| 31st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20110187863 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EXPANSIVE STATIC OBJECTS - A method for detecting expansive static objects from a vehicle in motion. For this purpose, the method employs a front camera that interacts with an image processing device. The front camera can detect road markings on the road. A lateral detection device detects objects in the blind spot of the vehicle. Additional detection devices detect minimal distances to laterally passing or following vehicles. A logic unit links the data of the image processing device of the front camera to the data of the remaining detection devices in such a manner that expansive static objects in the front detection range of the vehicle are detected and are included as such in the detection of the lateral and rear detection devices using the logic unit. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187864 | SITE SURVEILLANCE FOR REMOTE MONITORING ON PORTABLE DEVICES - Embodiments of site surveillance system for remote monitoring on portable devices are described. In one aspect, a system includes a data capture module, a communication module, and a surveillance server module. The data capture module is configured to capture images or sounds and generate electronic signals representative of the captured images or sounds. The communication module is configured to establish wireless communication with a portable device. The surveillance server module is communicatively coupled to the data capture module and the communication module, and is configured to receive the electronic signals as surveillance data from the data capture module, receive a request from the portable device via the communication module, and cause the surveillance data to be presented to a user by the portable device in response to the request from the portable device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187865 | ACCESSING WEB-BASED CAMERAS ARRANGED BY CATEGORY - A device receives category information associated with multiple cameras, and receives video information from the multiple cameras. The device also arranges the video information based on the category information associated with the multiple cameras and based on location information associated with a user device. The device further receives a video request from the user device, and provides, to the user device, video information from a camera, of the multiple cameras, that matches the video request. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187866 | CAMERA ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A camera adjusting system includes a first camera, a second camera, and a control apparatus. The first camera is movably arranged on a sliding rail to monitor a locale. The second camera captures an image of a head of a subject. The control apparatus receives the captured image of the head of the subject and compares the captured image with a reference image, to compute a compared result, and outputs a control signal to the first camera to adjust parameters of the first camera according to the compared result. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187867 | ACCESS POINT DEVICE AND MONITORING SYSTEM USING THE ACCESS POINT DEVICE - A monitoring system includes at least one network camera distributed in an area to be monitored, an access point device connected with the at least one network camera. The access point device includes ports, micro control units, and a central processing unit. Each micro control unit is connected to one of the ports, and the central processing unit is connected with the micro control units. The central processing unit assigns an IP pool to each micro control unit and receives captured images from the ports. Each micro control unit assigns an IP address from the IP pool to a corresponding network camera, and manages the captured images according to the IP addresses. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187868 | ACOUSTIC-WAVE SENSOR, ACOUSTIC-WAVE SENSOR ARRAY, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS - An acoustic-wave sensor ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187869 | TRACKING-FRAME INITIAL-POSITION SETTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - Automatic tracking of a target image is made comparatively easy. Specifically, an image obtained by imaging a subject is displayed on a display screen and a tracking frame is displayed at a reference position located at the central portion of the display screen. A target area for setting the initial position of the tracking frame is set surrounding the tracking frame and a high-frequency-component image representing high-frequency components of the image within this area is generated. The amount of high-frequency component is calculated while a moving frame is moved within the high-frequency-component image. The position of the moving frame where the calculated amount of high-frequency component is largest is decided upon as the initial position of the tracking frame. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187870 | Video/Audio Module Applied to Computer System - The present invention discloses a video/audio module applied to a computer system. The video/audio module includes a circuit board, at least one analog microphone unit, and at least one analog-to-digital converter. The analog microphone unit and the analog-to-digital converter are electrically connected and fixed to the circuit board. The analog microphone unit captures an audio signal from ambient air and converts it to an analog audio signal. The analog-to-digital converter receives the analog audio signal and transforms the analog audio signal into a digital audio signal. Because of the analog-to-digital converter, a digital microphone unit can be replaced by the analog microphone unit, thereby reducing the production cost of the video/audio module. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187871 | NETWORK CAMERA - A network camera includes a processor, a lens module, and a switch. The switch includes a first port, second port, and a third port. The first port is connected to the processor. The second port is an extension port for connecting to an external device. The third port is connected to a monitoring device, and transmits images captured by the lens module to the monitoring device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187872 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO RECORDING - A mobile device comprises a built-in camera connects to a monitoring server via a communication network. The mobile device records a video feed and compresses the recorded video feed. The mobile device uploads the compressed video to the monitoring server. The mobile device can log in to the monitoring server to watch the uploaded video feed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187873 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus connects to a memory card with a communication function which includes a storage unit and a transmission unit configured to transmit data stored in the storage unit to an external apparatus, receives a transmission state of data stored in the memory card with the communication function from the memory card with the communication function, and discriminates a data type that the transmission unit can transmit. If the data type for determining the transmission state is a data type that the transmission unit can transmit, the image processing apparatus receives the transmission state from the memory card with the communication function and if the data type for determining the transmission state is not a data type that the transmission unit can transmit, the image processing apparatus does not receive the transmission state from the memory card with the communication function. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187874 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - Optical transfer information of an imaging lens is input from the imaging lens, and characteristic information of an image capturing unit of an image capturing apparatus is acquired. The optical transfer information is converted into that, which depends on the characteristics of the image capturing unit, based on the characteristic information. A correction filter, which corrects degradation of an image captured via the imaging lens, is generated based on the optical transfer information which depends on the characteristics of the image capturing unit. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187875 | ROBOT FACE USED IN A STERILE ENVIRONMENT - A robot system that includes a robot face with a monitor, a camera, a speaker and a microphone. The system may include a removable handle attached to the robot face. The robot face may be controlled through a remote controller. The handle can be remove and replaced with another handle. The remote controller can be covered with a sterile drape or sterilized after each use of the system. The handle and remote controller allow the robot to be utilized in a clean environment such as an operating room without requiring the robot face to be sterilized after a medical procedure. The robot face can be attached to a boom with active joints. The robot face may include a user interface that allows a user to individually move the active joints of the boom. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187876 | CAMERA ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A camera adjusting system includes a first camera, a second camera, and a control apparatus. The first camera is movably arranged on a sliding rail to monitor a locale. The second camera captures a three dimensional (3D) image of a head of a subject. The control apparatus receives the captured 3D image of the head of the subject and simulates a corresponding 3D model according to the captured 3D image, and compares the actual 3D model with a reference 3D model, to compute a compared result, and outputs a control signal to the first camera to adjust parameters of the first camera according to the compared result. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187877 | Image Correction For Image Capturing With an Optical Image Stabilizer - In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: capturing, by a camera, first image data for at least one first image, where the first image data is captured with an optical image stabilizer of the camera deactivated; capturing, by the camera, second image data for at least one second image, where the second image data is captured with the optical image stabilizer of the camera activated; obtaining an optical image stabilizer correction based on a comparison between the first image data and the second image data; and applying the optical image stabilizer correction to the second image data in order to correct at least one effect of the optical image stabilizer on the second image data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187878 | Synchronization of projected illumination with rolling shutter of image sensor - Imaging apparatus includes an illumination assembly, including a plurality of radiation sources and projection optics, which are configured to project radiation from the radiation sources onto different, respective regions of a scene. An imaging assembly includes an image sensor and objective optics configured to form an optical image of the scene on the image sensor, which includes an array of sensor elements arranged in multiple groups, which are triggered by a rolling shutter to capture the radiation from the scene in successive, respective exposure periods from different, respective areas of the scene so as to form an electronic image of the scene. A controller is coupled to actuate the radiation sources sequentially in a pulsed mode so that the illumination assembly illuminates the different, respective areas of the scene in synchronization with the rolling shutter. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187879 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present application provides an imaging device and an image processing program capable of recording an image suitable for image editing. The imaging device includes an imaging section imaging a subject by an image sensor to generate data of a first image in a pixel range and data of a second image in a second pixel range circumscribing the first image, the first image having an angle of view desired by a user, and a recording section recording the data of the first image and records the data of the second image as additional information of the data of the first image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187880 | IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM USING ORTHOGONAL TRANSFER CCD SENSING ELEMENT - An image acquisition system that includes a first image recording device that records a series of images of a subject. A lateral velocity vector estimator receives the series of images from the first image recording device and estimates the lateral velocity vectors of the subject relative to the image acquisition system. The image acquisition system further includes a second image recording device that includes an orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element which records a target image of the subject. The orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element includes an array of pixels. A control adjusts the array of pixels within the orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element based on the lateral velocity vector estimates provided by the lateral velocity estimator. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187881 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NOTIFICATION PROFILES - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for managing notification profiles is provided. The method comprises acquiring, at an image acquisition module of a portable electronic device, an image of a graphical indicator. The graphical indicator comprises a machine readable representation of data identifying one of the plurality of notification profiles. The method further comprises extracting from the image the data identifying one of a plurality of notification profiles maintained in a memory of the portable electronic device. The method further comprises selecting the one of the plurality of notification profiles corresponding to the extracted identifying data as an active notification profile. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187882 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital image capturing device detecting a face in an input image and providing a photographing composition, and a method using the digital image capturing device are provided. An embodiment of the digital image capturing device includes: a face detecting unit for detecting a face in the input image; an extracting unit for extracting tilt information of the detected face and a gaze direction; an establishing unit for establishing a photographing composition according to the tilt information or gaze direction of the face; and a providing unit for providing a change of the photographing composition according to the established photographing composition. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187883 | Processing method device and system to produce a focused image signal from an unfocused image - A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming an image signal by receiving a flux of photons at a convex photodetector such as a hemispherical photodetector. The convex photodetector includes a plurality of photosensors. Each photosensor has a different orientation with respect to a propagation vector of the flux of photons. The photosensors generate a respective plurality of intensity signals. Each of the intensity signals is related to the respective orientation of the photosensor that generates it. The intensity signals are received by a signal processor, such as a digital signal processor, which uses the intensity signals to compute an image signal related to the intensity signals and thereby produce a focused output image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187884 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PROCESSES IMAGE DATA TO WHICH A PLURALITY OF PIECES OF CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION ARE ADDED, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that makes it possible, when executing processing on image data groups classified according to classification information, to perform the processing on an image data item having a plurality of pieces of classification information added thereto, in a user-friendly manner adapted to a type of the processing. A system controller selects an image data group of image data items to which specific classification information is added. The controller designates processing to be executed on the image data group. When a plurality of image data groups are selected, the controller causes the processing designated by said designation unit to be executed on an image data item belonging to a plurality of selected image data groups such that the number of times of execution of the processing on the image data item is made different according to a type of the processing. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187885 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium storing a program to execute the method. The digital photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit, an image analyzing unit, and a composing providing unit. The photographing unit generates an image signal by capturing an image of a subject. The image analyzing unit detects an edge component of the image from the image signal. The composition providing unit provides an image composition by using the detected edge component. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187886 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, WARNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup control unit displays either one of a picked-up image by a first image pickup unit and a picked-up image by a second image pickup unit on a display unit as a finder image. A feature detecting unit calculates a distribution of brightness values or brightness dispersion for each of the picked-up images by the first and second image pickup units, thereby detecting features of the two picked-up images. A sameness determining unit determines the sameness between both picked-up images based on the detected features, and determines that an abnormality like the unexpected appearance of an obstacle is present when the feature largely differs. When it is determined that an abnormality is present, a warning processing unit simultaneously displays both picked-up images on the display unit, or displays the picked-up image including the abnormality on the display unit as a finder image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187887 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR CORRECTING COLOR BLUR - The image processing apparatus includes a determining part configured to determine, from a difference between information on color of a first pixel in a first image and information on color of a second pixel corresponding to the first pixel in a second image, whether or not the first image includes color blur due to defocus, the first and second images being generated by an image-pickup system and whose focus states are mutually different. The apparatus further includes a correcting part configured to perform on the first image a correction process that corrects the color blur determined by the determining part. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187888 | DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DRIVE METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A drive circuit for a light emitting display apparatus including a pixel circuit having a light emitting device for emitting a light having brightness determined based on supplied current and a drive transistor for supplying the current to the light emitting device, comprises a threshold value correction circuit converting a second signal including a threshold voltage of the drive transistor and a data voltage, the second signal being output from the drive transistor when a first signal including the data voltage is input into the control electrode of the drive transistor, into a third signal including the threshold voltage of an inverted polarity and the data voltage or a voltage corresponding to the data voltage, to output the converted third signal to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a switch for supplying the third signal to the control electrode of the drive transistor. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187889 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus, a shooting scene and shooting parameters for each image pickup apparatus that is to be used to pick up an image are set in accordance with a user input. A picked-up image is received from an image pickup apparatus. In accordance with the shooting scene that is set for the image pickup apparatus which has picked up the received image, a threshold of the likelihood of detecting a face region that is included in the shooting parameters for the shooting scene is obtained. A face region is detected from the picked-up image using the obtained threshold of the likelihood of detecting a face region. An image of the detected face region is highlighted and displayed on a display screen. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187890 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprises an estimation unit which estimates, from color distribution information of an image obtained by capturing an object, a depth of water at which the captured object is positioned, and a white balance control unit which performs white balance control along an axis different from a black body radiation axis in accordance with the depth of water estimated by the estimation unit. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187891 | Methods and Systems for Automatic White Balance - A method for automatic white balance (AWB) in a digital system is provided that includes applying predetermined flash red, blue, and green gain values stored in the digital system to white balance a digital image when a flash is used to capture the digital image, and applying computed red, blue, and green gain values to white balance a digital image when the flash is not used to capture the digital image. Another method for AWB is provided that includes computing red, blue, and green gain values for white balancing a digital image, adjusting the computed red, blue, and green gain values with respective predetermined flash red, blue, and green gain adjustment values when the flash is used to capture the digital image, and applying the adjusted red, blue, and green gain values to white balance the digital image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187892 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An object of this invention is to perform, for a photographed image, image processing which reflects the intention of the user without photographing again. In order to achieve this object, photographing data from an image sensor is temporarily stored in a memory, and an image of the photographing data as a result of digital development processing is displayed. When it is determined from the displayed image that the parameters of various image processes in digital development processing are not proper for the photographed image, the parameter settings are corrected again. Then, operation of reading out photographing data from the memory and performing digital development processing again is executed a necessary number of times. When an image quality intended by the photographer is obtained, the photographing data is recorded on a recording medium. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187893 | VIDEO ARTIFACT SUPPRESSION VIA ROLLING FLICKER DETECTION - A method for suppressing banding and rolling flicker in video acquired by a video camera. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of video frames and assessing an amount of rolling flicker in the plurality of video frames. The method further comprises configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a first frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is above a threshold, and, configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a second frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is below the threshold. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187894 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A recording apparatus records data in a recording medium which has a plurality of blocks and includes an alternative block for a defect block, in accordance with a recording unit of a set data amount. The recording apparatus sets the data amount of the recording unit based on an alternative block remaining amount in the recording medium. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187895 | INTELLIGENT VIDEO COMPACTING AGENT - A method of capturing images comprises capturing a video image and converting the video image to a digital video image. The method performs at least one operation on the digital video image and communicates the operated digital video image to at least one of two paths with at least one of the paths being a remote destination and at least another path being a local destination. The method determines whether an event occurs in the video image and selects the path based on the event. The method stores the operated digital video image on a memory at the remote destination if the event occurs in addition to storing the digital video image on a memory at the local destination. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187896 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A recording apparatus is disclosed that records information data and file system information for managing a file containing the information data in accordance with a predetermined file system to a recording medium having a plurality of blocks including an alternative block for a defect block, wherein a first threshold and a second threshold that is smaller than the first threshold are set, and recording of the information data to the recording medium is inhibited if an alternative block remaining amount in the recording medium is less than or equal to the first threshold, and an update of the file system information recorded in the recording medium is inhibited if the alternative block remaining amount is less than or equal to the second threshold. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187897 | Update Control of Image Processing Control Data - This invention relates to the updating of image processing control data that is related to image data and controls image processing of the image data. An image related data generator generates an image file that includes image data and image processing data pre-stored therein. The image processing control data can be updated according to the following process. The image related data generator sends specification data that specifies image processing control data to be updated to an update data server. Then the image related data generator receives the update data from the update data server. And the image related generator updates the image processing control data stored therein with the update data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187898 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND A RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A photographing method and apparatus are provided. In the method, an image signal of an object region is detected from an input image signal, a shadow region is detected from the object region image signal, and an image signal obtained by superimposing the shadow region on the object region image signal is displayed. When removal of a shadow is requested after the input image signal is captured, the photographing method corrects a brightness level of the shadow region. The photographing apparatus includes an object region detecting unit configured to detect an image signal of an object region from an image signal; a shadow region detecting unit configured to detect a shadow region from the object region image signal, and an image signal superimposing unit configured to output an image signal detected by superimposing the shadow region detected by the shadow region detecting unit onto the object region image signal detected by the object region detecting unit. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187899 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An image processing device for detecting a skin region representing a skin of a subject from a pickup image obtained by imaging said subject, the image processing device includes: a first irradiating section; a second irradiating section; an image pickup section; an adjusting section; and a skin detecting section. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187900 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AN IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A digital image processing apparatus performs an image processing method which includes capturing a first image, a second image, and a third image, which are captured with different focuses for the same subject and background; setting a subject portion and a background portion by using the first and second images; and combining the first image for the subject portion and the third image for the background portion with each other to obtain an out-of-focus image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187901 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus including an image sensing unit that converts light into an electric signal corresponding to a quantity of incident light, and periodically outputs an image signal obtained by the conversion at intervals of a predetermined period, a mode switch that switches among a plurality of image sensing modes including at least a special image sensing mode and a normal image sensing mode, a delay unit that delays an image signal by the predetermined period, an adder that adds the image signal output from the image sensing unit and the image signal output from the delay unit in set proportions, and outputs an image signal obtained by the addition, and a setting unit that sets the proportions used by the adder, according to the image sensing mode selected by the mode switch. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187902 | DENOISING CFA IMAGES USING WEIGHTED PIXEL DIFFERENCES - A method for reducing noise in an image captured using a digital image sensor having pixels being arranged in a rectangular minimal repeating unit, comprising: computing first weighted pixel differences by combining first pixel differences between the pixel value of a central pixel and pixel values for nearby pixels of the first channel in a plurality of directions with corresponding local edge-responsive weighting values; computing second weighted pixel differences by combining second pixel differences between pixel values for pixels of at least one different channel in the plurality of directions with corresponding local edge-responsive weighting values; and computing a noise-reduced pixel value for the central pixel by combining the first and second weighted pixel differences with the pixel value for the central pixel. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187903 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING IMAGE DISTORTION AND IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTING METHOD THEREOF - A digital photographing apparatus for correcting image distortion performs an image distortion correcting method. The image distortion correcting method includes receiving an image signal through a lens, extracting image data having distortion in a block form from the received image signal, correcting the distortion by dividing the extracted image data, and generating and displaying an output image by combining the corrected image data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187904 | Aperture shading correction - In camera systems with more than one aperture plane, light from different object points can be shaded by either the lens' pupil, the system's aperture or both. depending on pupil and aperture diameters, separation and camera system field of view. In an aperture shading correction (ASC) algorithm, the shading that results from the convolution of the lens' pupil function and its aperture function is determined over the image plane for any given pupil and aperture diameter and separation. A shading correction function is then calculated, and/or its parameters are determined, that will undo the adverse relative illumination degradations that result from the tandem pupil and aperture. This can be done in separate color planes. This can be done in tandem with standard lens shading correction that must also be corrected for (i.e., the lens shading correction (LSC) can be performed in the sensor for the case of no aperture shading, then the ASC multiples the LSC during aperture shading). Aperture shading will also impact SNR and MTF, and as such the tuning of these parameters will also benefit from ASC knowledge. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187905 | AUTO FOCUS ADJUSTING DEVICE AND METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF THE SAME METHOD - Provided are an auto focus adjusting device, method, and a recording medium storing a program product for executing the auto focusing method. The method includes: deriving an input image from an image capturing device by changing a position of a focus lens; deriving a gamma correction image by applying a gamma curve to the input image; and deriving an auto focus (AF) value about a position of a focus lens through the gamma correction image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187906 | GAIN ADJUSTABLE SENSOR PIXELS, ARRAYS AND ARRAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR - A sensor pixel including a sensor, charge storage, a reset block having a reset input, readout block, and a charge leakage gain adjustment block having a gain adjustment control input. The sensor, charge storage, reset block, readout block, and charge leakage gain adjustment block are each operatively connected to a node. Adjusting the gain of a sensor pixel by storing charge from a sensor in a charge storage connected to a node, leaking charge from the charge storage to reduce the charge at a node, and reading out a state of the pixel represented by the charge of a node. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187907 | Duty correction circuit, delay locked loop circuit, column a/d converter, solid-state imaging device and camera system - A duty correction circuit includes: a C-element including a first input and a second input; and an inverter connected to the second input of the C-element, wherein the C-element obtains an output of a logic “1” when both inputs are the logic “1”, obtains an output of a logic “0” when both inputs are the logic “0”, and maintains the output to a previous state in other conditions, and complementary clocks having a phase difference of an approximately half cycle are inputted to the first input of the C-element and the inverter respectively. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187908 | HIGH-SPEED CHARGE-TRANSFER PHOTODIODE, A LOCK-IN PIXEL, AND A SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The present invention provides a high-speed charge-transfer photodiode encompassing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187909 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - Method and system for manufacturing CMOS image sensing device with reduced blooming. The method includes a step for providing a substrate material. The substrate material can be characterized by a first dimension and a second dimension. In addition, the method includes a step for defining an active region on the substrate material. The active region is characterized by a third dimension and a fourth dimension. The method further includes a step for defining a non-active region on the substrate material. The non-active region is different from the active region. The non-active region is characterized by a fifth dimension and a sixth dimension, the non-active region including a silicon material. The method includes a step for defining a depletion region within the active region. In addition, the method includes a step for forming an n-type region positioned above the depletion region. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187910 | Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section having an effective pixel region formed by a plurality of pixels which are disposed in the form of a matrix, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion device and a transistor reading out an electric charge obtained by photoelectric conversion at the photoelectric conversion device, and which are illuminated by light and a light-shielded pixel region formed by a plurality of pixels which are shielded from light; a row scan section selecting and controlling each row of pixels of the pixel array section to output a signal from each of the pixels of the selected row of pixels to a column signal line provided in association with the row of pixels; and an A-D conversion section converting the signal output from the signal line into a digital signal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187911 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device is provided, which includes a pixel region in which pixels including a photoelectric conversion section and a plurality of pixel transistors are arranged. In the solid-state imaging device, a transfer transistor of the pixel transistors includes: a transfer gate electrode extended in a surface of the substrate formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a transfer gate electrode buried in the substrate which is electrically insulated from the transfer gate electrode extended in a surface of the substrate and is embedded in the inside of the semiconductor substrate in the vertical direction through the transfer gate electrode extended in a surface of the substrate. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187912 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes a light sensing part which conducts photoelectric conversion on incident light. The solid state imaging device includes a ferroelectric layer including an organic compound on a surface of the light sensing part on which light is incident. The solid state imaging device includes a transparent electrode formed on the ferroelectric layer. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187913 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus including a 3D touch panel through which various manipulation signals of a photographer are input, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. Accordingly, not only plane coordinates information of an object is determined but also a distance between the object and the digital photographing apparatus is recognized as depth information to thereby control execution of a predetermined operation according to the depth information. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187914 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A digital photographing apparatus and method of applying settings, including acquiring a sample image, determining types of preview image setting values, generating a plurality of preview images having different groups of setting values, and displaying the plurality of preview images. A user may select a preview image to apply the corresponding setting types and values. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187915 | Waterproof Camera Sealing Device and Sealing Method Thereof - A waterproof camera sealing method includes steps of: the chamber body of the camera is provided with a charging valve installation hole, a camera lens, a circuit board, a data line and the chamber body of the camera are assembled as a waterproof camera semi-finished product; the charging valve is arranged inside the charging valve installation hole on the camera chamber body; the air is filled into the chamber body of the camera; the waterproof camera semi-finished product is poured into water; whether continuous bubbles burst out or not is observed so as to detect the sealing performance of the camera; the semi-finished product where bubbles continuously burst out is an unqualified product; the air inside the camera chamber body with qualified sealing performances is pumped out till the vacuum exists in the chamber body; the idler gas is filled into the chamber body of the camera; the charging valve installation hole is sealed by waterproof sealing glue; thus obtain the finished waterproof camera with sealing completed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187916 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a digital image processing apparatus for determining a focused portion in an image and showing the focused portion to a user and a method of controlling the same. The digital image processing apparatus includes a digital signal processor (DSP) which extracts the intensity of edges from an image and displays the combination of the extracted intensity of edges on the image. A user may determine whether a region of interest is successfully focused or not without additionally operating the digital image processing apparatus. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187917 | OPTICAL DEVICE - In an optical device including an optical system to form an optical image of an object to be photographed, an image capture unit to convert the optical image of the object to be photographed into an electrical signal, and an optical device arranged on the front surface of the image capture unit, a water repellent layer or a structure with a three-dimensional pattern to reduce the adhesive force of an alien substance is provided on a surface of the optical element on the opposite side of the optical system. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING A SURROUNDING AREA ONTO A DETECTOR DEVICE - An image of a surrounding area is projected onto a detector of a detector device by way of an optical system that produces an imaging beam path. A screen is disposed in the imaging beam path and the screen shadows a subarea of the image of the surrounding area on the detector. In order to allow an object which is dazzling the detector device to be masked out and nevertheless to allow the surrounding area to be monitored, the screen is subdivided into a plurality of segments which can be operated individually, and segments which are associated with the subarea are selected and operated, and are in this way heated. The transmission of the selected segments is reduced by the heating throughout the frequency range in which the detector is sensitive, and the selected segments of the screen thus shadow the subarea of the image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING A SURROUNDING AREA ON A DETECTOR DEVICE - A surrounding area is imaged onto a detector of a detector device. An optical system produces an imaging beam path and a panel, which is arranged in the imaging beam path, shadows a subarea of the image of the surrounding area on the detector. In order to mask out an object which would dazzle the detector device, while nevertheless being able to monitor the surrounding area, the panel is illuminated in a subarea, and the transmission of the panel in the subarea is reduced by the illumination in the entire frequency range in which the detector is sensitive. The illuminated subarea of the panel shadows the selected subarea of the image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187920 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an accumulation control section controlling an accumulation operation in an imaging section; an accumulation start timing setting section setting a timing of accumulation start in the imaging section; and a flash light emission control section controlling the start and stop of light emission in the flash light emission section, wherein the accumulation control section instructs the flash light emission control section to start the flash light emission and causes the imaging section to start the accumulation based on an output of the accumulation start timing setting section, and the flash light emission control section causes the flash light emission to be started in response to the flash light emission start instruction of the accumulation control section and causes the flash light emission section to stop the light emission based on an appropriate light emission amount output by an exposure calculation section. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187921 | CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A camera module includes a substrate, a lens module, a driver circuit and a electromagnetic interference shield. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the lens module is positioned on the first surface of the substrate. The driver circuit is positioned on the first surface of the substrate, and is electrically connected to the lens module. The electromagnetic interference shield is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and covers the driver circuit. The electromagnetic interference shield includes a case and pins. The case covers the driver circuit. The pins extend from the case and pass through the substrate to secure the electromagnetic interference shield on the substrate. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187922 | DIGITAL SINGLE LENS REFLEX CAMERA - To simplify and miniaturize an interface structure for power supply and signal transmission and reception between a camera body and a lens unit and reduce operation restrictions of the interface structure, a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera includes a camera body and a lens unit which is attached to or detached from the camera body, in which the camera body includes interface pins formed contactable with the lens unit, the interface pins including power pins and signal pins, a pin housing that receives therein the interface pins, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a first pattern portion electrically connected with the power pins and a second pattern portion electrically connected with the signal pins, and a lead wire electrically connected with the first pattern portion. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187923 | VIRTUAL CHANNEL TABLE FOR A BROADCAST PROTOCOL AND METHOD OF BRAODCASTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING THE SAME - A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187924 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION PROGRAM - For each of a plural number of pixels in a reference frame, a corresponding point estimation unit ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187925 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video output apparatus includes a first information receiving module, a second information receiving module, an audio output module, and a video output module. The first information receiving module is configured to receive first video information and audio information. The second information receiving module is configured to receive second video information and subtitle information. The audio output module is configured to output an audio based on the audio information. The video output module is configured to display a multi-picture screen comprising a first region for displaying a first picture based on the first video information, a second region for displaying a second picture based on the second video information, and a third region for displaying a subtitle image based on the subtitle information. The third region is arranged within a given horizontal range where the second region exists, and does not overlap with the second region. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187926 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING JITTER - A jitter correction method of a transmitting device, a jitter correction method of a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a receiving device are provided. The jitter correction method of the transmitting device includes: determining a time stamp of a video frame; determining a transfer time of an real-time transport protocol (RTP) packet that includes at least a part of the video frame as a payload; generating the RTP packet including the time stamp and the transfer time; and transmitting the RTP packet to a receiving device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187927 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISATION OF DIGITAL VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMS TO MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICES - The invention has been developed for use as a device and a method to effectively synchronise post-processed graphics and audio streams for media presentation devices and attached devices such an attached sound systems. This invention is for digital television, including convergent television apparatus and systems delivered from a various sources such as over the internet. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187928 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE STATUS NOTIFICATION VIA A HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A method of notifying a user of a status of an electronic appliance is presented. Examples of the electronic appliance may include, but are not limited to, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ovens, and clothes washers and dryers. In the method, an entertainment system device receives a message from the appliance via a communication link, wherein the message indicates the status of the appliance. In response to receiving the message, the device transmits a command to a second device of the entertainment system to select an input of the second device associated with the first device. The first device transmits data indicating the status over a media content interface to the selected input of the second device for presentation to the user. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187929 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: first and second input terminals configured to receive a video signal and transmit and receive a control signal; a first controller configured to output a first control command for setting a first video stream path through which a video signal that is output from a first source apparatus is to flow; a second controller configured to output a second control command for setting a second video stream path through which a video signal that is output from a second source apparatus is to flow; and a display module configured to display a display screen that is generated from first video and second video that are generated from video signals that are transmitted through the first and second video stream paths, respectively, and received by the first input terminal and the second input terminal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187930 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRICAL DEVICE USAGE INFORMATION ON A TELEVISION RECEIVER - Provided herein are techniques for displaying power usage information on a television receiver. A television receiver receives power usage information regarding electrical devices and outputs the power usage information and status information regarding the electrical device for presentation by a presentation device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187931 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING USER VIEWING CONDITIONS - A video display apparatus and a method of setting user viewing conditions of the same are disclosed. A video display apparatus includes a Bluetooth module detecting a peripheral Bluetooth terminal via inquiry scan/response and acquiring address information of the detected Bluetooth terminal, a control unit loading user profile of the detected Bluetooth terminal and setting user viewing conditions based on the loaded user profile, a profile database storing the user profile of the detected Bluetooth terminal and user profile setting menu managing the user profile, a tuner receiving a broadcasting program based on the set user viewing conditions, a video/audio processor processing the received broadcasting program into video and audio signals based on the set user viewing conditions, and a display unit displaying the processes video signal and outputting the user profile setting menu as OSD message. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187932 | DIGITAL BROADCAST METHOD, DATA RECEIVING DEVICE, AND DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A digital broadcast method includes receiving audio and video data that form a predetermined content for digital broadcasting; receiving related data indicating a content related to the predetermined content; performing a control that transmits the received related data to a data receiving device prior to transmitting the received audio data and video data; receiving the audio and video data that form the predetermined content and the related data of the predetermined content that have been subject to the control; changing a viewing channel in response to a changing instruction of the viewing channel from a viewer; and outputting, when the viewing channel is changed from a first channel number to a second channel number at the changing and then changed to the first channel number again, the received related data with audio and video data corresponding to the first channel number to an output unit. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187933 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a display panel; a signal processing unit which corrects an input video signal using correction parameters, and outputs the corrected video signal to the display panel; a power supply unit which supplies voltage to the display panel; a storage unit which stores the correction parameters; and a control unit, which, at startup of the image display apparatus, executes boosting processing for boosting voltage supplied from the power supply unit to the display panel up to a voltage required for driving the display panel in stages, and transfer processing for transferring the correction parameters from the storage unit to the signal processing unit, wherein the transfer processing is processing for intermittently transferring the correction parameters using a period when boosting is not performed in the boosting processing. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187934 | Video resolution enhancement technique - A method for increasing the resolution of a frame of a video includes receiving at least three frames of the video and compensating for the motion of a portion of at least two of the frames with respect to another one of the frames. After the motion compensation, spatially processing each of the frames of the video to increase the resolution of each of the at least three frames of the video. After the spatial processing, temporally processing at least three frames to determine the increased resolution of the frame of the video, wherein the frame is one of the at least three frames of the video. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187935 | Video Information Processing Apparatus and Recording Medium Having Program Recorded Therein - A video-information-processing apparatus comprising: a smoothing unit to smooth input video information of a plurality of pixels and generate smoothed video information; a subtraction unit to calculate a gradation difference between the input and smoothed video information; a mixing unit to mix the input and smoothed video information at a ratio corresponding to the difference and generate mixed video information; a determination unit to determine whether or not a peripheral pixel region, including each pixel in the input video information and pixels located around the pixel, is a low-frequency region not including a gradation change greater than or equal to a predetermined gradation change; and an output-selection unit to output the mixed video information when the determination unit determines that the peripheral pixel region is the low-frequency region and output the input video information when the determination unit determines that the peripheral pixel region is not the low frequency region. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187936 | MULTIPLE REDUCED-BANDWIDTH PROCESSING CHAINS TO ACHIEVE A FULL AND CONTINUOUS OUTPUT BAND FOR MULTIPLE CHANNEL CATV UPCONVERSION - A method of channel processing is provided wherein multiple reduced-bandwidth “processing blocks” may be combined at RF to allow for the continuous and flexible placement of multiple-channels across the full or partial CATV output band. Each reduced-bandwidth processing block is associated with a fixed-frequency upconversion. In order to allow for continuous agile channel placement, the processing blocks overlap one another in frequency at RF. In the case where it is not necessary that the full CATV band be available to the output, the number of required processing blocks and upconversion chains is reduced and individual processing blocks and upconversion chains may be used to cover multiple non-contiguous frequency bands. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187937 | METHOD FOR FREQUENCY COMPENSATION AND RELATED APPARATUS - A method for frequency compensation includes the following steps: detecting and checking if a desired frequency falls within a first detectable frequency range delimited by an initial frequency and a first specific frequency; and when the desired frequency exceeds the first detectable frequency range, utilizing a first frequency compensation step with a step size greater than a size of the first detectable frequency range for shifting the initial frequency to a first adjusted frequency beyond the first specific frequency in a first direction. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187938 | Multistandard Receiver Circuit For Analogue And Digital Broadcasting - The invention relates to a multistandard receiver circuit for analogue and digital broadcasting, particularly analogue and digital television broadcasting, having a demodulator arrangement with an input for applying digital or digitized values (d) for both analogue and digital broadcasting signals from a tuner ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187939 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD OF AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a speaker, a connector, a multi-display module, an audio driver, and an audio-output controller. The connector is configured to output a video signal and an audio signal. The multi-display module is configured to control an outputting of the video signal in order to display a part of an image on the display and another part of the image at an external apparatus connected to the connector. The audio driver is configured to control an outputting of the audio signal at the speaker and the connector. The audio-output controller is configured to control the audio driver to output the audio signal to the speaker or the connector in accordance with the state of displaying the image at the display or the external apparatus, if the multi-display module displays the parts of the image on the display and the external apparatus. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187940 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a main body comprising a display panel; a front panel surrounding the display panel and comprising a front face having a joining surface which is formed with a recess; and a decorative plate that is joined to the joining surface of the front panel. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187941 | LIGHTING DEVICE, RELAY CONNECTOR, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A display device | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187942 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A backlight unit | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187943 | Information Technology System With Micro Projector Display - An information technology system includes a micro projector display for displaying status, operating, troubleshooting, and location information. An image output from the micro projector display is viewable from outside the enclosure, for example on a cabinet door, an optional retractable projection screen included with the enclosure, or a floor, wall, or ceiling of a room, or other external surface. In some embodiments of the invention, a micro display projector is adapted for removable electrical and mechanical connection to one or more docking ports on the information technology system. In some embodiments of the invention, a projection direction for the micro projector display is selectable. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187944 | PROJECTION TELEVISION AND FIXING METHOD OF SCREEN UNIT OF PROJECTION TELEVISION - Screws that fasten a screen unit to a body are inserted from the front side of the body, a front cover that covers and conceals the screws is provided on a front surface of a frame, this front cover is fastened to the body by screws inserted into the body from its rear side, a rear cover that covers and conceals the screws is provided on a rear surface of the body, a front safety switch that detects opening of the front cover and a rear safety switch that detects opening of the rear cover are provided, and emission of a laser light beam of an optical engine is stopped when a detection signal of at least one of the front safety switch and the rear safety switch is output. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187945 | SUPPORT UNIT, BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A support unit ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187946 | TELEVISION DEVICE AND STAND - A television device includes a flat-plate main body, and a stand supporting the main body. The stand includes: a base member including a bottom face section and a pair of bearing sections projecting upward from the bottom face section; a shaft member bridged between the bearing sections; an arm member including a leg section rotatably fixed to the bearing sections, and a body section provided to bend from the leg section, provided with a lower screw hole and an upper screw hole, and fixed to the support object; and a receiving member including a lower section provided on the bottom face section, a middle section upstanding at a first angle from the lower section and including a first screw hole corresponding to the lower screw hole, and an upper section provided at a second angle from an upper end of the middle section and provided with a second screw hole corresponding to the upper screw hole. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187947 | Detachable screen guard assembly - A detachable screen guard assembly mounted on a screen frame of a monitor comprising a screen protector and a fastening apparatus. The screen protector is transparent and made of glass, acrylic, or plastic having excellent transparency. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187948 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Certain embodiments provide a display device a plurality of subpixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to form a matrix, and each having an aperture provided with a color component; and an optical controller provided to be opposed to the display device having a plurality of rectilinear optical apertures extending in the second direction are arranged in the first direction. A shape pf the aperture in the subpixel is depending upon a condition that the apertures in the subpixels adjacent to each other in the first direction have a nonoverlapping region which is a nonoverlapping region in the second direction and a condition that an aperture ratio indicating a ratio of the aperture to the subpixel in length in the second direction is substantially constant in one line in the second direction irrespective of a position in the first direction. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187949 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a data line disposed on a base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed at a first side of the data line, a second pixel electrode disposed at a second side of the data line and a storage electrode overlapping with the data line. The storage electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode by a first overlapping width, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode by a second overlapping width larger than the first overlapping width. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187950 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer being held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode across which an electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer being formed on the first substrate, a subpixel for display and a subpixel for control of a view angle being disposed on the same electrode, in which a plurality of slit-like openings are formed in the second electrode in the subpixel for control of a view angle, and a light blocking member is formed in a central position of a width of each of the plurality of slit-like openings in terms of planar view. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187951 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate opposing the first insulating substrate. An electric power supply line formed along a perimeter of the first insulating substrate, and an electric power supply pad is arranged at a corner portion of the first insulating substrate apart from the electric power supply line. A plurality of signal lines are formed crossing between the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. An insulating layer covers the signal lines, and a connection electrode is arranged on the insulating layer for connecting the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. At least one slit is formed in the connection electrode extending in a direction so as to cross the signal lines. An electrically conductive element connects the electric power supply pad with a counter electrode. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187952 | DISPLAY CIRCUIT ADAPTED FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display circuit adapted for a display device and the display device are provided. The display device comprises a gate drive device, a data drive device and the display circuit. The display circuit comprises at least one display unit which has four pixels. Each of the pixels has two sub-pixels, each of which has a transistor coupled to a pixel electrode. The transistors of the two sub-pixels of each of pixels are cascaded to electrically connect to the data drive device. The transistors of the two sub-pixels of each of pixels are electrically connected to the gate drive device, respectively, to receive signals, provided from the gate drive device, as switching signals for determining whether a data voltage provided by the data drive device is received or not. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187953 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, the reduction of power consumption is realized by reddening a backlight while maintaining a white balance. An aperture ratio of a red subpixel and an aperture ratio of a blue subpixel are set such that, in a state where an aperture ratio of a green subpixel in each pixel of a liquid crystal panel is fixed to a desired value, white brightness efficiency takes a maximum value which is set based on a balance between light emission efficiency which is increased corresponding to lowering of a color temperature of the backlight and transmissivity of the pixel which is decreased corresponding to the increase of the aperture ratio of the blue subpixel. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATING AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel divided into a non-display area and a display area where pixel cells are arranged in a matrix, a backlight for supplying light to the liquid crystal panel, and a photo-sensing device in the non-display area for sensing an external light to control light output from the backlight in accordance with the sensed the external light. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187955 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device has a display panel that is divided into an active region for displaying images and a dummy region outside of the active region. The display device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in parallel and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of electrical conductive structures disposed on the first substrate and located within the dummy region; and a transparent conducting layer disposed on the second substrate and disposed over both the active region and the dummy region, the transparent conducting layer being utilized for providing a fixed voltage, wherein the transparent conducting layer in the dummy region has an empty area facing at least one electrical conductive structure. The empty area is formed by removing a conducting material of the transparent conducting layer. Parasitic capacitances in display device can be reduced. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187956 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) including: a display panel; a backlight unit to radiate light to the display panel; a mold frame surrounding the backlight unit and supporting the display panel; a housing to receive the display panel, backlight unit, and mold frame; and a resin unit provided between the display panel and the housing. A receiving groove is formed below the resin unit, by sloped surfaces of the mold frame and side walls of the housing. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187957 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes: i) a display panel configured to display an image via a display surface; a transparent protective portion formed over the display panel, ii) a top chassis formed between the transparent protective portion and the display panel and iii) a bottom chassis formed below the display panel and coupled to the top chassis so as to protect the display panel. The display device may further include 1) a plurality of adhesive members arranged at predetermined intervals on an outer periphery of the display surface of the display panel so as to attach the display panel to the top chassis, 2) an adhesive layer formed between the display panel and the transparent protective portion and 3) a sealing portion formed to fill at least part of the space between i) a sidewall portion of the display panel and ii) the top chassis and bottom chassis. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187958 | Portable Device Having Display Unit - There is provided a metal structure that holds the display unit, as the main structure, and a casing structure that is integrally molded from resin onto the metal structure. The metal structure is resilient against flexural loads, torsional loads, and other deformations from the exterior upon the display unit composed of thin plate glass, because the member that protects the display unit is in a box shape. The display unit itself can be protected from damage even if rigidity is reduced because of a thinner profile. The metal structure is manufactured by thin plate pressing and sufficient strength can be maintained even if the thickness is low. Furthermore, the metal structure is configured as a frame part of the entire casing, the rigidity of the entire device can therefore be maintained by using this structure, and the mounting board and functional components other than the display unit can also be protected. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187959 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a display panel, a retention member retaining the display panel, and an external case covering the retention member. The retention member has a retention main body portion retaining the display panel and a plurality of fastening portions for fixing to the external case. At least one of the plurality of fastening portions has a displacement absorbing portion absorbing displacement of the retention member. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187960 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a display device in which reliable bonding strength and high reparability are compatible when a panel-like member is bonded to a display panel. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187961 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display module and a front case. The display module displays images. The display module includes a boss fixing member having a combination hole. The front case covers a first surface of the display module and has a first boss that is inserted into the combination hole to combine the front case to the display module. The first boss is formed at inside edges of the display module. The boss fixing member is positioned within the edges of the display module which define the outdimension of the display module. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187962 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a housing, a liquid crystal panel provided in the housing and comprises first and second transparent substrates spaced from each other at predetermined intervals, a sealing member to seal an internal space formed between the first and second transparent substrates, a liquid crystal to fill the internal space, first and second transparent electrodes formed in the first and second transparent substrates, respectively, and a polarizing plate to transmit light in a predetermined polarizing direction, a backlight unit disposed in the housing to emit surface light to the liquid crystal panel, and a polarizing filter disposed in the housing, and spaced from the liquid crystal panel at predetermined intervals to transmit predetermined polarized light and to block other polarized light of incident light. | 2011-08-04 |
