50th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120314055 | LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING A LANE BOUNDARY LINE AND PROGRAM - A lane departure prevention support apparatus comprises: imaging means for capturing an image of a lane boundary line which defines a traveling lane; vehicle position detecting means for recognizing the lane boundary line in a recognition area of captured image data to detect a host vehicle position within the traveling lane in a width direction; assisting means for performing driver assist using the recognition result of the lane boundary line; displaying means for displaying the recognition result of the lane boundary line; and recognition result display controlling means for displaying an unrecognized lane boundary line according to the host vehicle position, if one of left and right white lines is not recognized, wherein a display of the unrecognized lane boundary line is not such a display which indicates that the lane boundary line is not recognized. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314056 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Disclosed is a parking assistance device such that it is easy to understand the process for aligning the vehicle with the guidance completion position of each stage of parking, specifically the parking start position, the steering wheel reversal position and the intended parking position. Specifically disclosed is a parking assistance device wherein a control device ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120314057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFECT DETECTION USING A WHOLE RAW IMAGE - An apparatus for identifying a defect in an electronic circuit having periodic features, the apparatus including at least a camera for obtaining an image of the electronic circuit and an image processing system. The image processing system receives the image of the electronic circuit from the camera, performs a diagonal shift of the received image of the electronic circuit by at least a diagonal size of the periodic features of the electronic circuit to produce a shifted image of the electronic circuit, identifies a candidate defect using the image of the electronic circuit and the shifted image of the electronic circuit, computes one or more local defect-free reference (golden) images of the electronic circuit using at least one selected area in the closest proximity of the identified candidate defect and determines the defect in the electronic circuit using one or more computed local golden images of the electronic circuit, the image of the electronic circuit. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A DISTANCE TO AN OBJECT - A system for measuring a distance to an object includes a camera positioned at a location and a signal generated by the camera that is reflective of a camera setting. A controller operably connected to the camera receives the signal and generates an accuracy signal based on the signal. The accuracy signal is reflective of a predicted accuracy of a distance measurement. An indicator operably connected to the controller provides an indication reflective of the accuracy signal. A method for measuring a distance to an object includes positioning a camera and generating a signal reflective of a predicted accuracy of a distance measurement. The method further includes providing an indication reflective of the signal, capturing one or more images of the object at the location, and calculating a distance to the object based on the one or more captured images of the object at the location. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314059 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING THE FILL LEVEL OF A CONTAINER, CONTAINER THEREFOR, AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY MONITORING THE FILL LEVEL OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS - The application pertains to detecting the fill level of a container for transporting and/or storing objects. This is achieved by determining an estimate of the number of objects in the container with the aid of a value of the container volume occupied by the objects or the already emptied container volume, on the basis of an average object volume of one or of a predetermined number of the objects, as long as the container bottom is covered by objects situated in the container. When a predetermined portion of the container bottom is visible, the objects in the container are counted, by identifying the individual objects on the container bottom. In addition, a container that is particularly suitable for the proposed methods and a system with a plurality of such containers are proposed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL BALANCE AND SPATIAL CONSISTENCY - A method for assigning video signals includes receiving a plurality of video signals from a plurality of cameras located at one or more remote sites, the plurality of video signals for display on a plurality of monitors at a local site. The method includes determining an optimal monitor for displaying a first video signal associated with a first camera based on the location and alignment of the first camera in relation to one or more of the plurality of cameras. The method includes calculating a respective difference between a number of video signals assigned to the optimal monitor and a respective number of video signals assigned to each respective monitor of the plurality of monitors. The method further includes assigning the first video signal to the optimal monitor if the respective difference is not greater than a threshold value with respect to each of the plurality of monitors. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314061 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Ambiguous distinction of PSFs between positions in front of and behind an imaging point corresponding to a distance to an object is eliminated without decreasing the amount of light to be exposed, and the distance to the object is estimated from a small number of captured images. An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device which captures an image; an optical system for forming an image of an object on the imaging device; a birefringent substance having a birefringence effect; and a distance measurement unit which measures a distance from the imaging device to the object, using the captured image and a point spread function having a form changed by the optical element between positions in front of and behind an image point corresponding to the distance to the object. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314062 | System and Method for Photographic Determination of Multichannel Collimator Channel Pointing Directions - A system and method are disclosed for obtaining pointing directions for every channel of a collimator which can then be used during the image reconstruction process to more accurately estimate the direction from which radiation has been received. The disclosed system and method provide for photographic measurement and analysis of individual collimator channel to determine the pointing directions for every channel in the collimator. This information is obtained by photographing the front and back sides of the collimator, and analyzing the digital image data to obtain the pointing angle of each channel. The resulting information, referred to as a “vector map” is included in the firmware of the collimator so that it can be called on during the projection and back-projection steps of the algorithm. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314063 | THREAT BASED ADAPTABLE NETWORK AND PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM - A security system for a network, including a security system interface configured to respond to a received threat level, and a computing module configured to determine whether the received threat level exceeds a threshold value assigned to the network, wherein the network is modified upon a determination that the threat level exceeds the threshold value. Further including similar threat based modification security system for monitoring communication and physical facilities. Where a threat level is compared against assigned threshold values to determine if physical security devices should be activated or communications systems disabled. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314064 | ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, AND VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM - The disclosure provides abnormal behavior detecting apparatus and method. The apparatus may include: an extracting device configured to extract, from a video segment to be detected, an image block sequence containing a plurality of image blocks corresponding to a moving range of an object in each image frame in the video segment; a feature calculating device configured to calculate motion vector features of the image block sequence; and an abnormal behavior detecting device comprising two or more stages of classifiers that are connected in series. The classifiers are configured to receive the image block sequence and the motion vector features stage by stage and detect the abnormal behavior of the object. If a previous stage of classifier determines that the to image block sequence contains an abnormal behavior, a next stage of classifier further receives and detects the image block sequence, until last stage of classifier. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314065 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE HAVING AT LEAST ONE DISTORTED ZONE - There is provided an imaging system for producing an image of a scene, the image having at least one distorted zone, the imaging system comprising image producing means for producing an image of the scene; optical means for orienting light from the scene towards the image producing means, the optical means having a base optical power, the optical means being configurable to form at least one modified portion, each one of the at least one modified portion having a modified optical power different from the base optical power to thereby create at least one distorted zone on the image; and control means operatively connected to the optical means for changing the configuration of the optical means for forming the at least one modified portion. The imaging system may be reversible and provided instead as a scanning system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314066 | FIRE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING COMPOSITE CAMERA - Provided is a fire monitoring system and method using composite camera, which can measure a separation distance between the infrared camera and a point of fire by using per-pixel detecting area data which is calculated by using resolution and field of view of the infrared camera and is pre-stored in memory unit, and thus which can detect the point of fire by using only an infrared camera and without using an expensive distance measuring device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314067 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROL OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WHEREUPON THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED | 2012-12-13 |
20120314068 | System and Method for Forming a Video Stream Containing GIS Data in Real-Time - Image capture systems and methods may include one or more video capture devices capable of capturing one or more video frames. The video frames may include geographic position data and orientation data associated therewith, and may be stored on one or more non-transient computer readable medium. The computer system may marshal each video frame to one or more processors from a bank of processors for geo-referencing and overlaying of geographic information system (GIS) data on the video frames in real time. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314069 | VEHICLE OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM - An optical sensor system adapted for use on a vehicle including a plurality of optoelectronic devices and a single high efficiency first lens. The optical sensor system is positioned on the vehicle to view a field of view about the vehicle. The optical sensor system may provide multiple independent video signals to multiple vehicle warning and control systems. Each video signal that is generated by each optoelectronic device may be optimized for a specific vehicle warning or control system by using additional second lenses to change the field of view, optical filters to change the spectral sensitivity, and/or independent exposure times to change the light sensitivity or dynamic range. The optoelectronic devices may be optoelectronic dies or cores, such as those used in wafer level cameras. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314070 | LANE SENSING ENHANCEMENT THROUGH OBJECT VEHICLE INFORMATION FOR LANE CENTERING/KEEPING - A system and method for accurately estimating a lane in which a vehicle is traveling. A sensor mounted on the vehicle generates sensor data including lane information that is processed by several lane detection sub-systems to generate two or more estimated lanes with corresponding lane confidence information. A combining processor combines the estimated lanes based upon the confidence information to determine a combined estimated lane. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314071 | PEDESTRIAN COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM - A method is provided for preventing a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. The method uses a camera and a processor mountable in the motor vehicle. A candidate image is detected. Based on a change of scale of the candidate image, it may be determined that the motor vehicle and the pedestrian are expected to collide, thereby producing a potential collision warning. Further information from the image frames may be used to validate the potential collision warning. The validation may include an analysis of the optical flow of the candidate image, that lane markings prediction of a straight road, a calculation of the lateral motion of the pedestrian, if the pedestrian is crossing a lane mark or curb and/or if the vehicle is changing lanes. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314072 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - A shift determining part of an image display system determines a traveling direction of a vehicle. A composite image generator generates a composite image that shows a periphery of the vehicle and an area that is in a direction opposite to the determined traveling direction of the vehicle in a seamless manner. The periphery is viewed from a virtual viewpoint that is set looking down at the vehicle. A display displays a display image including the composite image. Since the display image includes the composite image that shows the area that is in the direction opposite to the determined traveling direction of the vehicle, a user can notice an object that exists in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle by looking at the display image. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314073 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting Posture of Camera Mounted on Vehicle - An in-vehicle camera posture detecting apparatus includes a first image storing unit configured to store an image of a calibration sheet placed near the vehicle, the calibration sheet having a plurality of calibration marks, a first posture estimating unit for estimating the posture of the camera based on the first image, a second image storing unit that stores an image of the calibration sheet after movement of the vehicle, a second posture estimating unit that estimates the posture of the camera based on the second image, a sheet deviation calculating unit that calculates an amount of deviation of the calibration sheet from a predetermined position based on the estimates provided by the first and second posture estimating units, and a camera posture determining unit that determines the posture of the camera based on a posture estimated value and the calculated amount of deviation. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314074 | SURROUNDING AREA MONITORING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A surrounding area monitoring apparatus, which is built into a vehicle, images the area surrounding the vehicle and detects physical objects in the area surrounding the vehicle based on the image taken. The apparatus determines whether the detected physical object is a pedestrian or an animal, and a warning is given to the driver of the vehicle if the determined physical object is present within a specified area from the vehicle. If it is determined that the detected physical object is an animal and that the animal is present within the specified area, the warning in continued for a specified period even after the animal has left the specified area. Since animals have habits of behaving in a herd, risk of lurking animals can be brought to the driver's attention by the continuation of the warning. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314075 | LEFT/RIGHT REARVIEW DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a side-view and rearview apparatus for a vehicle which may be simply and conveniently employed in place of a conventional rearview mirror. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a side-view and rearview apparatus including a camera | 2012-12-13 |
20120314076 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING A SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - The present invention refers to a security system and a method of using a self-service terminal, which are capable of increasing the levels of security, principally, while carrying out banking transactions, since they eliminate the need for physical contact with keyboards and touch-sensitive screens for selecting functions and typing data exclusive to the user. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314077 | NETWORK SYNCHRONIZED CAMERA SETTINGS - A network device receives, from a first video camera system, position information for a first video camera at a first site and sends, to a second video camera system, position instructions for a second video camera at a second site. The position instructions are configured to locate the second video camera within the second site to correspond to a relative position of the first camera in the first site. The network device receives, from the first video camera system, a first video feed including images of the first site and receives, from the second video camera system, a second video feed including images of a subject of the second site. The network device combines the first video feed and the second video feed to generate a synchronized combined video feed that overlays the images of the subject of the second video feed in images of the first site. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314078 | OBJECT MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, CAMERA APPARATUS AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring an object in images captured by N camera apparatuses including: for an i | 2012-12-13 |
20120314079 | OBJECT RECOGNIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An object recognizing apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus may include: a viewing direction estimating device configured for respectively estimating a first viewing direction of a first object captured by a first camera and a second viewing direction of a second object captured by a second camera; a feature extracting device configured for extracting one or more features respectively from an image containing the first object captured by the first camera and an image containing the second object captured by the second camera; and an object matching device configured for allocating a weight for each of the one or more features according to the first viewing direction and the second viewing direction, and calculating a similarity between the first object and the second object based on the one or more weighted features, to determine whether the first object and the second object are the same object. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314080 | GAS LEAKAGE DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gas leakage detecting system for detecting leaking gas includes a camera set having visible-light cameras and infrared cameras photographing a gas monitoring area, a composite image coupling unit that couples visible-light images captured by the visible-light cameras and infrared images captured by the infrared cameras, extracts gas leakage points from the coupled infrared images when a temperature of a specific gas, which was previously stored in a database (DB), is detected, and creates a composite of the extracted gas leakage points and the visible-light images to create composite images, a screen output unit outputting the composite images created by the composite image coupling unit to an administrator terminal so as to enable an administrator to identify the composite images, and a control unit analyzing a type of the gas and a gas leakage area from the temperature of the specific gas detected from the gas leakage points. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 2D OCCUPANCY SENSING - A 2D occupancy system for determining a position of a user (e.g. a human, an object or an animal) in an environment includes a host device and a plurality of motion detection devices. The host device and the plurality of motion detection devices are connected through a network. Each motion detection device has a viewing angle and the viewing angle of any motion detection device overlaps with the viewing angle of at least one other motion detection device. The host device comprises an input port for receiving motion information from the plurality of motion detection devices, and a processing unit for determining the position of the user in the environment from the motion information from particular motion detection devices at a same time-stamp. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314082 | PERSONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal, the system comprising: a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones, with which a user can interact; an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone to provide information to the user with which the user can interact and; an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone; a recognition system for recognizing one or more features from the captured image to enable identification and/or authentication of the user; a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314083 | Handheld imaging and defense system - This invention provides a handheld imaging system for use by law enforcement that has an infrared camera disposed at a lower portion of a housing and a display on an upper portion of the housing. A color CCD camera is also provided for surveillance situations that are not in low light. The imaging system contains tactical flashlights that operate in a programmable multimode fashion. Images captured by the handheld imaging system may be transmitted wirelessly to a remote location or stored in a memory contained within the housing. Finally, a series of detachable accessories are provided that may include a siren, taser or a pepper spray device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314084 | CAMERAS WITH ON-BOARD REPORTING CAPABILITIES - Described herein is an IR camera that can prepare a report on-board the camera in a standard file format that is substantially universally readable by a number of receiving devices, including but not limited to computers. The report preferably includes at least one IR image, at least one visual image and a table that can be populated with the output of any of the camera's measurement functions or any parametric information (time, date, emissivity, background temperature, GPS location, etc.). The report may also include text, voice, and/or visual/graphical comments and recommendations. The comments may be added directly to the report or hyperlinked to the report. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314085 | VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SCREEN, VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CAMERA USED IN ILLEGAL CAMCORDING - Provided is a technique for easily detecting a person who attempts illegal camcording, by using device(s) that removes non-visible light as an anti-camcording interference image from a video image containing the non-visible light. A video image display system includes: a screen that displays a video image; an infrared ray emitting unit that projects infrared rays together with the video image toward an observer; and an infrared ray camera that detects infrared rays reflected by a video camera owned by the observer. The infrared ray camera particularly detects reflection light from an infrared ray cut filter attached to the video camera of the observer. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314086 | CAMERA TEST AND CALIBRATION BASED ON SPECTRAL MONITORING OF LIGHT - Systems and methods for testing and calibrating camera modules based on a benchmark standard are provided. The systems can include a receptacle for receiving a camera module under test and a spectrometer. The test station can capture a test measurement using the camera module under test while contemporaneously capturing a true measurement using the spectrometer. Using the true measurement, the test station can predict how the benchmark standard would have performed in those conditions and compare that expected performance to the test measurement. Any differences can be stored in memory within the camera module under test for later retrieval to optimize image processing. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314087 | Visual source management system - A visual source management system that allows simultaneous preview and control of multiple video sources and/or streams of content is provided. The processors feature easy, fast, and independent control over video and audio outputs with or without content protection. Display systems provide a number of useful configurations to allow multitasking as well as simultaneous high performance preview for easy intuitive selection of video sources for TV, television, computing, Internet, streaming, or applications. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A TV BAND DEVICE WITH ENHANCED SPECTRUM SENSING - A TV band device for indoor applications uses information gleaned from a database inquiry based on geo-location information in combination with spectrum sensing to determine if TV channels are available for unlicensed use. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314089 | MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING THE MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM - A multi-camera system and method of calibrating the multi-camera system uses at least one timer to synchronize cameras of the multi-camera system with respect to time. The cameras are used to capture images of the at least one timer. The images are then analyzed to adjust an image-capture timing parameter of at least one of the cameras to time synchronize the cameras. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314090 | LOCATION SPECIFIC PERSONALIZED ENTERPRISE SERVICES USING VIDEO SIGNATURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - Readily available mobile computing devices and electronic display signs that are associated with particular locations are used to provide enhanced location specific services to customers in a secure manner. A customer at enterprise premises can access the available services published by the enterprise by capturing information from an electronic display sign using an authentic mobile computing device application. Non-reproducible content is displayed on the electronic display signs to enable authentication of a mobile computing device application, where the mobile computing device application once authenticated acts as a trusted end point to publish the enterprise services. Hardware investment for the enterprise is reduced, and shortcomings of existing network based location specific services are overcome. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314091 | REAL-TIME AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A real-time audio/video transmission device is wirelessly linked to a smart handheld device for transmitting an AV signal to the latter for playing, and includes a central processing unit for receiving and converting image and sound signals into an AV signal; an image capture section electrically connected to the CPU for capturing and converting an external image into an image signal for transmitting to the CPU; a sound capture unit electrically connected to the CPU for capturing and converting an external sound into a sound signal for transmitting to the CPU; and a wireless transmission section electrically connected to the CPU for receiving the AV signal and wirelessly transmitting the latter to the smart handheld device. With the smart handheld device, the real-time AV transmission device does not require a display and can have reduced manufacturing cost and be monitored from a remote location while provides diversified functions. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314092 | CELL COUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An automated system captures multiple digital images of a sample, from different viewing areas of the sample. The images are analyzed and a test result may be reported based on the count of cells in all of the digital images. The system may be especially applicable to the testing of samples having low cell concentrations, as the variability between tests may be reduced as compared with a system that bases its test results on only a single image of the sample. The system may count the cells in a first digital image of the sample, and may capture or analyze one or more additional digital images only when it is recognized that additional measurements are needed to ensure adequate accuracy and repeatability of the test. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314093 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus for correcting a motion blur or an out-of-focus blur of images continuous in time, including an extraction unit for extracting a frequency component not included in an image of interest using a predetermined filter from a corrected image in which the motion blur or the out-of-focus blur is corrected as an image temporally previous to the image of interest aligned with the image of interest, and a synthesis unit for synthesizing the frequency component extracted by the extraction unit with the image of interest. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314094 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a histogram computation block configured to compute a histogram of a plurality of motion vectors of each image detected for each of continuously taken images; an acceleration vector computation block configured to compute an acceleration vector corresponding to a change in the histogram; and a camera-shake correction amount computation block configured, on the basis of the acceleration vector and first motion vector for correction used in processing on an image preceding an image subject to processing, by assuming a second motion vector for correction for use in processing on the image subject to processing, to compute a camera-shake correction amount corresponding to the second motion vector for correction. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314095 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus determines a scene of a captured image, and, depending on the scene determination result, performs image capture with an expanded dynamic range, or performs a dynamic range contraction process based on the captured image. In the case of executing the dynamic range expansion process, the image capturing apparatus performs image capture at a decreased ISO speed, and performs tone correction for compensating the decrease in ISO speed with respect to the captured image. The image capturing apparatus is thereby capable of performing image capture with a dynamic range that takes into consideration the subject and the scene. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314096 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY REPRESENTATION - Technologies and implementations for capturing two-dimensional images for an augmented reality representation are generally disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314097 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device comprising an imaging unit that outputs digital data of a pixel value indicating one of colors for each pixel and a conversion unit that outputs from ports I pieces of the digital data that has been input from the imaging unit in a first mode and output from part of the ports J (J | 2012-12-13 |
20120314098 | Video Reproducing Apparatus - A video reproducing apparatus comprises: a memory capable of parallel data transfer in which a program for allowing a SoC to operate and parameters for setting a scaler are stored; and bus switches for connecting the memory to either the SoC or the scaler. In this apparatus, when the scaler is started, the circuit to which the memory is connected is switched to the scaler by the bus switches so that the parameters for setting the scaler, which are stored in the memory, can be transmitted in parallel from the memory to the scaler. Therefore, the parameters for setting the scaler can be transmitted to the scaler at high speeds, as compared to a conventional video reproducing apparatus in which the parameters for setting the scaler are transmitted to the scaler via a control line for I | 2012-12-13 |
20120314099 | Apparatus And Method For Compressive Imaging And Sensing Through Multiplexed Modulation - Compressive imaging apparatus employing multiple modulators in various optical schemes to generate the modulation patterns before the signal is recorded at a detector. The compressive imaging apparatus is equally valid when applying compressive imaging to structured light embodiments where the placement is shifted from the acquisition path between the subject and the detector into the illumination path between the source and the subject to be imaged. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314100 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING HDR CAPTURE CAPABILITY - A system and method of generating a high dynamic range image. A single reset of an image sensor may be executed followed by two or more reads of the sensor to retrieve data. These reads of the image sensor may be done prior to a subsequent reset of the sensor. These reads may also be accomplished at predetermined times relative to one another. Data read out during these scans may be deinterleaved by an image signal processor and combined into a high dynamic range image. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314101 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - A first imaging device and a second image device are connected with each other in a communicatable manner, and data of imaging timing and data of an exposure period of the first imaging device are transmitted to the second imaging device. In the second imaging device, the imaging timing and the exposure period can be set based on the data of the imaging timing and the data of the exposure period which are received. Therefore, an image is taken by the first imaging device and the second imaging device with the imaging timing and the exposure period of the first imaging device agreeing with those of the second imaging device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314102 | METHOD FOR STORING IMAGE - A method for storing image including the following steps is provided. Firstly, a raw image is obtained. Next, an image compressing process is executed for the raw image in a memory to obtain a compressed image and a plurality of compressed image information. Then, the compressed image and the plurality of compressed image information are moved to a continuous section of the memory. Afterwards, content of the continuous section is written to a compressed image file of a memory card. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314103 | GLARE AND SHADOW MITIGATION BY FUSING MULTIPLE FRAMES - In one example, a method for glare and shadow mitigation by fusing multiple frames includes illuminating the target with light from a first illumination direction and capturing a first frame of the target with a camera while the target is illuminated in the first illumination direction. The method also includes illuminating the target with light from a second illumination direction and capturing a second frame of the target with the camera while the target is illuminated in the second illumination direction. The first frame and second frame are fused together to form a composite image that simultaneously mitigates glare and shadow areas. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314104 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In accordance with an object desired to be brought into focus, aliasing is canceled, and the resolution of an output image data is increased. When a plurality of pieces of image data captured at multiple viewpoints is synthesized at a predetermined focus position, a weight for the synthesis is determined so as to reduce aliasings included in frequency characteristics of the plurality of pieces of image data. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314105 | Adapted Digital Device and Adapter for a Digital Device - A digital device having an image-handling function, adapted to be held at a level between a user's shoulder level and the user's hip level and directed toward a scene, comprising: a display located on a first surface of the device; an image capture component comprising a lens locatable adjacent a second surface, the lens being adapted to capture a field of view having a center lying on an axis substantially parallel to the first surface; a spatial attitude detector for detecting a current attitude of the device relative to a baseline attitude; a selector for selecting a portion of the field of view according to the baseline attitude; a distortion corrector for correcting distortion of the view caused by an angular difference between the current attitude and the baseline attitude; and a renderer for rendering a corrected image by the distortion corrector on the display. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314106 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to embodiment, an image processing device includes a black level correcting section. The black level correcting section includes a first input restricting unit and a second input restricting unit. The second input restricting unit performs a second input restriction, having a second signal level range including a moving average as a reference, on a black level signal subjected to a first input restriction by the first input restricting unit. A correction amount calculation unit calculates a difference of an average of signal values subjected to the second input restriction and a black level standard value as a correction value to apply on an effective pixel signal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314107 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to embodiments, an image processing apparatus includes an image signal holding unit. The image processing apparatus uses an image signal passing through the common image signal holding unit to generate first, second and third correction values. The first correction value is a signal value applied to a pixel in which saturation of an output occurs in a saturation determination. The second correction value is a signal value subjected to a noise cancellation process. The third correction value is a signal value applied to a pixel in which defect occurs in a defect determination. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314108 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND IMAGING METHOD - According to embodiments, a solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel cells. The plurality of pixel cells includes a first green pixel cell and a second green pixel cell. The first green pixel cell detects first green light of a first wavelength region. The second green pixel cell detects second green light of a second wavelength region. The second wavelength region includes the first wavelength region. A half-value width of a function representing a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the second green pixel cell is larger than a half-value width of a function representing a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the first green pixel cell. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314109 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - The present invention implements a solid-state imaging device and a camera which develop lower noise. The solid-state imaging device includes unit cells which are arranged in two dimensions. Each of the unit cells includes: a photoelectric converting element which photoelectrically converts incident light; and amplifying transistors each of which outputs a signal voltage according to signal charges of the photoelectric converting element. The photoelectric converting element is electrically connected in common with gates of the amplifying transistors. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314110 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Because a conventionally known imaging apparatus includes a buffer element for each signal processing circuit, the number of buffer elements increases in proportion to the number of signal processing circuits. The delayed supply of a drive signal within a group of a plurality of signal processing circuits may require the operation timing margin to be set longer. In other words, the operational speed is hard to increase. First buffer circuits connected in series and second buffer circuits connected in parallel with the first buffer circuits are provided, and one second buffer circuit supplies a drive signal to a plurality of signal processing units. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314111 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A row scanning unit activates a synchronous curtain shutter mode in which pixel reset scan is performed and exposure of the imaging area is started by the pixel reset scan and is ended by light shielding by a mechanical curtain shutter, the pixel reset scan meaning that scan on a row-by-row basis is performed on pixel reset in which the photodiodes are reset by turning on the transfer transistors and a corresponding reset transistor, wherein in the mechanical curtain synchronous shutter mode, the pixel reset scan according to the traveling characteristics of the mechanical curtain shutter is performed, and the pixel reset scan includes performing a pixel reset operation simultaneously on the unit cells of different rows. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314112 | Method for Controlling a Light-Sensitive Device - The invention relates to a method for controlling a light-sensitive device comprising a matrix of light-sensitive points arranged into lines and columns. The invention can essentially but not exclusively be used in light-sensitive devices used for detecting X-ray images. The method includes a step (E | 2012-12-13 |
20120314113 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photographing apparatus and an electronic device including flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs). The photographing apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image; a manipulation unit spaced apart from the display unit; a control unit that transmits and receives signals to and from the manipulation unit and the display unit; a first FPCB having one end connected to the display unit, and another end connected to the control unit, and including an access unit on one region of the first FPCB; and a second FPCB having one end connected to the manipulation unit, and another end connected to the access unit of the first FPCB. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314114 | LENS BARREL AND PROJECTOR - A lens barrel and a projector of the invention are provided with a fixed cylinder, and a cam ring mounted on the fixed cylinder. A first projection and a second projection are provided on one of the fixed cylinder and the cam ring, and a first rotation restricting portion and a second rotation restricting portion are provided on the other of the fixed cylinder and the cam ring. The first rotation restricting portion restricts rotation of the cam ring by abutting contact with the first projection when the cam ring is rotated in a first direction, and the second rotation restricting portion restricts rotation of the cam ring by abutting contact with the second projection when the cam ring is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314115 | PROJECTOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A projector includes: a laser light source that emits laser light; a condensing optical system that collimates the laser light; a holographic recording medium that, when laser light for reproduction is incident thereupon, emits a reproduced holographic optical image on the basis of a holographic image; a light modulation element that modulates the reproduced holographic optical image and emits the result to a projection optical system as an optical image for projection; a projection optical system that projects the optical image for projection; and a focal depth adjustment unit that adjusts a focus depth of the ray bundle projected by the projection optical system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314116 | FOCUS ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to some aspects, a method for assisting the adjusting of a focus of an image includes providing a graphical representation of a detected image. The method can also include receiving an indication of a user selection of a region of the image and providing a magnified graphical representation of the selected image region. The method may further include providing a graphical indication of a degree of focus for at least a portion of the selected image region. The graphical indication in some instances is visually correlated with the magnified graphical representation of the selected image region. The size, shape, and/or color of the graphical indication in some instances can be correlated with the degree of focus for at least a portion of the selected image region. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314117 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The image pickup apparatus includes a finder optical system, a measuring part performing measurement relating to an object field image, a liquid crystal display element displaying in-finder information to be observed as an image superimposed on the object field image, and a temperature detector detecting temperature. A controller starts non-display control for causing the display element to change from a display state to a non-display state at a non-display control timing before start of the measurement, and starts display control for causing the display element to change from the non-display state to the display state at a display control timing before end of the measurement. The controller makes at least one of the non-display timing and the display timing earlier when a detected temperature acquired from the temperature detector is lower than a predetermined temperature as compared with when the detected temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314118 | Imaging Device - An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of a photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board for conducting signal processing on the image data, an imaging element flexible cable on which the imaging element is mounted and that has a ground potential; a shutter that opens and closes timed on the shooting of images or video of the photographic subject; a shutter flexible cable that transfers a control signal for controlling the shutter and that has a ground potential; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; and a metal plate that is connected to the mount and is disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. Therein, the ground potential of the imaging element and the shutter flexible cable are connected. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314119 | Imaging Device - An imaging device of the present invention, which is an imaging device for shooting images or video of a photographic subject, includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of the photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board for conducting signal processing on the image data generated by the imaging element; an imaging element flexible cable that is connected to the main circuit board and on which the imaging element is mounted; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; a metal plate disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. The imaging element flexible cable includes an imaging element flexible cable GND which has a ground potential, and the imaging element flexible cable GND is connected to the metal plate. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314120 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, which accepts inputs in a plurality of levels according to pressing loads, includes: a control unit, which performs an autofocus process of automatically adjusting a focus with respect to the photographic subject when a load detecting unit detects a pressing load that satisfies a load standard for accepting a first-level input, and controls so that a still image is acquired, when the load detecting unit detects a pressing load that satisfies a load standard for accepting a second-level input higher than the load standard for accepting the first-level input, wherein, from when the autofocus process starts to when adjustment of the focus with respect to the photographic subject is completed, when the load detecting unit detects the pressing load that satisfies the load standard for accepting the second-level input, the control unit controls so that the still image is not acquired. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314121 | AUTO-FOCUS IMAGE SYSTEM - An auto-focus image system that includes a pixel array coupled to a focus signal generator. The pixel array captures an image that has a plurality of edges. The generator generates a focus signal that is a function of a plurality of edge-sharpness measures, each being measured from a different one of the plurality of edges. The edge-sharpness measure is a quantity that has a unit that is a power of a unit of length. It may be a distance in the edge. It may be an area. It may be a central moment. The generator may reduce a relative extent to which an edge contributes to the focus signal on basis of detecting that the edge does not have sufficient reflection symmetry in a sequence of gradients of an image signal across the edge according to a predefined criterion. The edge may be prevented from contributing altogether. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314122 | PLASTIC LENS, PHOTOGRAPHING LENS, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PORTABLE DEVICE - A plastic lens includes a flange portion on an outer circumference of a lens effective-diameter portion and manufactured by injecting a resin into a mold via a gate portion. The plastic lens is characterized by having a shape satisfying conditions of s/t≦0.61 and E.D/D≧0.4 when s [mm] and t [mm] represent a peripheral thickness, a central thickness of the lens effective-diameter portion, E.D [mm] represents a lens effective diameter, and D [mm] represents a lens diameter. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314123 | System and Method of Driving Shutter by Tendency of Moving Object - A system and method of driving shutter by an object moving tendency. In this method, an image capture process is performed, wherein a sensor captures a first image of a moving object in a first resolution in the image capture process. Then, a prediction moving module analyzes the first image to acquire a prediction time for the moving object to reach a feature position. Finally, an automatic shutter control process is performed according to the prediction time, and a second image with a second resolution is captured, wherein the value of the second resolution is larger than that of the first resolution. This method automatically captures the second image of the moving object when situated at the feature position by using the prediction moving system to analyze the moving object. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314124 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image pickup apparatus including: a control unit generating exposure time control data in which an exposure time of an image sensor is set in pixel region units; and an image sensor inputting the exposure time control data and carrying out image acquisition based on exposure time control in the pixel region units. The control unit successively and sequentially generates the exposure time control data in region units based on luminance information in the pixel region units that form part of a preceding picked-up image and outputs the exposure time control data to the image sensor. The image sensor inputs the exposure time control data in the region units from the control unit and successively and sequentially uses the inputted exposure time control data to carry out the image acquisition based on the exposure time control in the pixel region units. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314125 | DIGITAL CAMERA - Provided is a digital camera including an electronic dial and a mode dial on an upper portion of a camera main unit, where upper surfaces of these dials approximately flush with an upper surface of the main unit, and are arranged in parallel with the optical axis of the main unit. The length from the upper end to the lower end of the mode dial is approximately the same as the length from the upper end of the electronic dial to a lower end of an encoder arranged below the electronic dial. This configuration forms a space in a box shape below these dials, and the space below the electronic dial can be efficiently used by setting the space as the storage portion for a recording medium to be inserted from the outside, resulting in downsizing the camera without sacrificing the operability. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314126 | MINIATURIZATION IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A miniaturization image capturing module includes a substrate unit, an image capturing unit, a fixing glue unit, and a lens unit. The substrate unit includes a hollow substrate body, a plurality of top conductive pads, a plurality of bottom conductive pads, a plurality of embedded conductive traces. The hollow substrate body has at least one receiving space, and each embedded conductive trace is electrically connected between at least one of the top conductive pads and at least one of the bottom conductive pads. The image capturing unit includes at least one image capturing chip received in the receiving space and electrically connected to the substrate unit. The fixing glue unit includes a fixing glue disposed in the receiving space and fixed between the hollow substrate body and the image capturing chip. The lens unit is disposed on the top side of the hollow substrate body. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314127 | PROVISIONING NETWORK RESOURCES RESPONSIVE TO VIDEO REQUIREMENTS OF USER EQUIPMENT NODES - A method of controlling video from/to a User Equipment node (UE) through a network includes receiving a video mode request for transporting video from/to the UE through the network. Video requirements associated with the video mode request are identified. Network resources that need to be provisioned responsive to the identified video requirements are identified. The availability of network resources is determined An instruction is communicated to a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) node to provision network resources to transport video from/to the UE through the network responsive to the availability of network resources and the identified network resources that need to be provisioned. Related systems, network nodes, and UEs are disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK ENHANCEMENT INFORMATION, VBI DATA, OR AUXILIARY DATA THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSMISSION MEANS SPECIFIED FOR MULTIMEDIA DATA TRANSMISSION - A data transmission interface apparatus, communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means for transmitting multimedia data, includes a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets generated from the processor into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets. The first auxiliary data set and the second auxiliary data set include closed caption information. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314129 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DEFINING COLOR REGIMES - To allow a better coordination between an image creation artist such as a movie director of photography and the final viewer (via the display and its built-in image processing), we describe method of adding image defining information to an input image signal (I), comprising: —showing the input image (I) to a human operator; receiving via a user interface ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120314130 | CABLE EQUALIZATION AND MONITORING FOR DEGRADATION AND POTENTIAL TAMPERING - Provided herein are methods and systems that provide automatic compensation for frequency attenuation of a video signal transmitted over a cable. In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes an equalizer and a compensation controller. The equalizer receives a video signal that was transmitted over a cable, provides compensation for frequency attenuation that occurred during the transmission over the cable, and outputs a compensated video signal. The compensation controller automatically adjusts the compensation provided by the equalizer based on comparisons of one or more portions of the compensated video signal to one or more reference voltage levels. One or more values indicative of one or more levels of compensation provided by the equalizer are stored in memory and/or registers for each time, of a plurality of times. A monitor monitors for changes in the cable and/or the video signal transmitted over the cable based on the stored values. Additionally, the monitor can selectively trigger an alert based on changes in the one or more stored values. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CAPTURE OF AUDIO IN A HANDHELD DEVICE - Some embodiments herein include at least one of systems, methods, and devices for remote audio capture using a hand-held device. In some embodiments, the device captures, stores, and transmits audio to another device via wireless technologies. In some embodiments, the device may be used either as a hand-held microphone or as a lavaliere microphone. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314132 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an information display module, a change instruction receiver, and an information display controller. The information display module is configured to display output information at start-up time of the electronic apparatus. The change instruction receiver is configured to receive an instruction to change the displayed output information. The information display controller is configured to control the information display module to change display of the output information in accordance with the change instruction when the electronic apparatus in a standby state receives the change instruction. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314133 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed is a display apparatus including: an image processor which processes a first video signal and a second video signal respectively received from a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus that are operated by a single input device to be displayable; a display unit which displays a first image based on the first video signal and a second image based on the second video signal processed by the image processor; and a controller which controls location information of a pointer included in one of the first image and the second image and moving depending on a user's manipulation input through the input device to be transmitted to one of the first image processing apparatus and the second image processing apparatus. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY - Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314135 | RECEIVERS FOR TELEVISION SIGNALS - A receiver is configured to receive television signals in a plurality of channels, a channel set identity, and a channel subset identity. Each channel defines a television program and/or other services provided by a broadcaster for the channel. The receiver is configured to store a reference channel set identity and one or more reference channel subset identities, compare the channel identity and channel subset identity for a channel in a received signal with the reference channel and channel subset identities, and output the received television signal for display of the program or other services defined thereby depending on the comparison. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314136 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ON-SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - A television receiver, which is an image display device of the present invention, includes an EPG/OSD/reservation processing section ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120314137 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120314138 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device configured to suppress the formation of a dark spot on a light incidence surface of a light guide plate is provided. A lighting device according to the invention includes a light source | 2012-12-13 |
20120314139 | PASS THROUGH DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL THROUGH NON-TV CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (CE) DEVICE - A digital TV tuner is included in an audio or video device that typically does not have a TV tuner or is expected to have a TV tuner. Such provisioning affords a user free access to broadcast (e.g., NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, PBS, etc.) channels that may otherwise be provided by another third party via paid subscription or other service level as part of a package, thus allowing consumers the choice of bypassing their cable or satellite or other video content service provider by providing access to readily available broadcast video content services. Devices in which the digital TV tuner include but are not limited to Blu-ray players; streaming media players; audio receivers; soundbars; multi-room audio speakers or source devices; cameras; camcorders; personal audio players; and portable DVD or Blu-ray players. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314140 | Remote Control Unit for a Personalized Video Programming System - Systems and methods for a remote control for interacting with a video programming system are described. In some embodiments, a remote control unit for an intelligent video programming system having user-dedicated buttons, biometric identification systems, mechanical identification systems, electromechanical identification systems, or voice-activation identification systems on the remote control unit to allow a user to self-identify that user to the intelligent video programming system. Upon pressing this user-dedicated button or otherwise activating a self-identification system on the remote control unit, content personalized for that user is presented and the user's navigational behavior is tracked to further the presentation of personalized content for that user. Other embodiments are also described. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314141 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device in which uneven brightness is less likely to occur. The lighting unit | 2012-12-13 |
20120314142 | TELEVISION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a main body, a housing, an exothermic component, and a heat transfer mechanism. The main body has a display screen, and is used in a first orientation where one side of the display screen is positioned on the upper side and in a second orientation where another side is positioned on the upper side. The housing at least partially constitutes the outline of the main body. The exothermic component is housed in the housing. The heat transfer mechanism includes a heat receiving portion that receives heat from the exothermic component, a heat releasing portion that releases heat, and a heat transferring portion that houses a medium to transfer heat from the heat receiving portion to the heat releasing portion. In both the first orientation and the second orientation, the heat receiving portion is located lower than the heat releasing portion. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314143 | LENS PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING LENS PANEL - A lens panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first base substrate, and a first alignment layer disposed on the first electrode. The first alignment layer includes a unit lens area. The unit lens area includes a first alignment area having a first azimuthal angle and a second alignment area having a second azimuthal angle. The lens panel may be controlled to function as a Fresnel lens by adjusting the azimuthal angle of the alignment layer without electrodes having micro pitch patterns | 2012-12-13 |
20120314144 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, having: a display panel; and a liquid crystal lens panel for switching a 2D display and a 3D display with each other, and for forming a parallax barrier by controlling the refractive index as in a cylindrical lens, wherein the liquid crystal lens panel has: a pair of transparent substrates; comb-shaped electrodes, which are formed on the liquid crystal layer side of one of the transparent substrates, run in the X direction and are aligned in the Y direction; flat common electrodes; and post spacers having light transmitting properties for holding the pair of transparent substrates at a predetermined distance, wherein the post spacers are fixed to one of the pair of transparent substrates on the liquid crystal side and are placed in regions away from the comb-shaped electrodes in a plane of the transparent substrate. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314145 | Segmented directional backlight and related methods of backlight illumination - Backlit display systems, such as those employed with LED backlit displays, including those configured for autostereoscopic operation, may employ synchronization between the backlight and the presentation of sequential left and right eye images at a frame rate exceeding approximately 100 Hz. To successfully directionally illuminate isolated frames, the disclosed principles provide for segmenting the directional illumination and introducing a phase shifted, synchronized, pulsed drive scheme for the illumination segments. Accordingly, the principles disclosed herein are directed to segmented directional illumination systems and related techniques for segmented directional backlight illumination. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314146 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula (I), in which R | 2012-12-13 |
20120314147 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS, OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS AND LIGHT IRRADIATION APPARATUS - The microscope apparatus includes a light source which outputs linear polarization having a first wavelength, a polarization conversion element which includes a liquid crystal layer, and by causing linear polarization to pass the liquid crystal layer, converts linear polarization to radial polarization, an objective lens which focuses the radial polarization onto an object surface, a condenser lens which collimates the light reflected from the object surface, a light receiving element which receives light collimated by the condenser lens and outputs signal in accordance with the intensity of light, and a controller which applies electric voltage in accordance with the first wavelength to the liquid crystal layer of the polarization conversion element. The polarization conversion element is disposed in the pupil plane of the objective lens on the light source side. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314148 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: a pixel section provided between a pair of substrates and including plural pixels; one or plural active components disposed in a frame region around the pixel section on one substrate of the pair of substrates; an insulating film provided in the frame region on the one substrate to cover the one or plural active components; and a sealing layer provided to seal the pixel section and cover an end edge portion of the insulating film in the frame region. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314149 | PIXEL UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention discloses a pixel unit and has: a gate line; a source line; a drain line; an active element electrically connected to the gate line, the source line and the drain line; a pixel electrode including a main trunk and multiple stripped electrodes, and the main trunk is electrically connected to the drain line, the main trunk has a first predetermined angle with respect to a first polarization axis or a second polarization axis, and the main trunk at least has two segments, an end of each of the strip electrodes is connected to the main trunk and each of the strip electrodes has a second predetermined angle with respect to the main trunk. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display panel. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314150 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An array substrate is disclosed. The array substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel units defined by the gate lines and the data lines and arranged in an array, each of the pixel units comprising a thin film transistor (TFT) for switching the pixel unit and a driving electrode for driving liquid crystal, and the driving electrode being formed with slit-shaped openings. The two corresponding pixel units respectively provided on two sides of the gate line are different from each other in structure, and the pixel unit on one side of the gate line can be obtained by rotating the pixel unit on the other side of the gate line by 180° respect to the central point of the section of the gate line between the two pixel units. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314151 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a reliable semiconductor device comprising TFTs having a large area integrated circuit with low wiring resistance. One of the features of the present invention is that an LDD region including a region which overlaps with a gate electrode and a region which does not overlap with the gate electrode is provided in one TFT. Another feature of the present invention is that gate electrode comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer and portion of the gate wiring has a clad structure comprising the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer with a low resistance layer interposed therebetween | 2012-12-13 |
20120314152 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly includes a liquid crystal display device for displaying images, a first frame receiving the LCD device, a second frame receiving the first frame, at least a clamping component, and at least an ejecting component. The at least a clamping component is mounted between the first frame and the second frame and configured for clamping the first frame in the second frame. The at least an ejecting component is mounted between the first frame and the second frame and configured for providing a driving force for ejecting the first frame out of the second frame. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314153 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a display region and first to fourth non-display regions surrounding the display region; a light guide plate below the liquid crystal panel; and first and second LED assemblies facing opposite sides of the light guide plate and corresponding to the first and second non-display regions, respectively, that have different first and second widths, respectively, wherein the first LED assembly includes a plurality of first LED packages arranged at a first distance, and the second LED assembly includes a plurality of second LED packages arranged at a second distance. | 2012-12-13 |
20120314154 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Pixel Electrode Thereof - The present invention provides a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal display panel, in which the pixel electrode includes: which is electrically connected to an end of a switch unit of the liquid crystal display panel; a plurality of branches, which is connected to the frame, each of the branches extending from the frame at a given angle into an interior of the frame; adjacent ones of the branches being sequentially juxtaposed by being spaced by cutoffs; the plurality of branches having tailing ends that define an opening having a configuration of mirror symmetry in the interior of the frame; and an orientation layer being arranged below the frame to cover the frame. Through use of the pixel electrode of the present invention, the liquid crystal display panel shows increased transmittance and improved displaying performance. | 2012-12-13 |