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20120113231 | 3D CAMERA - A three-dimensional (3D) camera and a method of operating the same are provided. The 3D camera includes: a first photographing lens unit; a first image sensor which obtains first image information of an object through the first photographing lens unit; a beam division unit disposed on an optical path between the first photographing lens unit and the first image sensor and which propagates light along a first path on which the first image sensor is positioned and along a second path that is different from the first path; a second photographing lens unit disposed on the second path; a second image sensor which obtains second image information of the object through the first photographing lens unit and the second photographing lens; and an image processing unit which generates 3D image information from the obtained first image information and the obtained second image information. | 05-10-2012 |
20150029378 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD THEREOF - An image photographing apparatus and a photographing method thereof are provided. The image photographing method includes displaying a photographing mode selection user interface (UI), in response to a plurality of photographing modes being selected through the photographing mode selection UI, calculating a final setting value based on a photographing setting value of the plurality of selected photographing modes, and in response to a photographing command being input, photographing an image according to the calculated final setting value. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100045192 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method for driving a light source includes providing a first control voltage at a first level to a memory so that the memory performs a writing operation when an external control signal is received by a control voltage generating circuit, providing a second control voltage at a second level to the memory so that the memory prevents the writing operation when the external control signal is not received by the control voltage generating circuit, comparing a reference signal stored in the memory with a sensing signal based on an amount of light outputted from the light source to generate a driving signal, and providing the driving signal to the light source to compensate the amount of light outputted from the light source. | 02-25-2010 |
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20100157574 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a light source generating light, a light guide plate guiding the light and supplying the light to the display panel, a receiving container receiving the light source and the light guide plate, the receiving container including a sidewall portion adjacent to the light guide plate and a bottom portion extending from the sidewall portion, a photosensor coupled to the receiving container, the photosensor sensing the light, and a light receiving hole formed in the receiving container, the light receiving hole comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being closer to the light guide plate and the second end being closer to the photosensor, wherein a height of the first end is smaller than a thickness of the light guide plate, and the second end overlaps the photosensor. | 06-24-2010 |
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20090023254 | METHOD OF FORMING INORGANIC INSULATING LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of forming an inorganic insulating layer on a substrate comprises supplying a mixed gas between the substrate and a target, and generating a plasma between the substrate and the target. The target comprises a silicon-based material. The method further comprises depositing a plurality of ions from the plasma on the substrate. | 01-22-2009 |
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20110250532 | METHOD OF LIFTING OFF AND FABRICATING ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of lifting off includes forming a first material layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist pattern including first and second holes and on the first material layer; patterning the first material layer using the photoresist pattern as a patterning mask to form a material pattern having first and second grooves within the material pattern, the first and second grooves corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively; forming a second material layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the photoresist pattern and the first and second grooves; and removing the photoresist pattern and the second material layer on the photoresist pattern at the same time, wherein a portion of the material pattern between the first and second grooves and portions of the material pattern at sides of the first and second grooves constitute a line as a whole. | 10-13-2011 |
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20110281386 | Array Substrate for Liquid Crystal Display Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode of the gate line, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer and ohmic contact layers on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes over the ohmic contact layers, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a data line electrically connected to the source electrode and crossing the gate line, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode, and a passivation layer directly between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and directly between the source and drain electrodes. | 11-17-2011 |
20120242922 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts, a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part, an active pattern formed over the gate electrode with a first insulation film interposed therebetween, and having a width smaller than the gate electrode, an ohmic-contact layer formed on source and drain regions of the active pattern, source and drain electrodes formed over the gate electrode and electrically connected with the source and drain regions via the ohmic-contact layer, a data line formed on the pixel part and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, a pixel electrode formed at the pixel region and electrically connected with the drain electrode, a second insulation film formed on the first substrate, and a second substrate attached to the first substrate. | 09-27-2012 |