28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120176478 | FORMING RANGE MAPS USING PERIODIC ILLUMINATION PATTERNS - A method for determining a range map for a scene comprising: projecting a sequence of binary illumination patterns onto a scene from a projection direction; capturing a sequence of binary pattern images of the scene; projecting a sequence of periodic grayscale illumination patterns onto the scene, each periodic grayscale pattern having the same frequency and a different phase, the phase of the grayscale illumination patterns each having a known relationship to the binary illumination patterns; capturing a sequence of grayscale pattern images of the scene; analyzing the sequence of captured binary pattern images to determine coarse projected x coordinate estimates for a set of image locations; analyzing the sequence of captured grayscale pattern images to determine refined projected x coordinate estimates for the set of image locations; and forming a range map according to the refined projected x coordinate estimates. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176479 | Critical Alignment of Parallax Images for Autostereoscopic Display - A method is provided for generating an autostereoscopic display. The method includes acquiring a first parallax image and at least one other parallax image. At least a portion of the first parallax image may be aligned with a corresponding portion of the at least one other parallax image. Alternating views of the first parallax image and the at least one other parallax image may be displayed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176480 | Portable Device Having Self-Image Generating Module - A portable communication device having self image generating module for displaying self-image, comprises a control unit, a first communication module coupled to the control unit; a display coupled to the control unit and formed on a front side of the portable communication device. An image capture module is coupled to the control unit and being set on a rear side of the portable communication device to facilitate to capture stereo image. A self-image generating module is coupled to the control unit and being formed on the front side of the portable communication device to capture user self image. A display segmentation unit is coupled to the control unit to divide the display into at least area to display a receiving image of communication party and self image captured by the self-image generating module. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176481 | PROCESSING IMAGE DATA FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS FOR MOTION PICTURES - An approach is disclosed for generating stereoscopic image sequences. The approach includes receiving a plurality of image sequences, each image sequence captured from a distinct camera or other capture device in a multi-camera array. One image sequence is a primary image sequence and the other image sequences are secondary image sequences. The approach further includes generating, from the primary and at least one or more of the secondary image sequences, depth maps corresponding to images of the primary image sequence and generating, for each image in the primary image sequence, based on at least the depth maps and the corresponding images of the primary image sequence, stereoscopic images of a stereoscopic image sequence. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176482 | ALIGNMENT OF STEREO IMAGES PAIRS FOR VIEWING - A method for viewing of a three dimensional image of a scene with a monocular device on one eye for viewing a first two-dimensional image of the scene and providing a second display for viewing a second two-dimensional image of the scene in a stereo image pair with the other eye. Using a camera to provide an image of the second display to determine the position of the second display relative to the first display. Adjusting the alignment of the first two-dimensional image in correspondence to the determined position of the second display relative to the first display, whereby the viewer perceives a three dimensional image of the scene and one or more other viewers that are not wearing monocular devices can view the second display with both eyes so that they can perceive a two-dimensional image of the scene. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176483 | THREE CHANNEL DELIVERY OF STEREO IMAGES - An apparatus for viewing of a three dimensional image of a scene, including a monocular device worn by a viewer for displaying a first two-dimensional image to one eye of the viewer, The monocular device being arranged so it can be worn on either eye of the viewer. A second display for displaying a second two-dimensional image of the scene in a stereo image pair which is viewed by the other eye of the viewer. A way of selecting the first two-dimensional image with either a left or right perspective relative to the second two-dimensional image dependent upon which eye the viewer uses with the monocular device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176484 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A three-dimensional image display system, including: a multi-parallax image reproduction apparatus configured to reproduce two-dimensional images, which include a plurality of parallax images within one frame, at a first frame rate; and a three-dimensional display apparatus configured to carry out multi-parallax stereoscopic moving picture display at a second frame rate based on a plurality of parallax images reproduced by the multi-parallax image reproduction apparatus where one frame of stereoscopic moving pictures is formed from a multi-parallax image formed from a predetermined number of parallax images; the multi-parallax image reproduction apparatus reproducing an image wherein control information is included in any of the parallax images for every one frame or every plurality of frames, the three-dimensional image display apparatus carrying out control in accordance with the control information included in the parallax images to carry out the multi-parallax stereoscopic moving picture display. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176485 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY METHOD - A three-dimensional display device includes display unit for displaying left- and right-eye images alternately; and transmission control unit for transmitting a synchronizing signal indicating a timing for starting to display the left-eye image or the right-eye image on display unit, intermittently at a given transmission timing. Transmission control unit changes the given transmission timing according to a given condition and transmits the synchronizing signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176486 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - In an endoscope system, rays of different wavelength bands are sequentially projected toward a target site of a test subject, to obtain image signals from the reflected rays. Reflection spectra are calculated from the image signals and subjected to a multi-regression analysis in combination with absorption spectra of those objects which are relevant to the inspection, such as blood or hemoglobin in the target site, and absorption spectra of irrelevant objects other than the relevant objects, such as bile or staining materials. Spectral components of the irrelevant objects in the reflection spectra are determined through the multi-regression analysis, and are eliminated from the reflection spectra, providing second reflection spectra. A couple of images are produced and displayed on the basis of the first reflection spectra from which the spectral components of the irrelevant objects are not eliminated and the second reflection spectra. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176487 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING SAMPLE IMAGES FOR QUANTITATIVE IMMUNOASSAYS - A method and system for automatically evaluating quality of a slide-mounted tissue sample includes receiving a digital image of a magnified portion of the slide-mounted tissue sample. At least one quantitative quality indicator is automatically determined for at least one of the samples, and the digital image of the magnified portion of the sample. Each of the quantitative quality indicators is automatically compared to a respective minimum acceptable quality threshold. The quantitative quality indicators and associated quality thresholds are selected for suitability with an automated quantitative immunoassay. Failure of one or more of the quantitative quality indicators to meet its respective minimum acceptable quality threshold suggests that the sample is unsuitable for subsequent automated pathological evaluation. Results can be examined at a user interface allowing for user inspection of samples determined to be unsuitable, the user interface also having provisions for manual override of the determination. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176488 | DUAL EMISSION MICROSCOPE - A microscope device having dual emission capability, wherein detrimental effects of image-aberrations and -distortions are reduced. By providing the means for reflecting the one beam in a manner so as to invert its handedness and the means for reflecting the second beam in a manner so as to preserve its handedness, a fully symmetrical configuration is obtained, where corresponding image points in both color/polarisation channels all experience the same field-dependent aberrations. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176489 | IMAGE-ACQUISITION DEVICE - An image acquisition apparatus | 2012-07-12 |
20120176490 | System And Method For Analyzing Sheet Interleaving Material - Embodiments provide for analyzing interleaving material applied to sheets of material traveling along a conveyor. A system is provided that includes a cross-conveyor support frame and a camera system to capture images of the interleaving material upon the sheets. The camera system may optionally include a movable camera head that travels along the support frame to capture images at multiple positions along substantially the entire width of the conveyor. A control module is provided that includes a processor programmed with instructions for analyzing the interleaving material based on the images. In some cases the analyzing includes receiving the images of the interleaving material from the camera system, assessing coverage of the interleaving material upon the sheets of material from the images, determining adjustments for application of the interleaving material based on the assessed coverage, and/or communicating the adjustments to an interleaving material applicator. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176491 | CAMERA-BASED POSITION LOCATION AND NAVIGATION BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING - An apparatus and method for estimating a position of a mobile device based on one or more images is disclosed. Positioning information is derived from an image containing an SAS (self-addressing source such as a QR code), thereby setting a first vector V | 2012-07-12 |
20120176492 | CAMERA-BASED INERTIAL SENSOR ALIGNMENT FOR PND - An apparatus and method to enhance dead-reckoning navigation using inertial sensor measurements based on images from a camera are disclosed. A camera build into a mobile device is used to calibrate inertial sensors and rotation matrices. Images from a camera may be used (1) to remove a gravitational element from accelerometer measurements; (2) to set a scaling factor and an offset for a gyrometer; and (3) to set initial and updated values for rotation matrices. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176493 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - Disclosed are an inspection apparatus and an inspection method capable of stably acquiring image data of a wafer having a high contrast at alignment marks and the peripheral portions even when a film is formed on a surface of the wafer. Specifically disclosed is a flaw inspecting apparatus which comprises an alignment measuring device including a light source serving as an illuminating light, an imaging optical system that emits light beams from the light source to an object and that collects and focuses the reflected light beams, a camera that is disposed on a converging point in the imaging optical system and that captures images of the object, and an image processing function that processes the captured images. The images are captured using the reflected light beams in at least two different spectral bands, and image information of the object corresponding to the reflected light beams is appropriately computed so that the contrast of alignment marks is increased. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL RANGE ESTIMATION - A system and method for estimating the range to a target is based on logging images and related information as a vehicle is moving. When the vehicle is at a first observation point and an event of interest occurs at a target location, the log can be accessed to provide an image and related information of the target from a time in the past. This logged information provides a prior observation point, or in other words a second observation point, to use for triangulation, eliminating the need and time required to move the vehicle and acquire a second observation point. Using the current information from the first observation point, and the logged information of a prior observation point, triangulation can be used to estimate the range from the current observation point to the target. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176495 | System to improve face image acquisition - A process to capture in-focus face images of a subject looking at a display unit. The system alters the content of the display to get the subject to move into the optimal focus position for a camera. If the subject is farther from the camera than an optimal distance, the displayed content is altered to cause the subject to move closer to the display unit. If the subject is closer to the display unit than an optimal distance, the displayed content is altered to cause the subject to move further away from the display unit. If the subject is at an optimal distance, the displayed content is maintained or corrected. An image of the subject's face is acquired, and the image is processed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176496 | DETECTING AND MONITORING EVENT OCCURENCES USING FIBER OPTIC SENSORS - An event within a surveilled area, a physically bounded region, can be detected in real-time. The event can be outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area. The event can be detected by a fiber optic sensor within the surveilled area which can measure an event metrics. Event information associated with the event can be received which can include a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information. An adjustment operation associated with the camera can be determined utilizing a mapping and the event location. The adjustment operation can be associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value. The mapping can include a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension. The field of view of the camera can be adjusted dynamically which can result in the location of the event being within the field of view. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176497 | ASSISTING VEHICLE NAVIGATION IN SITUATIONS OF POSSIBLE OBSCURED VIEW - Restrictions of conventional techniques for assisting navigation of a vertical takeoff and landing vehicle in circumstances where there is a possibility of the view being obscured, can be overcome by using a three-dimensional model in combination with image processing to determine which segments of a landing zone are visible and which segments are obscured. A pilot is provided with a view of the landing zone that is a combination of live images and simulated segments from the three-dimensional model. Whereas conventional techniques focus on generating better simulated views, an implementation of this invention includes generating a view of an obscured landing zone that includes live imager. Fusing live imagery with other sensor information to generate a view allows the pilot to use a much real information as possible, and facilitates increased pilot confidence that the pilot can proceed and execute a successful landing. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176498 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION REPORTING SYSTEM - A police tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing adapted to be mounted in a police cruiser; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a test swipe in a disc or an automated cartridge, the test swipe adapted to receive a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer at a police headquarter. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A REAR VEHICLE LIGHT - A state of a rear vehicle light is detected. A camera system integrated in a vehicle generates an image of an environment in front of the vehicle. An evaluation unit connected to the camera system detects at least one vehicle contained in the image, defines an image range associated with said vehicle, and divides the image range into sub-ranges comprising at least a left sub-range and a right sub range. A segmentation of the sub-ranges into image segments is performed by way of the evaluation unit on the basis of brightness values of points contained in said sub-ranges. At least one brightest image segment is extracted from each of said sub-ranges, and the extracted image segments are checked for whether they can be associated with a particular vehicle light in an ON state. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176500 | IMAGE SERVER, IMAGE DELIVER BASED ON IMAGE INFORMATION AND CONDITION, AND IMAGE DISPLAY TERMINAL - Images are efficiently collected or delivered so that uncomfortable feeling given to users who view picked images picked up at vehicles and delivered by an image server is lessened. An image server is so constructed that the following operation is performed: the picked image of the surroundings of a vehicle, picked up with a camera mounted on the vehicle, and the image pickup information of the picked image, including information about the image pickup point, are stored on a storing medium; and picked images stored on the storing medium are delivered to users who view received picked images. One is selected from among picked images inputted from a vehicle with respect to each of areas to which the image pickup points of those picked images belong based on the image pickup information and a predetermined selection condition. The selected picked image is stored on the storing medium. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176501 | Analog-to-Digital Converters and Related Image Sensors - An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and columns and each of the plurality of pixels being configured to convert intensity of incident light into an electrical image signal; and an extended counting analog-to-digital converter configured to perform a first analog-to-digital conversion to provide a digital signal from an output signal of the pixel array, to obtain a residue using the output signal of the pixel array and the digital signal, and to perform a second analog-to-digital conversion using the residue. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176502 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - The size of an image acquisition apparatus is reduced by reducing the diameter of a cable. An image acquisition apparatus includes a camera unit including a plurality of electric-power elements, which require electric power to acquire an image of an object, and an electric-power switching unit configured to switch an electric power supply to the electric-power elements; a control unit configured to output a switch instruction to the electric-power switching unit and to control the electric power supply to the camera unit; and a cable configured to connect the control unit and the camera unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176503 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a digital photographing apparatus and a control method thereof. According to the digital photographing apparatus and the control method thereof, a user is allowed to manage data, captured in the same event, within a single display screen regardless of the kinds of contents and to easily perform switching between contents. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176504 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TIMESTAMPING MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPHS - Systems and methods are provided for revising the time associated with a digital photograph. A digital photograph and data representing an initial time the photograph was taken may not correspond with identified temporal information. In response, a revised time may be generated based on the temporal information and associated with the digital photograph. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING MOVING PICTURE - A method and apparatus for photographing a moving picture divides an image into a focus area and a background area, photographs the focus area and the background area at different frame rates, stores images thereof, and combines the stored images, whereby a resolution restriction due to high speed moving picture photographing can be reduced. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176506 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus, including: an image pickup lens; a lens array disposed on an image formation plane of the image pickup lens; an image pickup device adapted to receive a light ray passing through the image pickup lens and the lens array to acquire picked up image data; and an image processing section adapted to carry out an image process for the picked up image data; the image processing section including a viewpoint image production section adapted to produce a plurality of viewpoint images based on the picked up image data, and an image synthesis processing section adapted to synthesize two or more viewpoint images from among the viewpoint images. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176507 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, FOR COLOR CLASSIFICATION, AND FOR SKIN COLOR DETECTION - Embodiments include a method of image processing including decomposing a reflectance spectrum for a test surface into a linear combination of reflectance spectra of a set of test targets. The coefficient vector calculated in this decomposition is used to predict a response of an imaging sensor to the test surface. A plurality of such predicted responses may be used for various applications involving color detection and/or classification, including human skin tone detection. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176508 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - A photographing device includes a photographing unit which generates a photographing data by performing photographing with a photographing component, a display unit which displays an image which is photographed in the photographing unit, a sensor unit which senses whether the photographing device rotates, and a control unit which changes a reading order of the photographing component according to a rotation direction and a rotation degree when the photographing device rotates in a recording stand-by mode state, and controls the photographing unit in order to generate the photographing data by maintaining the reading order if the photographing device rotates in a recording mode state. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176509 | Methods of and Systems for Content Search Based on Environment Sampling - The present disclosure provides user interface methods of and systems for displaying at least one available action overlaid on an image, comprising displaying an image; selecting at least one action and assigning a ranking weight thereto based on at least one of (1) image content, (2) current device location, (3) location at which the image was taken, (4) date of capturing the image; (5) time of capturing the image; and (6) a user preference signature representing prior actions chosen by a user and content preferences learned about the user; and ranking the at least one action based on its assigned ranking weight. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176510 | GPS PRE-AQUISITION FOR GEOTAGGING DIGITAL PHOTOS - A handheld electronic device, such as a GPS-enabled wireless communications device with an embedded camera, a GPS-enabled camera-phone or a GPS-enabled digital camera, determines whether ephemeris data needs to be obtained for geotagging digital photos taken with the device. By monitoring user activity with respect to the camera, such as activation of the camera, the device can begin pre-acquisition of a GPS position fix by obtaining needed ephemeris data before the photograph is actually taken. This GPS pre-acquisition improves the likelihood that a position fix (GPS lock) is achieved by the time the photo is taken (to enable immediate geotagging). Alternatively, the photo can be geotagged retroactively by appending the current location to the metadata tag associated with the digital photo. An optional acquisition status indicator can be displayed on a user interface of the device to indicate that a position fix is being obtained. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176511 | WEBCAM CAPABLE OF GENERATING SPECIAL SOUND EFFECTS AND METHOD OF GENERATING SPECIAL SOUND EFFECTS THEREOF - A webcam capable of generating special sound effects includes an image device, a sound device, a multiplexer, a microprocessor, and a universal serial bus device. The image device is used for capturing and processing an image to generate a processed image. The sound device is used for capturing and processing sound to generate processed sound. The multiplexer is coupled to the image device and the sound device for receiving the processed image and the processed sound. The microprocessor is used for controlling the image device and the sound device. The universal serial bus device is used for controlling the multiplexer to read the processed image from the image device and read the processed sound from the sound device according to a command of a host, and transmitting the processed image and the processed sound to the host. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176512 | IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS, IMAGE STORAGE METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM EXECUTED IN IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS - An image storage apparatus which is capable of finding a desired image among a large number of images easily. Image quality of an image to be recorded on a storage medium ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176513 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176514 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176515 | VIRTUAL REALITY CAMERA - A camera including a camera lens, acquisition circuitry receiving images via the camera lens, for acquiring a first field of view when the camera lens is in a first orientation and for acquiring a second field of view when the camera lens is in a second orientation, and a viewfinder displaying the second field of view when the camera lens is in the second orientation and displaying at least a portion of the first field of view at least partially composited with the second field of view. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176516 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a video display and user control for the video display. In the preferred embodiment, multiple video feeds are combined into a single video display, where one feed, preferably live, includes an encoded marker which is used by a computer to select a second and display a second feed, wherein the location and orientation of the second feed changes based on the location and orientation of the encoded marker in the first feed. At least a portion of the display gives the appearance of depth, such as through use of superimposed animation. The live image is controlled by the user's movement, causing at least a part of the display to move in concert with the user's motion, thereby creating an enhanced three dimensional effect for a superimposed display. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176517 | DIGITAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital image photographing apparatus for informing a user (e.g., a photographer) that a size difference between detected face areas is greater than a predetermined reference difference by comparing sizes of the detected face areas with each other and methods of controlling the same are disclosed. Thus, when a plurality of people is photographed, a captured image in which sizes of detected face areas are similar to each other may be acquired. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176518 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid state image pickup device may include a pixel unit that includes a plurality of pixels; a pulse delay unit that includes a plurality of delay elements, each of the plurality of delay elements including a power supply terminal; a stop control unit; a stop signal delay unit; a lower bit latch unit; a counter unit; a first upper bit latch unit; a second upper bit latch unit; and a correcting unit that compares an output signal of the first upper bit latch unit with an output signal of the second upper bit latch unit, and corrects a count value, which is a count result of the counter unit, based on a comparison result and an output signal of the lower bit latch unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176519 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING IMAGE ABNORMALITY CAUSED BY POWER SUPPLY - An image processing circuit includes an analogue front-end (AFE) processing unit, comprising a horizontal driver, an image-capturing unit, a voltage current regulation unit, and a dummy loading device. The image-capturing unit is driven by the horizontal driver. The voltage current regulation unit at least provides a voltage and a current to the AFE processing unit. The dummy loading device bears an inrush current noise of the current, connected to an output terminal of the voltage current regulation unit. During a predetermined time section just before a start of transmitting a horizontal shift clock by the AFE processing unit to the image-capturing unit, the dummy loading device is set at a turned-on state within the predetermined time section, and set at a turned-off state other than the predetermined time section. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an image pickup device with image creating pixels for creating images and pairs of phase difference detection pixels of two types for creating pixel values for in-focus state judgment; a detection unit detecting the edge of a first figure formed by the pixel values of the image creating pixels and the edge of a second figure formed by the pixel values of the pairs of phase difference detection image pixels; and a compensation unit that, if a defective pixel is included in phase difference detection pixels of one type, calculates a distance between the second figure regarding phase difference detection pixels of the other type and the first figure on the basis of the detected edges, and compensates for the pixel value of the defective pixel on the basis of the calculated distance and the pixel values of phase difference detection pixels of another type. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176521 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH IMPROVED LIGHT SENSITIVITY - An image sensor for capturing a color image is disclosed having a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has individual pixels that have spectral photoresponses that correspond to a set of at least two colors. Further, the placement of the first and second groups of pixels defines a pattern that has a minimal repeating unit including at least twelve pixels. The minimal repeating unit has a plurality of cells wherein each cell has at least two pixels representing a specific color selected from the first group of pixels and a plurality of pixels selected from the second group of pixels arranged to permit the reproduction of a captured color image under different lighting conditions. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176522 | IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging method includes a step of setting, when a digital zoom operation mode for enlarging an image imaged by a imaging part of an X-Y address type is selected, a zoom magnification and enlarging the image at the zoom magnification set. The imaging method includes the steps of: setting an imaging range in a vertical direction of the imaging part according to the zoom magnification set in the digital zoom step; outputting a driving signal for scanning the shutter signal and the readout signal to perform exposure in the imaging range set in the imaging range setting step and driving the imaging part; and discarding, when the zoom magnification is changed in the digital zoom step, images imaged by the imaging part before and after the change of the zoom magnification to prevent the images from being used. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176523 | SENSE AMPLIFIER INCLUDING NEGATIVE CAPACITANCE CIRCUIT AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING SAME - A sense amplifier having a negative capacitance circuit receives differential input signals via a pair of data lines, and senses and amplifies a voltage difference between differential output signals corresponding to the differential input signals as loaded by the negative capacitance circuit using a differential-to-single-ended amplifier to generate a corresponding data output signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176524 | Image Processing Device, Imaging Device, Image Processing Method, Imaging Method, And Image Processing Program - An image processing device comprising
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20120176525 | NON-MAP-BASED MOBILE INTERFACE - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more navigation or positioning operations or techniques using, for example, a non-map-based location or routing interface for use in or with mobile communication devices. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176526 | Camera light - A camera light assembly ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176527 | OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - An optical lens system comprises, in order from an object side to an image side: the first lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface; the second lens element with positive refractive power; the third lens element with positive refractive power having the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric; the fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface. There are four lens elements with refractive power. Such arrangements can enable a larger field of view, reduce the volume of the system, and further obtain higher resolution for the optical lens system of the present invention. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176528 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, TEST DEVICE FOR TESTING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA AS WELL AS METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA - The invention relates to a method for determining the validity of a measured sharpness of a fixed-focus camera ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176529 | VARIABLE POWER OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A variable power optical system includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a variable power group having positive refractive power, and a final lens group having positive refractive power. The variable power group is provided with, in order from the object side, a first lens element having positive refractive power, a second lens element, and a third lens element. The second lens element has a convex shape on the object side. The final lens group includes a positive lens. The variable power optical system satisfies the following conditions: | 2012-07-12 |
20120176530 | Electrically-Controlled, Variable Focal Length Liquid-Based Optical Imaging Apparatus and Method - An optical imaging apparatus having a variable focal length is disclosed. The optical imaging apparatus includes a first double-liquid variable focal lens and a second double-liquid variable focal lens. The first and second double-liquid variable focal lenses are aligned on a common axis and operable to have opposite varying curvatures. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176531 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - A lens barrel is a lens barrel that can be mounted to a camera body, including a lens element, a lens support frame, an actuator, and an electrical contact. The lens support frame supports the lens element. The actuator is arranged to drive the lens support frame in an optical direction of the lens element, and includes a drive shaft and a detector configured to detect rotation of the drive shaft. The electrical contact is disposed on the opposite side from the actuator with respect to the lens element when viewed in the optical axis direction parallel to the optical axis of the lens element, and is configured to be electrically connected with the camera body. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176532 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: a detection unit detecting a movement amount of an image between first image data constituting image data generated by an image capturing element provided with a plurality of image generating pixels generating pixel values for generating an image and a plurality of pairs of phase difference detecting pixels generating pixel values for performing focusing determination by phase difference detection, and second image data subsequent to the first image data on a time axis, wherein the movement amount is a movement amount of one phase difference detecting pixel when a defective pixel included in the pair of phase difference detecting pixels is one of the pair; and a correction unit correcting the pixel value of the defective pixel in the second image data on the basis of the detected movement amount and the pixel value of one phase difference detecting pixel in the first image data. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176533 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING MEANS - An imaging device includes a fixed focused lens, an image sensor having a image matrix of a plurality of pixels arranged on a semiconductor substrate and supplying image data, and electronic means for reading the image matrix. The image sensor also comprises at least two ambient light sensors arranged on the semiconductor substrate on opposite sides of the image matrix, and configured to capture an ambient light intensity through the fixed lens, and the electronic means is also configured to read the two ambient light sensors and to supply ambient light data and the image data. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176534 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a square substrate, an image sensor, and a lens module. The square substrate includes a mounting surface. The mounting surface includes two opposing first sides and two opposing second sides perpendicular to the two first sides. The square substrate includes two first protrusions respectively arranged on the center of the two first sides and two second protrusions respectively arranged on the center of the two second sides. The image sensor is fixed on the mounting surface. The lens module is mounted on the substrate, abutting against the two first protrusions and the two second protrusions and housing the image sensor. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176535 | Sound Pickup Device - A sound pickup device is designed for an imaging apparatus including an objective lens and a camera casing. The sound pickup device includes first and second microphone holders fixed to the camera casing and each having an inner wall surface neighboring and facing a surface of the camera casing. First and second microphone units are held by the first and second microphone holders, respectively. The first and second microphone holders are located at left and right sides of the camera casing respectively while being separated from each other in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the objective lens. The aforesaid surface of the camera casing forms a sound reflecting surface which reflects incoming sound. Each of the first and second microphone units has a sound pickup surface facing the sound reflecting surface to pick up the sound reflected by the sound reflecting surface. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176536 | Adaptive Frame Rate Conversion - In accordance with some embodiments, frame rate conversion may use both forward and backward local and global motion estimation. Variable block sizes may be used for motion estimation by analyzing similarities between smaller block sizes. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176537 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes an input unit configured to input video data, a setting unit configured to set a progressing speed of the video data that is inputted, an interpolation processing unit configured to perform interpolation processing corresponding to the progressing speed that is set, with respect to the video data that is inputted, and an imparting unit configured to impart a time code to all frames constituting interpolated video data that is obtained as a result of the interpolation processing. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176538 | System and method for detecting field order of video sequences - The invention provides a method, system and computer program product for detecting field order of a video sequence. The method includes processing a top and bottom field picture of a first frame and a second frame, in which the first and second frames are consecutive frames of a video sequence. Difference frames are obtained by calculating the difference of the top and bottom field pictures of the first and second frames. Thereafter, field order is detected using the difference frames. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176539 | PULL-DOWN DETECTION APPARATUS AND PULL-DOWN DETECTION METHOD - A pull-down detection apparatus includes a pixel comparator at least performing pixel comparison between a subsequent field and a present field to determine a presence of a pixel change between the subsequent field and the present field, a field comparator compiles a determination result in the pixel comparator by dividing the result according to pixel location in the fields and determining a presence of an image change between the subsequent field and the present field based on the divided compiled determination result, and a pull-down determinater determining that the input video signal is generated by pull-down processing based on a history of a determination result in the field comparator. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCODING LIVE CLOSED CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLES - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving video data from a video source in a first format, where the video data includes associated text to be overlaid on the video data as part of a video stream. The method also includes generating a plurality of fragments based on the text. The fragments include respective regions having a designated time duration. The method also includes using the plurality of fragments to convert the video data into a second format to be provided as an output, which is based on the video data that was received. In more specific embodiments, the first format is associated with a Paint-On caption or a Roll-Up caption, and the second format is associated with a Pop-On caption. The first format can also be associated with subtitles. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176541 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL IN TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting digital broadcast signal are provided. The apparatus includes a group formatter to format a data group including mobile service data, where the group formatter further maps the mobile service data into a data group of interleaved format, adds N training sequences into a corresponding location of the data group of interleaved format, adds signaling data into the data group of interleaved format, inserts place holder bytes for MPEG header and non-systematic Reed-Solomon (RS) parity into the data group of interleaved format, and deinterleaves the mobile service data in the data group of interleaved format, a non-systematic RS encoder to non-systematic RS encode the mobile service data in the formatted data group and insert non-systematic RS parity obtained from the non-systematic RS encoding into the formatted data group. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176542 | INPUT SELECTION DEVICE, VIDEO/SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND VIDEO/SOUND REPRODUCTION METHOD - When an HDMI key of an input operation unit is operated, a control unit outputs, to a projector, a control signal indicating that an HDMI terminal is selected from a control signal output unit, such that video based on a video signal separated from an input signal to the HDMI terminal is projected, and a sound signal separated from the input signal to the HDMI terminal is output from a mini jack to a mini jack of a switcher. The control unit issues an instruction to a sound signal selection unit to select a sound signal which is input to the mini jack serving as a sound input terminal corresponding to the HDMI terminal. As a result, sound based on the sound signal included in the input signal to the HDMI terminal is output from a speaker. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176543 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING DISPLAY SCREEN, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an image display device capable of improving user convenience and a method of operating the same. The method includes displaying a first list including execution menu items of available applications and functions of the image display device, displaying a predetermined region of a display screen as a mapping region of the execution menu items included in the first list, receiving a mapping signal for mapping the execution menu items included in the first list to the mapping region, and storing user interface setting information based on the received mapping signal. Accordingly, it is possible to retrieve various menus simply moving a pointer and readily and conveniently perform a desired operation in the image display device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176544 | METHOD FOR AUTO-SETTING CONFIGURATION OF TELEVISION ACCORDING TO INSTALLATION TYPE AND TELEVISION USING THE SAME - Provided is a method for auto-setting a configuration of a television (TV) based on a TV installation type, and a TV using the same. The present method for auto-setting configuration may set a TV configuration based on a TV installation type input via a GUI which receives a TV installation type. Accordingly, a TV configuration such as audio parameters may be automatically set according only to the TV installation type. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176545 | High Definition Media Content Processing - High definition media content processing techniques are described in which enhanced media content rendering techniques may be performed to output high definition media content. In an implementation, luma keying may be provided to define clear pixels in a composite output using an optimum set of graphics processing instructions. In another implementation, techniques are described which may provide clear rectangles in a composite output of one or more video streams. Clear rectangles to appear in the composite output are configured by a media playback application. A texture is arrived at to represent a union of each of the clear rectangles and is applied to form the clear rectangles in the composite output. In another implementation, capture techniques are described in which an image to capture is resolved as strips to an intermediate texture and then from the texture to a capture buffer in system memory. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176546 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE HAVING OPERATING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROCESSING MULTIPLE GRAPHIC DATA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multimedia device provided with an operating system (OS) capable of processing a plurality of graphic data comprises a first client receiving first graphic data of a managed application; a native module pre-processing an application drafted in a native code; a second client receiving second graphic data of the application pre-processed by the native module; a composite module compositing the first graphic data output from the first client and the second graphic data output from the second client; and a display module outputting the composited first and second graphic data, wherein the composite module is accessed to the first client and the second client. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176547 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The invention relates to a method for processing a video image for a display device. In order to reduce the visibility of transition regions in the processed image, the method comprises a step of application of a third video pattern to at least one part of the image, the third video pattern resulting from the spatial interleaving of a first video pattern and at least one second video pattern according to a determined model. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176548 | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING FADES IN A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES - In order to detect a fade in a sequence of images, a luminance level is calculated for each of the images of a window (termed a detection window) that is N consecutive images in length, and for the image preceding the detection window. A difference of luminance level between the luminance level of the current image and the luminance level of the image preceding the current image is calculated. This is done for each of the N images of the detection window. The presence of a fade for the detection window is deduced if, for at least k images of the detection window, the difference of luminance level is greater than a predefined threshold, with 2<=k<=N. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176549 | Closed Loop Laser Control - The radiance of a laser is a function of drive current. The radiance is also a function of other factors, such as age and temperature. A laser projection device adjusts laser drive parameters using a gradient descent operation. The device parameters may be adjusted iteratively and periodically. The period may be shorter or longer than a scan line in a video image. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176550 | Receiver and Method of Receiving Analog and Digital Television Signals - An integrated circuit includes a tuner, a digital television (DTV) demodulator, an analog television (ATV) demodulator, and a controller. The tuner includes an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal including at least one of an analog television signal and digital television signal, and including a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The DTV demodulator includes a DTV input coupled to the first output terminal of the tuner and includes a DTV output terminal. The ATV demodulator includes an ATV input coupled to the second output terminal of the tuner and includes an ATV output terminal. The controller is coupled to the tuner, the DTV demodulator, and the ATV demodulator to configure the tuner and at least one of the DTV demodulator and the ATV demodulator for receiving television content in a selected television format. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176551 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD - An apparatus to start channel switchover processing with reliability and to shorten an image non-displaying period. The apparatus stores a second channel-selection control information for each channel, including an I-picture appearance time which is a time when a packet including an I-picture is received and an I-pictures appearance interval-time which is an interval between times when a packet including an I-picture is received; and a control unit obtains, after an input of switching of the channel-selection is received, the I-picture appearance time and the I-pictures appearance interval-time corresponding to the switched channel from the channel-selection control information, adds the obtained I-pictures appearance interval-time to the obtained I-picture appearance time, calculates an I-picture appearance estimated-time which is a time when a packet including an I-picture is obtained subsequently, and delays a channel switchover until a time earlier than the I-picture appearance estimated-time by a switchover period-of-time required for the switching of the channel-selection. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176552 | DISPLAY APPARATUS CONTROLLED BY MOTION AND MOTION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided, which includes a motion recognition unit which recognizes a motion of an object that is located outside the display device, and a control unit which, when the motion of the object is recognized, determines a change amount that varies according to a motion speed or a motion distance of the object, and performs an operation which corresponds to the motion of the object according to the change amount. Accordingly, channel change or page shift can be easily performed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176553 | RFID - Based Wireless Remote Control Using Variable ID Field - A TV remote control is powered using RFID principles from an electric field generated by the TV and so the RC requires no batteries. The RC changes the ID field of the data packet it transmits based on what button was pushed so that a first button is associated with a first ID, a second button is associated with a second ID, and so on. In this way, only a single RFID tag need be provided in the RC. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176554 | REFLECTIVITY ABSORPTION SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A reflectivity absorption system for identifying a target precious or semi-precious material can include a primary emitter, a detector and an output display. The primary emitter can emit an incident electromagnetic radiation at a primary wavelength which corresponds to an upper reflectivity of the target material. The detector is capable of detecting a reflected electromagnetic radiation at the primary wavelength. The reflected electromagnetic radiation derives from reflection of the incident electromagnetic radiation from a sample surface. The output display registers the reflected electromagnetic radiation in a viewable format. The sample surface can be identified as a target material by comparing the reflectivity response of the reflected radiation with a standard. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176555 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - The invention is intended to provide a lighting device that shortens time required to obtain peak brightness. A backlight unit | 2012-07-12 |
20120176556 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image display system comprises red, green and blue laser light source units (22 to 24), a spatial light modulator (25) that modulates the laser lights of different colors in a time sharing manner and a control unit (13) for controlling the operation of the laser light source units and the spatial light modulator. The green and red laser light source units are lighted in that order in each frame. The green color is diminished owing to the response delay of the spatial light modulator, but the green laser light produced by the green laser light source unit (23) has a relatively large color phase shift from the standard green color so that the shortage of green color cancels out with the color phase shift of the generated green color so that the color phase shift of the displayed intermediate color can be minimized. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176557 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Occurrence of uneven brightness in a backlight unit is suppressed. A backlight unit | 2012-07-12 |
20120176558 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Uneven brightness caused by displacement of an optical member with respect to a light source is prevented. A backlight unit | 2012-07-12 |
20120176559 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - When a columnar spacer is provided in a region overlapping with a TFT, there is a concern that pressure will be applied when attaching a pair of substrates to each other, which may result in the TFT being adversely affected and a crack forming. A dummy layer is formed of an inorganic material below a columnar spacer which is formed in a position overlapping with the TFT. The dummy layer is located in the position overlapping with the TFT, so that pressure applied to the TFT in a step of attaching the pair of substrates is distributed and relieved. The dummy layer is preferably formed of the same material as a pixel electrode so that it is formed without an increase in the number of processing steps. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176560 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176561 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display includes a gate line and a data line on a substrate and intersecting each other, a pixel region defined by the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode in the pixel region, a thin-film transistor (TFT) in the pixel region, and a common electrode over or under the pixel electrode. The TFT is configured to apply a voltage to the pixel electrode. The common electrode is configured to generate an electric field with the pixel electrode and is on a higher layer than the data line. The common electrode is excluded in a region of the higher layer that overlaps the data line. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176562 | DISPLAY - A display includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, an LCD panel, and a back light module. The first mounting member includes a receiving portion to receive the LCD panel and the back light module. The second mounting member is fixed to the first mounting member to sandwich the LCD panel and the back light module between the first and second mounting members. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176563 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The TFT substrate includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode laminated one on top of another via an insulating layer, one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode provided farther from the liquid crystal layer being formed into a plane shape, and another of the pixel electrode and the common electrode provided closer to the liquid crystal layer having slits formed therein, each of the plurality of slits having a closed end portion. The liquid crystal display panel further includes a reflection portion for reflecting light, the reflection portion being formed at a surface of the liquid crystal display panel on the illumination device side in a portion which overlaps, in plan view, the end portion of the each of the slits in the long-side direction and a vicinity thereof, and a part of an inner region of the each of the slits. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176564 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A mounting unit of a second flexible circuit board is arranged on a rear surface side of a liquid crystal display panel. A portion of a first flexible circuit board at which a connection terminal is formed is bonded to an end portion of a display surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, is pulled out from the end portion of the liquid crystal display panel, is bent and overlapped with the opposite surface to the surface where the light emission components of the mounting unit are mounted with a space, and an external terminal is arranged on the rear surface side. An extended portion is pulled out from the mounting unit, is bent so as to return to the direction of the mounting unit, and is overlapped with the first flexible circuit board on an outer surface of the first flexible circuit board. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176565 | LED LAMP TUBE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LED lamp tube includes a plurality of primary light emitting units connected in series. Each of the primary light emitting units includes a plurality of light emitting sub-units connected in parallel. Each of the light emitting sub-units includes at least one light emitting diode. A liquid crystal display device includes the LED lamp tube, a drive circuit, an optical module and a liquid crystal layer. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176566 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A backlight device of the present invention includes a substrate ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176567 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal cell ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120176568 | PHOSPHOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LUMINESCENT DEVICE - A green phosphor for emitting light, a spectrum of which is sharp, in an ultraviolet and visible light region, which has higher green light brightness than the conventional rare earth-activated sialon phosphor and has higher durability than the conventional oxide phosphor, is provided. The phosphor being characterized in that Al and a metal element M (here, M is Eu) are incorporated into a crystal of a nitride or oxynitride having a β-type Si | 2012-07-12 |
20120176569 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a panel, a heater, and a temperature detector. The panel includes substrates, electrodes and liquid crystal. The electrodes and the liquid crystal are disposed between the substrates. The heater has a transparent heating member, and the heating member emits heat by being supplied with electricity. At least a part of the heating member of the heater is located to overlap with a display area of the panel in a thickness direction of the substrates. A temperature detecting portion of the temperature detector and the heating member of the heater are located adjacent to each other. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176570 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device having a light-emitting element and a see-through capability, with which a variety of display modes can be exhibited depending on a use application or situation. In such a display device having a see-through capability, between a first display portion having pixels including dual-emission type light-emitting elements and a second display portion having a light-scattering liquid crystal layer, a shutter-shaped light-blocking unit is provided so that a variety of display modes can be exhibited depending on use applications or situations by selecting modes of the first display portion, the second display portion, and the shutter-shaped light-blocking unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176571 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, AND NOVEL COMPOUND - Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which contains a photopolymerization initiator (A) that has a partial structure represented by the following Formula (1) and a polymerizable compound (B). In General formula (1), R | 2012-07-12 |
20120176572 | Optical Film For Reducing Color Shift And Liquid Crystal Display Having The Same - An optical film for reducing color shift in an LCD is disposed in front of a liquid crystal panel of the LCD. The optical film includes a background layer, a plurality of engraved lens sections formed in the background layer such that the engraved lens sections are spaced apart from each other, and packed portions, each of the packed portions being disposed inside a respective one of the engraved lens sections. The refractive index of the packed portions is different from that of the background layer. The packed portions are partially packed inside the engraved lens sections. The refractive index of the packed portions is greater than that of the background layer. The background layer and the packed portions are made of transparent polymer resin. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176573 | VIEWING-ANGLE-ENHANCING FILM FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, PROTECTIVE FILM WITH VIEWING-ANGLE-ENHANCING-FUNCTION, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a viewing-angle-enhancing film which is set in a liquid crystal display device at a position nearer to an observer than the position of a liquid crystal layer in the device, and which attains, at a high level, the compatibility of being enhanced in viewing angle with a decrease in the darkening of images at the time of observing the screen from the front thereof. A viewing-angle-enhancing film which is set in a liquid crystal display device at a position nearer to an observer than the position of a liquid crystal layer in the device, and simultaneously satisfies the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) the film has a parallel ray transmittance of 5 to 90%; (2) the film has a diffusivity (A) of 1 to 20 degrees in its main diffusion direction; and (3) the film has a diffusivity ratio of 0.25 to 15% in the main diffusion direction. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176574 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes: a pair of substrates opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, one of the pair of substrates including a lower electrode; an upper electrode that is formed on the surface of the lower electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween and that has a plurality of slit-like apertures formed for each sub pixel; and an alignment film that is formed to cover the upper electrode and the surface of the insulating layer. The plurality of slit-like apertures are divided into a first slit-like aperture group including a plurality of slit-like apertures extending in a first direction and a second slit-like aperture group including a plurality of slit-like apertures extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The angles formed with a liquid crystal alignment direction in a voltage non-applied state by the first direction and by the second direction are different. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176575 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display element that sufficiently improves the reliability and the optical characteristics, and can be driven by a low voltage. The liquid crystal display element of the present invention includes a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the substrates. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric constant anisotropy, at least one of the substrates includes a pair of comb-shaped electrodes, at least one of the substrates includes a vertical alignment film in a display region on a face in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the vertical alignment film is an inorganic alignment film made of an inorganic material. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176576 | Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - In a pixel portion, a scan signal line and an auxiliary capacitor line are formed using a second conductive film, and a data signal line is formed using a first conductive film. In a TFT portion, a gate electrode is formed using the first conductive film and electrically connected to the scan signal line formed using the second conductive film through an opening in a gate insulating film. Further, a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed using the second conductive film. In the auxiliary capacitor portion, the auxiliary capacitor line formed using the second conductive film serves as a lower electrode, the pixel electrode serves as an upper electrode, and the passivation film used as a dielectric film is interposed between the capacitor electrodes. | 2012-07-12 |
20120176577 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid crystal device including a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein a plurality of columnar spacers for maintaining a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate is arranged on a surface of a liquid crystal layer side of the first surface, and spacer reception portions are arranged on a surface of a liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate in regions which face the columnar spacers, and wherein the spacer reception portions include contact reception portions which are in contact with the columnar spacers and non-contact reception portions which are not in contact with the columnar spacers. | 2012-07-12 |