottom surface of the lower cover at a position corresponding to the first connector. The inverter board is disposed on a rear surface of the lower cover to apply a driving voltage to the at least one light emitting diode. The interconnection is provided at one end thereof with a second connector to electrically connect the printed circuit board to the inverter board. A coupling part of the first connector coupled to the second connector is directed to the interconnection coupling hole, so the assembling time of the backlight unit and the liquid crystal display is reduced, thereby improving the productivity of the backlight unit and the liquid crystal display. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165238 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device capable of reducing warp includes a liquid crystal display portion ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165239 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING GOOD HEAT RADIATING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a good heat radiating function. Surface areas of a lower cover, an upper cover, and a guide panel are increased by forming grooves at the lower cover, the upper cover, and the guide panel. Heat generated from an optical source is rapidly radiated through the lower cover, the upper cover, and the guide panel having increased surface areas. This may prevent temperature increment of a backlight unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165240 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device capable of improving a use efficiency of light emitting diode (LED) printed circuit boards (PCBs) by configuring the existing plate type LED PCBs in a bar type so as to reduce an area used, the LCD device including, an LCD panel configured to display images, a backlight unit disposed at a lower portion of the LCD panel for providing light to the LCD panel, and provided with a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) printed circuit boards (PCBs) formed in a bar type, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on each of the LED PCBs to be spaced apart from each other, and casing components including a mold frame for receiving and fixing the LCD panel and the backlight unit, an upper cover and a bottom cover. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165241 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display module including the same - A backlight unit for a display device includes a light guide plate; a reflective sheet under the light guide plate; a lamp at least one side of the light guide plate and providing a light into the light guide plate; and an optical sheet disposed on the light guide plate and including a first lenticular sheet, the first lenticular sheet including a base film for diffusing the light through the light guide plate, a first lenticular lens disposed on a front surface of the base film and having a half-cylinder shape and a first printing pattern on at least one edge of a rear surface of the base film. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165242 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS - Provided are a liquid crystal display device and television receiving apparatus having further improved use efficiency of light emitted from a light source while suppressing increase in costs. A liquid crystal display device | 2010-07-01 |
20100165243 | PRISM SHEET, BACK LIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A prism sheet prevents the occurrence of a moiré pattern and a wet-out phenomenon by increasing irregularity of prisms formed thereon, by configuring the prisms adjacent to each other to have different heights, and by differently forming widths of triangular sectional surfaces of one prism according to positions. As the height difference of the prisms adjacent to each other is set as 1.2-1.5 μm, a pressure applied to the prism sheet is distributed to the prisms. This may prevent deformation of the prisms. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165244 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a light guide plate (LGP) guiding light, a light source that is disposed at one side of the LGP, a bottom receiving container including a bottom plate disposed below the LGP and the light source and a cover that covers the light source and is integrally formed with the bottom surface, a reflective sheet member laminated inside the cover facing the light source, a reflective sheet positioned on the bottom plate, a liquid crystal panel receiving the light from the light source and displaying an image, and a top receiving container including a top plate having a window to expose the liquid crystal panel outside, and a first sidewall portion extending along the boundary of the top plate. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165245 | BACKLIGHT MODULE CAPABLE OF INCREASING LIGHT OUTPUT EFFICIENCY - A backlight module capable of increasing light output efficiency is disclosed. The backlight module includes a light emitting element, a light guide plate, a circuit board, and an intermediate layer. The light guide plate is disposed at a side of the light emitting element. The circuit board is disposed above the light emitting element and the light guide plate. The intermediate layer is disposed between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, and its light transmittance is greater than that of air. The intermediate layer decreases optical energy loss between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, and a goal to increase the light output efficiency of the backlight module is achieved. The present invention also improves an alignment between the light emitting element and the light guide plate when the light emitting element and the light guide plate are assembled together. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165246 | Illuminating Device And Liquid-Crystal Display Device Using The Same - An illuminating device capable of being produced at low costs and irradiating rays of light uniformly to a liquid crystal panel. The illuminating device has a plurality of LED packages each having LED's and a lens, the LED packages being congregated on a plane in a large area. Each of the LED packages includes at least four LED's corresponding to LED's for emitting at least red, green and blue, and at least two of the LED's in each LED package are positioned symmetrically to the center of the lens and emit the same color. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165247 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a plurality of lamps disposed under the liquid crystal panel, supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; a diffusion plate disposed above the lamps and diffusing light emitted from the lamps; a diffusion sheet disposed on the diffusion plate and including a plurality of reflection patterns formed on a region of a rear surface adjacent to the lamps and including reflection beads reflecting a portion of light from the diffusion plate, wherein the respective reflection patterns of the diffusion sheet are formed to extend in a direction parallel to a lengthwise direction of the lamps. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165248 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same - Disclosed are a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the same. The backlight unit comprises an optical source for emitting light, a diffusion sheet for diffusing the light incident thereon from the optical source, a first prism sheet for enhancing brightness of the light diffused by the diffusion sheet to be incident thereon by collecting the light to the front side, a second prism sheet for re-collecting the light collected by the first prism sheet to the front side by refraction, and a micro lens film for refracting the light incident thereon from the second prism sheet. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165249 | Liquid crystal display device with a backlight unit having a diffusion plate - A liquid crystal display device having a direct backlight which uses a high-bright light source achieves both of a high efficiency and thin uniformity. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel opposite to a display screen of the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes a housing, a plurality of light sources arranged in the inside of the housing, and a diffusion plate which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the liquid crystal panel, the diffusion plate includes a plurality of light blocking regions at positions corresponding to the plurality of respective light sources, and the light blocking region at a center portion of the housing and the light blocking region at an edge portion of the housing exhibits transmissivities different from each other. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165250 | Liquid crystal display device with a backlight unit having a diffusion plate - A liquid crystal display device having a direct backlight which uses a high-bright light source achieves both of a high efficiency and thin uniformity. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel opposite to a display screen of the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes a housing, a plurality of light sources arranged in the inside of the housing, and a diffusion plate which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the liquid crystal panel, the diffusion plate includes a plurality of light blocking regions at positions corresponding to the plurality of respective light sources, and the light blocking region at a center portion of the housing and the light blocking region at an edge portion of the housing exhibits transmissivities different from each other. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165251 | MICROLENS ASSEMBLY FORMED WITH CURVED INCLINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHT GUIDING PLATE, BACK LIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Provided are a light guiding plate for providing a background light source to a non-emission display device, a back light unit, and a microlens used therein. The microlens having a curved incline formed therein is made of a light transmitting material to reflect and refract light emitted from a light source. Here, the microlens has a polyhedral shape including a bottom face, a top face opposed to the bottom face, and a plurality of side faces formed between the bottom face and the top face, wherein at least one side face crossing a traveling direction of the light emitted from the light source among the plurality of side faces is a curved face inclined about the bottom face. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165252 | BACKLIGHT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight of a liquid crystal display device, the screen of a liquid crystal panel is divided into a plurality of rectangular regions, an edge-light type light guide plate is provided corresponding to each of the rectangular regions, and a plurality of LEDs are provided on the end face of each edge-light type light guide plate. The brightness of the image displayed on each of the rectangular regions is obtained based on an image signal, and, based on the brightness, the brightness of the plurality of LEDs corresponding to each of the rectangular regions is controlled. Accordingly, the power consumption can be reduced as compared with the case where the entire liquid crystal panel is illuminated with uniform brightness. Furthermore, the edge-light type light guide plate is used to allow a decrease in number of the LEDs and the wiring arrangements. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165253 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a backlight assembly including a light guide plate having at least one slit, at least one light source unit disposed at a side of the light guide plate, and a lower cover which accommodates the light source unit and has at least one support coupled with the at least one slit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165254 | Light guide panel for LCD back light unit and LCD back light unit thereby - A light guide plate for an LCD back light unit has a rear surface formed with a main prism portion including a plurality of prisms, and a front surface formed with a front-lens part including a plurality of optical members such as lenticular lenses or microlenses so as to improve visibility of a predetermined pattern of the main prism part, and a liquid crystal display device using the light guide plate. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165255 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying a moving image with high image quality by employing a time-division display system (also called a field-sequential system) with the use of a plurality of light-emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) as a backlight. Further, it is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device in which high image quality, full color display, or low power consumption is realized by adjustment of the peak luminance. After a liquid crystal layer is sealed between a pair of substrates, polymer stabilization treatment is performed with the use of UV irradiation from both above and below the pair of substrates at the same time, whereby the polymer included in the liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates is evenly distributed. Thus, a liquid crystal display device is manufactured. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165256 | Optical Member With Retardation Control Function And Liquid Crystal Display - The invention provides a retardation-controlling optical member that includes a retardation layer obtained by aligning and fixing crosslinkable liquid crystal molecules and columnar structures disposed on the retardation layer. When a liquid crystal cell is formed by use of the retardation-controlling optical member, the columnar structures are effectively inhibited from subsiding in the retardation layer to locally make the cell gap smaller even when pressure is externally applied in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal cell. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165257 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - An ECB-mode liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates | 2010-07-01 |
20100165258 | OPTICAL ROTATION PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A main object of the present invention is to provide a rotating plate hardly generating variation in the rotation angle of the liner polarization so as to easily realize a desired rotation angle, and a liquid crystal display device enabling observation of a bright image by use thereof even in a state with a polarizing glasses put on. To attain the object, the present invention provides an optical rotation plate comprising a transparent substrate, and an optical rotation layer formed on the transparent substrate and containing a rod-shaped compound for forming a cholesteric structure and having a function of rotating transmitted liner polarization, wherein the cholesteric structure has a 90 degrees or larger twist angle and a pitch in a range of 450 nm to 4,000 nm. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165259 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is constituted of a TFT substrate and an opposing substrate which are arranged so as to be opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. In addition, in the liquid crystal layer, formed is a polymer into which a polymer component added to liquid crystal is polymerized, and which determines directions in which liquid crystal molecules tilt when voltage is applied. In the TFT substrate, formed are a sub picture element electrode directly connected to a TFT and a sub picture element electrode connected to the TFT through capacitive coupling. In each of these sub picture element electrodes, formed are slits extending in directions respectively at angles of 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees and 315 degrees to the X axis. | 2010-07-01 |