47th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090284598 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM - The present vehicle vision system enhances visibility internally and externally with respect to the vehicle. A vision system is provided which is configured to switch between a plurality of modes. The system further includes a far-field effect which alters the focal length of the display in the vision system so as to reduce driver eye strain during operation. The vision system may be incorporated into various locations throughout the vehicle (e.g., the vehicle overhead console). | 2009-11-19 |
20090284599 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND MIRROR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN IMAGING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an imaging system comprising at least two sensors surveying one or more fields of vision, at least one imaging sensor chip comprising an array of light-sensitive elements, wherein image information provided by the at least two sensors are projected on the at least one imaging sensor chip. The imaging sensor chip provides dedicated sensor areas, wherein each dedicated sensor area is assigned to one dedicated sensor. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284600 | Remote-control door viewer surveillance system - A remote-control door viewer surveillance system includes a door viewer holding a lens assembly in the door panel of a house, an image sensor for picking up image signals through the lens assembly, an image processing circuit for processing image signals received from the image sensor into digital image signals, a monitor for displaying images of digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit, a communication module for transmitting digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit to the user's mobile phone, a memory for storing digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit for further review, and a TCP/IP equipment for transmitting the digital image signal outputted by the image processing circuit to a computer at a predetermined IP address for monitoring and storage. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284601 | APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS VIDEO CONTENT GENERATION AND STREAMING - A system for automatically capturing an event of interest in a venue is disclosed, comprising a plurality of cameras for capturing video images of the event; and at least one processor communicatively connected to said plurality of cameras and con figured to execute a plurality of modules, said modules comprising a rectification module for combining the video images to form a wide-angle view; at least one of a motion analysis module configured for tracking salient blobs that are not part of a background of the wide-angle view, an activity analysis module configured for extracting temporal and spatial patterns from the wide-angle view, and a shape and appearance module configured for selecting one or more objects in the wide-angle view based on descriptors that are scale and rotational invariant; and a region of interest selector for selecting a viewpoint from the wide-angle view based on output from at least one of the motion analysis module, the activity analysis module, and the shape and appearance module, wherein the region of interest selector outputs the selected viewpoint for display. The system further comprises at least one audio recording device for capturing audio from the event; and means for synchronizing the video images and audio. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284602 | MONITOR WITH CAMERAS - Monitors with cameras are provided. The monitor comprises a display unit, a plurality of cameras, and a processor. Each of the cameras captures at least one picture. The processor receives the pictures from the cameras, and simultaneously displays the pictures in the display unit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284603 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLACK PLASTIC ARTICLE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING INFRARED RAY - A method for manufacturing black plastic article capable of transmitting infrared ray, which includes mixing a black colorant, produced by mixing several transparent colorants of different color, into a transparent resin used as support, and processing the resulting mixture to manufacture a black plastic article. Said black plastic article is capable to absorbing visible light and transmitting infrared ray, and may be used in combination with an infrared region-sensitive CCD camera. The infrared region-sensitive CCD camera can take photos of the subject in a long distance through the black plastic article, if sufficient infrared ray from a subject may penetrate the black plastic article. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284604 | Method and a device for adjusting a color temperature coordinate value measured by a display color analyzer - A method and a device for adjusting a color temperature coordinate value which is measured by a display color analyzer are disclosed. The device comprises a main control module. The method comprises the following steps: displaying a test image on a standard monitor; receiving a color temperature coordinate value of the standard monitor which is measured by the display color analyzer; obtaining a default standard color temperature coordinate value and comparing with the measured color temperature coordinate value to obtain a color temperature offset value; and adjusting the color temperature coordinate value measured by the display color analyzer by using the color temperature offset value. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284605 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING REVOLVING CAMERA MODULE - The display device contains a flat panel mounted in a frame and a camera module positioned inside a through opening in the top rim of the frame. The top and bottom sides of the camera module are pin-joined to a top wall and a bottom wall of the through opening, respectively, so that the camera module could be revolved laterally inside the through opening of the flat panel's frame. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284606 | IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD - An object of this invention is to simplify an operation of reproducing, on a single window, pieces of image information of different image capturing apparatuses or pieces of image information captured at different times. A display apparatus manages a camera apparatus ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284607 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND PRINTING SYSTEM - With a digital camera | 2009-11-19 |
20090284608 | GAZE TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING DIFFERENCE IMAGE ENTROPY - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaze tracking apparatus using difference image entropy, comprising: image detection module for detecting user's eye region image from image of the user taken by picture-taking apparatus which is connected to the gaze tracking apparatus; image selection module for computing entropy value of difference image between the eye region image and a plurality of reference images respectively indicating each gazing direction and selecting reference image with least difference image entropy value among the plurality of reference images; and gaze tracking module for recognizing user's gazing direction by regarding gazing direction that the selected reference image indicates as user's gazing direction. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284609 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An image capture apparatus shifts an image sensor at each shooting initiation time in the continuous-shoot mode in the event of a camera-shake in response to a control signal which reflects an offset signal indicating pixel shifting information in a compensating signal indicating shake compensating information. Thereby, a change in the shooting range of the image sensor due to the camera-shake is mostly compensated for and the shooting range is changed by one pixel at each shooting. Thus, even in the event of a camera-shake, the distance between a feature portion of a main subject and a fixed pattern noise can be made different for each of continuously shot images. As a result, even in the event of the camera-shake, a composite image having fixed pattern noises scattered can be obtained by combining continuously shot images with reference to the feature portion. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284610 | Image Processing Device, Image Shooting Device, And Image Processing Method - A merged image is generated by merging together a first image obtained by shooting with a reduced exposure time, a second image obtained by shooting with an increased exposure time, and a third image obtained by filtering out a high-frequency component from the first image. Here, a merging ratio at which the second and third images are merged together is determined by use of differential values obtained from the second and third images. Also, a merging ratio at which the first image and the second and third images (a fourth image) are merged together is determined by use of edge intensity values obtained from an image based on the first image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284611 | Transferring of Digital Images - A method of transferring images from a first device to a second device and computer program code for performing this method is described. A connection characteristic for a connection between the first & second devices is determined and at least one image is selected from a plurality of images on the first device for transfer dependent upon both the connection characteristic and image selection criteria. The selected image(s) are then transferred over the connection from the first device to the second device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284612 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An interchangeable lens mountable to a camera body includes an optical system operable to collect light from a subject to form a subject image, a diaphragm operable to adjust an amount of light of the subject image to be collected by the optical system, a driving unit operable to drive the diaphragm based upon an aperture value within a predetermined range, a storage unit operable to store speed information relating to a speed at which the driving unit can be set to drive the diaphragm, and a transmitting unit operable to transmit the speed information stored in the storage unit to the camera body. The speed information is provided for each of a plurality of aperture value ranges which are obtained by dividing the predetermined range of the aperture value, and relates to the speed indicating a settable rate of change in the light amount which changes as the driving unit drives the diaphragm. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284613 | Apparatus and method of blurring background of image in digital image processing device - A digital image processor and a method, specifically, an apparatus for blurring a background of an image in a digital image processor is provided wherein an image is photographed with a flash being on and off when a shutter input signal is received once, the background of the image is blurred through comparison between an image prior to the shutter input signal being received and an image during which a flash is activated, and then a subject of the image with a flash being off is combined with the blurred background. A processor blurs an image generated by a brightness difference between a first image generated before a shutter input signal is received and a second image generated with the flash being on after the shutter input signal is received and combining a third image generated by turning off the flash after the shutter input signal, to the blurred image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284614 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SENSOR, AND IMAGE CAPTURING PROCESSING METHOD - This invention is directed to reduce a deterioration in image quality after thinning operation when pixels are read out upon thinning. An image sensor is designed such that different gains are applied on a pixel basis. After periodical gains are applied to the respective pixels, the pixels of the same colors are added and averaged to obtain a low-pass filter effect before thinning processing for the pixels in the sensor, thereby preventing the occurrence of aliasing (moiré) due to thinning. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284615 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image capture device to eliminate flicker includes an image detection unit forming consecutive preview images at a predetermined rate, each formed with a group of parameters, and a flicker elimination unit acquiring the exposure count of the preview images, plotting the exposure count to form a waveform, determining whether the exposure count is fluctuating, analyzing the information of the waveform to allow determination of modulation of one of the group of parameters if the exposure count is fluctuating, and modulating one of the group of parameters according to the analysis result. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284616 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A signal processing circuit for processing a luminance signal received from an image sensor, including: a correction circuit correcting characteristics of a luminance signal from the image sensor in reverse relation to luminance characteristics of a display device; and a gain control section performing gain control of the luminance signal from the image sensor based on the luminance signal from the image sensor, wherein the gain control section receives an input signal corresponding to the luminance signal before correction in the correction circuit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284617 | IMAGE SYNTHESIS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image synthesis apparatus is provided. The image synthesis apparatus includes a synthesis control block configured to determine a synthesized gain from a plurality of image signals having different exposure times, and a synthesis processing block configured to synthesize a plurality of image signals by use of a synthesized gain determined by the synthesis control block. In determining the synthesized gain, the synthesis control block references a predetermined predicted image signal ratio to exclude a domain of a pixel position having an image signal improper for the determination of a synthesized gain from a subject of the synthesized gain determination. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284618 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM - An image processing device include: an image obtaining unit for obtaining a plurality of images having different exposure values; an exposure adjustment unit for carrying out exposure adjustment processing by applying bit extension to each of the images and adjusting exposure values of the images to an exposure value of a first image, which has the lowest exposure value, of the images; and a composition unit for generating a composite image by combining the images subjected to the exposure adjustment processing. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284619 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit for generating a plurality of different values for one parameter of a processing applied on an image, a presentation unit for presenting a plurality of processing images obtained by performing a processing on the image with the plurality of different values for the parameter, and a selection unit for selecting an optimal one of the plurality of presented processing images, in which a final value for the parameter is decided by repeatedly performing such a procedure that the generation unit further generates different values for the parameter on the basis of a value for the parameter corresponding to the selected processing image, the presentation unit presents processing images obtained by performing a processing on the image with the generated different values for the parameter, and the selection unit selects an optimal one of the presented processing images. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284620 | Systems and Methods for Concurrently Playing Multiple Images From a Storage Medium - Methods for storing on a storage or memory medium, and retrieving, and displaying of multiple images in a registered manner, the images have been recorded concurrently. The images may comprise at least 2 video programs. A camera system for recording multiple concurrent images is also disclosed. Lenses and corresponding image sensors are calibrated to have calibrated and associated settings for recording multiple images that are substantially registered images. A registered image may be displayed on a single display. It may also be displayed on multiple displays. A camera for recording and displaying registered multiple images may be part of a mobile phone. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284621 | DIGITAL CAMERA PERSONALIZATION - A method for optimizing a digital image acquired by a camera, according to the preference of the user of the camera, comprises determining the user's preferences based on user behavior in respect of one or more previously acquired images and thereafter changing one or more shooting parameter of the camera based on said behavior. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284622 | Digital Photographing Apparatus Having a Laser Scanning Projector - In a portable housing, a digital photographing apparatus ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284623 | CMOS IMAGER WITH INTEGRATED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - A CMOS imager and non-volatile memory are integrated on a single substrate along with logic and support circuitry for decoding and processing optical information received by the CMOS imager. A protective layer covers the non-volatile memory contained on the substrate for blocking light received by the CMOS imager. The protective layer can be a metal layer used as an interconnect over other areas of the substrate or an opaque layer provided during the fabrication process. Integrating a CMOS imager, non-volatile memory and peripheral circuitry for decoding and processing optical information received by the CMOS imager allows for a single chip image sensing device, such as a digital camera. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284624 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In image processing device, a basic coordinate system corresponding to arrangement directions of the pixel in the two-dimensional image sensor is transformed to a virtual coordinate system corresponding to an arrangement rule of the filters of each of the wavelength components, position calculation processing for image processing containing an aberration correction in the virtual coordinate system corresponding to each of the wavelength components is executed to determine coordinates in the virtual coordinate system, and the coordinates in the virtual coordinate system obtained by the position calculating unit are transformed to coordinates in the basic coordinate system. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284625 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing device that performs brightness conversion processing according to a brightness conversion coefficient on each pixel of an input image and produces an output image. The image processing device includes a division section dividing the region of the input image into a plurality of areas and a histogram calculation section calculating a histogram for each area. Here, the brightness conversion coefficient is determined based on the result of calculation by the histogram calculation section. With this configuration, it is possible to obtain, even when there is a portion of an image having a brightness level (or a brightness range) of low frequency in terms of an entire image, satisfactory contrast for the entire image including such a portion. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284626 | Digital camera - The digital camera comprises: an image-taking device for converting light from a subject to a video signal and outputting the video signal; an image processor which has a gain adjuster for performing gain adjustment individually for respective color information of R, G, B of the video signal outputted from the image-taking device, and an image data converter for converting the adjusted video signal outputted from the gain adjuster into image data; a displaying device for displaying the image data; a setting device; and a controller for controlling the gain adjuster to perform RGB color discrimination of the video signal and gain adjustment individually on the respective color information by a command from the setting device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284627 | Image processing Method - An image processing method includes photographing an object by a camera via a filter, separating image data, which is obtained by photographing by the camera, into a red component, a green component and a blue component, determining a relationship of correspondency between pixels in the red component, the green component and the blue component, with reference to departure of pixel values in the red component, the green component and the blue component from a linear color model in a three-dimensional color space, and finding a depth of each of the pixels in the image data in accordance with positional displacement amounts of the corresponding pixels of the red component, the green component and the blue component. The image processing method further includes processing the image data in accordance with the depth. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284628 | IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND CAMERA MODULE UTILIZING THE SAME - An image sensor package includes an image sensor chip, a sidewall, an encapsulation glass, conductive material, and a plurality of solder balls. The image sensor chip comprises a photosensitive area, a non-photosensitive area surrounding the photosensitive area, and a plurality of bonding pads formed on the non-photosensitive area. The sidewall is located on the non-photosensitive are and defines a plurality of first through holes aligned with and corresponding to the bonding pads. The encapsulation glass is located on the sidewall. A plurality of solder balls are formed on the encapsulation glass aligned with the bonding pads, respectively. The encapsulation glass defines a plurality of second through holes each corresponding to a bonding pad and a corresponding solder ball. The image sensor package further comprises a conductive material through which the first and second through holes penetrate. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284629 | A/D CONVERTER-INCORPORATED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The solid-state imaging device includes: a first node for receiving a first signal from outside the solid-state imaging device; a second node for receiving a second signal from outside the solid-state imaging device; a test signal selection circuit for outputting the first signal received at the first node and the second signal received at the second node as a test signal by switching between the first and second signals at desired timing; and a test signal input circuit for supplying the test signal from the test signal selection circuit to an input of the A/D converter. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284630 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A solid-state imaging device is disclosed. The solid-state image device has pixels in which an absorption film that absorbs short wavelength-side light is formed on a photoelectric conversion portion for desired color light through an insulation film. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284631 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND CAMERA MODULE - A semiconductor package includes a solid-state imaging element, electrode pad, through-hole electrode, and light-transmitting substrate. The solid-state imaging element is formed on the first main surface of a semiconductor substrate. The electrode pad is formed on the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The through-hole electrode is formed to extend through the semiconductor substrate between the first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the electrode pad formed on the first main surface. The light-transmitting substrate is placed on a patterned adhesive to form a hollow on the solid-state imaging element. The thickness of the semiconductor substrate below the hollow when viewed from the light-transmitting substrate is larger than that of the semiconductor substrate below the adhesive. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284632 | DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel including a photoelectric conversion portion, an accumulation portion for accumulating the charge, a first transfer portion connecting the photoelectric conversion portion to the accumulation portion, a second transfer portion connecting the accumulation portion to a floating diffusion portion, and a third transfer portion connecting the photoelectric conversion portion to a power source, and wherein, from a state where no potential barrier is formed in the second transfer portion, a potential barrier is formed in the second transfer portion under a condition that a potential barrier is formed in the first transfer portion and no potential barrier is formed in the third transfer portion, and then a potential barrier is formed in the third transfer portion, thereby the operation of accumulating charges in the pixels is started. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284633 | IMAGE SENSOR, DATA OUTPUT METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CAMERA - An image sensor includes: a pixel array block configured to get image data by photoelectrically converting light; a register group configured to store information associated with processing of the image sensor; and a parallel interface configured to output the image data to outside in parallel output; wherein the parallel interface further outputs a register value group stored in the register group to outside when the image data is not being outputted to outside. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284634 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising: a pixel section including a matrix having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including photoelectric conversion means, a storage section, transfer means, amplification means, and reset means, on a column basis, an output signal line whose one end is coupled to a constant-current source, and in which the area carrying thereon the matrix of the pixels includes a light-shielding area, a read area, and a transition area disposed between the light-shielding area and the read area; and control means for performing control to keep the potential difference between the one end and the other end of the constant-current source in a range with which the constant-current source can be operated by using the pixel signal to be output to the output signal line at the time of resetting the pixel of the transition area, when outputting the pixel signal corresponding to the incident light from the pixel of the read area. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284635 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING OPTICAL ZOOM CAMERA MODULE - The display device contains a flat panel mounted in a frame and a camera module positioned inside a through opening in the top rim of the frame. A camera of the camera module is located at a lateral side of the camera module. With the increased space achieved, the camera is able to provide optical zoom capability. The top and bottom sides of the camera module are pin-joined to a top wall and a bottom wall of the through opening, respectively, so that the camera module could be revolved laterally inside the through opening of the flat panel's frame. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284636 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING TAKEN IMAGE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING TAKEN IMAGE - A camera-equipped mobile telephone terminal with which a portion that the user can not view can be confirmed with simple operation. In the mobile telephone terminal ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284637 | REVISED RECAPTURE CAMERA AND METHOD - In a camera and method, a scene is captured as an archival image, with the camera set in an initial capture configuration. Then, a plurality of parameters of the scene are evaluated. The parameters are matched to one or more of a plurality of suggested capture configurations to define a suggestion set. User input designating one of the suggested capture configurations of the suggestion set is accepted and the camera is set to the corresponding capture configuration. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284638 | CAMERA MODULE SPACER AND CAMERA MODULE USING SAME - A camera module includes a barrel, at least two optical elements received in the barrel, a spacer disposed between the two optical elements, a holder connected to the barrel, an image sensor module, and a circuit board. The spacer has an inner side with a curvature at each point on a contour of an axial section thereof greater than 0. The image sensor module is disposed at the image side of the optical elements. The circuit board is electrically connected to the image sensor module and fixed on the holder. Because the stray light is scattered utilizing the spacer, a brightness of the light spot formed by the stray light on the image sensor module | 2009-11-19 |
20090284639 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR IMAGE SENSOR - Provided is a imaging optical system for an image sensor. The imaging optical system includes a stop and a first lens sequentially arranged from an object side. The first lens has aspherical surfaces on both sides and has a positive refractive power, a first surface of the first lens which faces the object side is a convex surface and a second surface of the first lens which faces an image side is a convex surface. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284640 | SHOOTING OPTICAL SYSTEM - A shooting optical system for performing flange back adjustment by moving a lens unit included in the shooting optical system in an optical axis direction includes: a drive gear engaging a lens holding frame for holding the lens unit; a drive unit for rotating the drive gear; a first gear rotating relatively to the drive gear; an operation unit for the flange back adjustment, for rotating the first gear; a detection unit for detecting a relative positional relationship between the first gear and the drive gear; and a control unit for driving the drive unit so as to rotate the drive gear based on a detection signal detected by the detection unit, thereby moving the lens holding frame in the optical axis direction so that the flange back adjustment is performed. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284641 | FOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSOR, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A digital camera has distance measurement zone setting means ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284642 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens has a negative object side lens unit (or first lens unit G | 2009-11-19 |
20090284643 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes an optical system including a focus lens, a driver configured to drive the focus lens, a controller configured to control a supply of power to the driver, and a setting unit configured to set a power supply mode for specifying a method of supplying power to the driver. When a predetermined power supply mode is set, the controller determines according to a magnitude of a depth of field of the optical system during whether holding power for holding the state of the focus lens is supplied to the driver when the focus lens is stopped, and controls the supply of the holding power to the driver according to the result of the determination. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284644 | Optical Payload with Folded Telescope and Cryocooler - A compact optical payload for an unmanned aircraft includes two infrared cameras for wide and narrow field viewing, a daylight color camera, a laser pointer and a laser range finder. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284645 | Camera - A face detecting section of a camera detects a face area in a shooting screen under an output of an image sensor. A focus detecting section calculates a defocus amount from a relative interval of a pair of images under an optical flux passed through a shooting lens in each of optional areas in the shooting screen. A first focus controlling section specifies a focus detecting area from the optional areas under an output of the face detecting section, and performs a focus operation under the defocus amount of the focus detecting area. A second focus controlling section calculates a focus evaluation value in the face area under an output of the image sensor, and performs a focus operation by using the focus evaluation value. A control section causes at least one of the first focus controlling section and the second focus controlling section to perform a focus operation. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284646 | FLASH MODULE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING SAME - An image capturing device includes a main body and a flash module disposed on a surface of the main body. The flash module includes a lamp tube, a reflector, and a rotating shaft. The reflector is configured for reflecting the light emitted from the lamp tube. The rotating shaft is assembled on the main body and rotatable relative to the main body. The rotating shaft is secured on a surface of the reflector facing away from, and parallel to the lamp tube. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284647 | Electronic flash apparatus and camera provided with the same - To provide a flash apparatus and a camera provided with the same which can carry out more appropriate adjustment of the light distribution field angle. An electronic flash apparatus with a variable light distribution field angle wherein the light distribution field angle is determined according to a focal length of a photographic lens and a photographic region on an imaging area, comprising a plurality of light distribution field angles corresponding to one combination of one of the focal length and one of the photographic region, and one light distribution field angle is selectable from among the plurality of light distribution field angles. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284648 | ARRANGEMENT OF IMAGING MODULE IN DISPLAY DEVICE - An embedded imaging module is detachably embedded in a display device to replace the existing fixed web cam that is fixed to the display device for the purposes of enhance flexibility of image taking by a use. In construction, the arrangement includes a display device, a detachable imaging module, a retractable cable, and an auto-focusing lens constituting partly the imaging module. The display device has a circumferential edge having a corner forming a receiving space in which the detachable imaging device is detachably embedded. The retractability of the retractable cable provides connection between the display device and the imaging device to serve as a signal transmission line therebetween in both detached and embedded conditions of the imaging module. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284649 | REMOTE INSPECTION DEVICE - A remote inspection device is provided for inspecting visually obscured locations. The device is generally comprised of a imager housing and a display housing disposed on opposite ends of a modular, flexible cable. An imaging device is embedded in the end of the cylindrical imager housing, such that the imaging device is able to capture an image of a viewing area proximate to the distal end of the flexible cable. One or more light sources also protrude from the outwardly facing end of the cylindrical imager housing along a perimeter of the imaging device such that the imaging device is recessed between the light sources. A display housing is coupled to the other end of the flexible cable and configured to be grasped by a user of the device. A display device supported by the display housing receives a video signal from the imaging device and converts the video signal to a video image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284650 | Bi-Level and Full-Color Video Combination for Video Communication - Systems and methods for video communication are described. In one aspect, network bandwidth conditions are estimated. Bi-level or full-color video is then transmitted over the network at transmission bit rates that are controlled as a function of the estimated bandwidth conditions. To this end, network bandwidth capability is periodically probed to identify similar, additional, or decreased bandwidth capabilities as compared to the estimated bandwidth conditions. Decisions to hold, decrease, or increase the video transmission bit rate are made based on the estimated bandwidth conditions in view of the probing operations. When the transmission bit rate is increased or decreased, the transmission bit rate is calculated to target an upper or lower bit rate, both of which are indicated by the estimated bandwidth conditions. Bi-level video communication is switched to full-color video transmission, or vice versa, when the video transmission bit rate respectively reaches the upper bit rate or the lower bit rate. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284651 | QUANTIZATION AND DIFFERENTIAL CODING OF ALPHA IMAGE DATA - Alpha images are efficiently encoded for inclusion in video bitstreams. During encoding, alpha image data is quantized as a first step before differential encoding. The quantized alpha image data is then differential encoded and represented in a modulo domain before entropy encoding to take advantage of certain distribution features of typical alpha image data. During decoding, a decoder performs differential decoding of encoded alpha image data before dequantization. During differential decoding, the data is converted from a modulo domain to a continuous domain. Dequantization is performed using a technique which results in reconstructed alpha image values which include 0 and maximal values within the acceptable alpha image data range so that the process preserves these values for reconstructed alpha images. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284652 | Video processing system with simultaneous multiple outputs each with unique formats - A video processing system receives a plurality of video inputs and specifically tailors them to meet the audio/video format requirements of a plurality of recipient video devices. The video processing system may be incorporated into a set top box, personal video recorder, video player, television, or video equipment. The video processing system in the set top box allows multiple users to receive video programs or television broadcasts meeting the audio/video format requirements of the recipient devices of the users. The video processing system allows user to define the audio/video formats of the recipient devices. Alternatively, the video processing system queries the recipient devices and obtains the audio/video format requirements of the video devices. The video processing system delivers multiple audio/video outputs, reformatted from a plurality of audio/video sources on the basis of user input, wirelessly in the operational region or by a wired means to a number of video devices. The processing itself involves transcoding the analog or digital input signals to produce analog and digital output video formats as needed. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284653 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER, DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER, AND METHODS THEREOF - A digital broadcasting transmitter, digital broadcasting transmission method, digital broadcasting receiver, and digital broadcasting reception method are provided. The digital broadcasting transmitter includes: an input unit to receive corresponding audio data and video data; and a signal processing unit to individually construct a first type stream having the audio and the video data, and a second type stream having the audio data different in broadcast time from the audio and the video data in the first type stream, and to output the first type stream and the second type stream. Therefore, it is possible to reduce user inconvenience caused by a broadcast being disconnected. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284654 | SYNCHRONIZING SIGNAL CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SYNCHRONIZING SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - A synchronizing signal control circuit includes: a phase detecting section configured to detect a phase difference between a display synchronizing signal and an input synchronizing signal; an adding section configured to add a set value for setting a synchronization compensation period and the detected phase difference; a synchronization phase correcting section configured to correct the phase of the input synchronizing signal on the basis of the output signal of the adding section; a gate signal generating section configured to generate a gate signal representing the synchronization compensation period based on the display synchronizing signal; a synchronization determining section configured to determine whether the synchronization can be effected, by detecting whether the input synchronizing signal exists within the synchronization compensation period; and a selecting section configured to perform switching to the corrected input synchronizing signal on the basis of the determination result of the synchronization determining section. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284655 | TABLE WITH A MONITOR AND RELATED DATA-SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR HOME USE AND FOR USE IN PUBLIC ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH THIS TABLE - The invention is related to a table with a monitor, consisting of a table board and of a support construction with at least one supporting or hanging unit, where substantive is, that the board of this table ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284656 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus capable of visualizing and presenting connection status and setting information of each device existing in an HDMI network and easily switching input devices is provided. This display apparatus comprises a device search control portion connected with a plurality of external devices through an HDMI cable based on the HDMI standard for defining the presence of the external devices and physical addresses in response to search demands of physical address defining a positional relation between the plurality of external devices and the display apparatus, and a device connection status presenting portion for determining the connection status of the devices from the presence of the decided external device and the physical address to display in a tree structure, whereby a user can easily recognize the connection status between the display apparatus and the external devices. Further it comprises a device selection portion for receiving the selection of the external device to input to the display apparatus from the external devices displayed by the device connection status presenting portion, and a device switch portion for switching the outputs from the external devices received by the device selection portion to the input of the display apparatus, whereby the connections can be easily switched. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284657 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Displaying Objects - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for displaying objects. A software application is associated to a profile storing display characteristics for the software application. A video display screen is segmented into segments. A video object produced by the software application is mapped to a segment in the video display screen that corresponds to the profile. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284658 | IMAGE SIGNAL RECEIVER AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING PROGRESS BARS - Disclosed herein are a broadcasting receiver for displaying a plurality of recorded broadcasting programs so as to be differentiated from one another and searching for, selecting and reproducing a specific program, and a method of displaying recorded data. A plurality of image contents processed by image processing is recorded, the image contents are recorded or the recorded image contents are read, and on-screen display (OSD) information of the recorded image contents is generated. A first progress bar (s | 2009-11-19 |
20090284659 | MONITOR WITH MULTIPLE VIDEO INPUTS AND ONE VIDEO OUTPUT - Monitors with multiple video inputs and one video output are provided. The monitor comprises an output connector and a processor. The processor receives video signals from a plurality of video sources, and combines the video signals to generate a composite video signal. The processor outputs the composite video signal via the output connector. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284660 | METHOD OF DETECTING OBJECTS - The invention, at the first frame, records the background, as the threshold of detection—constant image with the predetermining minimum threshold, and with each subsequent frame, corrects the background and threshold with formulas while producing the adaptation of a renewal—constant in each pixel depending on the presence of the detected object, defines the difference between the current frame and background, compares it with the threshold, combines elements exceeding a threshold into detection zones, performs rejection of the detection zones, divides the zones in order to separate shadows, forms a tracking zone, searches already-detected segment of objects, forming clusters of the tracking zones. The coordinates of the obtained rectangles are assumed as the coordinates of the objects located in the frame. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284661 | Noise Reducing Circuit, Noise Reducing Method, and Video Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a noise reducing circuit includes a frame memory configured to frame-delay a video signal, a first arithmetic unit configured to subtract the frame-delayed video signal given by the frame memory from the video signal to output a first frame difference signal, a first rectangular wave removing unit configured to remove a rectangular wave component from the first frame difference signal to generate a second frame difference signal, a first pulse discriminating unit configured to receive the second frame difference signal, remove a continuous pulse component from the second frame difference signal, and output a single pulse component, and a second arithmetic unit configured to subtract the single pulse component from the video signal. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284662 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Robust Reception in a Wireless Communications System - A transport stream for conveying a program for a particular channel includes an auxiliary channel, which conveys multiple lower resolution programs associated with other channels. When a receiver has difficulty receiving a particular channel due to the geographical location of the receiver, the receiver tunes to a stronger signal associated with another channel and recovers a lower resolution version of the desired program from the auxiliary channel conveyed therein. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284663 | LOW-COST ATSC-RECEIVER-COMPATIBLE DIGITAL TV MODULATOR - A method and apparatus by which ATSC-receiver-compatible digital TV signals may be generated without most of the discrete and/or high-complexity components required by the ATSC specification, through the use of a precomputation of digital filter coefficients that consolidates multiple functions into a single step, and through the derivation of multiple required carrier frequencies using a single oscillator circuit. The resulting design meets all requirements of the ATSC specification, reducing significantly the cost of the necessary signal-processing functions, and in a manner compatible with the VLSI (very-large-scale-integrated) circuit technologies of the field. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284664 | COMBINED TELEPHONE/TV REMOTE CONTROL - When a person arrives home with his mobile phone, the phone sends a presence signal via Bluetooth to the TV system in the home, which enables a telephone feature in which phone calls to the phone are relayed to the TV system. The remote control associated with the TV has a microphone and speaker so that a person can use the RC not only to control the TV but also to respond to phone calls, with the TV system relaying voice signals from the RC back to the phone. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284665 | SOUND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM - In an audiovisual system in which a source device and a television are connected via an AV amplifier, even when the AV amplifier is placed in a “Power Supply Standby State”, video/audio signals outputted from the source device can be viewed/listened to on the television without changing the wiring connections between the devices. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284666 | DUAL-LINE CHIP DESIGN OF LIGHT MODULATOR - Doubling the resolution of images in a line scan projection system is possible without doubling the length of the modulator or changing the size of the pixels. By arranging an additional pixel row in the modulator, and merging the rows together with half a pixel offset in both directions in the projected image, the resolution may be effectively doubled without significantly increasing the size or speed requirement for the modulator itself. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284667 | IMAGE-DISPLAY METHOD, PROJECTOR, IMAGE-DISPLAY SYSTEM, PROJECTOR-CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE-DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND PROJECTOR-CONTROL PROGRAM - With a conventional image-display system, a presenter sometimes has difficulty in providing every viewer with an easy-to-see picture. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284668 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus and Television Set - A display screen turning apparatus includes a display screen support member provided with a first gear and supporting a display screen portion rotatably in a horizontal plane and rotatably with respect to a vertical plane and a rack plate provided with a second gear meshing with the first gear, wherein the first gear meshed with the second gear moves by movement of the second gear following linear movement of the rack plate in the horizontal plane, thereby rotating the display screen support member in an anteroposterior direction by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical plane. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284669 | Data storing device and storing method for the same - A memory cell is provided in the present invention. The memory cell includes a first electrode receiving a first voltage to form an electric field therearound; and a combination arranged on the first electrode, comprising a liquid crystal molecule coupled with a magnetic substance for forming a magnetic field therearound, wherein the magnetic field changing with the first electric field. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284670 | WINDOWS WITH ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTION - A window having electrically controllable transmission and reflection includes a layer of liquid crystal material and polarizers on either side thereof. Different combinations of absorptive and reflective polarizers are disclosed. These different combinations can be used in different applications to achieve the desired results. Transparent, conductive layers are provided to apply an electrical field to the liquid crystal material so as to selectively control the rotation of the polarization of light passing therethrough. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284671 | CONTROLLABLE DEVICE FOR PHASE MODULATION - A controllable device for phase modulation of coherent light with modulator cells comprising liquid crystal molecules is provided which realises a large number of phase steps per modulator cell and whose switching delay is shorter than 1 ms. The device can include a spatial light modulator with a modulator matrix having regularly arranged controllable LC modulator cells, a light source which illuminates the modulator matrix, and control means for controlling the phase modulation in the LC modulator cells. The modulator matrix can be configured to comprise a controllable λ/2 plate disposed between two non-controllable λ/4 plates; the controllable LC modulator cells can be PSS liquid crystal; each LC modulator cell is controllable locally with a positive or negative voltage value, depending on the actual phase values to be written; and the control means generate a globally constant phase offset for the phase values to be written in every other frame. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284672 | Liquid Crystal Display and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing an inside surface of the first substrate with a predetermined interval therebetween, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, partitions formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and dividing the space between the first substrate and the second substrate into a plurality of sub-spaces, and an OCB mode liquid crystal filled in the sub-spaces. The liquid crystal display is driven through a change of a bend arrangement by applying a second voltage that is less than the first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode after being transitioned from an initial splay arrangement to a bend arrangement by applying a first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284673 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes a base substrate, a gate line, a data line, a switching element and a pixel electrode. The gate line extends in a first direction on the base substrate. The data line extends in a second direction, substantially perpendicular to the first direction, on the base substrate. The switching element is electrically connected to the gate line and the data line. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode having first slit patterns formed thereon, and a second sub-pixel adjacent to the first sub-pixel electrode and having second slit patterns formed thereon. The first slit patterns and the second slit patterns are electrically connected to the switching element, the first slit patterns are disposed in parallel with each other in a third direction, and the second slit patterns are disposed in parallel with each other in a fourth direction different than third direction. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284674 | Vertical alignment liquid crystal display device and method for driving same - A vertical alignment liquid crystal display device (VA-LCD) includes a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel unit includes a liquid crystal capacitor. The liquid crystal capacitor maintains two different gray voltages in a display frame time of the VA-LCD. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284675 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An active matrix display device is provided, in which a plurality of different voltages are applied to a pixel having a plurality of liquid crystal units. The display device is composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix with rows and columns, and a plurality of gate and source lines corresponding to these pixels. Each of the pixels has at least two liquid crystal units L | 2009-11-19 |
20090284676 | Thin film transistor substrate and fabricating method thereof, liquid crystal display panel using the same and fabricating method thereof - A thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof; and a liquid crystal display panel employing the same and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. A thin film transistor substrate, including: a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a pixel hole in the pixel area; a pixel electrode made of a transparent conductive film on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode, and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive film. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284677 | Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display device includes a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line with a gate insulating film interposed between the gate line and the data line to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor at the crossing of the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode forming a horizontal electric field with the pixel electrode in the pixel region; a gate pad connected to the gate line; and a data pad connected to the data line, wherein the gate pad and the data pad includes a lower pad in the same layer as the gate line and made of the same material as the gate line, a lower contact hole through the gate insulating film to expose the lower pad, an upper pad in the same layer as the data line, made of the same material as the data line, and connected to the lower pad through the lower contact hole, and an upper contact hole through a passivation film protecting the thin film transistor to expose the upper pad, and a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor overlaps with the gate electrode of the thin film transistor, and has a width smaller than that of a gate electrode of the thin film transistor. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284678 | Pixel structure, liquid crystal display and operation method thereof - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display containing a plurality of liquid crystals, a switching element, a plurality of alignment layers and a plurality of electrodes. The switching element comprises a gate, a drain and a source, and the drain/source forms a directional top portion. The gate and the source/drain form a lateral electric field. The alignment layer is disposed on the switching element and corresponds with the directional top portion. The plurality of liquid crystals are operated by the lateral electric field and located above the electrodes and the alignment layers. The alignment direction of plurality liquid crystals is following the directional top portion due to the enhancement of liquid crystal phase transition. Enhancement of the lateral electric field between the plurality of electrodes is helpful to reduce liquid crystal phase transition time. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284679 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a signal line formed on a substrate, a connection pad receiving a driving signal from the signal line, at least one repair line formed along an outer periphery of the substrate, a first auxiliary repair line overlapping the signal fine at a first position with an insulating layer disposed therebetween, a second auxiliary repair line overlapping the signal line at a second position with the insulating layer disposed therebetween, and a connection line connecting the second auxiliary repair fine to the at least one repair line. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284680 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING BROKEN LINES THEREOF - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for repairing a broken signal line of a liquid crystal display device, comprising determining a position of a breaking point on the broken signal line and a pixel where the breaking point is located on an array substrate; and welding two parts of the broken signal line at both sides of the breaking point to a pixel electrode of the pixel by laser welding and disabling a thin film transistor as a switching device of the pixel by laser cutting. Also, there is provided a liquid crystal display device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284681 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates, a light unit arranged in overlapping with the liquid crystal display panel for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel, the light unit including a front case and a back case for housing a light member, and a flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board has a folding back portion which is housed at the housing portion provided at the bottom of the case of the backlight unit to adjust its length. The printed circuit board is drawn out from the housing portion to outside and connected to the outer circuits. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a compact and slim type liquid crystal display device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284682 | Backlight unit including light emitting diodes and liquid crystal display device including the same - A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of white LEDs on a PCB, along a length direction of the PCB, and emitting white lights, the plurality of white LEDs including first and second LEDs alternately arranged; and a plurality of optical sheets on a path of the white lights from the plurality of white LEDs to a liquid crystal panel, wherein the white light from the first LED and the white light from the second LED are substantially complementary in color to each other with respect to a target white light. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284683 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL PROVIDED WITH MICROLENS ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display panel with microlenses in which deformation, peeling, and the like of an optical film are not likely to occur and which has a good displaying quality. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284684 | Coupling Device for Use in Optical Waveguides - An optical coupling device for coupling light with an optical waveguide comprises a mirror formed within an optical waveguide. The mirror comprises a first material, a first reflective end, and a second reflective end. The first material is light conducting and has a first refractive index. The first and second reflective ends reflect and transmit light. The mirror has an axis line. The optical coupling device is useful for extracting light from a waveguide and providing a backlight for a liquid crystal display. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284685 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE, WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE DIFFUSION SHEET AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display module is provided to reduce a color shift. The liquid crystal display module is comprised of a liquid crystal panel in which the transmittance for incident illumination light has wavelength dependency that is different in both an incident angle and a wavelength, a light source for illuminating the liquid crystal panel from its back surface, and a wavelength dispersive diffusion sheet set between the liquid crystal panel and the light source, wherein the wavelength dispersive diffusion sheet has a characteristic to ease wavelength dependency of the liquid crystal panel. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284686 | OPTICAL SHEET, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical sheet, a backlight unit including the optical sheet, and a liquid crystal display including the backlight unit are provided. The optical sheet includes a base film including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a plurality of projections on the base film. A first thickness between the first surface and the second surface is different from a second thickness between the first surface and the second surface. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284687 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display having a wide color reproduction range is provided. A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel driven based on image signals, a light source emitting light for illuminating the liquid crystal panel, and a light selective transmission filter, which has wavelength selective transmission characteristics corresponding to spectral characteristics of the light source, selectively transmits light generated from the light source in the specific wavelength regions based on the wavelength selective transmission characteristics, and guides the transmitted light to the liquid crystal panel. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284688 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device which can make the surface brightness of an edge-light-type backlight uniform is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight which radiates light to the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight includes a light guide plate which is arranged on a back side of the liquid crystal display panel, a light source arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a first main surface of the light guide plate which faces the liquid crystal display panel in an opposed manner, and a reflection sheet which is arranged on a back side of the light guide plate as viewed from the liquid crystal display panel. The light guide plate is made of a transparent resin having a refractive index of 1.53 or less. On a surface of the light guide plate opposite to the first main surface, a second main surface which is substantially parallel to the first main surface and a plurality of inclined surfaces which are inclined at a preset angle with respect to the second main surface are formed. An angle of the inclined surface positioned near a position at which light from the light source is incident and an angle of the inclined surface positioned remote from the position at which the light from the light source from the light source is incident differ from each other. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284689 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transmissive liquid crystal display device which is less in variation in displaying characteristics, bright in displaying image, high in contrast and less in viewing angle dependency. The liquid crystal display comprises at least a specific first optically anisotropic layer with a fixed nematic hybrid orientation structure and a specific second optically anisotropic layer. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284690 | High Transmittance Brightness Enhanced Optical Element for LCD by Wholly Coating Process - A high transmittance brightness enhanced optical element for backlight modules and liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The brightness enhanced polarizing optical element comprises a reflective polarizer film, a phase retardation film, and a polarization enhancement film. The reflective polarizer film provides a function of selectively reflecting right-handness circularly polarized light or left-handness circularly polarized light and will transmit the other one of them. The one was selectively reflected will be recombined with the light source or the backlight and re-direct toward the reflective polarizer. The portions of the reflective light will be recombined with the fresh light from the light source as above and the processes repeatedly. As a result, almost all of the light transmit the reflective polarizer and in the same circular polarization. The light is then transmitted the phase retardation film and converted to a polarized light with another optical axis. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284691 | Electronic skin having uniform gray scale reflectivity - The invention features electronic skin including an active layer formed of bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material and articles comprising the skin, the electronic skin having uniform gray scale reflectivity. Also featured is method for producing suitable reduction pulses that will provide a display (e.g., the electronic skin) with uniform gray scale reflectivity. Reduction pulses of narrow width are used to create uniform levels of gray in the electronic skin to overcome display imperfections that cause discontinuity in the gray scale reflectivity. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284692 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area defined therein, and a protective substrate disposed on a viewing side of the display panel. At least one light receiving element is provided in the non-display area, and a focusing pattern is disposed on the protective substrate corresponding to a location at which the light receiving element is disposed. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284693 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - This invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display apparatus using an isotropic liquid crystal applicable to various pixel sizes. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284694 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat display device includes a flat display panel, an upper polarizing plate disposed on a light exit plane of the flat display panel, and a lower polarizing plate disposed on a light entrance plane of the flat display panel. The upper polarizing plate includes a wide view film, and its absorption axis and a horizontal view direction of the flat display panel have an included angle of about 15 degrees. The absorption axis of the lower polarizing plate and the horizontal view direction of the flat display panel have an included angle of about 105 degrees. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284695 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing and spaced apart from each other in a predetermined distance, in which the second substrate has a first area in which color filters are formed over a plurality of pixel regions and a second area in which the color filters are formed at each of the plurality of pixel regions. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284696 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TYPE COLOR FILTER AND REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a photonic crystal type color filter and a reflective liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device having the same. The photonic crystal type color filter includes a substrate, and a photonic crystal disposed on the substrate and having a two-dimensional (2D) grating structure. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284697 | Color filter and liquid crystal display device - A color filter including a transparent substrate, and colored layer having at least a red pixel, green pixel, and blue pixel, and formed on the transparent substrate, wherein the green pixel contains a zinc phthalocyanine halide-based pigment, and has a perpendicular optical retardation Rth(G) satisfying formula Rth(G)>0, Rth(G) representing a product of a thickness of the green pixel and a value obtained by subtracting a refractive index in the thickness wise-direction of the green pixel from an average refractive index in the plane of the green pixel. | 2009-11-19 |