43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130278801 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, Program, and Imaging Device - An image processing device includes: a coordinate conversion unit ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130278802 | EXPOSURE TIMING MANIPULATION IN A MULTI-LENS CAMERA - The exposure of pixel lines in one or more image sensor regions is substantially synchronized. Each image sensor region is associated with a different lens in a multi-lens camera system. For a first pixel line in a first image sensor region and a second pixel line in a second image sensor region corresponding to the same portion of a field of view, the first pixel line and the second pixel line are sequentially or substantially simultaneously exposed. After exposing the first pixel line and the second pixel line, image information associated with the exposures is combined and output on the same readout line. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278803 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Of the output signals of a solid state image sensor | 2013-10-24 |
20130278804 | REPARTITIONED DIGITAL PIXEL - An imaging system includes an array of pixel cells and a plurality of digital memory elements disposed physically separate from and coupled to the array of pixel cells. Each of the pixel cells includes a photodetector, an electrical storage device coupled to the photodetector, and quantization circuitry coupled to the electrical storage device. The photodetector is configured to generate a photo-current in response to light impinging thereon. The electrical storage device is configured to accumulate an electrical charge from the photo-current. The quantization circuitry is configured to convert the electrical charge into an analog quantization event signal. Each of the digital memory elements is in electrical communication with at least one of the pixel cells and is configured to store a digital value in response to receiving the analog quantization event signal from the at least one of the pixel cells. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278805 | IMAGING DEVICES OPERABLE WITH MULTIPLE ASPECT RATIOS - Imaging devices including a novel imaging system wherein a 2-dimensional pixel array has a diagonal dimension larger than the diameter measurement of the image circle, thereby being capable of handling rectangular images with multiple aspect ratios. These new imaging devices can be used in various electronic imaging apparatus with or without a lens system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278806 | Method and Apparatus for High Resolution Photon Detection Based on Extraordinary Optoconductance (EOC) Effects - The inventors disclose a new high performance optical sensor, preferably of nanoscale dimensions, that functions at room temperature based on an extraordinary optoconductance (EOC) phenomenon, and preferably an inverse EOC (I-EOC) phenomenon, in a metal-semiconductor hybrid (MSH) structure having a semiconductor/metal interface. Such a design shows efficient photon sensing not exhibited by bare semiconductors. In experimentation with an exemplary embodiment, ultrahigh spatial resolution 4-point optoconductance measurements using Helium-Neon laser radiation reveal a strikingly large optoconductance property, an observed maximum measurement of 9460% EOC, for a 250 nm device. Such an exemplary EOC device also demonstrates specific detectivity higher than 5.06×10 | 2013-10-24 |
20130278807 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A backside illumination type solid-state imaging device includes stacked semiconductor chips which are formed such that two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit is formed with a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit is formed with a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer, a connection wire which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit, and a first shield wire which shields adjacent connection wires in one direction therebetween. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278808 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH REVIEW DISPLAY CONTROL FUNCTION - A camera according to the present invention includes a touch display section in addition to an imaging section. During review display where a captured image is displayed on a display panel (a monitor screen) of the touch display section for a predetermined amount of time after imaging every time the imaging section performs imaging, when a touch operation is performed on a touch panel of the touch display section, a control section controls a method of performing the review display (for example, a review display time) according to the state of the touch operation. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278809 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing device includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject image through a lens and converts the subject image into an electric signal; an image displaying unit that displays an image; a designation accepting unit that is provided on a display surface of the image displaying unit and that accepts designation of a plurality of positions on the image displayed on the image displaying unit; a range-finding unit that performs range finding of a distance to a subject by using a plurality of two-dimensional image sensors; an area setting unit that sets a range-finding area obtained from a range finding result for a region that includes the plurality of positions designated through the designation accepting unit; a position determining unit that determines in-focus positions based on distances of the range-finding areas; and a continuous shooting unit that performs image capturing at the in-focus positions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278810 | OPTICAL UNIT - The invention relates to an optical unit comprising. The present invention further relates to the use of such an optical unit. Such an optical unit comprises, seen in a direction from the object side to the imaging surface, a first substrate, a first lens element, a second lens element and a second substrate, characterised in that the first substrate includes a diaphragm function. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278811 | CONTEXT AWARE INPUT SYSTEM FOR FOCUS CONTROL - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for controlling a focus operation for an image-capturing device. An exemplary method includes receiving a focus instruction, wherein the focus instruction describes an object of focus; sending first context data to an external system; in response to sending first context data to the external system, receiving second context data from the external system, wherein the second context data comprises data associated with the object of focus; and identifying the object of focus based on the received second context data; and determining a focus distance based on the identified object. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278812 | LOW POWER AUTO-FOCUS DEVICE - An auto-focus device includes a distance sensor, an actuator, a digital auto-focusing unit, and a controller. The distance sensor is configured for measure an object distance from an object to a lens module. The actuator is configured for drive the lens module to focus on an image sensor. The digital auto-focus unit is configured to process a blur image captured by the image sensor without focusing the lens module on the image sensor to get a sharp image. The controller is configured to activate the actuator when the object distance is shorter than a preset distance or otherwise activate the digital auto-focus unit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278813 | CAMERA MODULE AND IMAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, in a first imaging mode, an imaging mode control unit allows a second imaging optical system to function in an optical path between an imaging unit and a first imaging optical system and stops focus adjustment. In a second imaging mode, the imaging mode control unit stops the function of the second imaging optical system and allows the focus adjustment to be performed. The first imaging optical system takes in a light from an object to the imaging unit. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece in each pixel block. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278814 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side toward an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. The second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit are moved during zooming. A position of the third lens unit at a telephoto end is closer to the object side than a position of the third lens unit at a wide-angle end. The focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, the difference in the position of the second lens unit on an optical axis between that at the wide-angle end and that at the telephoto end, and the focal length of the second lens unit are set appropriately. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278815 | AUXILIARY FOCUSING SYSTEM AND FOCUSING METHOD - A focusing method for a camera by adjusting the focal length from a minimum focal length to a maximum focal length. Obtaining a number of first image definitions for analysis and comparing the first definitions to obtain a greatest definition in the first definitions. When the camera is adjusted for obtaining a second definition, obtaining a number of second image definitions for analysis. Comparing the second definition with the greatest definition and outputting a first informing signal if the second definition is less than the greatest definition. Informing the user that the camera needs to be adjusted and outputting a second informing signal when the second definition is equal to the greatest definition and informing the user that further adjustment is not required. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278816 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The interchangeable lens includes a lens controller to control drive speed of a focus actuator moving a focus lens by using speed control data. The image pickup apparatus includes a focus controller to acquire focus information by using an image pickup signal from an image sensor. The lens controller receives, from the focus controller, timing information showing a timing relating to acquisition of the focus information, performs a reachability determination for determining, by using the timing information and the speed control data, whether or not the focus lens is able to reach a target focus information acquisition position by a scheduled focus information acquisition timing and performs, when determining that the focus lens is not able to reach target focus information acquisition position by scheduled focus information acquisition timing, calculation of a predictive focus position at scheduled focus information acquisition timing by using speed control data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278817 | RANGING APPARATUS, RANGING METHOD AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A ranging apparatus has an imaging unit including a pixel group for acquiring first and second images formed by luminous fluxes having passed through first and second pupil areas of an imaging optical system, and a calculation unit configured to create third and fourth images by performing convolution integrals on the first and second images with corrected first and second image modification functions, and to calculate a distance up to the subject by comparison of the third and fourth images, wherein the corrected first and second image modification functions are formed by causing centroid positions calculated based on data of sampling points of the first and second image modification functions corresponding to pixel arrangement of the pixel group to each coincide with a sampling point closest to the centroid position; and the convolution integral is performed by taking the sampling point closest to the centroid position as a reference point. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278818 | Curved sensor system - Methods and apparatus for a Curved Sensor System are disclosed. The present invention includes a wide variety of generally curved, aspheric or non-planar arrangement of sensors and their equivalents. The curved surfaces, edges or boundaries that define the geometry of the present invention may be continuous, or may be collections or aggregations of many small linear, planar or other segments which are able to approximate a curved line or surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278819 | FLASH LIGHT DEVICE - The invention provides a flash light device, which includes a light source, a light diffuser and a light diffuser's driving unit. The light diffuser's driving unit provides the light diffuser with a required driving voltage according to a voltage information, in which the voltage information is determined according to an original image without light-complementing of the light source and a pre-flash image with light-complementing of the light source. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278820 | MONITORING DEVICE WITH INDEPENDENT HEAT DISSIPATION FOR IMAGE CAPTURE COMPONENT - A monitoring device with independent heat dissipation for an image capture component is provided. A body module and an image capture module are designed separately. Thus, the image capture component in the image module and the processing circuit board in the body module can dissipate heat separately. The device achieves the goal of improving the image capture component and the processing circuit board in capturing high quality images. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278821 | SPRING PLATE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING SAME - A spring plate includes a plate body having a through hole defined at the center, and a terminal perpendicularly extending from the plate body. The plate body includes an outer closed-loop frame, an inner closed-loop frame, and spring parts interconnected between the outer closed-loop frame and the inner closed-loop frame. The terminal has an end portion distal from the plate body with at least one through hole or a recess. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278822 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THAT AVOIDS FAILURE IN AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE IMAGE AREA AND DOT CLOCK - When an image signal suitable for performing automatic adjustment of an effective image area and a dot clock is not output, the adjustment may be unsuccessfully performed. An effective image area detector detects an effective image area and determines whether an image in the effective image area is a blank image. If a synchronization signal detector determines that there exists a synchronization signal and if the effective image area detector determines that the image is not a blank image, a controller adjusts an area captured as image data by an input signal processor. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278823 | VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD - A processor converts an input video signal via a first filter, and outputs a video signal for a determination obtained by converting the video signal via a second filter. Both filters satisfy a stipulated condition. The processor calculates the degree of matching between the input video signal and the video signal for the determination. The processor determines whether or not the input video signal has been converted by using a filter that satisfies the stipulated condition in conversion at a preceding stage. The processor generates an encoded string by encoding the video signal in the second format converted via the first filter, and the determination result. In this way, whether or not and where a video is that converted by using a filter different from a stipulated filter can be automatically determined. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278824 | CLOSED CAPTIONING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Media content typically includes closed captioning information such as subtitles in domestic and foreign languages. Techniques and mechanisms provide that closed captioning information may be toggled on/off using menu options and preferences as well as automatically managed by intelligently monitoring the environment surrounding a device. Device sensors such as microphones and vibration monitors determine the noise level of an environment as well as the spectral characteristics of the noise to determine whether the noise profile would interfere with the video playback experience. A particular environmental noise profile could automatically trigger the display of closed captioning information or present an easy access, otherwise unavailable toggle to display closed captioning information associated with a video stream. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278825 | ADAPTIVE PID CONTROLLER FOR AUDIO/VIDEO CLOCK RECOVERY - Systems, devices and methods are described including specifying a jitter response control parameter, receiving multiple timestamp pairs. A maximum jitter of the timestamp pairs may be determined along with an elapsed time, and a clock frequency may be adjusted if the maximum jitter is less than the elapsed time divided by the jitter response control parameter. The jitter response control parameter may be adjusted in response to changes in die jitter of the input A/V signal. Further, one or more Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller coefficients may be adjusted in response to the evaluated jitter of the timestamp pairs. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278826 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MULTI-STREAM AUDIO/VISUAL SYNCHRONIZATION - Methods, systems and computer program products for the synchronization of media streams. In an embodiment, a gross synchronization may first be performed on the media streams, using the broadcast delays of the streams. A refined synchronization may then be performed, taking advantage of corresponding visual or audio cues in each stream. In the event that the media streams represent the same content (e.g., the same content from different providers), matching momentary actions in the video media streams may be used to achieve refined synchronization. In the event that the media streams are different (e.g., different broadcasts of the same event), other cues may be used to achieve refined synchronization, where these other cues are part of the underlying event but independent of the particular broadcasts. Examples of these latter cues may be the sound of a referee's whistle or the crack of a bat hitting a baseball. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278827 | Systems and Methods for Providing an In-Vehicle Image Supplement - Systems and methods for providing an in-vehicle image supplement are disclosed. One embodiment includes receiving a broadcast media signal that includes a content portion and a metadata portion, determining whether a primary image is included in the metadata portion, and in response to determining that the primary image is included in the metadata portion, providing the primary image for display. Additionally, in response to determining that the primary image is not included in the metadata portion, some embodiments include determining whether the primary image is otherwise available and in response to determining that the primary image is otherwise available, retrieving the primary image and providing the primary image for display. In response to determining that the primary image is not otherwise available, some embodiments include determining whether a secondary image is available, retrieving the secondary image, and providing the secondary image for display. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278828 | Video Display System - The present disclosure relates to a system for multiplexing (i.e. combining multiple signals into one signal) both a plurality of video content (live and deferred time) and multiple video access mediums (such as cable television, satellite, internet video (clips, programming and movies), video games, DVD players, etc.) in a viewer friendly manner to enhance entertainment and other entertainment possibilities. The output of a selected video content is seen in a container known as a video container. Multiple video containers can be resized and positioned on a large screen television or other display device under viewer control. Control of video containers' video content or other content viewed, audio, and a host of other properties are done via web page controls or preferably connected mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets or other devices. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278829 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING A MEDICAL VIDEO IMAGE - A method, as well as a system and a computer readable medium based on the method, for reducing perceived noise, characterized by comprising the steps of
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20130278830 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A histogram generation portion calculates a prescribed feature value of a pixel and the maximum feature value for the pixel, for each pixel of one frame of an input video signal. Then, the ratio of the feature value of the pixel to the maximum feature value is calculated for each pixel as an index of color brightness, and a histogram generated wherein the numbers of pixels are integrated by index value. An enhancement processing portion applies gain and carries out an enhancement for pixel values wherein the index in the histogram which the histogram generation portion generates is greater than or equal to a prescribed threshold. The feature value is treated as a luminosity (L*) which is defined with CIELAB chroma space. Additionally, the feature value may be data which has the maximum tone value among pixel RGB data, or may be a luminosity value (Y) of the pixel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278831 | TRANSMITTER DEVICE, RECEIVER DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER DEVICE - There is provided a transmitter device including an interface unit that is an interface for connection to a receiver device via a transmission path, a pre-emphasis unit configured to generate a pre-emphasis signal, the pre-emphasis signal being obtained by adding to an input signal another signal for compensating for a high-frequency component of the input signal, and a transmission control unit configured to acquire identification information indicating whether the receiver device is capable of performing a process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal, switch the receiver device to a state in which the receiver device is capable of performing the process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal in accordance with the identification information, and control the pre-emphasis unit to generate the pre-emphasis signal. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278832 | Digital Television System and Receiver for Providing Information of Point of Interest - The present invention provides a digital TV system comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises an encoder and a combiner. The encoder encodes information of point of interest (POI) into POI packets. The combiner adds the POI packets to vertical blanking intervals (VBIs) of TV data according to synchronous information of the TV data to form the TV signal. The receiver comprises a video decoder, a user interface, and a VBI decoder. The video decoder decodes video data of the TV signal and outputs the decoded video data to a display device. The user interface receives a select signal triggered by a user to select one or more images of the decoded video data upon the decoded video data being displayed on the display device. The VBI decoder determines and decodes a target POI packet from the POI packets according to the selected signal. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278833 | SET BACK BOX - A set back box is provided that comprises: an outer housing having one input side and one output side; stacked printed circuit boards within the outer housing; an input panel for receiving at least one input electrical cable at the one input side; and an output panel for providing signal to a display through at least one output cable at the output side. A strain relief cable is also provided that connects to the output side, wherein the strain relief cable is configured to attach to the display and configured to ensure any output cables are not under tension. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278834 | DISPLAY POWER REDUCTION USING EXTENDED NAL UNIT HEADER INFORMATION - Segments for a video are transmitted in payload units with an extended network abstraction layer unit (NALU) header within which is embedded display adaptation information that may be employed to control display brightness and thereby reduce power consumption during display of the respective segment. The display adaptation information includes at least a maximum pixel brightness that may be used to scale pixel brightness to maximum and correspondingly reduce backlighting for liquid crystal displays, or to adjust the supply voltage for OLED displays. The display adaptation information may optionally include a minimum pixel brightness, a pixel histogram step size, and an indicator of scaling method. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278835 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A gate driver creates a dummy insertion period in which the driver does not apply a gate on pulse to a scanning signal line immediately after the time of the inversion of a data signal. When a period from the time of the application of the gate on pulse to an odd numbered or even numbered scanning signal line to which the gate on pulse is applied previously to the time of the application of the gate on pulse to an even numbered or odd numbered scanning signal line to which the gate on pulse is applied later is set as an adjacent line writing time lag period for two scanning signal lines adjacent to each other, a CS control circuit allows the polarity of every CS signal to be reversed on the same cycle at least in the adjacent line writing time lag period. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278836 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes an image processor commonly provided to a plurality of channels, and configured to provide processing to an image signal of a selected channel selected by a channel switch in accordance with a parameter, a parameter acquirer commonly provided to the plurality of channels, and configured to obtain the parameter in accordance with a format of the image signal of the selected channel, a memory controller configured to hold the parameter for a first channel in a memory while a detector detects the image signal in the first channel even after the channel switch switches from the first channel to a second channel, and to delete the parameter when the detector detects no image signal in the first channel, and an image processing controller configured to set the parameter to the image processor without acquiring a new parameter from the parameter acquirer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278837 | Multi-Media Systems, Controllers and Methods for Controlling Display Devices - A multi-media system includes a display device and a controller. The display device receives a video signal indicating image content and displays the image content according to the video signal. The controller captures a user's information, identifies a user's sensory state according to captured user information, and generates a control signal according to the sensory state for controlling the display device. The user information includes image information. The sensory state includes eyeball movement. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278838 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROLLER THEREOF - A method for controlling devices connected together, and which includes determining a type of a first device, determining what key buttons on a remote controller are needed to operate the detetermined type of the first device, activating the key buttons on the remote controller that are needed to operate the determined type of the first device, receiving an input signal indicating a selection of at least one key button, transmitting the received input signal to a second device that is different than the first device, generating, by the second device, a remote control signal corresponding to the received input signal, transmitting, by the second device, the generated remote control signal to the first device, and performing a function on the first device corresponding the input signal indicating the selection of said at least one key button on the remote controller. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278839 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TELEVISION SPEAKER CONFIGURATION - An application for present invention includes a television with a set of speaker outputs including at least a left speaker and a right speaker. On screen displays are used to properly configure the speakers and assure maximum audio quality from the television. In some embodiments, a cross-point switch connects the speakers attached to the television with the correct outputs of an internal amplifier. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278840 | System And Method For Image Aspect Preservation In Multiple Projector Alignment - A method is disclosed herein that derives a post-alignment transform that is applied to the input source after the application of an alignment transform to ensure that when each source illuminates the screen, the display is aligned and retains the correct displayed aspect ratio. The transform takes into account the alignment transform and the input source aspect, and then performs a secondary, post-processing transformation that corrects the distortion induced by the alignment transform. This aspect-preserving function is a linear transform that maps pixels in the aligned space to the aligned and aspect-correct space and can be applied to the input signal after the first alignment transform, or, in the case where the alignment transform is also linear, transforms can be directly combined to derive a compound multi-projector, aspect preserving transform. In this way, the input signal to the projectors will be aligned as well as retain proper aspect. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278841 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING A BEZEL - An application for a bezel with internal lighting includes at least one illuminated element situated behind a monitor/television bezel. The brightness and color of the illuminating elements and hence the bezel appearance are modified based upon either user preference or an internal or external parameters such as time, content being viewed, recording status, etc. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278842 | TELEVISION RECEPTION APPARATUS, MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a board, a first electronic component on the board, a second electronic component on the board, and a fixing member between the first and second electronic components. The second electronic component is designed to produce less heat than the first electronic component. The fixing member is configured to secure the board to a part. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278843 | REMOTE CONTROL DOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle entertainment system and method to prevent a mechanical connection between certain components of an entertainment system for a vehicle can include an entertainment system housing containing a plurality of entertainment components and a remote control module. The remote control module can include a user interface on a surface of the remote control module. In addition, the remote control module can be configured to prevent secure mounting of the remote control module to the entertainment system housing when the remote control module is not the appropriate remote control module for the particular vehicle entertainment system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278844 | DISPLAY-CAMERA SYSTEMS - A display-camera system includes a liquid crystal panel having a screen side and a back side that is opposed to the screen side. A visible light camera is positioned a first spaced distance from the back side such that a field of view of the camera encompasses all or a fraction of an area of the liquid crystal panel. A visible light source is positioned a second spaced distance from the back side and outside of the field of view of the camera. A diffuser is positioned between the visible light source and the back side. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278845 | EMBEDDED ELECTROOPTICAL DISPLAY - This disclosure features embedded electrooptical displays such as liquid crystal displays and methods of making the same. The displays are embedded in light curable material on one or both sides thereof. Processes for embedding the displays include injection molding and continuous roll-to-roll processing. The light curable material forms a protective covering over the display. Electrical interconnects connected to electrodes of the display can protrude from the protective layer. Once the display is embedded it can resist contact with moisture and mechanical damage. The protective layer can be clear or it can contain additives such as pigments or additives for UV protection. The embedded display with the protective layer may be molded into different shapes during the embedding process or thermoformed after the embedding process into different shapes. This permits the embedded display to be adapted into a variety of different electronic devices such as cell phones, smart phones, MP-3 players, a computer mouse, etc. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278846 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing illumination in, for example, a display device. One or more light emitters can emit light into a light guide plate that is configured to distribute the light across an array of display elements. A substantially etendue-preserving reflector between the light emitters and the light guide can at least partially collimate light propagating in a single plane of collimation. In some implementations, a lenticular film, or other optical elements, can be used to increase divergence of the light in a plane orthogonal to the plane of collimation. The light guide can include light extraction elements, which can be frusta-shaped features for turning light out of the light guide for illuminating the display. In some implementations, a flexible electrical interconnection circuit can be used to provide power and/or signals to the light emitters, thereby providing a flexible circuit illumination system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278847 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal lens panel includes a first substrate including a first base substrate and a first electrode layer disposed on the first base substrate; a second substrate including a second base substrate facing the first base substrate and a second electrode layer disposed on a surface of the second base substrate, the second substrate facing the first base substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer has a refractive index of about 0.2 to about 0.29 and a dielectric constant of about 5.5 F/m to about 10 F/m. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278848 | SWITCHABLE TWO DIMENSIONAL / THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - A switchable two dimensional/three dimensional display (2D/3D display) suitable for being viewed by a user is provided. The switchable 2D/3D display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a switchable barrier which are overlapped with each other. The LCD panel has a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a first black matrix extending from the display area to the non-display area. The first black matrix has a plurality of openings arranged in array and merely distributed within the display area. The switchable barrier has a 3D image control area, a non-display area surrounding the 3D image control area, and a second black matrix merely disposed within the non-display area. The second black matrix surrounds the 3D image control area. An area occupied by the 3D image control area is different from an area occupied by the display area. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278849 | OPTICALLY ISOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal medium having stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a large refractive index anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy and an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase is described. A liquid crystal composition is characterized by exhibiting the optically isotropic liquid crystal phase and containing achiral component T containing at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component, and a chiral agent: | 2013-10-24 |
20130278850 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid-crystal display device makes it possible to attach an optical element to a liquid-crystal display panel with high positional accuracy while avoiding or minimizing the enlargement of the picture-frame region (i.e., the non-display region) induced by the formation of markers on the panel and the increase of the fabrication cost. The panel comprises a main substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal enclosed in a gap between the main and opposite substrates, wherein a polarizer plate is attached at least to the opposite substrate. Markers for attaching an optical element to the panel are formed at positions that overlap with the polarizer plate in a non-display region on the main or opposite substrate. Alignment direction regulators regulate the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules to a predetermined direction in the vicinities of the markers, allowing light to pass through at least the opposite substrate. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278851 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, and contains a specific tricyclic compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific bicyclic compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278852 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first shield electrode and a second shield electrode are arranged on a first substrate. A first source line and a second source line are arranged facing the first and second shield electrodes through an insulating layer, respectively. A first main common electrode and a second main common electrode are formed facing the first and second source lines through an insulating layer, respectively. A main pixel electrode is formed so as to locate between the first and second main common electrodes. A second substrate includes a third main common electrode and a fourth main common electrode facing the first and second main common electrodes, respectively. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first and second substrates. The first, second, third and fourth main common electrodes are set to the same electric potential. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278853 | POLYMER STABILIZATION ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a polymer stabilization alignment liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixel regions defined by plurals of data lines and gate lines. Each pixel region includes a main region and a sub region, and a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode correspond to the main region and the sub region respectively, wherein each of the data lines has a first width adjacent to the main display region and a second width adjacent to the sub display region, and the second width is larger than the first width. Each first pixel electrode is separated from the adjacent data line and thereby forming a gap therebetween. Each second pixel electrode partially overlaps the adjacent data line to form an overlap width. Accordingly, the present invention not only can increase the aperture ratio, but also well control the liquid crystal molecules located near the data lines. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278854 | Array Substrate, Display Panel Having the Same and Method of Manufacturing the Same - An array substrate includes first and second gate lines, a data line, a pixel electrode, a shield electrode, a first driving transistor, a second driving transistor and a voltage-varying transistor. The pixel electrode has first and second pixel parts spaced apart from each other. The shield electrode covers a peripheral area of the pixel electrode. Each of the first and second driving transistors is electrically connected to the first and second pixel parts, respectively. The voltage-varying transistor includes a voltage-varying drain electrode having a shield-overlapping part overlapping the shield electrode. The voltage-varying transistor is electrically connected to the second gate line and the second pixel part. The voltage-varying drain electrode of the voltage-varying transistor overlaps the shield electrode to define a voltage-decreasing capacitor. The voltage difference between the first and second pixel parts of the pixel electrode may be increased. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278855 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A thin film transistor includes, an insulating substrate, a gate electrode provided on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, a gate insulating film formed so as to cover the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer provided on the gate insulating film, a channel protective layer provided at least on an upper surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided so as to come into contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, wherein the channel protective layer is formed such that the film density of a portion provided so as to come into contact with the oxide semiconductor layer is higher than the film density of a portion distant from the oxide semiconductor layer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278856 | Display Panel and Method for Reparing Signal Line of Display Panel - The present invention provides a method of repairing a display panel and signal lines of the display panel. The method comprises: arranging a repairing line in a different layer with the signal line; arranging a transparent conductive layer above an intersectionally-overlapped area of the repairing line and the signal line, a melting point of the transparent conductive layer is lower than that of the signal line and the repairing line, and using laser beams to melt the transparent conductive layer to connect the signal line and the repairing line when repairing the broken signal line. The present invention arranges an additional transparent conductive layer with a lower melting point on an overlapped area of a repairing line and a signal line and uses the laser beams to melt the transparent conductive layer to connect the repairing line and the signal line, thereby increasing repairing possibility as repairing the signal line. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278857 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH THE SAME - A backlight module includes a back plate having a substrate, a heat sink substrate, and a light source. The heat sink substrate includes a heat dissipating portion and a fixing portion connected to the heat dissipating portion. The fixing portion is fixed to a lower side of the substrate. The light source is fixed on the heat dissipating portion. The present disclosure further provides a liquid crystal display with the backlight module. When the light source needs to be replaced, the heat sink substrate and the light source are disassembled without disassembling other components of the liquid crystal display, which prevents other components from being influenced by the operation of replacing the light source, simplifies the operation of the replacing the light source, and improves the yield rate of the liquid crystal display. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278858 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes: a first substrate which has an image display region; colored layers of plural colors which are arranged in rows on the first substrate and constitute a color filter in the image display region; and a black matrix which is provided for preventing leakage of light as well as color mixing between the colored layers arranged adjacent to each other. The black matrix includes a frame-shaped portion which surrounds the image display region. The frame-shaped portion is formed such that the frame-shaped portion has a notch on an outer side thereof and covers a periphery of the first substrate except for the notch where the frame-shaped portion does not cover the periphery of the first substrate. The colored layer of at least one color is arranged in the notch. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278859 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING FRAME DEFINING ACCESS THEREIN - A liquid crystal display includes a first frame, a second frame, a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source assembly, and a third frame. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface. The third frame defines an access corresponding to the light incident surface. The first and second frames cooperate to receive the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module. The light source assembly is attached to the first frame and located outside of the third frame. The light guide plate is received in the third frame, and the light source assembly faces the light incident surface of the light guide plate via the access. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278860 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image; a top chassis and a bottom chassis which house the display panel; and a plurality of light-emitting boards which are installed on an inner surface of the bottom chassis, each of the light-emitting boards including a main printed circuit board (PCB) that extends in a longitudinal direction and light source packages installed on the main PCB, and the light source packages are arranged to be farther from a first longitudinal edge of the main PCB than a second longitudinal edge of the main PCB. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278861 | Backlight Module and LCD Device - The invention relates to the field of LCDs, and more particularly to a backlight module and an LCD device. The backlight module includes a backplane, and a light source; the light source is arranged on the backplane, and the outer side surface of the backplane near the light source is provided with a heat pipe. The heat pipe is arranged on the outer side surface of the backplane of the backlight module of the invention near the light source; because light source is a heat emitting source, the nearer the heat pipe to the light source is, the higher the temperature is. By using the high-efficiency heat transfer mechanism of the heat pipe, the heat of the backplane is quickly dissipated outside the backplane, and the temperature inside the backplane, in particular the temperature near the light source is indirectly reduced; thus, the service life of the backlight module and the LCD device is extended. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278862 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixel units. The pixel units include a reflection region and a transmission region. The space between the reflection region and the transmission region of adjacent pixel units is not more than 1 μm in the direction parallel to the substrate. The gap between adjacent pixel units is utilized. As a result, the utilization ratio of display region of the liquid crystal display device is improved, and the effective area of the reflection region is increased. Accordingly, the display quality of the reflection region is improved without decreasing the transmission region, or the effective area of the transmission region is increased and the display quality of the transmission region is improved without decreasing the reflection region. Consequently, the aperture ratio of the liquid crystal display device is effectively improved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278863 | Display Device With Thermal Link - A display device includes a heat sink and an LCD panel having peripheral edges. The LCD panel includes a non-activated area extending inwardly a predetermined distance from the peripheral edges. A thermal link is provided, made from an anisotropic graphite material, and is in thermal contact with the heat sink and with at least a portion of the non-activated area of said LCD panel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278864 | Liquid Crystal Panel, Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method of Array Substrate Thereof - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method of array substrate thereof. The liquid crystal panel comprises: a color filter substrate and an array substrate, disposed with spacing, surface of array substrate facing color filter substrate being disposed with a plurality of pixel units, each of pixel units comprising a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and a VIA connecting thin film transistor and pixel electrode; at least an auxiliary hole formed by same EPD etching as VIA being disposed between pixel units or in each pixel unit. The present invention can amplify the detection voltage, which enables monitoring VIA forming process more precisely and reliably to ensure the VIA manufacture quality. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278865 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and the backlight module comprises: a back plate disposed at the bottom of the backlight module; light emitting diode (LED) light sources disposed on the back plate; and a diffusion plate disposed on a light output surface of the backlight module. There are different distances between the LED light sources disposed in different areas of the back plate and the diffusion plate. By adopting different height of LED light sources in different areas of the back plate, the display quality of the backlight module and the LCD device according to the present invention can be increased. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278866 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A plurality of backlight blocks are configured by being juxtaposed in the plane direction of an illumination device and include a bidirectional backlight block. Light sources are formed on both lateral sides of the bidirectional backlight block in the direction of the axes of emission of the light sources, the light sources formed on one lateral side are arranged so that light is emitted in the direction toward the light sources formed on the other lateral side, the light sources formed on the other lateral side are arranged so that light is emitted in the direction toward the light sources formed on the one lateral side, and the bidirectional backlight block is arranged in the center part of the illumination device in the direction of the axes of emission of the light sources. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278867 | COMBINED SERIAL/PARALLEL LIGHT CONFIGURATION AND SINGLE LAYER PCB CONTAINING THE SAME - An LED circuit using a combination of series and parallel arrangements for optimum current sharing between LEDs. The current paths allow an LED to fail while minimizing the effect on other LEDs and noticeable luminance variance across the circuit. Some embodiments use metallic PCB technology which permits optimal thermal regulation of heat generated by the LEDs. Exemplary embodiments can be used with a single-layer PCB where only one layer of conducting material must be placed on the substrate. A constricted convection plate may be positioned behind the rear surface of the PCB to define a channel. One or more fans may be positioned to force cooling air through the channel. An LCD assembly using the same is also disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278868 | Optically Isolated Cavity For Light Sensor Feedback in LCD - Disclosed herein is a light emitting diode (LED) backlight assembly having a mounting substrate with a plurality of LEDs where an optically-isolated cavity is positioned near an edge of the mounting substrate. An information block LED is positioned within the optically-isolated cavity so that light emitted from the main LEDs do not interfere with the light emitted by the information block LED. A liquid crystal stack may be positioned above the LEDs where a portion of the liquid crystal stack is designated as an information block which can be measured by a light sensor. The optically-isolated cavity can be formed by light absorbing and/or reflecting material and may contain one or more walls of the backlight cavity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278869 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a blue phase liquid crystal layer and an optical element is provided. The first substrate has a display area and is opposite to the second substrate. The blue phase liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate and reflects a light selectively. The spectrum peak of the light is within an intersection interval corresponding to a cross point of x_bar, y_bar and z_bar stimulus value spectrums, and the intersection interval has a wavelength range from 480 nm to 520 nm. The optical element has at least one function for adjusting a phase of the light or absorbing the light. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278870 | LCD Device, Manufacturing Method Thereof and Optical Film - The invention provides an LCD device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an optical film. The LCD device includes optical films, and an LCD panel; an edge(s) of the optical film is provided with a folded edge(s), and the LCD panel is arranged on the folding edges. In the invention, because the folded edges are arranged on the optical film of the LCD device, and the LCD panel is arranged on the folding edges, no interval is reserved between the edges of the LCD panel and the optical films, thereby preventing the LCD device from generating light leakage because the LCD panel is supported by the separated middle frames. In addition, because no interval is reserved between the edges of the LCD panel and the folded edges for support, the whole edges of the LCD panel are continuously supported instead of only supporting the four corners by the separated middle frames, thereby increasing the compression strength of the LCD panel, effectively preventing the black matrix or other structure(s) from moving because of oversize deformation when being stressed, and preventing light leakage and water ripple phenomena. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278871 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device having a plurality of pixel units and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The display device includes a first substrate assembly, a second substrate assembly, a liquid crystal mixture, and a pillared polymer network. The first substrate assembly includes a first substrate and a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate assembly includes a second substrate. The liquid crystal mixture is disposed between the first and second substrate assemblies. The pillared polymer network is disposed between the first and second substrate assemblies and has a first end and second end. The first end abuts against the first substrate assembly and is disposed correspondingly to the first electrode layer. The second end abuts against the second substrate assembly. Each of the pixel units includes the pillared polymer network. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278872 | SEAMLESS DISPLAY PANEL USING FIBER OPTIC CARPET - A display panel for use with a multi-panel display includes an array of display pixels to emit pixel light. A fiber bundle including an array of fibers is disposed over the array of display pixels. The fiber bundle includes a first end of the array of fibers rigidly fixed adjacent to the array of display pixels and optically aligned with the array of display pixels and a loose fiber portion that permits a second end of the array of fibers opposite the first end to slump-over and move. The fiber bundle receives the pixel light emitted from the array of display pixels into the first end of the array of fibers and emits the pixel light out the second end of the array of fibers. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278873 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device with a good display quality, and a manufacturing method of such a liquid crystal display device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278874 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a plurality of color filters formed on the first substrate and arranged in a matrix with an island shape; a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the color filters; and a capacitor disposed between neighboring color filters in a column direction among the color filters, wherein two terminals forming the capacitor are disposed at a portion outside a position overlapping the color filters. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278875 | CURVED SURFACE DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved surface display device includes: a grayscale image projection device which projects a grayscale image; and a color filter disposed in front of the grayscale image projection device and having a desired curved shape. By disposing a color filter having a curved shape in front of a grayscale image projection device, a curved surface display device displaying color images can be realized through a simple structure. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278876 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light blocking unit disposed in a region surrounding a display region when viewed in a direction toward the first substrate from the second substrate and a first region that surrounds the display region together with the light blocking unit. The first region is disposed toward the outer periphery of the first substrate and/or the second substrate from the display region, when viewed in the direction toward the first substrate from the second substrate. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278877 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a pixel electrode thereon, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a common electrode thereon; at least one alignment layer on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. A pixel including the pixel electrode includes a plurality of domains including a first domain. The domains have average orientations of the liquid crystal molecules different from each other. The pixel electrode has a first opening in the first domain, and the first opening extends substantially parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278878 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate. A pixel electrode is formed on a top surface of the first insulating substrate. The pixel electrode has a first opening pattern at each pixel area. The pixel electrode is substantially rectangular in shape with first and second long sides, and first and second short sides. The pixel electrode is divided into an upper region defined by the first and second long sides and first short side, and a lower region defined by the first and second long sides and second short side. A common electrode is formed on a bottom surface of a second insulating substrate, and has a second opening pattern at each pixel area. The first and second opening patterns each have a plurality of openings, the openings of the first opening pattern and the second opening pattern being alternately arranged parallel to each other. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278879 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, the second substrate apposite the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, a spacer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer contacting a first region of the first substrate and a second region of the second substrate. The first substrate has a groove including a first groove surrounding an outer boundary of the first region and a second groove surrounding the first groove. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278880 | Method of Manufacturing Liquid Crystal Panel - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal panel includes the following steps: adding polymer monomers to liquid crystals and then injecting the liquid crystals into space between a thin film transistor array substrate and a color filter substrate vacuum bonded to the thin film transistor array substrate to form the liquid crystal panel; exposing the liquid crystal panel to light of a spectrum ranging from 300 nm to 450 nm and of an illuminance ranging from 10 mW/cm | 2013-10-24 |
20130278881 | Electro-Active Spectacles and Associated Electronics - Aspects of the present invention provide electronics for controlling and synchronizing operation of electro-active lenses regardless of frame type, size or style. The controlling electronics can be contained within one or more electronic modules positioned within the frame temples and can be removable and reprogrammable and can include inductive charge regions. Conductive links between electronic modules and/or between left and right Sides of the electro active spectacles can include left and right upper and lower rim portions of the frame, the bridge, conductive layers of the electro-active lenses, the upper and lower grooves of the electro-active lenses, and/or wires embedded within any portion of the frame. Aspects of the present invention also provide chargers for recharging electro-active spectacles of any size, shape or style using adjustable inductive charging cradles to inductively charge electro-active spectacles of the present invention. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278882 | Adjustment device for eyeglasses - An adjustment device for eyeglasses includes a column. The column includes a first end. The first end includes an aperture. The aperture is operable to be removably joined at least partially to an earpiece on the eyeglasses. A channel is disposed at least partially within the column. The aperture is further configured to allow access to the channel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278883 | SPECTACLES HAVING A RETAINING STRAP - Spectacles having a lens frame and arms connected thereto and a retaining strap which can be fastened to the spectacles. A receiving device is provided on the free end of at least one arm, which receiving device interacts with a connecting element to which a retaining strap is undetachably fastened, e.g. moulded on. A plurality of receiving devices can be disposed at predetermined positions between the front end of each arm and the free end thereof. This has the advantage that the retaining strap can be adapted individually to the shape of the head, the hair length and possible individual preferences of the wearer of the spectacles. Thus the retaining strap can be immovably fastened not only to the free end of the arm but also to a front end of the arm, that is to say where the arm adjoins the hinge, and all intermediate positions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278884 | SPECTACLES - Spectacles are described having a frame ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130278885 | Glasses support device and system - A bridge-mounted support and support pads are disclosed that enable a patient after nose surgery or nose injury, wearing eyeglasses such that the glasses do not touch the nose, yet the optical centers of the lenses of the eyeglasses are aligned with the centers of the corresponding pupils of patient's eyes. Instead of being supported by the nose pads resting on nose, eyeglasses are supported by cheek pads of bridge-mounted support or support pads, each resting on the corresponding cheek. Eyeglasses are pushed forwards, away from the face of patient such that it does not touch the nose. Bridge-mounted is made of resilient metal wire having: a fold to attaché it to the bridge of the glasses, frame pads to attach it to the frame of the glasses, and soft cheek pads. Support pads are blocks of rubber foam glued to the lenses of eyeglasses. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278886 | EAR-ENGAGING AND EYE-COVERING HEAD ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an ear-engaging and eye-covering head assembly. The assembly includes a pair of ear-engaging members. The assembly includes an arcuate member connecting the ear-engaging members together. The assembly includes an eye protector operatively connected to the arcuate member and pivotable relative to the arcuate member. The assembly includes a protective cover connected to the arcuate member and shaped to receive the eye protector when the eye-covering member is pivoted upwardly towards the protective cover. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278887 | EYE-WEAR BORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION REFRACTIVE THERAPY - An eye-wear borne electromagnetic radiation refractive therapy system can comprise an electromagnetic radiation source comprising a ring of LEDs that directs one of its on axis or off axis electromagnetic radiation to a desired peripheral retina area of a wearer's eye; a power source for powering the LEDs, an antenna for receiving signals and a processor for controlling the LEDs; wherein the electromagnetic radiation source includes spectral characteristics similar to outdoor light. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278888 | Lenses, Devices and Methods for Ocular Refractive Error - Certain embodiments are directed to lenses, devices and/or methods. For example, a lens for an eye having an optical axis and an aberration profile along its optical axis, the aberration profile having a focal distance and including higher order aberrations having at least one of a primary spherical aberration component C(4,0) and a secondary spherical aberration component C(6,0). The aberration profile may provide, for a model eye with no aberrations and an on-axis length equal to the focal distance: (i) a peak, first retinal image quality (RIQ) within a through focus range that remains at or above a second RIQ over the through focus range that includes said focal distance, where the first RIQ is at least 0.35, the second RIQ is at least 0.1 and the through focus range is at least 1.8 Diopters; (ii) a RIQ of 0.3 with a through focus slope that improves in a direction of eye growth; and (iii) a RIQ of 0.3 with a through focus slope that degrades in a direction of eye growth. The RIQ may be Visual Strehl Ratio or similar measured along the optical axis for at least one pupil diameter in the range 3 mm to 6 mm, over a spatial frequency range of 0 to 30 cycles/degree inclusive and at a wavelength selected from within the range 540 nm to 590 nm inclusive. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278889 | Fixation-Based Control of Electroactive Spectacles - A tracking device ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130278890 | CONTACT LENSES FOR DIFFRACTIVE CORRECTION - Ophthalmic lenses for correcting refractive error of an eye are disclosed. Ophthalmic lenses include a deformable inner portion and a deformable peripheral portion. When disposed over the optical region of an eye, the inner portion is configured so that engagement of the posterior surface against the eye deforms the posterior surface so that the posterior surface has a shape diverging form the refractive shape of the epithelium when viewing with the eye through the ophthalmic lens. The rigidity of the inner portion is greater than the rigidity of the peripheral portion and the ophthalmic lenses are configured to allow movement relative to the eye upon blinking of the eye and to be substantially centered on the optical region of the cornea following the blinking of the eye. Methods of correcting refractive errors of an eye such as astigmatism or spherical aberration using the ophthalmic lenses are also disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278891 | PUPIL DEPENDENT DIFFRACTIVE LENS FOR NEAR, INTERMEDIATE, AND FAR VISION - A multifocal diffractive lens comprises a multifocal diffractive structure coupled to a refractive component. The refractive component comprises at least one curved surface. The multifocal diffractive structure comprises a first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes having a first optical power for near vision correction and a second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes for far vision correction. The first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes combined with the second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes can provide a multifocal diffractive profile having decreased light scatter, chromatic aberration, and diffraction to non-viewing orders such that dysphotopsia is substantially inhibited. A third plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes having an intermediate optical power can be combined with the first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes and the second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278892 | METHOD OF MAKING OPHTHALMIC LENSES WITH A STRUCTURED SURFACE - A method for fabricating a Fresnel lens or other lens having a structured surface such as refractive and/or diffractive bi-focal or other multi-focal lenses includes press-coating the structured surface with a low or very low refractive index coating material. The coating is sufficient thick to adequately cover the structured surface so that a smooth coating surface with good optical properties is obtained, for example in the case of a Fresnel structure a thickness greater than 1.5 times and less than 5 times the Fresnel structure height, and is cured in situ. A film, e.g., of PET, PC or PU or a film stack, e.g. a TAC/PVA/TAC film stack is prepared and a heat melting adhesive is applied to the side of the film or film stack to be contacted with the coated structured surface of the lens blank. The film or film stack is then laminated to the cured coating. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278893 | MULTI WAVELENGTH LASER PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR - The present disclosure is directed to a thermoplastic laser protective eyewear, and methods of manufacturing said thermoplastic laser protective eyewear. In one embodiment, the laser protective eyewear transmits energy in the visible region and absorbs or reflects energy at peak wavelengths that correspond to commercially available industrial, military and medical lasers. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERIPHERAL VISION OF A SUBJECT - Systems and methods for improving the peripheral vision of a subject are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure includes a method, which may be embodied on a system, for improving peripheral vision of a subject using a visual marker on a display screen, the method includes, displaying a peripheral target on the display screen, the peripheral target having a visually discernable characteristic and determining whether the subject is able to correctly identify the peripheral target displayed on the display screen using the peripheral vision. The visual marker is intended for viewing using central vision of the subject and the peripheral target is intended for identification using the peripheral vision of the subject. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278895 | DIGITAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - A digital measurement system and method for optical applications including a mobile client device having a digital camera and an audio port, and a laser measurement device having a laser. The laser measurement device connected to the mobile client device and electrically connected to the audio port of the mobile client device. The mobile client device is configured to activate the laser at the same time as the digital camera is activated, and capture an image of a patient. The mobile client device is configured to access a measurement module to calculate position of wear measurements based on a location of a laser mark in the captured image. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278896 | DIGITAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH MAGNETIC CARD READER AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - A digital measurement system and method for optical applications including a mobile client device having a digital camera and an audio port, and a laser measurement device having a laser and a magnetic card reader. The laser measurement device and the magnetic card reader are electrically connected to the audio port of the mobile client device. The mobile client device is configured to activate the laser at the same time as the digital camera is activated, capture an image of a patient, and calculate position of wear measurements based on a location of a laser mark in the captured image. The mobile client device also allows an order for a frame and lenses to be submitted to a ophthalmic laboratory, and payment transactions to be processed using the magnetic card reader. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278897 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - The present invention relates to an optical tomographic image generating method including: obtaining signals for a plurality of frames; obtaining respective complex number data by performing Fourier transformation of the signals for the plurality of frames; synthesizing the plurality of frames using the respective complex number data; generating a tomographic image based on the synthesized data. This configuration enables easy enhancement of the image quality in an optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278898 | CORNEA IMAGING APPARATUS AND CORNEA IMAGING METHOD - A cornea imaging apparatus including: a collimation axis holding mechanism; an imaging mechanism; a Z-direction actuating means; an X-direction actuating means and a Y-direction actuating means; an inclination angle changing means that changes an inclination angle of an imaging center axis of the imaging mechanism against a collimation axis of an eye under examination; an endothelial configuration computing means that determines a corneal endothelial configuration; and a normal vector computing means that determines a normal vector direction at a given imaging position of the corneal endothelial configuration, wherein at the imaging position, the inclination angle and positions in the Z and X directions are set adjusted so as to align the imaging center axis of the imaging mechanism with the normal vector direction determined by the normal vector computing means. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278899 | SYSTEM FOR THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION - The OculoKinetic Device is used to test an individual to evaluate brain functions and to identify the presence of a traumatic brain injury or disease which manifests itself through abnormal ocular responses to stimuli by using the high-speed tracking of an individual's eye movements, pupil size and reactivity, eye lid position and blink parameters and optionally along with other ocular elements, i.e., eyeball pressure, temperature, blood flow, etc. The eye movement stimulus protocol uses a target that moves in any direction of the two-dimensional plane and may use a color display or geometric shapes. In addition, the stimuli can be used in conjunction with cognitive testing, balance assessment, and other non-eye tests. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278900 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS FOR REFLECTIVE DISPLAYS - A display device ( | 2013-10-24 |