38th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120236134 | HANDHELD BRAILLE CONVERTING DEVICE, BRAILLE CONVERTING METHOD, BRAILLE CONVERTING PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A handheld Braille converting device includes a Braille display unit, an image capturing element, a character recognition element, a Braille converting element, and a display control element to complete the process from the reading of the characters to the output of the Braille by itself. Also, the device has a size capable of being held by a single hand. The Braille display unit includes multiple single Braille display units each corresponding to one Braille character and each single Braille display unit includes multiple movable members. The display control element displays whether or not the relative position of the handheld Braille converting device is correct with respect to a character or character string existing in the captured image, by operating members included in a part of the single Braille display units. The display control element also displays Braille by operating members included in the other single Braille display units. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236135 | Intraoral Occlusion Measurement and Registration - Methods and apparatus for registration of digital images of a plurality of dental surfaces of a patient. Multiple dental surfaces are separately scanned and digitized, where each of the surfaces has at least one marked area. All marked areas are optically acquired, creating digitized images of the plurality of dental surfaces, which are then registered in a common reference frame on the basis of a specified marked areas. In some cases, a first dental surface is disposed on an upper dental arch and a second dental surface is disposed on a lower dental arch. Marked contact areas may be indicative of local occlusion pressure. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236136 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR WITH ALCOHOL DETECTION - An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle includes an alcohol sensing device disposed at or near an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle. The alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle. An alert element is operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level. The alcohol sensing device may be incorporated in the interior rearview mirror assembly. The alert element may include a display element operable to display visible information at the interior rearview mirror assembly that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle and that is indicative of the detected alcohol level. The display element may be operable to display different ranges of alcohol levels and to indicate in which range the detected alcohol level falls. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236137 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system configured to form an optical image of an object, a first imaging sensor device, a second imaging sensor device having an integration degree smaller than that of the first imaging sensor, and a controller configured to execute a first imaging mode in which the first imaging sensor device is used for image pickup of the object while the first imaging sensor device is located at an image plane of the imaging optical system, and a second imaging mode in which the second imaging sensor device is used for image pickup of the object while the second imaging sensor device is located at the image plane of the imaging optical system. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236138 | MONITORING APPARATUS HAVING A DETACHABLE DISPLAY AND A POWER FAILURE PROTECTION - The present invention discloses a monitoring apparatus having a detachable display device and a power failure protection, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises a main body and the display device. When the display device is installed to the main body, a second terminal socket of the display device and a first terminal socket of the main body are inlaid, such that corresponding connecting terminals exposed out of the main body and display device can be electrically conducted with each other. When the display device is detached from the main body, a second switch of the display device and a first switch of the main body are in an opened status respectively, such that the connecting terminals exposed out of the main body and display device cannot receive electric power, however, the main body and display device can still be electrically coupled by a transmission line through corresponding ports thereof. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236139 | DESTRUCTIVE WEB THICKNESS MEASURING SYSTEM OF MICRODRILLS AND METHOD THEREOF - A destructive web thickness measuring system of microdrills includes a computer device, a dual-axis motion platform module, a drill grinding module, a positioning vision module, and a web thickness measuring vision module. When the computer device controls the dual-axis motion platform module to move a microdrill to a first locating position, the computer device performs a positioning procedure according to a first image captured by the positioning vision module, and then performs a grinding procedure, so that the drill grinding module grinds the microdrill to a sectional position to be inspected. When the ground microdrill moves to an image measuring position, the computer device performs an image computing procedure according to a second image captured by the web thickness measuring vision module, so as to obtain a web thickness value. Therefore, the destructive web thickness measuring system of microdrills can automatically measure the web thickness value. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236140 | USER SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM THEREOF AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An user support apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image obtained by image capturing with the image capturing unit, an input unit configured to receive a designation of a region of a workpiece to be detected in the image displayed on the display unit, and a determining unit configured to determine an image capturing start condition for the image capturing unit that is defined in terms of the amount of movement of a conveying apparatus, based on the size of the region indicating the workpiece to be detected by using a relationship between the image capturing range of the image capturing unit and the physical length of the conveying apparatus. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236141 | Automatic Conveying Equipment For Roll Body - In order to provide an automated roll transport vehicle with which the work required to install the vehicle in a production facility is simplified, a transport carriage includes a transport vehicle side support element that supports a roll upwardly of the transport carriage such that the roll can be transferred to a receiving device, moving operation means for moving a core a of the roll supported by the transport vehicle side support element with respect to the transport carriage, control means for controlling operation of the moving operation means to locate the core a in a proper position at which both ends of the core a can be supported by a pair of device side support elements with the transport carriage stopped at a transfer location. One or more imaging device or devices for capturing an image of the device side support element is provided. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236142 | SYSTEM FOR MACHINE CONTROL - A control system for controlling the movement of a machine element of a construction machine may include a camera support, a plurality of video cameras, a processor responsive to the cameras, and a control for providing control signals. The camera support is adapted for attachment to a movable construction machine. The plurality of video cameras are mounted in a row on the camera support, with the cameras being directed downward to define overlapping fields of view beneath the row. The processor determines the relative position of a point of interest on a surface in the overlapping fields of view of at least two adjacent cameras. The control provides control signals for controlling the movement of the construction machine in dependence upon the relative position of the point of interest. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236143 | CHARACTERIZING DYNAMIC REGIONS OF DIGITAL MEDIA DATA - A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236144 | SERVER AND CLIENT APPLICATION FOR COLOUR BASED COMPARISON, SELECTION AND PURCHASE - A mobile device comprising a camera and color detection software stored in memory of the mobile device, wherein the color detection application analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. The color detection application displays component colors in a specific format such as red, green and blue and displays percentage of these colors in each of the compared images. The color detection provides textual and audio feedbacks of the extent of match between colors of the two images. The two captured images that are to be compared are displayed in split windows. A client-application compares a first digital image with a second digital image and describes the closeness of a color of the first digital image to the color of the second digital image. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236145 | RANGE SENSOR AND RANGE IMAGE SENSOR - A photogate electrode PG has first and second sides opposed to each other. First and second semiconductor regions FD1, FD2 are arranged as spatially separated from each other on the side where the first side of the photogate electrode PG exists and along the first side. Third and fourth semiconductor regions FD3, FD4 are arranged as spatially separated from each other on the side where the second side of the photogate electrode PG exists and along the second side. First gate electrodes TX1 are provided between the photogate electrode PG and the first and third semiconductor regions FD1, FD3. Second gate electrodes TX2 are provided between the photogate electrode PG and the second and fourth semiconductor regions FD2, FD4. The first to fourth semiconductor regions FD1-FD4 are formed so as to overlap with respective p-type well regions W1-W4 and so as to be surrounded by the respective well regions W1-W4. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236146 | Vehicle Service System Optical Target Assembly Calibration - A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system for acquiring measurements associated with a vehicle. The system includes at least one imaging sensor having a field of view and at least one optical target secured to a wheel assembly on a vehicle within the field of view of the imaging sensor. The optical target includes a plurality of visible target elements disposed on at least two surfaces in a determinable geometric and spatial configuration which are calibrated prior to use. A processing unit in the system is configured to receive at least two sets of image data from the imaging sensor, with each set of image data acquired at a different rotational position of the wheel assembly around an axis of rotation and representative of at least one visible target element on each of the two surfaces, from which the processing unit is configured to identify said axis of rotation of the wheel assembly. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CENTRAL STATION VIDEO ALARM VERIFICATION USING AN ON SITE USER VIDEO SYSTEM - Systems and methods that balance the need for privacy by a primary user with the need for remote access by a secondary user to an on-site video surveillance system are provided. Methods include defining at least one predetermined condition, determining when the at least one predetermined condition is met, providing a primary user with remote access to an on-site video surveillance system in a region regardless of when the at least one predetermined condition is met, and providing a secondary user with remote access to the on-site video surveillance system in the region only when the at least one predetermined condition is met. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236148 | AERIAL CAMERA SYSTEM - An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236149 | PARKING LOT - A parking lot with a plurality of parking spaces for vehicles that have OCR-readable license numbers and onboard units with radio IDs that can be read out via radio signals. The parking lot including a central computer for storing parking space reservations, a vehicle license number and an assigned radio ID, a radio beacon for the parking spaces for reading out the radio ID of an entering vehicle via radio and signaling the radio ID to the central computer, and at least one camera unit for each parking space for reading the license number of a vehicle and correspondingly signaling the license number to the central computer. The central computer checks whether for a radio ID signaled to the central computer the vehicle license number is subsequently signaled by the camera unit of this parking space, and to log instances in which this is not the case. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236150 | VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vision system for a vehicle includes an imaging device, a camera controller, a display device and a display controller. The camera controller and the display controller share a common processor. The vision system is operable to adjust a displayed image responsive to a signal from an auxiliary sensing system. The vision system, responsive to object detection by a sensor, is operable to (a) provide enhanced imaging of the detected object, (b) provide enhanced processing of at least a portion of captured image that corresponds to the region of the exterior scene at which an object is detected, (c) adjust the display device to enhance displayed images of a detected object, and/or (d) adjust the display device to enhance display of at least a portion of a captured image that corresponds to the region of the exterior scene at which the object is detected by the sensor. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236151 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize some of objects surrounding the vehicle, a liquid crystal display device or an EL display device is provided in the side mirror (door mirror), the back mirror (room mirror) or in an interior portion of the vehicle. A camera is mounted on the vehicle and an image from the camera is displayed on the display device. Further, information read from a sensor (distance measuring sensor) having the function of measuring the distance to another vehicle, and a sensor (impact sensor) having the function of sensing an externally applied impact force larger than a predetermined value is displayed on the display device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236152 | VEHICULAR VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEM - A video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly mountable at an interior portion of a vehicle and includes a mirror case and a reflective element. A video display device may be one of (i) fixedly disposed in the mirror case and (ii) extendable and retractable relative to the mirror case. The video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an on-screen display controller operable to receive a video signal from a camera and, responsive to receipt of the video signal, the on-screen display controller is operable to generate a video feed to the video display device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236153 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a first processing unit which performs correction in which an image acquired by a camera moving with a moving vehicle is displaced in a moving direction of the moving vehicle in accordance with a moving amount of the camera from a predetermined position on a moving path of the moving vehicle to an image acquiring position at which the camera acquires the image, a second processing unit which performs correction in which a size of the image acquired by the camera is changed in accordance with a distance between the area of the object and the camera when the camera acquires the image using a size of a predetermined image acquired by the camera and a distance corresponding to the predetermined image, and a third processing unit which arranges a plurality of images corrected by the first and the second processing units to generate an inspection image. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236154 | VIDEO-MONITOR/RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - The invention relates to a stand-alone video recording, playback and Monitoring system. It has network switches, non-volatile storage devices, IP cameras, video servers, and NTSC cameras. The system uses communication channels that are WAN/LAN based and can be hard-wired or wireless. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236155 | TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A terahertz wave generation device includes a light source device emitting an optical pulse, and an antenna generating a terahertz wave through irradiation of the optical pulse that is emitted from the light source device onto the antenna, wherein the light source device includes an optical pulse generation unit generating the optical pulse, a first pulse compression unit performing pulse compression based on saturable absorbers with respect to the optical pulse generated by the optical pulse generation unit, a second pulse compression unit performing pulse compression based on group velocity dispersion compensation with respect to the optical pulse already compressed by the first pulse compression unit, and an amplifying unit installed between the first pulse compression unit and the second pulse compression unit to amplify the optical pulse emitted from the first pulse compression unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236156 | OPTIMIZING CONTENT CALIBRATION FOR HOME THEATERS - A parameter detector sends at least one test signal to a display and receives at least one detected display parameter from a remote control device in proximity of the display. A content parameter analyzer retrieves at least one content parameter from content to be sent to the display. A parameter comparator then compares the detected display parameter to the content parameter and adjusts outgoing content signals based on the content parameter but in accordance with the detected display parameter. The parameter comparator provides at least one suggested display parameter adjustment when the content parameter is beyond the detected display parameter. The suggested display parameter can be transmitted using a video and/or an audio signal. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236157 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LENS CHARACTERIZATION - Methods and systems for analyzing camera lenses and presenting information regarding camera lenses performance are described. An interactive user interface is provided over a network for display on a user terminal by a computer system. A user request is received at the computer system from the user terminal for lens data from a first lens. Lens data, including test data obtained via a first digital image captured using the first lens at the first focal length setting and the first aperture setting is accessed from memory and transmitted to interactive user interface. The interactive user interface is configured to display an identification of the first camera body, an identification of the first lens, the first focal length setting used to capture the image, and the first aperture setting used to capture the image. Using the lens test data, the interactive user interface generates and displays sharpness graph data. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236158 | VIRTUAL DIRECTORS' CAMERA - A virtual directors' camera includes a camera module, a processing module and a controller module. In an embodiment, the virtual directors' camera can include a display screen, handles for holding the device, and a controller for changing the settings of the camera. The display can show the action of the motion capture in a scene such as a virtual environment, and can also show the user interface of the software associated with camera operation and control. In a mode of operation, a director can hold onto the handles of the device and view the motion capture in a desired virtual environment, while also being able to control various aspects of the camera settings through a configuration of buttons on the controller of the device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236159 | IMAGE TRANSFER DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image transfer device, as well as a method and computer program product, obtains an image file that includes first image data and identification information for identifying an image generation device used to generate the first image data, and obtains the identification information from the obtained image file. The image transfer device determines a display resolution of a monitor included in the image generation device, according to the obtained identification information, converts the first image data to second image data having a resolution consistent with the determined display resolution, and records the second image data into a storage device. The image transfer device transfers the obtained image file to a first device connected to the network. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236160 | Remote studio management and control - An audio video system comprises a video production studio generating a video signal. A studio receives the video signal from the production studio for broadcast propagation, and the receiving studio generates voice control messages for coupling to the video production studio. A remote control panel is coupled via a network to control equipment within the video production studio and to control the voice control messages received by the video production studio from the receiving studio. The video production studio, the studio receiving and the remote control panel each have different geographic locations. The remote control panel is a graphic user interface displayed on a personal computer and generated responsive to an applet received from the equipment within the video production studio. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236161 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL THEREOF - Provided is a method of controlling a connection between electronic devices by using a portable terminal. The method includes: obtaining an image of a first electronic device captured by using a camera built in the portable terminal; identifying the first electronic device on the basis of the image captured by the camera; and transmitting at least one of the captured image of the first electronic device and identification information on the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is to be connected to the first electronic device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236162 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION FOR SPECIFYING IMAGE QUALITY, AND METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus to be employed at an imaging device. An image acquisition section acquires data of an image. An input operation receiving section receives an operation for selection of an image region of the image data acquired by the image acquisition section. An image quality processing choosing section chooses image quality processing to be applied to the image data acquired by the image acquisition section in accordance with the image region received by the input operation receiving section. An image quality processing information presentation section presents information relating to the image quality processing chosen by the image quality processing decision section. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236163 | PHOTOGRAPHY DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A photography device can perform a continuous shooting operation. The photography device includes: an image determination unit configured to determine whether determination values of a plurality of determination elements for images input by an image input unit are equal to or higher than determination threshold values of the plurality of determination elements; a continuous shooting stopping control unit configured to stop the continuous shooting operation if the image determination unit determines that the determination values of the determination elements are equal to or higher than the respective determination threshold values; and a determination threshold value correction unit configured to decrease the determination threshold value of the corresponding determination element if the image determination unit determines that the determination value of any of the determination elements is lower than the determination threshold value of the corresponding determination element. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236164 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING IMAGE - An imaging device including an image sensor, includes an image obtaining control unit that obtains plural continuous images of an object taken by the image sensor; a size determining unit that determines an image size of reduced images based on photographing information of at least one of the images, and generates reduced images from the images obtained by the image obtaining control unit based on the determined image size; a motion vector detection unit that detects a motion vector of the reduced images; and an image synthesis unit that synthesizes the images obtained by the image obtaining control unit based on the motion vector detected by the motion vector detection unit to obtain a synthesized image. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236165 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH INTEGRATED ACCELEROMETERS - A digital camera system has integrated accelerometers for determining static and dynamic accelerations of the digital cameral system. Data relating to static and dynamic accelerations are stored with recorded image data for further processing, such as for correcting image data for roll, pitch and vibrations and for displaying recorded images with a predetermined orientation using information about, e.g., roll. Data may also be used on-the-fly for smear suppression caused by vibrations. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236166 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL - An imaging apparatus capable of preventing photographing sensitivity from being increased more than necessary, reducing image quality degradation caused by camera shake or object shake and easily photographing images in good image quality. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system that forms an optical image of a photographing object. An imaging sensor receives the optical image and converts the optical image to an electrical image signal. A detector determines, based on the image signal, whether the photographing object is a specific photographing object likely to move while a photograph is being captured that corresponds to information stored in a memory device provided to the imagining apparatus. A control section establishes an operational mode causing the imaging apparatus to continuously take a plurality of photographs of the photographing object when the photographing object is determined to be the specific photographing object that is likely to move. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236167 | FLEXIBLE WIRING STRUCTURE, FLEXIBLE WIRING METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A flexible wiring structure includes a first and a second flexible wiring section divided with a relay section provided on one end side of an L-shaped section of a flexible wire having the L-shaped section. The first flexible wiring section includes a first raised surface and a first post-bend raised surface bent in a first bent section, which is a bent section of the L-shaped section, from the first raised surface. The second flexible wiring section includes a second raised surface and a second post-bend raised surface bent in a second bent section, which is a bent section of the L-shaped section and provided above the first bent section, from the second raised surface and parallel to the first post-bend raised surface. The second post-bend raised surface is folded back in a raised surface bending section provided on the second raised surface and overlaps the first post-bend raised surface. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236168 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To provide an image including no blur from a plurality of images acquired by a camera array image capturing device. An image processing device of the present invention is characterized by including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images captured by a camera array image capturing device having a plurality of image capturing units the exposure conditions of which are different from one another, an overlap region calculation unit configured to calculate an overlap region in which field angles overlap in the plurality of image capturing units from the acquired plurality of images, and a blurred image detection unit configured to detect an image including a blur using a region image of the plurality of images corresponding to the overlap region calculated by the overlap region calculation unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236169 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MOTION ADAPTIVE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236170 | BLUR DIFFERENCE ESTIMATION USING MULTI-KERNEL CONVOLUTION - An apparatus and method for rapidly and accurately determining blur differences between captured images. Blur change is modeled as a point spread function from a first position to a second position, which is approximated in response to performing a series of convolutions using at least two different blur kernels having different variance. The kernel with a larger variance is used first to speed processing, after which a kernel having a smaller variance is utilized to attain desired accuracy. Any number of kernels can be utilized with decreasing variance to achieve any desired level of accuracy. The apparatus and method can be utilized within a wide range of image capture and/or processing devices, and can be utilized within camera focus mechanisms to increase focusing speed and accuracy. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236171 | Optical apparatus as well as imaging apparatus and system incorporating the same - The invention provides an imaging apparatus and an imaging system, each one comprising an optical system having characteristics matching with image restoration processing, thereby achieving effective image restoration processing. To this end, the imaging apparatus or system comprises an imaging device | 2012-09-20 |
20120236172 | Multi Mode Augmented Reality Search Systems - Augmented reality systems recall prescribed stored information relating to scenes being addressed based upon a plurality of alternative search modes. Primarily, sensor based and visual based search modes are switched depending upon the physical states of these AR systems. When deployed in near field use, information recall is primarily based upon image recognition. Conversely, when these systems are deployed in far field uses, the search modes switch to those based upon sensors which measure physical states of the device to determine the probable matter being addressed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236173 | DIGITAL CAMERA USER INTERFACE WHICH ADAPTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - A digital camera having a user interface that automatically adapts to its environment, comprising: an image sensor for capturing a digital image; an optical system for forming an image of a scene onto the image sensor; one or more environmental sensors; a configurable user interface; a data processing system; a storage memory for storing captured images; and a program memory communicatively connected to the data processing system and storing instructions configured to cause the data processing system to implement a method for adaptively configuring the user interface. The stored instructions include: sensing one or more environmental attributes using the environmental sensors; automatically configuring at least one user control element of the user interface in response to the one or more sensed environmental attributes without any user intervention; capturing a digital image of a scene using the image sensor; and storing the captured digital image in the storage memory. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236174 | Methods and Systems for Flicker Correction - Techniques for detecting and addressing image flicker are disclosed. An imaging device that senses a distorted image and subsequently removes the distortion during processing can utilize an analysis module that obtains statistics indicative of image flicker prior to removing the distortion. An imaging device that features a diode for illuminating a field of view can utilize the diode as a photosensor to determine one or more flicker statistics to determine whether ambient lighting conditions are of the type that cause image flicker. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236175 | Methods and Systems for Flicker Correction - Techniques for detecting and addressing image flicker are disclosed. An imaging device that senses a distorted image and subsequently removes the distortion during processing can utilize an analysis module that obtains statistics indicative of image flicker prior to removing the distortion. An imaging device that features a diode for illuminating a field of view can utilize the diode as a photosensor to determine one or more flicker statistics to determine whether ambient lighting conditions are of the type that cause image flicker. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236176 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, FOR USE IN RECORDING SHOT IMAGES - A map range determination unit determines a map range that includes all of the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit. A map image creation unit creates a map image of a map range determined by the map range determination unit based on the map information. A superimposition unit superimposes symbols representing the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit on a map image created by the map image creation unit. A index page insertion unit inserts a map image on which symbols have been superimposed by the superimposition unit into the electronic photo album in the form of an index page of the electronic photo album. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236177 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, an image clipping unit, an information input unit, a recording unit and a display. The camera photographs an image. The image clipping unit clips a customer image from the image photographed by the camera. The information input unit inputs customer information which is made to correspond to the customer image. The recording unit records the customer image with the customer information. The display displays the customer image and the customer information. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236178 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH REAL-TIME PICTURE IDENTIFICATION FUNCTIONALITY - A unique digital camera electronics and software associates substantially in real-time the image captured with a description of a photograph during the time frame when the photograph is first taken. After a photograph is taken, a user generates an audio description of the photograph including a set of image characterization data. For example, such image characterization data may identify “who” is in the photograph, “what” the photograph depicts (e.g., the Jefferson Memorial), “where” the photograph was taken, and “when” it was taken. Such an audio input is coupled to a speech recognition and processing subsystem in which the decoded voice data is transcribed into textual data that describes the picture and that is associated with its corresponding captured image data file. Such descriptive text is displayed at, for example, a location at a desired border of the photograph. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236179 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - If an image acquired from a video camera ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120236180 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An image adjustment method is provided in the invention. The image adjustment method has the following steps: receiving at least one first image in front of a display captured by a camera device, wherein the display has a screen center; detecting the first image to generate a facial image, wherein the facial image has a face position and a face center; capturing a second image with the face center from the facial image according to the face position; shifting the second image to overlap the face center with the screen center to generate a third image; and scaling the third image to generate an output image in accordance with a predetermined resolution. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236181 | GENERATING A ZOOMED IMAGE - An apparatus and method of generating a zoomed image is disclosed. A particular method includes receiving an instruction to perform a zoom operation. Window information is sent to an image sensor based on the instruction. The window information corresponds to a portion of the image sensor. In addition, a request to reduce the pixel clock rate may be sent to the image sensor. The request may cause the image sensor to reduce the pixel clock rate such that a frame rate of image data captured by the image sensor is maintained. Cropped image data corresponding to the portion of the image sensor is received. The cropped image data is upscaled to generate a zoomed image | 2012-09-20 |
20120236182 | CAMERA SYSTEM, CAMERA BODY, AND LENS UNIT - A camera system includes a lens unit, a mount, a camera body, and a control unit. The lens unit includes at least one lens unit operation portion and changes the magnification of an optical image electrically. The mount supports removably the lens unit. The camera body includes at least one camera body operation portion. The control unit controls the lens unit so as to change the magnification of an optical image electrically in response to either one of the operation of the camera body operation portion or the operation of the lens unit operation portion. The control unit controls the lens unit so as to execute an operation that is different from the operation which changes the magnification of an optical image, in response to the other of the operation of the camera body operation portion or the operation of the lens unit operation portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236183 | IMAGE TRANSFER SYSTEM, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, IMAGE RECEPTION APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In order to transfer an image encoded at a high compression rate and suitably increase the resolution of the transferred image, it is provided an image transfer system, comprising: an image transmission unit that transmits an image; and an image reception unit that receives the image transmitted from the image transmission unit. The image transmission unit scales down the image, and transmits the scaled-down image to the image reception unit. The image reception unit calculates an angle between a line displayed in the image transmitted from the image transmission unit and a horizontal direction of the image in correspondence with pixels included in the image, scales up the image transmitted from the image transmission unit, and removes an aliasing component of the scaled-up image based on the calculated angle. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO-QUALITY ENHANCEMENT - A video enhancement system provides automatic enhancement to video data that includes the presence of obscurations. The system provides near-field enhancement of the video data by detecting the presence of near-field obscurations such as snowflakes/raindrops and determining whether the detected obscurations are located over background pixels or foreground objects. The detected obscuration pixels are filled-in depending on whether they are located over the background or foreground to create an enhanced image. The system may also provide local/global adaptive contrast enhancement to enhance video in the presence of far-field obscurations. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236185 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus for processing an output of an image pickup element having ordinary pixels arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction and functional pixels arranged discretely between the ordinary pixels, is arranged to estimate an image signal at a position of the functional pixel by a gain correction operation of outputs of the functional pixels, estimate an output of the image signal at the position of the functional pixel on the basis of outputs of reference pixels selected from the ordinary pixels around the functional pixel, and select the image signal at the position of the functional pixel on the basis of an estimation result by the gain correction from one or a plurality of estimation results obtained using the reference pixels. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236186 | CAMERA MODULE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a camera module includes a second imaging optical system and an image processing section. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece. The image processing section has at least one of an alignment adjustment section, a resolution restoration section, and a shading correction section and has a stitching section. The stitching section joins the image pieces, subjected to at least one of alignment adjustment, resolution restoration, and shading correction, together to form a subject image. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236187 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DECIMATION FOR IMAGE SENSORS - Previously available analog domain decimation techniques are limited to simple equally-weighted averaging of photosite outputs. Decimation of a Bayer pattern image by an even-factor, such as by two or six, using simple equally-weighted averaging of photosite outputs in the analog domain results in effective sampling locations that are unevenly spaced apart. Standard interpolation of the unevenly spaced effective sampling locations generates image artifacts that reduce the quality of the reconstructed image in the smaller format because standard interpolation methods assume that the effective sampling locations are evenly spaced. Implementations of systems, methods and apparatus disclosed herein aim to produce substantially evenly spaced effective sampling locations in the analog domain. More specifically, in some implementations, the unequally-weighted-average even-factor decimation methods disclosed herein produce substantially more evenly spaced effective sampling locations as compared to the equally-weighted-average even-factor decimation processes previously used in the analog domain. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236188 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A physical quantity detecting device includes a pixel array and a vertical driving circuit. In the pixel array, pixels each for converting a physical quantity supplied from the outside into an electric signal and storing the electric signal are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix. The vertical driving circuit scans a plurality of sets of read rows so that a storage time for each of the electric signals differs from one another and performs a shutter operation on a shutter row in synchronization with a readout operation performed on the corresponding set of read rows out of the plurality of sets of read rows during 1H period that is a unit of time of scanning. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236189 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In an apparatus, operation is switchable between first and second modes. In the first mode, a photoelectric conversion part and a charge storage part are released from a reset state for all pixels included in an image acquisition area to start a period, and, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the photoelectric conversion part and an overflow drain region of each pixel are turned onto end the period, and finally the charge stored in the charge storage part is transferred to the amplifier part. In the second mode, after a mechanical shutter is opened to start a period, the mechanical shutter is closed to end the period, and stored charge is transferred to the amplifier part. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236190 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array and an infrared light eliminating portion. The pixel array has a plurality of pixel cells arranged as being array-shaped. The pixel array detects a signal level of each color light as being shared for each pixel cell. The infrared light eliminating portion eliminates infrared light from light proceeding toward a photoelectric conversion element. The infrared light eliminating portion is arranged for each pixel cell. The infrared light eliminating portion has selection wavelength being set in accordance with color light to be a detection target of the pixel cell. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236191 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH CHARGE HOLDING PORTION, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing the influence of dark current noise to thereby obtain excellent image quality, even when the dynamic range is expanded under a photographing condition. In an image pickup element of a CMOS image sensor of the apparatus, a photo diode (PD) generates and accumulates electric charge according to an optical input, and a floating diffusion portion (FD) accumulates the electric charges. A charge holding portion (MEM) is disposed between PD and FD. A first transfer transistor selectively separates and connect between PD and MEM, and a second transfer transistor selectively separates and connects between MEM and FD. A system control circuit sets an operation mode to either a first operation mode in which PD and MEM are separated or a second operation mode according to photographing conditions for shooting an object in which PD and MEM are connected. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236192 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus includes an image input unit which inputs an image from an image capturing device, a display control unit which displays an identification for identifying the input image or its input destination, and keeps the identification without canceling even when an operation is performed for another image after inputting the image, and a canceling unit which cancels the identification when a predetermined operation other than the operation for another image is performed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236193 | ELECTRONIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES IN REAL TIME - An electronic imaging system for capturing and displaying the images in real time is disclosed, which includes a controller, a display device and a left to right mirror module. The controller has a camera lens and a transmission unit. The camera lens can capture the image signals. The transmission unit transmits the captured image signals. The display device has a receiving unit and a display unit. The receiving unit receives the image signal from the transmission unit of the controller, and the display unit displays the images received in real time. The left to right mirror module is used to mirror the image signal, which is then displayed on the display device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236194 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE - A screen ST | 2012-09-20 |
20120236195 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a body, a first pivot element, a second pivot element, and an image capturing module. The first pivot element is pivoted to the body and used for rotating along a first axis as a rotating axis. The second pivot element is pivoted to the first pivot element and used for rotating along a second axis as a rotating axis. The first axis is substantially perpendicular to the second axis. The image capturing module is configured in the second pivot element and electrically connected to the body for capturing an image outside the second pivot element. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236196 | FOREIGN SUBSTANCE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A measuring unit measures an amount of a detected phase difference from an output of a vibration detection signal from a first detection electrode until an output of a vibration detection signal from a second detection electrode. A setting unit sets a second driving phase difference amount based on the detected phase difference amount measured by the measuring unit when the setting unit sets a first driving phase difference amount set in advance. A first voltage applied by a drive unit to the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode when the setting unit sets the first driving phase difference amount, is lower than a second voltage applied by the drive unit to the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode when the setting unit sets the second driving phase difference amount. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236197 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an imaging lens which obtains an optical image of a subject, an imaging element which receives from a subject light passing through the imaging lens, a focus position determination unit which determines a focus position of the imaging lens according to image data obtained from the imaging element and a lens movement unit which moves the imaging lens, the focus position determination unit including an AF operation start position determination unit configured to calculate an AF evaluation value according to the image data, and determine an AF operation start position according to the AF evaluation value when the lens movement unit drives the imaging lens to a predetermined operation start position. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236198 | AUTO-FOCUSING APPARATUS - An auto-focusing apparatus detects a speed of a moving object accurately even in a system in which backlash exists in focusing control by performing moving object prediction auto-focusing (AF). | 2012-09-20 |
20120236199 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMITTING PROGRAM, IMAGE TRANSMITTING METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing apparatus that creates video data for displaying a computer execution result on a display unit of a terminal device connected via a network and transmits the video data to the terminal device, the information processing apparatus including a memory for storing time sequential static image data constituting the video data, and a processor for a first transmitting the time sequential static image data in order to the terminal device, and a second transmitting, alternatively with the first transmitting, after creating and transmitting reference image data that becomes a reference in the time sequential static image data, difference image data from previous static image data in order, wherein the second transmitting does not transmit the reference image data and transmits a signal indicating that the last static image data transmitted by the first transmitting is to be reference image data, when switched from the first transmitting. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236200 | PROGRESSIVE VIDEO REFORMATTING FOR FILM-BASED CONTENT - A video formatter reformats progressive video using a film-based video film rate and a display refresh rate to determine a frame OFF period for a progressive video sequence. The video formatter inserts at least one black frame into the progressive video sequence to approximate the frame OFF period. Typically, the film rate is 24 frames per second (industry standard) and, thus, the display refresh rate can be a multiple of the frame rate (e.g., 96 Hz, 120 Hz, 240 Hz, etc.). Progressive video replicates a single frame of a film several times (“a progressive video sequence”) depending on a display's refresh rate. The black frame(s) is/are substituted at the end of this sequence instead of displaying the same image throughout for a single film frame. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236201 | DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, AUTHORING, AND PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES - Various techniques are disclosed for authoring and/or presenting packages of multimedia content. In at least one embodiment, the digital multimedia package may include video content, audio content, and text transcription content representing a transcription of the audio content. The video content, audio content, and text transcription content are each maintained in continuous synchronization with each other during video playback, and also as a user selectively navigates to different scenes of the video content. The text transcription content is presented via an interactive Resources Display GUI. Interacting with the Resources Display GUI, a user may cause the displayed text to dynamically scroll to a different portion of the text transcription corresponding to a different scene of the video. In response, the concurrent presentation of video content may automatically and dynamically change to display video content corresponding to the scene associated with the text transcription currently displayed in the Resources Display GUI. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236202 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND METHOD APPLICABLE THERETO - A video signal processing circuit includes: a composite sync signal generation circuit, generating a composite sync signal from a received composite video signal; a signal-noise-ratio calculation unit, generating a SNR of the composite video signal; a timing generation unit, generating a gated window based on the SNR; and a vertical sync signal separation unit, generating a vertical sync signal from the composite sync signal based on the SNR and the gated window, and dynamically adjusting a detection criterion on the vertical sync signal. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236203 | HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A horizontal synchronization signal detection system includes a coarse period estimator and a fine period time estimator. The coarse period estimator estimates a minimum value and corresponding position of each period of a CVBS signal to calculate a coarse period of a horizontal synchronization signal. The fine period time estimator divides the horizontal synchronization signal into a first part and a second part so as to generate a first sum and a second sum by adding signals of the first part and the second part, and detects a middle point of the horizontal synchronization signal when the first sum equals the second sum. The steps of fine-tuning the coarse period to generate a fine-tuned coarse period, extracting the horizontal synchronization signal according to the fine-tuned coarse period, and determining whether the first sum is equal to the second sum are repeatedly executed until the first sum equals the second sum. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236204 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - In a lighting device, uneven brightness may be suppressed at low cost. A backlight unit | 2012-09-20 |
20120236205 | COLOR SPACE DETERMINATION DEVICES AND DISPLAY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - A color space determination device may include a sampling configuration unit and determination unit. The sampling configuration unit may be configured to determine a sampling ratio and a sampling number based on a resolution of input video data, the sampling ratio being a ratio of a number of the input video data to be sampled to a total number of the input video data included in a frame, the sampling number being a number of frames to be sampled. The determination unit may be configured to receive the input video data in units of frames, to sample the input video data with the sampling ratio for each of the sampling number of frames, and to generate a color space signal representing a color space of the input video data based on the sampled input video data that are sampled from the sampling number of frames of the input video data. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236206 | EMBEDDED MEMORY DESIGN FOR LOW POWER VIDEO PROCESSOR - There is provided an image/video processor comprises an embedded memory for image/video data that including a plurality of unit memory blocks including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to store each bit of image/video data received through an input/output unit in each memory cell, read the image/video data stored in each memory cell of the embedded memory, and output the image/video data through the input/output unit, wherein at least two or more memory cells included in the plurality of memory cells have different sizes, the controller assign each bit of the image/video data depending on the importance of the image/video data and a size of the memory cell, and as the size of the memory cell is larger, a bit of image/video data of high importance is assigned. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236207 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Liquid Crystal Television Set, and Television Set - This liquid crystal display device includes a display portion, a board portion having a mounting surface on which light sources are mounted, a light guide plate including a first end surface receiving light from the light sources, guiding the light received from the first end surface to the display portion, and spacer members made of an inelastic material, so arranged as to be in contact with the mounting surface of the board portion and the first end surface of the light guide plate. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236208 | METHOD OF LINKAGE-VIEWING TV BROADCASTING PROGRAM BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DIGITAL TV, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DIGITAL TV THEREOF - A method of linkage-viewing a TV broadcasting program between a mobile communication apparatus and a digital TV, the method includes inputting a TV linkage-viewing command in order to successively view a TV broadcasting program which is being viewed on the mobile communication apparatus, on the digital TV; transmitting data information from the mobile communication apparatus to the digital TV according to the input of the TV linkage viewing command; and selecting a TV channel in the digital TV which is the same as a current channel which is being viewed on the mobile communication apparatus and changing to the selected TV channel based on the data information which the digital TV has received. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236209 | SMART REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH TEXT EDITING AND BATCH TRANSMITTING FUNCTIONALITY - A smart remote control device is disclosed having local text editing functionality. User can use the smart remote control device to input and edit text and URL address using the local mini keyboard and display device; the smart remote control device can send the edited text in batch. The particular applications of this smart remote control device include smart TV and media center computers. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL INPUT AND MULTIPLE VIEW DISPLAY - A system and method for multi-view output of one or more wireless portable devices. The system includes a device, such as a TV, that has a processor, a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor, and programming executable on said processor. The programming is configured for carrying out the steps of: receiving a first wireless output signal from a first portable device with the wireless transceiver; receiving a second wireless output signal from a second portable device with the wireless transceiver; identifying the first portable device and second portable device; displaying the identity of the first portable device and second portable device in an input list comprising one or more inputs; selecting the first portable device and second portable device for output on a display; and displaying the first wireless output signal simultaneous with the second wireless output signal on the display. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236211 | Display, Information Transmission Method and Information Communication System - According to one embodiment, a display has an indicator, an information extractor, and an indicator controller. The indicator is configured to irradiate first visible light indicative of an operation status of the display The information extractor is configured to extract at least a video signal and additional information from an input signal. The indicator controller is configured to modulate the first visible light with a frequency higher than a frame rate of the video signal according to the additional information. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236212 | OPTICAL MULTIPLEXING APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - An object of the present invention is to provide an optical multiplexing apparatus and a projector that keep an optical system small, and easily adjust a number of light source units. The optical multiplexing apparatus has: a light source section that uses light source units to emit collimated beams; a first lens portion that converges the collimated beams which enter at different incident angles from each other to define converging positions; and a second lens portion that has focal points that correspond to the converging positions, respectively, wherein the first and second lens portions form an optical reduction system, and an optical axis of the second lens portion, which is directed to the corresponding focal point to one of the converging positions, extends along anther optical axis of the second lens position, which is directed to the corresponding focal point to another of the converging positions. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236213 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device that can includes a chassis including a bottom and light sources. The light sources arranged in a row direction configure a light source group and light source groups are arranged in a column direction. The light source groups include a middle light source group (a middle group) and an end side light source group (an end group). The middle group is provided in a middle portion in the column direction and the end group is provided in an end portion in the column direction. One of the light sources of the end group that is arranged at a most distal end on one end side in the row direction is arranged on an outer side in the row direction on the bottom than one of the light sources of the middle group that is arranged at a most distal end on the one end side in the row direction. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236214 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a housing; a circuit board arranged in the housing; an electronic component mounted on the circuit board; a reinforcing member comprising a first surface in contact with the circuit board, and a second surface located on an opposite side of the first surface and exposed to an inside of the housing; a component contained in the housing, the component comprising a first supported area located at a distance from a surface of the circuit board; and a support member configured to support the component, the support member comprising a first end portion fixed to the first supported area of the component, and a second end portion fixed to the second surface of the reinforcing member. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236215 | TV RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A TV receiver includes a cabinet, a circuit board, an electronic component, a reinforcement plate, and a projection. The cabinet has a wall that is provided with a manipulation surface. The circuit board is housed in the cabinet. The electronic component is provided on the circuit board. The reinforcement plate has a first surface that is in contact with the circuit board and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface and is exposed to an internal space of the cabinet. The projection that is located in a region of the wall on a back side of the manipulation surface, and is projected from the region toward the reinforcement plate, and configured to come into contact with the reinforcement plate to suppress deformation of the wall when the wall is bent toward the internal space of the cabinet. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236216 | Wavelength Selective Switch - An optical switching device has multiple input ports and multiple output ports and is capable of switching a wavelength component from any of the input ports to any of the output ports. The optical switching device is configured with beam steering arrays that are controlled to provide the switching from any of the input ports to any of the output ports. The beam steering arrays may be microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror arrays or liquid-crystal on silicon (LCOS) panels. In addition, an array of beam-polarizing liquid-crystal elements provides wavelength-independent attenuation. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236217 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATION DISPLAY - A display illumination module for the illumination of a rear-projection screen is provided in which an array of light sources are positioned adjacent to an optical modulating array layer for modulating the transmission of light emitted by the light sources. The light sources emit light within a defined angular range, and the optical modulating array layer is positioned relative to the array of light sources so that light from adjacent light sources does not overlap with the optical modulating array layer. One or more display modules may be incorporated into a display system that further comprises a rear projection screen that is preferably spatially offset from the optical modulating array layer so that light from adjacent light sources of a common colour overlaps on the screen. A composite display with seamless edge blending may be obtained by tiling multiple display illumination modules behind a common rear-projection screen. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236218 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an illumination optical system which emits first light (green light); a reflection type first liquid crystal panel which modulates the first light emitted from the illumination optical system; a first wire grid element which is disposed at a position at which the first light modulated and reflected by the first liquid crystal panel is incident, which includes a plurality of metal wires extending so as to be almost parallel to a light-exit surface of the first liquid crystal panel, and in which the surface on which the first light is incident is inclined by an angle equal to or greater than 37° and less than 45° with respect to a normal direction of the light-exit surface of the first liquid crystal panel; a projection optical system which projects the first light modulated by the first liquid crystal panel and reflected from the first wire grid element. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236219 | PHASE MODULATOR FOR MODULATING LIGHT INTERACTING WITH THE PHASE MODULATOR - A phase modulator for the modulation of the phase of circular polarised light which interacts with the phase modulator. The phase modulator has a first and a second substrate, an electrode arrangement and a liquid crystal layer with liquid crystal molecules. The first substrate is disposed adjacent to the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the two substrates. The first substrate has a first surface, and the second substrate has a second surface. The liquid crystal molecules situated next to the first surface are oriented substantially parallel to the first surface. The liquid crystal molecules situated next to the second surface are oriented substantially perpendicular to the second surface. An in-plane component of the liquid crystal molecule orientation can be set within an angular range of about 180°, e.g. between 99° and +90° related to a specifiable central orientation. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236220 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE - Inter-substrate connection terminals are provided between four corners of an opposed substrate and a TFT substrate. Lines are provided between first and second terminals in the TFT substrate and an external circuit connection terminal. Lines are provided between first and second terminals, between first and third terminals, between the third and forth terminals, and between second and forth terminals, respectively. Lines bypassing the first terminal are provided between lines. A line bypassing the second terminal is provided between lines. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236221 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Solved is a problem of attenuation of output amplitude due to a threshold value of a TFT when manufacturing a circuit with TFTs of a single polarity. In a capacitor ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120236222 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes: a first gate line; a first data line crossing the first gate line; a first switching element connected with the first gate line and the first data line; a second switching element connected with the first gate line and the first data line; a first liquid crystal capacitor connected with the first switching element; a second liquid crystal capacitor connected with the second switching element; a boost switching element which is turned on during a time period not overlapping a time period during which the first switching element is turned on; and a boost capacitor including a first terminal connected with the boost switching element and a second terminal connected with the first liquid crystal capacitor. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236223 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING PHOTO-SENSING INPUT MECHANISM - A liquid crystal display having photo-sensing input mechanism includes a first gate line for transmitting a first gate signal, a second gate line for transmitting a second gate signal, a data line for transmitting a data signal, a pixel unit for outputting an image signal according to the first gate signal and the data signal, a readout line for transmitting a readout signal, a photo-sensing input unit and a driving adjustment unit. The photo-sensing input unit is utilized for generating a sensing voltage according to a driving voltage and an incident light signal, and is further utilized for outputting the readout signal according to the sensing voltage and the first gate signal. The driving adjustment unit is employed to provide the driving voltage according to the second gate signal and the incident light signal. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236224 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To suppress a malfunction of a circuit due to deterioration in a transistor. In a transistor which continuously outputs signals having certain levels (e.g., L-level signals) in a pixel or a circuit, the direction of current flowing through the transistor is changed (inverted). That is, by changing the level of voltage applied to a first terminal and a second terminal (terminals serving as a source and a drain) every given period, the source and the drain are switched every given period. Specifically, in a portion which successively outputs signals having certain levels (e.g., L-level signals) in a circuit including a transistor, L-level signals having a plurality of different potentials (L-level signals whose potentials are changed every given period) are used as the signals having certain levels. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236225 | DISPLAY DEVICE SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120236226 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND A DEFECT CORRECTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236227 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel displaying images, a plurality of gate circuit chips-on-film connected to the liquid crystal panel and supplying gate driving signals to the liquid crystal panel, a plurality of data circuit chips-on-film connected to the liquid crystal panel and supplying data driving signals to the liquid crystal panel, a gate printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the gate circuit chips-on-film, a data printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the data circuit chips-on-film, a backlight assembly supplying light to the liquid crystal panel, and a top chassis fixing the liquid crystal panel and the backlight assembly, and including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the data printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed corresponding to the lower surface of the top chassis, and a plurality of drain holes are disposed in the lower surface of the top chassis. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236228 | BACK LIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THEREOF - This invention relates to a back light module and a liquid crystal display thereof. The back light module includes a rear panel, an LGP, a PCB, a plurality of LEDs and at least an elastic clamping fastener. The rear panel includes a base plate and at least a sidewall. The LGP is positioned on the base plate. The PCB opposite to the LGP is positioned on the sidewall of the rear panel. The LEDs are positioned on the PCB. At least an elastic clamping fastener successively passes through the rear panel and the PCB to fasten the rear panel and the PCB. In addition, the top of the elastic clamping fastener is higher than the surface of the LEDs. The back light module and the liquid crystal display thereof in this invention are simple in structure, convenient in assembly, and low in cost. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236229 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a light-emitting device exhibiting a high light-emission efficiency and moreover may utilize an external light radiating from the back side. A light-emitting device has a light-emitting element and a reflective layer reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting element. The reflective layer has a first layer constituted from a liquid crystal having a helical structure; a second layer disposed on opposite side of the first layer from the light-emitting element, and constituted from a liquid crystal having a helical structure with the same twisting direction as the first layer; and a third layer interposed therebetween to divide a light transmitted through the third layer itself into two intrinsic polarized lights causing a phase difference between the two intrinsic polarized lights. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236230 | DEVICE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a device substrate wherein an insulating layer ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120236231 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LED MODULE THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a cover assembly; a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) to which the light guide plate is mounted; and a light emitting diode (LED) package which is mounted on the PCB and emits light to a lateral side of the light guide plate. The PCB includes a base substrate; a connecting hole which is formed in the base substrate to couple the base substrate to the cover assembly with a connecting member; an insulating layer which is coated on the base substrate while avoiding a head part of the connecting member; and a spacer tape which is provided on an upper side of the insulating layer so that the light guide plate is evenly mounted on the PCB. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236232 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display comprises: first and second panels facing each other; a compensation film and a first polarizer disposed on the first panel, the compensation film having phase retardation characteristics; and a second polarizer having a supporting film disposed on the second panel, the supporting film having phase retardation characteristics. In alternative embodiments, a supporting film is used in place of the compensation film. The supporting film has retardation characteristics. | 2012-09-20 |
20120236233 | VA-MODE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A VA-mode liquid-crystal display device comprising a front-side polarizing element, a rear-side polarizing element, a VA-mode liquid-crystal cell disposed between the front-side polarizing element and the rear-side polarizing element, and a rear-side retardation region composed of one or more retardation layers disposed between the rear-side polarizing element and the VA-mode liquid-crystal is disclosed. In the device, the cell satisfies following formulas (1) and (2); and the rear-side retardation region satisfies following formula (3); (1) 3.0≦{the member CR(front)/the member CR(rear)}; ( | 2012-09-20 |