| 50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20090303310 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEO CALL SERVICE AND VIDEO INTERWORKING GATEWAY DEVICE - A video interworking gateway device, a system and method for implementing a video phone call service are provided, which processes the service when a call object changes if the call is not disconnected. The system includes a video interworking gateway device, a broadband resource device and a bearer connection device. The video interworking gateway device negotiates with a calling H. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RECIPIENT TO ADJUST A VIDEO STREAM - There is provided a method and apparatus for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. The method includes providing a control device to a recipient to adjust the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; interfacing the control device with a secondary application; the recipient using the control device for adjustment of the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; and the recipient receiving and viewing the video stream on the recipient screen. There is also provided a control device for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING, STORING AND UTILIZING IMAGES OF A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - A system and method synthesizing images of a locale to generate a composite image that provide a panoramic view of the locale. A video camera moves along a street recording images of objects along the street. A GPS receiver and inertial navigation system provide the position of the camera as the images are being recorded. The images are indexed with the position data provided by the GPS receiver and inertial navigation system. The composite image is created on a column-by-column basis by determining which of the acquired images contains the desired pixel column, extracting the pixels associated with the column, and stacking the columns side by side. The composite images are stored in an image database and associated with a street name and number range of the street being depicted in the image. The image database covers a substantial amount of a geographic area allowing a user to visually navigate the area from a user terminal. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303313 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A method for generating and displaying a three-dimensional image viewable from different angles includes the steps of generating a plurality of images of a three-dimensional object from a plurality of angles. Each image is displayed from an angle corresponding to the generated angle on a display surface of a screen, typically having a plurality of display surfaces. The screen is rotated such that each viewable angle of each image is displayed at least twenty-four times per second so as to appear constant. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303314 | Direction-Controlled Illumination Unit for an Autostereoscopic Display - A direction-controlled illumination unit for an autostereoscopic display, which unit deflects light from activated illumination elements through a transmissive image reproduction means in the space in front of the display into visibility areas, from which a stereoscopic and/or monoscopic representation can be seen. The direction-controlled illumination unit contains an illumination means having illumination elements, an imaging means having imaging elements, a prism arrangement, a light-scattering means and an image reproduction means. A respective imaging element is assigned a number of illumination elements in order to deflect light in the form of a beam onto observers' eyes in a sequential manner in terms of time. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303315 | BINOCULAR DEVICE USING BEAM SPLITTER (BINO-VIEW) - A binocular device including two ocular units and directing means to allow a user to view a display, the display being moveable when the distance between the ocular units is varied for interocular adjustment to maintain focus on the display. Instead of the display being movable, focus can be maintained by the inclusion in the directing means of optical relays for transmitting parallel light. In a further embodiment, a sensor is provided, the output of which is directed for viewing via the ocular units. In yet another embodiment, image capture means are provided for recording the image from the ocular units. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303316 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope device in which endoscope images and patient information can be recorded in a removable storage medium and in which the endoscope images and patient information recorded in the storage medium can be reproduced. The endoscope device has a selection means for reproducing the endoscope images in a list form and selecting at least one endoscope image from the reproduced list; a display means for inputting additional information other than the patient information, adding the additional information to the endoscope image selected by the selection means, and displaying the result; and a recording/reproduction means for recording the selected endoscope image and the additional information in the storage medium or reproducing the image and the information. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303317 | NEAR INFRARED IMAGING - An endoscope or wand device comprising transmitting members, in which the transmitting members comprise a coating that transmits between about 95% and about 99.5% of energy at a wavelength within the infra red spectrum. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303318 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING AN IMAGING UNIT INCLUDING AN ETALON AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus includes an objective optical system, an image pickup element having a surface at an image formed by the objective optical system, and an etalon positioned between the objective optical system and the surface of the image pickup element. The etalon includes a gap, an optical path length of which is controllable for scanning the wavelengths transmitted by the etalon to thereby select the wavelengths that reach the surface. An optical filter is positioned between the objective optical system and the surface and has a first wavelength range over which incident light is reflected, a second wavelength range over which incident light is transmitted, and a boundary wavelength range that is bounded by the first and second wavelength ranges. The boundary wavelength range lies entirely within the wavelength range the peak transmission of the etalon can be scanned. A method of calibrating the etalon is also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303319 | BODY-INSERTABLE APPARATUS SYSTEM - A body-insertable apparatus system includes: a body-insertable apparatus having a light emitting unit that emits a light having a low-reflectance wavelength and a light having a high-reflectance wavelength to a detection-target site and an imaging unit that receives the lights to take an in-vivo image of a subject; and a detector that detects the detection-target site of a detection-target area in the subject based on an amount of the light having the high-reflectance wavelength and an amount of the light having the low-reflectance wavelength of an area of the in-vivo image, the area of the in-vivo image corresponding to the detection-target area. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303320 | Personal grooming visual display system - A personal grooming apparatus includes a high definition monitor, an overhead bracket providing a canopy above the monitor, one or more cameras supported on the overhead bracket for viewing a user's face, as well as the sides and back of the user's head, and possibly other areas of the user's body. An arrangement of lights supported on the bracket illuminate the various camera views. Controls are provided for independent control of the several lights (e.g., ON/OFF, dimming) the cameras (e.g., camera activation, zoom function, camera view selection), and the monitor. A docking station accommodates a handheld unit. The docking station is provided with a wireless receiver port for communicating with the handheld unit. The handheld unit includes a camera and LED lighting for close-up views that are displayed on the monitor. The handheld unit is adapted for receiving various attachment tools and devices, such as, but not limited to, a nose hair trimmer, a beard and moustache trimmer, tweezers, and a nail buffer. A carry case holds the handheld unit and includes a mini monitor, a docking station with a docking port and a control pad. Power is supplied by a removable A/C power cord and an internal rechargeable battery. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303321 | System and Computer Readable Medium for Pre-focus of Digital Slides - Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning digital microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objective lens through a predefined set of height values, acquiring imagery data at each height, and determining the height of maximum contrast. The methods also include a ribbon-focus procedure whereby imagery data are acquired continuously, while the slide and objective lens are in motion. Both methods may be applied with either a static or a dynamic implementation. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303322 | Monitoring Buoy System - A fixed-position buoy for observing and monitoring the surface of a predetermined area of water, including a flotation device; an imaging device operable for obtaining images of the surface of the predetermined area of water; memory for storing the images of the surface of the predetermined area of water; one or more communications devices operable for transmitting a signal representing the images of the surface of the predetermined area of water to a remote location; and a tether and a mooring attached to the flotation device, the tether and the mooring operable for securing the flotation device. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303323 | PATTERN INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING PATTERN - A pattern inspection device according to the embodiment, includes: an image picking-up portion for picking-up an image of a pattern formation member in which a plurality of opening patterns are formed so as to obtain a picked-up image of the pattern formation member; a reference image obtaining portion for obtaining a reference image used for comparing with the picked-up image; and a pattern defect detecting portion for matching the center locations of the opening pattern images respectively between the picked-up image and the reference image, forming difference images of the opening pattern images between the picked-up image and the reference image per the opening pattern and detecting the defect of the opening pattern base on the difference images. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303324 | TESTING SURVEILLANCE CAMERA INSTALLATIONS - This invention concerns the testing of surveillance camera installations. In particular, the invention involves an automatic testing system for surveillance camera installations, and a method for testing. The invention involves receiving test or “probe” images from at least one camera in the installations. Storing a reference image from at least the one camera. Comparison of the probe image with a reference image from the same camera, and production of an output when maintenance is required for that camera. The comparison involves the steps of: Extracting salient features from both the probe and reference images. Calculating matching factors between the salient features extracted from both images. And, computing a decision about whether maintenance is required from the matching factors. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303325 | DOME TYPE MONITOR CAMERA DEVICE - There is provided a domed monitoring camera apparatus allowing reduction of a shift in focus dependent on a variation in optical path length caused by a dome cover. The domed monitoring camera apparatus ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303326 | VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF VEHICLE SERVICES PROVIDED - A method of providing a vehicle service event includes providing at least one vehicle service area at a service facility. The at least one service area is configured to provide for the performance of a service event on a customer vehicle. At least one video camera is positioned with respect to the service area and the customer's vehicle to provide for capturing images of the customer vehicle. The method further includes performing a service event on the customer vehicle and while performing the service event, capturing images of the customer vehicle with the video camera. The method additionally includes receiving the captured images in a recording device, recording the captured images onto a electronic storage media with the recording device, and providing the electronic storage media to the customer. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303327 | Security System - This invention provides a security system that includes: a surveillance camera unit including a video camera and a paint bullet firing apparatus for firing a paint bullet from a firing port arranged along the direction of the axis of the line of sight of the video camera; a user interface for displaying an image from the video camera and accepting a predetermined input from an operator; and a controller for remote-controlling the surveillance camera unit. The controller extracts a predetermined photographic subject from an image sent from the video camera; sets the predetermined photographic subject as a target according to an instruction from the user interface; and controls the direction of the surveillance camera unit to position the predetermined photographic subject in the vicinity of the center of the image. The controller then issues a command to fire the paint bullet according to a second input from the user interface. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303328 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS THEREFOR - [Object] To provide a surveillance system having a wide range of applicability. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303329 | OBJECT IMAGE DISPLAYING SYSTEM - An object image displaying system according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes: a plurality of cameras which image a plurality of imaging areas respectively to create image data representing the image areas; and a server which is connected to the plural cameras, wherein the server includes: an identifying unit which identifies a position at which an object exists as a identified position; a selecting unit which selects selected image data which corresponds to the identified position out of the image data created by the plural cameras; and a display control unit which controls a display unit to display the selected image data. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303330 | RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION USING TEMPORAL IRRADIANCE MIXTURES - A method of calibrating a brightness value measured by a camera with an amount of light received by the camera includes creating a series of measurements, wherein for each measurement the amount of light received at an image plane in the camera is controlled to be a known ratio of two opposed irradiance values: a high irradiance value and a low irradiance value. Each ratio is correlated with the brightness value measured by the camera. A function is obtained describing the correlation. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303331 | Testing apparatus of liquid crystal display module - Disclosed is a technique for testing liquid crystal display modules which are driven in various image formats or drive frequencies by using one scanning converter, a testing apparatus of a liquid crystal display module, including: a scan box controller configured to provide a menu setting screen for setting a resolution and a drive frequency of a liquid crystal display module; a scanning converter configured to adjust and output a resolution and a drive frequency of an input image signal supplied to the liquid crystal display module according to a setting set by a user on the menu setting screen; and the liquid crystal display module configured to display an image signal of a resolution supplied from the scanning converter. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE OF MAXIMUM CLARITY - The present invention provides a system for and method of obtaining a clear picture in the face of shaking or movement of the digital camera or motion of an object under capture. The present invention utilizes the burst mode feature present on conventional digital cameras in which several continuous images of an object are captured. An image processor is operable to process the image data using a compression technique based on a spatial frequency transformation, for example JPEG. For images processed with a JPEG compression technique, image file size is directly related to the clarity of the image. Therefore, JPEG-compressed data having a large file size corresponds to an image of an object that is clear, whereas JPEG-compressed data having a smaller file size corresponds to an image of the object that is blurry. Therefore, to address the effect of blurring, the present invention includes a selection process in which the largest processed image data file is selected from a set of processed image data files corresponding to images taken in burst mode. The processed image data with the largest file size is stored in memory while the remaining smaller processed image data files are deleted. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303333 | CAMERA AND IMAGE DETECTING MODULE THEREOF - The invention provides an image detecting module including a base, a carrier movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit, a driving unit, and a magnetic device fixed to the base, corresponding to the driving unit. The image detecting unit is fixed to one of the carrier and the base, and the driving unit is disposed fixed to the other of the carrier and the base. The carrier is substantially parallel to a plane, and the driving unit includes a coil to produce a variable induced magnetic force between the coil and the magnetic device. The driving unit and the magnetic device both have an angle with respect to the plane. The carrier and the image detecting unit are moved with respect to the base by the induced magnetic force between the coil and the magnetic device. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303334 | CROWD PHOTOGRAPHY - The invention provides for an apparatus ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303335 | Method of Spatial Frequency Filtering and Image Capture Device - The present invention relates to a method of spatial frequency filtering in an image capture device ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303336 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program and Image Processing Apparatus - Chrominance image information is generated based upon input image information. A determination target area to undergo determination of a target object within a determination target image constituted with the chrominance image information is set. An average chrominance value for each of the determination target area and a plurality of peripheral areas set around the determination target area is calculated based upon the chrominance image information corresponding to each area. Color information expressed by the average chrominance value calculated for the determination target area is evaluated to determine whether or not the color information matches a characteristic color defined in advance in correspondence to the target object. A difference between the average chrominance value in the determination target area and the average chrominance values in the peripheral areas is evaluated to determine whether or not the determination target area is an image area separate from the peripheral areas. A decision is made as to whether or not the determination target area contains the target object based upon results of an evaluation indicating whether or not the average chrominance value in the determination target area matches the characteristic color and the result of an evaluation indicating whether or not the determination target area is an image area separate from the peripheral areas. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303337 | IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE AND SYNCHRONIZATION-SIGNAL-GENERATING DEVICE - An image signal generation portion | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303338 | DETAILED DISPLAY OF PORTION OF INTEREST OF AREAS REPRESENTED BY IMAGE FRAMES OF A VIDEO SIGNAL - According to an aspect of the present invention, a sequence of combined frames are formed by including each of a sequence of source image frames and a portion of the same source image frame in the corresponding combined frame. The combined image frames may be displayed on a display screen. The display screen can also be used to display the sequence of source image frames alone (instead of the combined image frames), at user's option. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303339 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing unit having an image sensor, an optical member which is arranged in front of the image sensor, a foreign substance detection unit which detects, from a foreign substance detection image including the image of a foreign substance adhered to the surface of the optical member, a recording unit which, when shooting a moving image, records moving image data generated based on image signals successively output from the image sensing unit, and records foreign substance information and lens information in addition to the moving image data, and a lens information obtaining unit which, when the lens information is updated by operating the imaging lens by a user during moving image shooting, obtains the updated lens information. When the lens information obtaining unit obtains the updated lens information, the recording unit records the updated lens information in addition to the moving image data. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303340 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - An image sensing device comprises: a pixel array that is arrayed such that pixels that output signals to column signal lines constitute a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and in which the plurality of pixels are connected to each of the plurality of column signal lines; a plurality of readout units that read out signals from the pixel array via the plurality of column signal lines, each of the plurality of readout units including an input transistor that receives a signal that has been read out via the column signal line; and a first load transistor that supplies an electric current to the input transistor, and a plurality of first bias supply units that supply mutually different bias voltages to gates of the first load transistors at least in readout units of the plurality of readout units and arranged adjacent to each other. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303341 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus for applying image processing to image data by adjusting values of a plurality of adjustment items, comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire a characteristic of the image data by analyzing the image data, a decision unit configured to decide an order of settings of the values of the plurality of adjustment items based on the acquired characteristic of the image data, and a display unit configured to display value setting fields used to set the values of the adjustment items on a screen in accordance with the decided order. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303342 | FACE TRACKING FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING PARAMETERS - A method of tracking faces in an image stream with a digital image acquisition device includes receiving images from an image stream including faces, calculating corresponding integral images, and applying different subsets of face detection rectangles to the integral images to provide sets of candidate regions. The different subsets include candidate face regions of different sizes and/or locations within the images. The different candidate face regions from different images of the image stream are each tracked. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303343 | LOW-LIGHT VIDEO FRAME ENHANCEMENT - A method of combining image data from multiple frames to enhance one or more parameters of video image quality includes acquiring a first image at a first exposure duration, as well as acquiring a second image at a second exposure duration shorter than the first exposure duration and at a time just before, just after or overlapping in time with acquiring the first image, such that the first and second images include approximately a same first scene. In this way, the second image is relatively sharp and under-exposed, while the first image is relatively well-exposed and less sharp than the second image. Brightness and/or color information are extracted from the first image and applied to the second image to generate an enhanced version of the second image. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303344 | RECORDING MIDIUM OF DIGITAL PHOTO FILE AND METHOD OF GENERATING DIGITAL PHOTO FILE - A recording medium of a digital photo file and a method of generating a digital photo file are presented. An electronic device generates several pieces of thumbnails with different uses according to a content of a photo data, and embeds the thumbnails in a single image file, thereby forming the digital photo file. The digital photo file is characterized in that several pieces of photo contents with different uses are included in the same file, for photo printing, computer photo editing, photo rapid previewing, and playing in an electronic apparatus with an excellent photo quality and browsing speed. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303345 | DIGITAL STILL CAMERA AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD - To be capable of correcting a captured image to an image desirable to a user only by using a digital still camera. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303346 | BACKLIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF CAMERA-EQUIPPED TERMINAL AND TERMINAL - A backlight adjustment device of a camera equipped terminal of an example of the invention comprises a storage unit which stores relational data indicating relationship between an integrated value and a luminance, an integrated value calculation unit which determines an integrated value of imaging data of a camera or data in a predetermined range of the imaging data, a first control unit which determines a luminance with respect to the integrated value determined by the integrated value calculation unit based on the relational data stored in the storage unit, and a second control unit which controls brightness of a backlight of an image display unit according to the luminance determined by the first control unit. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING IMAGE USING ENTROPY - An image obtaining method and apparatus are provided. The method of obtaining an image by an image obtaining apparatus includes calculating entropy of an input image, determining an optimal exposure time at which the entropy reaches a maximum value, and obtaining an image based on the determined optimal exposure time. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303348 | METADATA ADDING APPARATUS AND METADATA ADDING METHOD - According to the invention, search and extraction of images obtained by capturing the same region are enabled to be performed at low load and in an easy manner. A multi-angle information generating apparatus | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303349 | Image processing apparatus and method of image processing - A frame image data specifying module specifies an arbitrary piece of frame image data from among specified moving image data, and a continuous frame image data acquiring module acquires a frame image data that is continuous with the specified frame image data. A major subject image data specifying module uses the specified frame image data and the continuous frame image data to specify major subject image data from among the specified frame image data. An image quality characteristic acquiring module scans the specified major subject image data to acquire image characteristic values that indicate characteristics of image quality of the major subject image data, and uses reference values and the acquired image quality characteristic values to determine correction values for the specified frame image data. An image quality adjusting module applies the determined correction values to the specified frame image data. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303350 | MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND COLLECTING APPARATUS, MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND COLLECTING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-channel sound collecting apparatus, a multi-channel sound reproducing apparatus, and a multi-channel sound collecting and reproducing apparatus for storing into a storage medium sound signals and a zoom control signal in synchronization with the time at which the imaging device is zoom-operated and the time at which the multi-channel sound collecting unit collects the sounds and capable of controlling the sound signals in accordance with the zoom control signal when the sounds are reproduced. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303351 | DYNAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, DYNAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND WIDE-ANGLE DYNAMIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - At least an embodiment enables displaying of a video image of a desired subject or a direction without a need for a camera operator to pay a special attention to the desired subject or the direction. The video displaying method may include cutting out a portion of a still image imaged by the wide-angle lens and producing a display data for a first display image, specifying a changed amount of an imaging angle from the imaging timing for the previously cut-out still image to the imaging timing for the still image to be cut-out, cutting out a second or later still image imaged by the wide-angle lens as well as shifting the cut-out region for the second or later still image so as to cancel the specified change amount of the imaging angle, forming a display data for the second or later display images. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303352 | Digital still camera having a monitor device at which an image can be displayed - A digital still camera includes an image-capturing device, a recording device that records a subject image captured by the image-capturing device into an image recording medium, a first monitor device and a second monitor device. The images repeatedly captured by the image-capturing device are displayed in real time at the first monitor device and, at the same time, a photographic support image having been captured by the image-capturing device is displayed at the second monitor device. A single image or a plurality of images recorded in the image recording medium, for instance, may be displayed at the second monitor device as the photographic support image. Alternatively, an image obtained by partially enlarging the image displayed at the first monitor device may be displayed at the second monitor device. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303353 | IMAGE BRIGHTNESS COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDED MEDIUM RECORDED THE PROGRAM PERFORMING IT - An apparatus and a method of smoothing the brightness of an image photographed in an image sensor without amplifying a noise component of a surrounding part of the image are disclosed. The image brightness correction apparatus correcting the brightness of an image by using a correction curve can include an image input unit, receiving an image; a correction gradient selection unit, selecting a gradient of the correction curve corresponding to an object pixel, having the brightness desired to be corrected, of pixels of the image; a correction performance unit, converting original brightness of the object pixel into correction brightness according to the correction curve having the selected gradient; and an image output unit, outputting the image allowing the object pixel to have the correction brightness by the correction performance unit; whereas the correction curve increases the contrast of the corresponding correction brightness if the original brightness is the same as or smaller than a predetermined brightness, and the correction curve decreases the contrast of the corresponding correction brightness if the original brightness is larger than a predetermined brightness. With the present invention, a dynamic range of an image is smooth and the contrast of the image is acquired. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303354 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS WITH ZOOM FUNCTION - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures image data of an object, a zoom image data generating unit which generates items of zoom image data having different zoom magnifications, a display control unit which displays through images on a display unit based on the items of the generated zoom image data, a selection unit which selects one of the zoom magnifications by selecting one of the through images displayed on the display unit, and a recording control unit which records image data corresponding to the selected zoom magnification in a storing medium. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303355 | Imaging Device and Image Processing Method - An imaging device able to simplify an optical system, able to reduce costs, and in addition capable of giving a restored image having a suitable quality in accordance with stop control and having a small influence of noise, and an image processing method of same, including an optical system | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303356 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BLOOMING OF CAMERA IMAGE - An apparatus and a method for removing blooming of a camera image are provided. When a lane marking is not normally detected from an image obtained by photographing a front view or a rear view of a car, it is determined whether the blooming is generated in the image. When it is determined that the blooming is generated, a mask for removing the blooming is generated and superposed on the image. Accordingly, a situation that the lane marking is not normally detected due to the blooming caused by a head light of a car can be reduced or prevented in advance. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING A DEFECTIVE PIXEL - An image processing apparatus and method for detecting and correcting a defective pixel in an image output from an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, comprising detection of an edge direction based on the image data, detection of a defective pixel included in the image sensor based on the detected edge direction, and correction of the selected defective pixel. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303358 | A/D CONVERTER AND READOUT CIRCUIT - An A/D converter | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303359 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device has: an imaging region in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element are arranged, and a color filter. The color filter includes: filter components of a first color ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303360 | IMAGE-SENSING MODULE FOR DIGITAL OPTICAL DEVICE - An image-sensing module. A base includes a plurality of sidewalls and an accommodation hole encompassed by the sidewalls. A flexible printed circuit board includes an installation portion and a through hole formed on the installation portion. A heat-dissipation board is fixed to a bottom surface of the installation portion of the flexible printed circuit board and is aligned with the through hole. An image sensor is fixed to a top surface of the installation portion of the flexible printed circuit board and is aligned with the through hole. The heat-dissipation board, flexible printed circuit board, and image sensor are accommodated in the accommodation hole of the base. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303361 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes: a pixel portion in which at least one pixel with a photo-electric conversion element is arranged; an analog/digital converter comprising: a delay circuit in which delay elements are connected in multiple stages, the delay elements having a delay amount in accordance with a difference between an output voltage that is output from the pixel portion for every pixel and a predetermined reference voltage; and a decoder portion that, after detecting a number of circulations, in the delay circuit, of a pulse propagating in the delay circuit and a number of stages, of the delay elements connected in multiple stages, through which the pulse has propagated, outputs a digital signal based on the detected number of circulations and stages for each of the pixels; and a control circuit which controls the analog/digital converter so as to modify a number of bits of the digital signal that is output from the analog/digital converter, in accordance with on a preset shooting mode, in which the control circuit modifies a period where the pulse propagates in the delay circuit. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303362 | SOLID STATE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state image capture device includes: a pixel section in which pixels are arranged in a matrix; control lines; a pixel drive section that performs control, through the control lines, an operation of the pixels so as to perform a shutter operation of the pixel section and so as to perform reading; a reading circuit that reads signals from the pixels; and a shutter-mode switching section that controls an operation of the pixel drive section in accordance with a rolling shutter system in which exposure is performed for each row or a global shutter system in which exposure is simultaneously performed on all the pixels. The pixel drive section includes a shutter-mode corresponding section that causes an impedance value from the control lines to a power supply in a global shutter operation to be greater than an impedance value in a rolling shutter operation. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303363 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF A READ OUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OF AN IMAGE SENSOR - A read out integrated circuit includes (ROIC) an array of pixel circuits, each of which has a first charge storage element electrically connected across an amplifier, and a second charge storage element having a selectively activated electrical connection across the amplifier. First and second gain select switches are configured to control the selectively activated electrical connection so as to selectively place the second charge storage element in electrical parallel with the first charge storage element and cause both the first and said second charge storage elements to store charge in response to light detected by said associated pixel. The circuit includes gain control column lines, each gain control column line configured to control a plurality of the first gain select switches belonging to pixel circuits in an associated column of the array. The circuit also includes gain control row lines, each gain control row line configured to control a plurality of the second gain select switches belonging to pixel circuits in an associated row of the array. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303364 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises first accumulation units, of which number is n, holding a digital value of n-bits output from a counter, second accumulation units, of which number is n, holding the digital value of n-bits transferred from the first accumulation units, of which number is n, and an A/D converter writing the digital value of n-bits from the counter based on an image signal generated by pixels into the first accumulation units, of which number is n, wherein correspondingly to each column of the pixels, the first accumulation unit of m-th bit (1≦m≦n) and the second accumulation unit of m-th bit (1≦m≦n) are arranged and paired, and the pairs of which number is n are arranged in a direction along the column of pixels. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303365 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix and converting light into electric carriers; a transfer gate for transferring the electric carriers generated by the conversion to a floating node; a first transistor for amplifying a signal based on a voltage of the floating node and for outputting the amplified signal to a column signal line; and a second transistor for resetting the voltage of the floating node, wherein the solid-state imaging apparatus includes a transfer unit for combining signals from the column signal lines, based on the voltage of the floating nodes after the reset of the floating nodes by the second transistor, wherein outputting a signal based on the combined signals from the column signal lines based on the voltage of the floating nodes, for detecting a flicker of an imaging light source. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303366 | INTERLEVEL CONDUCTIVE LIGHT SHIELD - A CMOS image sensor pixel includes a conductive light shield, which is located between a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. At least one via extends from a top surface of the second dielectric layer to a bottom surface of the first dielectric layer is formed in the metal interconnect structure. The conductive light shield may be formed within a contact level between a top surface of a semiconductor substrate and a first metal line level, or may be formed in any metal interconnect via level between two metal line levels. The inventive CMOS image sensor pixel enables reduction of noise in the signal stored in the floating drain. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303367 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having two-dimensionally arranged pixels each containing a photoelectric conversion device for converting a light signal into a signal electric charge and accumulating the signal electric charge, an amplification means for amplifying and outputting as a pixel signal the signal electric charges accumulated at the photoelectric conversion device, a transfer means for transferring the accumulated signal electric charges to the amplification means, and a reset means for resetting the signal electric charges; a vertical scanning section for outputting a vertical scanning signal to drive/control the pixel section row by row; and a vertical selecting section for generating a row transfer signal in accordance with the vertical scanning signal to drive the transfer means and for generating a row reset signal having a falling edge delayed by a predetermined amount from the row transfer signal to drive the reset means. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303368 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH ON-CHIP SEMI-COLUMN-PARALLEL PIPELINE ADCS - An imaging device with a semi-column-parallel pipeline analog-to-digital converter architecture. The semi-column-parallel pipeline architecture allows multiple column output lines to share an analog-to-digital converter. Analog-to-digital conversions are performed in a pipelined manner to reduce the conversion time, which results in shorter row times and increased frames rate and data throughput. The architecture also enhances the pitch of the analog-to-digital converters, which allows high performance, high resolution analog-to-digital converters to be used. As such, semi-column-parallel pipeline architecture overcomes the shortcomings of the typical serial and column-parallel architectures. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303369 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA - The number of necessary sampling and holding capacitors is reduced. A solid-state image pickup device has signal lines to which photoreceiving elements are connected, a clamp circuit that has clamp capacitors in which one terminal is connected to the signal lines and the other terminals are short-circuited, has a switch for applying a reference voltage to the other terminals by the clamping operation, and adds signals from the plurality of photoreceiving elements provided in the row direction along with the clamping operation, adding means (switches and capacitors) which is connected to the other terminals of the clamp capacitors, adds addition signals of the respective photoreceiving element rows outputted from the other terminals and adds the signals of the plurality of photoreceiving elements provided in the column direction; an amplifier connected to the adding means; a switch for resetting the input side of the amplifier; and circuit means (switches and capacitors) for outputting an offset of the amplifier and the signal from the amplifier. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303370 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid state image sensor capable of preventing image degradation, such as shading and ringing, from occurring in an image portion along the left edge of a screen. The solid state image sensor includes, in addition to a horizontal drive circuit that generates a horizontal drive pulse for driving a horizontal register, a pseudo-horizontal drive circuit that generates a pseudo-horizontal drive pulse successive to the horizontal drive pulse during a horizontal blanking interval. The horizontal drive circuit and pseudo-horizontal drive circuit are connected to a horizontal driver power supply unit, which generates, during the horizontal blanking interval, a current that is equal to a current generated by the horizontal driver power supply unit during an effective interval. This arrangement can prevent any power supply ripples from occurring immediately after the beginning of the effective interval. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303371 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303372 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSOR OUTPUT - An apparatus and method for controlling an image sensor output are discussed. When a certain number of valid pixels of an image sensor, such as a CCD, is selected, a corresponding timing parameter is calculated. Signal values output from charge wells respectively corresponding to unit cells of the image sensor are separated or merged and then output by using the calculated timing parameter. Therefore, an image of a user-defined number of valid pixels can be varied and output in various ways, and all electric charges that are photoelectrically converted by the maximum number of valid pixels of the image sensor can be efficiently used. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303373 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus allowing a user to easily process a captured image. This image processing apparatus displays an image generated based on image data and an item representing processing for the image data on a screen, detects a change in the orientation thereof, and performs processing upon the image data corresponding to the displayed image based on a detection result of the change in the orientation thereof. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303374 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention includes a microcomputer | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303375 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image sensing apparatus includes a display control unit which controls an image display unit to display an image sensed by an image input unit. The image sensing apparatus also includes a signal strength detection unit which detects, from a sensed image, a luminance area formed from pixels satisfying a predetermined luminance condition, and a special area detection unit which detects, from a sensed image, an object area having a predetermined feature. The display control unit controls the image display unit to display an assist image representing the luminance area, so as to be superimposed on a sensed image. The display control unit changes the assist image display method between a case in which the luminance area and object area overlap each other and a case in which they do not overlap each other. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303376 | LENS MODULE WITH GAS PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING SAME - An exemplary lens module includes a barrel, a first lens fixedly disposed in the barrel, a second lens movably received in the barrel, and a pressure control device. The barrel includes a peripheral side wall. A hole is defined in the peripheral side wall. The first lens, the second lens, and the barrel together define a chamber. The chamber communicates with the hole. The pressure control device communicates with the hole so as to change the gas pressure of the chamber, thereby moving the second lens relative to the first lens. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303377 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH IMPROVED ANGLE RESPONSE - An image sensor includes a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive areas, a light shield positioned spanning the photosensitive areas in which light shield a plurality of apertures are formed, and a plurality of microlens each disposed centered on one of the apertures such that a focal point of the incident light through each microlens is substantially extended into the substrate to a point where a portion of the incident light directed onto the periphery of each microlens is blocked by a light shield. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303378 | Image pickup apparatus and method of controlling the same - An image pickup apparatus includes: a sub image sensor for obtaining a shot image with respect to a subject image; a subject detecting section for detecting a face region relevant to a subject; a shooting distance calculating section for calculating a shooting distance to the subject; a phase difference AF module for obtaining focus information according to a focusing condition obtained by use of a focusing lens; a phase difference AF control section which, when it is difficult to obtain the focus information, effects a determining operation for moving the focusing lens and determining a lens position at which the focus information can be obtained; and a control information obtaining section deciding the moving direction for the focusing lens in the determining operation, based on the shooting distance. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303379 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image pickup device driving apparatus includes: an image pickup device holder that holds an image pickup device, with an image pickup surface of the image pickup device directing to a predetermined direction, and is movable in a direction of optical axis; a movable unit that is provided to contact the image pickup device holder; a driving unit that moves the image pickup device held by the image pickup device holder in the direction of optical axis by driving the movable unit, with a surface direction of the image pickup surface unchanged; and a position holding power providing member that provides position holding power to hold a position of the image pickup device holder in the direction of the optical axis, and an imaging apparatus using the same. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303380 | Camera Module - There is provided a camera module. The camera module comprises a lens module including at least one lens; a body coupled to the lens module to allow the lens module to move along an optical axis; a magnet unit applying a predetermined magnetic field to drive the body; and coil film chips each having a predetermined coil integrated in the form of chips and disposed closely adjacent to the magnet unit to generate a driving force by means of a magnetic field provided from the magnet unit, thus to allow the body to move. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303381 | Video Serializer and Deserializer with Mapping Conversion - A method for converting data received in either a Level A or Level B SMPTE 425M compliant format into either a Level B or a Level A compliant format, respectively, includes receiving and processing data in one of a Level A or a Level B SMPTE 425M compliant format. Inputting the received Level A formatted data into a storage device and reading out Level B formatted data at an output of the storage device, or inputting Level B formatted data into the storage device and reading out Level A formatted data at an output of the storage device. Back-end circuitry further processes the Level A formatted data when Level B formatted data is received or further processes the Level B formatted data when Level A formatted data is received. The storage device is operated as a line multiplexer to convert data in a Level B format to data in a Level A format and is operated as a line demultiplexer to convert data in a Level A format to data in a Level B format. Receivers and transmitters capable of performing the method are also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303382 | GENERATING DEVICE, GENERATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A generating device includes: a subtitle encode unit for generating subtitle data by encoding the image data of a subtitle; and a determining unit for determining whether or not reproduction of the subtitle is in time for display thereof based on the size of encoded data obtained by encoding the image data, with the subtitle data being classified into display sets as display units, and with the determining unit obtaining processing time regarding the display set of interest from the size of encoded data of the display set of interest according size-time relationship between the size of the encoded data and the processing time, and determining that reproduction of the subtitle of the display set of interest is not in time for display thereof when the available time regarding the display set of interest is below the processing time regarding the display set of interest, to output error information. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303383 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DATA STRUCTURE - A reproducing device includes: a reproducing unit to reproduce subtitle data in accordance with subtitle data included in a stream along with including moving picture data; wherein, with a section where display of the subtitle is constant as the display units of the subtitle, the subtitle data is classified into a display set which is the subtitle data in the display units; and the display set includes number-of-subtitles information representing the number of the subtitles to be displayed, and transparency information representing the transparency of the subtitles; and a display set during a non-display section which hides the subtitle includes the number-of-subtitles information representing that the number of the subtitles is 0, or the transparency information representing that the subtitle is completely transparent; and the reproducing unit reproduces 0 of the subtitles, or the subtitle that is completely transparent, in accordance with a display set during a non-display section. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303384 | VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO-SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A video-signal processing apparatus includes a video-signal input unit to which a video signal including multiple images arranged in a time sequential manner is input; a time-division output unit configured to output, in a time-division manner, the video signal constituting n images corresponding to the multiple images; signal processing units configured to individually perform image quality adjustments on the n images output from the time-division output unit; operation input units through which adjustment values of the image quality adjustments performed by the signal processing units are input; and image output units configured to output images that have been subjected to the image quality adjustments using the signal processing units. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303385 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD - A signal transmitting device includes: a synchronous-data detecting unit that detects, from parallel data specified by a predetermined format and including video data and audio data, synchronous data for controlling synchronization of the parallel data; an audio extracting unit that stores the audio data in an audio memory; a clock extracting unit that extracts a reference clock from the parallel data; a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the audio data and the synchronous data in a horizontal auxiliary data space of the video data; a control unit that controls, on the basis of the synchronous data and the reference clock, timing of the multiplexing unit for multiplexing the audio data with the video data; and a parallel serial converting unit that converts the video data multiplexed with the audio data by the multiplexing unit into a transmission stream specified by a Level A of a 3G-SDI format. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303386 | Video Matching Apparatus and Video Matching Method - A singular point removing unit ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303387 | DIGITAL TV HAVING TWO CHANNEL STEREO - A digital television (TV) having two channel stereo receives two sets of readable TV signals corresponding to two selected TV channels, filters the two sets of readable TV signals to obtain a first set of audio data and a second set of audio data first Bluetooth transmitter is configured for converting the first set of decoded audio data into a first analog audio signal, and a second Bluetooth transmitter is configured for converting the second set of decoded audio data into a second analog audio signal, so as to realize two channel stereo. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303388 | PICTURE DISPLAY DEVICE - A picture display device for displaying a picture includes a setting unit, which enables a setting of a function related to the picture display device, such as a function for adjusting the size of a picture, to be changed. The setting unit determines whether or not to initialize the setting of the function when the power is switched between ON and OFF. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303389 | AV PROCESSOR AND PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to provide an AV processing device and the like that allow mixing three or more AV signals through easy operation. According to the invention, an AV processing device | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303390 | Method for separating luminance and chrominance of composite TV analog signal - A method for separating luminance and chrominance of a composite TV analog signal includes the steps of: measuring first differences between horizontal neighbor pixels, second differences between vertical neighbor pixels and third differences between temporal neighbor pixels encoded in the composite TV analog signal; comparing the first, second and third differences with one another to obtain a minimum difference used as a factor of a weighting function; and filtering the composite TV analog signal simultaneously by a two-dimensional (2D) comb filter and a three-dimensional (3D) comb filter according to the weighting function on the basis of the minimum difference to obtain a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, in which magnitudes of a part of the composite TV analog signal filtered by the 2D comb filter and magnitudes of the other part of the composite TV analog signal filtered by the 3D comb filter are determined by the weighting function. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303391 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A display apparatus includes: a display unit which displays an image; and a signal controller which determines a motion state of a current frame on the basis of a previous frame and the current frame input in sequence, generates a first sub-frame of which brightness is varied according to the motion state of the current frame, generates at least one second sub-frame to compensate the brightness of the first sub-frame on the basis of the first sub-frame and the current frame, and controls the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame to be displayed on the display unit in sequence. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303392 | VIDEO PROCESSOR AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A motion compensator includes a video data selector, a video data editor, a vector reference data editor, a delay unit, a region data editor, and a delay unit. The video data editor outputs present frame video data and average video data. The vector reference data editor outputs previous compensation video data and present compensation video data. The region data editor outputs present frame region data, previous compensation region data, and present compensation region data. The video data selector selects one of four video data pieces based on the three pieces of region data and outputs the selected data to the video output unit. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303393 | SCART INTERFACE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device controlling video output of a SCART interface includes a video processing chip outputting at least two voltage signals, a SCART interface control circuit outputting different control voltage signals according to the at least two voltage signals, and a SCART interface converting formats of video output according to the different control voltage signals. The SCART interface control circuit includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a voltage division circuit. The first and second switch circuits are respectively turned on or off by one of the at least two voltage signals. The voltage division circuit divides an external power to output the different control voltage signals based on the on or off states of the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303394 | Dual television tuner - A dual television tuner having a television tuner module and a wireless local area network module both operatively connected to an antenna for receiving a television signal from the antenna, and for passing the television signal for playing on a host to which the dual television tuner is able to be operatively connected. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303395 | Apparatus and method for distributing an input signal to multiple tuners - An apparatus is capable of distributing an input signal to multiple tuners within a dwelling unit using an architecture that is advantageous in terms of layout and expandability. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes an amplifier operative to receive an input signal having a plurality of channels, and to amplify the input signal to generate an amplified signal. A plurality of serially connected couplers is operative to couple the amplified signal to a plurality of tuners. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303396 | PICTURE DISPLAY DEVICE - A picture display device having a plurality of functions individually settable as a plurality of setting items. The picture display device includes a display which shows a picture. A display controller shows on the display an index corresponding to a setting pattern of setting contents of the plurality of setting items. A function control unit simultaneously sets the plurality of functions in accordance with the setting contents of the plurality of setting items in the setting pattern when receiving a signal indicating the index. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING EFFECTIVE CONTRAST RATIO AND BRIGHTNESS YIELDS FOR DIGITAL LIGHT VALVE IMAGE PROJECTORS - The present invention is a method and apparatus for increasing the effective contrast ratio and brightness yields for digital light valve image projectors using a variable luminance control mechanism (VLCM), associated with the projector optics, for modifying the light output and provide a correction thereto; and an adaptive luminance control module (ALCM) for receiving signals from the video input board, the adaptive luminance control module producing a signal on a VLCM bus connecting the variable luminance control mechanism and the adaptive luminance control module, the signal causing the variable luminance control mechanism to change the luminance of the light output and provide a corrected video signal for the projector. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303398 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarter wave plate; and a projection optical system; where the absolute value of phase difference of diffracted light generated by the reflective liquid crystal display device in a black display state is reduced by the phase difference of the quarter wave plate, and thus the amount of stray light of the diffracted light guided from the polarizing beam splitter to the projection optical system decreases. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303399 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarter wave plate; and a projection optical system; where the absolute value of phase difference of diffracted light generated by the reflective liquid crystal display device in a black display state is reduced by the phase difference of the quarter wave plate, and thus the amount of stray light of the diffracted light guided from the polarizing beam splitter to the projection optical system decreases. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303400 | FUNCTIONAL DEVICE ARRAY WITH SELF-ALIGNED ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF - A functional device array with self-aligned electrode structures and fabrication methods thereof are presented. The functional device array includes a transparent substrate. A patterned lower electrode array is disposed on the transparent substrate. A spacer structure is disposed overlying the transparent substrate and located between the patterned lower electrodes self-aligned therewith. A functional structure layer is disposed in an array of pixel regions defined by the spacer structure. A patterned upper substrate is disposed on the functional structure layer corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and a passivation layer is disposed on the patterned upper electrode covering the functional device array. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303401 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Dual-image devices ( | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303402 | Electronic blind and method for manufacturing electronic blind - The embodiment discloses an electronic blind and method for manufacturing electronic blind, for the whole or partial area light control management. An electronic blind that comprises a pair of substrates, polymer/liquid crystal composite material sandwiched between the pair of substrates, and a pair of electrodes formed on an opposing surface of the pair of substrates, one electrode of the pair of electrodes being patterned over one substrate in line form at intervals from one side to the other side of the substrate, other electrode of the pair of electrodes being formed over whole the surface of another substrate. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303403 | DRIVING-VOLTAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A driving-voltage generation apparatus and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same are provided. The driving-voltage generation apparatus includes an input node coupled to an input voltage, a voltage converter configured to convert the input voltage into an output voltage and output the output voltage, and a voltage cutoff unit electrically connected between the input node and the voltage converter. The voltage cutoff unit is configured to sense the input voltage and selectively cut off the supply of the input voltage. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303404 | ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL MATRIX DISPLAY - In an active matrix for a liquid crystal display, including a plurality of pixel electrodes in an active zone, each of which can be addressed using one selection line among N selection lines and one data line among M data lines, a storage capacitor is connected to each pixel electrode in the matrix, and a line stabilization capacitor is provided for each selection line in the matrix. A first electrode of the stabilization capacitor is connected to the selection line and a second electrode is connected to a reference voltage. Such a structure may find application to active matrix type liquid crystal displays, particularly with integrated drivers. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303405 | Display Substrate, Method of Manufacturing the Display Substrate and Display Device Having the Display Substrate - A display substrate includes a gate line, a data line, a pixel electrode, a storage line, a dual transistor, a connection transistor, a voltage-decreasing electrode, a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode. The voltage-decreasing electrode is disposed on the storage line. The voltage-decreasing electrode is connected to a connection drain electrode of the connection transistor. The first contact electrode overlaps with the first pixel part and is electrically connected to the first pixel part. The first contact electrode is connected to a first drain electrode of the dual transistor and a connection source electrode of the connection transistor. The second contact electrode overlaps with the second pixel part and is electrically connected to the second pixel part. The second contact electrode is connected to a second drain electrode of the dual transistor. Therefore, the aperture ratio of the display device may be increased. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303406 | METHOD FOR FORMING WIRING FILM, TRANSISTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wiring film having excellent adhesion and barrier property and a low resistance value is formed. An oxygen gas is introduced into a vacuum chamber in which an object to be film formed is disposed; a sputtering target is sputtered in a vacuum ambience containing oxygen; and a first metallic film is formed on a surface of the object to be film formed. The first sputtering target includes copper as a major component and at least one kind of additive elements selected from an additive element group consisting of Mg, Al, Si, Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Dy. Thereafter, a second metallic film is formed on a surface of the first metallic film by sputtering the sputtering target in a state in which the introduction of the oxygen gas into a vacuum ambience is stopped, and then a wiring film is formed by etching the first and second metallic films. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303407 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first shielding layer covering a space between the source and drain electrodes; a color filter layer on the first shielding layer; a pixel electrode on the color filer layer; a black matrix on the second substrate, the black matrix corresponding to the gate line and the data line; a common electrode on the black matrix; a patterned spacer on the common electrode, the patterned spacer corresponding to the black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303408 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module including a back bezel, a frame, and a backlight source is provided. The back bezel has a bottom carrier and a side wall extending upward from an edge of the bottom carrier so as to define a containing space. The side wall has a through hole and a reverse bending structure. The reverse bending structure is bent downward into the containing space for shielding a portion of the through hole. Parts of the region of the back bezel are covered with the frame and a portion of the frame extends from the containing space into the through hole and covers the reverse bending structure. The backlight source is disposed in the containing space located over the back bezel and the frame. | 2009-12-10 |
| 20090303409 | Liquid crystal display module and assembling method thereof - A liquid crystal display module, which can prevent corrugations of a reflection plate, and an assembling method thereof are disclosed. The liquid crystal display module comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a light source assembly; a light guide plate; a reflection plate; a support main; and a cover bottom, the reflection plate being disposed to be spaced a predetermined gap from the inner wall surfaces of the support main, the light guide plate being fixed to lateral stepped faces formed on a lateral inner wall surface of the supporter main while maintaining a first gap between the light guide plate and the reflection plate, and the light source assembly being fixed between an inner wall surface of a light incident portion of the support main and an incident surface of the light guide plate while maintaining a second gap between the light source assembly and the reflection plate. | 2009-12-10 |
