49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130321672 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING FIXED PATTERN NOISE STATISTICS OF IMAGE DATA - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for image data processing. In certain embodiments, an image processing pipeline may collect statistics associated with fixed pattern noise of image data by receiving a first frame of the image data comprising a plurality of pixels. The image processing pipeline may then determine a sum of a first plurality of pixel values that correspond to at least a first portion of the plurality of pixels such that each pixel in at least the first portion of the plurality of pixels is disposed along a first axis within the frame of the image data. After determining the sum of the first plurality of pixel values, the image processing pipeline may store the sum of the first plurality of pixel values in a memory such that the sum of the first plurality of pixel values represent the statistics. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321673 | Systems and Methods for Determining Noise Statistics of Image Data - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for image data processing. In certain embodiments, an image processing pipeline may compute noise statistics associated with image data by receiving a frame of the image data having a plurality of pixels. The image processing pipeline may then identify a plurality of portions of the frame of the image data such that each portion of the plurality of portions has a flat surface. The image processing pipeline may then calculate a plurality of gradients for each portion of the plurality of portions, determine one or more dominant gradient orientations for each portion of the plurality of portions, and generate a histogram that represents a plurality of dominant gradient orientations that corresponds to the plurality of portions. After generating the histogram, the image processing pipeline may store the histogram, which may represent the noise statistics, in a memory. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321674 | Image Signal Processing Involving Geometric Distortion Correction - Systems and methods for correcting geometric distortion are provided. In one example, an electronic device may include an imaging device, which may obtain image data of a first resolution, and geometric distortion and scaling logic. The imaging device may include a sensor and a lens that causes some geometric distortion in the image data. The geometric distortion correction and scaling logic may scale and correct for geometric distortion in the image data by determining first pixel coordinates in uncorrected or partially corrected image data that, when resampled, would produce corrected output image data at second pixel coordinates. The geometric distortion correction and scaling logic may resample pixels around the image data at the first pixel coordinates to obtain the corrected output image data at the second pixel coordinates. The corrected output image data may be of a second resolution. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321675 | RAW SCALER WITH CHROMATIC ABERRATION CORRECTION - Systems and methods for down-scaling are provided. In one example, a method for processing image data includes determining a plurality of output pixel locations using a position value stored by a position register, using the current position value to select a center input pixel from the image data and selecting an index value, selecting a set of input pixels adjacent to the center input pixel, selecting a set of filtering coefficients from a filter coefficient lookup table using the index value, filtering the set of source input pixels to apply a respective one of the set of filtering coefficients to each of the set of source input pixels to determine an output value for the current output pixel at the current position value, and correcting chromatic aberrations in the set of source input pixels. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321676 | Green Non-Uniformity Correction - Systems and methods for correcting green channel non-uniformity (GNU) are provided. In one example, GNU may be corrected using energies between the two green channels (Gb and Gr) during green interpolation processes for red and green pixels. Accordingly, the processes may be efficiently employed through implementation using demosaic logic hardware. In addition, the green values may be corrected based on low-pass-filtered values of the green pixels (Gb and Gr). Additionally, green post-processing may provide some defective pixel correction on interpolated greens by correcting artifacts generated through enhancement algorithms. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAW IMAGE PROCESSING - Systems and methods for processing raw image data are provided. One example of such a system may include memory to store image data in raw format from a digital imaging device and an image signal processor to process the image data. The image signal processor may include data conversion logic and a raw image processing pipeline. The data conversion logic may convert the image data into a signed format to preserve negative noise from the digital imaging device. The raw image processing pipeline may at least partly process the image data in the signed format. The raw image processing pipeline may also include, among other things, black level compensation logic, fixed pattern noise reduction logic, temporal filtering logic, defective pixel correction logic, spatial noise filtering logic, lens shading correction logic, and highlight recovery logic. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321678 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LENS SHADING CORRECTION - Systems and methods for correcting intensity drop-offs due to geometric properties of lenses are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving an input pixel of the image data, the image data acquired using an image sensor. A color component of the input pixel is determined. A gain grid is determined by pointing to the gain grid in external memory. Each of the plurality of grid points is associated with a lens shading gain selected based upon the color of the input pixel. A nearest set of grid points that enclose the input pixel is identified. Further, a lens shading gain is determined by interpolating the lens shading gains associated with each of the set of grid points and is applied to the input pixel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLIGHT RECOVERY IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR - Image sensors have finite ranges of illuminance that may be captured. When the sensors for particular pixels receive an amount of light exceeding these finite ranges, the pixel values clip to the maximum pixel value. Systems and methods for estimating pixel values that are clipped or near clipping are provided. In one example, a method for processing image data includes determining that a first channel of the image data is saturated or near saturation. The method further includes computing a highlight recovery value for the first channel based upon alternative channels in the image data that are not saturated or near saturation. The highlight recovery value is applied to the first channel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321680 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A step of forming a connecting member configured to electrically connect a first conductive line and a second conductive line includes a phase of perforating a laminate from a first semiconductor wafer to form a plurality of connection holes that reach the second conductive line and a phase of filling the plurality of penetrating connection holes with a conductive material to form conductive sections in contact with the second conductive line. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321681 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, and a third lens unit having positive refractive power, wherein at least the first to third lens units move during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, and a focal length f2 of the second lens unit, a focal length ft of the entire zoom lens at the telephoto end, and a refractive index Nd2n of a lens having negative refractive power closest to the object side included in the second lens unit are appropriately set. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321682 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power, a third lens unit having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, in which each lens unit moves during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, and a focal length of the first lens unit, a focal length of the second lens unit, and a focal length of the entire zoom lens at the wide-angle end are appropriately set. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321683 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An image pickup apparatus, a method for driving the image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, and a method for driving the image pickup system output a digital signal based on a difference between signals output from a plurality of pixels and a digital signal based on the sum of the signals output from the pixels. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321684 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - Provided are an image pickup device, a method of driving the image pickup device, and an image pickup system, in which timings of starting operations in a plurality of comparison units to which power supply voltage is applied through a common line are controlled to be different. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321685 | UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND PIXEL ARRAY INCLUDING THE UNIT PIXEL - A unit pixel of an image sensor is provided. The unit pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate photocharge varying with the intensity of incident light, a transfer transistor configured to transfer the photocharge to a floating diffusion in response to a transfer control signal, and a supplemental transistor connected to the floating diffusion. Because the unit pixel includes only one transistor in addition to the transfer transistor, the area of the unit pixel is minimized, and, as a result, the resolution of a pixel array is increased and the power consumption of the pixel array is decreased. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321686 | DISPLAY-CAMERA SYSTEM WITH SWITCHABLE DIFFUSER - A display-camera system includes a liquid crystal display panel, a camera, a switchable diffuser disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the camera, a light source, and a control unit to switch the liquid crystal display panel and the switchable diffuser to transparent, to switch the light source to off, and to cause the camera to capture an image through the liquid crystal display panel and the switchable diffuser while the liquid crystal display panel and the switchable diffuser are transparent and the light source is off. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321687 | LIGHT METERING IN CAMERAS FOR BACKLIT SCENES - In various embodiments, a camera may use novel techniques to calculate proper exposure for a backlit scene, or a scene that otherwise has very high contrast ratios between different parts of the scene. In one embodiment, a touchscreen is used as a viewfinder, and the user may touch the viewfinder to indicate that part of the scene where proper exposure is desired. In another embodiment, a rear-facing exposure meter may use the light levels from the photographer to set the exposure levels for the front facing camera. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321688 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a technique for providing an image display device enabling a user to understand the entire correspondence relationship between a three-dimensional photographed image and a two-dimensional map image. According to the technique, when a photographed image and a map image in the imaging position are separately displayed on the screen of an image display unit | 2013-12-05 |
20130321689 | Zoom Lens And Image Pickup Unit - A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a positive refracting power; a second lens group having a negative refracting power; a third lens group having a positive refracting power; a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refracting power and configured of sub lens groups. The first, the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth lens groups are arranged in this order from an object plane. The third lens group serves as a first compensation lens group, and one or more of the plurality of sub lens groups serves as a second compensation lens group. Each of the first compensation lens group and the second compensation lens group independently shifts in a direction perpendicular to a light axis to allow an image formed on an image plane to be shifted in the direction perpendicular to the light axis. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321690 | Methods and Apparatus for Refocusing via Video Capture - Methods and apparatus for refocusing via video capture are disclosed. In response to an image capture request, a multi-focus image data structure including a plurality of image data structures representing a scene is captured. The capturing the plurality of image data structures further includes capturing a first image data structure, altering a focal distance of a lens apparatus focusing light on a photosensor, and capturing a second image data structure. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321691 | IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an imaging device including an imaging control unit that executes imaging control in first and second self-timer modes in which an automatic focusing process and an imaging process are executed in order after reception of an imaging start instruction. A first period from the reception of the imaging start instruction to execution of the automatic focusing process in the first self-timer mode is shorter than a second period from the reception of the imaging start instruction to execution of the automatic focusing process in the second self-timer mode. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321692 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, CONTROL METHOD OF THE IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGE-PICKUP SYSTEM - An image-pickup apparatus to which a lens unit that includes an image-pickup optical system including a focus lens is attachable includes an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an object image formed via the lens unit that has been attached, and to generate an image signal, and a controller configured to generate information on driving of the focus lens in the lens unit based upon the image signal and to provide focus control, the controller communicating data with the lens unit, wherein the controller transmits information on a driving target position of the focus lens to the lens unit in a first control, and transmits information on a driving direction and driving speed of the focus lens to the lens unit in a second control different from the first control. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321693 | QUICK AUTO-FOCUS METHOD - An auto-focus method controls a motor to drive an optical lens of a lens module to a focus point and includes steps of: describing a first parabola according to three coordinate points in a coordinate system; describing a second parabola according to a first highest point of the first parabola and two coordinate points selected from the three coordinate points in the coordinate system, wherein the resolution values of two selected coordinate points are greater than that of unselected coordinate point; comparing a difference between the electric current value of a second highest point of the second parabola and the electric current value of the first highest point with a preset value; wherein when the difference is less than the preset value, the second highest point is regarded as the focus point. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321694 | IMAGE SYSTEMS AND SENSORS HAVING FOCUS DETECTION PIXELS THEREIN - Image sensors include an array of image sensor pixels therein. This array of image sensor pixels includes a first focus detection pixel and at least a first color pixel. A switching network is provided, which is electrically coupled to the array. This switching network may be configured to generate a first mixed image signal by electronically mixing a focus detection signal generated by the first focus detection pixel with at least one color pixel signal generated by the at least a first color pixel. The first focus detection pixel can be a color-blind pixel, which may include a light-blocking shield mask therein. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321695 | IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor that converts an optical image captured through a lens into an electrical signal, and a shutter that has blade members to be opened and closed at a time of photographing. Correction of shading that is generated by an operation of the shutter is performed on a basis of an elliptical shape, and the elliptical shape is inclined in a direction according to an operation direction of the blade members. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321696 | Camera Integrated with Connector for Vehicle and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - The present invention relates to a camera integrated with a connector for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing thereof, and the camera integrated with a connector for a vehicle includes: a housing; and a camera module accommodated inside the housing, in which a connector unit is formed in one piece at a certain position on one side of the housing, and a protection cover for protecting the camera module from being damaged by injection pressure and injection temperature generated when the housing is molded by injection is combined outside the camera module. The method of manufacturing camera integrated with a connector for a vehicle includes: a camera module assembly step, a camera module inserting step, an injection molding step and an extraction step. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321697 | LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A barrel assembly includes a barrel, at least one lens group disposed in the barrel to move in an optical axis direction, an aperture disposed in the barrel that adjusts an amount of light passing through the at least one lens group; and a light adjustment unit disposed in the barrel to move in the optical axis direction and that blocks light passing through a peripheral area of the at least one lens group when the at least one lens group is in at least one part of a travel section along which the at least one lens group moves in the barrel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321698 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE CAPTURE - A portable, user assembled apparatus has interlocking parts and no fasteners, or the apparatus is preassembled such that, once assembled, the apparatus holds both a document at a fixed angle and a portable camera-equipped electronic device, at the same and parallel angle, a fixed distance from the document. The apparatus sits on a table or desktop and allows the user to work in the sitting position. The user can make initial adjustments to set the mobile device in a fixed position such that the entire document image is in the viewfinder and in focus. These one-time position settings can be preserved. When the camera shutter is executed, both the document and device do not move. The device of the present invention provides a novel way for mobile device users to quickly and easily capture many document images with optimum image quality and uniform image size. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321699 | LOW LATENCY CADENCE DETECTION FOR FRAME RATE CONVERSION - A receiver is configured to receive video frames. A cadence detector is in communication with the receiver and is configured to analyze a newly received video frame to determine the cadence of the video frames. A frame rate converter is configured to interpolate at least two of the video frames to form output frames in accordance with an interpolation parameter based on the cadence and with a frequency scaling factor. The frequency scaling factor corresponds to the frame rate of the output frames. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321700 | Systems and Methods for Luma Sharpening - Systems, methods, and devices for sharpening image data are provided. One example of an image signal processing system includes a YCC processing pipeline that includes luma sharpening logic. The luma sharpening logic may sharpen the luma component while avoiding sharpening some noise. Specifically, a multi-scale unsharp mask filter may obtain unsharp signals by filtering an input luma component, and sharp component determination logic may determine sharp signals representing differences between the unsharp signals and the luma component. Sharp lookup tables may “core” the sharp signals, which may prevent some noise from being sharpened. Output logic may determine a sharpened output luma signal by combining the sharp signals with, for example, luma component or one of the unsharp signals. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321701 | METHOD, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING A SOURCE FRAME INTO A VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - Method, device, computer program and information storage means for transmitting a source frame into a video display system, the video display system ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130321702 | AUDIO RECEIVER AND SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER WITHOUT PLL OR CLOCK RECOVERY - Methods and systems of operating an audio receiver may include a reference module configured to determine an input number of clocks per number of frames for an audio signal based on a reference clock and a specified number of frames. The audio receiver can also include a conversion module configured to re-sample the audio signal based on the input number of clocks per number of frames, the specified number of frames, and a specified number of clocks per number of frames. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321703 | VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - A video output method and device includes utilizing a supplemental information storing section to determine whether or not an object area exists in the proximity of at least one character area, cuts out a video on a supplemental information area when the object area exists, and stores the video on the supplemental information area as supplemental information including the object area. A supplemental information display determination section determines whether or not the supplemental information stored by the supplemental information storing section is displayed in addition to an input video based on a screen configuration managed by the screen configuration management section. The supplemental information display determination section determines whether the supplemental information is displayed based on a size of a character included in a character area in the input video which changes in response to the scaling managed by the screen configuration management section. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321704 | OPTIMIZED ALGORITHM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOSITE VIDEO FROM A SET OF DISCRETE VIDEO SOURCES - A method includes reading a composite video descriptor data structure and a plurality of window descriptor data structures. The composite video descriptor data structure defines a width and height of a composite video frame and each window descriptor data structure defines the starting X and Y coordinate, width and height of each constituent video window to be rendered in the composite video frame. The method further includes determining top and bottom Y coordinates for each constituent video window, as well as determining left and right X coordinates for each constituent video window. The method also includes dividing each constituent video window using the top and bottom Y coordinates to obtain Y-divided sub-windows, dividing each Y-divided sub-window using left and right X coordinates to obtain X and Y divided sub-windows, and storing X, Y coordinates of opposing corners of each X and Y divided sub-window in the storage device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321705 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A multiband signal generator generates multiband signals from 21 lines of input data by using a subset of N lines with each line delayed from 1 line to N lines respectively. M line buffers delay the multiband signals such that each line is delayed from 1 line to M lines respectively. An analyzer detects correlations between video data by selecting regions with a maximum size M×M in the multiband signals, and analyzes characteristics of the video data. A multiband signal generator generates multiband signals with cutoff frequencies based on an analysis result from the analyzer, by using the data from 1-line through N-line delayed multiband signal. An amplitude adjuster and synthesizer unit adjusts and synthesizes amplitudes of the multiband signals. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321706 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF VIDEO PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, a video processing device includes: an operator configured to accept a gain adjustment value with respect to at least any one of an R signal, a G signal, and a B signal of a video signal from a user; a gain adjuster configured to obtain a gain by using a white balance adjustment value and the gain adjustment value with respect to each of the R, G, and B signals; a determiner configured to determine whether any of the gain of the R signal, the gain of the G signal, and the gain of the B signal is equal to or greater than 1; and a processor configured to decrease the gain when any of the gain of the R signal, the gain of the G signal, and the gain of the B signal is equal to or greater than 1. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321707 | TRANSMITTER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND TRANSMITTER SYSTEM - The present technology relates to a transmitter apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a transmitter system capable of easily transmitting a wideband signal. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321708 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a housing; a display device; a cable; and a flexible printed wiring board. The display device includes a display screen. At least a portion of the display device is housed in the housing. The cable is housed in the housing. The flexible printed wiring board is housed in the housing. At least a portion of the flexible printed wiring board is provided to position along or to overlap with the cable. The flexible printed wiring board includes a wiring area and a projecting portion configured to project from the wiring area and to overlap with the cable. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321709 | Providing A Reset Mechanism For A Latch Circuit - In an embodiment, the present invention includes a latch circuit having a first input to receive a data signal and a second input to receive a clock signal. This latch circuit may have a first pair of transistors including a first transistor gated by the data signal and a second transistor gated by an inverted data signal and a second pair of transistors including third and fourth transistors gated by the clock signal. The first transistor may be coupled to the third transistor at a first inter-latch node and the second transistor coupled to the fourth transistor at a second inter-latch node. A reset circuit may be coupled to the latch circuit to maintain the first and second inter-latch nodes at a predetermined voltage level when the clock signal is inactive. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321710 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An image display device has a display panel which displays an image; a first case which accommodates the display panel; an ion generating unit which generates ion mist; a second case which accommodates therein the ion generating unit; and a blower which is disposed inside the second case, and generates an air flow for emitting the ion mist generated by the ion generating unit to outside of the second case. The second case has an inlet provided upstream in the air flow relative to the ion generating unit; and an outlet for emitting air flowing in from the inlet and including the ion mist generated by the ion generating unit to the outside of the second case. The air including the ion mist and emitted from the outlet is emitted to a viewing space in front of the display panel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321711 | Terminal Device and Control Method Thereof - A first terminal device and a video display control method are described. The first terminal device includes at least two tuners configured to receive and decode a video; a first display unit configured to display video or image; a first communication unit configured to communicate with a second terminal device; and a first processing unit configured to control the at least two tuners, the first display unit and the first communication unit. The first processing unit chooses one of the at least two tuners as a primary tuner, and displays a first video of the primary tuner on the first display unit, and the first processing unit sets the other tuner of the at least two tuners as slave tuner, and transmits a video of the slave tuner to the second terminal device through the first communication unit so as to be displayed by the second terminal device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321712 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote control system includes a remote control device and an electronic device. The remote control device includes an input element, a wireless transmitter to transmit an absolute coordinate signal and a motion signal and a control unit electrically connected to the input element and the wireless transmitter. The electronic device includes a wireless receiver and a display screen. The wireless receiver receives the absolute coordinate signal and the motion signal, and displays the absolute coordinate signal at the display screen via a cursor. When the electronic device does not receive the motion signal, the absolute coordinate signal is not operated on an application program of the electronic device. When the electronic device receives the motion signal, the absolute coordinate signal is operated on the application program. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321713 | DEVICE INTERACTION BASED ON MEDIA CONTENT - Device interaction based on media content is described, including receiving a portion of media data; generating metadata associated with the media data; identifying another metadata based on the metadata; identifying content information associated with the another metadata; and issuing a command based on the content information. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321714 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the electronic apparatus; a video display unit configured to display video; a second detector configured to detect whether an audio signal of the video is corresponding to multichannel reproduction; and a sound controller configured to cause a first speaker that is located on a top-left of the displayed video to output a surround L sound, cause a second speaker located on a bottom-left of the displayed video to output an ordinary L sound, cause a third speaker located on a top-right of the displayed video to output a surround R sound, and cause a fourth speaker located on a bottom-right of the displayed video to output an ordinary R sound, in a case that the audio signal is corresponding to the multi-channel reproduction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321715 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR AN AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - An audio-video (AV) system in one embodiment includes a mounting apparatus for mounting the system to a wall support located behind a wall surface and within an in-wall space. The mounting apparatus includes a support member for supporting at least one component in a support space within the in-wall space, a display mounting member | 2013-12-05 |
20130321716 | VIRTUALIZED GREETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector housed in a tower; a screen attached or supported by a base coupled to the tower, the screen including projection film thereon, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a person onto the projection film; a processor communicatively coupled to the projector, a network interface, a data store, input/output interfaces, and memory; and instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: display video from the projector onto the screen, the video including a virtual person with hand, eye, and mouth movements; and provide audio coincident with the video from the virtual person. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321717 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - The backlight unit | 2013-12-05 |
20130321718 | PROJECTION APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE VIEWING ANGLE IMAGES - A projection apparatus for providing multiple viewing angle images is disclosed. The projection apparatus includes a light source module, a polarizing light splitting element, a first and a second reflective light valve and a light combining element. The polarizing light splitting element has a light incident surface, a first light exiting surface and a second light exiting surface. The light incident surface optically couples with the light source module, while the first and the second light exiting surfaces optically couple with the first and the second reflective light valves respectively. The light combining element optically couples to the reflective light valves. Further, the light source module sequentially provides a first light beam and a second light beam. The light beams are transferred via the polarizing light splitting element, the reflective light valves and the light combining element to provide at least four viewing angle images to the viewers. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321719 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic device provided with: an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130321720 | 3D Display Devices - In an embodiment of the invention, a 3D display device is provided. The 3D display device includes: a first substrate including a plurality of right eye pixels and left eye pixels in an alternate arrangement; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a first optical modulating unit with a first inclined direction located in the right eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate; a second optical modulating unit with a second inclined direction located in the left eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first inclined direction is distinct from the second inclined direction; and a light transparent element disposed on the second substrate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321721 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An array substrate includes: a substrate; first and second gate lines on the substrate; first and second common lines parallel to and spaced apart from the first and second gate lines; first and second data lines crossing the first and second gate lines and the first and second common lines; first and second thin film transistors in the pixel region; a first pixel electrode and a first common electrode alternately disposed in the first area, at least one of the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode having a bent part; and a second pixel electrode and a second common electrode alternately disposed in the second area. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321722 | Method, apparatus and system on a chip for controlling a stereoscopic display device - This disclosure provides a technique for controlling the slew rate and number of transition segments used to move the LC drive voltage level from one voltage to another. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a polarization modulator in a polarization-based stereoscopic display device may comprise providing digital signals to each of a plurality of drive circuits to generate a drive voltage from each drive circuit, where the drive voltages drive the polarization modulator. Such an exemplary method may also include determining a time sequential list of transition specifications configured to provide discrete transitions in one or more of the drive voltages. Then, in such methods, the digital signals provided to each of the one or more drive circuits receiving a transition may be adjusted, in accordance with the time sequential list, thereby altering their drive voltages based on the transition specifications. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321723 | BARRIER ELEMENT AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are a barrier element and a 3D display apparatus including the element that allows 2D display with high brightness without a change in tint of white portions and allows 3D display with reduced crosstalk. A barrier element to be disposed at the front or the rear of an image display device and capable of forming a barrier pattern including light transmitting portions and light shielding portions, the barrier element including a first polarization controlling element; a liquid crystal cell; and at least one retardation film disposed between the first polarization controlling element and one face of the liquid crystal cell and/or disposed in the other face of the liquid crystal cell and having a retardation in-plane Re(550) of −30 to 100 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm and a retardation in the thickness direction Rth(550) of −15 to 180 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321724 | LCD Device, Array Substrate, and Method of Manufacturing the Array Substrate - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an array substrate in the LCD device, and a method of manufacturing the array substrate are proposed. The LCD device includes an array substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer sandwiched between the array substrate and the CF substrate. A voltage-applying circuit, an auxiliary wire, and a first test pad are disposed on the array substrate. The auxiliary wire is adjacent to the voltage-applying circuit. The auxiliary wire and the voltage-applying circuit are made of the same unit and undergo the same process. If the reference wire is examined to be defective, it could refer that the voltage-applying circuit might have a fault after references and comparisons. So the array substrate could be controlled or repaired. reducing the number of defective products. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321725 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first source line and a second source line, a first main pixel electrode of a strip shape, a second main pixel electrode of a strip shape. The first substrate is configured such that a first distance between the first main pixel electrode and the first source line is less than a second distance between the first main pixel electrode and the second source line, and a third distance between the second main pixel electrode and the first source line is greater than a fourth distance between the second main pixel electrode and the second source line. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321726 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display (FPD) includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel units on the substrate, each of the pixel units including a display element, a thin film transistor (TFT) electrically coupled to the display element, and a capacitor electrically coupled to the TFT and including electrodes, wherein the electrodes of the capacitor of a first pixel unit of the pixel units are extended to an adjacent pixel unit of the pixel units. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321727 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes, a first substrate including a switching element which is electrically connected to a gate line and a source line and includes a drain electrode opposed to a storage capacitance line, a pixel electrode which includes a main pixel electrode extending in a second direction and a sub-pixel electrode which extends in a first direction at a position inside a position above an edge of the drain electrode and is put in contact with the drain electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321728 | Susbtrate for Array Process of Panel Display Device, Manufacturing Method and Corresponding Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present Invention provides a substrate for array process of panel display device, which includes a cell switch and a PVSA mode pad set. Cell switch includes a plurality of switches, with each connected to a pad in shorting bar pad set. PSVA mode pad set includes a scan pad and a data pad. Scan pad is connected through some switches of cell switch to scan lines, and data pad is connected through some switches of cell switch to data lines. In this manner, the present invention reduces the number of pads in PSVA mode pad set to simplify peripheral routes. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321729 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel electrode and a second substrate having a counter electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first pixel electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in a first direction and a second pixel electrode portion connected with one end of the first pixel electrode portion and extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. The counter electrode includes a first counter electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in the first direction to form a lateral electric field between the first counter electrode portion and the first pixel electrode portion. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate. The lateral electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321730 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a testing method thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data line sets crossing the scan lines, where each data line set includes a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line. The device also includes a shorting bar for the data lines, a first switch control line for the data lines and a second switch control line for the data lines. Through holes are not used to connect the data lines and the shorting bar, thus disadvantages of display devices caused by defects in through holes is eliminated. Additionally, the area for testing structures is decreased, so that a small-sized liquid crystal display devices can be produced. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321731 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Panel and Panel Manufacture Method Thereof - The present invention provides a panel and panel manufacture method, including: completing thin film transistor array and common electrode on glass substrate, forming adjacent substrate pair, adjacent substrate pair including first substrate and second substrate connected by adjacent line, common electrodes on first substrate and second substrate symmetrically distributed with respect to adjacent line; coating a first seal on peripheral area of adjacent substrate pair, coating a second seal along adjacent sides of first substrate and second substrate, second seal and first seal being partially overlapping, at least one of first seal and second seal including conductive particles; boxing adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair so that conductive particles conducting common electrodes of adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair; cutting adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair along adjacent lines to form panel. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321732 | Method for Manufacturing Liquid Crystal Display Device and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, which includes (1) providing a backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel, and a front bezel, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate attached to the TFT substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, an interval zone being formed between an edge of the TFT substrate and an edge of the CF substrate, flip chip films being mounted at intervals to the interval zone; (2) attaching cushioning tapes to the interval zone of the TFT substrate at locations other than the flip chip films; (3) assembling the liquid crystal display panel to the backlight module; and (4) assembling the front bezel to the liquid crystal display panel in such a way that the front bezel is positioned on the cushioning tapes of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321733 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically aligned thin-film transistor array substrate in which there is no reduction in aperture ratio includes an etching-stop layer formed on an insulating layer; a passivation layer formed on the insulating layer that includes the etching-stop layer; a depression formed in the passivation layer and hollowing the passivation layer to the surface of the etching-stop layer; and a pixel electrode, which is recessed in conformity with the depression, formed on the passivation layer that includes the depression; wherein the etching-stop layer comprises a transparent semiconductor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321734 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes: an insulation substrate; pixel electrodes on the insulation substrate; a voltage auxiliary wiring on the insulation substrate and between adjacent pixel electrodes; a liquid crystal layer positioned in microcavities, where the voltage auxiliary wiring is exposed between adjacent microcavities; and a common electrode which overlaps the liquid crystal layer and the exposed voltage auxiliary wiring. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321735 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND PANEL THEREFOR - A flat panel display having an improved picture quality is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode are formed in each subpixel area. The electrodes enclose an open space (gap) such that their outer boundary has a substantially rectangular shape. The flat panel display may also include a capacitance electrode coupled to the second pixel electrode to form a coupling capacitor. In use, the coupling capacitor operates such that a magnitude of a voltage applied to the first pixel electrode is lower than an applied data voltage, and a magnitude of a voltage applied to the second pixel electrode is higher than an applied voltage. The different voltages operate such that a tilt direction of LC molecules disposed above the first pixel electrode differs from a tilt direction of LC molecules disposed above the second pixel electrode. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321736 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to the invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a common voltage line disposed on the first insulation substrate and including a plurality of expansions; an insulating layer disposed on the common voltage, where a contact hole is defined in the insulating layer; a common electrode disposed on the insulating layer; a second insulation substrate disposed opposite to the first insulation substrate; and a spacer disposed between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate, where each of the expansions of the common voltage line overlaps one of the contact hole and the spacer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321737 | Frame and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a frame for pressing an optical film of a LCD device. The frame includes a supporting component and a loading component bending along from the edge of the supporting component. A first rib and a second rib are arranged on the side of the loading component adjacent to the supporting component for pressing the optical film along with the edge of the loading component, and the thickness of the first ribs is greater than that of the second ribs. The present invention further discloses a LCD device. According to the ways mentioned above, the first ribs and the second ribs with different thicknesses on the loading component of the frame fits for the optical films with two thicknesses to save cost and to conduce mass production. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321738 | Backframe and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a backframe used to carry and support a refractive film of a liquid crystal display device. The backframe includes a backboard, and a reinforced tab and an upright portion. The backboard is incorporated with a plurality of reinforced ribs for supporting and carrying the refractive film. A groove is defined between every two adjacent reinforced ribs. A plurality of reinforced tabs spanned over the groove in an alternative manner so as to support and carry the refractive film. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device. The deformation of the refractive film can be readily avoided by incorporating with reinforced tabs covering grooves on the backboard. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321739 | Display Device, Backlight Module and Mainframe structure Unit Thereof - The present invention discloses a display device which is configured with a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module includes at least an optical film and a mainframe structure which includes a plastic frame and a backboard integrally with the plastic frame. The backboard includes an integral bottom to support the optical films of the backlight module, and a first sidewall. Wherein the plastic frame is integrally formed with a carrying portion. a second sidewall, and a supporting portion, wherein the carrying portion is used to position optical films, and also support the liquid crystal display panel, wherein to receiving slot is defined, between the second sidewall and the supporting main portion such that the first sidewall is received therein, wherein the supporting portion includes an integrally formed main portion interconnected to the carrying portion and a positioning block which prevent the plastic frame from transversal movement with respect to the backboard together with the bottom of the backboard. The present invention readily increases the stability and firmness of the plastic frame. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321740 | CURVED DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MULTI DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A curved display apparatus and a multi display system having the same are provided. The curved display apparatus includes a display panel, and a fixation member which fixes the display panel so that the display panel is curved with multiple curvatures. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321741 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SAME - A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a reflector. The light guide plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential side surfaces. The single top surface includes both a light incident area and a light emitting area. The light source is positioned above the light incident area to feed light down into the light guide plate and the reflector covers the bottom surface and the side surface to reflect light otherwise escaping through the bottom surface and the side surface. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321742 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH COHERENT ILLUMINATION AND REDUCED SPECKLING - Disclosed is a liquid-crystal display with coherent illumination. The display has a multilayered matrix structure comprising a matrix of micromirrors, lightguide panel with a matrix of holographic elements, a liquid-crystal matrix containing a plurality of liquid-crystal cells and a polarization analyzer. The micromirrors perform reciprocating linear or tilting movements. Therefore, in each current moment, the speckle pattern of the image shifts relative to the preceding pattern so that in each current moment the viewer sees an image in different micropositions, which are perceptible by the human eye as a quasistationary pattern. As a result, the speckle pattern seen by the viewer is smoothened. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321743 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a bottom surface adjacent to the light incident surface, and a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface. The light source is positioned adjacent to the light incident surface, and includes a reflective block and a first point light source. The reflective block includes a first reflective surface facing the light incident surface. An air gap is defined between the first reflective surface and the light incident surface. The first reflective surface includes a first end and a second end. A distance between the first reflective surface and the light incident surface increases gradually along a direction from the first end to the second end. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321744 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH WATERMARK - The present invention is directed to display devices comprising a watermark area and a non-watermark area. The watermark aims to protect against counterfeiting or to be used for decoration purposes. The watermark is visible at certain viewing angles and/or under certain lighting conditions and it does not interfere with displaying of the regular images. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321745 | POLYMER/LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The occurrence of a defective orientation of a polymer/liquid crystal composite is suppressed. In addition, the occurrence of defective display of a liquid crystal display device including the polymer/liquid crystal composite is suppressed. In the polymer/liquid crystal composite exhibiting a blue phase, a plurality of domains are included and defective orientations easily occur at boundaries between the domains. Thus, by lowering orientation periodicities at boundaries between the domains, a defect-free orientation to high orientation periodicities at the boundary between adjacent domains can be obtained. Specifically, the polymer/liquid crystal composite exhibiting the blue phase includes the plurality of domains each of which has a size of 3 μm or less. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321746 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display comprises: first and second panels facing each other; a compensation film and a first polarizer disposed on the first panel, the compensation film having phase retardation characteristics; and a second polarizer having a supporting film disposed on the second panel, the supporting film having phase retardation characteristics. In alternative embodiments, a supporting film is used in place of the compensation film. The supporting film has retardation characteristics. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321747 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer extending in a display region; and a TFT substrate and a counter substrate affixed to each other so as to sandwich the liquid crystal layer therebetween. The TFT substrate is provided with a pixel electrode corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels. The counter substrate is provided with a counter electrode. A first alignment film is disposed on the surface of the pixel electrode that faces the liquid crystal layer. A second alignment film is disposed on the surface of the counter electrode that faces the liquid crystal layer. The pixels each include a plurality of domains having different combinations of alignment directions of the first and second alignment films. A slit is provided in the counter electrode at least in a part of a region corresponding to a boundary between the pixels adjacent to each other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321748 | PSVA Liquid Crystal Display Panel, Liquid Crystal Display Device and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a PSVA liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes upper and lower substrates, disposed oppositely, with liquid crystal sandwiched between upper and lower substrates; liquid crystal molecules in liquid crystal vertically aligned; surfaces of upper and lower substrates having upper and lower polarizers respectively, optical axes of upper and lower polarizers perpendicular to each other; surface of upper polarizer closer to lower polarizer having upper quarter waveplate, surface of lower polarizer closer to upper polarizer having a lower quarter waveplate; wherein slow axis of upper quarter waveplate and slow axis of lower quarter waveplate forming 45° angle with optical axes of upper and lower polarizers respectively, slow axes of upper and lower quarter waveplates perpendicular to each other so as to ensure high transmittance and response speed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321749 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate bonded to the TFT substrate, photo spacers arranged between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate, an enclosing resin frame arranged between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate, and liquid crystal received in the enclosing resin frame. Each of the photo spacers has two opposite ends, which are respectively in contact with the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. The contact area between the two opposite ends of a photo spacer that is located at a central position of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and the CF substrate and the TFT substrate is smaller than the contact area between the two opposite ends of a photo spacer that is located at a marginal position of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321750 | LCD Panel, Color Filter Substrate, and Method of Manufacturing the Color Filter Substrate - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a color filter (CF) substrate, and a method of manufacturing the CF substrate are proposed. The method includes forming a black matrix pattern on an invalid pixel domain on a transparent substrate for forming an alignment mark, coating a transparent conducting layer on the invalid pixel domain for covering the alignment mark, and patterning the transparent conducting layer so that the alignment mark and the peripheral domain of the alignment mark could have a different feature of coverage. The alignment mark and the peripheral domain of the alignment mark show optics differences obviously through a CCD (charge-coupled device) optical reading lens, which increases the success ratio of reading the alignment mark and improves manufacturing efficiency. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321751 | PLATE GLASS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - Provided is the plate glass having high annealing temperature, high strength, excellent flatness and low viscosity, and manufacturing process thereof, which can be used for display and photovoltaic solar device. The plate glass contains (in mass %) boron oxide 0-3.9%, sodium oxide 0.01-14%, iron oxide 0.01-5%, fluorine oxide 0%, magnesia 7-22.2%, alumina 0.01-39%, wherein the content of silica is 1.9-4.1 times that of calcium oxide, the content of calcium oxide is 1.0-1.8 times that of magnesia. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a common electrode, and a pixel electrode which includes a central slit and a peripheral slit which are opposed to the common electrode. The central slit and the peripheral slit are arranged in a first direction and extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, the central slit being formed at a central part of the pixel electrode and having a first width in the first direction, and the peripheral slit being formed at a peripheral part of the pixel electrode and having a second width in the first direction which is less than the first width. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321753 | Liquid Crystal Integrated Circuit And Method To Fabricate Same - A structure includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface; liquid crystal material disposed between the first and second surfaces; a first upstanding electrode disposed over the first surface and extending into the liquid crystal material towards the second surface; and a first planar electrode disposed upon the first surface and electrically connected with the first upstanding electrode. The first planar electrode at least partially surrounds the first upstanding electrode. A combination of the first upstanding electrode and the first planar electrode forms at least a portion of a pixel of a liquid crystal display. Various methods to fabricate the structure are also disclosed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321754 | Fumed Metal-Oxide Gel-Dispersed Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals and Devices Thereof - The present invention comprises a fumed metal-oxide gel, such as fumed silica gel, that is dispersed into a blue-phase liquid crystal. Adding the fumed silica nanoparticles in blue-phase media leads to the broadening of the blue-phase temperature range and reduces the switching voltage. Additionally, the polarity-controlled nanoparticles of the fumed silica enable the stabilization of thermal-sensitive Bragg reflection property of the blue-phase liquid crystals, which allows their use in active optical elements and fast-switching LCDs. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321755 | LIQUID CRYSTAL REACTIVE MONOMER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal reactive monomer on a polyimide surface of an alignment film and a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal reactive monomer has a hard core and is contained in a liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal reactive monomer is represented by the formula (I) or the formula (II), and the molecular weight thereof is greater than or equal to 300. The solubility of the liquid crystal RMs is significantly improved in a liquid crystal matrix while the returning force of liquid crystal molecules is increased, so as to solve the image sticking issue, increase the polymerization capacity of the liquid crystal molecules, raise the curing speed of the curing reaction between the liquid crystal RMs and the polyimide surface and shorten the curing time, so that the purpose of energy saving and carbon reduction can be achieved. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321756 | Method for Sealing Liquid Crystal Display Panel - The present invention discloses a method for applying sealant to seal a liquid crystal display panel, and it includes a step of deploying a sealant pattern on a first substrate. Wherein the sealant is deployed along a predetermined path of a first substrate from a starting stroke, and wherein when the final stroke of deployment of the sealant closes to the starting point. diverting the sealant inward to inner side of the first glass substrate such that a final stroke of the sealant is juxtaposed with the starting stroke of the sealant. By the disclosure of the present invention, the boarder generated by the sealant can be effectively narrowed and this is a meet to the industry trend of the liquid crystal display. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321757 | Eyeglasses - A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame, two lenses, two first magnets, two temples, and two fasteners. The frame includes two lens-holding portions and two magnet-seats. The lenses are held by the lens-holding portions, respectively. The first magnets are disposed at the magnet-seats respectively. The temples are connected with two sides of the frame respectively. The fasteners each having a second magnet are pivoted on the frame, and are rotatable with respect to the frame so that the respective first magnet and the respective second magnet attract each other to fix the respective lens. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCING GLARE AND VIEWING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Embodiments are described that simultaneously block glare arising from the reflection of polarized sunlight and can also allow a polarized liquid crystal display (LCD) to be clearly viewed. Embodiments may be useful for use as polarized sunglasses. Embodiments operate by using a unique property of a circular polarizer. One side of the circular polarizer substantially blocks the transmission of incident polarized light whereas the other side allows substantially complete transmission of incident polarized light. Using these opposite behaviors, polarizing sunglasses can be constructed in which the top portion uses a first side of the circular polarizer to block the polarized glare and the lower portion uses a second side of the circular polarizer, opposite from the first side, to view the LCD. Because two different polarizers are used, these sunglasses are called dual-polarization sunglasses to differentiate them from the traditional linear polarizer sunglasses | 2013-12-05 |
20130321759 | Slap Bracelet Eyeglasses - An article of eyewear includes an elongated bi-stable spring, two lenses disposed along a side edge of the elongated bi-stable spring in a spaced apart relationship with each other along the side edge, a flexible covering encasing the elongated bi-stable spring and the two lenses, and an arcuate shape defined between the two lenses. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321760 | Cushion Covering For Eyeglass Nose Pads - Removable and replaceable cushion coverings for eyeglass nose pads are disclosed that are constructed of a cushion substrate at least partially enclosed in at least a first layer of cloth material having an elasticized opening that slips over the nose pad and between the nose pad and the eye glass guard arm such that the elasticized opening contracts in a perimeter around the attachment point that connects the nose pad to the guard arm of the eyeglass frame. The cushion coverings can be manufactured in various sizes to accommodate various nose pad shapes and sizes. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321761 | METHODS AND DEVICE FOR ATTACHING EYEGLASSES TO READING MATERIALS - Methods and associated devices are provided that provide a mechanism to attach eyeglasses to reading materials, such as books, electronic tablets, and magazines, among other types of reading materials, and for the devices to also be usable as a bookmark In addition, methods and associated devices also provide a mechanism to attach eyeglasses to various locations, such as a car visor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321762 | Progressive Addition Lens Design - Aspects of the present invention provide progressive addition lenses (PALs) and techniques for designing PALs that result in improved visual performance for the wearer, PALs of the present invention can have vision zones with widths that are more in line with the actual. or functional sizes used by wearers. PALs of the present invention can also introduce controlled amounts of unwanted astigmatism into one or more vision zones. By allowing vision zones to include manageable levels of astigmatism, the resulting PAL can avoid the harsh build-up of astigmatism typically found in conventional PALs at the periphery of the channel and viewing zones. Further, PALs of the present invention can be designed using a merit function to achieve an optimized iterative design that accounts for astigmatism vector orientation and not simply astigmatism magnitude as is the case with conventional PAL design. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321763 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING, IN A NATURAL POSTURE, AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRIC/PHYSIOGNOMIC PARAMETER ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOUNTING OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS IN A SPECTACLE FRAME - Method for determining, in a natural posture, at least one geometric/physiognomic parameter associated with the mounting of an ophthalmic lens in a spectacle frame intended to be worn by a wearer. The method includes: (a) capturing at least one substantially frontal image of the wearer's head; (b) determining a measured value of an angle of inclination during the capturing step, which depends on the inclination of the wearer's head about a main axis perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the wearer's head; (c) determining a reference value of the angle of inclination corresponding to a natural posture of the wearer's head; and (d) determining the required geometric/physiognomic parameter on the basis of the substantially frontal image captured and as a function of the difference between the measured value of the angle of inclination determined in step (b) and the reference value of the angle of inclination determined in step (c). | 2013-12-05 |
20130321764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING THE FUNDUS OF THE EYE - Methods and systems for imaging the fundus of the eye are disclosed, in which the fundus is illuminated through a mask which blocks light from reaching one or more masked regions within a peripheral area surrounding a target area of interest, such as the macular region. An image is obtained of both the target area and the peripheral area. A scattered light value is derived from the image intensity within the masked regions, and this is used to compensate and adjust the measured intensity of light within the target area. When employed in the measurement of macular pigment optical degeneration, an improved measurement is obtained in which the specific image(s) used for measurement have a specifically calculated correction factor applied to compensate for light scatter, rather than relying on population-based average scattering values. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321765 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an aberration measurement unit configured to measure aberration caused by a subject's eye, a correction unit configured to correct aberration of return light from the subject's eye of measurement light applied to the subject's eye caused by the subject's eye based on the aberration measured by the aberration measurement unit, a storage unit configured to store a plurality of combinations of frame rates for obtaining an image of the subject's eye with a number of pixels of the obtained image according to values of the frame rates, and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the image based on the frame rate and the number of pixels in one combination among the plurality of combinations using aberration-corrected return light from the subject's eye. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321766 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an aberration measurement unit configured to measure aberration caused by a subject's eye by using a return beam of a first measuring beam from the subject's eye, a correction unit configured to correct aberration of a return beam of a second measuring beam from the subject's eye caused by the subject's eye based on the aberration measured by the aberration measurement unit, a first acquisition unit configured to obtain a first image of the subject's eye by using the aberration-corrected return beam of the second measuring beam from the subject's eye, and a control unit configured to enter one of the first measuring beam and the second measuring beam into the subject's eye while limiting entry of the other measuring beams into the subject's eye. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321767 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes a measuring light focusing unit configured to focus measuring light for measuring aberration of an object on the object, an aberration correction unit configured to change a state based on the aberration measured with the measuring light, an imaging light focusing unit configured to focus imaging light for capturing an image of the object on the object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object with the imaging light having passed through the aberration correction unit and the imaging light focusing unit, and a control unit configured to interlockingly control states of the measuring light focusing unit and the imaging light focusing unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321768 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - There is provided an ophthalmic device that includes a plurality of light sources including at least a light source for obtaining a return light of which aberration has been corrected with a correction unit from an eye under examination; and
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20130321769 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A measurement apparatus for measuring aberration based on return light of measuring light radiated to an object, includes a light source configured to emit the measuring light, a focusing unit configured to focus the measuring light on the object, an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a storage unit, information indicating a state of the focusing unit corresponding to identification information of a specific object, and a control unit configured to control the focusing unit based on the acquired information indicating the state of the focusing unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321770 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic photographing apparatus includes: an illuminating optical system for irradiating an examinee's eye with illuminating light; an imaging optical system including an imaging device for receiving a reflected light flux from the eye, the imaging optical system having an imaging optical axis inclined with respect to an optical axis of the illuminating optical system; and a first optical member for reducing an imaging incidence angle, the imaging incidence angle being defined as an angle between a normal direction of an imaging surface of the imaging device and a principal ray of the reflected light flux. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321771 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a first light source configured to emit a first measuring beam, a second light source configured to emit a second measuring beam having a center wavelength longer than that of the first measuring beam, a third light source configured to emit a third measuring beam having a center wavelength shorter than that of the first measuring beam, a first acquisition unit configured to obtain a first image of the subject's eye by using the return beam of the second measuring beam from the subject's eye, aberration of which has been corrected by a correction unit, and a second acquisition unit configured to obtain an anterior eye portion image of the subject's eye to be used for alignment, by using a return beam of the third measuring beam from the subject's eye. | 2013-12-05 |